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Property Dispute
Woman alleges misbehaviour; SP terms it drama
Jalandhar, May 22
Jasbir Kaur, a woman of Kathar village, levelled serious allegations against some policemen of Adampur police station of having misbehaved with her after she, along with her husband Harjinder Singh, went to the police station to lodge a complaint against her in-laws on Wednesday night.

GPS-enabled city bus service soon
Jalandhar, May 22
The local transport system is likely to improve soon with the introduction of GPS-enabled, economical city bus service on four most frequented routes in the city.

Dues Denied
Six years gone, retired HoD awaits pay arrears
Jalandhar, May 22
T.S. Sangha, a former HoD (head of the department) of Lyallpur Khalsa College (LKC), has not been able to get his due arrears despite repeated attempts. He has been trying hard to get his arrears as per the revised pay scale of senior college lecturer, amounting to Rs 37,200.

City-based IAF trainee dies in crash
Jalandhar, May 22
She was just to achieve her dream when deadly jaws of destiny took her away. City-based Geetika Sharma who was undergoing training at the Indian Air Force Academy at Dundigal, near Hyderabad, died on May 12 after her fighter plane crashed.                                      Geetika Sharma

Smile Please!

Girls sashay down the ramp at a fashion show organised by the JCI in Jalandhar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

171 panchayats elected unanimously
Kapurthala, May 22
Over one-third of the total 532 gram panchayats have been elected unopposed in Kapurthala district. According to the data collected by The Tribune, as many as 171 gram panchayats have been elected unanimously in the district.

Thundershowers bring respite to residents
Jalandhar, May 22
The city residents heaved a sigh of relief with the thunder showers on Thursday morning. The fall in mercury brought cheers for people who were facing scorching heat waves till last week.

‘Negligence cases against docs on the rise’
Jalandhar, May 22
Though maximum complaints being received by the consumers’ forum are against the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) and the insurance sector, there has been a steady increase in the number of cases of medical negligence by doctors too.                                   S.N. Aggarwal

Young World
Manpreet gets 95.6 pc in Class XII exam
Jalandhar, May 22
A student of St Soldier School, Bhogpur, Manpreet Kaur, has attained 95.6 per cent marks in CBSE Class XII examination in commerce stream. The daughter of a farmer, she has got 94 marks in English, 94 in Punjabi, 95 in economics, 94 in business studies and 97 in accountancy.

Students of St Soldier Divine Public School participate in a fancy dress competition at Mithu Basti in Jalandhar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Dalits denied quota in poll, alleges Buta
Phagwara, May 22
National Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission chairman and former Union home minister Buta Singh has alleged that government machinery in Punjab has adopted an anti-Dalit policy during the block samiti, zila parishad and ongoing panchayat elections to please the ruling SAD-BJP alliance.

CRPF football tourney from May 24
Jalandhar, May 22
The additional DIGP group centre, CRPF, Jalandhar (Punjab), would be conducting an inter-sector CRPF football tournament on all-India basis from May 24 to 30. This was stated in a press release issued by additional DIGP Deputy Commandant J.J. Singh here today.

Youth electrocuted
Phagwara, May 22
A 24-year-old youth was electrocuted in the vegetables market here on Wednesday morning, the police said.The victim, Hardip Singh, was electrocuted when he touched an electric pole while buying vegetables. The body was handed over to his relatives after a post-mortem  examination. — UNI 

Letters
Need to check roadrage