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Long wait for passport
It’s 5 am and still dark. Scores of people from across the region have started forming serpentine queues outside the gates of Regional Passport Office in Jalandhar.
Desperate people from Doaba and Majha start their journey before the wake of the dawn to ensure that their file gets deposited in time.
Applicants stand in long queues at Regional Passport Office counters in Jalandhar on Tuesday.
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Jeweller told to return
gold bracelet
In a significant judgement, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Pooja Jewellers at Sadar Bazar in Kapurthala to return golden bracelet
(kara), weighing 19 grams, to consumer Gurmit Singh of Mand Sangojala village in the district.
Just a thought
Night hides Jalandhar’s scars
The night comes as a blessing. It hides deepening potholes and piling garbage in malarial lanes of Jalandhar.
The day bares people adding stench and going about their business on two- wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers.
Safai karamcharis collect garbage in their carts.
Young World
Degrees conferred on 700 students
Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised its annual convocation on Sunday. Nearly 700 graduate and postgraduate students received degrees from Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University.
Students from Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya after receiving their degrees in Jalandhar on Sunday.
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Gearing up for party
Glittering dresses, eyes lined with kohl, shimmering footwears, scintillating danglers………Oh! The season of the college and school farewell parties is here.
Warding off the examination fever lurking over their heads, the youngsters are gearing up for farewell parties.
Even though the event lasts for a day or rather few hours, but
the preparations for the same begin almost a month ago. Both the
guests and hosts are out for arranging the latest and trendiest
outfits, checking out the accessories and the mobiles.
Students of Apeejay College of Fine Arts prepare for their farewell party.
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Tough going for roadside artists
When we see them showcasing their statues on the roadsides, the situation seems glossy, but the makers of these pieces live in extreme poverty and helplessness.
Residing near the Banga Road in Phagwara, these people from Jodhpur in Rajasthan neither have proper shelters nor basic amenities.
Crime against women up
Crime against women has gone up in Jalandhar district.
The district police registered 250 cases in 2005 and 350 cases in 2006.
Dowry cases reached 96 in 2006 from 78 in 2005 and 109 in 2004. However, the cases related to the dowry deaths, under Section 304- B of the Indian Penal Code, came down to five against seven in 2005 and 14 in 2004.
75 prizes for BSF
Flowers of all hues are in full bloom at BSF Headquarters, which bagged 75 prizes, including the first prize in various categories, in the flower show organised by the Jalandhar Cantonment Board.
A walk through the BSF campus gives an impression for one as if he or she is passing through flower-laden Kashmir valley.
An award winning garden on the BSF campus in Jalandhar.
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Dandiya organised
A colourful ‘dandiya’ dance was organised at the Pearls Institute of Dance and Grooming in Model Town, Jalandhar, on Saturday.
It was organised in connection with Navratras with the recitation of ‘mantras’ and with the lighting of a lamp.
Ice cream launched
SSM Foods has launched
Minimelts, an international brand of ice cream, in the city. According to Prabhpal Pannu of SSM Foods, exciting shapes and various flavours of the ice cream are mouth watering and irresistible.
30 patients examined
The Chandigarh and Punjab Union of Journalists, Jalandhar unit, organised an ayurvedic free medical check-up camp at Sarvodya
Bhavn, Mai Hira Gate, in Jalandhar recently.
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