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Foul play suspected in cinema owner’s death
Ludhiana, January 10
Relatives of Kamaljeet Singh, owner of Orient cinema, who died in a road accident near Khanna on Monday, find the accident hard to believe in the backdrop of a long legal battle over family property.
The deceased had claimed to his wife over the phone that he had won the case
while returning from Delhi to Ludhiana on that ill-fated night.
Panel to enforce poll code norms
Ludhiana, January
For the strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct and to ensure free, fair, impartial and peaceful Vidhan Sabha elections in all 12 constituencies of the district, a district- level standing committee has been constituted by Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, District Electoral Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana.
Challan costs cop dear
Ludhiana, January 10
An unidentified group of youths mercilessly beat up a Head Constable for ‘daring’ to challan three among them for triple riding on a two wheeler at Gill Road Bridge today morning.
The cop, Balwant Singh, was admitted to CMC hospital with grievous injuries all
over his body.
Rebel SAD activists field
Gill from Payal
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
A couple of days after SAD nominee from Payal constituency started his election campaign from Gurdwara Katana Sahib, Mr Jagjiwan Singh Gill, an unsuccessful contender for the party ticket, kicked off his battle as an independent candidate at Bilaspur, the native village of former Chief Minister Beant Singh Kotli today. |
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Rebel SAD activists from Payal constituency pose with Mr Jagjiwan Singh Gill (with spectacles) at a meeting after kicking off the election campaign at Bilsapur village in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
— Photo by Mahesh Sharma
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Mahesh Inder ridicules
difficult constituencies myth
Ludhiana January 10
Standing by his leader and the party president, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Payal, Mr Mahesh Inder Grewal said, there was nothing like a "difficult constituency" in politics. He said, this confusion was being created by the opponents.
Mahesh Inder Grewal |
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Be wary of misleading slogans: Vinayak
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 10
Terming the present political system as a legalised corruption institute, Mr Ashootosh Vinayak, Bhartiya Jan Shakti party nominee from Malerkotla constituency cautioned common people that they should not fall prey to misleading slogans of the Congress and SAD.
BKU likely to support SAD
Ludhiana, January 10
The Bhartiya Kisan Union is likely to support the Shiromani Akali Dal in the forthcoming Assembly elections this time as well. Indications to this effect were given today during a meeting of the union, which authorised its president, Mr Ajmer Singh
Lakhowal, a close confidante of Mr Parkash Singh Badal, to take the final decision. |
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| BKU leader Mr Ajmer Singh Lakhowal addresses party workers in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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Critics of Dasam Bani to be prosecuted
Ludhiana, January 10
The International Human Rights Organisation campaigners for Dasam Granth and its prosecution committee members met here on Monday to mark the adversaries of Dasam Bani who would be prosecuted under Section 295-A of the IPC in law courts for blasphemy and for spreading hatred against the
Bani.
Society exhorted to work for peace, disarmament
Ludhiana, January 10
"Peace should be the ultimate desire of all and its benefits cannot be
overemphasised. Countries that have not experienced war or those who had abandoned violent ways of resolving misunderstandings, have several characteristics like improved health care, flourishing economy and long life expectancy that most of us would envy."
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Dr L.S. Chawla, President of the Indian Doctors’ for Peace and Development felicitates Dr Ime John, Co-President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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'Warring couples need
to be patient'
Ludhiana, January 10
Impatience among warring couples today has reached to such an extent that they wish to get away with the problem in any way as soon as possible.
South Indian actress opens Solitaire Mela
Ludhiana, January 10
Film actress Ashitta feels that working for South Indian movies has given her experiences which only lucky persons in the profession get.
Jewel in the crown: South Indian actress Ashitta presents an 11-carat solitaire at the ‘Solitaire Mela’ in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
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FICCI award for helping physically challenged
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Ludhiana, January 10
The Viklang Sahayta Kender run by the Bharat Vikas Parishad, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, was honoured with a award by the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, in recognition of its contribution toward corporate initiative in empowerment of physically challenged in Delhi on January 8.
Mr Yashpal Gupta, national secretary of the Bharatiya Vikas Parishad,
receives the FICCI award from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a function in Delhi on Monday.
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DC inspects Budda Nullah work
Ludhiana, January 10
Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Gupta today expressed satisfaction at the ongoing Budda Nullah clean-up project undertaken jointly by the Punjab Government and Baba Jaspal Singh of Baddowal.
Rai takes over as Chief of
Income Tax
Ludhiana, January 10
Mr Mandeep Singh Rai has taken over as new Chief Commissioner of Income Tax here.
An officer of the 1973 batch of the Indian Revenue Service, Mr Rai studied in
YPS, Patiala ,before completing his B.A. in English Honours from Government
College Chandigarh.
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