Java - getting Date without time

Java Calender and Date object is always confusing for a beginner and one of the typical situation is to create a Date object with no time information from a Calender or another Date object. One of the typical usage is when we need to compare Date with one stored in a database in say 'dd-MMM-yy' format.

        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, offset);
        SimpleDateFormat dayMonthYear = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy");
        String newDate=dayMonthYear.format(calendar.getTime());
        Date fmtDate=null;
        try {
            fmtDate = dayMonthYear.parse(newDate);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
         
        System.out.println("Time in getDate" + fmtDate);