It’s rise of fairer sex across the border
Amritsar, August 14
“With increased participation in political affairs, the women in Pakistan have started raising their voice against illegal customs and traditions. The possible comeback of former Pak Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to her homeland would give impetus to this movement as she is all set to sweep the forthcoming elections,” claimed Uzma Bakhari, Pakistan People’s Party’s member parliament from Lahore, who was in Amritsar today to attend a seminar organised recently by the Hind-Pak Dosti Manch.

Room Row
Residents unhappy over construction in kids’ park
Amritsar, August 14
Residents of Nikka Singh Colony in the Putligarh area are up in arms in against construction of a room to set up a new tubewell in the middle of the children park. They allege that the department concerned was deliberately trying to usurp the space used by children as a playground.

‘Make Eng part of daily communication’
Amritsar, August 14
Promoting English as a communication medium in the teaching community, a workshop on English language was organised by Shri Ram Ashram School here recently.

Yatra 1947 revives agony of partition
Directed by Kewal Dhaliwal, play had power-packed performances by Lahore, Amritsar students

Amritsar, August 14 The agony of the partition still hovers in the minds of the people especially the two Punjabs. This was proved when the play ‘Yatra - 1947’ was staged here recently by the students of Lahore and Amritsar at Punjab Naatshala. Artistes stage a play at Punjab Naatshala in Amritsar. — A Tribune photograph

Plays by Pak artistes regale audience

Amritsar, August 14 To bring the youth closer to their heritage and roots, traditional folk theatre artistes from Lahore, Inayat Beli and group, staged 'Kissa Puran Bhagat' at the Punjab Naatshala here.  The show was a combined effort of Punarjyot (Centre of Preservation and Promotion of Heritage of Punjab) and The Rafi Peer Group, Lahore. The group mesmerised the audience with their deft use of nautanki culture in the play. The play was presented in the traditional form of ‘nautanki’.   Pakistani artistes stage a play “Kissa Puran Bhagat” in Amritsar. —Photo  by Rajiv Sharma

Magical number ‘37’
Since you have started reading this article, I assume that you must have some curiosity in your mind to know something about numbers. No doubt, most of the people have horror in their minds that numbers are very difficult to understand and to know about numbers we have to go through long multiplications and divisions.