Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Friday distributed Rs.13 lakh in fresh loans to self-help group members associated with Bestnora, a non-governmental organisation, who promptly repaid the loans in the previous years. At a ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and leaders of political parties have extended Ramzan greetings to the Muslims. Mr Barnala said: “On the happy occasion of Ramzan, I convey my heartiest ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
COIMBATORE: To meet the global challenges and guide the country to prosperity, making management study professional is imperative, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said on Monday. Inaugurating ‘Brand Expo‘08,’ organised ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
CHENNAI: The Ambassador of Slovak Republic to India, Alexander Ilascik, called on Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. The Ambassador’s wife, Ilascikova, the President of the Indo-Slovak Chamber of Commerce and ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Friday said the State could achieve an all-around development only when the CII, the FICCI and other chambers of commerce maintained a close network with the government. Delivering his inaugural ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
TAMBARAM: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Sunday stressed the need for starting sports schools. “We are a nation with brainpower and manpower. We have to channelise the youth in the right direction,” he said, speaking at ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala has urged teachers to be role models for their students and stand for the ideals of their profession. Greeting teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Mr. Barnala said the quality of ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
ChennaiChennai ahead of other metropolitan cities, says Barnala — Photo. V. Ganesan HISTORIC WORK: Governor Surgit Singh Barnala launching the first volume of a trilogy on the history of the erstwhile Madras by handing over the first copy to British High Commissioner Richard Stagg in Chennai on Sunday. Chris Gibson, Director, British Council (left); historian S. Muthiah; and Mike Connor,...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala inaugurates ‘Dreamscapes,’ an exhibition of wall paintings of Saura tribes by Susheela Rajendran, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Greams Road, at 5.30 ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
ChennaiPainting expo captures culture of Saura tribes Governor highlights the rich heritage of Orissa “Saura paintings are unique for their symbolic representation of tribal lifestyle patterns”— Photo: M.Vedhan CURIOUS ONLOOKER: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala taking a look at the paintings, drawn by Susheela Rajendran, exhibited at Lalit Kala Akademi on Tuesday. CHENNAI: A painting exhibition...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
CHENNAI: ‘Icon of Ahimsa,’ an art exhibition on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, by A.P. Shreethar, was inaugurated by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala at the Raj Bhavan. Mr. Barnala, a painter himself, drew a flicker on a canvas of ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala has underscored the need for setting up more dance schools throughout the country, and in each district. “Dance schools and fine arts associations should take it as their onerous ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala and N. Murali, Managing Director, The Hindu , participate in a national seminar on Kuchipudi organised by Saila Sudha at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, on Saturday at 10.30 a.m. ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
CHENNAI: Governor Surjit Singh Barnala on Friday inaugurated the ACS Medical College and Hospital at Velappanchavadi in Ambattur taluk. He said the hospital would deliver multi-speciality services to people in and around Thiruvallur and ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Floral tributes mark Gandhi Jayanthi Special Correspondent CHENNAI: Garlanding of the Mahatma Gandhi statue, inter-faith prayers, blood donation, distribution of clothes to orphanages, discounted Khadi sales and an art exhibition at Raj Bhavan marked his 140th birth anniversary here on Thursday. In the morning, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala visited the Gandhi Mandapam at Guindy and paid floral...
