Ludhiana: The Animal Welfare Board of India has written to the district administration regarding rampant cockfighting in the city.

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Ludhiana One and a half years ago, he was ridiculed for proposing the revival of the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Focal Point.

The Colorado State University (CSU) recently announced Dr Rajiv Khosla as the recipient of the Monfort professorship.

The Monfort Family Foundation has established a programme in which it employs faculty at the CSU and announces two members as Monfort professors.

Khosla will receive $75,000 each year to support teaching and research efforts.

Mandi Ahmedgarh: In an effort to join the poll campaigns of their candidates, farmers of the area falling under the Sangrur and Ludhiana districts continue to burn wheat stubble in their fields.

Manish Tewari, who released his vision document today, has termed Budha Nullah as the biggest challenge. The open drain passing through the heart of the city needs to be immediately cleaned, he added and promised to take up the issue with the Central government.

Money to be released after final nod from MC House

While the much-hyped city bus service of the Punjab government has failed to start in Ludhiana, the Municipal Corporation would be soon getting 200 buses under the Centrally-sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

No end to pollution of rivers

Ludhiana: Nanotechnology can bring revolutionary changes in the field of agriculture as scientists can now develop technologies relevant to agriculture and food systems by employing high-resolution imaging facilities available at the Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Laboratory (EMN).

Ludhiana: Senior Deputy Mayor Praveen Bansal along with some MC officials left for Chandigarh to study two water supply projects today.

Bansal said:

Ludhiana : Environment has never been a priority for the industrial city, which is becoming a