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585 development projects under way:
Minister
Ludhiana, June 4
The government is committed to providing all basic amenities, including sewerage, drinking water, streetlights and, roads, in all urban areas and in this context another installment of Rs 61 crore have been released to different municipal corporations and councils for undertaking these projects.
Ch Jagjit Singh, Local Bodies Minister, addresses a function at Daba in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Mr M.S. Dakha, MLA, and Mr N.S. Gill, Mayor, are also seen. |
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Rescued mentally challenged to be shifted
Ludhiana, June 4
Four mentally challenged persons, who were rescued from a charitable ashram near Laddowal by the district administration recently, are all set to be shifted to the mental asylum at Amritsar for further treatment.
Cong rally today
Ludhiana, June 4
Led by the newly nominated president of District Congress Committee (Urban), Mr Jagmohan Sharma, Congress activists will hold a march and a “show of force” rally in the city on June 5.
Confusion over gurpurab persists
Ludhiana, June 4
With the SGPC adamant on following the Nanakshahi calendar and the Punjab Government declaring a holiday today on account of the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev confusion prevailed among devotees here.
Baba Farid Foundation team to visit Pak
Ludhiana, June 4
The groundwork is being prepared for the visit of a 15 member delegation of the Baba Farid Foundation International to Pakistan following the thawing of relations and confidence-building measures initiated by the two nations.
Steps to provide potable water
Ludhiana, June 4
The World Environment Day theme selected for 2003 is ‘Water — Two billion people are dying for it’. According to a survey, water-related diseases kill a child every eight seconds worldwide and are responsible for 80 per cent of all illnesses and deaths in the developing world. The statistics are even more disturbing which show that one among every six persons is without regular access to safe drinking water.
Two killed in mishap
Khanna, June 4
Two persons were killed and another was injured in a road accident near Markfed Vanaspati Mill on the GT Road, Khanna, last night.
According to information, three persons were coming from Delhi to Ludhiana in a car after purchasing electronic goods.
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