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All set for the D-day
Amritsar, August 7
For fair conduct of the municipal corporation poll tomorrow, additional police force has been roped in from the adjoining districts of Tarn Taran, Batala, Gurdaspur and Amritsar (rural).
Where does improvement feature on the menu?
Amritsar, August 7
The city lacks basic amenities but these issues have not featured in the priority list of the candidates contesting municipal corporation elections.
The walled city area presents a dismal scene with garbage strewn in every nook and corner.
Residents hope that the situation will improve in the coming days.—Photo
by Rajiv Sharma
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Update knowledge, VC tells librarians
Amritsar, August 7
University and college librarians must work hard to keep themselves updated to face new challenges posed by their profession. Dr Jai Rup Singh, vice-chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, stated this while interacting with the participants of a three-week refresher course in Library and Information Science. The course concluded at the Academic Staff College (ASC) of the university here recently.
Rain: Admn claims fall flat
Amritsar, August 7
The tall claims made by the local administration pertaining to the cleaning of sewerage and drainage system fell flat following few hours of rain, which led to the clogging of the major roads of the city with filth and rain water.
Political parties campaigning for the MC elections on the penultimate day faced a stiff opposition from the rain gods.—Photo
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Glass artisans get valuable tips
Amritsar, August 7
A 21-day training programme, organised for cut glass workers by the local industrial department in collaboration with the National Centre for Design and Product Development (NCDPD), concluded here. K S Pannu, deputy commissioner, distributed the certificates to 40 artisans who took part in the programme.
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Rally aftermath: Buntings and plastic glasses lying scattered in a park in
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CBSE to hold 3-day science exhibition
Amritsar, August 7
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct a three-day regional level science exhibition at Spring Dale Senior School, Fatehgarh Road from August 9 on wards. a“The exhibition is going to be a mega event with 170 schools of Punjab, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh expected to participate in it,” informed Manveen
Sandhu, principal of Springdale School, while talking to mediapersons on Tuesday.
Festival for promotion of Sikhism
Amritsar, August 7
SikhNet, an organisation for the spread of Sikhism was holding the ‘Second Annual SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival 2007’ to inspire the Sikh youth to make creative use of the audio-visual and other mediums for the promotion of the spirit of the religion.
Tree plantation drive
Amritsar, August 7
A tree plantation drive was launched in and around the walled city under the ‘Go Green” movement. The drive, organised by Mission Aagaaz at New Shopping Complex Building, near the Golden Temple, was inaugurated by district police chief Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. More than 150 plants were also planted in the Galiara Complex.
‘Drinking leads to osteoporosis
Amritsar, August 7
Excessive drinking, smoking and lack of exercise are the main causes of osteoporosis said Dr M.M. Khurana of Novartis India Ltd, Mumbai on the concluding day of the bone mineral density checkup camp here today.
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