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DVD, VCD piracy goes high-tech
Copying time reduced to just over two hours
Piracy continues to cripple the music and film industry of Punjab and Mumbai. Those indulging in piracy have mastered their art so well that they have managed to cut down the time taken to copy music numbers and films drastically — from two-three days to just two hours — thanks to a perfect combination of their ingenuity and modern techniques.

Clap your way to better health
If looking for a miracle cure for serious ailments then you can clap your way to good health. Crush chronic illness with your hands, says K.C. Bhardwaj, a 76-year-old self-styled yogi of Mandali village near Phagwara. He claims to have invented “clapping yogasana’.

The centrally located Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is the favourite haunt of morning and evening walkers. Thousands frequent the place to keep their mind and body fit. But the poorly maintained stadium presents a pathetic picture of neglect and abandonment with broken tracks as well as unkept grass which doesn’t seem to have been cut for years. Will the Jalandhar Improvement Trust take notice of the neglect and initiate steps to maintain it properly for the public? — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Punjabi singer Satwinder Bitti strikes a pose for photogrphers while in Jalandhar to promote her new album ‘Sabar’ on Thursday. — A Tribune photo

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Young World
Sunil, Poonam, Praveen shine in talent hunt contest
A talent hunt contest was organised at Government Arts and Sports College. Students displayed talents in singing, dancing, poetry recitation, dramatic skills and modeling. Principal, Ms Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, presided over the function and gave prizes to the winners. Sunil Kumar and Poonam got the first two positions in singing while Praveen was adjudged the best actor in English play ‘Toba Tek Singh’. Amanpreet was given the best dancer award.

Ambedkar Bhavan languishes in wilderness The Bharat Ratna Dr B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan, Jalandhar, sanctioned 11 years back is yet to come up despite Dalit leaders holding strong political positions. The city also has a fairly large vote bank of Scheduled Castes. The foundation stone of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan that was laid in the administrative complex in May 1999, by the then CM, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Promising singing star
Ten-year-old Ashu Hans never had a chance to acquire formal training in singing but she won many hearts during the recently concluded inter-primary district-level singing contest organised by the Punjab School Education Board in Jalandhar.

Rajbir of Hansraj Maha Vidalaya (HMV) in action during the 48kg category competitions at the District Jalandhar Open Women’s Weightlifting  Championships held at BD Arya College for Women at Jalandhar Cantt on Thursday. Rajbir won the second position while Kusum of BD Arya College stood first in the category. BD Arya College won the overall championship. — A Tribune photo

Former Olympian Sanjeev Kumar is introduced to the Government Girls Senior Secondary School team, Nehru Garden, at Doaba Model Khalsa School, Ladowali Road, Jalandhar, on Thursday. The Nehru Garden team defeated the hosts 3-0 in the final of the under-14 Jalandhar District Elementary and Secondary School Games. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma