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Protest chokes traffic flow on Nakodar road
35 yrs after, residents still looking for basic amenities
Jalandhar, June 12
Demanding laying of sewage and construction of roads, members of Uday Nagar and Tilak Nagar Welfare Society today blocked traffic on the Jalandhar-Nakodar road for more than two hours.

Agitators hold dharna  on Jalandhar-Nakodar road. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma 

Tribune Impact
Hope shines on tenacious topper
Jalandhar, June 12
She had dreams but not means to attain them. This CBSE class XII topper, who had been under a severe financial crunch to continue her studies, finally found some good Samaritans to support her to make it big.

Manpreet Kaur, a CBSE Class XII topper — who hails from a poor family— has been flooded with offers from good Samaritans who want to sponsor her higher education. 

RCF rolls out 13th Garib Rath rake
Kapurthala, June 12
The Rail Coach Factory (RCF) rolled out another Garib Rath rake in the presence of railway board chairman KC Jena on Wednesday. This was the 13th garib rath rake rolled out by the RCF for East Central Railway, Hajipur.

Apathy compounds Ladhewali’s road woes
Jalandhar, June 12
The Nangal Shama-Ladhewali road, situated near the Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus here presents a picture of utter neglect.



The potholed Ladhewali-Nangal Shama road is a commuter’s nightmare. — A Tribune photograph

Wheat purchase: Govt does bulk of buying 
Phagwara, June 12
Government agencies procured 98 per cent of total wheat purchased in Kapurthala during the recent rabi season, district and foods supplies officer (DFSO) Nirmal Singh stated this while talking to mediapersons here on Wednesday.

Army chief visits Vajra Corps
Jalandhar, June 12
Chief of the army staff (COAS) General Deepak Kapoor and his wife Kirti Kapoor, president of Army Wives Welfare Association, visited Jalandhar Garrison here on Thursday. 

Phagwara boy cracks IIT
Phagwara, June 12
Vishav Gupta of Urban Estate here has cleared the Indian Institute of Technologies joint entrance examination (IIT JEE)-2008. Though he has got the 1085th rank, he is the first student from Phagwara to have cleared the test during the past several years.

                                                                                                                         Vishav Gupta

Young World
Govt to sponsor Apeejay’s NASA trip
Jalandhar, June 12
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that the 12-member team of Apeejay School, Jalandhar, would be sponsored for its visit for participation in the international space settlement design competition to be held at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, from July 25 to 28.

Biz Buzz
New insurance plan 
Jalandhar : Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI) has presented its unit-linked life insurance plan “Birla Sun Life Insurance platinum plus”.

Sports goods traders protest, seek VAT relief
Jalandhar, June 12
Demanding VAT exemption on sports goods on the lines of Uttar Pradesh, the Khel Udyog Sangh organised a black-flag protest here on Wednesday.

Bajrang Dal, VHP protest against paid prayers 
Phagwara, June 12
Flaying the decision of the MataVaishno Devi Shrine Board for introducing priority darshan fee for the rich, the Bajrang Dal and the Vishav Hindu Parishad submitted a memorandum to SDM Amarjit Paul addressed to President Pratibha Patil so that she may use her office to get the controversial decision cancelled.

Bus operators flay fuel price rise
Jalandhar, June 12
Bus operators in the city in a joint press note on Wednesday criticised the Union government for increasing the prices of petroleum products.

Sena leader ‘thrashes’ priest
Phagwara, June 12
Shiv Sena (Hindustan) leader Inderjeet Karwal has been booked on the charge of beating and injuring a priest, Chandreshwar Mishra, at the Shivaji temple in the Bada Gadiya locality, falling under city police station. — TNS