Every Wednesday and Friday

Training of nurses hits roadblock
Jalandhar, December 18
In the middle of the night when we attend to a wounded or sick kin of ours and are faced with a sudden emergency like post-surgery horror of a stitch opening up or a gash suddenly beginning to bleed or a million other complications of the kind, who do we turn to? Of course, the nurse.

The building of the School of Nursing at Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Civil Hospital in Jalandhar. Photo: Suryakant

Tender Allotment
DCC alleges favouritism by mayor
Jalandhar, December 18
The controversy over favouritism in tender allotment for the slum development scheme has taken a twist with the District Congress Committee (DCC) issuing an open questionnaire to the mayor.

Diesel pump set export faces artificial crisis
Jalandhar, December 18
Diesel engine pump set exporters in Punjab are fast becoming puppets in the hands of Middle East-based buyers who are taking to delay tactics under the pretext of slump in demand on account of global meltdown, industry sources said.

All is not well at Virsa Vihar, allege artistes
Jalandhar, December 18
There seems to be a great deal of dissatisfaction among the artistes at Jalandhar regarding the way things have been going on for the past few months at Virsa Vihar here.

Sewer cleaning machines becoming nuisance Jalandhar, December 18 The sewer cleaning machines, used by the municipal corporation, have rather become a nuisance for the public. The machines have not only been creating traffic chaos for the manholes lie mostly in the centre of the road in the city, but also leading to spillage and spread of the smelly muck on the roads.
Filth taken out by a sewer cleaning machine spreads on the road, creating problems for the passersby at Shastri Market in Jalandhar. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

Appointment of defeated Akali leaders as panels’ chiefs opposed
Jalandhar, December 18
The Akali Dal (1920) has opposed the appointment of Akali leaders who were defeated in the last Vidhan Sabha elections as chairpersons of the district planning committees. A meeting of the Akali Dal (1920) was held here today under the chairmanship of its president Ravi Inder Singh to discuss prevailing political situation in the state.

Young World Rachit is Infosys’s ‘most promising fresher’
Jalandhar, December 18 Rachit Mago of the Lovely Institute of Technology has won the “most promising fresher” award from Infosys. He has been honoured for his performance at his workplace on all fronts. He made his way through to the top by beating 65 other competitors from various countries. Students of DPS visit old-age home at Makhdoompura in Jalandhar on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

Annual conference of POS from today
Jalandhar, December 18
The 12th annual conference of the Punjab Ophthalmological Society (POS) is going to be held here from December 19 to 21. Key causes of the blindness, including vitreoretinal, cataract and glaucoma would be discussed at the conference.

Frame law against hate crime: AISSF
Jalandhar, December 18
The All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) today said that the Union government should frame a law against “hate crime” to take action against those targeting the minorities.