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$ 1,000 note brings misery to boy’s family
Chandigarh, January 7
A 10-year-old boy of a slum found a $ 1,000 note from a garbage heap, but misery soon followed his family as the police arrested them on charges of
theft. Bhudev of Amb Sahib Colony, Phase 10, Mohali, found the note from
garbage on Wednesday evening.
Man found dead near Punjab
Secretariat
Chandigarh, January 7
Om Parkash, alias Lali, a 40-year-old resident of the Janta Colony in Naya
Gaon, was found dead in Rajindra Park near the Punjab Civil Secretariat this morning.
An empty bottle of liquor was also found near the body.
City’s gross domestic product up
Chandigarh, January 7
Chandigarh's rising financial muscle was evident today. Latest data says the city has showed economic activity of Rs 6,130 crore for the year ending March 31, 2004. This is about Rs 867 crore more than last year's 5263
crore.
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Newsmen pledge to build bridges of peace
Panj Darya Conference concludes
Chandigarh, January 7
Deliberations between the Indian and Pakistani journalists have laid the foundations for a permanent alliance between mediapersons from across the border after they met here for the Panj Darya Media Conference organised by the Chandigarh Press Club in collaboration with the Lahore Press club.
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Pak journalists visit Tribune office
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Chandigarh, January 7
A group of Pakistani journalists, who are currently in Chandigarh to attend the Panj Darya Media Conference, today visited The Tribune to have a first-hand experience of the working of an Indian newspaper. The Pakistani journalists, who spent some time in various departments of the newspaper, were highly impressed by the working of the
organisation.
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Journalists from Pakistan at The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph |
For Pak journalists, Taj is still a dream
Chandigarh, January 7
For almost all Pakistani delegates here to attend the Panj Darya media meet, the visit to India would have been complete, but for a journey to the historic Ajmer Sharif and the Taj
Mahal.
Pak journalists who came here to take part in the Panj Darya media meet held at the Chandigarh Press Club offer Friday prayers in Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Indo-Pak photo journalists form forum
Chandigarh, January 7
The Chandigarh Photo Journalists Association and the Lahore Photo Journalists Association today formed, the Panj Darya Photo Journalists Forum for the exchange of photographs and organising photo exhibitions at their respective places.
Lahore’s Punjab University has diploma course in Hindi
Chandigarh, January 7
Punjab University, Lahore, which is considered the mother university of all higher education institutions in Pakistan, seems to have developed a fascination for Hindi. It has already started one-year diploma course in Hindi and is scouting for more faculty members to start a master’s degree in it.
The course is located in the university’s College of Oriental Languages.
The Punjab Governor, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), interacts with journalists from Pakistan at the Panj Darya Media Conference in Chandigarh on Friday. The Chief Minister of Haryana,
Mr Om Prakash Chautala, is also seen in the picture.
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Indo-Pak media fellowship announced
Chandigarh, January 7
A first of its kind media fellowship was announced on the concluding day of the two-day Panj Darya Media Conference. This fellowship is reciprocal in nature. Its main aims is to make journalists of both India and Pakistan aware of life and culture on both sides of the border, besides promoting people-to-people friendship.
Pak channel moots serials on Balaji lines
Chandigarh, January 7
Courtesy hosts, the visiting Pakistani journalists had the best of food and films today. Their day that began on a delicious note with rich South Indian fare being served at Chandigarh Press Club ended on a highly emotional one after a special screening of “Veer-Zaara” at the Fun Republic.
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