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Fiscal meltdown casts shadow on Divali
Jalandhar, October 27
The global financial meltdown has cast its shadow on the Divali celebrations in a big way. Even after a day before this festival, markets have failed to attract customers. A majority of the markets have been wearing a virtually deserted look as sales have failed to pick up.

A woman selling diyas on footpath waits for customers and (right) Chinese lights on display at a shop in Jalandhar. Photos: Suryakant

People gear up for the festival of lights
Jalandhar, October 27
With Divali celebrations, the festive season reaches its peak. An occasion to express solidarity in diversity, Divali brings with it joy, hopes and aspirations. There is great apprehension and excitement in the air regarding the festival. Different sections of society have geared up for the festival in their own special way.

A woman performs puja amidst fireworks on the eve of Divali in Jalandhar. Photo: Suryakant

Slum dwellers will have to wait for pucca houses
Jalandhar, October 27
A Rs 42.4-crore integrated housing slum development scheme of the central government, under which the municipal corporation was to provide pucca houses to more than 2,300 slum dwellers, has been put off as of now.

Warrants against railways for non-compliance of order
Similar action in two other cases
Jalandhar, October 27
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum today issued conditional warrants in three cases for non-compliance of its orders. The forum presided over by Surinder Mittal issued conditional warrants against the Railways for attachment of Rs 53,000 as pay order for non-compliance of the order passed by it on April 30 this year.

Young World Students celebrate Divali with underprivileged Jalandhar, October 27 KMV College, Jalandhar, celebrated Divali at Old-Age Home. The principal and staff of the college, along with the NSS wing, celebrated Divali at Apahij Ashram run by Apahij Sahaik Samiti on October 24. The St Soldier Educational Society, Kapurthala Road, celebrates Divali at Pingla Ghar in Jalandhar.

Village pond encroached upon
Jalandhar, October 27
An aged man, Harbhajan Singh, resident of Khambra village, alleged that some persons had encroached upon the land of village pond in connivance with the panchayat.

Four-laning of Jalandhar road next month: DC
Kapurthala, October 27
The work on the four-laning of the Kapurthala-Jalandhar road will start next month as Rs 9.54 crore has been sanctioned under the central road funds. This was disclosed by deputy commissioner J.M. Balamurugan in a press conference here.

Gurta Gaddi Divas
AIR holds ‘Sarb Hind Trilingual Kavi Darbar’
Jalandhar, October 27
To celebrate the tercentenary of the Gurta Gaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib with devotion, the All-India Radio, Jalandhar, organised “Sarb Hind Trilingual Kavi Darbar - Mahima Sri Guru Granth Sahib Di” in the main studio of the Doordarshan Centre here on Saturday night.

2 booked in gangrape case
Phagwara, October 27
A 40-year-old married woman has filed an FIR against her two neighbours alleging that they gangraped her in Nanak Nagari, Chaheru.

• One nabbed with intoxicating capsules
• Workshop held
• Pensioners await DA instalments
• Bangles, clothes given to 41 brides
• Off changed