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Poll Pourri
Candidates go all out to woo voters
Jalandhar, July 31
With just eight days left for the MC polls, rival candidates from various wards have begun campaigning aggressively.

Election code is being rampantly violated by various candidates in the fray. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

His verse makes him stand apart
Jalandhar, July 31
His words tore out of the eerie silence of some of the worst times India has faced, be it the time of emergency or terrorism.

Councillors sing divine tunes
Jalandhar, July 31
Call up anyone contesting the MC poll and you will find one thing common. Almost all candidates have caller tunes on their mobile phones, which are soft, musical hymns either in the form of a bhajan, shlok or a shabad.

Supporters Too Follow Suit
Cong jolted, ex-councillor joins BJP
Jalandhar, July 31
The Congress got another setback today when Vijay K. Kumar, a former municipal councillor, and his supporters joined the BJP just a few days before the MC poll. Vijay, who had been associated with the Congress for the past 45 years, cited treatment met out to him by Congress leaders as the reason for his decision to leave the party.

Local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia welcomes former Congress councillor Vijay K Kumar into party fold. — A Tribune photograph

Meet the teen troubleshooters
Jalandhar, July 31
Go-Yuva, an organisation of the youth, by the youth and for the youth, which includes a bunch of teenager’s committed to work for the cause of youngsters, is the latest to hit the city teens circuit.


Go Yuva: Members of this NGO are passionate about youth issues. Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Young World
Talk on global warming
Jalandhar, July 31
National Council for Science Museum, New Delhi, is organising science seminars for its students on the topic “Global warming and its effects”. District science supervisor K.P. Sharma said the event had started on Monday at Nakodar and Shahkot with active participation from students.

Students of Innocent Hearts School perform during choreography contest in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Sentence way too harsh, feel Sanju fans
Jalandhar, July 31
The verdict of TADA court came out today, sentencing actor Sanjay Dutt to a six-year rigorous imprisonment for illegal possession of arms. Dutt, who spent 16 months in prison after his arrest in April 1993 and was released on bail, was also fined Rs 25,000 by the special TADA court of Judge P.D. Kode.