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20 pc in Payal say they are poor
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28
If the survey conducted by the civil administration to prepare the list of beneficiaries of the cheaper atta-dal scheme is to be believed, more than one-fifth number of families of Payal subdivision fall in the BPL category.
Fruits, veggies get costly
Ludhiana, April 28
Despite a weakened wholesale market, the common man suffers as retail prices of fruits and vegetables are skyrocketing.
From the king of fruits, mango, that is available between Rs 40 to 60 a kg, to the relatively humble banana which is witnessing a steep rise and is currently available for no less than Rs 35 a
dozen.
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Manhole Death Case
MC orders separate inquiry
Ludhiana, April 28
The Municipal Corporation has ordered a departmental
into the circumstances that led to the death of a 3-year-old girl after falling in an open manhole in Jeewan Nagar.
Police raid
Couple threatens immolation
Ludhiana, April 28
An alleged police raid at the house of a middle-aged couple in Chowni Mohalla conducted in the wee hours today for allegedly recovering drugs boomeranged as a major headache for the cops, with the couple alleging that the cops threw all propriety in handling the woman.
Mana Bhagat shows his ransacked house in Chowni Mohallah.
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Woman seeks police protection
Says has received threats from husband, who has
relationship with another woman
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28
Apprehending danger to her life from her photographer husband who had allegedly started living with another woman of Faridkot after deserting her, a mother of two children has sought protection to her life from the Sidhwan Bet police.
Symposium stresses on saving girl child
Ludhiana, April 28
The Department of Health Education and Family Welfare, Christian Medical College & Hospital, organised a symposium on the theme of “Legal Safeguards and Termination of Female Foetus” here today.
Laxmi Kanta Chawla, health and family welfare minister of Punjab inaugurates a symposium on female foeticide in Ludhiana on Saturday.
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Hefty announcement fee upsets blind man
Ludhiana, April 28
Though 50-year-old Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Housing Board Colony, is a visually impaired person, he has never been a burden on others. He has been able to raise his two children and wife satisfactorily by making announcements for various shops, exhibitors, private companies etc in the city.
Visually impaired Ravinder Kumar(R) asks a friend to read for him the notice regarding announcement fees.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
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Most chicken produced in unhygienic conditions: Study
Ludhiana, April 28
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has warned that the conditions under which the poultry and chicken were produced in the country were conducive for the spread of deadly epidemics like bird flu. In a countrywide study released recently, PETA found "sheds containing masses of reeking manure" and showing the conditions under which diseases like bird flu can thrive.
Popularising accurate ‘ardas’ pronunciation
SGPC member launches project
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Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28
Terming accuracy of ardas spoken at Sikh religious places as need of hour Harpreet Singh Garcha a member SGPC from Kilaraipur launched a project to get the copies of accurate version of the script printed and displayed at prominent places in all gurdwaras of the area.
Harpreet Singh interacts with reporters after launching project on publishing script of ardas for religious places in Kilaraipur area.
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Religious sentiments hurt
Ludhiana, April 28
The Kotwali police yesterday booked a person of a minority community for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs by obliterating the name of an old gurdwara and taking away a Bir of Guru Granth Sahib in Meena Bazar, here.
Devotees protest against the alleged damage to a gurdwara in Ludhiana on Friday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma
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Gabria assures fulfilment of promises
Ludhiana, April 28
Minister for jails, tourism and cultural affairs, Hira Singh Gabria, has assured that all the genuine problems of the pensioners of the state government would be discussed at the higher forum and would be settled out at the
earliest.
City Centre Scam
Vigilance Bureau seeks arrest
warrants
Ludhiana, April 28
Vigilance Bureau officials today again moved a city court for obtaining arrest warrants against six persons named in the much-talked about City Centre Scam. But the Judicial Magistrate Kuldeep Singh deferred the matter to April 30.
BJP claims mayor’s post
Ludhiana, April 28
Bhartiya Janata Party leader and the assistant-in-charge of the party for Punjab, R.P. Singh today asserted that the next mayor of Ludhiana will be from the BJP. He however, hastened to add, that the person would belong to the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bhartiya Janata Party alliance itself.
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