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Muscular Dystrophy
Barely clinging onto life

Kapoor, September 13
Their’s was a happy family with five children playing around the house. But the happiness of this Kapoor village-based couple was very short-lived. One after the other, their four children started showing signs of limb and girdle muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder which gradually crippled them for life.

Ram Setu: Sud seeks dismissal of UPA govt
Phagwara, September 13
Punjab medical education minister Tikshan Sud today requested President Pratibha Patil to dismiss UPA government for hurting the sentiments of millions of Hindus through out the World by denying the very existence of Lord Rama.

Accident Cases
‘Safe shifting of victims key to saving lives’
Jalandhar, September 13
Evacuating injured without proper precautions may cause deadly diseases like AIDS and hepatitis B. The rescuer must take preventive measures by wearing gloves or at least polythene bags, while shifting them from the accident site to  the hospital.




EARLIER EDITIONS



Wannabe jawans, get ready
Recruitment rally of Army from Oct 8
Jalandhar, September 13

The army recruiting office (headquarters) of Jalandhar cantonment will organise an open rally for recruiting soldiers (general duty), soldiers (clerks) and soldiers (technical duty) at Dogra Ground here from October 8 to 11.

Col DK Bishnoi, (director recruiting) Jalandhar Cantt, addresses a press conference . — A Tribune photograph

Col DK Bishnoi, (director recruiting) Jalandhar Cantt, addresses a press conference

Young World
DIPS goes green
Jalandhar, September 13
The pre-primary wing of DIPS School, Karol Bagh, celebrated green day on Wednesday. Children prepared various songs and rhymes on the topic “Save trees-save environment.” They came dressed up in green outfits and brought green vegetables, fruits and objects for presentations. Students planted bottle palms, silver oaks and other ornamental plants and trees on the campus.

The pre-primary wing of DIPS School, Karol Bagh, celebrate green day. — A Tribune photograph
The pre-primary wing of DIPS School, Karol Bagh, celebrate green day.

Zed’s name proposed for top NRI award
Phagwara, September 13
The Nevada Clergy Association of USA has recommended the name of Rajan Zed, the famous Hindu chaplain of Nevada, for the Parvasi Bharatiya Samman, the most prestigious award presented by the President of India to eminent Indians settled overseas. Rajan Zed read the historical first Hindu prayer in the US Senate in Washington DC in July last for the first time ever.

Crayoning Glory

Students deliver their best during a painting contest organised by JCI at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall in Jalandhar.
Students deliver their best during a painting contest organised by JCI at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall in Jalandhar. —Photo by S. S. Chopra

Multiplay DTH service available on BSNL
Phagwara, September 13
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will soon introduce multiplay DTH service along with its existing broadband service in all major cities to facilitate the telephone subscribers with the viewing of TV channels. This was stated by general manager (telephones) Rajiv Sharma while talking to The Tribune here yesterday.

Shakespeare play on Sept 16
Jalandhar, September 13
A newly constituted art and cultural wing of the Romesh Chander Memorial Society of Sports will organise a comic play, “The complete works of William Shakespeare”, on September 16 at Red Cross Bhavan.

Not everyone loves tear-jerkers
Jalandhar, September 13
We remember him as the comedian from the yesteryear who entertained “apna Punjabi masses” with his “peepni vaja ke” act in the 1984 film “Babul Da Vehra”. After a 20-year-long hiatus, Joginder Khurana is back with a multi-starrer - “MLA Nattha Singh”.

MLA Nattha Singh, a hard-hitting satire on politicans, is the brainchild of Joginder Khurana (left).
MLA Nattha Singh, a hard-hitting satire on politicans, is the brainchild of Joginder Khurana (left).

Couple held for fraud
Jalandhar, September 13
The anti-fraud cell of the police nabbed Vineetpal Singh and his wife Baljeet Kaur for allegedly cheating a person in the name of sending him to the USA. Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Adampur village, in his complaint to the police stated that the couple had taken Rs 7.5 lakh from him some years back for sending him to the USA but instead they sent him to Malaysia.

Woman consumes poison, dies
Jalandhar, September 13
Surjeet Kaur (40), a resident of Gurjaipal Nagar, here died after consuming some poisonous substance. Denying the death as a suicide, SHO Gurmeet Singh of police station number 6 said according to Surjeet’s husband Balraj, she had consumed it by mistake presuming it to be some medicine.

PSEB workers say no to privatisation
Phagwara, September 13
Hundreds of activists of the Technical Services Union and AITUC of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) organised a gate rally in protest against the move of the government to privatise the board. The rally was addressed by TSU president Hans Raj Prashar and AITUC president Gian Chand who condemned the alleged dictatorial policies of the government and warned it of dire consequences if it privatised the board. 

 



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