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New bus stand to be opened on Oct 24

Jalandhar, October 16 The newly-constructed bus stand in the city would be named as Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Inter State Bus Terminal and would be inaugurated by the chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on October 24.

Transport minister Master Mohan Lal inspects the new Jalandhar bus stand. — A Tribune photograph

Now, letter threatens blasts in Phagwara 
Phagwara, October 16
With Ludhiana still shaken from a powerful theatre blast, which left at least seven persons dead and around three dozen injured, a news agency office here on Monday evening received a letter which threatened to blow up several religious and important places of Phagwara, including Shri Hanuman Garrhi, railway station and bus stand, on Dashera day (October 21).

Fresh From Hills

Students from Eklavya School perform Himachali folk dance during the annual function in Jalandhar. —Photo by S.S. Chopra

Knotty Affair
Rise of the local wedding planner
Jalandhar, October 16
A perfect décor works wonders in a marriage ceremony. And if one wishes to give that magical touch to the event, now he/she has many more options because several new local wedding management companies have come up in the market to offer you all this.

Propitiating Goddess Durga
Navratras in Ashvina are sacred to Goddess Durga. The other three Navratras occur in the bright half of Magha, Chaitra and Ashadha, but are considered less important.

Digit has great importance in Indian mythology
Divine nine
The largest single digit 9 has a great importance in Indian mythology, religious ceremonies, historical events and above all in day to day life. The unique quality of this digit is that it makes every thing great which ever comes in its contact.

Opulent veneration
It is impossible to escape the grandeur of the magnificent Shardiya Navratra. The craze and devotion of the ardent devotees of Goddess Durga have touched the pinnacle these days.

Young World
Sports day: Funtime for Mayor World kids
Jalandhar, October 16
Mayor World School organised sports day “Run for fun” on Saturday. The students of pre-primary section participated in different races and fun games. Most of the prizes were won by Harbaz Singh, Bhavjot Singh, Danveer Singh and Nanki Ghuman. Special events like relay race, stepping stone and getting each other dressed up were organised for the parents too.

NIT campus to go hi-tech
Jalandhar, October 16
Infrastructure worth Rs 200 crore will be created in the next two years on the campus of Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), chairperson of the board of governors, Sushma Berlia, said this during a press conference on the campus here today.