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Dera Sacha Sauda head controversy
Tension prevails on 2nd day, clashes averted
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 15
Tension in the wake of the violence in Bathinda between activists of the Dera Sacha Sauda and various Sikh organisations was witnessed in the town and surrounding villages today when a jatha of dera activists wielding canes and axes left for Bathinda and protesters from many Sikh organisations staged a protest.
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(middle) DSP, Malerkotla, Gurpreet Singh tries to persuade the activists of Sikh organisations to restrict their protest to an area at Ahmedgarh on
Tuesday —Photos by Mahesh Sharma.
SSF activists burn an effigy of the Dera Sacha Sauda head at the Ghanta Ghar chowk in Ludhiana on
Tuesday (right).— A Tribune photograph |
Brickbats for dera chief
Ludhiana, May 15
The dera chief of the Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh has raised another controversy with his latest advertisement in the newspapers with his picture imitating Guru Gobind Singh. The Sikh leaders have taken exception to the same.
DEATHLY PLAY
‘Killer’ box chokes 3 girls to death
Ludhiana, May 15
Three minor girls, including two sisters, died a tragic and painful death today afternoon after being trapped in a big iron box where they were secretly eating groundnuts in Gandhi Nagar under Division No. 4 police station.
Grieving parents of the girls who were asphyxiated to death in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Suicides in Malwa belt
Frustration forces another farmer to end life
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 15
While the Punjab government is yet to initiate the process to find reasons behind the exceptionally large number of suicides committed by members of peasant families in the state, the incidents continue unabated in this part of Malwa.
Burning wheat stubble singes green cover
Ludhiana May 15
The burning of wheat stubble not only damages the organic matter and the friendly organisms within the soil, but also damages the trees. Besides it causes avoidable pollution as well.
Delimitation of wards
SAD councillor moves HC
Ludhiana, May 15
Taking congnisance of a writ petition challenging the delimitation of wards for the coming elections to the municipal corporation, Ludhiana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued a notice of motion to the state Government and the local bodies department, Punjab.
Cong flays Mann’s act
Ludhiana, May 15
Simranjit Singh Mann’s act to dishonour the statue of late Beant Singh, performed in Jalandhar on Monday has earned him criticism and widespread
condemnation.
At last Punjab govt clears
Rs 1 cr for martyr’s house
Ludhiana, May 15
It took six decades for the Punjab government to wake up to the sacrifices laid down by martyr Sukhdev and officially announce to preserve his house in Naughara area as a befitting memorial, here, today.
Tributes paid to Sukhdev
Ludhiana, May 15
Glowing tributes were paid to martyr Sukhdev, who kissed gallows alongwith Bhagat Singh and
Rajguru, on his birth centenary here today. People from all walks of life paid their tributes to the martyr.
Finance Minister, Manpreet Badal pays floral tributes to martyr Sukhdev at his ancestral house in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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‘Development a befitting tribute to martyrs’
Ludhiana, May 15
The finance minister, Manpreet Badal, called upon people to work more on special occasions of national importance like martyrs anniversaries instead of demanding holidays here today.
Punjab Pollution Control Board
Courier service to speed up response system
Ludhiana, May 15
If you get a reply to your communication with the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) via courier don’t be surprised. For the board, keen on speeding up, has availed services of a private courier company to send communication to people.
"We have already started the service for major cities. All files that are cleared till around 3 pm are sent through courier to avoid any delay. There are initial hiccups like problems in sending courier to rural areas but that too would be sorted out soon,” Yogesh Goel, chairman, PPCB, told Ludhiana Tribune.
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Yogesh Goel, chairman, PPCB. |
Forest land turns into garbage dump
Ludhiana, May 15
The green belt alongside the Ludhiana-Moga highway is fast turning into a garbage dump thanks to the marriage palaces that are dumping their waste on the area even as Forest officials continue to look the other way.
Waste of a marriage
palace dumped on forest land and put on fire near Mullanpur
Dakha on Monday. — Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Test For Promotion
Insurance officers to observe strike on May 18
Ludhiana, May 15
The decision of public sector general insurance companies to hold test for promotion has not gone down well with the employees. Resistant to the test, over 15,000 officers across the country, including almost 2,000 in Punjab, would go on strike on May 18.
Govt decision hailed
Ludhiana, May 15
The government decision to formally recognise the age-old armed forces tradition that Field Marshals and Air Marshals never retire has boosted the morale of the forces.
City lecturer gets 128th rank in Civil Services exam
Ludhiana, May 15
Daljit Singh, a resident of Urban Estate, Dugri, has got 128th rank in the merit list of Civil Services Examination 2006. The result of the examination was declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) yesterday. A faculty member of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College here, Daljit gave credit for his success to God, his parents and loved ones and his mentors.
Devotees throng shoba yatra
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 15
Thousands of devotees paid obeisance to Lord Shri Bala during a shoba yatra organised jointly by various religious organisations of the town and surrounding villages.
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