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With mercury rising, the city students are using different gears to protect themselves from the heat wave. — Photo by Vishal Kumar

Only Akali-BJP combine can ensure true devp: Majithia
Amritsar, April 25
Giving a clarion call to the people of the region to vote for SAD-BJP candidates in the forthcoming zila parishad and panchyat samiti polls, Bikram Singh Majithia, patron of Youth Akali Dal and a cabinet minister, claimed that the war of words between former CM Amarinder Singh and PPCC chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal proved that ‘terrorism in Punjab was nursed, mothered and sustained by the Congress’.

Easy Approach
Shift cantt board office outside restricted area: Residents
Amritsar, April 25
Cantonment residents have urged the cantonment board (CB) authorities to shift the board office outside the restricted area so that the civilians could approach the authorities without any hassle to make their grievances heard.

Super-size book attracts crowd
Amritsar, April 25
On the occasion of World Book Day, the students of Shri Ram Ashram Public School created a seven-feet high book to motivate people to develop reading habits.

Problems galore for Tarn Taran animal husbandry staff
Tarn Taran, April 25
Even after achieving the district status two years back, Tarn Taran has failed to get a district headquarters of the animal husbandry department, Punjab, till date.

World Veterinary Day
‘Vets have vital role to play in urban society’
Amritsar, April 25
The Punjab department of animal husbandry in association with the Punjab Veterinary Council and Punjab Veterinary Officers’ Association will observe World Veterinary Day here tomorrow.

Hepatitis-B camp held
Amritsar, April 25
Royal society for education and environment and rural health care, an NGO, organised a Hepatitis-B vaccination camp at the Golden Temple colony recently.