Every Wednesday and Friday

Billboard snag for smooth commuting
Jalandhar, December 2
In violation of the municipal corporation rules, several political as well as religious organisations have put up big billboards at major intersections, thereby causing defacement of the city.

Big hoardings at BSF Chowk and outside the Municipal Corporation office in Jalandhar. Photos: Suryakant

Civil hospital building cries for care
Jalandhar, December 2
The building of the local civil hospital has been crying for care, courtesy Punjab government for not spending even a single penny on its repair after its construction over 10 years ago.


Water leaks out from the walls of Jalandhar Civil Hospital building. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

NH-I: Remedial steps are must to check accidents 
Jalandhar, December 2
About one-and-a-half-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway-I between Chugitti Chowk and Bhagat Singh Colony Chowk has become risky for the people to commute on.

MC flouts rules, puts up hoardings on old trees
Jalandhar, December 2
In a gross violation of the forest department regulations, the municipal corporation, Jalandhar, has put up its hoardings for publicising the city bus service on old trees along roadsides.

Come what may, this guy refuses to slow down 
Jalandhar, December 2
He suffers from post-polio paralysis. Both his lower limbs are permanently disabled to an extent of 80 per cent. But this is no big a snag for this guy. He is not only fully self-dependent but is also helping others through a non-government organisation (NGO).




Riding High: Physically challenged Ashok Sharma with his wife and two sons on a scooter. Photo: Suryakant

Doppelganger dude pulls off a straight act this time
Jalandhar, December 2
The four-day musical extravaganza which SPIC MACAY exposed the city audience to, came to a close with the performance of sitar maestro Purbayan Chatterji at Red Cross Bhavan here on Friday.




Sitar maestro Purbayan Chatterji performs at Red Cross Bhavan. — A Tribune photograph

Young World
City college students make it big with 67 placements 
Jalandhar, December 2
As many as 32 students of BCA-III and B.Com-III of the Prem Chand Markanda College for Women have been selected by Unicon Company and Cryo Bank International through campus placements.

Students of CT group of institutions take a pledge on improving reading habits. Photo: Suryakant