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Long, unscheduled power cuts bedevil residents
LONG and frequent power cuts, sleepless nights and increased level of pollutants, Jalandhar residents have had a bad time this summer. Never had they experienced such long and sustained power cuts, at least in the past five years.
Inter-state bus terminus or mucky pond?
INTER-state bus terminus here is commuters’ nightmare. Surprisingly, it caters to more than one lakh passengers who commute daily. It is learnt that the State Transport Department has not released a single penny for the maintenance of the terminus since 1992.
A view of the flooded bus stand |
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Stinking, garbage-littered streets breed disease
Old city worst-affected. Garbage heaps rot in
rain as safai karamcharis vanish
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tall claims of the local Municipal Corporation authorities notwithstanding,
heaps of garbage can be seen in most of the localities here. The old part of the
city, where garbage is often left to rot, is worst affected. Residents are
forced to put up with putrid smell emanating from the garbage.
Piles of garbage on city streets is a
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AWWA is one big family
EVEN as army men remain deployed for securing the nation's front from enemies' attacks, their wives do not sit back. They make it a point to do their bit for the betterment of the families of martyred soldiers and handicapped jawans.
A Durbar that courts the common man
THE Khula Durbar is a unique institution set-up by the district administration. It makes Jalandhar stand out among other districts of the Doaba region as one that attends to the common man first and foremost.
Craze for swanky cars catches on
PEOPLE of this cash-rich heartland of the Doaba region love to spend money on adorning their vehicles with the latest gadgets ranging from very costly hi-fi digital audio-video music systems to dashing floor lights.
A fad which has caught up among young Jalandharites and also NRIs
(who come here during winters) is to equip their jazzy vehicles
with the latest costly music systems which come with very hi-fi
amplifiers, five to seven inches LCD screens and play-all DVDs.
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The plush interior of a refitted car
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