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Candidates with promise(s)
The main candidates from the four constituencies of the city promise the moon to their voters as they kickstart their campaign for the forthcoming Assembly poll, reports Dharmendra Joshi
The Congress and the SAD-BJP candidates from the four constituencies of the city are raising state-level issues of `development’ and `corruption’ during their election meetings.

Local issues hold the key
Issues like corruption, rising unemployment, increasing prices of essential commodities and deteriorating standard of education and healthcare are the dominant issues in the Assembly elections. Local issues like damaged roads, faulty streetlights, choked sewerage and haphazard parking are also talked about by candidates and voters alike.

Nine voters go ‘missing’ during revision
Instead of increase in the voters, their number has surprisingly reduced by nine during the revision of electoral rolls in Kapurthala district between January 3 and January 18. Actually the tentative electoral roll was published on January 3. Following which, the electorates were provided an opportunity till January 18 to get their names included or excluded as the case might be.

Faux pas keeps candidate on toes
Filing a nomination proved to be too cumbersome a task for a low profile candidate of the CPI (ML) New Democracy on Tuesday. A first-time candidate and a representative of rural labourers from Kartarpur, Mr Kashmir Singh Ghugshore, said when he came to the district administrative complex on Monday to get a copy of voter list that was to be attached with his nomination papers, he found that his name had been struck off from the voter list.

NOMINATIONS BEGIN: Supporters of a candidate put up a 'musical show' as they march beating their drums near the district election office in Jalandhar on Tuesday. 
— Tribune photos by Pawan Sharma

Many people, as many moods
Kashmir Singh Ghugshore rode a bicycle.	Kewal Singh Hazara hired a rickshaw.	A supporter relied on the old horse.

Young World
Rollicking start to “Iti Bharatam Week”
State-level competitions were held at Mayor World School to mark the beginning of “Iti Bharatam week” as part of the Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday. Teams from Ludhiana, Beas, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Phagwara participated in various categories, including poetry recitation, quiz and art.

Students of Eklavya School play kho-kho during sports day organised in Jalandhar. — Photo by S.S. Chopra

Grover nominated as PPCC gen secy
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, has nominated a Municipal Councillor (MC) Mr. Sharwan Grover as PPCC secretary.

Cluster approval
A proposal for setting up a cluster of leather industry in Jalandhar by the Punjab Leather Federation has been approved by the steering committee of Small Industry Cluster Development Programme, Government of India.