Chandigarh, Sept 12 : Chandigarh is fast gaining recognition for embracing a modern lifestyle. The most apparent change is the way people spend their evenings at coffee bars or cafes sipping coffee.

The aroma of coffee beans has mesmerized everyone, especially the young and the upwardly mobile in Chandiagrh.

The coffee culture was introduced to India a decade back, and now has caught the fancy of Punjabis.

Ramgarh (Kapurthala), Sep. 11 : Several non-resident Indians, in cooperation with local residents are promoting health facilities in villages of Doaba region to motivate youth against drug addiction and encourage them to join health clubs and sport activities.

The efforts are showing results, as several adolescents and the teenaged young men Bholath constituency can today be noticed visiting the newly built health clubs in their respective villages.

These clubs are a fascination for the village youth, as they have been equipped with multi-purpose health machines.

Amritsar, Sept 10 : Public Diplomacy Officers from US Embassy Lisa Swenarski said on Wednesday that US is ashamed over the killing of the Sikhs in America post September 11 due to hate crime.

“We feel great shame over the killing of the Sikhs in US post 9/11 due to hate crime,” said Swenarski while talking to media at Amritsar today.

A delegation of American embassy is currently on a visit to Amritsar under “America Day” program initiated by the US Embassy in New Delhi.

Chandigarh, Sep 10 : Congress leader and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was expelled from the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday after being indicted by a House committee in a graft case and his seat declared vacant.

A resolution to his effect was moved by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Harish Rai Dhanda and passed in the

Assembly amid protests by slogan-shouting Congress members who boycotted the proceedings.

Ferozepur (Punjab), Sep. 6 : The Punjabi Darbar programme of Pakistan Radio seems to have run out of ideas. The latest Punjabi Darbar programme has blamed India of stopping the Samjhauta Express train, even though the train has been running regularly.

The Pakistan Radio has also blamed India for constructing barbed wire fence along the border. The scriptwriter of the programme for the Radio has perhaps forgotten that the barbed wire fence has been in existence for over two decades. It was erected to prevent smuggling along the International border.

Dhanauri , Sep. 5 (ANI): While floods have caused havoc in north Bihar marooning millions of people, farmers in Punjab’s Dhanouri Village have made a fortune of it, by using the floodwaters for lotus cultivation.

Sukhwinder Singh of Dhanouri has demonstrated by personal example how to make best use of the devastating floods.