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Downpour leaves roads in a mess
Jalandhar, August 14
The downpour that lashed the region on Friday and Saturday severely damaged roads in Jalandhar and surrounding areas.

Caved-in portion of the national highway at Shahkot in Nakodar. Photo: Nikhil Bhardwaj

Traffic plan out for Amritsar I-Day function
Amritsar, August 14
The police on Sunday released the traffic diversion plan for the public in the wake of heavy traffic inflow expected on the roads leading to AGA Cricket Stadium at Gandhi Ground, the venue for the Independence Day function where Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would hoist the Tricolour on Monday. RP Mittal, Police Commissioner, said the traffic restrictions would apply on the route that would be used by the VVIP.

Junglee hero’s Jalandhar connection
Jalandhar, August 14
As legendary actor Shammi Kapoor breathed his last today, a little eatery in the city remembered its glorious past. Shammi had been visiting the eatery - King Kulfi - back during his golden days in cinema.

Downpour leaves roads in a mess
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Traffic plan out for Amritsar I-Day function

Amritsar, August 14
The police on Sunday released the traffic diversion plan for the public in the wake of heavy traffic inflow expected on the roads leading to AGA Cricket Stadium at Gandhi Ground, the venue for the Independence Day function where Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would hoist the Tricolour on Monday. RP Mittal, Police Commissioner, said the traffic restrictions would apply on the route that would be used by the VVIP.

He said no vehicle other than those belonging to VVIPs, including ministers, councillors, mayor etc, would be allowed beyond the point of Civil Surgeon's Office road. Also, no vehicle would be allowed to get parked on the road from Circuit Chowk to Sessions Chowk.

People, willing to attend the function, approaching through Narula road would park their vehicles on the Government Girls Senior Secondary School ground.

Similarly, those coming from Anaam Cinema side would be diverted towards Guru Nanak Stadium, Virsa Vihar to park their vehicles.

At the venue, out of the three gates erected on the ground, gate no. 1 (on the Taylor road) has been kept for VVIPs and senior civil servants; gate no. 2 for invitees and gate no. 3 general public and schoolchildren. — TNS

Junglee hero’s Jalandhar connection
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Jalandhar, August 14
As legendary actor Shammi Kapoor breathed his last today, a little eatery in the city remembered its glorious past. Shammi had been visiting the eatery - King Kulfi - back during his golden days in cinema. Till a few years back, the walls of the little dhaba, which still sells mouth-watering kulfis, used to be decorated with pictures of the blue-eyed boys of Bollywood’s first family - the Kapoors.

Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor were among the celebrities who had been photographed shaking hands with the then owner Gurcharan Singh.

Generations of Jalandhar foodies were a witness to this rich legacy. Gurpartap Singh, grandson of Gurcharan Singh and the present owner of King Kulfi, says his grandfather was the cousin of Rajendra Kumar, so he brought along his friends in the Kapoor family regularly to our place.

“It is a great loss. My grandfather was great friends with the Kapoor family. He has told me countless stories of Shammi Kapoor. He had visited our eatery fresh after the release of Junglee during a trip to Jalandhar. He also attended my father’s wedding in 1981 along with Rajendra Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Pran and also danced a lot,” Gurpartap says.

“He danced according to his own wishes and never let anyone teach him his moves,” he adds. Sadly, the photographs of the Kapoors no more adorn the walls, “Since they were damaged when we got the walls painted. After the death of my grandfather we have also lost touch. But everyone in our family remembers those days fondly.”