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Awareness rally on foeticide
Nawanshahr, November 10
The Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran ,took out a Samajik Chetna Rally, with a view to creating awareness regarding social evils like female foeticide and drug abuse among masses at Banga on Friday.

Students participate in Samajik Chetna Rally organised by the Guru Nanak Mission Trust, Dhahan Kaleran, at Bangaon Friday. A Tribune photograph

Hindu leaders angry
Devi Talaab Mandir out of VAT exemption list
Jalandhar, November 10
The absence of the Sri Devi Talaab Mandir, one of the 52 “Shakti Peeths” of the country, in the list of those shrines, which, have been exempted from VAT by the Punjab Chief Minister ,Captain Amarinder Singh, has earned the wrath of a number of religious leaders and organisations.

Bush’s effigy burnt Jalandhar, November 10 Protesting against the sentence handed out to Saddam Hussain, the Communist Party of India (Ml), held a rally at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall here today, burning the effigy of US President George W. Bush. CPI (ML) activists burn an effigy of US President George W. Bush at Nehru Garden Chowk, Jalandhar, on Friday. —Photo by S.S. Chopra

Girl’s body found
Jalandhar, November 10
Body of a well-dressed girl, about 25 years old, was found from a nullah near Authaula village today afternoon.

An evening without Pak poets  Jalandhar, November 10 A cultural evening “Sufi gayaki: Ik shaam” at Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya failed to impress audience as the Pakistani poets who were share the stage with their Indian counterparts were denied visas. Hans Raj Hans performs during a cultural evening “Sufi Gayaki: Ik Shaam” at HMV College in Jalandhar on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Sobha yatra
Hoshiarpur, November 10
A shobha yatra in connection with the celebration of the 104th annual function of Arya Samaj, Hoshiarpur, was taken out in the main bazaars of the city here today. Thousands of students, including girls of all DAV schools participated in the yatra.  — OC

BJP dharna
Jalandhar, November 10
The BJP Beopar and Udyog Cell will stage a dharna outside the Sales Tax (ST) office here on November 14 against the ‘unjust decision’ of the Punjab Sales Tax Department regarding the attaching of C-form in annual return. — TNS

Awareness rally on foeticide
Our Correspondent

The students and staff of Guru Nanak College of Nursing and Guru Nanak Mission Public Senior Secondary School, being run by the Trust, participated in the rally ,which passed through the main bazaars of the town. Besides, Mr. M.S.Virdi, Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs, New Delhi, Baba Budh Singh Dhahan, president of the Trust, Mr. Harjagdish Mann, among others, participated in the rally.

Annual day

The local Millennium Institute of Information Technology, an authorized PTU Learning Centre, organised a function here to mark its annual day, here on Friday.

Mr. Jaspal Gidda, secretary, District NGOs Coordination Society – UPKAR, delivered special lecture on ill effects of  female foeticide and drug abuse. 

Hindu leaders angry
Devi Talaab Mandir out of VAT exemption list 
Varinder Singh
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 10
The absence of the Sri Devi Talaab Mandir, one of the 52 “Shakti Peeths” of the country, in the list of those shrines, which, have been exempted from VAT by the Punjab Chief Minister ,Captain Amarinder Singh, has earned the wrath of a number of religious leaders and organisations.

Captain Amarinder Singh had announced on November 8 that there was no need for the managements of Akal Takht, Takht Keshgarh Sahib, Damdama Sahib and Durgiana Mandir to pay VAT on the goods, used for Langar at these places.

A number of Hindu leaders, including, Mahant Ganga Dass, the head of the local Bawa Lal Dyal Ashram, Dilbagh Nagar, Mr. Irwin Khanna, the president of Shivratri Utsav Committee, Mr. Sunil Sehgal of Dharam Jagran Punjab, Swami Shiva Bharti, the head of the Shiva Ashram, Mr. Vinay Jalandhari, the President of the Shiv Sena, Hindustan.

“Though, we welcome what has been done in case of other shrines, but, we are shocked to learn that the Devi Talaab Temple, the only “Shakti Peeth” of Punjab has been left out. We feel that the Punjab government is not aware about the religious importance of the Sri Devi Talaab Temple. We also feel that the Chief Minister is ignorant about Hindu religious places,” said members of the group of Hindu leaders.

They have threatened to burn an effigy of the Chief Minister ,if he failed to announce an exemption for the Devi Talaab Temple. Mr. Vijay Khullar, the Vice President of the PPCC, has also urged the CM to announce exemption for the temple, which, was serving the poor and the needy.

Bush’s effigy burnt
Tribune News Service

Girl’s body found
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 10
Body of a well-dressed girl, about 25 years old, was found from a nullah near Authaula village today afternoon.

The girl was apparently gagged to death with a rope and could also have been subjected to rape before being killed by unidentified assailants.

That the deceased belonged to some well-off family was clear from the fact that she was wearing jeans and a black T-shirt. It seemed to be a case of rape and murder, police sources said.

A case has been registered under Section 302 and 201 of the IPC at the Maqsudan police station. Investigations are on in the case.

An evening without Pak poets 
Tribune News Service