Every Wednesday and Friday

Doaba, Majha farmers up in arms against govt
Protest against distress sale of cotton,
paddy in state
Jalandhar, October 16
Hundreds of farmers of the Doaba and the Majha regions took out a rally here today in protest against the distress sale of cotton and paddy in the state.

Farmers stage a dharna in front of the commissioner office in Jalandhar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Karva Chauth: Special packages for women
Jalandhar, October 16
Come Karva Chauth and the festive season comes to its peak with womenfolk specially draped in a bright hue of red and maroon.

Preparing for fast: Women get mehndi applied on their hands at Model Town in Jalandhar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Three posts of ADSJ lying vacant; backlog mounts
Jalandhar, October 16
The common saying, “justice delayed is justice denied” fits well with the district as over 60,000 cases lie pending in different district courts since long.

• Mega lok adalat on Sunday
• Over 60,000 cases settled

Tony gets anticipatory bail in Rana Clinic case
Jalandhar, October 16
Independent councillor Joginder Singh Tony was granted anticipatory bail by a city court here on Thursday in connection with a case of ransacking a private clinic located in Dhobi Mohalla on August 6.

Glitz of Karva Chauth
It is time for pageantry and prayer as Karva Chauth has come to coruscate the entire country with its effervescent hues. The luminous mosaic of the festival has always reigned over the hearts of millions of Indian women. Married women celebrate the occasion by observing fast that ensures the well-being and longevity of their husbands.

Young World
100 take part in personality grooming workshop
Jalandhar, October 16
The department of commerce and computer of the local Prem Chand Markanda SD College for Women organised a week-long personality development programme in association with NIIT. As many as 100 students participated in the workshop. The students were taught fundamentals of effective speaking, tips on self-grooming, communicative language skills and much more.



Students of KMV School perform during the annual function in Jalandhar on Wednesday. — Photo by Suryakant

Police DAV win u-14 (boys) handball tourney
Jalandhar, October 16
The CBSE north zone-II (u-14 and u-19) handball championship, 2008, was organised at Police DAV Public School, PAP Campus, from October 10 to 13, in which 49 schools and approximately 1,000 students, both boys and girls of took part.

Applications invited for posts of havildar (edu)
Jalandhar, October 16
The Army has invited applications for the recruitment of havildar (education) in the Army Education Corps in the science and arts streams for groups X and Y.

WAC inter-area athletics championship
Jalandhar, October 16
The Western Air Command (WAC) inter-area athletics championship started at Adampur Air Force Station here yesterday. Wg Cdr A. Mukherjee, Station Commander, Air Force Station, Adampur, inaugurated the championship.