A contingent of the Punjab Police pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at a simple ceremony in Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
132 in fray after 16 withdrawals
Ludhiana, January 30
According to Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, district election officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, 16 candidates have withdrawn their nomination papers.
Youth Akali leader booked
Ludhiana, January 30
The Shimla Puri police has booked Youth Akali Dal leader Simarjit Singh Bains for allegedly misbehaving with an Executive Magistrate on poll duty while SSP A.S. Rai has ordered a departmental inquiry against SHO Shimla Puri Varinderjit Singh for not taking proper action in the same incident that took place on January 26.
Badal seeks support for
non-Sikh candidates
Ludhiana, January 30
SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal today asked a number of Akali leaders and workers to support the SAD-BJP alliance candidates, irrespective of their religion and caste.
SAD rebel gets SAD(A) support
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 30
The SAD rebel candidate from this constituency, Mr Jagjiwan Pal Singh Gill, received a shot in the arm when Mr Devinder Singh Timberwal, SAD(A) nominee, along with his supporters announced his support for Gill after withdrawing his nomination yesterday.
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FAITH DRIVES HIM ON
Baba Kallu is on a spiritual journey from Kanpur to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu. Having started his journey on foot five months ago, Kallu passed through Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Badal hits out at Cong
Jagraon, January 30
“The Congress has done nothing for Punjab and should not be brought to power.” Stating this at a rally here today, Mr Prakash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister, challenged Captain Amarinder Singh to disclose the pace of development in the state.
Cong didn't recognise my loyalty: Mahant
Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 30
As loyalty has no recognition in the Congress, I decided to quit and serve people through the SAD, says Nirmal Singh Mahant, who has been inducted as political affairs committee member in the SAD recently.
Candidates get clean chit on code violation
Ludhiana, January 30
The district administration, after much publicity of its action of ordering inquiries into alleged violations of the code of conduct, has given clean chit to all three candidates on the basis that the “allegations could not be proved”.
Father of Nation forgotten in Phillaur
Phillaur, January 30
Even after “Gandhigiri” in “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” people here seem to have forgotten Mahatma Gandhi with very few people present on the banks of the Sutlej on his 59th death anniversary today.
Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial near Phillaur where his ashes were immersed lies unattended on his death anniversary on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Father of Nation remembered
Ludhiana, January 30
Tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi and other martyrs of the country at a special function organised to observe the martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi at the Mini Secretariat, here, today.
Stone laid in ’95 stares Dullo in face
Ludhiana, January 30
This foundation stone of Ambedkar Bhawan in Salim Tabri is an embarrassment for the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief and Congress candidate from the Khanna Assembly segment, Mr Shamsher Singh
Dullo.
FOUNDATION STONE OR AN EMBARRASSMENT: The foundation stone of Ambedkar Bhavan laid 11 years ago bears testimony to unfulfilled promises in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
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729 polling booths sensitive
20.6 lakh to decide fate of 132 in
Ludhiana
Ludhiana, January 30
The Ludhiana Parliamentary constituency has 729 polling booths which have been identified as sensitive and very sensitive by the administration.
Bird lover rescues bird
Ludhiana, January 30
A bird lover from the Shiv Puri area yesterday hired a ditch machine to save a bird’s life that was caught up in a kite string and a tree.
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