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Punjabi theatre festival begins
Mohali, January 4
The three-day Punjabi theatre festival began at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, this evening. Organised by the Kendri Panjabi Rangmanch Sabha, Mohali, the festival began with the presentation of play ‘Dulari Bai’ by students of Department of Theatre and television Punjabi University, Patiala.
A scene from ‘Dulari Bai’, which was staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Artworks from Tamil Nadu on display
Chandigarh, January 4
Giant-size wood carvings, highly decorated bronze artefacts with rare motifs and expressions, exclusive brass lamps in shapes of peacocks, parrots and swans and beautiful marble pieces embellished with gold work are some of the attractions of the Tamil Nadu handicrafts exhibition which is going on at Lajpat Rai Bhavan in Sector 15. |
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Exquisite wares from Tamil Nadu on display at an exhibition at Lajpat Rai Bhavan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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City homes go green with exotic plants
City homes are going green — and certainly not with envy. Displaying the ever-new and exotic varieties of foliage and other ornamental plants in homes seems to be the new mantra in home decor.
New fashion trends spell doom for ‘parandi’
With kingdoms and principalities vanishing into oblivion after the advent of democracy after Independence, many a means of livelihood and many a style of life peculiar to erstwhile kingly states have been almost wiped
out. This is especially true of numerous “parandi karigars” of the
once royal Patiala city who are facing virtual penury owing to
the fast- changing fashion scenario in the region.
A ‘karigar’ busy making a
‘parandi’. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar
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Revving up car thrills this champ
“Sir, I am your fan. I want to have the test-drive with you,” requested Manav Batra, a local motor sports enthusiast. And nine times national rally champion Jagan
Nanjappa, immediately put off his lunch break, and sat beside Manav in the power-packed Ford Endeavour car.
Test-driving the Ford Endeavour on a dirt track in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
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Vintage cars attract crowds at 2-day show
Move on to the new, but don’t forget the old. This was the concept behind the display of Vintage Ford cars at the Great Ford Drive show, along with the latest models of Ford cars and convertibles, on display at Sector 34.
The Vintage Ford cars, on display at the two-day Great Ford Drive, attracted a number of customers on Sunday.
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Youth taking to meditation
With increasing stress everyday and life getting more mundane, a number of people are turning to meditation. This is perhaps the reason for a large number of meditation centres coming up in the city and the peripheral areas.
It’s my life
Ambition to serve humanity
A story of determination — to make the world recognise me for what I am, a quest to carve out my own place in the world. That’s how I want my life story to be.
I come from a modest family background wherein I have been supported in all my right decisions.
1.08 lakh kids get polio drops
Chandigarh, January 4
Even as the weather played a spoilsport, 1.08 lakh children, below the age of five, were administered polio drops in the first phase of the Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign in the city today.
Over 50,000 given polio drops
Panchkula, January 4
As many as 58,486 children under five years of age were administered polio drops in various parts of the district today.
A volunteer administers polio drops to a child in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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50 pc AIDS patients suffer from parasitic infections: expert
Chandigarh, January 4
The section of Animal Veterinary and Fisheries Sciences of the 91st Indian Science Congress started with the presidential address by Prof
R.C. Sobti, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University.
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