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Chandigarh:   The NSS unit of I. S. Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21 -C, Chandigarh has bagged the third prize in the category of 'Best Contingent NSS Boys/ NSS Girls School Children' in the Republic Day Parade 2023, organised by Chandigarh Administration.  The Principal, Mrs. Sabeeha Dhillon Mangat congratulated the students for this achievement and their commendable performance. Meanwhile, the school enthusiastically celebrated  India ’s 74th Republic Day on the school premises. The Republic Day celebration was initiated with the National Song ‘Vande Matram’, which was followed by a Flag Hoisting ceremony and the National Anthem. Students sang patriotic songs and presented dance performances to mark the special day. Homage and tributes were paid to all the Great Freedom Fighters on this occasion. BlogsWire    

The Chandigarh Cadets Boys Roller Hockey team with their medals and trophy. Chandigarh : The Chandigarh Cadet Boys have made the City proud by winning a Silver Medal in the 60th National Roller Hockey Championships held at Bengaluru.  The Chandigarh Cadet Boys team won the league matches against Uttar Pradesh(7-0) and Maharashtra (7-1) and entered the quarter-finals, where they defeated Haryana(5-1). They then won the semi-final against Jammu & Kashmir(3-2).  In the finals, though the Chandigarh Cadet Boys put up a sterling performance they lost by one goal to  Punjab (1-2), ensuring the 2nd position in the tournament. The team's players got Silver medals and the team the coveted runners-up trophy. The cadet category had players of 7-11 years of age. The championship was organized by the Karnataka Roller Skating Association under the aegis of the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI). Over 4,000 skaters, representing 31 states and union territories, competed i...

Arshiya Sareen wins the Miss Globe India 2022 title Panchkula : Arshiya Sareen (23) an alumna of Dr. SS Bhatnagar UICET, Panjab University , Chandigarh , has brought laurels to the Tricity by winning the coveted title of Miss Globe India 2022 at Jaipur recently.  Arshiya  is from Panchkula. Now, she is preparing for the mega global pageant, Miss Globe, which will be held on October 15, 2022, in Albania .      An extremely delighted Arshiya dedicates her feat to her parents and her mentors, Anjli and Alesia. “My parents – Mrs. Ranju and Parveen Kumar and mentors, Anjli and Alesia Ma’ams have been my rock from day one when I started preparing myself for the Miss Celeste India pageant in which I was declared Miss Globe India 2022,” she said. “They propelled me forward and helped me cross a major milestone towards my ultimate goal. I have learned a lot about pageantry from Cocoaberry’s training,” she said, adding, “Cocoaberry is one of the best academies in In...

Chandigarh:  Antaz Singh Jattana a student of Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, here clinched a gold medal in the 10 m air rifle shooting competition in the ‘Chandigarh State Inter School shooting championship’ held at the shooting range, Sector 25 West, Chandigarh. The young shooter was participating in the category of sub-youth men. While Antaz won gold, Gurtej Sidhu and Armaan Kaushal bagged silver and bronze medals respectively. Shooting runs in Antaz's family, his father Khushbaz Singh Jattana is a  politician aligned with the Congress party and was a national-level shooter.  What's more, Antaz's grandfather S. Baljinder Singh Jattana too had a penchant for shooting. BlogsWire  

    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 ...

Chandigarh :  A two-days art exhibition ‘Meri Pehchaan’ organized by Chhaya School of Art (CSA) concluded at Government Art Gallery , Sector 10 here today. More than 300 paintings made by 100 students from the different schools of Tricity, who received training at Chhaya School of Art had displayed their art.  On this occasion, Ravneet Singh Khurana, an IRS officer, and special secretary to the government of   Punjab   graced the event as Chief Guest.  Ravneet Singh Khurana (in turban) along with the young artists Speaking on the occasion, Kaushik Sinha, Chairman, Co-founder, and Director of CSA, said “Art is something which comes from within. But in today's competitive world, not everyone gets a good platform to showcase their talents. But Chhaya School of Art has made this a reality by providing budding artists with a 'stage' where they can learn and also showcase their creativity to people.” Mrs. Praveen Sinha, Co-founder, of CSA said, "The s...

Chandigarh : After placing Calcutta 's regional food on India 's culinary map, Speciality Restaurants Ltd brings Oh! Calcutta to the gourmet city of Chandigarh in Sector 26, Madhya Marg. The restaurant is being set up behind Mainland China - a renowned culinary landmark of the Tricity and will be functional from June 20, 2022.   From left - Manav Mehra, Sameer Mittal & Anjan Chatterjee While the different flavours of other regions of India were always present in some form or the other throughout the country, it was the vision of Chef-turned-leading Indian restaurateur Anjan Chatterjee, who strongly believed that the unique flavours of a 300-year-old cuisine needed to be explored. Chatterjee and Manav Mehra, a passionate food lover and a reputed businessman who owns 'Oh Calcutta's' franchisee associate Ananda Hospitalities in Chandigarh , shared details about the new culinary destination with the media. They were joined by Sameer Mittal, the franchisee as...

Chandigarh:  Nisha Luthra, a Chandigarh based theatre director and founder of The Narrators, a performing arts society, has penned her maiden book of poetry - 'Uns.' 'Uns' was formally and very uniquely unveiled through a 'performed poetry' presentation at the world famous Rock Garden.  Juhi Babbar Soni with other dignitaries lighting the lamp at the formal launch of a poetry book, Uns, written by Nisha Luthra at Rock Garden,  Chandigarh A music and dance recital was showcased as part of the performed poetry presentation by city based contemporary dance artiste Puneet Jewandah and Bharatnatyam virtuoso Varun Khanna to the accompaniment of  live tabla and violin. The performance was based on the poetry in ‘Uns’ and was conceived and directed by the writer Nisha Luthra herself. "My book is a showcase depicting multifaceted aspects of human sentiments. The performed poetry was an apt tribute to the theme of 'Uns'. I am happy that the expressive dance...

  Chandigarh : Panjab University (PU) alumnus Dr Hemant Garg has once again made Chandigarh proud by managing the two-day thought leadership InFinity Forum event, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 rd December, 2021. Dr Garg, PhD, LLM from PU, is the Nodal Officer (social media) of International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and also Incharge - social media of this global event. With diverse achievements, he has kept the Indian flag high at international level. He is inviting every student, Fintech professionals and anyone interested to learn, listen to global business leaders, intellectual giants and speakers coming together for this online thought leadership event. To register visit www.infinityforum.in or https://go.bloomberg.com/events/infinity-forum-2021   The event is being hosted by IFSCA, Govt of India, in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg on December 3 and 4, in virtual mode. Indonesia , South Africa and t...

Roopnagar :  A major stride has been made in the field of ophthalmology - the medical specialty dealing with diseases of the eyes. Dr Varun Baweja, an ophthalmic surgeon from Punjab has introduced a revolutionary iStent technique to cure Glaucoma in the eyes, similar to cardiovascular stents. Dr Varun Baweja, a pioneer in the eye stent technique, is the first eye surgeon of India to get a certification from England for carrying out the iStent inject surgery. This eye surgery is used to treat Glaucoma disease, commonly known as ‘Kala Motia’. "The best thing about this path breaking surgery is that the patients get the same medical intervention sitting in India which normally is available abroad at a heavy  cost," said Dr Baweja, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Baweja Multispeciality Hospital in Punjab's Roopnagar, near Chandigarh. It is pertinent to state that Dr Varun got his poster published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal in 2009 and has perfor...

Rising India Star : Young entrepreneur and Punjabi NRI, Gurbani Kour (31) is all set to start operations of her unique start up 'Seedstart' in Punjab . Gurbani is a dynamic entrepreneur who was born in Jammu , and raised in Punjab and United Kingdom . Presently she is based in London . Gurbani's venture 'Seedstart' is coming up with an innovative concept of enabling farmers to get a fair share of their produce, through 'Seedstart's' retail chain.   Gurbani Kour: Punjabi NRI entrepreneur from  UK   "For me, India and particularly Punjab have always been close to my heart. My roots are here in the soil, and even after all these years, my urge to do something in my homeland is as fresh as it was when I was a kid. The initiative is my way of giving something positive back to my parent-state. The  project is under development and the first store is slated to open in November this year. For the first phase, we are opening over 200 retail outlets in ...

  Chandigarh :  A young city-based entrepreneur organised a meal distribution camp for the underprivileged kids at Industrial Area Phase 1 in Chandigarh.  Twenty-Eight-Year-Old, Nikhil Verma, a hospitality industry entrepreneur and founder of the renowned night club ‘Playboy’ distributed food packets to needy kids, by following social distancing norms, as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) of his organisation. The CSR initiative was timed on Nikhil’s birthday to provide succour to low income families during the second wave of COVID. Nikhil Verma said, “We plan to hold more such campaigns under our CSR activities. We decided to organize the food camp as due to the second wave of COVID ravaging tricity daily wages of earning members of underprivileged families has been negatively impacted. This has made it even more difficult for them to feed proper meals to their children.” He added, “Keeping in view difficulties being faced by underprivileged residents...

  Mohali:  Game streaming platform - GameSee created by Mohali based startup AppSmartz has been selected as a 2020 TiE50 Winner in the prestigious TiE50 Awards Program. Launched in April 2020, GameSee already has a monthly user base of over 300,000 all across the globe. The platform has been recognized for demonstrating phenomenal growth and potential in the booming e-sports and gaming sector.   This award program was organized by TiEcon, world’s largest conference for tech entrepreneurs. Currently celebrating its tenth year, TiE50 Awards provides a one-of-a-kind showcase for the world’s top technology and technology-enabled startups. TiE Silicon Valley ’s premier annual awards program is keenly contested by thousands of early to mid-stage startups of all sizes representing a wide range of verticals. TiEcon was listed as one of the 10 best conferences for ideas and entrepreneurship by Worth Magazine, along with TED and the World Economic Forum.   “W...