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Garbage: Burn ban goes up in smoke
Jalandhar, March 11
The directions issued by the deputy commissioner about imposing a ban on garbage burning are openly being flouted right under his nose. A Tribune team noticed garbage being burnt in and around the container lying right behind the district administrative complex on Monday evening.

Waste being burnt right outside the district administrative complex in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Overseas Fund
Dollars fuel drive against drug addiction
Jalandhar, March 11
NRIs came to the aid of the district administration and deposited Rs 8 lakh in the Red Cross Fund for its special drive against drug-addiction. Surjit Singh Toot, an NRI settled in California, donated Rs 2.50 lakh and assured more financial help for the noble cause by collected from his US based friends in the near future.

Dinning Den His easy-on-wallet desi recipe pampers the palate
Jalandhar, March 11 Simple recipe and pocket friendly are the words which can best describe a street kitchen. Besides, the changing ambience is an added advantage. So, for street-food buffs “Deena Nath ke kulche-cholle” is a name which has become synonymous with DAV College. Deena Nath’s lip-smacking ‘cholle kulche’ are a huge hit among the residents. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Snatchers spoil Bangalore woman’s wedding trip
Jalandhar, March 11
Attending the wedding of her Jalandhar-based nephew proved costly to a Bangalore-based lady Rajwant Kaur. Rajwant had to undergo a bad experience during her visit to the city when two motorcycle-borne youths snatched her leather bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh and several other valuable items including her passport on Monday night.

Himmat Singh is new IG of BSF Jalandhar, March 11 An IPS officer of the 1980 batch from UP cadre, Himmat Singh, has assumed the charge as inspector general of Punjab frontiers of the Border Security Force. He took over the charge from the outgoing IG Arvind Ranjan and held an operational conference with DIGs and commandants giving them tips on effective prevention of smuggling, infiltration and illegal activities.                                 Himmat Singh

Biz Buzz INIFD takes over Flying Cats Jalandhar, March 11 International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) has taken over Flying Cats, an air-hostess training academy here. An announcement in this regard was made during a press conference held at the academy office. Models strike a pose at the opening of a new apparel store, Stylechek, in Model Town market. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

SD seniors get perfect Vidayi Jalandhar, March 11 Prem Chand Markanda S.D. College for Women organised a farewell ‘Vidayi 2008’ for the outgoing students. While Sargam won the title of ‘Miss S.D. College for Women’, Rupali and Seep were declared first and second runner-ups, respectively. The Miss Hindu Kanya College contest saw the contestants putting their best foot forward. — A Tribune photograph

Students not happy with maths paper
Jalandhar, March 11
The students who appeared for class X mathematics examination conducted by CBSE today alleged that a question in a set of papers was out of syllabus. The students, who got a question paper of code number, 3 said that their question number 24, based on geometry, was out of syllabus.