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Today’s meeting crucial: Bardhan
Moga, November 15
Though the Left parties have allowed the UPA government to hold negotiations with the IAEA, the implementation of the deal eventually depended upon the recommendations of the UPA-Left committee meeting to be held tomorrow.
Bunking on reforms, state loses crores
Chandigarh, November 15
A cash-strapped Punjab government faces the ignominy of losing out on crores of rupees of central grants for the cities of Ludhiana and Amritsar as it has not been able to implement crucial reforms that include imposing users charges and levying of property tax in these two cities.
Relief for staff of pvt schools, colleges
Chandigarh, November 15
Thousands of teachers and other staff employed in private schools and colleges in Punjab will soon get a legal mechanism to get their complaints and grievances redressed.
Anganwadi workers seek better deal
Chandigarh, November 15
Anganwadi workers and helpers from across Punjab staged a mass rally in front of the office of director, Social Security, Women and Child
Development, Punjab, in Sector 34, here today demanding agreed hike in remuneration.
122 HIV cases in Hoshiarpur district
Hoshiarpur, November 15
Since Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre was set up at the local civil hospital last year, 122 HIV positive cases have been detected in the district.
Talking to this correspondent today, counsellor of the centre Sarabjit Singh said the centre had been established in October last year to provide counselling to HIV positive patients.
2 hurt in factory blast
Ludhiana, November 15
Two labourers were allegedly injured in a blast that ripped through the tin shed of an auto-parts manufacturing unit at Abdullahpur
basti, near Preet Palace, at about 8:15 pm today. However, owner
of the factory D.B. Kapoor said no one was injured in the blast.
Model Town SHO Warryam Singh said so far it seemed to be a
transformer blast.
The scene of a factory in Ludhiana where a blast took place on Thursday.
— Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
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Punjabis’ obsession with dogs
Chandigarh, November 15
Keeping a dog as a pet is becoming an obsession in Punjab’s major cities like Patiala, Chandigarh and Ludhiana. Going on an evening stroll with a dog is picture perfect in a city like Chandigarh.
Mann for opening Hussainiwala border
Amritsar, November
15
Simranjit Singh Mann, SAD(A) president here today advocated free trade with Pakistan across the Hussainiwala border in Ferozepur on the lines of Attari-Wagah joint
checkpost.
First ‘Gursikh’ film actor dead
Amritsar, November 15
Noted artiste, Harbhajan Jabbal—the first “Gursikh actor,” who entered film industry in sixties with the role of a policeman in “Mahi Munda” with unshorn hair, died today following heart attack. He was 65.
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