|  | Farmers take to horse-breeding Mini-stud farms dot Malwa region
 
      
        | Muktsar, January 18 A trend, which is catching up fast in the Malwa region of Punjab, particularly in this district, is that farmers have taken to horse-breeding in a big way to supplement their income after finding it difficult to make both ends meet by earning enough from their farms.
 |  Farmers and traders strike a deal at Ghora Mandi at Muktsar.
          — Photo Kulbir Beera
 
 
 
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        | SUNDAY ANCHORPunjab cinemas face closure
 Neighbouring states reap the harvest
 Jalandhar, January 18
 Dwindling interest of
        cinegoers, because of the easy availability of the latest films through numerous TV channels and CDs and  the existing “faulty” tax structure, has forced the closure of almost half of  the cinema houses of Jalandhar, once known to be the cinema capital of Punjab, and of about 20 per cent of the theatres of the state.
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            |  | Cabinet reshuffle in 2 phases likely January 18, 2003
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            |  | Shinde
    to replace Deshmukh January 17, 2003
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            |  | Cabinet
    Secy convenes meeting on SYL January 16, 2003
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            |  | Chautala, MPs meet PM on SYL January 15, 2003
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            |  | Punjab
    moves SC on SYL January 14, 2003
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            |  | BSF thwarts ISI’s bid to dig tunnel January 13, 2003
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            |  | HP
    elections on Feb 26 January 12, 2003
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            |  | Norms
    for overseas investment eased January 11, 2003
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            |  | PIOs in 6 countries eligible for dual citizenship January 10, 2003
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            |  | All-party meeting backs Amarinder January 9, 2003
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