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Saanjh-2007
Spl musical extravaganza to spread peace message
 Amritsar, October 26
More than 300 artistes and peace activists from across the sub-continent are participating in the 4th Amritsar-Lahore Festival, “Saanjh 2007”, which began here on Friday.

Arif Lohar Surriya Khanum Arieb Azhar
Arif Lohar has established himself in his own right as one of Pakistan’s most successful artistes. He usually sings with native musical instrument resembling tongs called chimta. His music is representative of traditional folk heritage of Punjab. His uplifting tunes are the hallmark of his captivating style. Surriya Khanum is a known classical and semi-classical singer. Deeply in love with music, she is the embodiment of learning, always yearning to explore new vistas in singing. She trained under Ustad Faiz Ahmad Khan. Belonging to the romantic Siraiki belt of Cholistan, her voice has the purity of desert birds, chirping to a full moon Arieb Azhar was fascinated with music since his childhood. He grew up listening to Eastern and Western classical and folk music. At the age of 19, he went to Croatia for his studies and spent about 13 years in Zagreb. It was there that he was exposed to the folk music of the Balkan regions 
as well as to Celtic 
Irish music. — Photos by Rajiv Sharma





EARLIER EDITIONS

He loves going green
Baba Harcharanjit Singh has single-handedly developed a 12-acre farm to produce saplings of various plants.Amritsar, October 26
While the state government is seeking funds from the Central government to boost green cover in the state, Baba Harcharanjit Singh has taken this task single handedly by developing a 12-acre farm near Gandiwind village to produce and distribute saplings of various varieties free of cost to various religious organisations and individuals in the state.
Baba Harcharanjit Singh has single-handedly developed a 12-acre farm to produce saplings of various plants. — A Tribune photograph

Dream Theatre
 Stage set to fight child labour
 Amritsar, October 26
Hansa’s father constructed houses for others as a labourer but he had a similar dream to construct an open air theatre for artistes to stage plays against child labour. He spent his entire life’s earnings to make this dream come true.

Govt Accepts Their Demands
 PCMS specialist docs have reason to cheer
Amritsar, October 26
The state government has agreed to accept the demands of the PCMS specialist doctors, including setting up of enforcement cells for implementing various acts such as the PNDT, MTP, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act and NDPS Act.

At school-level it’s important: Rao
 Prefer science, students told
 Amritsar, October 26
Prof C.N.R. Rao, chairman of the science advisory committee to Prime Minister, today exhorted students of various schools to opt for science subjects while studying at the school level during a learning science programme being organised by Guru Nanak Dev University as a part of the JNC frontier lectures programme here.

‘Pingalwara’ makes a cut at Sikh film fest
Amritsar, October 26
Two films, “Pingalwara - Home for the Homeless” and “Jaswant Singh Khalra: A Martyr of Human Rights”, made by young Sikh youths all over the globe and presented in the second annual Sikhnet Youth online film festival bagged the second and third places in the senior and intermediate divisions, respectively.

Making sculptures his mission
Amritsar, October 26
An exhibition of beautifully crafted wooden sculptures is being organised in Art Gallery by Narinder Singh which was inaugurated by famous sculptor and Indian Fine Art president Avtar Singh.

SSSCC to honour four
Amritsar, October 26
Sufi Samvad Sanstha and Cultural Club (SSSCC), will hold its second annual congregation “Ek Sham Sufian De Naam” at Punjab Natshala on October 31. Four prominent personalities will be honoured for their contributions in various fields, said Sanstha president, Harkanwal Korpal and patron sufi saint mata Gurbaksh Kaur Chak Vandal.

Petrol pump looted
 Tarn Taran, October 26
A petrol pump, Gill Filling station, near Noordi village was looted by four unidentified persons on Thursday night

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