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Rs 85 cr okayed for upgradation of sewerage plants
Ludhiana, December 27
The Centre Government has approved Rs 85 crore project for upgrading of Balloke and Jamalpur Sewerage Treatment Plants being set up under the Satluj Action Plan in the city.
Muslims to burn Aroosa’s effigies today
Ludhiana, December 27
The Aroosa Alam issue failed to die down today with the Jama Masjid, the central religious authority of muslims in the state, declaring that Muslims in different parts of the country would burn her effigies after tomorrow's
namaaz.
Aroosa Alam
Teachers’ protest enters second day
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 27
Activists of a few teachers’ union continued to protest against the alleged anti-education policies of the state government, on the third day today. They were protesting against the seminars being organised under the Sarab Sikhya Abhiyan at schools here and in villages falling under Sangrur and Ludhiana districts.
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| A union leader addresses activists of a few unions at MGMN Senior Secondary School at Ahmedgarh on Thursday.
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Mustard in full bloom in the countryside of Ludhiana, welcoming the holiday season.
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Two cops busy reading newspapers on a cold morning in Ludhiana on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Kapoor elected Gujranwala education council chief
Ludhiana, December 27
Former pro vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University and a renowned educationist Prithipal Singh Kapoor was elected president of the Gujranwala Khalsa Education Council that runs five prestigious educational institutes in this town. Harmohinder Singh Bhadpur was elected secretary of the council.
Residents sore over lack of amenities
Ludhiana, December 27
Residents of Sukhdev Nagar on Bhammian Road are up in arms against the local authorities for not providing them with civic amenities though they have been demanding them for the last two years.
Interviews for key PAU posts
Ludhiana, December 27
Interviews for the prestigious posts of director of research, dean, college of agriculture, and dean, college of home science, of Punjab Agricultural University will be held on December 29 and 30 on the university campus.
HIV patients worse off as outreach workers
Ludhiana, December 27
The long-awaited recruitment of HIV positive patients as “outreach workers” have not brought a smile to their faces. Instead, the workers are worse off than earlier.
NSS camp organised
Khamano, December 27
A 10-day NSS camp is being organised at Smt Jawala Devi College of Education under the leadership of programme officers, Harpal Singh and Shamsher Kaur, at Sanghol, near here.
Manch to honour eminent persons at ‘Lohri Mela’
Ludhiana, December 27
The Malwa Sabhyacharak Manch will honour nine distinguished personalities for outstanding performance in their respective fields at the "Lohri Mela" to be organised at Punjabi Bhawan here on January 10, 2008.
US dons apprise students of engg programme
Ludhiana, December 27
Dr R.S. Kanwar, professor and chairman, Department of Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering, Iowa State University (USA) and Dr P.K. Kalita, associate professor and division leader, Soil and Water Resources Engineering, University of Illinois, addressed the faculty and students of Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology (BCET) today.
Baba Jaswant Singh bereaved
Ludhiana, December 27
Mata Naseeb Kaur, mother of Baba Jaswant Singh, chairman, BJS Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, passed away here today. Her body will be kept at Gurdwara Nanaksar in Samrala Chowk on December 28 from 10.45 am to 11.30 am where people could pay their last tributes to the departed soul.
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