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Exposing: Ugly underbelly of MC ops
Jalandhar, July 15
Huge puddles of murky, stench-emitting water with lots of garbage floating around and swarms of flies and mosquitoes hovering all over. This is the usual scene at one of the gates of Shaheed-e-Azam S. Bhagat Singh Bus Terminus.
Unbearable stench emanates from the heaps of garbage outside Jalandhar bus stand. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Sports firm told to pay Rs 5 lakh relief
Bad birdie ruins shuttler’s career
Jalandhar, July 15
Agreeing with the claim of a former state level badminton player that a defective shuttlecock was responsible for the permanent damage to his right eye, the district consumer disputes redressal forum has ordered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the petitioner.

Sports goods manufacturers want VAT to stay 
Jalandhar, July 15
Members of the Sports Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (SGMEA) along with the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council and Sports Goods Foundation of India today appealed to the Punjab government not to abolish VAT on sports goods and keep the status quo of the present VAT system on sports goods.

Crude Crisis
Downsizing by airliners worries students
Jalandhar, July 15
It’s a bad time for the aviation industry as it has been suffering losses in crores due to the increased rates of crude oil. The problem has intensified to an extent that airlines have resorted to reduction of their staff strength, to cut costs.

Keen on exploring India, German teen lands in city
Jalandhar, July 15
“Namaste” was all she said. And the word helped her to break ice as she sat to share her experience about her maiden visit to India.
                                                                          Gesa Marie Huster

Dining Den
Die-hard veggie lovers can drool
Jalandhar, July 15
Manni Dhaba, a name to reckon with for the desi food-lovers of the city, carries the legacy of traditional Punjabi food forward with it. When the vegetarian mums are not in a mood for home-cooked food, but would prefer something which is equally home-like, Manni Dhabha is one such place where the papas are most likely to fetch food from. 

A cook prepares a tandoori roti at New Manni Dhabha in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Young World
Varsity exam: HMV girls on cloud nine
Jalandhar, July 15
In the recently declared resullts of BSc- II (biotechnology), students of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya have brought laurels to the institution. Sandeep Kaur stood first in the entire Guru Nanak Dev Universit, followed by Navpreet Kaur who stood second. Similarly, Sneh Lata bagged fourth position in the university.

AIR meet to chalk out future plan
Jalandhar, July 15
The issue of providing more public-interest programmes to audience would figure prominently at the meeting of the Group 14 stations of the AIR.