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Not to worry, in the good old days engines used to let off
steam!
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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Pak
agents collecting petro dollars
JAMMU, May 20 — Pakistani
agencies, engaged in giving teeth to the ongoing anti-India armed
campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, have reportedly sent agents to several
Islamic countries for collecting funds for Jehad in the state.
Subsidy
to "ghost" units
CBI for action against 2 IAS men
CHANDIGARH, May 20 —
The CBI has recommended departmental action for major penalty against
two IAS officers of the Punjab cadre besides two officials of the
Industries Department.
Indebted
farmers pull kids out of schools
SINGO, (Bathinda), May 20
— As farms in many villages of Talwandi Sabo subdivision in the
district have stopped being profitable propositions, the farmers
who are entangled in debt trap have started forcing their wards to
leave school in order to help them in farming. Darshan Singh, son
of Mr Sukhdev Singh, a resident of this village left school after
class VII. His two other sons, Sewak and Jagga have, however, not
been able to attend school at all. |
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NEW DELHI, May 20
— Ignoring opposition to cut in subsidies, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today went a step further by asking the state governments to reduce the growing subsidy burden in power, transport and other service sectors to set their finances in order and help the country overcome the burgeoning deficit.
