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Bankers recover 4 cr
Ludhiana, March 17
Bankers literally laughed their way to banks from the state-level lok adalat after recovering Rs 4 crore from over 1000 loan defaulters without filing recovery suits in regular courts, as the matters were compromised through a pre-litigative section of the adalat today.
Agri clinics: Banks fail to meet targets
Ludhiana, March 17
spite constant endeavour to promote the setting up of agri-clinics, banks in the state have failed to meet the targets this year too. Till December 2006, only seven agri-clinics and agri-business centres were set up against the target of 180.
Leader’s b’day wish: Open forgotten college
Foundation stone was laid 27 years ago
Mandi
Ahmedgarh, March 17
On his birthday here, president of the local unit of BJP Ramesh Ghaie, has called upon various social and political parties to impress upon Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to initiate the process for opening a government degree college.
The foundation stone of the degree college laid in 1979.
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Parties ignoring workers, promoting progeny: Johal
Ahmedgarh, March 17
Joginder Singh Johal, eldest son of the former Chief Minister Punjab Darbara Singh has accused senior leadership of all political parties of ignoring patriotic and selfless workers of their respective organisations and passing on the reins of the party to their sons. He accused that the parties like the Congress were not giving families of dedicated workers their due.
Terming the trend as a degradation of values and norms he alleged that leaders in the Congress party had been ignoring families which, had contributed a lot during the freedom struggle and later in curbing terrorism in the border state.
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Joginder Singh Johal
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Anti-Boparai voices get SAD support
Patiala, March 17
The race for the post of vice-chancellor of Punjabi University here has gained momentum with students and faculty members today holding a protest in front of the main gate of the university. They were demanding removal of the vice-chancellor Swaran Singh
Boparai.
At the Crossroads
Storyteller as a roving ambassador
This time again when he met me in Punjabi Bhawan (Ludhiana), I found myself guilty of omission and not commission. Such a great short story writer had remained unnoticed by me although he had earned kudos from litterateurs in India as well as Pakistan.
He writes his stories in Punjabi in Urdu script, called Shahmukhi. He is instantly read in Pakistan, whereas in India some readers have to wait for the change of script, although the older generation is well conversant with the Shahmukhi script.
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Khalid Hussain
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Tata Sky World Cup offer
Ludhiana, March 17
Tata Sky, a joint venture company of Tata and Star, has announced a promotional offer under which consumers, who purchase its connections by April 15, 2007, will get three months of free subscription on up to four televisions. In addition, 50 subscribers with their families will get a chance to watch the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 final with superstar Hrithik Roshan on April 28 in Mumbai.
Live cricket on mobile handsets
Ludhiana, March 17
Subscribers of Spice Telecom will be able to view live matches during the Cricket World Cup 2007 on their handsets. Announcing this at a press conference held here yesterday, chief operating officer (COO) Man Mohan Nandwani said the service would be available for pre-paid as well as post paid customers.
Emotional adieu to outgoing DC
Ludhiana, March 17
The Deputy Commissioner's Office Employee's Association accorded a farewell to the outgoing Deputy Commissioner, Ashok Kumar Gupta at a function organised at Bachhat Bhawan here yesterday. The present incumbent, Sumer Singh
Gurjar, was also warmly welcomed.
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