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Mother
Teresa of Maharashtra honoured
Ludhiana, November 10
She is the mother of orphans and is
known as Mother Teresa of Maharshtra. Sindhutai Sapakal is a name that
is an institution in itself. An award conferred to her by Ludhiana-based
Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust was an honour too small for her. But her
visit to Ludhiana means a great thing for the Ludhianvis.
Cong
begins spadework for Assembly poll
Ludhiana, November 10
With the elections to the Assembly
drawing closer, the Congress has started its spadework. The urban and
rural units of the District Congress Committee yesterday held two
separate meetings to finalise the programme regarding the organisation
of constituency level rallies in November. These would be followed by a
joint rally of the urban and rural constituencies to be organised in the
last week of this month.
Need
for good fire safety steps
Ludhiana, November 10
The devastating fire in Jawahar
Nagar market which led to the death of four persons and destroyed about
a dozen shops has once again raised the issue of fire safety in the
city, which is growing at a fast rate. While the administration is
blamed usually whenever something like this happens, the common people
also do not seem to bother about fire safety measures.
City
wakes up to fire hazards
Ludhiana, November 10
The city, a virtual tinder-box on
account of a large number of industrial units in residential areas,
seems to have finally woken up to the menace of fire hazards following
the devastating fire in Jawahar Nagar last Tuesday.
Divali
doesn’t brighten their lives
Ludhiana, November 10
“Grow old along with me, the best
is yet to be, the last of life for which, the first was made,” said
Robert Browning. But in the “best” period of their lives, inmates of
various old age homes of Ludhiana have no meaning for festival of
lights. Rather, they are disillusioned with society and their relations
and have no special plans for the day.
Trade
unions protest ‘anti-labour’ policies
Ludhiana, November 10
Activists of the Bhartiya Mazdoor
Sangh, the All India Trade Union Congress, the Centre of Indian Trade
Unions, the Indian National Trade Union Congress and other trade unions
observed ‘Anti-Globalisation Day’ and burnt an effigy of the WTO to
protest against anti-labour policies of the government.
Trade union activists burn an effigy of the WTO at the Clock Tower in Ludhiana to mark Anti-Globalisation Day on Friday. |
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Teachings
of Gita relevant for business leaders even today
Ludhiana, November 10
“The teachings of the great epic,
the Bhagvad Gita, were relevant for business leaders even today. They
should keep in mind the message of Krishna to Arjuna,” said Mr Anil
Kumar, Executive Director, Shreyans Industries limited, here last night.
Welfare
projects for jail inmates
Ludhiana, November 10
In collaboration with Ahsaas, a
non-governmental social work organisation, the Department of Prisons,
Punjab, today launched three projects for the welfare of about 2,500
inmates of the local Central Jail, Women’s jail and Bortsal Jail. The
local jails have now become the second prisons in the state where such
projects have been launched.
Oppn
fomenting tension: SAD
Ludhiana, November 10
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD) has charged the major opposition parties with attempts to disturb
peace and foment communal tension for their selfish motives and negating
the achievements of the SAD-BJP government during the past about four
years.
When
ID card is not proof enough
Ludhiana, November 10
The best way to prove one’s
identity is through an identity card but the traffic police cops in here
think otherwise. For them writing a person’s identity on a vehicle
seems to be a better option. This was experienced by the correspondent
while covering the controversy over an alleged attack on a temple in
Basti Jodhewal.
Bank
strike in December
Ludhiana, November 10
One million bank employees under
the banner of the United Forum of Bank Unions and other central trade
unions will go on strike along with other central trade unions in
December in protest against labour law reforms dictated by the WTO, the
IMF and the World Bank, said Mr Naresh Gaur, Joint Secretary, All India
Bank Employees Association, here today.
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