Mann enthrals college students
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Ludhiana, January 4
After two days of competitions, a fete was held on the third day at Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women as a befitting culmination of the ongoing events. The weather gods were pleased, too, as the sun made its appearance after days.

Since the college is on the National Highway, constraint of space made the college authorities ban entry of males. Only women were allowed in.

The most attractive feature of the fete was a village scene that . A typical village kitchen with traditional utensils used in rural areas made a fascinating picture. Colourful phuklaris and hand-woven 'durries' completed the ambiance of rural setting.

Harbhajan Mann- famous Punjabi folk singer and actor -was the cynosure of all eyes. he was the special guest .

students were excited to find Mann in their midst. They wanted him to sing all famous songs like 'Gallan goriyan te vich tohye, asi mar gaye oye hoye.The students danced while he sang. Forgotten were the game stalls.

Only when he left, the visitors turned their attention to sumptuous food like paav-bhaji, dosas, bhelpuriand noodles. 

College building inaugurated
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Amloh, January 4
The review appeal for Punjab’s distribution of water to other states would be filed in the Supreme Court next week, for which advocate Nariman has been engaged, said Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, Punjab here on Friday. The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating Jawaharlal Nehru Government Girls College Mandi Gobindgarh at Tooran village, 4 km from here.

The Punjab Government has taken up 2003 as the year of development, for which Rs 800 crore will soon be disbursed for rural water supply, Capt Amarinder Singh said.

He said the state government would launch a programme of diversification of crops and the farmers who prepare to shift from the wheat-paddy circle to other crops would be compensated which would cost less than the MSP paid to the farmers and storage costs besides a loss of Rs 5000 crore of paddy spoiled in the stores.

Amloh council chief Baldev Singh Aulakh, Jiwan Kumar Puri and Ramesh Kumar (councillors) submitted a memorandum demanding special grants for sewerage system and other development works but the Chief Minister said the matter would be discussed with the minister concerned and announcement in this regard would be made thereafter. 

Sr Sub Judge given farewell
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Khanna, January 4
A farewell party was organised in honour of Senior Sub Judge, Khanna, Mr GS Dhillon by the local Bar Association at the court complex here today. Mr GS Dhillon, who served as Senior Sub Judge for more than three years here, had been promoted as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehgarh Sahib, recently.

The farewell party was organised by the Bar Association under the presidentship of Mr Teja Singh.

Senior Sub Judge Munish Arora was also present.