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 Dawar
visits Cong Seva Dal camp
Ludhiana, May 24
‘The Congress Seva Dal is a
volunteer group of the party which could consolidate the party base by
imparting training to cadres through workers training camps.”
Congress MLA Surinder Dawar at a workers’ training camp being organised by the Congress Seva Dal in Ludhiana.
PSEB
seeks more funds to meet power demand
Ludhiana, May 24
The PSEB has sought additional
assistance of Rs 50 crore every month from June to purchase power to
meet the demand for power supply in the state, particularly for
tubewells. With the rise in mercury, the demand for power has been
rising and on May 21, it was 960.20 lakh units, the highest this year.
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Amaltas in full bloom on the PAU campus in Ludhiana. — Photo Pradeep
Tewari.
Kids take a splash in the pool to beat the heat in Ludhiana.
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Power
tariff hike opposed
Ludhiana, May 24
The recent hike in electricity
tariff by the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has
set alarm bells ringing in industrial circles. The industry says that
the new hike will hit it hard, as it is already reeling under crisis.
Sahnewal-Kohara
road cries for attention
Sahnewal, May 24
Potholes and bumpy rides have made
the Sahnewal-Kohara road a fit case for a hurdle race. Even though the
road serves as a main link to the neighbouring town, little attention
has been paid to improve it.
Ludhiana
Aviation Club instructor on Central panel
Machhiwara, May 24
Pilot instructor Capt G.S. Mangat
of the Ludhiana Aviation Club has been included in the prestigious
five-member committee which was formed in a meeting held in New Delhi
under the chairmanship of the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr
P.V. Naik.
Water
scarcity in old city areas
Ludhiana, May 24
Persons living in Hargobind Nagar
and New Hargobind Nagar localities in old city have threatened to launch
an agitation against the civic administration for its failure to provide
them with an adequate supply of water.
 Tandoors
are hot favourite this summer
Ludhiana, May 24
With garden parties picking up in
summer, the desibarbecue — tandoor — has become everyone’s
favourite in the city. Be it a non-vegetarian dish or a vegetarian one,
Ludhianvis are including these in their kitchen equipment.
Tandoors being made near Shingar Cinema in Ludhiana.
Encroachments,
poor amenities bane of residents
Ludhiana, May 24
Poor civic amenities, insanitary
conditions, stray animals, coupled with brazen encroachments all over,
are the hallmark of the Urban Estate colony, adjoining Focal Point,
Dhandari Kalan, in the city.
‘Anti-terrorism
day’ to be observed on June 6
Ludhiana, May 24
The Shiv Sena (Hindustan) will
observe June 6 as “anti-terrorism day”. The party will organise a
function in Amritsar to pay homage to soldiers and civilians killed
during Operation Bluestar.
Senior
citizens want hobby classes
Ludhiana, May 24
“You only grow old when you stop
learning. We are forced to grow old as there are no avenues for us to
learn new things. Once we retire the world forgets us. There are no
hobby classes for us anywhere in this city.
Dharna
site shifted
Amloh, May 24
In compliance with court orders,
members of the Class IV Employees Union Irrigation Canals, Amloh, have
shifted the venue for their indefinite dharna, 250m away from the
SDO’s office.
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