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Anti-Encroachment Drive
 No more let-off, says MC
Amritsar, January 2
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation has decided to vigorously launch anti-encroachment drive from this month in view of the strict directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had issued guidelines that the officers would be held accountable for the encroachment within their jurisdiction.

New Year celebrations a low-key affair 
Amritsar, January 2
Global meltdown, liquidity crunch in the market and dense fog proved a damp squib for New Year celebrations as people of the holy city preferred to remain indoors watching New Year programmes on TV sets.
Kitemaker Jagmohan Kanojia welcomes 2009 with his miniature art pieces in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar

New Year gift: Paddy bonus for farmers 
Amritsar, January 2
The farmers of the district would get a New Year gift in the form of paddy bonus. The District Food and Supply Controller would distribute cheques worth Rs four crore.

Girl who took Initiative for Viable Education
Amritsar, January 2
Pearl Jasra At 22 she is taking care of education, motivating and shaping up careers for children of rickshaw-pullers, domestic helps, migrant labourers and single, abandoned mothers. From her bubbly face and vivacious temperament, Pearl Jasra looks like any next door girl. However, she belies convention. — Photo by Ashok Kumar

Pearl Jasra


Dipped in Faith
Beating the chill, a devotee takes a holy dip in the sarovar of the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Beating the chill, a devotee takes a holy dip in the sarovar of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar

EARLIER EDITIONS

Girls dance during a party on the New Year eve in Amritsar
Girls dance during a party on the New Year eve in Amritsar on Wednesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Security agencies for innovation in ’09
Amritsar, January 2
In spite of major crackdown on the drug cartel in the border region by different state and national narcotics agencies, the smugglers continue to succeed in breaching the security drag net searching and adopting new ways to smuggle huge quantities of drugs to different parts of the country and to the ultimate destinations abroad.

Patwari nabbed accepting bribe
Tarn Taran, January 2
A team of vigilance bureau, led by DSP Ashok Kumar, nabbed a patwari, Satpal, of Marhana circle while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a farmer, Niranjan Singh, of the same village here today.

Snatchers flourish on Race Course road
Amritsar, January 2
Some miscreants snatched a purse from Dr Sharda Adlakha, a resident of Race Course road.

Pannu releases calendar
Kahan Singh Pannu (centre) releases the New Year calendar at Virsa Vihar Sadan in AmritsarAmritsar, January 2
Deputy commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu released the New Year calendar at Virsa Vihar Sadan, Gandhi Ground here. Renowned artists along with DC took the opportunity to extend New Year wishes to the people.



Kahan Singh Pannu (centre) releases the New Year calendar at Virsa Vihar Sadan in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Proving mettle graphically
Manu shows a computer graphic at his residence in AmritsarAmritsar, January 2
Mandeep Singh, alias Manu, a self-taught computer graphic artist, now wanted to go beyond the established format, which the most of graphic artists were using, by utilising basic colours and adding different elements to enrich his creations.


Manu shows a computer graphic at his residence in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Harinder Singh Sohal Sohal’s musical journey continues
Amritsar, January 2 Harinder Singh Sohal has earned name by lending his sonorous voice to several Punjabi numbers in general and ‘tappe’ and ‘boliyan’ in particular while being music director of various albums, stage plays, tele-serials and a movie. Grandson of litterateur and freedom fighter Suba Singh, he had clear cut idea for carving a niche for himself in the world of music at a very young age.

Harinder Singh Sohal 

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