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MC surveys leased properties in city

Sunday 8 November '09

Gross violations in the records maintained by tenants : Lessees have not paid rentals for years MC Additional Commissioner K P Brar today conducted a survey of about 23 properties...
LIT gets 2 new SAD trustees, 5 posts up for grabs

Saturday 7 November '09

Finally after three years’ time period, Ludhiana Improvement Trust will be having new trustees.
Attestation at sub-registrar office now

Saturday 7 November '09

In order to facilitate thousands of residents, the district administration will soon start facility for attestation of affidavits at all the sub-registrar offices of Ludhiana.
Traders’ plea for entry tax waiver on sugar rejected

Thursday 5 November '09

Giving a wide berth to the demand of traders to abolish entry tax on sugar, ML Kapoor, chairman, Small Traders Board, on Wednesday made it clear that it could not be done — at least for the time being.
Bandh: Bus operators fear attacks, trucks off roads

Tuesday 3 November '09

In view of the Punjab bandh to be observed by various Sikh organisations on November 3, government transport agencies and private bus operators have asked for special security at bus stands and on prominent roads to ensure that no damage is done to life and property.
MC workers seek VB probe against councillor

Tuesday 3 November '09

The issue of alleged embezzlement of funds earmarked for the salaries of safai karamcharis in ward no. 73 raised its head again today.
Bread becomes dearer

Sunday 1 November '09

Reacting to the decision of the Food Corporation of India to sell wheat at Rs 1,407 a quintal against the MSP of Rs 1,080 a quintal to private flour millers, bread manufacturers have decided to increase the price of bread.
Partap Chowk fly-over extension: MC throws in towel, wants govt help

Friday 30 October '09

The Municipal Corporation Finance and Contract Committee today said that they can not extend the length of Partap Chowk fly-over by even an inch, because they were facing fund crunch. It urged the state government to extend a helping hand.
Halwai association blames MNCs for losses

Friday 30 October '09

More than 1,100 sweet sellers of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, who took part in the meeting organised by the Punjab Halwai Association on Wednesday, have blamed MNCs for the losses suffered by them during Diwali.
Some city schools slam door on pulse polio staff

Thursday 29 October '09

In the three-day pulse polio mob up campaign which started yesterday, interesting points have come into light. A few reputed schools of the city refused to get the children below five years administered polio drops by giving one or another excuse.
MC team fixes source of water contamination

Thursday 29 October '09

Following the Newsline report, MC team today swung into action and fixed the fault which was causing contamination of the water being suplied to the residents of Sarabha Nagar and Jagjit Nagar and some other areas.
Filmi-style kidnap in Salem Tabri

Wednesday 28 October '09

IT seems that the kidnappers Raju and Sunny, residing in Salem Tabri were well influenced by films.
MC boss inspects new record room

Wednesday 28 October '09

A day after demolition exercise was carried out near the Lakkar bridge, joint commissioner, Municipal Corporation...
MC fails to plug source of tap water contamination as 100 taken ill

Wednesday 28 October '09

Residents of posh localities of Sarabha Nagar, Jagjit Nagar and adjoining areas are getting contaminated water supply for the past many days...
Less participants, few visitors, police games losing charm

Wednesday 28 October '09

It seems police games no longer appeal to the men in khaki. Barely a 100 policemen are participating in the 31st Ferozepur Range Police Games, which started on Monday. Till a few years ago, the number used to be nearly 500.
Abandoned little angel finds a home

Tuesday 27 October '09

In yet another incident of this kind, a new-born girl child was found abandoned on the roadside in Focal Point Phase 7 yesterday morning.
Diwali ke side effects: weight gain, liver infection cases kick in

Monday 26 October '09

Even after a week, the side effects of Diwali continue to pour in the city clinics and hospitals.
To plug lapses, C and H forms made mandatory

Sunday 25 October '09

In order to claim VAT refunds, filling up forms C and H have been made mandatory else no refund will be made.
MC to mortgage property to raise Rs 200 crore for JNNURM projects

Saturday 24 October '09

After vacillating on the issue for some time, the MC Finance and Contract Committee today finally put its stamp of approval on the proposal to mortgage the MC properties lying in various parts of the city in order to raise loan worth Rs 200 crores from Housing Urban Development Corporation.
3 CETPs to come up at Rs 325-cr cost

Friday 23 October '09

Finally, the state government is ready to set up three common effluent treatment plants in Ludhiana at the cost of Rs 325 crores.
Owners of sealed units meet Gabria

Thursday 22 October '09

The deadlock between industrialists and Punjab Pollution Control Board over installation of pollution control devices in their units today took a political hue when owners of the six units on Gill Road and Shimlapuri...
Sweetshop owners slam health dept drive against spurious khoya

Thursday 22 October '09

Still smarting under the drastic dip the sweet sales suffered this Diwali, sweet shops owners of Ludhiana have decided to cross swords with the state health department.
Field staff growing old, fresh recruitments need of the hour, PSEB employees tell CM

Thursday 22 October '09

The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Employees’ Union has urged CM Parkash Singh Badal to immediately look into the issue of recruitments as 23,000 posts are lying vacant.
Power restored to violators following protest

Wednesday 21 October '09

The PSEB authroities today cut a sorry figure when they were browbeaten into restoring power connection to eight shops situated at Ferozepur road here barely an hour after its was disconnected.
Power consumers left high & dry

Wednesday 21 October '09

A glaring example of staff shortage in PSEB was seen when more than 15,000 consumers did not receive the electricity bills in Model Town extension and Aggar Nagar division because of shortage of bill distributors.
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