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Beyond Chak De euphoria
Country women hockey players struggle for an identity
Jalandhar, February 7
With Bollywood going gaga over hockey, one may believe that the sport is back with a bang. Sadly, the inside story is not that glossy. “Chak De” girls may have conquered the world, but the hockey girls in the country are still struggling to find a foothold.

Young World
National women’s hockey team visits Mayor school
Jalandhar, February 7
Students of Mayor World School got a chance to interact with the Indian national women’s hockey team as it visited their campus on Wednesday. Students were also excited to meet Nisha Nayyar of “Chak De India” movie fame.

Chak De India
A chat with ‘Soi-Moi’
Jalandhar, February 7
Call her “Soi-Moi” and she gives you a cheery smile. Perhaps this was one reel-life character from last year’s blockbuster movie “Chak De! India” which became popular with her innocent dialogues and body language. 
                                                           Neesha Nair

LPU to give students a ‘smart’ blow
Jalandhar, February 7
If you plan to throw a party for friends after having money from your parents on the pretext of paying fee, the trick will perhaps not work if you are a student of Lovely Professional University (LPU).

Winter Break Duties
Teachers to hold protests today
Jalandhar, February 7
Members of 18 teacher unions, under the banner of the Save Government School Education Manch, have decided to hold protests at the district-level tomorrow. The teachers are demanding withdrawal of suspension orders against nine teachers.

School Scuffle
SDM partial, says teachers’ union
Jalandhar, February 7
Government school teachers from Shahkot and Lohian blocks gheraoed the office of the SDM of Shahkot for more than three hours on Wednesday evening over an inquiry related to a dispute among staff members of a high school at Roopewal village.

Bawa Murder Case
No headway even after a month
Jalandhar, February 7
Even after a month, the district police has failed to make any headway in the murder case of KMV principal Rita Bawa and three other persons.

Governance
This transformer stands in middle of road

Jalandhar, February 7 The university road in the Ladhewali area of the city is giving a hard time to the commuters. The road, which leads from the Chugitti area to the Guru Nanak Dev University regional campus, is a huge bottleneck for the residents as well as the commuters.  A transformer creating obstruction for commuters in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

DD Awards
DD Jalandhar walks away with 10 prizes
Jalandhar, February 7
Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar won 10 national DD awards at a function held on February 4 in Mumbai. Constituted seven years ago, the national DD awards aim at promoting positive competitiveness among the regional DD centres across the country.

Achiever
A life full of colours
Jalandhar, February 7
Clinching medals and trophies in the field of fine arts has been a habit with Apoorva Lall, a student of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts. A budding painter, her talent was recently recognised by the district administration as she received a merit certificate on the occasion of the district-level Republic Day celebrations here.               Apoorva Lall

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