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Tarri’s terror stops with
his arrest
Ludhiana, November 25
After the recent arrest of Avtar Singh ‘Tarri’ of Khude village of Patiala, the district police claimed here today that it had arrested another criminal named Avtar Singh ‘Tarri’ who allegedly had links with terrorist outfits of Jammu and Kashmir.
Electrification work back on track
Ludhiana, November 25
The Union Ministry of Railways has cleared the way for a quick electrification of the Ludhiana-Amritsar railway line by giving Rs 100 crore for the project.
“With this grant, the shortage of funds for the project has been removed,” said Mr Ashok K. Chopra, General Manager of the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, on a visit to the city here today.
Demolition drive angers shopkeepers
Ludhiana, November 25
The demolition drive by the Municipal Corporation for removing some shops outside the Gurdwara Dukhniwaran in the Field Ganj area led to tension last night, with people staging dharnas.
National Games
Minor health problems trouble athletes
Ludhiana, November 25
A number of athletes participating in the National Games here are suffering from various ailments, including sprain, muscle pull, gastroenteritis and other infections. However, by and large most of the athletes, drawn from different corners of the country with different climate, seem to have adjusted themselves with the climatic conditions prevailing here.
They give awards and deserve the same
Ludhiana, November 25
Organising National Games is a gigantic task with a lot of persons involved in it. There are about 10,000 athletes, besides 3,000 officials who are here for the games and almost an equal number of persons are involved in various associated activities.
Volunteers prepare themselves for an awards ceremony of the National Games in Ludhiana.
—Photo Rajesh Bhambi |
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Health employees’ agitation continues
Ludhiana, November 25
The Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Association will continue with their pen down strike and burn the effigies of Health Department officials as a protest against the “wrong” recruitment of the two senior assistants on November 27.
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