Punjab mail arrives 
T-20 may not be happening at the PCA stadium, but tricity restaurants are catching the action. And our Punjabi puttars are driving down to taste it... 
So what if the Indian team is not playing on the home turf, or even closer, at PCA stadium-Mohali? What if we get to catch all the T-20 action only on the television screen? Cricket has always evoked mass excitement, and it goes down well with everything that triggers adrenaline rush — music, beer and good food. However, unlike Chandigarh, the action is amiss in Punjab. So, what is the next thing that you expect? Swanky cars, loaded with Punjabi puttars zooming into the city to enjoy T-20 action with a bang. — Photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Destination UK
Tricity artistes headed for  the UK on North Somerset County invitation
The richness of the Indian musical arts and cultural heritage, has, across the centuries, been maintaining its glory and winning the hearts of the people. And since 1993, the artistes from the Heritage Institute of Art and Culture Mohali too have been disseminating and presenting our musical traditions to the West,” said Prof. Rajpal Singh, director of the Heritage on Thursday. — Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Hello tunez
Musical notes
Aishwarya (Worldwide Records): This is one of those lowbrow films, which have come out of the woodworks while the producer-multiplex spat was working. Here we are concerned only with its music, which - whatever the quality of the film may be - is not bad. Neither the composer (Vishnu Narayan) nor lyricist (Atique Allahabadi) is from the A-list, but what they have come up is not half-baked. In fact, some of the songs could hold their own against the run of the mill. Among the singles, it is Shaan's Phool dekha phoolon ka rang dekha, which is pretty sweet. And among the duets, Kaise batlaoon tujhe by Vijay Prakash and Alka Yagnik is pretty impressive. It is Alka Yagnik who leaves good impression.

Bachchan hopes to learn Chinese during the IIFA weekend
Language no bar
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the IIFA brand Ambassador, who arrived for the tenth edition of the awards said that he is planning to learn Chinese during his stay. The 66-year-old star said that he wants to pick up some more Chinese words and promised that by the end of the festival he will boast of increased vocabulary of the language.

n Foot fall

n Bollywood bound

n Daughters day

Side Lanes
Man of substance
Antony Leocardio Fletcher was a great friend of Baba’s. ‘Tony’ was the complete opposite of my father, ‘Monu’ Dutt. One was a loud, feisty, pugnacious, aggressive ICS officer, who brooked no nonsense, excuses or tardiness. The other, a quiet, reticent, gentle, kind man of very few words, was dedicated to education and always had a hand in the pocket to help out needy students. Both had humour, vision, imagination, British education and acquired culture as the common factors to seal their friendship. Both were charmers and drew women like bees to flowers. Both were perfectionists. They went out for boys’ weekends that included fishing, picnics and shooting trips. Occasionally they teamed up with two pastors: Ernie Campbell, an American, and Doug Riddle, from New Zealand. They set up camp under tents, by one of Punjab’s magnificent rivers and spent the weekend chatting and frying the fish they caught.

Tooth and nail
Chandigarh gets its first dental spa, Toothpik in Sector 44. Apart from providing regular dental services to its clients, this new clinic will provide services like aromatherapy, foot and hand massage, music of choice and even eye masks to make clients fully comfortable. Idea behind the whole exercises is to offer unforgettable atmosphere where a client could relax and actually enjoy treatment. Dental spa will even be having special pre bridal package for young brides. The venture is a brainchild of Dr Mehak Jain. Dental spa is a concept adopted in few advanced countries, but is totally new in India, particularly Chandigarh.  — Photo: Parvesh Chauhan — TNS 

Power-packed launch 
Win Healthcare, part of the Rs 2,000 crore Umesh Modi group, is all set to enter Indian nutritional sector. The company has launched soyprotein supplement Soypower in Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The supplement has been developed keeping in mind the stressful and sedentary lifestyle of the urban consumers, who find it very difficult to have a balanced diet.