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Unsafe City
Most mishap-prone sites right outside schools, colleges
Jalandhar, October 2
With the location of most of the city-based educational institutes on the highways and main roads, the students, studying in these, fall under high risk of being hit by a speeding vehicle, while trying to cross the roads to enter the campus.

Illicit relations claim 3 lives
Phagwara, October 2
Three members of a family, including a woman and her two children, reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Nakodar on Monday night. According to the reports, all three were immediately rushed to a Jalandhar hospital. While both the kids died last night, their mother breathed her last early morning today.

Ex-panch beaten to death
Phagwara, October 2
A former panch of village Shankar, Raunqui Ram, was allegedly beaten to death by some persons last night. Personal enmity was said to be the reason behind the attack, said police.

Teachers lay siege to BMC Chowk
Jalandhar, October 2
The Education Volunteer Teachers Union Punjab organised a dharna at BMC Chowk here today, demanding regularisation of their services. The members said they had been rendering their services for the past four years and yet the government was not assuring them of regularisation.

Members of the Education Volunteer Teachers’ Union protest in Jalandhar on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Bull’s Eye
City shooter aims high
Jalandhar, October 2
Fifteen-year-old shooter Nikita Gupta of Jalandhar is not only hopeful of qualifying for the national shooting championship but also confident of winning a medal in the competition. Interestingly, her performance in the recently concluded state-level championship at Mohali has already qualified her for all-India GV Mavalankar shooting championship to be held at Agra from October 24.

Nikita Singh is hopeful of qualifying for national championship.

It’s all about mind games
In the fast-paced age of today, we have to do the maximum in minimum time. In every field short cuts are used to save time, energy & space. We very commonly read SMSs or e.mails like, “u r gr8 (meaning: you are great), u r 4go10,” (meaning: you are forgotten).

Tricking with numbers
Here is a mathematical game which you can play with your friends.

Young World
DIPS sways to Shiamak’s tunes
Jalandhar, October 2
A dance night was held at Delhi International Public School (DIPS) here on Saturday, in collaboration with SDIPS (Shiamak Davar Institute for Performing Arts). The performers enthralled the audience (largely of parents of the participants) with their dances.

Kids perform during the dance night held ats DIPS in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Kho-kho championships from Oct 5
Jalandhar, October 2
The Jalandhar District Kho-Kho Association will organise the district kho-kho championships for the junior and senior sections from October 5 and 6. The championships will be dedicated to the birth centenary celebrations of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.