Photo Book on Maqbul Fida Hussain

  Mumbai,-Rare photographs depicting the life
of Maqbool Fida Hussain were on display at a function
organised here to launch a coffee table book on the noted
painter.The book, titled "M F Hussain, A Pictoral tribute" was
launched last evening in the presence of a galaxy of
personalities from different walks of life as also the family
members of Hussain.
      Authored by eminent photographer Pradeep Chandr, the
book features a collection of 236 photographs of the barefoot
artist who passed away on June 9.

Winter chill grips Punjab
Jalandhar, (Hardeep Bhogpurie) ,-Punjabees experienced the coldest day of this winter as mercury slipped below five degree Celsius and the chill is expected to persist in the
next couple of days. The weatherman has predicted similar conditions for the next couple of days. Mercury is likely to be between five and 22 degree Celsius in the next two days with fog in the morning. In December last year, the minimum had come down to 5.2 degrees Celsius on the 22nd of the month. In the past decade, the lowest minimum for the month was recorded on December 12, 2005 when the mercury recorded 3.3 degrees Celsius while the highest maximum was 28.4 degrees on December 15, 2003. The record for the lowest minimum for the month of December is 1.1 degree Celsius recorded on the 26th of the month in 1945 and the highest maximum was 29.3 degrees on third of the month in 1987.