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When kids bridge the gap between India and
Pak
Chandigarh, June 5
In an attempt to bring the children of India and Pakistan closer for the first time through a cultural exchange programme, Future Kids Club, a venture of Besten Foundation, Mohali and Ajoka Children’s Theatre of Lahore is going to stage a play ‘Border- Border’ on June 16 at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18 .
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Madeeha Gauhar from Pakistan
(centre) addresses a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club,
Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Also in picture are Rukshana
Kazmi and Amrit Pal Singh. — A Tribune photograph
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FOR THE FORCES
Yoga as part of Army training
Chandigarh
Fourth generation weapon systems designed and developed in hi-tech laboratories and the spiritual science of yoga, founded by sages in ancient times, seem to make a somewhat odd combination.
Jacob honours
shramdanis
 Chandigarh, June 5
About 43 city residents who regularly come to participate in voluntary shramdan at Sukhna Lake were honoured at a function this morning. Sponsors and institutions were also
honoured.
It’s all smiles for the Sukhna ‘shramdanis’ who were honoured in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
‘Organise awareness camps on environment’
Panchkula, June 5
The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmananad, and his wife, Ms Sudesh Kumari, today planted saplings of neem and Alstonia scholaris (chhatim) trees at Haryana Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh to mark the World Environment Day.
Preserve environment:
Gosain
Chandigarh, June 5
Ms Anjana Gosain, an environmentalist, lawyer and secretary of the World Tiger Trust, today appealed to students of the Institute of Tourism and Future Management Trends
that they should not only preserve the environment but also improve it by using non-conventional means of energy, harnessing of rain water and worshipping sun, air, water, trees and forests which are basis of our survival.
Lecture on
photography
Chandigarh, June 5
Alliance Francaise de Chandigarh organised a lecture on photography ‘‘Visual Experience’’ by Diwan Manna today at the Alliance Art Gallery, Sector 36 here. Diwan Manna is a well-known photographer, who has held exhibitions in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York and Paris.
Sarbari Begum clarifies
Chandigarh, June 5
Seeking a high-level inquiry into the Khanpur land dispute, Mrs Sarbari Begum, Vice-President of the Mahila Congress, Punjab, said today that she had nothing to do with this dispute. She said that the land sold through her on the basis of power of attorney had no link with the disputed land.
SC employees ignored:
Adiwal
Chandigarh, June 5
Former Mayor Kewal Krishan Adiwal has alleged that various departments of the UT Administration were not giving due representation to their Scheduled Caste employees in either promotion or recruitment. In a press release issued here today, Mr Adiwal said, this was a complete violation of the reservation policy of the Government of India.
Poultry farms told to maintain
sanitation
Panchkula, June 5
The Subdivisional Magistrate, Mr U.S. Sohal, today passed an order directing the owners of the poultry farms and hatcheries in the Raipur Rani and Barwala areas to maintain sanitation.
Shifting of post office resented
SAS Nagar, June 5
Shifting of a post office from Sector 59(PhaseV) to Sector 71 has been strongly resented by the municipal councillor of the area and the House Owners Welfare Society. Ms Deep Kaur Shyan, a municipal councillor, said the Postal Department was shifting the post office on the pretext of non-availability of accommodation where as a showroom (No. 10) in Sector 59 market had been offered by its owner.
FENG SHUI TIPS
What you put under the staircase
FENG Shui gives a lot of importance to things kept under the staircase. It is very important to be aware of the items you put under your staircase. Think twice before you decide to place some item under the stairs. One important tip is never place something under the stairs that you never want to step upon.
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