Perfect weather in Mohali after thunderstorm

MOHALI: Ahead of the crucial Pakistan-India semifinal, the skies cleared up on Wednesday morning after a thunderstorm followed by light rain in Mohali.

Met officials said the skies would remain clear for most of the day. They added, however, that there was possibility of light showers towards the evening.

The high-voltage semifinal clash between India and Pakistan starts at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium at 2.30 p.m. It will be a day-night encounter.

Indian Met office predicts light rain in Mohali

MOHALI: The Meteorological Department of India has predicted clouds in Mohali with a possibility of light rain by the evening on Wednesday.

The rain can spoil the eagerly awaited World Cup semifinal between arch-rivals Pakistan and India.

“A partly cloudy sky will prevail in the Mohali region on Wednesday. Thunderstorms and dust-storms along with light rain, by the evening, could also prevail in various parts of this region on tomorrow. Similar conditions are prevailing in this region for the last 24-hours,” NDTV quoted a Met official saying.

Karachi based PR employees await salaries to celebrate Eid

Staff Report

KARACHI: Thousands of Karachi based Pakistan Railways (PR) workers are still waiting for their salaries of October to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha tomorrow.

According to details, more than 25,000 Karachi based grade four employees did not receive their salaries till Tuesday (today) morning.

They all went on strike in order to force their administration to distribute their salaries. Consequently, all trains were delayed for four to seven hours and passengers faced great difficulties before commencing their long travels.

The desperate and enraged employees were of the view that if they do not get salaries, their families would remain deprived of Eid delights.

Pakistan Railways administration made emergency arrangements for workers in other cities and began to distribute their salaries in the evening; Karachi based workers were still

Karachi based PR workers await salaries to celebrate Eid

Staff Report

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways’ (PR) thousands of Karachi based workers are still waiting for their salaries of October to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha tomorrow.

According to details, Pakistan Railways’ more than 25 thousands Karachi based workers of grade four did not get their salaries till Tuesday (today) morning.

They all went on strike in order to force their administration to get their salaries; consequently all trains were delayed for four to seven hours and the passengers faced great difficulties before the start of their long travels.

The desperate and enraged employees were of the view that if they do not get salaries, their families will remain deprived of the Eid delights.

The administration of Pakistan Railways made some emergency arrangements for the other cities’ workers and began to distribute their salaries in the evening

Junta silent as Myanmar awaits Suu Kyi release

YANGON: Detained Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was due to be freed from house arrest on Saturday, but there was still no sign Myanmar’s army rulers were ready to release her.

The charismatic leader of the Southeast Asian country’s fight against military dictatorship remained in her crumbling lakeside home, despite rumours paramount leader Senior General Than Shwe had approved an order to free his arch enemy from seven years of house arrest.

A crowd of about 300 people, among them many journalists, waited anxiously near her house, chatting in small groups or drinking in tea shops. Some wore T-shirts with the message: “We stand with Aung San Suu Kyi”. Suu Kyi received no visitors.

A government source told Reuters she would likely be released in the evening, but in one of the world’s most secretive countries, the comment could not be officially

JD Ryder and KS Williamson Rescued New Zealand

New Zealand ended the evening of third day of first test match against India with a wicket of JD Ryder. He along with KS Williamson scored 194 runs. The partnership was very much needed by the New Zealand team to get back some confidence. Both batsmen score at the right time when team really needed them.

JD Ryder also completed his century. He scored 103 runs and played 205 balls. He really played a fantastic and needed inning. KS Williamson is still on the wicket. He was batting on 87 runs when day play ended. He hit six boundaries and faced 226 balls.

BB McCullum also played well and scored 65 runs. NZ has scored 331 runs so far and they are still trailing by 156 runs. They are left with 5 more wickets. Before that India has scored 487 runs in the first inning.

V Sehwag and R Dravid scored centuries. Sehwag score 173 runs while Dravid got out on 104 runs. Harbajan Singh also contributed with 69 runs. It was team performance from Indian side and now NZ is also looking to do the same. Tomorrow will be the forth day of the test match. India is hoping to get NZ out early and play again to give them target to chase on the last day. On the other hand NZ is determined to play solidly as they can.

Michelle danced to Rang de Basanti with students

When US President Barack Obama was talking serious business with industry honchos this evening, his wife Michelle interacted with differently-abled children at the library of Mumbai University and danced with them to the tunes of a hit number from Aaamir Khan-starrer “Rang De Basanti”.

Karachi killings continue, one more shot dead

Staff Report

KARACHI: The one week long fresh row of target killings continues in Karachi as one more victim was shot dead Friday morning.

According to police sources, unknown attackers opened fire early in the morning on 35-year-old Allah Nawaz in Sir Syed Town, North Karachi, and killed him on the spot.

The dead body of the deceased has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, while police have started investigation.

Earlier on Thursday the city remained comparatively calm in the first half of the day; people went to work according to routine and most educational institutes were open. Public and private transport was on the roads and most of the markets were open too.

In the second half of the day, target killings started in the metropolis once again. By the evening, more than half dozen people were shot dead in various parts of the

Akshay Kumar will turn DJ tonight at Mumbai night club

It’s finally happening on Saturday Night (October 9). The retro-music-and-dance night at a suburban retro club where Akshay Kumar would be deejay and play all his favourite songs from the 1970s as part of the promotional campaign for Action Replayy.

The retro Saturday night would be sadly incomplete without Akshay’s leading lady Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Aishwarya has gone to the Pusan Film Festival, leaving Akshay to his own musical devices on Saturday night.

Vipul explains his leading lady’s absence on this important night. “The retro-music night was to happen on September 30. But that turned out to be the date for the verdict on Ayodhya. When now Aishwarya has committed her time for such an important international festival I can’t expect her to set aside her plans. And she has promised she would try to fly back to Mumbai for the evening and then return to Pusan.”

Akshay, however, is reconciled to his solitary star appearance as a deejay for one night. He will now be accompanied by Aditya Roy Kapoor, the VJ turned actor, who plays Akshay and Aishwarya’s son in Action Replayy.

Akshay has already selected his favourite 1970′s songs which he says he is not willing to reveal.

Vipul will say this much about Akshay’s unique role as a deejay on Saturday evening: “A lot of the songs Akshay has selected are from Rajesh Khanna films. So we can expect a lot of R.D. Burman tracks.”

Further probing reveals that Akshay has zeroed in on O Mere Dil Ke Chayan (Mere Jeevan Saathi), Roop Tera Mastana (Aradhana), Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai (Kati Patang) and Yeh Kya Hua (Amar Prem) as his top-of-the-line dance tracks for the evening.

Akshay has been calling up the deejays at two of the most prominent night-places in Mumbai to understand how to conduct himself that evening. Wife Twinkle Khanna would be looking into Akshay’s look and wardrobe for the evening. Akshay will dress in 1970s’ retro style.

Says Akshay, “I don’t think any Indian actor or any actor anywhere has been a deejay at a night spot before. I’m quite excited.”

The doors at the club will be opened to all initially. But closed after the place fills up.

Says Vipul, “After all not too many youngsters would’ve the chance to get Akshay to play deejay while they dance. I suspect after a while there will be a stampede in there.”

No emotions flared in the speech of PM: Kaira

Federal Information minister Qamar Zaman Kaira says no emotions flared in the speech of PM. He says some anchors show irresponsible behavior to such an extent that they use inadequate language, and rather than suggesting solutions, they divert attention from the problems which the country is facing in reality
While talking to Dunya News Qamar Zaman Kaira said that after watching the political talk shows in the evening, it feels that government would be gone by tomorrow. And that was the point that PM raised that they shouldnt confuse the people. He says PM is right to say that we lost precious lives for democracy.
Last Saturday PM delivered a speech in Achievement Awards Ceremony 2010 organized by Chamber of Commerce Lahore. Due to some loud and glaring voice of PM, some misconceived the speech to be emotional.

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