Pollution poisons minds too
Studies in West correlate hike in crime with rise in pollution Rising pollution levels have raised health concerns in the country with studies carried out in the West, including London, correlating
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After rains, MC says it’s ready for dengue fight
LUDHIANA: Like every year, the district health department and municipal corporation officials have started making arrangements to prevent dengue from spreading in the city. While health officials are
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Despite ban, drivers of pvt buses use pressure horns
Although there is a strict ban on the use of pressure horns, private buses operators ferrying passengers to different locations in the city continue flout the rule with impunity. By using pressure horns
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Zero in on factors causing smog
No quick-fix measures can clear the smog that builds up every year in October/November. A well-thought-out strategy, coupled with sincerity of purpose and clarity of agenda, is the only solution.
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City struggles to breathe after Diwali as air quality turns ‘very poor’
Ludhiana: Two days after pollution during Diwali festivities virtually turned Ludhiana into a gas chamber, air quality index of the city continues to be very high suggesting very poor air quality. This
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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