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Cong sweeps Sahnewal poll
Sahnewal, September 19
The Congress has swept the Municipal Council poll at Sahnewal town.
Out of the 13 wards, eight candidates of the Congress, three Independent, two of the joint alliance have won.
Cong wins 6 seats in Mullanpur Dakha
Ludhiana, September 19
The Congress won six seats out of 13 in the Mullanpur Dakha Nagar Panchayat poll, results of which were declared late last evening due to recounting in three wards.
The major upset was the defeat of sitting president Prem Inder Goga who lost the battle to his opponent by 141 votes.
Poor show by Cong at Mandi Ahmedgarh
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 19
Candidates supported by the SAD and the BJP got the better of those backed by the Congress in the civic body elections at Malaudh village and the town on Sunday. Factionalism among Congress leaders was the reason behind the poor show by the Congress-backed candidates.
Six a piece for Cong, SAD-BJP alliance
Machhiwara, September 19
In the Nagar Panchayat elections to 13 Wards of the town, the two main political parties — Congress and the SAD-BJP alliance — managed to get six seats each where as the Third Front achieved victory only in one seat, which is likely to play a vital role so far as majority is concerned.
PSEB to tap international players
Ludhiana, September 19
The PSEB plans to tap international players for an additional 1,000 MW of power. The bidding process for the purpose is likely to start within three months.
“As the demand for power is registering an 8 to 10 per cent increase annually, we have decided to go in for international bidding,” said Mr Y.S. Ratra, Chairman of the PSEB. He said the board had appointed CRISIL as its consultant.
Fast enters 6th day
Ludhiana, September 19
The fast unto death by Mr Sat Pal Sharma, the seniormost Accounts Officer, and Mr R. S. Arora, the seniormost Admn-cum-Accounts Officer, Punjab Agricultural University, entered the sixth day today. These officers have resorted to this struggle as their pleas to the university and the state and the Central governments yielded no result.
PNB observes Hindi Divas
Ludhiana, September 19
Punjab National Bank organised a state-level Hindi Divas function here yesterday.
The function was organised under the chairmanship of Mr Harwant Singh, General Manager, Punjab zone. A large number of senior bank executives and staff members were present.
Kaushik Ghosh to conduct workshop
Ludhiana, September 19
The JD Institute of Fashion Technology is organising a modelling and image-building workshop. Renowned model trainer and India’s top choreographer — Kaushik Ghosh — is coming to Ludhiana after three years to groom and launch national-level fashion models.
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