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BJP
for probe into Budha Nullah project
Ludhiana, April 8
The district unit of the BJP has
demanded a high-level inquiry in the Budha Nullah project from the date
of calling the tenders to their acceptance, delay caused in the
scheduled completion of the work for the construction of road along
Budha Nullah, reports of huge funds having been siphoned off by
contractors and colluding officers and reasons for appointment of M/s
SGS Quality Control Company to supervise the quality of the work.
Shaheed-e-Karbla
conference held
Ludhiana, April 8
The first Shaheed-e-Karbla
conference in Punjab, organised by the Indian Muslim Council, Punjab, at
Basti Jodhewal here last night, passed off peacefully. Addressing the
conference, Mr Jagdish Singh Garcha, Technical Education Minister,
Punjab, paid tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussein, the martyr of Karbla, and
said Islam gave the message of tolerance and brotherhood. Referring to
the recent actions of some misguided people who wanted to create
communal tension in the state, the minister said their designs had been
defeated.
 Pritam
Singh — a man led by quest
Ludhiana, April 8
Prof Pritam Singh was awarded the
prime prize for his religious dedication to the promotion of Punjabi
literature by the Punjab Sahitya Sabha for the year 1998- 1999 at a
function held in Punjabi Bhawan today. His daughter Prof Dalip Kaur
Tiwana informed that her father was the first teacher of Punjabi post
graduate classes which started in 1949 at Mohindra College, Patiala.
Land
controversy refuses to die down
Ludhiana, April 8
The controversy surrounding a piece
of 4000 square yards land in the Model Gram locality refuses to die down
with the two factions, represented by the Model Gram Residents
Association and the Model Gram Welfare Society levelling allegations of
unlawful activities and land grabbing against each other.
Tension
brews in Dera Dhakki Sahib
Ludhiana, April 8
The controversy over the possession
of Dera Dhakki Sahib near Maqsoodran village has raised its ugly head
again as the supporters of Sant Darshan Singh have alleged harassment at
the hands of the rival group helped clandestinely by certain ministers
of the ruling party. They have also claimed that the police was not
arresting a number of persons ‘wanted’ in connection with attack on
the dera last year.
Anti-graft
council’s focus on Telecom Dept
Ludhiana, April 8
The Anti-Corruption Council of
India has alleged that there is rampant corruption in the Department of
Telecommunications and no work can be done or file can be moved without
giving bribe to the department officials.
Telephone
bill blues
Ludhiana, April 8
Due to a number of holidays in the
last week, most of the telephone subscribers have not been able to
deposit their bills so far and tomorrow is the last date for depositing
the bills. The subscribers in the city had a tough time yesterday when
they stood for hours in long queues to deposit their bills.
Sukhbir
Badal for humane approach
Ludhiana, April 8
Former Union Minister and Rajya
Sabha member Sukhbir Badal today urged the managements of the private
sector hospitals to adopt a humane approach so that the people were able
to get good medicare at reasonable cost.
Three
boys traced
Sahnewal, April 8
The Sahnewal police traced three
boys of Mandi Gobindgarh from the grain market of Sahnewal, on Friday.
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