Health Dept on its toes as swine flu cases rise
Five persons suspected of suffering from disease died in a week As many as five persons who were suspected suffering from swine flu died during the past one week. Two of them tested positive. Of the
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Luxury public buses to curb private vehicle use
Delhi-Ludhiana double-decker service planned The government is looking to revamp public transport through introduction of double-decker luxury buses run on alternative fuels, with an aim to curb private
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Ludhiana, Khanna in top 20 polluted cities of world: CII papers
LUDHIANA: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday organised a conference on 'Sustainable Development Challenges in India' at New Delhi in which member of parliament and senior BJP leader Meenakshi
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Burning of garbage goes on unabated
The banned practice of garbage burning continues unabated in the city. Strangely, the Municipal Corporation chooses to ignore the banned practice. Worse still, the MC employees, it is learnt, are openly
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Water contamination makes Rishi Nagar strive for tubewell
Residents of Rishi Nagar area are running from pillar to post for getting tubewell installed in their area. Many of them complained that they have been facing problem due to contaminated and improper water
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Drop in dengue, chikungunya cases with nip in the air
With the nip in the air, the cases of dengue and chikungunya have subsided a little giving much relief to city residents. According to experts, the breeding of mosquitoes will stop when the maximum
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Khanna sees fall in air pollution levels
KHANNA: Even as Khanna has achieved the dubious distinction of being among the world's 20 most polluted cities in the world, the recent data of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) suggests some fall
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Untreated effluents: Pollution board seeks report from MC
Ludhiana: Getting no reply from the municipal corporation (MC) regarding 12 outlets through which untreated effluent is being allegedly released in Buddah Nullah, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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Patients get tips to maintain a healthy heart
More than 115 patients and their relatives attended a programme organised by Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, to celebrate World Heart Day today. The programme was held under the supervision of Vivan Singh
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Hi-tech electroplating plant to curb water pollution
LUDHIANA: To control the rising levels of industrial water pollution, members of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) have decided to adopt an electroplating process based on a