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Chandigarh:  Known for its delectable array of oven-roasted and grilled delights that tantalize the taste buds and ignite the senses, Oven Roast and Grill at SCO 475- 476, in Sector 35C, Chandigarh, today hosted BE YOU Miss and Mrs. Winner-2024 Miss Rhythm, a law student, 1st Runner Up Mrs. Mandeep Ghotra, a pilot with Air India, and 2nd Runner up Miss Shweta Thakur, a working IT professional from Himachal Pradesh. “It is a matter of great delight to visit Oven Roast and Grill where trained chefs transform simple ingredients into culinary marvels, infusing each dish with creativity and passion. From succulent roast meats to vibrant grilled vegetables, every bite is a celebration of flavor and texture,” said Rhythm. Sharing his thoughts, Sanjeev Bhatia, Managing Director, Oven Roast and Grill, said: “It was a great pleasure to host BE YOU - Miss and Mrs. Tricity-2024 at our restaurant where they enjoyed our iconic dishes to their extreme delight.” “Their dishes reflect a commi...

Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan):  Bookmark Education Services, popularly known as BM Education, proudly presents the International Education Fair-2024, a pivotal event tailored to empower and guide students towards their dreams of studying abroad. Scheduled to take place at Hotel Prime Presidency, Sukhadiya Cir, Chowk, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan on Saturday, March 23, 2024, starting at 10 am, this fair promises to be a gateway to a world of educational opportunities. “The study visa seminar-cum-fair, meticulously curated by BM Education, aims to demystify the intricate process of applying for study visas in leading nations,” said Arshdeep Singh, Manager, Bathinda and Chandigarh Branch, BM Education. With a focus on prominent destinations such as  Canada ,  UK ,  Australia , and  Ireland , attendees will gain invaluable insights into the entry requirements, course offerings, and recent updates pertinent to international students, informed Singh. “Moreover, the ...

Delhi:  India Book of Records (IBR), the most reputed chronicle of unique records, has been gaining popularity among the talented individuals, who display tremendous courage and creativity. A few of the leading records of this week include the fastest expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an EV, the fastest construction of a net zero library, the fastest child to complete the Chadar trek in Ladakh, maximum push-ups in 1 minute, the maximum quantity of millets prepared in a single vessel, the largest model of Eiffel Tower made using matchsticks, and many more. 1. Angelina Dubey, 2. Yogananda Sastry, 3. Chadar Trek hero, 4. Push-ups, 5. Magician, 6. Matchsticks tower, 7. Millets recipe, 8. No to drugs, 9. EV expedition, 10. Net zero library The record for performing the fastest expedition from  Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an EV  (Tata Nexon EV MAX) was set by EVO India Magazine. The car covered a distance of 4003 km in 95 hours and 45 minutes. It also made records for the...

    New Delhi : The number of individuals and institutions finding a significant place in the India Book of Records (IBR) -- India's leading record-setting platform, is growing day by day. Some of its stories are really mind-boggling and inspiring. The Art of Living Foundation created two records for the largest number of people reciting Ganesh Atharvashirsha and the largest number of people taking the pledge for a drug-free India in a place, entering the ABR also. A total of 54,560 people recited the hymn at Suryakant Kakde Farm, Pune, while 1,26,613 students participated in the Drug-Free India campaign. The event was supported by Pune University. Art of Living founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis graced the event. On the announcement of the records, Sri Sri Ravishankar said, “ It is a matter of pride for all of us to be named in the India Book of Records .” Drifting a car is not an ordinary task. But the Power...

Ludhiana : AIPL DreamCity Ludhiana, made the festival of lights, quite special for Ludhinavis by holding the ‘Diwali event By The Lake’. It was not only full of food and fun but a lot of exciting prizes too -- every hour, including two cycles.             “We wanted to make the Festival of Lights memorable and a yearly activity, wherein the entire  Ludhiana  can shop, eat and entertain. There were 50 stalls for shopping, and food - including a Food Truck, apart from a Live band and lucky draws,” said Hemant Gupta, President, Sales, AIPL,  Punjab . Festival of Lights By The Lake indeed added value to the festive moments with the entire township decked up for the occasion,” said Gupta. Starting from 3 pm, AIPL’s Festival of Lights celebration continued till 10 pm. The event was anchored by Karan Masala, while the live band by the famous Harman kept the audience engaged. The residents of DreamCity Ludhiana were overjoyed. “Diwali is...

  Chandigarh :  Art of Living (AOL) organized a Satsang to mark the beginning of the construction of North India ’s largest Art of Living Ashram. The ceremony was held on the Chandigarh-Patiala road where the Ashram is coming up.  The auspicious ceremony was marked by a  Guru Puja and Satsang, in the august presence of Prasanna Prabhuji and Mrs. Tripta from the Art of Living Foundation.  Speaking on the occasion  Mrs. Tripta, Trustee at the Art of Living said, “I am happy that the Satsang and Guru Pooja has been successfully completed. The Ashram will be spread over  20 acres of land in a lush green area. I am sure that  people living near the Ashram  can relieve their stress anytime by meditating in the Ashram when it's ready."   Suresh Goyal, AGM, State Bank of India who is also an Apex member at Art of Living (AOL) and who was also present at the occasion said, "The Ashram located in Punjab when ready will be a cent...

  Patiala :  After over a decade of revolutionizing the nightlife and dining scene in Delhi NCR,  Chandigarh , and  Lucknow , Boombox has now arrived with an all-new Luxury Bar format, Boombox Penthouse at  Downtown   Building , New Lal Bagh,  Upper Mall Road ,  Patiala . On this occasion, an exclusive party was organized at the sprawling Boombox Penthouse in which a renowned ramp model and a top-10 finalist of Miss India 2011, Aprajita Sharma and Dr Sukhmilap Ratol, owner of  Downtown   Building  along with prominent lifestyle influencers of Pink Sky graced the event. Sahil Baweja, Brand Owner, Boombox said, “Boombox is ready to redefine the dining and bar experience of partygoers in the royal city of  Patiala . We wanted to build upon the legacy of Boombox and fill in the void in  Patiala  of a premium bar and restaurant that is comfortable for a quick catch-up, a romantic night out, or a weekend party.”...

Chandigarh :  Bioclimatic architecture – a way of designing buildings based on local climate, and ensuring thermal comfort using environmental resources is fast gaining ground in  India . Bioclimatic architecture is at the core of green building development. The design style tries to integrate well into natural surroundings.  Omar Rabie, Sumit Singla, Lohit Bansal Omar K Rabie, an Egyptian architect says, "If one’s house is well oriented with the sun and the wind, encouraging favoured airflow and reducing unfavoured solar radiation, then he can open a window towards a well-shaded planted transitional space instead of using the AC when it gets hot. Bioclimatic architecture gels with nature, where residents have ample wind, sunlight, rain, heat, humidity, and other natural phenomena." It is noteworthy that Rabie an International Union of Architects (IUA) awarded designer has created the layout and design of the upcoming 'The Wellness City' on the  Chandig...

  Chandigarh : Inside The Pocket (ITP), the leading global free-to-play (F2P) aggregator platform, announces the official launch of daily fantasy platform WonderWins in India . As a highlight to WonderWins India debut, the daily fantasy’s free platform will be exclusively available on ESPNcricinfo, the world’s largest digital cricket destination. WonderWins is primed to debut ahead of the IPL’s 2022 season, which begins on March 26. The app is live and available to download for android and iOS users through the website and app store respectively. As a unique gameplay experience to the India and subcontinent launch, the app features ‘2nd innings’, where users will have the ability to revise or adapt gameplay plans as a strategic opportunity to better their fantasy performance mid game. Made in India , WonderWins aims to provide the thriving and ever-growing gaming community a platform that is as rewarding as it is fun. Identifying the diversity in fantasy gamer profiles, Wonder...

  Dr Hemant Garg Chandigarh :  The use of technology and digital transactions will grow rapidly this year, but the financial institutions will have to ensure to protect people from online frauds. Panjab University (PU) alumnus Dr Hemant Garg gave this opinion while commenting on the future trends of fintech in 2022. He recently made India proud by successfully managing the Infinity Forum, a global FinTech event, inaugurated by PM Modi and addressed by business leaders like Reliance MD Mukesh Ambani, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Soft Bank CEO Masayashi Son and others. Dr Garg has done LLM from PU, Chandigarh . Dr. Garg, Nodal Officer (Social Media) at the International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA), believes that Crypto assets powered by blockchain technology will evolve and become popular in the same way as social media evolved from what it was in 2015. However, the RBI is in the process of releasing Blockchain CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) as...

  Chandigarh : Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit  gave away awards to 29 prominent women achievers on the occasion International Women's Day. The governor also unveiled a Coffee Table Book on the occasion. “International Women’s Day is celebrated globally to mark the success and achievements of women in social, economic, cultural and political spheres. Women are an epitome of strength, empathy, compassion and sacrifice. They seamlessly carry on so many roles of daughter, wife, caring mother or professional,” said Purohit at Touch Woman of Substance (TWOS-2022) award ceremony at Hyatt Regency here. Dr Preeti Jindal, President of Mohali Obstetrics & Gynecology Society and Director of the Touch Clinic informed the gathering that the ‘Touch Woman of Substance’ award function has been organized by The Touch Clinic for many years. “It is a matter of great pride for us that deserving women achievers received their awards from the hands of ...

Art Blogger : Shital Verma, one of the most talented and creative illustrators of the country, has been honoured by Creative Gaga (CG), a highly talked about magazine in the art circles, for his extraordinary designing skills. His profile and art work has got featured in the first volume edition of the CG’s “Best Indian Illustrators”. Shital is the National Design Editor of Nav Bharat Times.  On this recognition, Shital smilingly said, “It was a dream come true moment for me, feeling like on cloud nine to be featured on CG’s Best Indian illustrators, Volume 1 edition. I had never thought of a national level recognition by such a noted publication in the Design and Commercial Art world. I started my career as an illustrator way back in1995 with a publication house in Allahabad , and later switched to Graphic Design and Art Direction. However, illustration is my core competency and for the past 6 years I have sharpened my lost skills again and practiced with various mediums, like ba...

Chandigarh : City’s young and dynamic entrepreneur brother duo – Akshay and Karan Grover – will be bringing a whiff of fresh air in tricity’s hospitality sector, with the formal unveiling of French hospitality behemoth Accor's Novotel Hotel, Tribune Chowk on October 1st. The hotel in all its grandeur  qualifies to be a landmark feather in the cap of City Beautiful, & the iconic  facility is going to offer better times for the hospitality sector, while providing many direct and indirect jobs to hospitality industry professionals. “A good hotel creates a chain of opportunities for everyone -- for owners, for employees and also for the people associated with the hotel as business partners. The hospitality sector was the first to get affected by the huge impact of pandemic following cancelled weddings, conferences and travel, we are hopeful that Novotel will have a role in providing impetus to growth of tricity's hospitality sector” reflect Akshay and Karan. “The social g...

  New Delhi :  25th International Conference on Non-Ferrous Metals 2021 was held on 3rd and 4th September 2021 at Hotel Le-Meridian,  New Delhi . Corporate Monitor teamed up with JNARDDC, Aluminium Association of India , Material Recycling Association of India and Ministry of Mines for this International Conference. Shri Sanjay Lohiya , IAS. Add Secretary, Ministry of Mines , Govt of India inaugurated   the conference  in the august presence  of the Heads of public and private sector organisations  dealing with Non ferrous  minerals  and metals like CMD of NALCO, Director of HCL and Vedanta , CEO- Copper Business Hindalco . The event provided an excellent platform to bring together  the Indian Non ferrous industry with the  international metal industry and also provided an opportunity to  share the view points and discuss the best practices, benchmarks technological advancements innovations and opportunities o...

Mohali: Meet, 45-year old Raman Kapur a well-established corporate executive who lives with his family in Delhi and recently decided to move out of the capital and relocate both his business and home in the Chandigarh capital region. He has bought an industrial plot in Chandigarh and a villa home in Mohali. "The second wave of COVID hit Delhi hard and me and my family were unhappy with the way things were getting out of hand. We felt unsafe and uncomfortable.  So I decided to move my parents and my grandmother immediately to Mohali. This volatile situation ignited me to look for options of living outside Delhi . I was also quite perturbed with the choking of Delhi due to multiple reasons like population growth, traffic and noise hazards  and declining quality of life. We, therefore, decided to relocate to the Chandigarh capital region," said Kapur.  There are many more like Kapur who have decided to move lock, stock and barrel to Mohali amidst the aftermath...

Bengaluru: Daval Prashanth Gowda (born on October 14, 2017) of Hassan, Bengaluru (Karnataka) has created a record of identifying 50 Disney Pixar Cars, flags of 13 countries at the age of 3 years and 7 months only, as confirmed by the India Book of Records (IBR). What inspired the kid for this record? Answer comes from his father, “We were always amazed by his memory power. He always liked cars and loved the Disney cars very much. He took less than a month to prepare for the performance in front of the camera. However, the kid was able to tell these facts by the age of 2.8 years, but we came to know about the IBR procedure a year later.” He was playing and he started telling MacQueen car name and kept asking about other type of cars. Nobody in the home taught him personally about the McQueen cars; he learned all this from YouTube. Gradually his curiosity increased and he started asking about the names of all Disney cars, which eventually made the parents search and buy all cars avai...

  Pune:  A new record for being the youngest polyglot ( multilingual) was set by Shivanshika Harish Raghuwanshi. According to the India Book of Records, Shivanshika has set this record at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days. She belongs to Pune, Maharashtra however currently she is settled in Doha , Qatar . Shivanshika can introduce herself in 30 different languages. The languages includes Spanish, Greek, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Filipino, Indonesian, Urdu, Hungarian, Punjabi, Marathi, Thai, Sanskrit, Bangla, Vietnamese, Nepali, Ukrainian, Japanese, Malayalam, Telugu, French, Turkish, Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic and Chinese. Moreover Shivanshika can also recite 15 Sanskrit Shlokas. She can also identify types of vehicles, animals, vegetables and body parts. Her parents said, “Initially she started learning words from different languages and tried to make sentences with them. When we saw her talent, we added other languages as a part of her s...

Chandigarh:  Brahmo Films is excited to ring in the new year with their feature film 'Rang Ratta'(Colour of Love) with Principal Photography beginning on December 31st,2020 for what is bound to be a magical holiday inspired Punjabi language hit, filmed on Canadian soil. 'Rang Ratta's' digital poster was unveiled to signal the official announcement of the film by the cast & crew of the upcoming film. Gurcharan Singh and Harcharan Singh of HRG Films will be filming on the sets around the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) for 25 days with six of those days showcasing breathtaking views of Niagara Falls . The film will star Roshan Prince who is an accomplished singer, producer, musician, songwriter and actor and will co-star with the beautiful and talented actress Payal Rajput , a winner of SIIMA  -South Indian International Movie Awards  for Best Female Debut in 2019. Director Gurcharan Singh wants to showcase his talent and passion for the film and says, "We w...