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MC Poll
Congress shortlists candidates
Ludhiana, July 25
The Congress selection panel is learnt to have shortlisted about 150 candidates for election to the 75 wards of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. The chairman of the selection panel, Balmukand Sharma, has submitted the list to the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president, Shamsher Singh
Dullo. The final list is likely to be released by tomorrow.
Excise fraud: 3 govt
employees booked
Ludhiana, July 25
The Rs 50 lakh excice fraud got wider today with the police claiming
that the three government employees, including two clerks of the Excise
and Taxation Department along with a junior testing officer, had
connived in Rs 50 lakh fraud allegedly perpetrated by two local
industrialists, with the department.
Food street that reminds of Lahore
Ludhiana, July 25
There is too much similarity between the Food Street of Lahore, in front of the
famous Anarkali Bazar, and one that Ludhiana has near the Clock Tower.
At the Crossroads
Seeking the unbeaten path
What we need at present are such persons who have independent opinions regarding the problems of life. It is shocking to see people in the grip of superstitious beliefs. To seek cure at the hands of witch doctors is preposterous and to venerate godmen in the hope of some materials gains is disdainful.
Rider on transfer leaves teachers fuming
Ludhiana, July 25
Government school teachers are sore over the state government's "strange" transfer policies. They alleged that the way the education department had put conditions on transfers, it seemed that the exercise was nothing but an eyewash to calm down the teaching community.
NCC cadets plant saplings
Ludhiana, July 25
NCC cadets of Spring Dale Senior Secondary Public School organised a sapling plantation drive with great zeal and enthusiasm here today on the school premises. Students along with chairman Nirmal Singh, director cum founder principal Avinash Kaur
Walia, principal Sandeep Raikhi and teachers took part in the function and planted a sapling each.
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| Students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary plant a sapling on the school premises.—A Tribune photograph |
Muslims offer thanksgiving prayers
Ludhiana, July 25
Hundreds of Muslims led by Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Sani Ludhanvi today offered the thanksgiving prayers over the completion of the full term of Dr
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as the President of the country. Addressing a gathering, the Shahi Imam said, Dr Kalam was the third Muslim President of the country but the first Muslim President, who could complete the term.
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| Shahi Imam of Jama
Masjid, Ludhaina, Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Sani Ludhianvi, lead a prayer for the welfare and long life of outgoing President APJ Abdul
Kalam, on Wednesday.—Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Illegal businesses making life tough
Ludhiana, July 25
Residents of Railway Karmachari Co-operative Housing Building Society, Sector 40, Sherpur Kalan, are a harassed lot because of alleged mushrooming of several unauthorised dairies, scrap dealers and chicken sellers on the housing society premises. Sore over the nuisance caused by these unauthorised businesses, the residents complain that despite repeated requests, no action has been taken by the authorities thus far.
Construction of overbridge
Three yrs gone, people still face risk
Ludhiana, July 25
A large number of people are daily putting their life in danger while crossing dozens of level crossing near old courts for over three years now after the local municipal corporation razed the historic Lakkar bridge with a promise to construct a flyover in its place.
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| Abandoned flyover which is yet to be constructed in place of a demolished Lakkar bridge.
—Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed. |
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