Balkar Singh is Ludhiana mayor; Shyam Malhotra senior deputy mayor

Monday, 26/03/2018

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/balkar-singh-is-ludhiana-mayor-shyam-malhotra-senior-deputy-mayor/563873.html

Ludhiana : Four-time councillor Balkar Singh, 63, was on Monday elected new mayor of Ludhiana. Shyam Sunder Malhotra has been elected senior deputy mayor while Saravjit Kaur is deputy mayor.

Earlier, the Patiala divisional commissioner administered oath to the newly elected councillors of the MC’s sixth house.

After being elected as mayor, Balkar Singh assured overall development in the city.

MC elections were held on February 24 while the result was declared on February 27. In MC Ludhiana elections, the Congress had swept the civic body polls after winning 62 of the 95 seats.

Besides, SAD had won 11 seats, BJP 10, Lok Insaaf Party seven while the AAP had won only a single seat.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.