World Punjabi meet for mending visa rules
CHANDIGARH — It was seminar time at the ongoing World Punjabi Conference which entered its third day today. While the organisers had promised that all the seminars, read agriculture seminar, NRI seminar, the West Punjab seminar, seminar on challenges being faced by education in the 21st century and those by Punjab and Punjabiat, will commence and conclude in time, there were certain deviations from the laid path.
Punjabi culture has suffered in Pak: Zaman
Chandigarh — “There is a need to be aware of the latest advances in information technology and make efforts to internationalise Punjabi, so that, the others could also know about our rich traditions,” said Mr Fakhar Zaman, a former Pakistan minister and head of the Pakistani delegation that is here to attend the World Punjabi Conference.

World Punjabi Conference begins with the release of 101 books 
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Gujral for new era of cooperation Chandigarh — A former Prime Minister, Mr Inder Kumar Gujral, said today that the time had come for India and Pakistan to resolve their differences in a spirit of mutual amity and brotherhood in view of the changing situation in the world.

Dosanjh for Indo-Pak talks
CHANDIGARH — The British Columbia Premier, Mr Ujjal Dosanjh, today said negotiations were the only way India and Pakistan could sort out their conflict.
Conference toes line on language
The World Punjabi Conference started off with a call for efforts to unite Punjabis on both sides of the border and work for furthering relations between the two countries. Speakers also sought the promotion of Punjabi as an international language and and the medium for more books and writings.
It was nice to see old friends again: Sagar
CHANDIGARH — Ramanand Sagar was here yesterday. The name of the producer of Ramayana and Sri Krishna has become synonymous with spirituality on screen. It was not surprising to see a number of his admirers at the World Punjabi Conference here touch his feet.

Theatre buffs relish four Punjabi plays CHANDIGARH — The second day of the World Punjabi Conference saw some powerful performances from theatre artists who presented four classic plays in succession. Among productions staged today before a distinguished gathering were Kewal Dhaliwal’s direct Loona, the legendary composition by Kedar Yaar, Sudesh Sharma’s direction of Shubh karman vichhon, the story about travails of freedom fighter Maharaj Singh, Ajmer Singh Aulakh’s Begane bohd di chhan and Bhag Singh and Nindi’s Heer Ranjha.

. Pakistani writer Abdullah Mallik (middle), hugs Inder Kumar Gujral, a former Prime Minister of India, at the World Punjabi Conference. On the left is seen Jagjeet Singh Anand, Chief editor, Nawan Zamana.

Of tears, warmth and lighter moments
CHANDIGARH — Punjabis of the world got together here today at the ongoing World Punjabi Conference at Panjab University.
Sharing moments of the past 
CHANDIGARH — Meeting Anwar Ali is an experience which stays with you, like visiting the post-partitioned world across the border, memories flashing through the 78-year-old face and words failing to keep up with them. In Chandigarh, for the World Punjabi Conference, this cartoonist and short story writer from Lahore shared some moments of his life.
‘Conserve Punjabi culture’
Chandigarh — Intellectuals of Punjabi literature worded their views and fears on the challenges being faced by Punjabi culture and suggested plans for the spread Punjabiat and to make Punjabi an international language using all modern trappings like computer softwares and the Internet.
One held for selling photos of terrorist at conference
CHANDIGARH — An SAS Nagar resident was nabbed in the afternoon today by the Chandigarh police on the allegations of selling photographs of an alleged terrorist during the World Punjabi Conference being held at Panjab University here.

Artistic take-off to Punjabi conference CHANDIGARH — There could not have been a more artistic commencement to the four-day World Punjabi Conference which saw its first event open in the form of a vast exhibition showcasing works by contemporary Punjabi artists today at the Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16. The exhibition, compiled by secretary of the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Madan Lal, covers artistic samplings of Punjabi artists through five decades.

Fakhr Zaman for Indo-Pak amity
CHANDIGARH — Mr Fakhr Zaman, a former Minister in the Benazir Bhutto government in Pakistan, has called upon India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through peaceful means and begin to live in amity like good neighbours .