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City girl makes it to IAF
Ludhiana, June 29
Keeping with the family tradition of serving in the armed forces, a city girl, Ravina Sandhu, granddaughter of a highly-decorated soldier, late Maj Jagir Singh
Kokri, has been selected in the Indian Air Force as pilot. With her selection, Ravina has become the fourth generation recruit in the family of
Mention-In-Despatches and Vir Chakra awardee Maj Kokri in the armed force. She claimed that she was the only girl candidate from the state to have been selected.
She would leave Ludhiana for Hyderabad on July 3 where she would undergo training in flying. Born and brought up in Ludhiana, Ravina’s first love was flying. “I am feeling on top of the world.
Ravina Sandhu, who has been selected to the Indian Air Force, with her mother, Dr Pushpinder Sandhu, in
Ludhiana. — Photo by IV |
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Murder victim yet to be
identified
Ludhiana, June 29
The Salem Tabri police is yet to get any clue to the identity of the youth whose body was found packed in a plastic sack in the fields at Bhattian Bet village a couple of days ago.
Ruppainwali youth
is crorepati
Ludhiana, June 29
Lakhwinder Singh, a 22-year-old B.Tech student from Faridkot, could not believe his luck when he came to know that he had won Rs 2 crore in the Playwin jackpot. It was on June 19 when Lakhwinder had punched the numbers for his
Playwin ticket and won the jackpot.
Mr Lakhwinder Singh of Faridkot, who won the jackpot of Rs 2 crore, in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
— Photo by Sayeed Ahmed |
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Subscriber slips over BSNL slip
Ludhiana, June 29
At the BSNL the left hand does not appear to know what the right does. This is apparent from the fact that while the bill for a landline phone is delivered on time, that for a cellphone on the same address the nigam could not locate the addressee. Moreover, a delay in depositing the bill led to the suspension of services.
Instant mobile connections for pilgrims
Ludhiana, June 29
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has made a unique offer of CellOne mobile phone connection to pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, Amarnath Yatra and other visitors to Jammu and Kashmir on pilgrimage.
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