President urged to derecognise SAD
Amritsar, November 6
National executive member of the Janata Dal (S) Balwant Singh Khera here urged the President of India to direct the election commission to expedite the decision on the petition filed by him for the de-recognition of the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Ram Bagh
ASI discovers antique fountains
Amritsar, November 6
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has stumbled upon antique fountains and water channels, dating back to the period of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, from the Civil Defence Services Building as part of the conservation and restoration project taken up in the historic Ram Bagh.

JK border extremely prone to smuggling: BSF chief
Amritsar, November 6
Not giving a clean chit to the Punjab border with Pakistan, Border Security Force (BSF) director-general A.K. Mitra stated that the Jammu and Kashmir border had become extremely prone to smuggling.

Shehnai duo enthral audience
Amritsar, November 6
Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar, famous “shehnai” players, enthralled the audience during their second performance for Virasat 2007 organised by SpicMacay, Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.

Prof Sethi nominated economic body member
Amritsar, November 6
Dr Amarjit Singh Sethi, a senior professor in the Punjab School of Economics of Guru Nanak Dev University, has been nominated as an executive committee member to the Indian Economic Association for three years. His induction was made during the recently concluded 90th annual conference of the association at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar.

Rangoli Effect
Adding new colours to Divali
Amritsar, November 6
In the run up to Divali, city residents are busy discovering their creative side, trying their hands at making colourful rangoli patterns. The fact that most Punjabis are not deft at giving shape to the complex designs is no disadvantage and women can be seen making a beeline at the rangoli stalls put up on Lawrence Road.

Campus Buzz
An eye-opening documentary fest at GNDU
Amritsar, November 6
An eye-opening documentary, “Fest Call for a Change”, was organised by the Friends of Freedom in collaboration with the School of Economics at Guru Nanak Dev University here.

Govts should promote hockey in India, Pak: Afzal

Amritsar, November 6 The 21-member hockey team of the Multan Racket (MR) Club arrived in India via the Attari Wagah joint checkpost to participate in the 37th SN Vohra Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Championship being held in Chandigarh. Players of the hockey team of the Multan Racket Club cross over to India at the Attari Wagah joint checkpost in Amritsar for participating in the 37th S.N Vohra Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Championship being organised in Chandigargh. —Photo  by Rajiv Sharma

Cong responsible for violence in Amritsar on Oct 26: BSP
Amritsar, November 6
The district president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Surinder Arjun, alleged that local Congress leaders were responsible for the October 26 riots in the walled city  of Amritsar.

Strenuous exercises bad for immunity
Amritsar, November 6
For athletes and fitness freaks, strenuous exercises can prove fatal, making them susceptible to muscle injury. The solution lies in moderate exercising and what better than walking which is the easiest way to stimulate the immune system and bring the body back in form.

Success Mantra
Punjabi tadka wins favour with audiences everywhere: Padmini 

Amritsar, November 6 It’s the Punjabi flavour which has become sure shot ticket for success in Bollywood, says Bollywood siren of yesteryear Padmini Kolhapuri. She was here for the launch of the second new batch of the Padmini Kolhapuri School of Acting.   Bollywood actress Padmini Kolhapuri lights a lamp to innaugurate a function in Amritsar. —Photo by Rajiv Sharma

Games conclude at Tarn Taran
Tarn Taran, November 6
The concluding ceremony of the handball (14 Boys and Girls) and wrestling (19 girls) competitions in the 53rd Punjab School Games presented a colourful scenario.

Sonologists observe strike
Amritsar, November 6
Local sonologists submitted a memorandum regarding their demands to civil surgeon Dr Lehmbar Singh here on Friday. The sonologists were on a two-day strike on the call given by their state-level association to stop scanning of pregnant patients in protest against the government’s apathy to their long-pending demands.

Members nominated on district planning board
Tarn Taran, November 6
Deputy commissioner Ajoy Sharma on the instructions of the state government has nominated the following as members of the local District Planning and Development Board: Chandr Kumar Aggarwal, Prabhjit Singh Rataul, Sada Nand Chopra, Ajit Singh Goldy, Ravinder Kumar Billu, Paramjit Singh Sandhu, Amarjit Singh Pahuwind, Gurbir Singh, Gurinder Singh Toni, Kuldeep Singh Aulakh, Jagir Singh, Subeg Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Kimti Lal, Jaswinder Singh, Jagbir Singh, Pargat Singh, Gurdial Singh, Sukhdev Singh and president municipal council Jatinder Kumar Sood. 

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