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Schookids wade through thick morning fog in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

City’s IT scope needs better promotion: AVM
Amritsar, November 28
With information technology giants looking for tier II and III cities for cutting costs and expanding their business, the Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM) today urged MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mayor Shawet Malik to meet IT stalwarts and convince them to establish their business in the holy city.

‘Nanotechnology is next big thing’
Amritsar, November 28
The computer department of the DAV College organised an IT festival in which more than 20 different schools from Amritsar district participated.

Singhs on a song
Amritsar, November 28
The stage is set for the grand finale of the Spiritual and General Ability (SAGA)-2008 contest to elect “He Khalsa” and “She Khalsa” which would be held at Guru Nanak Auditorium here on November 29. Stating this, Kes Sambhal Parchar Sanstha chairman S.J.S. Pall, the organiser of the contest, said the main aim of the organisation was to promote Sikhism among the Sikh children.

The grand finale of the ‘He Khalsa & She Khalsa’ competition would be held in Amritsar on November 29. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Debate on fiscal crisis
Amritsar, November 28
A state-level seminar on “Role of chartered accountants (CA) in economic development and current economic crisis” is being organised by the CA wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here tomorrow.

Campus Buzz
Language experts talk trends
Amritsar, November 28
The three-week refresher course in English for university and college lecturers concluded at Academic Staff College in Guru Nanak Dev University here today. The course was organised by the department of English in which 13 teachers from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Bhopal and Punjab took part.