Polluting units fail to relocate for want of land
Ludhiana, May 31
Failing to get land for relocation, over 250 polluting units in the eastern belt of the Dhuri line, which have been asked to move out of residential areas, have demanded allotment.
Police registers case after body taken to SSP’s office
Ludhiana, May 31
The case of a lottery trader of Khud Mohalla, who had allegedly suffered burn injuries in front of his in-laws house last week and died last night, took a complete turn when the police registered a case of murder against his wife, brother in law and parents-in-law.
SP Kuldip Singh listening to the grievence of the relatives of Pawan Kumar in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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2 electrocuted
Ludhiana, May 31
A woman and a plumber were electrocuted and four labourers suffered a shock when a sanitary pipe touched a high-tension wire near a house under construction in Bhammian Khurd village here today.
At the Crossroads
Mediocrity at times scores over brilliance
Ludhiana, May 31
The persons with links know the craft of carving out a place for them which they least deserve. Their glee on doing so is unmatched with the gloom on the faces of the deserving ones. This leads to shattering of dreams and losing of faith in the rightness of things. It is such a wrong as it can do incalculable harm to the social texture and moral fabric.
Wireless security system for banks
Ludhiana, May 31
Micro Technologies (I) Limited, an IT product development and services company, has launched Micro SBB (secure-bank black box), the first ever wireless product for the Indian banking security system.
Ferozepore road getting facelift for CM’s visit
Ludhiana, May 31
The municipal corporation has been making efforts to give a facelift to the Ferozepore road from the canal bridge to the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will inaugurate the university on June 2.
Mayor’s effigy burnt over lack of civic amenities
Ludhiana, May 31
Residents of Vijay Nagar, Indira Colony and Industrial Area burnt an effigy of Mayor Nahar Singh Gill to protest against the lack of civic amenities in their areas here today. They gave an ultimatum of one week to the Mayor and threatened to go on a protest fast in front of the office of Zone B of the municipal corporation.
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Residents burn an effigy of the Mayor in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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Rs 50 lakh for roads
Ludhiana, May 31
Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Education Minister, today said stormy water chambers had been constructed and roads costing Rs 50 lakh would be constructed soon without any discrimination.
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