Chandigarh, Nov. 8 : In a gesture to promote brotherhood and friendship between people from both sides of Punjab in Pakistan and India, the 3rd Punj-aab Cup Golf championship was organized here recently.

Though the Indian Punjab team won the tournament this year, the highlight of the tournament was the warmth and camaraderie between players of the two countries.

Beside exchanging information among them about golf course management and coaching, the golfers and organizers enjoyed the cordial atmosphere.

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 : Garment manufacturers in Punjab, who initiated an awareness campaign on the ill effects of cotton cultivated with toxic chemicals, have now launched exclusive wear made of organic cotton.

One Ludhiana based garment manufacturer Venus Group recently announced its foray into the domestic market with the launch of first ever organic cotton-based apparels.

These organic garments are certified by the Global Organic Textile Standards and Organic Exchange standards.

Baghdad - The Iraqi Presidential Board on Saturday ratified Article 50 of the law on provincial council elections, concerned with the controversial issue of representation of minorities in local councils.

"Today, the Presidential Board ratified Article 50 of the provincial council elections law, which was approved by the Parliament last week," the head of the presidential office, Naseer al-Aani, told Voices of Iraq news agency.

Stuttgart - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton expects next season's title race to be as difficult as this year's one.

The 23-year-old Briton managed to overtake Germany's Timo Glock on the final bend on the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to move to fifth place, thereby winning the title by one point from race winner Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Speaking at the traditional Stars&Cars function in Stuttgart on Saturday - Hamilton greeted the 65,000 racing enthusiasts in German - the McLaren-Mercedes driver said that he will obviously try to repeat his success.

Tel Aviv - An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed there was an exchange of fire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians near the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, but denied Palestinian claims that the incident took place on Gaza territory.

The spokeswoman said Israeli soldiers had approached the border fence in order to carry out a controlled detonation of explosive devices planted there when they were fired on by Palestinian militants.

The Israeli soldiers then returned the fire. There were no casualties in the incident, she said.

Madrid- Spanish officials have formally rejected an ap