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Surjit hockey tourney gets scant attendance
Jalandhar, October 21

It seems that the supposed Chak De! India wave, which brought cheers on the faces of the hockey lovers, has nothing to do with the ongoing silver jubilee edition of the Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament at Jalandhar.

The empty stands say it all. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

ICICI Bank’s cash demand quashed
Jalandhar, October 21
The district consumer disputes redressal forum has quashed the demand of Rs 33,838 raised by ICICI Bank from a consumer whose credit card had been blocked and credit facility was not available.

Sports goods makers clamour for scrapping of VAT
Jalandhar, October 21
Demanding VAT exemption on sports goods, the members of Khel Udyog Sangh organised a protest march from Basti Nau to the house of Mohinder Bhagat, chairman of medium industry board and his father MLA Bhagat Chunni Lal on Tuesday morning.

Members of the Khel Udyog Sangh hold a musical protest in Jalandhar on Tuesday.

3000 cases likely to be disposed off
Mega lok adalat to ease backlog
Kapurthala, October 21
Nearly 9,500 cases are pending in different courts of Kapurthala district. The pendency of cases is likely to be reduced as one-third of the cases are likely to come up in the proposed mega lok adalat on December 20 and 21.

Young World
Talent on show at Apeejay function
Jalandhar, October 21
The Apeejay Institute of Management, Hoshiarpur Road, Jalandhar, organised a two-day annual academic, cultural and sports meet which concluded on Sunday. More than 200 students participated in 40 events, including quiz, paper presentation, skit, fashion show, cricket, badminton and chess.

SAY CHEESE: Participants during the KMV School annual function. Photo: Suryakant

Technical lectures from Oct 23
Jalandhar, October 21
The Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology will begin a series of technical lectures from October 23.

• Dharna by AIR staff tomorrow
• New Zealand PM felicitates Jalandhar youth
• Seminar on legal rights of mental patients
• Car stolen