Free
and natural flow of liquor
Ludhiana, February 8
Despite a serious move by some
anti-drug agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) against the
use of drugs and liquor to lure voters, the availability of intoxicants
continues unabated. Even the death of a couple of “bottle happy”
supporters has neither deterred the Bacchus lovers nor its suppliers.
Things may have been different but for the presence of three top liquor
barons of the state in the electoral fray in the district. Since all
three are sitting MLAs, the authorities seem to have chosen to look
away.
Religious
heads’ help sought on drug abuse
Ludhiana, February 8
In an effort to check the growing
menace of drug abuse during elections, the Guru Gobind Singh Study
Circle has started mobilising various religious heads in the state. A
delegation led by Mr Jaspal Singh Pinki and Mr Surjit Singh, zonal
secretary, Ludhiana Zone, met local Hindu, Muslim and Christian leaders.
Amarinder
assails Badal govt
Ahmedgarh, February 8
Capt Amarinder Singh , president,
PPCC has accused the SAD-BJP combine of bringing down Punjab
economically from the top rank to the 23rd position in the country The
PPCC chief was addressing a rally in the local grain market organised to
support Ms Razia Sultana party’s candidate in the Malerkotla
constituency.
Elections
don’t change anything for voters
Ludhiana, February 8
In the cold harsh winters, scores
of homeless people sleep out in freezing temperatures. Hundreds of
students study in the open air schools run by the Punjab government. The
government does not have funds to repair the crumbling buildings. In
villages students sit idle and wait patiently for teachers, who never
arrive. They have no plans to tackle the problems of garbage.
DCC
election process
Ludhiana, February 8
Mr Babu Ram Kashyap, general
secretary of the District Congress Committee, Ludhiana (urban), said
here today that the first phase of issuing the electoral slips to voters
in the Ludhiana-West Assembly segment, from where Mr Harnam Dass Johar
is contesting as the party candidate, had been completed.
Pawan
Dewan IYC district president
Ludhiana, February 8
Mr Pawan Dewan has been appointed
president of the Ludhiana (Urban) unit of the Indian Youth Congress. An
order to this effect was issued by the general secretary of the Indian
Youth Congress, Mr Jagat Singh, from Delhi yesterday.
YOUNG
VOICE
‘Education
system needs overhauling’
A postgraduate in
mathematics as well as in education, Tejinder Pal Singh is in favour of
broadening the base of the education system where stress should be on
value-based education. “Education plays a vital role in handing down
tradition, culture, skill and knowledge from one generation to another.
Crackdown
on beggars and ticketless passengers
Ludhiana, February 8
Swinging into action, the
authorities at the railway station here today launched a special drive
to check the ticketless passengers and remove the and beggars from the
station premises.
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