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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:  To break the humdrum and keep the spirits alive during the festive season amid the ongoing pandemic, couturier Rupam K Grewal founder of ‘Jaamawar Minx'(JM) a Punjab grown up-market traditional Indian Haute Couture label, showcased two breathtaking & exquisite ‘festive collections’ - ‘Mulberry Tales' and 'Star Dust' at the swank & opulent Jaamawar Minx studio in Elante Mall.   The exquisite collections were adorned by Aakanksha Sareen, a well known Punjabi film actress and who has featured as the female lead in several Punjabi songs with famous singers, the 'Mitti 2' actress will soon be featured in another Punjabi film 'Gurmukh'. Rupam, who is mainly known for her intricate bridal ensembles, has experimented this festive season with more Western-looking collections, but which have that Indian feel & style, which Rupam has perfected.   Rupam, who is a gifted designer and has worked with various types of embroidery for over ...

Uncountable personalities from the land of Punjab have contributed significantly from time to time glorifying the cultural values and heritage of Punjab like the son of this land, Steve Nijjar, who besides being an influential and brilliant Canadian actor, a senior football player and a coach as well as a topmost businessman. Talented Kulwant Singh Nijjar alias Steve Nijjar, a resident of the village Domeli in the princely city of Kapurthala, under the Doaba region of Punjab, migrated to Toronto, Canada at a tender age of 9 years. Nijjar, who belongs to an influential Zamindar family, was the first Indian youth who played a crucial role in giving a new lease of life and international dignity to football in Canada and due to this talent, he is today owning a professional football team there. Talking about his life, sports and film journey, he said that he stated playing football in 1987 with Toronto Blizzards in the Canadian Football League for a three-year span. He set up a new fran...