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Star show postponed for the
third time
Ludhiana, June 29
Disappointment prevails among fans
of a number of popular cinestars as the much-publicised
Fire-n-Show, featuring heart-throbs of Bollywood has again been
postponed.
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The stage that is being erected for the July 7 star show in Ludhiana. |
More
clouds for more water for more power
Ludhiana, June 29
After a hint of arrival in Punjab
on June 23 and 24, monsoons have got held up because of a weak
south-easterly current. The state has witnessed sparse rain in the past
few days. Dr S.S. Hundal, Head of the Punjab Agricultural University
Department of Agro-meteorology, has said that the monsoon clouds, that
are on Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh now, may hit Punjab
within the next few days.
Little
Gates who can open Windows
Ludhiana, June 29
Zubeyr Singh may be a kid, who can
barely hold a pen, but he knows which key to press at what time. Using
his delicate fingers, he navigates the mouse with incredible confidence
to explore the data on a computer. Though, due to his age, he is at ease
more with games than application software, he can use the Internet and
check the e-mail account of his father, Dr Gurcharan Singh, who is the
district head of the Indian Medical Association.
Employees
seek probe into scam
Ludhiana, June 29
The state working committee of the
employees of the Punjab State Employees Board has demanded a high-level
probe into the scams of the board that involved a sum of Rs 600 crore in
coal bargaining. The committee said there were many scams in the
Jalkheri project in the purchase of transformers, meters, cables,
undersized conductors, computers and electricity goods.
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