Baisakhi

'Leave bitterness of past, move ahead for peaceful South-Asia'

24 May 2012

Srinagar, May 23 : Urging India and Pakistan to forget past bitterness, All Party Sikh Coordination Committee (APSSC) today said to make South Asia a peaceful and prosperous zone, the two neighbours have to improve their relations and move ahead.

performing arts

22 May 2012

May 23 at Purbashree, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6pm: EZCC’s tribute to Tagore on his birth anniversary. Featuring Rabindrasangeet by Anindya Narayan Biswas, Anamika Chandra, Anuradha Chattopadhyay, Mriganka Sarkar, Sarmistha Sengupta, Baisakhi Ghoshal and Gargi Das; and dance programme Rituranga , presented by Baharampore Kalakshetra.

Punjab, Haryana procure record 200 lakh tonnes of wheat

11 May 2012

By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, May 11: For the first time in decades, Punjab and Haryana have together recorded the highest-ever procurement figures for wheat. The neighbouring states have procured over 200 lakh tonnes of wheat this year following a bumper crop.