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Tanning school needs tune-up
Poor infrastructure, staff crunch plague institute
Jalandhar, October 9
Started during the British era in 1934, the state’s only institute of leather technology is in a shambles. The Government Tanning Institute on Nakodar Road here is facing problems ranging from inadequate infrastructure to the shortage of staff, besides lack of hostel facilities.

All’s not well at Government Tanning Institute on Nakodar Road in Jalandhar. — A Tribune photograph

Kindergarten admissions: Testing time for parents
Jalandhar, October 9
Parents are in a dilemma nowadays. As most local schools planning kindergarten sections (admissions open next month), parents are finding it hard to decide the school for their children.

Used CDs need not go into bin

Jalandhar, October 9 Two Class X students of Police DAV Public School have come up with an innovative idea of setting up a recycling plant for one of the most common new-age electronics industry waste — damaged and used CDs. Police DAV students Karan and Mehak Chauhan have come up with a novel technique to recycle CDs.

Fans party with favourite RJ
Jalandhar, October 9
To bring radio jockeys face to face with the listeners, Big 92.7 FM held a ‘Big kitty party with RJ Mamta’ at Meal Makers here on Sunday. Listeners talked and played fun games with their favourite RJ Mamta. The channel had selected around 30 listeners from all over the city and neighbouring areas through a lucky draw.
‘Jalandhar ki life banao activity’ saw mayor Rakesh Rathore answering residents’ queries.

High Voltage A Punjabi folk dance performance had the crowd up on its feet during the sub-zonal Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Youth Festival in Jalandhar. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

2 crushed to death
Jalandhar, October 9
Two Chintpurni-bound pilgrims were crushed to death by an unknown vehicle in Goraya on Amritsar-Delhi national highway. The accident took place on Monday night, while deceased were on their way to Mata Chintpurni shrine in Himachal Pradesh.

Young World
Youth fest: Hosts walk away with top honours
Jalandhar, October 9
A two-day All India Mahatma Hansraj Aryan sub-zonal youth festival concluded at Police DAV Public School on Tuesday. Students from the Jalandhar and Patiala region participated in an array of music, literary, dance and fine arts events. The host team took away most of the prizes including those for patriotic songs, quiz, English declamation, Hindi declamation, Sanskrit declamation, on-the-spot painting and qawwali.

Little ones turn heads
Jalandhar, October 9
To inculcate confidence in children the Chawla Nursing Home and Maternity hospital organised “18th annual baby show” at Red Cross Bhawan on Sunday. PTU registrar Sarojini Gautam Sharda was the chief guest on the event. She said baby shows help to bring out talent of the children.