# Lifeinchd

> Life In Chandigarh - Chandigarh News | Haryana News | Punjab News


## Posts

- [Ladies Special](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/international-womens-day/): Elante Mall to hold series of fun activities on Women's Day; to offer free parking for women on March 8
- [Kerala Comes Visiting](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kerala-comes-visiting/): Kerala Tourism holds partnership meet in Chandigarh and lists out special deals for tourists
- [With Love for India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-love-for-india/): The all-new Long Wheel Base (LWB), right hand drive E-Class is the first India specific product from Mercedes-Benz; launched first in Chandigarh
- [Ladies' Day Out](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ladies-day-out/): North Country Mall (NCM) in Mohali rolls out special deals and activities for women as run-up to International Women's Day
- [Kathak Show Captivates](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kathak-show-captivates/): Country's noted Kathak exponents Pandit Rajendra Gangani performed at Bhargava auditorium at PGI along with city's Nandita Puri with Pandit Kalinath Mishra on the tabla
- [A Journey Within](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-journey-within/): Chandigarh-based bureaucrat Dr Sumita Misra's first photo exhibition remains true to her creative sensibilities
- [Mamma Mia!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mamma-mia/): With mums-to-be flaunting their baby bump, fashion brands are making sure there's no compromise on style either
- [Newscapes 4™ Presents Best of Photojournalism](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/newscapes4-presents-best-of-photojournalism/): UT Administrator & Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore inaugurates photography group show held in memory of late Yog Joy, an eminent photojournalist of the region
- [In Their Prime](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-their-prime/): Age is no bar for a growing tribe of 70-plus seniors whose awe-inspiring fitness levels will make you blush
- [The Beauty Baroness](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-beauty-baroness/): Richa Agarwal, a pioneer in the day spa, beauty and bridal makeover space in the tricity, tells us why she's increasingly focussing on natural beauty treatments
- [Love Sans Borders](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/love-sans-borders/): As Mahesh Bhatt's first Punjabi film 'Dushman' readies for release on March 3, the star cast arrives in Chandigarh led by writer-director Shagufta Rafique
- [Sufi Nights at Whistling Duck](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sufi-nights-at-whistling-duck/): Singer Suneet Rawat will play at Whistling Duck every Friday this month
- [Meet Chandigarhs Mayor](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/meet-chandigarhs-mayor/): She speaks her mind, believes in prompt action and won't shy away from getting tough where it matters. We caught up with Chandigarh's mayor Asha Kumari Jaswal in her first free-wheeling interview
- [Banking on the Future](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/banking-on-the-future/): An increasing number of career conscious women are freezing their eggs for boosting chances of pregnancy later in life, say IVF experts Dr Nandita Palshetkar and Dr Hrishikesh Pai
- [CATS in Pink](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cats-in-pink/): CAN & WILL in association with their adventure arm CATS is celebrating their 27th blood donation camp with a Pink Panther theme
- [Youthful Hues](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/youthful-hues/): Dev Samaj College for Women's annual fest 'The Imprint 2k17' packed in a whole lot of fun
- [One for all](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-for-all/): 'WE', a group of contemporary women artists in collaboration with Punjab Arts Council rolls out its 15th annual art exhibition
- [Sparkle and Shine](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sparkle-and-shine/): Arvind Singhal, COO, Bluestone.com talks of the reason for the rising trend of online jewellery shopping and why chandelier earrings won't go out of fashion anytime soon
- [Sari Splendour](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sari-splendour/): 'Nari in a Sari' is back with its second edition and exhibition by Rehwa
- [Leading the Way](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/leading-the-way/): Former president of Lions Club International, Barry Palmer, who was in Chandigarh on a visit, shares the club's role in giving back to society
- [The Beauty Brigade](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-beauty-brigade/): Bir Kaur Dhillon, Director of Mrs India Beauty Queen pageant introduces the winners in Chandigarh
- [Whos That Girl?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/whos-that-girl/): Aspiring singer Simran Raj, a student of class nine, on what it takes to balance studies and being a participant on a reality music show.
- [Korea Comes Closer](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/korea-comes-closer/): Did you know that there's a Consul General office of South Korea in Chandigarh?
- [Clowning Around](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/clowning-around/): CEVA Drama Repertory Company and Purple Mangoes collaborated once more to present fresh clown acts in the play 'Atkal Pachchu'
- [Whats New at Nandos?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/whats-new-at-nandos/): Nando's, the Afro-Portuguese restaurant has reopened in Elante Mall with a new look and plumper menu
- [Art on Your Scarf](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/art-on-your-scarf/): Gahna Gupta's hand-painted collection of scarves makes a case for wearable art
- [Theres a Book Fair in Town](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/theres-a-book-fair-in-town/): The fair is on in Sector 34 and offers a variety of genres to choose from
- [Do We Belong Here?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/do-we-belong-here/): Families of Indian students and professionals in the US admit to living in constant state of fear and anxiety
- [Back to the Farm](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/back-to-the-farm/): Small but thriving, the city's organic famers' market offers naturally grown, pesticide-free produce for all with music and fun on the side
- [A Word of Advice from UGC Chairman](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-word-of-advice-from-ugc-chairman/): UGC chairman Prof Ved Prakash wants teachers to be more sensitive to the special needs of less privileged students from backward and remote areas
- [Don't Miss the Jaspal Bhatti Humour Festival](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dont-miss-the-jaspal-bhatti-humour-festival/): The Department of Cultural Affairs, Chandigarh Administration is organizing the 'Jaspal Bhatti Humor Festival 2017' from March 3 to 5 with the likes of Ranan Ranbir, Ssumeir Pasricha and Sunil Grover performing
- [Raise a Toast](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/raise-a-toast/): With fresh brews, new flavours and fun ambience, the popularity of microbreweries in on the rise in the Tricity
- [5 Style Essentials for Men](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/5-style-essentials-for-men/): From palazzo pants to embroidery and even some bling, here are style essentials for men this season
- [One of a Kind Phulkari](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-of-a-kind-phulkari/): Chandigarh-based artist Madan Lal wins National Academy Award in the 58th National Exhibition of Art for his work titled 'Urban Phulkari'
- [Wizards of Oz](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wizards-of-oz/): Australian 'word nerd' David Astle with countrymate and writer Judith Rossell, on a visit to the city, give us a peek into their creative minds
- [Pumpkart Pumps Out App](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pumpkart-pumps-out-app/): Chandigarh-based Pumpkart.com, a start-up selling water pumps (B2B segment) online, has announced the launch of its mobile App that empowers retailers, industries and institutions to order and pay for pumps electronically
- [Triveni Sangeet Sabha's Show on March 4](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/triveni-sangeet-sabhas-show-on-march-4/): Kathak exponent Pandit Rajendra Gangani will be performing along with Pandit Kalinath Mishra and Nandita Puri
- [A Warm Gesture](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-warm-gesture/): A heart-warming campaign, Wall of Kindness, provides homeless people with clothes
- [KWID's New Avatar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kwids-new-avatar/): India has unveiled the new 'KWID LIVE FOR MORE' edition with singer Harrdy Sandhu in attendance
- [Hope In Their Hands](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hope-in-their-hands/): One of India's leading fertility experts and pioneer in the field of assisted reproduction, Padmashri Dr Kamini Rao brings her expertise to Chandigarh offering help to couples dreaming of having a baby
- [Rose Festival 2017](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rose-festival-2017-2/): Helicopter rides were the star attraction of the 45th Chandigarh Rose Festival
- [Rose Festival 2017](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rose-festival-2017/): Helicopter rides were the star attraction of the 45th Chandigarh Rose Festival
- [A Dancer's Journey](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-dancers-journey/): Acclaimed kathak dancer Nandita Puri walks us through Shringaar, her artistic abode and initiative to encourage art and culture in the city
- [A Tribute to Ishwar Pratap Singh Mann](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-tribute-to-ishwar-pratap-singh-mann/): The former President of the Chandigarh Golf Club died in harness. Again, only one to do so
- [The Last Mughals in Unseen Colour](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-last-mughals-in-unseen-colour/): Period paintings tell author William Dalrymple that even in what history considers its gloomiest years, the Mughal court was rich in colour
- [Need for Traffic Volunteers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/need-for-traffic-volunteers/): Let's resolve to not only follow traffic rules diligently but also become proactive traffic volunteers who don't shy away from helping where possible
- [Alternative is Key](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/alternative-is-key/): Debit your stress over no cash in hand by opting for easy and alternate ways of making financial transactions
- [Fresh Flavours in City Menus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fresh-flavours-in-city-menus/): The change of season has brought with it refreshing menu changes across restaurants in the city
- [Is Extravagance Out?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/is-extravagance-out/): Aggarwal Sabha's appeal to its community in the city to hold budget weddings is indeed appreciable. But will simple and low-key weddings trend in the future?
- [Tunes From Dunes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tunes-from-dunes/): Mame Khan keeps the legacy of Mangniyar folk music alive
- [Never Give Up](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/never-give-up/): In times of endless worries and stress, Maj DP Singh's story of grit and determination is something we all can lea from
- [Chandigarh Beopar Mandal on eBay](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-beopar-mandal-on-ebay/): Chandigarh's Beopar Mandal goes online via eBay
- [The Lunch Box Woes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-lunch-box-woes/): As children raise their noses to anything green and parents walk the tight rope between healthy and junk food, we address the never-ending dilemma – what to pack in the daily tiffin?
- [Against All Odds](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/against-all-odds/): These brave hearts have not let disability come in the way of their dreams
- [Look to Nature for Solutions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/look-to-nature-for-solutions/): Nobel laureate in chemistry, Prof. Roger D. Kornberg, feels that the future of science is to go back to the basics
- [17 Things We Love About Sector 17](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/17-things-we-love-about-sector-17/): It's the city's most iconic sector and not without reason. We bring you the obvious and not-so-obvious things about Sector 17
- [Babi's Re-launches in a New Space](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/babis-re-launches-in-a-new-space/): Situated in Sector 10, Babi Grewal's new studio is spread over two floors and also offers a prêt line apart from the designer's signature bridal line
- [Date with Kathak on May 7](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/date-with-kathak-on-may-7/): Pracheen Kala Kendra is organising a presentation of kathak as part of the birthday celebrations of kathak legend Guru Rajendra Gangani
- [Médecins Sans Frontières to Host Photo Exhibition and Film Screenings](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/medecins-sans-frontieres-to-host-photo-exhibition-and-film-screenings/): The event to showcase MSF's work in India and other countries
- [Animation Films on Sikh History Have a Huge Audience](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/animation-films-on-sikh-history-have-a-huge-audience/): Mohali-based filmmaker Sukhwinder Singh is making a 3D animation film on the life of Bhai Taru Singh; he's previously delivered hit animation films like 'Sahibzadey' and 'Banda Singh Bahadur'
- [Medanta Opens MediConsult in Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/medanta-opens-mediconsult-in-chandigarh/): Medanta Medicity has opened its OPD centre in Chandigarh at Omni Clinic and Diagnostic Centre; Super specialists from various medical disciplines will offer affordable consulting to patients in tricity
- [Meet the Man Behind Salman Khan's Wardrobe](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/meet-the-man-behind-salman-khans-wardrobe/): For nearly a decade now, fashion designer Ashley Rebello has designed the superstar's on-screen and off-screen clothing. So what's his mantra for success?
- [Mika Goes Loud and Clear](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mika-goes-loud-and-clear/): If you have a problem with the morning azaan or kirtan, get your home soundproofed, says singer Mika Singh who was in Chandigarh for a concert
- [Run for the Environment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/run-for-the-environment/): Jugnoo celebrates 'Earth Day' with awareness run in partnership with Treezing
- [Beat the Heat Options Galore](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/beat-the-heat-options-galore/): The ongoing Coolex fair at Himachal Bhawan presents air coolers in an all-new avatar; a wide range of air conditioning options available too
- [Sajjan Inaugurates Canadian Consulate in City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sajjan-inaugurates-canadian-consulate-in-city/): Canada's Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan is on a seven-day visit to India; He was in Chandigarh on Friday
- [State of Honour](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/state-of-honour/): Punjab Arts Council honours eminent personalities from the field of art, literary and cultural spheres with 'Punjab Gaurav Puraskar'
- [A Chance to View the Works of Sohan Qadri](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-chance-to-view-the-works-of-sohan-qadri/): Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi and Kumar Gallery, Delhi to present exhibition of paintings by acclaimed artist Sohan Qadri from April 22
- [Meet the Indian Fatmagul™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/meet-the-indian-fatmagul/): Television actor Pankhuri Avasthy to star as 'Amla' in the Indian adaptation of the popular Turkish show 'Fatmagul'
- [Double Role](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/double-role/): Wednesday evening saw the American Embassy present 'Love Letters' at Panjab University with an endearing American couple leading the way
- [One-Stop Safety Solution](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-stop-safety-solution/): Connect Broadband launches a one-stop security solution for all smart devices
- [The Wizard of Black and White](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-wizard-of-black-and-white/): Meet one of Chandigarh's celebrated photographers Vijay Ozo who finds the extraordinary in the ordinary
- [Mika Singh to Perform in City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mika-singh-to-perform-in-city/): 93.5 RedFM to officially announce arrival in Chandigarh with a concert featuring singer Mika Singh on April 22
- [Tech Talk](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tech-talk/): Here's all you need to know about the new Tecno smartphone that everyone is talking about
- [Old Guard™ yet again !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/old-guard-yet-again/): Keen golfer and entrepreneur Ravibir Singh Grewal, acting president, who represents the 'old guard' in the most prestigious club in the city, the Chandigarh Golf Club in Sector 6, narrowly pips his rival, industrialist Ravinder Singh Virk, to be the next regular president. But honours remain more or less even in the 11-member executive committee with the Virk panel bagging 5 posts.
- [Planeteers of the Brahmand !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/planeteers-of-the-brahmand/): They call themselves the 'planeteers' of the Brahmand Academy based out of Panchkula town in Haryana, near Chandigarh. The performances of the academy trained children and grown-ups always carry a social message. On Saturday (April 15) they regaled the audience at the open air Yavanika Theatre in support of “Clean and Green India”.
- [The Great Golf Election Carnival !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-great-golf-election-carnival/): All roads leading up to the most prestigious club in the city, the Chandigarh Golf Club in Sector 6, were lined with cars, as members, some accompanied by families, were in maximum attendance for the most important carnival on the annual calendar of the club.
- [Champions Reign Supreme !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/champions-reign-supreme/): Ng On Yee of Hong Kong wins 1st Asian ladies snooker, and Pankaj Advani 16th Asian Men's billiards championship
- [All To Blame !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-to-blame/): Why is that only authorities are to blame for all the face offs with the student community, when there are more hot heads among the younger brigade, and every organisation representing them is prepared to go to any extent to gain higher ground
- [Lady Advanis, Sethis !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-asian-ladies-snooker-championships/): 16 in fray as first ever Asian Ladies Snooker championship gets off to a spirited start at Hyatt Regency.
- [Spectacular & Cool !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/spectacular-and-cool/): Gatka show captivates at Elante Mall
- [Sahi Hai!!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mutual-funds-on-the-bounce/): The series of Sahi Hai !! advertising campaigns we have been watching on the idiot box, and the more compulsive handsets, appear to have gone well with the people, and look who is laughing all the way to the bank – the mutual fund companies. Their umbrella organization Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) appears to have engineered a coup of sorts with the industry-wide ads,  aimed at creating public awareness among the masses, catching us all hook, line and sinker.
- [Love is in the Air](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/love-is-in-the-air-2/): Known for his upbeat chartbusters, 'Wakhra Swag' and 'Att Tera Yaar', singer Navv Inder is set to release his first romantic track
- [Art & Architecture](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/art-and-architecture/): Renowned architect and interior designer Shirish Beri in Chandigarh today for an audio visual talk
- [In Full Swing](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-full-swing/): Will winds of change sweep the Chandigarh Golf Club elections or will the old guard hold ground?
- [An Untold Story](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-untold-story/): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh unveiled his latest and perhaps most iconic book – 'The 36th Sikhs in the Tirah Campaign 1897-98 – Saragarhi
- [Cultural Extravaganza](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cultural-extravaganza/): The annual cultural show by Aryans Group of Colleges took the audience on a journey to various Indian states via song and dance
- [Festive Spread](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/festive-spread/): Taj Chandigarh is hosting its annual Baisakhi food festival, this time by the poolside
- [Slice of Pakistan](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/slice-of-pakistan/): The Pakistan pavilion at the ongoing South Asia Consumer Fair & Trade Show is wooing visitors
- [Special Appearance](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/special-appearance/): Twinkle Khanna felicitates INIFD designers in Chandigarh and rates pyjama suits as a faux pas
- [Down to Earth](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/down-to-earth/): As a run-up to Baisakhi, JW Marriott Chandigarh rolls out 'Mitti Di Khushboo' food festival
- [Stage is Set](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/stage-is-set/): The annual exhibition by INIFD's Academy of Interiors showcases different set designs with interesting themes created by students
- [Crowning Glory](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/crowning-glory/): Along with a fit body, it is equally important to have a sharp mind says Miss Commonwealth Asia Pacific 2016 winner Shweta Raj
- [Shopping Special](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shopping-special/): Elante's nine-day long anniversary shopping extravaganza offers shoppers a chance to win a Hyundai Grand i10 car as bumper prize among other exciting prizes
- [The Bed Spread](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-bed-spread/): Gippy Grewal's new 'family entertainer' - 'Manje Bistre' - to hit screens on April 14
- [Reaching Out](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/reaching-out/): Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust launches a mobile app to enable anyone to nominate a deserving person for the Neerja Bhanot Award from anywhere in the world
- [Joint Effort](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/joint-effort/): Actors Binnu Dhillon and Ammy Virk tu producers; will collaborate on three films this year
- [Of Passion & Poise](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/of-passion-and-poise/): For over two decades, Suchitra Mitra, an accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer, has dedicated her life to teaching and performing Bharatnatyam in the city
- [From Across the Border](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/from-across-the-border/): The PHD Chamber's annual Pakistan Show claims to be much bigger this edition.
- [Reel Good](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/reel-good/): Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi invited National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) to talk about its role in talent development and opportunities for aspiring filmmakers
- [A Full Circle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-full-circle/): Looking for a sumptuous Navratra thali? Head to the Baluchi at The Lalit Chandigarh for a wholesome meal
- [Does your Child Struggle with Studies?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/does-your-child-struggle-with-studies/): Learning disorders are on the rise admits Dr Adarsh Kohli, Department of Psychiatry at PGI, who is spearheading research and intervention on the subject. Also, these children are not lazy or dumb, says Dr Kohli who has a word of advice for parents
- [Thailand Beckons](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/thailand-beckons/): The weeklong trade exhibition from Thailand organised by CII at Himachal Bhawan brings in a bouquet of products
- [The Grammar Guru](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-grammar-guru/): English language trainer Amal Fabian on his book 'Q and the Magic of Grammar' and how learning grammar can be fun
- [The Legend of Indiano](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-legend-of-indiano/): As part of a new series on profiling artists of the city, we meet one of Chandigarh's first professional photographers who has chronicled Chandigarh from inception
- [Girly Chic](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/girly-chic/): Designer Ritam Sengar lists out smart dressing choices for the bride's best friend and her girl gang
- [Gourmet Twist](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gourmet-twist/): The predictable Navratra thali gets a fine-dining makeover at Cafe@JW in JW Marriott Chandigarh
- [Virtual Drive](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/virtual-drive/): Meet the Chandigarh-based creators of viaTaxi, an online taxi booking service
- [Double Delight](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/double-delight/): Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor comes to Chandigarh with some surprises
- [One for All](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-for-all-2/): This new store in Sector 7 will delight not just kids but their parents too
- [New Kwid on the Block](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/new-kwid-on-the-block/): Renault India rolls out the all-new 'Kwid Climber' in Chandigarh
- [A New Crop](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-new-crop/): Space constraints haven't deterred city residents from cultivating organic kitchen gardens of pride
- [Sporty Chic](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sporty-chic/): Honda launches all-new sporty lifestyle car 'Honda WR-V' in Chandigarh
- [Power of Compassion](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/power-of-compassion/): Sahayta Charitable Welfare Society, an emotional and financial support group in the city for cancer patients and survivors completes two decades of selfless service
- [Melting Pot](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/melting-pot/): Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi's Annual Art Exhibition 2017 is a must-visit
- [Ode to Bhagat Singh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ode-to-bhagat-singh/): Let's not forget Bhagat Singh's ideals, says R&B singer Navv Inder who has released a new single as a tribute to the freedom fighter
- [The Homecoming](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-homecoming/): On the 121st birth anniversary of Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret (Le Corbusier's cousin), Chandigarh opens doors to his former home now converted into a museum
- [Summer Specials](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/summer-specials/): As the weather changes, Cotton Fab, a lifestyle exhibition rolls out Kisan Bhawan offering summer wardrobe updates
- [Farewell Lizeth!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/farewell-lizeth/): As she bids goodbye, Lizeth Herrera, wife of the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh, reminisces about the city, her new found friends and giving back to the community
- [A Full Circle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-full-circle2/): The ongoing dim sum festival at JW Marriott Chandigarh brings in diverse varieties of the plump favourite
- [London Love](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/london-love/): INIFD student showcases collection at London Fashion Week
- [Sea of Options](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sea-of-options/): Billionaire Harry Banga of The Caravel Group envisions Chandigarh to be shipping's support hub
- [No Kidding!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-kidding/): Celebrity couple Bharti Singh and her fiancé Harsh Limbhachiya were in Chandigarh to promote Season 8 of 'Nach Baliye'
- [Is your Child Wearing the Right Shoes?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/is-your-child-wearing-the-right-shoes/): Don't compromise on comfort for style and cheap pricing when it comes to choice of footwear emphasises IS Paul of Drish Shoes
- [Show your Support](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/show-your-support/): To create awareness about Down Syndrome, Chill Bey in Sector 10 is hosting a special event
- [All Week Long](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-week-long/): Capital Small Finance Bank has brought to the Tricity the first facility of seven-day branch banking and extended public dealing hours of 10 am to 5 pm
- [My Fair Lady](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/name/): The popular Vanity Fair exhibition is back and there is a lot to choose from. A look at what's on offer
- [Menace on the Street](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/menace-on-the-street/): A constant fixture at traffic lights, they speak pre-rehearsed lines, act in a dramatic way and will hound you for money. Have you also noticed the increasing number of beggars in the city?
- [Mixed Views](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mixed-views/): The ongoing All India Women Artists' Contemporary Exhibition 2017 by Artscapes showcases myriad styles and themes
- [Ready to Run?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ready-to-run/): Season 5 of 'Big Chandigarh Marathon' to be held on March 26
- [Starry Presence](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/starry-presence/): The star cast of the Hindi film 'Machine' arrived in the city for the launch of jewellery collection by 'Shudh Gold' in Sector 22
- [Love is in the Air](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/love-is-in-the-air/): Actors Jimmy Sheirgill and Sargun Mehta were in Chandigarh to promote their Punjabi film 'Jindua'; actor Neeru Bajwa gave it a miss
- [Message on the Wall](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/message-on-the-wall/): Amnesty International collaborates with well-known artist Ullas Hydoor in the city to memorialize the injustice faced by survivors of 1984 Sikh massacre
- [Kasauli Rhythm & Blues Music Festival](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kasauli-rhythm-and-blues-music-festival/): This year's edition to be held from April 14 to 17; will bring in a 'Bollywood Surprise'
- [Well Armed](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/well-armed/): Straight and narrow is no longer the way you should wear your sleeves in fashion
- [Dreaming Big](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dreaming-big/): An increasing number of young buyers are opting for mid-segment SUVs in the city
- [Let's Rock It!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lets-rock-it/): Regular cultural programmes to be held at Rock Garden
- [Making a Splash](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/making-a-splash/): The festival of colour was celebrated in a fun and vibrant way in Chandigarh
- [A Young Perspective](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-young-perspective/): In his impressive debut photography exhibition, B.Com student and passionate photographer Pranjal Marwaha proves well why he is the one to look out for in the future
- [Street Specials](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/street-specials/): Giving in to popular demand for street side fare that's made in healthier environs, The Lalit Chandigarh has rolled out a street food festival
- [Ode to a Friend](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ode-to-a-friend/): Panchkula-based clinical nutritionist and counsellor shares her late friend's story in a book to highlight sexual and mental abuse
- [Party Plans](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/party-plans/): Peddlers is hosting 'Holifish' a grand Holi party at Hotel Mountview
- [How to Make Chandigarh a Dream City?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/how-to-make-chandigarh-a-dream-city/): CII holds session on making Chandigarh an aspirational destination with Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore listing out tips
- [Full Throttle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/full-throttle/): A look at the biker brigade in action at day one of SJOBA Rally 2017
- [Wet & Wild](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wet-and-wild/): The region's most looked forward to motorsports event – SJOBA rally – gets off to a thrilling start
- [This Heer is Unstoppable](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-heer-is-unstoppable/): Actor Jonita Doda on her new film 'Heer Unstoppable' and wearing the director's hat
- [The Green Brigade](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-green-brigade/): EcoSikh is a response from the Sikh community to the threats of climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment
- [Meet the Little Bhagat Singh™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/meet-the-little-bhagat-singh/): Get to know 10-year-old Agamvir Singh, who starred in the video of Gurdas Maan's latest song and became an overnight star
- [A Daughter's Gift](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-daughters-gift/): Actor Divya Dutta presents the story of her mother in a moving memoir titled 'Me & Ma' that was formally released in Chandigarh on International Women's Day
- [In Flashback Mode](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-flashback-mode/): Filmmaker Sarah Singh brings her film, the Om Puri-starrer 'A Million Rivers' to Chandigarh and fondly remembers the gifted actor
- [Tales of the Rock](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tales-of-the-rock/): Take time out to explore Chandigarh's Sculpture Park, tucked away in Kalagram, which has over 200 creations on display
- [Treat from the North East](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/treat-from-the-north-east/): From puffy malpuas from Tripura, jackfruit sabzi with pooris from Assam to Mizo sticky rice and Meghalaya's pashor kait (fried banana flowers) – don't miss the unusual fare on offer at the North East fair in Sector 17
- [Gem of an Idea](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gem-of-an-idea/): As part of International Women's Day celebrations, Vishhwas Gemstones conducts awareness workshop on buying genuine gemstones
- [Women Achievers Honoured](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/women-achievers-honoured/): Hartek Group felicitates women achievers who fought all odds to break gender stereotypes
- [Reining In Mayhem On The Roads](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/reining-in-mayhem-on-the-roads/): The day was marked by firm decisions aimed at making the killer stretches of Punjab roads less deadly, demolishing the cartelisation of goods carriages, which were hurting the already distressed industry, and breaking the near monopoly of a few private bus operators over profitable bus routes in the state, which had lead to state run bus operations turning sick.
- [Shoolini Univ Does A First, Takes Research To Undergraduate Level](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shoolini-univ-does-a-first-undergraduate-research/): With 45 Indian and International patents under its belt during its just 8 years of existence, Shoolini University, the first private not for profit biotechnology university of the country founded and driven by academicians, looks set to up the ante. It has become the first university in the country to offer research programs at undergraduate level in professional courses from the coming academic year 2017-18.
- [Focus On Bringing Punjab Back On Rails™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/focus-on-bringing-punjab-back-on-rails/): Robust tax collections during the first quarter of the current financial year, reining in of organised criminal gangs and drug and sand mafias, dismantling of truck unions and major initiatives to attract investment in the cash-strapped border state were some of the achievements listed out by Capt. Amarinder Singh during the first 100 days of the Congress Government in Punjab led by him.
- [Restoring Dignity™ Is TK Ruby's Difference™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/restoring-dignity-is-tk-rubys-difference/): Taking forward the new Rotary International President, Aussie Ian Riseley's slogan of 'Making a Difference' forward, Rtn. TK Ruby, installed Governor of District 3080 at a ceremony held at a luxury hotel in Panchkula, on Sunday, has a vision of his own - leaving a lasting impact on the lives of people by  'Restoring Dignity'.
- [Why Be Defensive, Mr CM](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/why-be-defensive-mr-cm/): That appointment of law officers by any state government in India is politically motivated, is a well known fact. These are political appointments (government's prerogative, if you like), which are made and undone with change of government. Then, why is Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh being so defensive about the appointment of 121 law offers announced on Friday night. In the fourth month of his tenure at the head of a Congress government, is he betraying a sense of insecurity, or is he being overzealous about projecting an honest face of his government, is anybody's guess.
- [PGI Goes Live With Complex Procedure](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pgi-goes-live-with-complex-procedure/): Unlike in the private sector, pursuance of excellence, and in the process making a name for themselves, has been the primary goal of most distinguished doctors in the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) in Chandigarh. And this tradition continues, though arguably in a somewhat diminished manner.
- [Kanal Houses Given July 31 Deadline](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kanal-houses-given-july-31-deadline/): Even as the issue of ensuring supply of tertiary treated water to existing connections, and the stink it continues to generate, is being debated in the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh House, the Water Supply Committee of the corporation has taken a decision which is sure to raise the hackles of kanal house owners.
- [Another Out Of Box Effort](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-out-of-box-effort/): The three-month old Captain Amarinder Singh led Congress Government in Punjab seems to be seriously trying to do some out of the box thinking in an effort to bring the state back to somewhere near the predominant position it once held in the country. And one of these efforts is visible in the field of skill development.
- [Judge Count In Punjab & Haryana HC Rises To 48](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/judge-count-in-punjab-haryana-hc-rises-to-48/): Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh Justice S.J. Vajifdar on Wednesday administered the oath of office to two additional judges of the high court.
- [Haryana Falls Back on Retired Teachers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-falls-back-on-retired-teachers/): Faced with a shortfall of 22,000 post graduate teachers and trained graduate teachers in government schools in the state, despite concerted efforts to fill up vacancies through regular recruitment, Haryana Government has had to fall back on retired teachers below 65 years of age to fill in the gaps.
- [PGI Takes Lead in Country](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pgi-takes-lead-in-country/): The Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, PGI for short, on Tuesday become the first medical institute in the country to provide stents and Orthopaedic implants at cheaper than market rates for the benefit of patients.
- [Whos The Visionary!!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/whos-the-visionary/): How wonderful it would be if our chief ministers were statesmen, and a few of their senior ministers and senior bureaucrats visionaries. In that case vision documents would make more sense.
- [Sidhu Orders Illegal Cable Networks Dismantled Fastway may be target](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sukhbir-sidhu-private-war/): The private war between Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and flamboyant Punjab Local Bodies Minister and former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu is threatening to spill on to the roads.
- [Lets Explore Our Wild Side!!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lets-explore-our-wild-side/): Drive a normal 4X4 SUV & and have a passion for adventure !! Here's an opportunity very close to your city to get your adrenaline running. The Punjab Tourism and Forests Departments in association with Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh are organising the maiden two-day 'Shivalik Adventure Drive' which promises to take the adventure enthusiasts right into the heart of the Shivalik foothills.
- [Wow Books to Catch Them Young](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wow-books-to-catch-them-young/): Catch them young, we say when it comes to hunting for talent in any field of acctivity, be it sports, education, music or performing arts, etc. Here's a technology-driven brokerage firm which is literally seeking to catch the investor at that impressionable age, and highly innovatively too.
- [Coffers Empty, Yet Basket-Full of Promises](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/coffers-empty-yet-basket-full-of-promises/): Having inherited empty coffers and a huge outstanding debt of over Rs 2 lakh crore from the previous Akali Dal-BJP government, by its own admission, the Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress Government in Punjab, presented its maiden budget on Tuesday showing no signs of slowing down development or spending on public welfare schemes.
- [Rs 2 Lakh Relief For All Small & Marginal Farmers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/relief-for-small-marginal-farmers/): Under pressure to act quickly on his poll promise of waiving off farm loans to distressed farmers in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans of up to Rs. 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers (those who own up to 5 acres), and a flat Rs. 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of their loan amount.
- [Thank God!! But Need to Rein in The Hotheads](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/thank-god-but-need-to-rein-in-the-hotheads/): After months of jostling for parking space, some relief came our way on Monday as the new paid parking contractor took baby steps towards converting all the 25 parking lots put under his command into smart parkings.
- [Urban Richy Rich on the Mend, Not So in Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/urban-richy-rich-on-the-mend-not-so-in-chandigarh/): Having had their fill of a sedentary lifestyle, resulting from the economic boom following liberalisation, the urban rich appear to be on the mend, surprisingly not in richy rich Chandigarh. The lifestyle virus is now afflicting the rural rich.
- [No Surgery, No Anesthesia; Walk Away in 2 Hours](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-surgery-no-anesthesia-walk-away-in-2-hours/): Varicose Veins, which largely affects the legs, is an oft misunderstood disease. Blueness of the veins visible through the skin may just be a cosmetic problem, especially among those who are elderly or those who are extremely fair. Suspicion of Varicose Veins disease should be raised with symptoms like aching and heavy legs, ankle swelling, dilated bluish bulge under the skin, redness, dryness and itchiness of skin. In some people, the skin above ankle may shrink because fat underneath it becomes hard. The symptoms also include whitened, irregular scar-like patches that can appear at the ankles or patient can have chronic non-healing ulcers. The recommended investigation is a simple ultra sound.
- [Be The First on Historic All-Indian Trip to Antarctica](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/be-the-first-on-historic-all-indian-trip-to-antarctica/): Been to all six habitable continents, and still yearning for more. Here's an opportunity for the diehard adventurer in you to explore what you would have only dreamt of – the icy continent of enchanting glaciers, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales and exotic sea birds like albatrosses and terns – Antarctica. That too in the most memorable trip ever planned exclusively for Indians.
- [Ludhiana, Pathankot, Adampur to Join Bathinda](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ludhiana-pathankot-adampur-to-join-bathinda/): Four towns in Punjab - Bathinda, Ludhiana, Pathankot and Adampur – will soon start operating flights under the affordable air travel policy of the Government of India. For this, the Punjab Government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India (GoI) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the country's flagship programme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik).
- [Local Module of Hackers, Cheats in Chandigarh Police Net](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/local-module-of-hackers-cheats-in-chandigarh-police-net/): The Chandigarh Police claim to have smashed an indigenous module of an international gang of hackers and cheats with the arrest of three youths “in the act of hacking” from a city hotel on Wednesday. A laptop and four mobiles were recovered from them.
- [Half of PRI & ULB Seats For Women In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/half-of-pri-ulb-seats-for-women-in-punjab/): In an apparent effort to promote Punjab as one of the more progressive states in the country, the Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress Government in Punjab has decided to go ahead with its plan to increase reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) from 33 percent to 50 percent.
- [Do it Swayam](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/do-it-swayam/): The City Police is encouraging minor and young girls and women to take their security in their own hands. Taking its Self Defence Training Programme, launched in 2012, forward, the Women & Child Support Unit of the Police on Monday launched 'Swayam', under which besides teaching self defence techniques to school and college going girls, 35 Activa scooters with twin women cops in the saddle were launched to strengthen patrolling in the Union Territory, especially keeping in mind crimes against women and children.
- [Arrest of Police Inspector Could Lead to Drug Network](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/arrest-of-police-inspector-could-lead-to-drug-network/): That the roots of the drug mafia in Punjab run deep is a well known fact. That such a well entrenched network cannot operate without the connivance of a section of the political class, administrative officials and police officers has also been quite apparent. Today's arrest of an Inspector (local rank) of the Punjab Police by the Special Task Force (STF) on the charges of providing protection to smugglers of narcotics, and organizing smuggling and trafficking of narcotics through his associates, may just have removed the lid from one such network.
- [Ever Heard Of Kulfi Stuffed In Mango!!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ever-heard-of-kulfi-stuffed-in-mango/): Ever seen or heard of a kulfi stuffed in a mango, literally !! Yes with the skin and pulp of the King of Fruits intact – just the seed preened out, and the kulfi filled in, a wonder of Indian 'juggad'. One just peels off the skin, like we do any other mango, and the dessert is ready to relish. This is one of the scores of lip smacking frozen summer specials laid out at the entrance of the Sukhna Lake, courtesy a well known national English daily and  Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation (CITCO). The festival, aptly planned at the height of summers, is drawing evening crowds in the hordes. The festival, which began on Friday, is on till Sunday from 4 p.m. onwards.
- [MC Moves to Cancel Contract, Take Possession Of Land](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mc-moves-to-cancel-contract-take-possession-of-land/): The anger appears to have boiled over. The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, on a collision course with JP Associates for some time now over the unsatisfactory operation of the municipal solid waste management plant in Dadumajra village, has finally resolved to cancel the contract and take physical possession of the land. A special session of the MC House called to discuss the future course of action, on Thursday, unanimously decided to take the extreme step, saying enough is enough.
- [Name To Resonate In Haryana](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/name-to-resonate-in-haryana/): Many among us mortal souls may still ask Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya, who ? But ask anyone within the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or erstwhile Jana Sangh, now Bharatiya Janaty Party, and you will realise what the man means to them. A man of simple means with high ideals, not known to compromise with his principles, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya, is today remembered for his unflinching faith in 'Antodaya'  (upliftment of the last man or in other terms development of the bottom strata of socioeconomic hierarchy) and 'Ekatam Manavad' (or Integral Humanism, a philosophy which advocates the simultaneous and integrated program of the body, mind and intellect and soul of each human being).
- [Get Illegal Buses Off the Roads, Now : Amarinder](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-illegal-buses-off-the-roads-now-amarinder/): 'Eitt chukko tei mafia milega' (pick up a brick and you will find a mafia). Punjab has come to such a pass. And less than three months into his tenure as Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, leading the Congress to a landslide victory in the February elections largely on the plank of providing a corruption-free government, is increasingly coming under pressure to rein in these mafias. His first attempt to put brakes on the mafias, through e-auctioning of the sand mines, has already landed him in a controversy over allegations of his Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh cornering 'benami' contracts. Now it's the rampaging transport mafia, largely controlled by the political class, which is giving him sleepless nights.
- [Mark Your Diary on Aug 17](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mark-your-diary-on-aug-17/): Get ready to relive the bitter sweet memories of Partition and pre-Partition days. Mark you diary on August 17, when all those emotions are going to come alive with the first ever Partition Museum in the tastefully renovated Town Hall of Amritsar throwing open its doors to the public after becoming fully operational.
- [City Landscape Turns Green & Blue](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/landscape-turns-green-blue/): Chandigarh is unquestionably one of the best cities in the country to live in, and we love it from the core of our hearts. But this is also a fact that we would like to see some out of the box thinking from the people holding seats of power to take it to a level matching our aspirations. Today, on World Environment Day, two new initiatives were launched in our City Beautiful, which we hope and pray are implemented in letter and spirit, and take us a notch up the ladder.
- [It Can Weaken Our Body, But Don't Allow it to Conquer Our Mind & Spirit](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/it-can-weaken-our-body-but-dont-allow-it-to-conquer-our-mind-spirit/): It was an afternoon of candid talk. Cancer survivors, all of whom admitted they were in a self denial mode when they were first suspected, or diagnosed, with the disease and tried to hide their malignant status from others, were frankly baring their thought process during the period of their treatment and the positive takeaways from their experiences. The occasion was “Saluting The Champion Spirit” programme organised by Max Superspeciality Hospital, Mohali for cancer survivors as part of the National Cancer Survivors Day celebrations, at IMA Complex in Sector 35 on Sunday.
- [Finally, Doctors Find Courage To Unite](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/finally-doctors-find-courage-to-unite/): Doctors traditionally have never been able to raise their voice in unison. Perhaps earlier they were too engrossed in serving the patients, and now most of those working in the private sector are too busy minting money. So it came as a surprise when the Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced a nationwide agitation in support of their long standing demands, including framing of stringent laws against increasing cases of doctors being manhandled by angry patients or their attendants and relatives for no fault of their own.
- [Multiple Sclerosis Decoded](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/multiple-sclerosis-decoded/): If you are facing problems with your vision, overwhelming fatigue, difficulty with balance and coordination, various levels of impaired mobility, muscle weakness and stiffness, or numbness in the limbs, don't take it lightly. These may be early symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. And summer months are the period when these symptoms typically present themselves.
- [I Am Optimistic, We Will Prevail, We Are Big](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/i-am-optimistic-we-will-prevail-we-are-big/): Gyan Setu, a think tank for providing a platform for opinion leaders of all hues on defence and strategy issues, was launched on Friday at a round table panel discussion on the theme “J&K-The Way Forward” organised by the Department of  Defence & National Security Studies, at ICSSR Seminar Hall on the Panjab University Campus.
- [Gurugram to Get Metropolitan Development Authority](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gurugram-to-get-metropolitan-development-authority/): Tinsel town Gurugram (formerly Gurgaon), the basic infrastructure of which has failed to keep pace with its massive growth leading to widespread public unrest, is finally going to have its own Metropolitan Development Authority GMDA.
- [Left Out? Enroll As Voters In Spl Drive](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/left-out-enroll-as-voters-in-spl-drive/): The Election Commission of India (ECI), it appears, doesn't want even a single eligible young voter to be left without a voter identity card. So when it came to the commission's notice that as per collected data in Chandigarh, out of the 1,847 forms received from young people in the age group 18-19 years during 2017 so far only 1,623 could be enrolled, it directed the Election Department Chandigarh to launch a special drive to enroll left out electors, focusing on first time electors (young Indian citizens in the age group of 18-21 years).
- [The Thok in the Thoko Sounds Mellower; Declares Crackdown on Illegal Constructions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/navjot-sidhu-declares-crackdown-on-illegal-constructions/): Hugely popular politician, cricket commentator, television personality and former dashing India batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu of “Thoko, thoko !!” fame has distinctly lost a fraction of the flair in his witty remarks, verses and couplets ever since he has become a cabinet minister in the Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress government in the frontier state of Punjab.
- [Garbage Collection Rates Deferred](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/garbage-collection-rates-deferred/): The general house of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh deferred a decision on fixing charges for segregated door to door garbage collection, which is going to be made mandatory in the near future.
- [The BJP Juggernaut Rolls On](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-bjp-juggernaut-rolls-on/): After the thumping victory in the Municipal Elections, the march of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brigade continued in rural Chandigarh as well.
- [Breaking Free, And Freaking Out !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/breaking-free-and-freaking-out/): Women are breaking free. And, one of the areas where many of them are no longer depending on their male partners or family for company is travel. Women-only travel, both domestic and international, is going places and travel planners are putting this segment on the top of their priority list for 2017.
- [Worshipped, and Hated, KPS Stamped his Mettle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/worshipped-and-hated-kps-stamped-his-mettle/): He was cold and ruthless, bordering on ferocious. It was difficult to stare him in the eye. With his six feet plus broad-shouldered frame and steely eyes he could invoke fear in the hearts of even the toughest of people. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (popularly known as KPS), the original 'super cop' credited with crushing Khalistani militancy in Punjab with an iron hand in the late 80s and early 90s, is no more, but his legacy will live on.
- [Smart Parking gets City Corp windfall of Rs 14.78 Cr. But Let It Not Be Just a Tag](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/let-smart-parking-not-be-just-a-tag/): After witnessing months of chaos in paid parking lots across the City because of cancellation of individual contracts, a Smart City in the making finally goes for 'Smart Parking'. Will it really work this time? Or will it remain a mere expensive tag?  Residents are watching. Cash-deficient Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC), looking for means to bolster its developmental funds, should be mindful that the citizens will be on a short fuse. Having to pay more, they will expect a lot more. Convenience has to replace inconvenience as the new buzzword. Nothing more, nothing less !!
- [UT Police, SSP Get FICCI SMART Policing Awards](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ut-police-ssp-get-ficci-smart-policing-awards/): Finally, something for Chandigarh Police to cheer about. A national award for smart policing and a special award for its senior superintendent of police Eish Singhal from industry chamber FICCI.
- [Sumaiya Al Riyami Spins Arab Magic](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sumaiya-al-riyani-spins-arab-magic/): The first Arab woman ever to join the Kryolan worldwide Pro team in 2006 takes workshop of 50-odd beauty practitioners of the tricity and around at James Hotel on Thursday.
- [OPPO Rides The Wave !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/oppo-rides-the-wave/): One for selfie, and one for group selfie, goes the latest OPPO ad featuring super actress Deepika Padukone, and the youth are falling hook, line and sinker for it. OPPO, the Chinese camera phone maker, is one of the biggest beneficiaries of this craze for selfies. Showcasing their latest selfie phones F3 and F3-Plus, which come with a 16 Mega Pixel front facing dual selfie camera, as also their other flagship phones A 37, A 57, F1S, OPPO on Wednesday opened its second exclusive store in Chandigarh at Elante Mall.
- [Punjab Industry Smart Enough, Doesn't Need Hand Holding](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-industry-smart-enough/): An interactive session organised by the PHD Chapter with Punjab Chief  Minister Capt Amarinder Singh at the PHD House in Sector 31 on Tuesday found the politicians and the captains of the industry on one page.
- [Wishing All the Best to City nuuh !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wishing-all-the-best-to-city-nuuh/): Wearing the Mrs India West 2017 crown, 30-year-old ravishing beauty, Anjali Raut Gill, has her eyes set on winning the Mrs India World pageant to be held in Chennai on July 4. Bo to an Indian father from Maharashtra and a Russian mother, and married into a Punjabi family with military background from Chandigarh, Anjali is constantly looking for creating opportunities for other young girls and mothers to shine in the tinsel world of modelling and beauty pageants.
- [Book Your Evening for the Gala Event on Monday](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/book-your-evening-for-the-gala-event-on-monday/): Winner of Femina Style Diva 2014 Hida Siddiqui, Amazon Fashion Week model Kimmi Kukreti, Miss Earth India Rashi and Pantloons Femina Miss India 2011 Jyotipriya will be among 15 top notch female models from Mumbai and Delhi on view in 'Anukama', the Annual Design Collection show of the premier Northe India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) Mohali, at Tagore Theatre, on Monday, starting 6 p.m. Ten of NIIFT's own female models and five other male models will also walk the ramp during a showcase of 53 collections created by graduating students of the institute.
- [Amit Shah Storms City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/amit-shah-storms-city/): In stature, he appears to be no less than the Prime Minister of India, barring the protocol and level of security. He carries a distinct air of arrogance around him, but the way he has galvanised the party into action speaks volumes of the charisma in the man. Amit Shah, the BJP national president, on whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi leans so heavily, displayed all of this on his arrival in the city on a two-day tour on Saturday.
- [Masterstrokes by Leading Artists from the Tricity](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/masterstrokes-by-leading-artists-from-the-tricity/): Paintings, graphics, sculptures and photographs are part of the show on at the Government Museum & Art Gallery
- [NIIFT Students Showcase Design Collections](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nift-students-showcase-design-collections/): Suvyan 2017 showcased designs in furnishings by the graduating batch of textile design
- [Art Exhibit by Kamal Devnath at RAYA](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/art-exhibit-by-kamal-devnath-at-raya/): Get to meet the artist and view his latest works at a two-day show being held at RAYA in Sector 7, Chandigarh
- [JW Marriott Celebrates the King of Fruits](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/jw-marriott-celebrates-the-king-of-fruits/): Dig into the 'Mango May-nia', a food festival that makes the most of mangoes
- [Rupnagar Wetland Offers a Perfect Setting](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rupnagar-wetland-offers-a-perfect-setting/): Recently we got an opportunity to be part of a field visit to the Rupnagar wetland, a 1365 hectares expanse of forests and water bodies declared as of “international importance” under the Ramsar Convention, to observe conservation measures, and we stumbled on a perfect venue for a weekend getaway. The trip was part of North Regional Workshop on Conservation & Management of Wetlands organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India and Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST). We share some of our enjoyable experiences of the trip to facilitate individuals, groups, families and schools to plan their outings after taking approvals.
- [Shimmy and Shake in the Pool](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shimmy-and-shake-in-the-pool/): Oxy Gym rolls out aqua zumba classes at Hotel Shivalik View
- [The Man with the Best Physique in India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-man-with-the-best-physique-in-india/): Rehaan Raas Dev, winner of Mr India Men's Physique 2017, to represent India at Mr Asia Championship in Mongolia
- [PUs Department of Theatre Stages New Production](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pus-department-of-theatre-stages-new-production/): 'Baaki Itihaas', written by noted playwright Badal Sircar, will be staged every evening till May 18
- [Its Summertime and Here are Workshops to Explore](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-summertime-and-here-are-workshops-to-explore/): As summer vacations get nearer, there are special workshops for children on offer
- [House to House Garbage Collection to be Made Mandatory](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/house-to-house-garbage-collection-to-be-made-mandatory/): Every household and commercial unit will have to pay a fixed charge every month whether or not they choose to give garbage to the collector
- ['Miracle Mom' Walks the Ramp](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/miracle-mom-walks-the-ramp/): An inspiration for the world, 101-year-old athlete Man Kaur took to the ramp this Mother's Day in the city
- [Not Alls Well with PU](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fire-in-panjab-university-chandigarh/): Nothing appears to be going right for the prestigious Panjab University Chandigarh. The last ambers of the raging student protests over the steep fee hike, which was later moderated by the authorities, were yet to die down, when a devastating fire ravaged a major portion of the first floor of the sprawling Administration block on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday, destroying furniture and records and damaging the building.
- [When Hunger Strikes at Midnight](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/when-hunger-strikes-at-midnight/): A slew of places in the city now offer food delivery services post midnight with plump menus to choose from
- [A Slice of Assam via Anthology of Stories](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-slice-of-assam-via-anthology-of-stories/): 'Echoes from the Valley: Stories by Assamese Women Writers' has been translated and compiled by city-based journalist Parbina Rashid
- [No Voice for Soul™ of Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-voice-for-soul-of-chandigarh/): The occasion was a regional workshop on Conservation & Management of Wetlands, organized by the Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST) in collaboration with Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), where seven northe states were expected to present work being done by them to conserve their wetlands and the challenges before them. Sadly, there was no presentation from UT Chandigarh, facing the biggest challenge to its 'soul', the Sukhna Lake.
- [Get Set for Chandigarh Theatre Festival 2017](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-set-for-chandigarh-theatre-festival-2017/): Three day festival to see the likes of acclaimed thespians Shekhar Sen, Himani Shivpuri, Liliput and Dharamvir Bharti on stage
- [Bharatnatyam Performance Leaves Audience Spellbound](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bharatnatyam-performance-leaves-audience-spellbound/): Acclaimed Bharatnatyam exponent Suchitra Mitra performed with her disciples at the 234th Baithak organised by Pracheen Kala Kendra
- [Have You Checked Out the Museum Festival?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/have-you-checked-out-the-museum-festival/): As part of its 49th anniversary celebrations, Government Museum and Art Gallery has rolled out a unique Museum Festival
- [Time To Take Care of Your Ailing PU Mother™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/time-to-take-care-of-your-ailing-pu-mother/): Panjab University Chandigarh, which has produced Nobel laureates, President of India and Prime Ministers, has fallen on bad days and needs your moral and financial support.
- [Workshop on Techniques And Intricacies of Varied Cuisine](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/workshop-on-techniques-and-intricacies-of-varied-cuisine/): As part of a collaborative effort, students of University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management and Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi are undergoing a special five-day workshop to understand different kinds of cuisines and evolving food trends
- [Marisha Kaul wins Gladrags Mrs India North India™ title](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/marisha-kaul-wins-gladrags-mrs-india-north-india-title/): The Wadia group conducted the finale of the north India leg of its flagship pageant 'Gladrags Bombay Dyeing Mrs. India North India' and 'Gladrags Go Air Megamodel Manhunt' on Monday evening
- [A Date with Portuguese Cinema](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-date-with-portuguese-cinema/): The two-day NY Portuguese Short Film Festival rolls out at Alliance Francaise today
- [Gem of an Idea for Summer](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gem-of-an-idea-for-summer/): Jewellery designer Simran Gosal Bhullar's latest collection celebrates the beauty of gemstones
- [Reality TV Star Imam Siddique on Why Self-obsession Works for Him](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/reality-tv-star-imam-siddique-on-why-self-obsession-works-for-him/): The stylist/choreographer/designer/anchor is in Chandigarh to steer a workshop on styling and personality development
- [8 Things We Love About Sector 8 Inner Market](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/8-things-we-love-about-sector8-inner-market/): From some of the most popular takeaway eateries, multiple shopping options to things for daily needs, this market packs in a lot
- [Dark Borders is a Treat for the Senses](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dark-borders-is-a-treat-for-the-senses/): A visual showcase of scenes from 'Dark Borders', a play directed by Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry that opened on Friday evening at Rock Garden
- [The Black Lotus Blooms Again](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-black-lotus-blooms-again/): Taj Chandigarh's Chinese fine-dining restaurant reopens after a makeover
- [He Proves to be Anmol™ Yet Again !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/he-proves-to-be-anmol-yet-again/): He has a wide and deep base among the youth, but his appeal cuts across all nature of lawyers. He is Anmol Rattan Sidhu, who appears to have leant never to lose. He repeated his victory run for the umpteenth time on Friday, stamping his authority on the post of Punjab and Haryana Bar Association President for the 7th time.
- [Light and Breezy Summer Dressing](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/light-and-breezy-summer-dressing/): Chandigarh-based designer Jasmine Bains rolls out her spring-summer collection that makes a strong case for stylish minimalism
- [Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry Brings Manto to Stage](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/neelam-man-singh-chowdhry-brings-manto-to-stage/): The works of Saadat Hasan Manto find relevance even today feels the acclaimed thespian from Chandigarh as she readies to present 'Dark Borders' with actors from Tagore Repertory Company over the next five days
- [PGI Set to Become Bigger](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pgi-set-to-become-bigger/): The much awaited decongestion of the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, or PGI in short) Chandigarh, which attracts between 8,000 and 11,00 patients accompanied by an equal number of attendants daily because of its high repute, may now just be a few years away.
- [Conversations On Writing Family Stories](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/conversations-on-writing-family-stories/): The Chandigarh Storytelling Meetup is organizing an author interaction called 'Conversations On Writing Family Stories' with Lalita Iyer and Nirupama Dutt
- [Documenting the City in Visuals](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/documenting-the-city-in-visuals/): City-based photographer Ajay Bhatia pays homage to his hometown in his fourth photo exhibition on at Alliance Francaise
- [Iconic Tagore Gets A Mini Theatre](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/iconic-tagore-gets-a-mini-theatre/): Bowing to popular demand, UT Chandigarh Administration has finally commissioned a 100-seater Mini Theatre in the iconic Tagore Theatre Complex in Sector 18.
- [No Worries Croons Singer Inder Chahal](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-worries-croons-singer-inder-chahal/): The Mohali-based singer is out with his new single in his signature romantic style
- [Brush with Art for a Cause](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/brush-with-art-for-a-cause/): Art in the Cafe organised by The Coloring Box, a new initiative to bring joy to the lives of underprivileged children through art, got the city's swish set to pick up brushes and paint under the open skies at Casa Bella Vista
- [Introducing Mr and Mrs Jinnah to the World](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/introducing-mr-and-mrs-jinnah-to-the-world/): Veteran journalist Sheela Reddy's well-researched book 'Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The marriage that shook India' presents a lesser known side to the founder of Pakistan, his love marriage to Ruttie Petit, a Parsi woman 24 years younger than him and the tragic end it met. The author shares light on Jinnah's personal life and the repercussions it had on Indian politics of the time and vice versa. Here's what makes the book a sumptuous read
- [Let No One Face It Alone](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/let-no-one-face-it-alone/): Amrit Cancer Foundation and World Cancer Care Charitable Society, under their early cancer detection and awareness campaign, organised a daylong camp at IMA complex in Sector 35 Chandigarh on Monday. A multi-vehicle state of the art mobile hospital from the United Kingdom was deployed to carry out more than 400 tests free of charge.
- [Tiny Feet Giant Leaps rolls out Summer Plans](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tiny-feet-giant-leaps-rolls-out-summer-plans/): This summer Tiny Feet Giant Leaps, a Sector 8 based activity centre for children is offering a good mix of programs for children in different age groups
- [The Big Fight is On !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-big-fight-is-on/): We were privy to some serious, meaningful and absorbing deliberations on the issue of electoral and political reforms, an issue which touches all of us so closely. We share some of the action with you.
- [Don't Take Your Crowning Glory for Granted](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dont-take-your-crowning-glory-for-granted/): Dr Apoorva Shah, the first certified trichologist of the country, has simple tips to give boys worried about hair loss and girls about thinning hair during his brief visit to Chandigarh on Saturday. Lifeinchandigarh.com catches up with him for an exclusive interview. Read on.....
- [Leading the Way](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/leading-the-way-2/): One of the city's leading professionals-turned-entrepreneur couple, Raman and Anju Aggarwal take us through their new workspace and mantra for success
- [In a League of His Own](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-a-league-of-his-own/): Well-known hotelier and creative whiz, Keshav Suri on his plans for Kitty Su and why local will always rule over global
- [And the Award Goes To...](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/and-the-award-goes-to/): Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi honours writers and poets at its annual award ceremony
- [Encounters with Nature](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/encounters-with-nature/): City-based artist Anu Singh captures the beauty of nature in her ongoing art show titled 'Soulful Sojourn'
- [Stretch in Style](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/stretch-in-style/): A new brand of apparel promises to make your yoga and workout sessions comfortable and sweat-free
- [Kill The Noise Before It Kills You](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kill-the-noise-before-it-kills-you/): The offenders are the worst hit because they are the closest of the source of the Noise, but they do not realize. By the time they do, it will be too late
- [The New Age kalakars™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-new-age-kalakars/): Meet the contestants and their mentors from Sony TV's acting reality show 'Sabse Bada Kalakar'
- [Empowering the Lesser Privileged](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/empowering-the-lesser-privileged/): City-based NGO organises 'Empower Diva' pageant as a fundraiser for a first of its kind integrated school for normal and special children
- [Lookout For A Startup & Innovation Hub](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lookout-for-a-startupandinnovation-hub/): Chandigarh is already up there when we talk of the most desirable places to visit in the world, but can we now focus on making it the startup, innovation and entrepreneurship hub for North India, just as Bangalore has established itself as the hub for South India ? This, and many other issues cropped up during a discussion on 'Chandigarh: An Aspirational Destination' organized on the occasion of the Annual Session of CII Chandigarh Council on Wednesday. UT Home Secretary Anurag Aggarwal, Chandigarh Mayor Davesh Moudgil and the top leadership of CII's northe region participated in the discussion.
- [Sarvjit Samra & Viren Popli Take Charge In Punjab, Sofi Zahoor & Sarvjeet Virk In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sarvjitsamraandvirenpoplitakechargeinciipunjab-sofizahoorandsarvjeetvirkinchandigarh/): A New Year, A New Team. The Punjab State Council and the Chandigarh State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday elected new teams, with Sarvjit S.   Samra and Viren Popli taking over as Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively in the Punjab Council and Sofi Zahoor and Sarvjeet S. Virk occupying the respective posts in the Chandigarh Council for the year 2018-19.
- [Collective Farming The Way Out; Approach It As A Business](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/collective-farming-the-way-out-approach-it-as-a-business/): The only way small and marginal farmers can escape the debt trap is to cut down on fixed and variable agricultural input costs, which can be achieved solely by indulging in collective farming and approaching agriculture practice as a business instead of merely as a means of sustenance. This was the broad consensus which emerged from deliberations by farm experts, progressive farmers and farm mechanisation companies on the concluding day of the two-day 11th Progressive Farmers' Meet jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Mehram Publications at the CII Northe Region headquarters on Tuesday.
- [Elections Looming, Indo-Pak Border Tensions May Worsen](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/elections-looming-indo-pak-border-tensions-may-worsen/): The heightened intensity of skirmishes on our borders and the recent spate of audacious terror attacks in Kabul can be seen as a clear retaliatory action by Pakistan to its arm-twisting by the Donald Trump Administration on the issue of reining in the terrorist groups operating from its territory. And with the general elections in Pakistan due in July this year, to be followed by elections in India, the situation could tu for the worse.
- [Kids In 4-14 Age Group To Sparkle In Groovy New Styles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kids-4-14agegroup-to-sparkle-in-groovy-new-styles/): The kids' fashion week brand is here. Chandigarh will for the first time witness the branded 'Junior's Fashion Week', which has travelled to Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi NCR before setting foot in the city. On Sunday, 140 odd children, who had registered with the organisation online during the past few weeks, will step on the ramp in two sessions at JW Marriott and make a stylish fashion statement no less than their professional counterparts in prestigious shows like the Lakme Fashion Week and Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. The children in the age category 4-14 years, who will showcase the Spring Summer kids' collection for some of the top brands, went through a grooming and personality development workshop under the supervision of a seasoned academician, model, choreographer and stage director Jessica Gomes Surana from Kolkata.
- [Puppetry Companies From 4 Countries To Perform](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/puppetry-companies-from-4-countries-to-perform/): Puppetry has been a rich source of entertainment for generations, but today it is categorised as a dying art. However, children and their parents in Chandigarh have been thronging in their hundreds annually to watch international puppetry at the Tagore Theatre for the last five years. The four-day 6th International Puppet Festival, featuring one puppetry company each from Italy, Brazil, Argentina and India, is getting underway from February 25. Every day the 45-50 minute show will start at 6:30 p.m. Entry is free and unrestricted for all age groups. Anyone, and everyone, is invited.
- [Young India Should Be Proud Of India's Achievements: Dr Rajiv Kumar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/niti-aayog-vice-chairman-at-pu/): He started his address with a compliment to the Panjab University for providing him the honour, and first ever experience, of being welcomed by an all-woman dais. Leading Indian economist and vice chairman of the NITI Aayog Dr Rajiv Kumar, while delivering the 46th Panjab University Colloquim-cum-3rd Shenmar Memorial Oration on the topic “New India@2022” in a jam-packed Law Department audotorium, urged Young India to feel proud of their country for what it had achieved since its independence, and not harbour a pervasive feeling of inferiority, which earlier generations did.
- [Satluj Public School Leads Charge For Future Tech](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/satluj-public-school-leads-charge-for-future-tech/): Innovation drives success. And for children to become innovators, they need a future ready environment. A school next door has embarked on a journey to provide just that. Satluj Public School, which runs a junior school and a senior school from two different locations in Panchkula, spread over 12 acres, has begun a 3D printing lab for its students and is in the process of including in its curriculum several other technologies which are projected to drive the future of mankind. Sharing his thoughts on this path-breaking initiative in a select media meet, Dean of the CBSE affiliated school Reekrit Serai, who introduces himself an educationalist, publisher and Angel investor, says up next are labs for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (iOT). “We are not boasting. We are doing it on the ground,” asserts young Reekrit.
- [Even Tier 2 & 3 Cities Now Prefer Brands](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/even-tier2and3cities-now-prefer-brands/): What's a brand ? How important is it to build one ? What does it take to go on to take a brand to an iconic level ? These were some of the issues deliberated upon and debated by CEOs and top functionaries of a host of indigenous and foreign fashion brands at the 'Conference on Building World Class Fashion Brands - Trends, Challenges & Opportunities' organised at the CII Northe Region Headquarters on Thursday. The simplest answer to 'why brand ?' was provided by Sandeep Jain, Chairman of the conference and Executive Director, Monte Carlo Fashions Limited, who explained “Selling a product is all right, but if you want to consistently make money in the long run from a business you have to create a brand.” The conference was aimed at creating awareness among the members of the fashion retail industry on how brand owners and retailers can go about building their brands and making them competitive in a highly technology driven and digitalised world.
- [Capital Small Finance Bank Is 100-Strong](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/capitalsmallfinancebank-100-strong/): Unknown to many, a largely rural bank steered by Punjab's very own Sarvjit Singh Samra, has grown to become one of the strongest small finance banks in the country. The Capital Small Finance Bank On Wednesday achieved a new milestone by opening its 100th branch in Balachaur area of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. Starting with a local area bank initially confined to just three districts of Punjab, and later expanding to another two, the bank was upgraded to a small finance bank in April 2016 with 47 branches at that time. Adding 53 branches, and spreading operations to Chandigarh, Panchkula and Delhi, in a challenging span of less than a year has been no mean feat. And the future plans are even more ambitious - 250 branches by the end of financial year 2020-21 and projected business of Rs.12,000 crore.
- [Basic Sciences, Govt. & Industry Nexus Is Key To Greatness](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/basicsciences-govt-industry-nexus-key-to-greatness/): Engineers and industry have over the decades developed applications which have tremendously improved the lives of the common people, but one must never forget that all these would not have been possible but for new concepts developed with the help of research in basis sciences. Countries like USA have become super powers in the 20th century purely due to the perfect sync between basic science research, the government and the industry. Now China has emerged a perfect example of an aspiring super power riding on this strong nexus. India needs to follow suit, if it is to realise its vision to be counted among the world powers. So said Prof. (Dr.) Sunil Mukhi, Chair, Physics programme, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, (IISER) Pune, on Monday. He was delivering a lecture on “The Social Relevance of Basic Science” on the inaugural day of the three-day Chandigarh Science Congress CHASCON-2018, organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh in  association with Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC). The topic of the Congress this year is “Exploration Of Cost Effective Technologies Through Physical And Natural Sciences”
- [Gangsters Inspire Cops To Go Online, Ride Social Media Wave](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gangsters-inspire-cops-to-go-online-ride-social-media-wave/): The Punjab Police appears to be slowly getting there. At least they have woken up to the existence, and importance of internet, and the various social media platforms. Thanks for this realisation should largely go to the gangsters, the stepped up activities of whom in the past couple of years have been giving the ageing top brass of the police sleepless nights. Still, the not so IT savvy police brass took far too long to realise that they had given these gangsters a free run on the social media, which they exploited to the hilt to propagate their terror agenda.
- [The Shehanshah Of Microbreweries Is Here](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-shehanshah-of-microbreweries-is-here/): The partygoers in the tri-city are getting hooked to fresh beer, and microbreweries are opening up on the trot to fill up the supply deficit. After a slew of launches in the tri-city in the last few months here comes what is billed as the 'shehanshah' of all. Touted as the largest theme based microbrewery, 'Boathouse', inspired by the European concept of boats docked for a riverside party, as in Venice and Amsterdam, has swung its doors open at the Elante Mall. The 13,000 sq ft expanse spread over two floors is the brainchild of a hospitality biggie of the region Sandeep Sharma (of Food Craft fame), his wife Seema and his 21 years old son Shubham, just out of business school.
- [Fortis Mohali Becomes 4th Center In Country To Perform Advanced Transplant](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fortis-mohali-becomes-4th-center-in-country-to-perform-advanced-transplant/): Right from delivering of babies to other minor and major surgeries, mode day patients have started expecting quick fix, near bloodless and painless minimal incisions. And robotic surgery is ensuring just that even in the most complex cases. Now comes advanced robotic kidney transplant, which till now is being done by a handful of centers across the country. The first successful robotic kidney transplantation was performed by doctors at Fortis Hospital Mohali recently, making it only the fourth center in India to achieve the feat.
- [Award Winning St Johns Teams Retu As Eco Leaders & Activists](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/award-winning-st-johns-teams-return/): The youth are not only aware as never before about the dangerous consequences of global warming and climate change, but also want to be the harbingers of change for a better environment and better world. And helping and empowering them in this endeavour is the Singapore based Hemipheres Foundation. Members of a junior and senior team from the city's own St John's School who recently participated in a Global Youth Summit organised by the foundation in Singapore, and have returned with a winner and second runners up trophy, respectively for their project presentations, are elated over their extraordinary experience. St. John's was the only Indian school invited to this year's summit which had 'Young Environmentalists Making Change' as its theme.
- [Savour The Desert Flavours At WelcomHotel Bella Vista](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/savour-the-desert-flavours-at-welcomhotel-bellavista/): Any talk of Rajasthan is sure to conjure up thoughts of the famed Marwari culture, the flavour of the arid land and the aan, baan and shaan of the Rajputi Maharajas and Maharanis. But you will be doing injustice to India's North Weste border state if you do not include its cuisine, characterised by liberal use to ghee and rich spices and flavour.
- [Swanky, But Affordable Infosys Foundation Red Cross Sarai Has 300 Dormitory, Private Room Beds](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/swanky-affordable-infosys-foundation-redcross-sarai/): For Rs 100 per person per day a patient or attendant gets a dormitory bed in the swank new 300-bedded sarai (rest house) inaugurated at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI, for short) Chandigarh by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday. All thanks to the Infosys Foundation chaired by Sudha Murthy, which took on itself the task of mitigating the suffering of the multitudes who visit the prestigious health institute from far and near and find it difficult to secure affordable accommodation to stay. The Infosys Foundation Red Cross Sarai with all mode amenities has come up in a remarkably short time of just over a year. Its foundation stone was also laid by Rajnath Singh in September 2016.
- [One Lakh Bikes For Amit Shah Rally at Jind On Feb 15](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bjp-haryana-massive-motorcyclerally-jind/): In a massive show of strength, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana is mobilising 1,00,000-plus motorcycles from across the state, one of the largest ever convergence of motorcycles at any one place, for the February 15 motor cycle rally at Jind, from where party's National president Amit Shah will kick start the party's campaign for the 2019 Lok  Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in the state.
- [Living Life King Size In Signature Jack Nicklaus Golf Course](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/living-life-king-size-in-signature-jack-nicklaus-golf-course/): Imagine a golf lover or enthusiast living in the midst of a world class golf course, in signature Jack Nicklaus style, right here in Punjab's richie rich town, Ludhiana. Most would say it is unbelievable, but The Imperial Golf Estate at Mullanpur Dakha, near Ludhiana, has made it possible.
- [Ambassador Kozlowski Holds Out Olive Branch To Indian Students](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ambassador-kozlowski-holds-out-olive-branch-to-indian-students/): With the countries constituting the European Union (EU) showing a steady and sustainable growth over the past four years, and the consumer confidence in these countries on a high, the stage is set for taking EU-India ties to a next level. It also opens up greater opportunities for post graduate students from India to avail of the unlimited full scholarship facilities to study in European universities.
- [Ever Smiling Face of Meena Bazaar Founder Is Now A Memory](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ever-smiling-face-of-meena-bazaar-founder-is-now-a-memory/): He presided over the famous fashion house Meena Bazaar for more than four decades and was held in high esteem by the fashion fraternity in the tri-city. No wonder, a sea of friends, admirers and well wishers turned up when S.P. Jain was laid to rest at the Manimajra Cremation ground on Wednesday. He was in his early 70s.
- [The Brew Estate Presents 3 Exquisite Floors & A Sky Bar !](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-brew-estate-presents-3-exquisite-floors-and-a-sky-bar/): The foodies in the tri-city and around are striving for ever more, and local, national and international food and beverage brands are rushing to cash in on the insatiable demand. The new year has started on a blistering note with two new large format cafe cum bars of different genres opening up one after the other within the first week, and the buzz is a dozen more are readying to step in. While national brand 'Social' opened its first two-level all day café and bar by the name 'Sector 7 Social' in Chandigarh on Wednesday, fast growing local brand “The Brew Estate', which is claimed to be the largest microbrewery chain in the tri-city, threw the doors open to its fifth outlet, covering a massive area spread over four floors in Panchkula's Sector 9 on Thursday.
- [Sidhu Envisions Uddta Punjab™ Of The Pure Kind](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sidhu-envisions-uddta-punjab-of-the-pure-kind/): The urban local bodies will run like well oiled machines, the rich culture of Punjab will be revived to its old glory and tourism will become a great source of income and inspiration for the people of the state. It's hard to believe in a state reeling under a financial crisis and weighed down by massive corruption. But the flamboyant Punjab cabinet minister in charge of these departments Navjot Singh Sidhu exudes supreme confidence that it is possible, and he will make it happen come what may. Believing in the adage “where there's a will, there's a way” he appears to be banking heavily on central assistance to push through his agendas.
- [Wildly Popular Social Opens In City As 'Sector 7 Social™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wildly-popular-social-opens-in-city-as-sector-7-social/): An original vintage tram brought straight from its place of origin, Kolkata, serves as its entrance. The game-changing brand 'Social', an all-day cafe and bar, which opens to the public in the back lane of Sector 7 in Chandigarh on January 4, brings to the city design elements which are quirky, but functional, designed as an ideal space for work and play. Spread across two levels and a 10,000 sq. ft. area, 'Sector 7 Social' creates a series of diverse experiences for the guests. From the tram entrance to tight pockets of spaces leading to a large amphitheatre like courtyard with stadium seating and an outdoor bar, Sector 7 Social is a maze of spaces, seamlessly integrated with a thread of experiences, which the promoters describe as “an architectural pun on the planned city of Chandigarh.”
- [Affordable Ownership & Rental Housing In Sharp Focus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/affordable-ownership-and-rental-housing-in-sharp-focus/): Faced with a massive shortage of housing, more than 90 percent of it in the affordable segment, the Punjab government, has decided to concentrate its energy and resources on incentivizing investment in this sector. Recognising the urgent need for rental housing, this segment will also be encouraged in the coming years. A group of ministers under the chairmanship of Health Minister Brahm Mohindra is already deliberating on finalizing a “holistic” policy on new housing and regularizing existing unauthorized housing colonies by ensuring minimum basic amenities for residents. At the same time stringent measures are being contemplated with the use of mode remote sensing technology to prevent new illegal colonies and constructions to come up.
- [What Have The Guests™ Brought To The City ?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/what-have-the-guests-brought-to-the-city/): Officers coming on deputation from the central government, Punjab and Haryana make up the backbone of the top hierarchy of the Chandigarh administration. They do not lose an opportunity at national and international fora to wax eloquent about the pre-eminent place the Union territory, and joint capital of two states, holds in the pecking order of states and union territories in the country on various parameters, including the most important parameters of development.
- [Natl. Security Strategy, Military Diplomacy & New Frontiers Of Warfare In Focus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/natl-security-strategy-military-diplomacy-and-new-frontiers-of-warfare-in-focus/): Need for a clear cut and transparent all encompassing national security strategy, a greater role for military diplomacy within the overall framework of the national foreign policy and increased focus on the new frontiers of warfare like cyber and space came in for sharp focus on the concluding day of the two-day first ever Military Literature Festival, jointly organised by the Punjab Government and UT Chandigarh Administration in association with Army's Weste Command, at the Lake Club complex on Saturday.
- [Hard Core Issues & Soft Side Of Military Life Discussed](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hard-core-issues-and-soft-side-of-military-life-discussed/): From hard core issues like 'Strategic Perspective – China', 'IPKF in Sri Lanka', 'Role of Indian Armed Forces in World War II' and 'Counter Insurgency Operations in Jammu & Kashmir' to a soft subject like 'The Joys & Dilemmas of Being A Military Family' the opening day of the two-day first ever Military Literature Festival, jointly organised by the Punjab government and UT Chandigarh Administration in association with the Indian Army's Weste Command at the Lake Club in Chandigarh on Friday, had it all.
- [Rev of Hundreds Of "Big Birds" Salutes Military Martyrs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/military-literature-fest/): A spectacle of this kind may never have been seen in the Chandigarh tricity before. More than 300 big birds - high powered motorcycles of the likes of Harley Davidsons, Triumphs, Indian Chiefs, BMWs, Ducatis, Benellis, KTMs, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Suzukis, Hondas and Royal Enfield - revved into life all at once near the War Heroes Memorial in Sector 3 on Sunday to participate in the 'Bravehearts Ride' for the Military. The cavalcade of 317 super bikes (far beyond the organisers' expectation of 200) traversed a distance of 41 km through Chandigarh, Mohali, Zirakpur and Panchkula before coming to a rest at the Chandimandir cantonment to raise a pitch for the first ever Military Literature Festival to be held from December 7-9. The event is jointly being organized by the Punjab Government and UT Chandigarh Administration.
- [Something Nice & Trendy To Suit Every Taste](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/furniture-decor-expo/): Looking to set up a new home or give its interiors a makeover for the New Year. The 'Furniture & Home Decor Expo 2017', which opened at the Sector 17 Parade Ground in Chandigarh on Friday, may have something nice and trendy to your liking. There's a fairly wide range of both ethnic and mode indoor furniture, garden and outdoor furniture and furnishing and decor items, besides the usual household utility stuff at the four day expo which is on till December 4. Timings 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Congress Leader Seeks To Strengthen Political Base In City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/congress-leader-seeks-to-strengthen-political-base-in-city/): It wasn't the first launch of Congress leader and former Union minister Manish Tewari's latest book “Tidings of Troubled Times” – it had already been released in the national capital nearly two months ago. But apparently looking for opportunities to strengthen his political base in his home town, where he had first emerged as a student leader, he chose to hold one launch of the book in Chandigarh as well. The invitation for the event, held at the English Department auditorium of Panjab University on Thursday, had mentioned that Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh will be present, but he did not tu up. “I believe he has been caught up in more important matters than a mere book launch,” Manish Tewari remarked, clearly disappointed with the development.
- [Humour & Valour Go Together In Tense Conflict Situations, Its Amazing !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/humour-and-valour-go-together-in-tense-conflict-situations-its-amazing/): A young Army officer, now a much retired Lieutenant General, in good old times joins his new posting in a remote pocket of Dimapur district in insurgency infested Nagaland state after travelling a week by air and road, and the last miles walking. Even before he has time to put up his legs to unwind, he is jolted into action hearing firing from outside. He rushes out and sees the jawans returning the fire. He asks the nearest jawan what is happening. A militant attack, he is told. Do we know the position from which the fire is coming, he asks and promptly comes the reply, No Sir !! Then what are you  firing at, he asks. “Sir, ainna nu daraana tain hai naan (Sir, we have to frighten them in any case). The officer is stumped. The attack is subsequently repulsed.
- [Veterans Recount Bittersweet Memories Of War](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/veterans-recount-bittersweet-memories-of-war/): There is very little happening in the country which instantly makes us feel pride in ourselves as a nation, except perhaps the exploits of our national team on the cricket field and the strides taken by our scientists involved in our famed space and missile programmes. But enter a hall where 'fauji' veterans are discussing India's military history and your pride touches a high point.
- [DG Tourism Wants Hospitality Sector To Adopt Heritage Sites, Monuments, Tourist Spots](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dg-tourism-wants-hospitality-sector-to-adopt-heritage-sites-monuments-tourist-spots/): India finds itself lagging way behind its cherished desire of becoming one of the top tourist destinations of the world considering its vast potential. Nonetheless, going by government figures, the graph of international tourist arrivals in the country is continuing to witness a steep gradient since 2003, barring a two-year window in 2008-2009 when worldwide recession pulled it down a few notches. Surprisingly, the outbound Indian tourists to foreign destinations have outstripped the inbound international tourists by more than two-and-a-half times.
- [Opportunities Beckon Women Startups; Punjab Unveils Draft Policy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/opportunities-beckon-women-startups-punjab-inveils-draft-policy/): Excitement is building up in the country over the 8th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit being hosted for the first time in South Asia at Hyderabad from November 28-30. One of the interactive entrepreneurial events, being held as part of the “Road to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Series” at six places in the country, was organised at the Mohali campus of Indian School of Business (ISB) on Wednesday in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Niti Ayog, focused on 'Celebrating and Empowering Women in Entrepreneurship'. Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, who was the chief guest, used this opportune occasion to unveil the draft of the Punjab Startup and Entrepreneurship Development Policy 2017, which is claimed to underline his government's strong commitment to aggressively supporting startups, especially women.
- [Come, Live A Few Moments Of Pride !!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-live-a-few-moments-of-pride/): This is a must watch exhibition which is sure to rekindle the patriotic spark in you - the journey of the Indian Army and its role in securing and building the nation has been brought alive through rare photographs and artefacts on display at the Government Museum Art Gallery in Sector 10 Chandigarh. The two-day exhibition, the likes of which has perhaps never been seen in the tricity, opened to public viewing on Saturday and will remain open on Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm.
- [Large Crowds Bid Adieu To Octogenarian Kailash Chand Talwar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/large-crowds-bid-adieu-to-octogenarian-kailash-chand-talwar/): People gathered in large numbers at the cremation ground in Sector 25 Chandigarh on Monday to pay their last respects to octogenarian Kailash Chand Talwar, member of the city's famous jewellers' family of Talwars in Sector 22, who breathed his last on Sunday.
- [Welcome To Karma Café](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/welcome-to-karma-cafe/): In the age of internet, more and more young impressionistic minds are getting motivated to write books. But, alas, there are very few avid readers, and a sea of social media geeks. The tricity too is sure churning out writers. There has been a flurry of book launches by young, and not so young first time writers in the city since September. Beginning with Part One of 'The Time Traveler' by a serving 'fauji' Tej Pratap Singh, followed by an anthology of poems named 'Idiosyncrasy' by young Twesha Dikshit and then a book on creativity 'Off The Corporate Bus And Into the Creativity Boat' by Ashoo Khosla. Adding to the variety on Friday was Nipun Nakra who launched his maiden book
- [STRIKE Out Stroke : Exercise, Reduce Stress, Eat Healthy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/strike-out-stroke-exercise-reduce-stress-eat-healthy/): Sudden loss of balance, sudden loss of vision in one eye or both eyes, sudden unevenness in facial features, sudden hanging down of one arm, sudden slurring of speech – in any of such case don't take it lightly, rush the patient to a hospital. All these are symptoms of a stroke, which, if not treated immediately, can lead to long term disability, or even death.
- [Govt Balm Must To Ease Stress & Trauma Of Child Diabetics](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/govt-balm-must-to-ease-stress-trauma-of-child-diabetics/): With the medical fraternity still clueless about its cause, let alone cure, and the Indian government indifferent to the enormity of the problem, the future of child patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), whose numbers are increasing by the day, appears to be in the dark. On the eve of World Diabetes Day, and Children's Day in the country, doctors from the department of Paediatric Medicine in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI, for short) Chandigarh wa that though diabetes occurs far less commonly in children when compared to adults, its standard treatment regimen is very rogorous and stressful on the child as well as the family and a lifelong unaffordable financial burden on them.
- [Moms & Babies Have A Romp, Dads Show Their Love](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/moms-and-babies-have-a-romp-dads-show-their-love/): Short of a lip-lock, dads-to-be and moms-to-be displayed a range of gestures to express their love towards each other, and towards their expected baby, in a gala pageant for the 'Maternity Queen' title organised by Bedi Hospital and Fertility Centre in the lawns of the Chandigarh Club on Sunday night. The cold conditions did not deter the expectant mothers from turning up in their fineries for a once in a lifetime opportunity (at least for most) to sashay down the ramp in style.
- [Fortis Mohali Performs Robotic Surgeries To Remove Kidney & Adrenal Tumours](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fortis-mohali-performs-robotic-surgeries-to-remove-kidney-adrenal-tumours/): First it was the conventional open (long incision) surgery, then came minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery and now it is robotic surgery, which allows  surgeons the ability to operate even in very tight spaces in the body that would otherwise only be accessible through open surgery. The high precision surgery allows a patient to walk away in 24 to 48 hours. The results are great - shorter hospitalization, reduced pain and discomfort, faster recovery time and retu to normal activities, smaller incisions, resulting in reduced risk of infection, reduced blood loss and transfusions and minimal scarring. After the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education & Training (PGI, for short), Fortis Hospital Mohali has become the first corporate hospital in the region to start using the four-arm 3-D da Vinci robotic surgery system and the first beneficiaries have given the system a thumbs up !
- [Shun Milk At Your Own Peril!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shun-milk-at-your-own-peril/): On the eve of the 13th annual conference of Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR), senior endocrinologists at the PGI have emphasised that consumption of milk in any form is critical to ensuring good bone health among the young as well as the elderly. In a pre-conference media interaction, Dr Anil Bhansali, prof. and head department of Endocrinology, and his senior colleagues from the department said intake of at least half a litre of milk (one litre ideally) in any form – liquid milk, curd, paneer or lassi – is absolutely necessary for optimal bone health. People shunning milk are doing so at their own peril, they cautioned.
- [Qissebaazi, Poetification™ To Bring Stories, Poems To Life](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/qissebaazi-poetification-to-bring-stories-poems-to-life/): The sixth edition of the Chandigarh Literature Festival to be organized by the Chandigarh based Adab Foundation in association with the Panjab University Department of English and Cultural Studies on the university campus from November 10 to 12 promises to be much more lively and entertaining than in the previous years. Announcing the dates and other details, foundation chairman Mitul Dikshit and festival director Annie Zaidi, a noted writer and  poetess, told media persons on Wednesday: "This year's fest will introduce a first for the region 'Qissebaazi' and 'Poetification' - performances based on literature to bring the stories and poems alive. The venues – Balwant Gargi Open Air Theatre and the auditoriums of the Department of English and Department of Evening Studies - will be open to the public.
- [Become More Creative With Off The Corporate Bus and Into The Creativity Boat](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/become-more-creative-with-off-the-corporate-bus-and-into-the-creativity-boat/): If somebody tells you that genius can be taught or learnt, you will certainly have a hearty laugh. But if someone claims that creativity can be learnt and imbibed by everyone, one would tend to be more receptive. So when Abu Dhabi based Ashoo Khosla, a qualified doctor and alumnus of the prestigious Indian School of Business Hyderabad from the founding batch, with several years of experience in corporate marketing, training and business development in Healthcare, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals and Education, introduced to us her first book 'Off The Corporate Bus and Into The Creativity Boat' at The Browser in Sector 8, on Wednesday, we were all ears.
- [Evidence-Based Traditional Medicine, Yoga, Meditation Can Help Control Chronic Diseases™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/evidence-based-traditional-medicine-yoga-meditation-can-help-control-chronic-diseases/): The three-day World NCD Congress, which concluded at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI, for short) in Chandigarh on Monday, has called upon the global community to promote evidence based traditional systems of medicine, and internationally recognized health promotional activities such as yoga, meditation etc, at various levels of the health care system for prevention and control of non communicable diseases (NCDs).
- [Book Haryana A Sporting Power House™ Launched by Vice President Naidu](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/book-haryana-a-sporting-power-house-launched-by-vice-president-naidu/): He strode the National and Asian boxing scene like a colossus. The only Indian boxer to remain undisputed National heavyweight champion for 11 long years in a row, and win two consecutive titles at the Asian Games, Capt. Hawa Singh's example was, and still is unparalleled in the boxing history of the country. No wonder, his unsung story of grit and determination, of a life cut short at 62 years, a fairly early age for a sportsman, is now set to splash on the silver screen with his biopic being planned in Bollywood. His saga, and that of many other veteran and mode day sportspersons from Haryana, have for the first time ever been documented in the form of a book by Swarna Jayanti Celebrations Authority of Haryana in association with the state Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
- [Largest Mall To Connect Communities™, Enhance Visitors™ Experience](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/largest-mall-to-connect-communities-enhance-visitors-experience/): Celebrated Spanish artist Pablo Picasso famously said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Keeping this in mind and standing true to its core philosophy of 'Connecting Communities', Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA) has launched a 45 day long annual art festival, “Punjab Art Initiative” (PAI) in its recently acquired mall, rechristened VR Punjab, on Kharar road in Mohali.
- [Journey From Being World Champ To Owning Badminton Brand Flypower](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hariyanto-arbi-in-chandigarh/): Till date the thought of not winning the singles title at the badminton Open in his own country Indonesia bothers him no end. This, and an Olympic gold medal, are about the only prizes that eluded Hariyanto Arbi who dominated the world badminton scene in the 1990s with his blazing smashes. In Chandigarh, as a chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the 6th edition of the Sudama Cup badminton tournament for 35 years-plus players, which witnessed participation from 700 odd players from across the country and neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia, the 45-years-old former ace shuttler shared with lifeinchandigarh.com his journey from a top ranking world player to now managing his own badminton equipment, accessories and apparel brand Flypower-Arbi.
- [India Upgraded To AL-2; New Core Of Education System Focuses On Greater Employability](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-upgraded-to-al-2-new-core-of-education-system-focuses-on-greater-employability/): Have a minimum IELTS score of six, and your English speaking skills are good, then get ready for a smoother ride into top Australian universities for under graduate and post graduate degree and vocational courses, thanks to upgradation by the country Down Under of India's assessment level from three to two. Also improve your prospects of earning big with the core of the country's education system focusing on greater employability factor.
- [Renowned City Neurologist Dr JS Chopra Gets Lifetime Achievement Award](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/renowned-city-neurologist-dr-js-chopra-gets-lifetime-achievement-award/): The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI, for short) Chandigarh has thrown up several luminaries in the field of medicine who have held aloft the city's banner at world forums. Renowned Indian neurologist and Padma Bhushan awardee Prof. Jagjit Singh Chopra has raised it further. He has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) at its recently concluded XXIII World Congress at Kyoto, Japan. Dr Dheeraj Khurana, professor in the Department of Neurology at the PGI, set up by Dr Chopra, received the award on his behalf. The award will officially be handed over to Dr Chopra on Sunday evening at a function organised by the PGI Neurological Society on the occasion of World Stroke Day at The Taj.
- [Global Experts To Adopt New Approach To Counter Chronic Lifestyle Diseases](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/global-experts-to-adopt-new-approach-to-counter-chronic-lifestyle-diseases/): Get ready for medical history to be created right here in Chandigarh. The first ever World NCD Congress, to be jointly hosted by the World NCD Foundation, a recently launched professional association working in the field of non communicable diseases (NCDs), and the Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGI, for short) from November 4 to 6, 2017, is expected to deliberate on, and adopt a declaration, chalking out a new multi disciplinary and integrated approach towards tackling the chronic lifestyle diseases. These diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic lung and kidney diseases, cancer, stroke, and those related to mental health, are taking on epidemic like proportions and have outpaced the communicable diseases as the biggest killers of mankind.
- [A Young Poetic Bud Ready To Bloom In Our Midst](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-young-poetic-bud-ready-to-bloom-in-our-midst/): Impressionist young minds are maturing faster than before, and a few among them are deftly penning their impressions about what is happening around them in a way that is surprising even the accomplished. One such teenage girl, Twesha Dikshit, has burst on the tricity scene with a collection of English poems called “Idiosyncrasy”, which, at the launch ceremony at Hotel Mountview on Saturday, was acknowledged by an accomplished writer and a well known poet as a wonderful outcome of a remarkably creative and mature mind.
- [Big Victory A Booster Dose For Cong Govt](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/big-victory-a-booster-dose-for-cong-govt/): Despite leading an impressive victory in the assembly elections in Punjab, which brought the Congress back to power after ten long years, Capt. Amarinder Singh presided over the party's government in the state with some unease, largely because the precarious financial condition of the state did not allow satisfactory implementation of poll promises made by the party, especially the waiver of farm loans of the distressed farmers. Which is why the party put in its everything to win the first by-election in the state within six months of the government taking charge as if its life depended on it.
- [It Pours Love, Affection & Respect At Cremation Ground](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/it-pours-love-affection-respect-at-cremation-ground/): The love, affection and respect for the great man poured in large measure as the mortal remains of one of the front runners of joint replacement surgery in the region, Dr Jaswant Rai, were laid to rest at the cremation ground in Sector 25 on Tuesday. Besides near and dear ones, the entire medical fraternity, cutting across specialities, lawyers and Dr Rai's admirers and patients from a cross-section of society were in attendance to pay their last respects to the humble soul.
- [An Ethical Ortho & Joint Replacement Surgeon Passes Away](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-ethical-ortho-joint-replacement-surgeon-passes-away/): Most orthopaedic surgeons, especially new age joint replacement surgeons, would look to rip you off come the slightest complaint of pain in the knees. But he was one among that class of doctors who would never prematurely ring the alarm bells and nurse most patients back to normal with the time tested simple exercises done with the help of an old bicycle rubber tube.
- [Politico Sidhu On Possibility Of Being Caught In A Chakravyuh™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/politico-sidhu-on-possibility-of-being-caught-in-a-chakravyuh/): You may be wanting to play with a straight bat, your intent and resolve may be honest, but the way politics is played in the country, and in Punjab (there is very little differentiating one party from another), a distant possibility is that you might get sucked into a political 'chakravyuh' from where there is little or no possibility of escape.
- [Smiles Just Stuck On Specially Abled Children's Faces](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/smiles-just-stuck-on-specially-abled-childrens-faces/): It's seldom that children with special abilities, and those from the marginalised communities, get to enjoy a fair specially designed for them, and happily lea from it too. One such opportunity was provided to them by a well known boys' school of the city on Friday. “Just Fair”, as it was aptly called, allowed the dozens of children drawn from the colonies, rehabilitation institutes and NGOs, with which St John's regularly conducts its community activities, to forget themselves for those three hours and soak themselves in fun, frolic, creative activities, and a variety of lip-smacking food items laid out for them absolutely free of cost.
- [Transformation From A Strokeless Wonder™ To A Palm-Grove Hitter™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/transformation-from-a-strokeless-wonder-to-a-palm-grove-hitter/): The swashbuckling cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu credits the Media for the transformation in his cricketing fortunes, as well as making people accountable for their actions, and would like to see a stringent law being framed to effectively protect its freedom.
- [First Woman SSP Assures Greater Accountability From Her Force](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-woman-ssp-assures-greater-accountability-from-her-force/): As the Chandigarh Police claim to have busted a gang of vehicle thieves with the arrest of two 19-year-olds and a juvenile and recovery of 15 two-wheelers from them, the first woman Senior Superintendent of Police of UT Chandigarh Nilambari Jagadale appears to be putting in place a system of greater accountability towards the general public and seeking their closer cooperation in making the city, its colonies and the villages falling within the jurisdiction of the Union territory safer.
- ['No Time to Fight Over River Waters, Let's Save Rivers First™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rally-for-rivers-in-chandigarh/): This is not the time to fight over sharing of river waters. It's time to think what we can do together to save our rivers. Because if there is little, or no water, left in our rivers, what will be share. This was the message which Esha Foundation head Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev, who is spearheading a nationwide  campaign “Rally for Rivers”, left for us to ponder at a event organised at Tagore Theatre here to drum up support for the cause of reviving our rivers. Punjab and Haryana, as well as UT Chandigarh said a resounding “Yes” to the Sadguru's initiative. Officials of the Punjab Government and Esha Foundation also exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the cause on the occasion.
- [Get Ready To Spoil Yourself At The Wardrobe Story™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-ready-to-spoil-yourself-at-the-wardrobe-story/): It will not be any ordinary lifestyle and fashion exhibition. The Wardrobe Story (TWS), a first of its kind exhibition in Chandigarh, being put together by an established makeup artist and fashion consultant and an experienced weddings and event organiser duo, promises the fashionistas and the would-be-brides, a most exhilarating experience while leisurely scouting for their fall-winter embellishments.
- [Start Up Opens Doors To Students, Corporates, Artists, Bloggers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/start-up-opens-doors-to-students-corporates-artists-bloggers/): Digital India is going places. If you are a small or big businessman, a corporate, an artist or a blogger and need to reach out to a wide and targeted audience, then you need to quickly go digital. Otherwise, chances are you will find it difficult to survive in this rapidly digitalising world. Digital Series, an ISO certified Digital marketing training centre in Chandigarh's Sector 34, has opened its doors to such categories of people, offering them crash courses to manage their digital marketing themselves, instead of doling out thousands every month to outsource this work. The centre is also offering two-month professional certified course in digital marketing to students to take this up as a rewarding career. There are also courses in digital photography and content writing.
- [News Editor KJ Singh Professional Par Excellence](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/news-editor-kj-singh-professional-par-excellence/): KJ Sir and his mother have been murdered today in their Phase 3B2 Mohali residence, an ex-Tribune photo journalist colleague informed me at a book launch on Saturday evening. My first instinct was it could not be true. What ? I asked him as if expecting he might just say he was joking.
- [Life In The IAS: My Encounters With The Three Lals of Haryan™ Makes for Interesting Reading](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/life-in-the-ias-my-encounters-with-the-three-lals-of-haryana-makes-for-interesting-reading/): It would surely make very interesting reading. A senior Haryana bureaucrat, retired since long, has poured into a book launched on Saturday his experiences while working at various times under the famous three Lals of the state.
- [100% Pure Maple Syrup From Canada Chases Olive Oil Craze](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/100-percent-pure-maple-syrup-from-canada-chases-olive-oil-2/): What started as the great Indian craze for Chinese food has now spread to Thai, Italian, French and what not. The burger and pizza invasion has the young generation hooked. Spanish and Italian olive oil, riding on the hype created over its health benefits, has become a fad with the hip crowd, and to a lesser extent Canola oil from Canada. Now comes 100% pure maple syrup from Canada, which is touted as a natural replacement for the good old common sugar, being shunned by the mode world as the “food villain of the century”.
- [100% Pure Maple Syrup From Canada Chases Olive Oil Craze](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/100-percent-pure-maple-syrup-from-canada-chases-olive-oil/): What started as the great Indian craze for Chinese food has now spread to Thai, Italian, French and what not. The burger and pizza invasion has the young generation hooked. Spanish and Italian olive oil, riding on the hype created over its health benefits, has become a fad with the hip crowd, and to a lesser extent Canola oil from Canada. Now comes 100% pure maple syrup from Canada, which is touted as a natural replacement for the good old common sugar, being shunned by the mode world as the “food villain of the century”.
- [Punjab Govt Thinks Private, Allows Pre-Primary Admissions In Govt Schools](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-govt-thinks-private-allows-pre-primary-admissions-in-govt-schools/): As in many other states, management of government schools is among the weakest links in the Punjab government functioning, and yet it is ready to take on extra burden of students in these institutions of learning, riled by poor infrastructure, shortage of teachers and non-teaching staff and general mismanagement.
- [Punjab Vigilance Bureau Steps In To Hasten Probe](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-vigilance-bureau-steps-in-to-hasten-probe/): The much hyped 200 feet wide approach road to the International Airport in Mohali, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2015, has come a cropper in quick time pointing towards complicity of supervising government agencies with the contractor.
- [Dr KS Chugh Laid To Rest](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dr-ks-chugh-laid-to-rest/): A large cross section of people, including the fraternity of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, PGI for short), academia, bureaucrats and others, attended the cremation of Dr K S Chugh, considered the father of nephrology in India, at the electric crematorium in Sector 25, Chandigarh on Monday. Dr Chugh, a world renowned nephrologist, passed away in the city on Sunday after a two-year tryst with a deadly disease.
- [Urgent Need For Geriatric Speciality In India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/urgent-need-for-geriatric-speciality-in-india/): In India, there's a speciality, and super specialities, for Pediatrics, but none in Geriatrics. Who cares for the elderly anyways, goes the common refrain in the country with the highest young population in the world, and it proves true in the medical field as well. Unlike in the West, where healthcare for the elderly is a priority area, the Indian government does not seem to have any focus, or thrust on specialised healthcare for the elderly. In fact the country does not have a post graduation in Geriatrics, and, whatever facilities dedicated to the elderly there are in select private hospitals, are manned by generalist doctors, one odd among them with perhaps a fellowship in geriatrics.
- [Expect Better Blood Purification, BP Control, Quality Of Life](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/new-dialysis-system/): Patients of kidney failure, requiring lifelong dialysis, are in for some relief in terms of better quality of life with a hospital in the tri-city claiming to be the first dialysis centre in the region, and among a handful across the country, to bring a new therapy system which has become a gold standard in Europe and in advanced countries elsewhere in the world.
- [Showbizz To Ride Piggyback On Admn](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/showbiz-to-ride-piggyback-on-admn/): The Golden is so very precious in our lives, whether it be birth, wedding or any other anniversary. The Chandigarh Union Territory Administration did not think alike, when it allowed its 50 years of existence to go by without much ado. But, surprisingly, now it has partnered a non-government entity, allowing it a piggyback ride to celebrate “Establishment Day”, a five day grand extravaganza to mark the 51st year of the City Beautiful from November 1 to 5, 2017.
- [Patar To Head Punjab Kala Parishad](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/patar-to-head-punjab-kala-parishad/): In its push to revive the rich art and culture of Punjab, the state government has appointed celebrated Punjabi writer and poet Dr Surjit Pattar as Chairman of the Punjab Kala Parishad. His nomination was made by Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu presented the appointment letter to Dr Patar in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
- [Another Kiran Bedi Comes To Town?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-kiran-bedi-comes-to-town/): There may be a lot for the female folk to cheer about with Nilambari Jagadale on Tuesday taking over as the first woman Senior Superintendent of Police of UT Chandigarh. But law breakers and criminals beware, she comes with the image of a no nonsense hard boiled policewoman.
- [Pkl Admn Unearths Sex Determination Tests Racket In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pkl-admn-unearths-sex-determination-tests-racket-in-punjab/): What do you make of this – a crime happening in your backyard and an outside agency gets wind of it and does a decoy act to unearth it. This is exactly what happened when a team of the Haryana Health Department from Panchkula went all the way to Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab to unearth an alleged illegal sex determination tests racket being run from a private hospital there.
- [Gets 2 More Advanced Centres, Satellite Centre For Una](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gets-2-more-advanced-centres-satellite-centre-for-una/): The prestigious Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) Chandigarh got its last advanced super speciality centre – Advanced Cardiac Centre – in 2009. Since then, it has been starved of a major project. The wait is finally over - not one, but two advanced super speciality centres have been sanctioned for the institute along with a satellite centre at Una in Himachal Pradesh with a total outlay of Rs 1475 crore.
- [Lets Make That Effort; Call Toll Free No., File Online Complaint](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lets-make-that-effort-call-toll-free-no-file-online-complaint/): Fighting corruption may well-nigh be an impossible task, but then honest and sincere efforts can sometimes do wonders, make even the seemingly impossible possible. Claiming to work on this premise, the Vigilance Bureau in Punjab has launched a toll free helpline (1800-1800-1000) and enabled lodging of online complaints on its website to reach out to the general public for a partnership in the fight against the malaise.
- [Now Get A Call Alert Even On Car Wheel Theft Attempt](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-get-a-call-alert-even-on-car-wheel-theft-attempt/): Anti-theft GPS devices are not new to the Indian market, yet they haven't really caught the imagination of a mass of car owners. Here comes an all new device, that keeps a tab on the wheels of your car, too. On activation, it enables the car to call you on up to four mobiles the very instant an attempt is made to open its doors or steal its wheels, besides tracking the vehicle for you and giving you an option to immobilise your car's engine. It also enables you to keep a tab on your children and driver, when they take out the car without you in it, by monitoring the speed, fuel level, use of air conditioner, number of stops on the way, etc. That's not all, you can even set virtual geographical limits, which if the car crosses, a mobile call will be activated.
- [Star-studded Evening Full of Creativity & Zest](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/star-studded-evening-full-of-creativity-zest/): Imaginative creativity and zestful spirit, reflected through 24 inspiring collections pieced together by a batch of 38 passing out student designers of the Chandigarh centre of International Institute of Fashion Designing, were the hallmark of the INIFD Fashion Day Out – a set of three exquisite back to back star-studded fashion shows - presented as part of the institute's annual passing out gala at The Taj Chandigarh on Saturday evening.
- [An Indigenous Inspiring Story Fit for Silver Screen](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-indigenous-inspiring-story-fit-for-silver-screen/): It's no less inspiring a story than Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, which was depicted in the movie “The Social Network”.... only better, and this one is indigenous – the bold and beautiful journey of IT security solutions major Quick Heal Technologies' MD and CEO Kailash Katkar from a 'chawl' (slum) in Pune to an empire which pales the operations of its multi-national competitors in India.
- [Green Jobs Council, PEDA to Set Up Centre of Excellence](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/green-jobs-council-peda-to-set-up-centre-of-excellence/): India needs to add 1, 20, 000 MW of Green energy through solar power, biomass and wind power by the year 2022. Achieving this ambitious target would require tens of lakhs of trained manpower at facilities coming up on the ground at a frenetic pace.
- [Minister Sidhu Fire-fights, Flags Off 11 New Tenders](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/minister-sidhu-fire-fights-flags-off-11-new-tenders/): Punjab government had outsourced its fire services to God, as it were. Fire tenders were non-existent even in many sub divisional towns, where, in case of an eventuality these had to be rushed from nearest major towns, taking hours at times, to reach the scene of fire. And still, liberal grants from the central government running into tens of crores were allowed to lapse. Such was the apathy of the government towards an essential service which closely touched the safety of its citizens.
- [Get Entire Set of New Fixed Teeth in a Day!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-entire-set-of-new-fixed-teeth-in-a-day/): Having trouble with your failing teeth at an advancing age, and fearful of social embarrassment their extraction may cause in the intervening period before getting them replaced with new set of fixed teeth ? Or, finding life miserable with your ill-fitting denture?
- [Craze Growing Among The Youth, Says Chanakya Boss](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/craze-growing-among-the-youth-says-chanakya-boss/): One may have heard, or read, about an increasing number of central civil services officers leaving midway through their careers for more rewarding or lucrative opportunities outside of the services. But the craze for the services among the aspirants is not on the wane. In fact, it appears to be on the upswing, if the number of aspirants registering for the preliminaries is any indication.
- [Mirth, Laughter & Nostalgia All The Way](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mirth-laughter-nostalgia-all-the-way/): There was no dearth of nostalgic moments as 50-odd law graduates from the 1994 batch of the Law Department of Panjab University Chandigarh and their teachers met, some of them after 23 years, at Marrriott Hotel on Sunday.
- [Get Guaranteed Clarity to Right-fit Stream, Program](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-guaranteed-clarity-to-right-fit-stream-program/): They assert they are not “agents” paid by universities, or a “higher education fair company” , or an “immigration company”, or a “coaching centre” for such tests as SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS, or TOEFEL. They describe themselves as a group of trained, qualified, experienced education counsellors and psychologists who share a passion for mentoring students from class 8 through class 12 (as well as from first-year through 3rd /4th year of undergraduate education) to ensure they make “best-fit” education and career choices for themselves across the world, including in India.
- [Sec 39 Plants Lemongrass To Fight Mosquitoes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sec-39-plants-lemongrass-to-fight-mosquitoes/): A green belt on the outer periphery, and running across Sectors 39 to Sector 47 along the Outer Dakshin Marg, may be a rich source of oxygen to the lungs, but people living in the vicinity are also having to face the side effects of the dense tree cover – a battle with bugs and mosquitoes. With the mosquito breeding season having set in, and the health authorities gearing up for the spread of vector borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya, the lady councillor for ward No. 9 comprising sector 39 and 40, Gurbax Rawat, has started giving shape to an innovative idea in an effort to try and blunt the impact of these diseases.
- [Transradial Angioplasty Is The In-Thing; Now Walk In & Walk Out](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/transradial-angioplasty-is-the-in-thing-now-walk-in-walk-out/): The fact that 63 percent of all cardiac interventions happening in North India are done using the transradial approach (inserting a stent through a puncture in the wrist) is proof enough that the simpler and safer “walk in & walk out” procedure has relegated the traditional transfemoral approach (inserting a stent through a puncture made in the groin area) to near oblivion.
- [May Be Fast-tracked; Centre Likely To Bear Cost](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/may-be-fast-tracked-centre-likely-to-bear-cost/): The proposed Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, which promises windfall of development for Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, may soon be put on the fast track with Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday holding discussions with the three states to iron out issues of alignment of the road and footing the burden of land acquisition costs.
- [100 Wells to be Sunk on Vedic River's Path Flow](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/100-wells-to-be-sunk-on-vedic-rivers-path-flow/): Whatever the chances, the Haryana Government, led by Manohar Lal, appears to be determined to leave a mark by reviving the Vedic period Sarasvati river. Taking the agenda another step forward, Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board (HSHDB), constituted by the state government in 2015, on Thursday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the public sector Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in New Delhi for restoration and research work on the Sarasvati river.
- [A Gush of Innocent & Honest Emotions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-gush-of-innocent-honest-emotions/): As a 13 year old she made her own short film. Fifteen years later she, and her band of children film-makers, under the banner of Purple People Labs, are travelling across the country listening to children's stories and mentoring them to take those stories to the screen.
- [Newer Therapies Expensive; Early Detection Is Key](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/newer-therapies-expensive-early-detection-is-key/): Have unusual symptoms like lumps in any part of the body or excessive bleeding, diarrhoea, cough, etc which persists beyond three weeks ? This is enough reason to be on the guard. Immediately get it diagnosed to rule out cancer. This is the only way we can be sure of winning the battle against cancer, which has taken on gigantic proportions to become the second largest killer disease.
- [Kalam Express-2 Joins Education, Rehab Initiative](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kalam-express-2-joins-education-rehab-initiative/): Bringing up children with special needs always is a special task for parents, requiring loads of love, compassion, understanding, patience and perseverance. But this extraordinary effort becomes all the more challenging when parents lack adequate resources. More help for such parents and their wards is on the way. The Kalam Express, an initiative of the UT Chandigarh branch of the Indian Red Cross Society aimed at extending a helping hand to such parents, got a shot in the arm on Thursday with the launch of a second mobile educational cum rehabilitation unit for children with special needs (CWSN). The initiative is named after former President of India and great teacher, thinker, philosopher and motivator AJP Abdul Kalam.
- [First-timers Love The Adrenaline Rush](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-timers-love-the-adrenaline-rush/): The idea was to organise an offroading event for the first time in the foothills of the Shivaliks in which even the first-timers driving 4X4 wheel drive SUVs could participate without much hesitation, just to make them experience the adrenaline rush. The response to the two-day event, 'Shivalik Adventure Drive', organised by the Punjab Forest Development Corporation and state Tourism Department in association with a professional group Gerrari Offroaders from July 8-9, surpassed the expectations. As against a cap of 50 participants, the organisers had to squeeze in three more on persistent demand.
- [PGI Adds Lungs To Its Transplant Program](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pgi-adds-lungs-to-its-transplant-program/): A 35 years old woman from Sangrur in Punjab and a 22 years old brain dead boy from Moga became a part of history, as a team of doctors from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) Chandigarh on Tuesday performed the first lung transplant surgery in the institute, claimed also to be the first in a public sector medical institute in the country.
- [For Quality Services, Leave Healthcare Management To Managers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/for-quality-services-leave-healthcare-management-to-managers/): One of the biggest tragedies of healthcare services, especially in the public sector, in India is doctors being asked to perform roles they are not trained for – managing healthcare services. So, be it managing a large or small hospital, or a health institution or programme, doctors are burdened with managerial work they are least comfortable with, leaving very little or no time to concentrate on what they do best – providing clinical care to patients.
- [Undertrials, Convicts Get One Stop Free Legal Support](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/undertrials-convicts-get-one-stop-free-legal-support/): Screening of a beautiful short film by Prakash Jha “Nyaye Sab Ke Liye”, carrying the essence of what the legal service authorities stand for, set the tone for a ceremony to mark the inauguration in Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh of 'Legal Assistance Establishments', one stop facilities for providing free legal information and assistance to under trials and convicts in jails, on Sunday.
- [Harsimrat, Dhankar, CII Bat For Food Processing](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/harsimrat-dhankar-cii-bat-for-food-processing/): There's no denying the fact that she has the spunk. And, she is eloquent too. Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal displayed these qualities in ample measure while addressing a gathering in chaste Punjabi at a road show organised in CII-NR headquarters on Friday to spread the message of the biggest ever global scale food processing festival ever to be held in India. Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi will be witness to the World Food India 2017, the largest gathering of investors, manufacturers, producers, food processors, policy makers and organizations from the global food eco-system, from November 3 to 5.
- [CRIKC Alliance Signs MoU with CII-NR](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/crikc-alliance-signs-mou-with-cii-nr/): After years of only talk, we finally walked the talk on Friday. The much awaited marriage of the academia and the industry was finally solemnised. The venue was the premises of the CII-NR headquarters in Chandigarh's Sector 31.
- [Fortis Urology Transplant Surgeon Defies Medical Science To Save Life](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fortis-urology-transplant-surgeon-defies-medical-science-to-save-life/): The age old dictum - never give up despite all odds - especially when you can save a life has miraculously proven true for a noted urology transplant surgeon from the Chandigarh region. He has defied established medical science to repair a kidney after removing a malignant tumour and successfully transplant the residual organ onto a related patient of chronic renal failure who had lost all hope of survival. Presenting before media persons on Tuesday the husband-wife patient duo involved, Dr Priyadarshi Ranjan, Senior Consultant in Urology, Robotics and Kidney Transplant at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, claimed that this is perhaps the first such case in the world and has shattered previously held medical belief that kidneys with tumour are not to be considered for purpose of transplantation.
- [Global, Indian Brands Move In, Anticipating High Volume Air Travel](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/global-indian-brands-move-in-anticipating-high-volume-air-travel/): A shopping arcade with all top brands, a must for any major airport, is coming alive at the Chandigarh International Airport in preparation for the start of 24X7 air operations for all sizes of aircraft from the airport by March 31, 2019. Out of the 36 shops to be opened in a 14,000 sq feet area, 15 started operating on Thursday, officials of Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL), which operates the airport, Three Vee Marketing, the master concessionaire, and JLL, the exclusive leasing partner for the retail space, announced at a news conference in Chandigarh.
- [Pancreas Transplant Showing Promise Of Viable Alternative To Insulin Intake: PGI Docs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pancreas-transplant-showing-promise-of-viable-alternative-to-insulin-intake-pgi-docs/): Endocrinologists at the PGI Chandigarh have asserted that lifelong injection of insulin is an absolute necessity for Type 2 diabetics, and omission of insulin intake is most certainly suicidal for them. The biggest danger for people with Type 2 diabetes is to fall for “sure shot” alternative solutions touted by various 'babas' and other propounders of so called miracle medicines. “All these practices are humbug and we strictly advise patients not to be lured by such tall claims,” Dr Anil Bhansali, Prof & Head, Department of Endocrinology and other senior members of his team informed media persons at a World Diabetes Day commemoration briefing on Tuesday.
- [These Authentic & Exclusive Rustic Biryanis Are Sure To Blow Your Mind](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/these-authentic-and-exclusive-rustic-biryanis-are-sure-to-blow-your-mind/): A year and a half of travel and painstaking research by Corporate Chef Sandeep Bansal has gone into developing 18 authentic rustic biryanis, which have been prepared using healthy and digestive ingredients. The outcome is 'Petu Pankaj', touted as the country's first authentic and exclusive biryani quick service restaurant (QSR), a venture launched in Chandigarh with his chartered accountant brother Pankaj Gupta. The first of a planned chain of QSRs has been opened at Booth No. 40 in the middle of the famous fast food district in Sector 8-C, Chandigarh. An elaborate base kitchen (equipped to prepare biryani for 50,000 people daily) to feed the restaurant chain was formally inaugurated in Industrial & Business Park Phase I on Monday with some of the top notch names from the culinary world present to bless the venture.
- [Be Spoilt For Choice, Shop Till You Drop!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/be-spoilt-for-choice-shop-till-you-drop/): People in the tricity and around eagerly await this time of the year, when the winter starts setting in, to feast their eyes on and buy handicrafts from around the country in an amazing festive ambience at the National Crafts Mela. Organised jointly by the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) and the Chandigarh Administration, this year, the 10th edition of the 10-day mela got off to a sedate start at Kalagram on Friday. Even with a few craftsmen having managed to unpack and display their wares on a leisurely opening day, people began trickling in from noon onwards expecting to secure good deals, and the artisans in their 'bonii' mood readily obliged. By evening, till when the formal inauguration, which was initially scheduled for 11 a.m., was postponed, most stalls had come into business, and the trickle of visitors had turned into a crowd. Amid cultural troupes from different states performing at different locations, shopping was great fun. Visitors exiting through the gates were seen in an exalted mood carrying bundles of their prize possessions.
- [Mans Eye Blown Off, 7 Others Face Vision Loss](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mans-eye-blown-off-7-others-face-vision-loss/): A man in his 30s bent down to ignite a high decibel cracker a second time, apparently thinking that he had failed in his first attempt, but it blew up in his face, completely destroying his left eye - a colossal loss! He is among eight critical cases of eye injuries reporting to the Advanced Eye Centre at the PGI Chandigarh on Diwali night. Chances of others regaining their normal vision are slim.
- [Salman Throws His Weight Behind Chandigarh As His First Choice](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/salman-throws-his-weight-behind-chandigarh-as-his-first-choice/): An exclusive jewellery store for the millennials, with pieces which are sleek, stylish and trendy, yet simple and affordable, that too with blessing from their heartthrob, Salman Khan. What more could they have asked for! And, the super star has chosen Chandigarh to be the first city in India and the world to open an exclusive store of his jewellery brand Being Human Jewellery. The store, the lucky franchise of which is young Achal Gupta, has been opened right next to Tanishq and Saraf in NAC Manimajra.
- [South Central Zone States Theme Of Kalagram Mela This Year](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/south-central-zone-states-theme-of-kalagram-mela-this-year/): The theme of the 9th edition of the popular Chandigarh National Crafts Mela last year was Dadra & Nagar Haveli and the 10th edition, to be held at Kalagram from November 9 to 18 this year, will be themed on the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
- [Here Comes A Wellness, Adventure & Music Festival You Won't Like To Miss](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/here-comes-a-wellness-adventure-music-festival-you-wont-like-to-miss/): This one is for all those who want more out of life – the mother of all festivals over a looo...ng weekend which promises to leave you on a lifetime high. Marrying top class adventure with wellness and music in an expansive and pristine forested environment on the foothills of the Shivalik Ranges in Punjab, bordering Himachal Pradesh, is the 'The Forest Escape Festival'. The first of its kind festival in the country, to be organised over 1800 acres of the exclusive hideaway, Kikar Lodge Nature Retreat & Spa, from November 22 to 25, will have top indigenous bands with international DJs playing live and electronic music, all types of mode adventure activities and ayurvedic spa and therapies, besides yoga sessions by a reputed international teacher, reiki healing and mixed martial arts classes.
- [Enjoy 6 Days 'Masti' Amid Work Of 'Mast Dastkars' This Diwali](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/enjoy-6-days-masti-amid-work-of-mast-dastkars-this-diwali/): Diwali is around the corner, and it's time to take some pace off our work to indulge in socialising, eating out and freaking out, not to forget shopping though, without which Diwali celebrations are well-nigh incomplete. To help us embellish our wardrobes and our homes with exclusive stuff and collect desirable gifts for family and friends, here comes a crafts bazaar straight from some of the most accomplished, some even award winning, 'dastkars'. under the banner of three decades old Delhi-based Dastkari Haat Samiti, a national association of Indian crafts people. This is the second time select members of the samiti have set foot in Chandigarh (the first time being four years ago) and the collections they have brought are beautiful, trendy and priced to keep a balance between our pockets and those of the crafts persons from across the country. The Dastkari Haat Chandigarh Crafts Bazaar, which opened to the public at Kisan Bhawan on Wednesday, is on till November 5, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., each day. There is no entry fee. As usual, indulgent husbands are welcome to accompany the ladies of the house and pick up a thing or two for themselves too from among wallets, bags, etc.
- [Finnish Rental Work Wear Brand Eyes 50-70 Growth In Region](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/finnish-rental-work-wear-brand-eyes-50-70-growth-in-region/): Did you know that there's a Finnish hand behind a lot of Indian industries and commercial establishments, requiring a high level of safety, hygiene and customer experience at their workplaces, keeping their workforce in impeccable work wear? Lindstrom India, touted to be India's only organised rental work wear service company, with service plants at 11 locations in the country, has recently expanded its service plant at Barwala in Panchkula district of Haryana, to service its growing list of 100-plus customers in the pharma, food processing, engineering and QSR (quick service restaurants) sectors in the region comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu, providing and maintaining the customised work wear of their workforce. The 2100 square metre expanded facility was formally inaugurated on Tuesday by Finnish Ambassador to India Nina Vaskunlahti in the presence of Juha Laurio, President and CEO Lindstrom Group and Anupam Chakrabarty, Senior Vice President, Sales & Markets, Lindstrom Global and Managing Director, Lindstrom India.
- [Combine Diagnostics & Guided Lifestyle Changes To Live Longer, Healthier](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/combine-diagnostics-and-guided-lifestyle-changes-to-live-longer-healthier/): Want to add years to your life, here's a practical solution - combine preventive diagnostics and guided lifestyle changes for better health. Healthians, the technology driven, country's largest health test at home service, is offering just that. It recently announced an entry into the Chandigarh market after successfully serving the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). Eliminating the costs of franchisees and middlemen, the Gurgaon based company, founded by Deepak Sahni, who is also its CEO, claims to serve its clients directly by providing world class diagnostics at less than the prevailing market rates, with the convenience of collecting samples from a client's home or office at no extra cost and offer of   complimentary telephonic consultation with a doctor and a dietician based on reports of the tests.
- [Savour The Tadka Of Worlds Best Coffees](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/savour-the-tadka-of-worlds-best-coffees/): I am not a connoisseur of coffee, never was. So, when a select invite came for exclusive pre-launch tastings from a store, the opening of which the hep crowd from the region had been craving for years, I was still very excited. And there I was in the exclusive environs of 'Starbucks Coffee' experience zone at the Elante Mall Chandigarh on Monday, with the all pervading aroma of rich coffee lifting my spirits. The outlet has been designed to celebrate the unique architecture for which Chandigarh is world famous. The wood-stamped concrete walls are attractively designed with a colourful and textural piece of tapestry created using local weaving and embroidery techniques, giving the store a warm rustic feel.
- [Accelerated Intl Travel Sparked Global Action On Infectious Diseases: Prof NK Ganguly](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/accelerated-intl-travel-sparked-global-action-on-infectious-diseases-prof-nkganguly/): If the world is better prepared today to tackle outbreak of infectious diseases, because of greater sharing of data real time and coordinated approach to disease management, we have to thank the international travellers, who have been jet-setting across the globe with much heightened frequency than before. “Increased international travel, and the resultant danger of diseases spreading outside the borders of affected country or countries,  has necessitated globalisation of the effort to contain and eliminate these outbreaks with development of vaccines and emergency drugs,” says former Director General, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Padma Bhushan Prof NK Ganguly.
- ['Eat At Home For 3 Months, You Will Not Complain Of 'Gas' Or Acidity'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/eat-at-home-for-3-months-you-will-not-complain-of-gas-or-acidity/): A senior PGI faculty has thrown up a simple solution for a health condition which every second person is complaining of. Prof Rakesh Kochhar, head of Department of Gastroenterology, has said “I can guarantee that if you eat home-made food for three months at a stretch you will stop complaining of 'gas' or acidity formation.
- [See & Lea Entrepreneurship, At Chandigarh Univ, Courtesy IIT Kharagpur](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/see-and-learn-entrepreneurship-at-chandigarh-univ-courtesy-iit-kharagpur/): You lea when you see. This is the idea behind the Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive (EAD), one of the flagship events conducted by the Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur across the country in the run up to its Annual Business Model Competition, Empresario. At Empresario, organised in association with the International Business Model Competition (IBMC), business ideas in all fields, ranging from product and service to social, get equal opportunity to win prizes and incubation opportunities to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore. Enterprising college students from the Chandigarh region will get an opportunity to participate in one such EAD with the Chandigarh University hosting it on October 16. The EAD-Chandigarh, a three-hour event, will feature a series of guest lectures and workshops, where students can get to lea from the 'achievers' of society, add to their knowledge and get an insight to what happens after they 'start up'.
- [PGI Researchers Cold To Calls For Challenging Themselves, Growing Up](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pgi-researchers-cold-to-calls-for-challenging-themselves-growing-up/): The empty chairs in the Bhargava Auditorium on Saturday, and the lack of drive displayed by research scholars to seek answers or clarifications on issues concerning their research projects before a distinguished panel of researchers, spoke volumes about the general sense of despondency which appears to have set in among the medical research fraternity. The occasion was 6th Annual Institute Research Day, a showcase programme of the premier medical research institute of the region, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) Chandigarh, which prides itself in pioneering research. And, invited to inspire the research fraternity were some of the noteworthy scientific brains of the country - Prof Girish Sahni, former Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), who was the chief guest, Prof Anil Koul, Director CSIR-IMTECH (Institute of Microbial Technology) Chandigarh and Prof TS Ravikumar, Director-cum-Vice Chancellor, Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, both guests of honour.
- [Hounded By PGI Brass, HoD Comes Out Clean; Red-faced Director Just Won't Let Go](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hounded-by-pgi-brass-hod-comes-out-clean-red-faced-director-just-wont-let-go/): Prof. Jagat Ram, Director of the premier multi-specialty autonomous healthcare institute Post Graduate Institute For Medical Education & Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) Chandigarh, has for the past six months been sitting over an inquiry report which when made public will not only expose the whims and fancies of the management but also the extent to which it can stoop to harass an inconvenient senior faculty member into submission. Lifeinchandigarh.com is in possession of the 23-page report, and voluminous other documents, sourced through the RTI route, and court documents which prove beyond doubt how the establishment, and its favoured few, have wrecked havoc in the life and career of a head of department who has swo by the rule book, and in doing so apparently stepped on the toes of those who don't.
- [State Govts Should Help Jumpstart Intl Flights: Jayant Sinha](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/state-govts-should-help-jumpstart-intl-flights-jayant-sinha/): With the civil aviation industry booming in an unprecedented manner in the country, the landlocked North India should seize the opportunity to use this sector as a powerful tool for accelerated development, said Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha in Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Speaking on the theme “Giving Wings To Aviation Sector In North” while delivering the inaugural address at a CII Conference On Making India An Aviation Hub, he said with the industry growing at a steady 15-20 percent over the last four years because of liberal framework put in place by the central government, the northe states are also seeing amazing capacity building. Operational domestic airports have been added in Ludhiana, Pathankot and Adampur in Punjab, Hisar International Airport in Haryana is ready for flight operations, Jewar International Airport (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh, which will have two runways, is at an advanced stage of land acquisition and Hindon civil airport in Delhi is getting started. Shimla is again on the air map and heliports are coming up in all hill states – Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.
- [Aroma Of 40 Nations Native Food To Sweeten Amritsars Own](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aroma-of-40-nations-native-food-to-sweeten-amritsars-own/): The Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab is already an established destination on the international tourism map. The admiration of its lip-smacking cuisine resonates across the globe. So, when India, which became a member of the prestigious World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs) after a three decades long struggle, offered to host the first ever World Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food Festival, Amritsar was a natural choice as venue. To be organised by the recently instituted World Cultural Culinary Heritage Committee under the aegis of WorldChefs, and hosted by the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA), the three-day summit-festival will be fittingly held in the expansive compounds of heritage site Qila Gobindgarh, erstwhile home to famed Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh's prized diamond Koh-i-noor, from October 12-14. Chefs from 40 of the 108 member countries of WorldChefs have already confirmed their participation, celebrated chef Manjit Gill, who is chairman of the World Cultural Culinary Heritage Committee, told media persons in Chandigarh on Friday.
- [Get Key To 4300 Brand Gyms Worldwide 24X7](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-key-to-4300-brand-gyms-worldwide-24x7/): A magnetic card gives you access to this newly opened gym in Chandigarh's Sector 17, which remains open 19 hours a day, all 7 days a week. The card is also your key to 4300 locations in the rest of India and 33 countries worldwide of the US-based leading health and fitness chain Anytime Fitness, the second innings of which began in India in 2013 from Delhi after initially shutting shop in 2011. “This is the 53rd club in India as part of our fresh beginning, with plans for a pan India presence, and this time we are making sure that we have trusted partners,” Managing Director of Anytime Fitness India Vikas Jain told lifeinchandigarh.com at the formal opening of the Chandigarh gym on Friday. “Many of our old customers from the earlier foray are approaching us and we are warmly welcoming them into our fold to build bridges of trust with them,” he said, adding that the brand remains committed to helping fitness conscious people to achieve their goals with professional help from caring certified fitness and wellness experts.
- [Men Get Royal Space To Romance Their Style](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/men-get-royal-space-to-romance-their-style/): Gents are often seen complaining that they do not have even a fraction of choices available to ladies when it comes to grooming and pampering themselves, whether it be exclusive fashionable clothes, beauty and wellness centres and products or jewellery items. Here comes something to cheer up the men folk. Truefitt & Hill, the oldest barbershop in the world (certified by Guinness) which has had the privilege of serving the British royalty since the early 19th century, has started operations in the city to give the men an exclusive styling experience fit for kings, while at the same time leaving them revitalised and rejuvenated. Apart from the enclosed, but spacious, interiors (services are provided in   well-appointed rooms, not halls), which provide a customer a high degree of privacy, the barbershop, as the brand still proudly calls its store, offers the best of British vintage ambience, luxurious chairs from Collins, one of the world's best brands, a grooming range of 150 of its own high quality British manufacture brand products, highly professional barbers and other staff trained at its own academy in Mumbai and exceptional standards of hygiene. Among the services (Truefitt & Hill would like to call them experiences) being provided are elaborate royal and classic packages for haircut, shave, manicure, pedicure, hair treatment, facial, massage, etc., pretty expensive, but ones which promise to leave every gent in a heavenly state, and craving for more.
- [Who Will Bell The Cat? Govt, Industry, Farmers All At Sea](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/who-will-bell-the-cat-govt-industry-farmers-all-at-sea/): Spurious pesticides and other agrochemicals have wrecked havoc with Indian agriculture and yet neither the so called responsible agrochemical industry, estimated to be worth Rs. 31,000 crore, nor the central or state governments or the farmers are serious about taking the bull by the horns. The issue was hotly debated in a recent seminar on 'Role of Agrochemicals For Sustainable Agriculture' with the theme 'Enhancing Farmers' Productivity Sustainably' organised in Chandigarh by the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) jointly with the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals and National Committee On Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture (NCPAH) in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and various farmers' and industry bodies. While the industry lashed at the government and regulatory authorities at the centre and in states for failing to check the illegal trade, and instead harassing the genuine manufacturers and their trade network, Punjab State Farmers & Farm Workers Commission Chairman Ajay Vir Jakhar advised self regulation by the industry and intelligence sharing with the state government to curb the menace. When it is common knowledge that Moradabad and Karnal are the hubs of this spurious and fake trade, and there may be others as well, then failure to take action against the perpetrators can mean any one of two things – either the various stakeholders are incompetent or they are in cahoots with these people, he said bluntly in his address.
- [Spurious Pesticides Trade Ruining Agriculture, Need Strong & Determined Action To Curb It](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/spurious-pesticides-trade-ruining-agriculture-need-strong-determined-action-to-curb-it/): It needs more than a serious effort by enforcement agencies at the centre and in the states to make a dent in the widespread spurious pesticides trade which has wrecked havoc in the heavily stressed farm sector in the country. If India is to really achieve the national goal of doubling farm incomes by 2022, which is quite possible, then strong and determined steps to eradicate this trade, along with efforts towards rapid adoption of mode farm practices and technology and judicious utilisation of fertilisers and irrigation water have to take the centre stage in the country on a mission mode. These are some of the issues which will come under sharp focus in the one-day Seminar on 'Role of Agrochemicals For Sustainable Agriculture' with the theme 'Enhancing Farmers' Productivity Sustainably' to be held at Hotel Mountview in Chandigarh on Friday. Jointly organised by the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) with the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals and National Committee On Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture (NCPAH) in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and various farmers' and industry bodies, the seminar is aimed at empowering farmers with knowledge of latest and best in science on safe and judicious usage of various agrochemical inputs for sustainable agriculture while at the same time creating opportunities for the Indian agrochemicals industry.
- [US Affordable Brand Hotel 6 Throws Open 1st Property In Zirakpur-Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/us-affordable-brand-hotel6-throws-open-1st-property-in-zirakpur-chandigarh/): It all began with two American real estate commercial contractors from Southe California realising during a cross-country road trip with their families the limited choice of consistent, affordable lodging available to an average leisure traveller. It triggered William Becker and Paul Greene to design and develop a lodging concept 'Motel 6'– offering a clean, comfortable, consistently-executed motel experience at a reasonable price - which was to revolutionise the lodging business in America and become an iconic brand through the 1970s and early 1980s. With the brand changing hands a couple of times, an extended stay brand 'Studio 6' was launched and the owners ventured into franchising. G6 Hospitality, which manages and operates the brands and today has a portfolio of 1600-odd hotels across USA, Canada and Mexico, on Friday announced its first footprint in Zirakpur, near Chandigarh, in the form of its latest offering 'Hotel 6'in association with its India partners Auromatrix Holdings. The 'Hotel 6' brand, which has been launched for international markets and is under development in Latin America and has reached Indian shores, plans a nationwide footprint in five years with the roll out of 40 such affordable hotels, which have been positioned between a budget and a business hotel after extensive market research.
- [UK Offers Millions To Undergraduate, Postgraduate Scholars](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/uk-offers-millions-to-undergraduate-postgraduate-scholars/): Recognising that women are underrepresented in the field of science, including engineering and scientific academia, The British Council which is celebrating 70 years of its presence in India this year has awarded fully-funded scholarships to 100 Indian women, 25 of them from the North, to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects at United Kingdom's premier institutions of higher learning. Sharing this information with students at the English Auditorium of Panjab University campus on Monday, British Deputy High Commissioner in Chandigarh Andrew Ayre and other senior officials said giving top priority to granting scholarships to Indian students to pursue higher education in UK universities, a hefty sum of Rs 117 crore was spent last year, making possible for 500 students to avail of scholarships.
- [Another Saas-Bahu Plot, With A Role Reversal](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-saas-bahu-plot-with-a-role-reversal/): You don't need a wise head over your shoulders to produce a typical Hindi family serial. They come a dime a dozen. Pick up any one of the clichéd hit storylines in an Indian setting, 'saas-bahu' being the safest, and get going. It doesn't matter even if you don't have a director in place, because he is going to be just a face. Zee TV announced one such serial in the 'saas-bahu' mould, though claimed to be with a “role reversal”, in Chandigarh on Friday. Brace yourself for an 'exceptional' story, at the centre of which is a family which has apparently multiplied faster than the fastest urban Indian family you would have imagined. 'Guddan ...Tumse Na Ho Payega' is about a 40 years old man, whose three daughters-in-law conspire to marry him off to a girl younger than them for their own vested interests (the girl is 20 years old). Phew!! That's some speed of family progression. Any guesses, what age would be the sons of the 40-year-old man!
- [Scaling New Heights Of Indo-Thailand Ties, Thai Envoys Push](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/scaling-new-heights-of-indo-thailand-ties-thai-envoys-push/): From the traditional Thai legal calendar, the solar calendar, counting years in Buddhist Era (B.E.), which is 543 years ahead of the Christian/Normal calendar (A.D.), to the Thai Kings being given the title of Rama (Rama I, Rama II... etc.), to the Bangkok International airport being named Suvarnabhumi International airport to the an important road in Bangkok, where the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located, being called Sri Ayutthaya (Ayodhya) Road, to the mythical bird Garuda being the symbol of Thai royalty for centuries, and later being adopted as the national emblem of the nation, Thailand is steeped in Buddhist and Hindu culture of India. No wonder the two countries have centuries old cultural, economic and political ties, which were dented somewhat (though not culturally) during the Cold War Era, when both countries found themselves on opposite sides of the great political divide. With the Cold War abating following the collapse of the Soviet Union and economies getting globalised, political-security and economic relations have improved significantly. The two sides have been cooperating closely on political and security issues, and trade has been robust, touching 10 Bn US $ annually, after a 30 % increase registered last year. Investments in one another's countries has been tardy with Indian companies investing 500m US $ in Thailand and investments from Thailand in India reaching 250m US $.
- [Let Thai Massage Unleash Your Blocked Energy @ 500](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/let-thai-massage-unleash-your-blocked-energy-%2540500/): All the gents and ladies suffering from body stiffness or aches, or migraine, or feeling low on energy or spirit, get ready for a quick-fix solution at the hands of expert Thai therapists who are in town once again to give you that world famous Thai massage. You remain fully clothed while the therapist resorts to his or her typical body manipulations and stretches. With the use of hands, feet, elbows, forearms and knees, the therapist will free the blocked energy in your body to provide instant relaxation, all for Rs. 500. The Thai massage and spas and authentic Thai food and dance are the special attractions of the 5-day 'Namaste Thailand Expo 2018', organised by the Thai SMEs Exporter Association (TSEA) in association with The World Events, which opens at Himachal Bhawan in Sector 28 on Wednesday (Independence Day). The expo, which has attracted 45 exhibitors from Thailand, besides more than a dozen others from Netherlands, Afghanistan, Iran and India, will remain open all days from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The formal inauguration will be done by the Thai Ambassador to India, Chutinto Gongsakdi, at 4.30 p.m.
- [This Ethno-Fusion Womens Hi-Fashion Wear Is Cool On Every Pocket](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-ethno-fusion-women-hi-fashion-wear-is-cool-on-every-pocket/): It has rapidly grown to be the country's leading ethno-fusion brand for the women of today. In a short span of less than two years, Indya, whose USP is latest hi-fashion in a price range which is comfortable on any pocket, has made its mark with availability at 70 touch points across the country and is currently on a spree to open exclusive offline stores. The brand's 10th exclusive offline store opened on Wednesday at the most happening place in the city, the Elante Mall, after launches in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Ludhiana, etc. With plans afoot to open 20 more exclusive stores in tier 1 and 2 cities in the next six months at a total investment of Rs 6 crore, the bullet train appears to have arrived in the country well before its scheduled roll-out.
- [Addicted, And Wanting To Come Clean, Dial NA Helpline 092177-06222](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/addicted-and-wanting-to-come-clean-dial-na-helpline/): You are an addict, a substance abuser, even an alcoholic, and are willing to give up then local helpline number 092177-06222 is just the life support you need to help you swim across the turbulent river. Narcotics Anonymous (you must have heard the name), an offshoot of the other worldwide non-profit fellowship or brotherhood, Alcoholics Anonymous, but operating independently since 1953, has announced publically that if anybody is willing, and needs their help, he or she can ring their bell.
- [Dr Priyadarshi Ranjan In Elite Club Of 10 Transplant Surgeons Worldwide](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dr-priyadarshi-ranjan-in-elite-club-of-10-transplant-surgeons-worldwide/): He has a rich experience of performing more than 1,000 traditional organ transplants and has now joined the elite club of 10 surgeons in the world successfully performing robotic kidney transplant, which is touted to be the future of transplant surgery in the next decade. The affable Dr. Priyadarshi Ranjan, noted urologist and transplant surgeon, has already performed eight robotic kidney transplant surgeries with “excellent results” during the last six months, and the patients are up and running within no time without any post operative complications. More patients are queuing up at his doorstep encouraged by the results.
- [Grace & Style Rule The Ramp For Budding Student Designers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/grace-and-style-rule-the-ramp-for-budding-student-designers/): It was a glittering evening, with three power-packed back to back fashion shows, elegantly and professionally crafted to enhance the creativity, beauty and vibrancy of varied collections by passing out young talent. The 'INIFD Fashion Day Out' at The Lalit on Sunday was a slick and chic affair with professional models, showcasing the creations of student designers, hi-tech audio visual effects and a highly appreciative audience, comprising mostly parents of students, adding to the glamour and entertainment quotient. Well known presenter, game show host and actor Aman Verma, branded the 'Krishna' of the evening because of his magnetic presence, electrified the audience by invoking the Punjabi spirit.
- [IMA Prepares For Long Struggle Ahead; To Intensify Agitation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ima-prepares-for-long-struggle-ahead-to-intensify-agitation/): M for Media and M for Medical, both equally important for safeguarding the health of the nation, albeit in different ways, and both target of central government attempts to regulate them. While a united Media has so far been able to thwart all attempts to impose government regulations on it, the latest effort to penalise it for “fake news” resulting in the ouster of then Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, the not-so-united medical fraternity appears to have a grim battle on its hands to ward off attempts to snatch its autonomy of regulation. The central government is making a second attempt next week to bulldoze though Parliament the National Medical Commission Bill, aimed at replacing the self regulating Medical Council of India Act, accepting just a few of the many amendments suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, to which the Bill had been referred following protests.
- [Manufacturing Units Leapfrogging To Industry 4.0 Level Will Be Incentivised : Rakesh Verma](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/manufacturing-units-leapfrogging-to-industry4-0level-will-be-incentivised-rakesh-varma/): In the inaugural session of the 2nd Edition of 'Conference On Achieving Excellence in Manufacturing – Making Industry Future Ready' held at the CII Northe Region, Chandigarh campus on Friday, Punjab Industries & Commerce Director DPS Kharbanda, during his address, casually asked how many among the elite gathering had gone through Punjab Industrial & Business Development Policy, 2017. The response - just two, including Sachit Jain, Chairman, CII Northe Region and Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Vardhman Special Steels Limited, sitting on the dais – failed to create an expected flutter. Whether the episode was indicative of the general sense of despondency among the industrialists in the state or not, it definitely was food for thought for the state government, readying to release a final draft of a revised and futuristic policy, complete with modalities, any time next week.
- [AAP MLAs Vent Ire At Party High Command, Call Volunteers' Convention On Aug 2](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aap-mlas-vent-ire-at-party-high-command-call-volunteers-convention-on-aug-2/): The crisis in the Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party over the sudden replacement of the party's firebrand Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the party high command has deepened with half the 20 party MLAs in the state raising a banner of revolt, demanding a review of the “undemocratic” decision. At a press conference here on Friday, these MLAs, including Khaira, also announced their decision to take the issue to the people's court by organising a volunteers' convention at Bathinda on August 2.
- [Why Should Shehris Have All The Fun; Farmers Get Exclusive Digital Play](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/why-should-shehris-have-all-the-fun-farmers-get-exclusive-digital-play/): In an age when exciting digital platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, WeChat, Instagram and YouTube have virtually taken over the daily lives of urban populations, the good old farming communities, and the rural populace at large, unable to match-up to the pace and flavour of this digital space, were somewhat feeling left out of the fun. No longer, because here comes a promising exclusive rural social ecommerce app and web portal specifically designed for their taste, which has all this, and more, packed in a single integrated bundle. Come, shop, sell, socialise and keep yourself entertained here on 'IFFCO iMandi', says the welcome message on the recently launched first of its kind one stop solution, which is set to revolutionise the way farmers get farm-related information, transact their business profitably, get entertained and stay connected with their brethren across geographical boundaries.
- [Now Buy Quality & Affordable LED Appliances At Your Nearest Post Office](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-buy-quality-and-affordable-led-appliances-at-your-nearest-post-office/): With 31 crore highly energy efficient LED bulbs already sold across the country at half the price of the prevailing market rate, leading to more than 8,000 MW reduction in peak demand for power, the UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) programme, launched by the country in 2015, is shifting into top gear to meet its target of distributing 77 crore LEDs by March 2019, in pursuit of its quest to become the largest LED distribution programme in the world. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of all public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power, which is executing the programme, has tied up with India Post to sell its 9w LED bulbs, 20w LED tube lights and BEE 5 star rated 48 inch wing span LED fans through its vast network of post offices in urban and rural areas to increase its penetration into every nook and corner. On Wednesday, Punjab and Chandigarh became the fourth circle of India Post after Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to join the movement.
- [Fitness Doesn't Have To Come At A Heavy Price; Get Back To Basics](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fitness-doesnt-have-to-come-at-a-heavy-price-get-back-to-basics/): Let's be clear in our minds -- living healthy and fit does not mean completely leaving a certain group or class of foods, like fats, oils and sugar, out of our daily diets. On the contrary, we need all of them, also including fats, protein-rich foods, fruits and vegetables and cereals, rice and pastas, but in varying measures, to keep in good shape and exude vitality and vibrancy. These are words of wisdom coming from an international authority on wellness, Dr Namita Jain, who was in the city recently to promote her newest book on the shelf 'Low Fat Low Guilt – Recipes & Lifestyle' aimed at showing us how to enjoy our food in a healthy, sensible and practical way, without feeling a sense of guilt.
- [Play To Your Hearts Fill All Morning, Afternoon Or Evening](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/play-to-your-hearts-fill-all-morning-afternoon-or-evening/): Here comes another bar, cafe and lounge in the tricity, adding yet one more hue to the kaleidoscope of luxuriously buoyant new age hangouts wowing the party crowds converging on this melting pot of fun and 'masti'. This one gives us the look and feel of a virtual playground with a lot of green and wood, and offering varied options to play to every taste with a restaurants-within-a-restaurant concept. Aptly called 'Playground', because of its young promoter Ayush Singla's passion to provide an unmatched young, fresh and energetic vibe around the place to the guests, this place in the hospitality cluster of Sector 26, is the second playground offering to the fun-seekers by the 'munda' from Samana Mandi in Patiala district, after making a statement in Elante Mall.
- [Schools Must Choose EduTech With Care To Enhance Learning Outcomes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/schools-must-choose-edutech-with-care-to-enhance-learning-outcomes/): Providing quality school education, importance of setting clear learning outcomes and using systematic assessments, emerging role of teachers, corporate social responsibility (CSR) in school education and support of technology innovation, sports and policy research  in education were the focus areas for discussion in the path-breaking two-day CII School Summit which concluded at the CII Northe India Headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The level and intensity of participation, the diverse views expressed by top notch panellists and indulgent audiences and the conclusions drawn left one with no doubt that the summit proved to be an unqualified success, unlike many other such seminar room deliberations which are criticised as mere time-pass by the discerning public.
- [Project To Make Last Journey Of Departed Souls More Dignified](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/project-to-make-last-journey-of-departed-souls-more-dignified/): It is one place where we are confronted with the ultimate reality of life, that whoever comes to this world has to leave one day without the worldly wares he has acquired during his lifetime. The cremation ground, where the 'antim sanskar' is performed to allow the body to mingle with the five elements which it is made up of, and where the essence and the immortal, the Soul, is liberated, thus becomes a revered place. To make this last journey more dignified for every departed soul, the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, through its four constituents, on Tuesday entered into a partnership with the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) to upgrade facilities at the main Cremation Ground in Sector 25.
- [Give World Wings To Your Business Model & Win Big Time](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/give-world-wings-to-your-business-model-and-win-big-time/): You are a single individual or a team of up to five members. You have fire in the belly and a business model in product and services track or social track which you feel is worth showcasing at the national and international level, then this is the right platform for you to give wings to your dreams. The Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur has announced its annual global business model competition, Empresario, for 2019, the official qualifier for direct entry to the quarter-finals of the International Business Model Competition (IBMC), co-hosted by Stanford, Harvard and Brigham universities. (Visit www.ecell-iitkgp.org/empresario for more details).
- [Renewed Spat Between VC & Intransigent Lobby Triggered](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/renewed-spat-between-vc-and-intransigent-lobby-triggered/): Politics of a brand no less than seen in the country's Parliament or State assemblies continues to pan out in the governing bodies of the premier government university, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and the Vice President of India, who happens to be Chancellor of the university, is allowing this ugly face of the dance of democracy to play out in full public glare. The cause of the latest flash point in the university Senate and Syndicate is the all important issue of governance reforms. Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover, at loggerheads with a well entrenched and dominant section within the two governing bodies right through the six-year long innings he has had at the helm of the university, is keen on pushing through the recommendations of a governance reforms committee after a quick debate before he bows out in another two weeks' time. His staunch opponents, who are seen to be clearly the most affected by the recommendations of the committee, on the other hand are determined to frustrate his plans once again. After ensuring on Saturday that the scheduled meeting of the Syndicate did not happen, they were again successful in engineering a disruption in a valid meeting of the Senate with a complete quorum on Sunday.
- [Knee-jerk Reactions Won't Work, Sincerity Of Action Will](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/knee-jerk-reactions-wont-work-sincerity-of-action-will/): The grim war against rampant drug abuse in Punjab can be equated to the one against the equally ugly phenomenon of stone-pelting in Kashmir. In both, knee-jerk reactions of the establishment have failed to deliver. The might of the state and its various agencies by itself has proved to be largely ineffective. The reasons are not far to seek. Something which has been allowed to fester for years and decades will not just go away with the use of force alone. Delving deep into the psychology of the perpetrators and the pawns alike will perhaps lead to framing of policies that are better equipped to judge where to apply the balm and where to use the surgical blade. Even brilliant and experienced medical brains have to delve deep into their study and investigations before deciding whether to treat a malignant tumour with chemotherapy or to remove it altogether.
- [Pleasure Of Giving Succour To Rickshaw Pullers In Sweltering Heat](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pleasure-of-giving-succour-to-rickshaw-pullers-in-sweltering-heat/): It was an occasion coinciding with the beginning of the Rotary year. And, what better way to celebrate than help give succour to the profusely sweating men pulling the rickshaws on city roads in this sweltering heat. Rotary Club of Chandigarh on Sunday made a good choice while launching 'Rotary Rahat Programme', presenting two dozen-odd rickshaw pullers outside Aroma Hotel in Sector 22 a set of insulated water bottle and a towel each. Later, Rotary Club of Chandigarh volunteers fanned out in different directions of the city and a couple of adjoining villages to distribute the sets to other rickshaw pullers.
- [Doctors Admit Rift With Patients, Show Serious Intent To Bridge Gap](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/doctors-admit-rift-with-patients-show-serious-intent-to-bridge-gap/): When an invitation came from Dr. Neeraj Kumar, President of the Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Medical Association, for a symposium on “How to Improve Doctor-Patient Relationship” and a blood donation camp to coincide with World Doctors' Day on Sunday, I was caught in two minds, whether or not to go for such a programme, which in common knowledge is a sham affair. Finding nothing much on my hands on a lazy Sunday, I finally convinced myself to go anyway, if only to touch base with doctor friends I had not met for a long time. Sitting through to the end of the nearly three hours of focussed discussions, which were interspersed with moments of heated dissent from veteran doctors and general public alike sitting in the audience, I was pleasantly surprised to witness the medical fraternity seriously acknowledging the disconnect with the patients and showing willingness to make amends to win back their faith and confidence in the noble profession that once was, and perhaps still deserves to be.
- [When Married Women Were Made To Feel Like Queens](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/when-married-women-were-made-to-feel-like-queens/): To be bestowed the honour of a queen for a married woman is no less than a dream come true, but to be crowned at a glorious 60-plus age is like going over the moon. This is what 16 women from all walks of life experienced as they displayed grace, beauty, poise and glamour on the ramp while participating in three different age categories in the finale of the first ever Mrs India Punjab-2018 pageant, part of the larger Mrs India pageant, at the Ramada Plaza Chandigarh on June 25 night. The 'youngest' among the ladies of substance had crossed the 68 mark, and dazzled the indulgent audience like none else.
- ['Advanced Inorganics In Right Doses Can Sustain Organic Farming'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/advanced-inorganics-in-right-doses-can-sustain-organic-farming/): Organic farming cannot succeed in isolation, especially in a country of India's size and population, with tremendous pressure on increasing productivity of crops to feed the teeming millions. It can only be sustained with judicious use of new generation agrochemicals, which require less dosage, ensure greater productivity and are more environmental friendly. Expressing these views, Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director of India's leading agrochemicals company Insecticides India Ltd. (IIL), while announcing the launch of three new products - Encounter, Sophia and Aikido – in the Punjab market at a media conference in Chandigarh on Thursday, said while practising organic farming it would be foolhardy to assume that all diseases which will afflict the crops can be fought without the use of agrochemicals.
- [Govt. Hospitals On Fast Track In Punjab Could Signal Relief For PGI](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/govt-hospitals-on-fast-track-in-punjab-could-signal-relief-for-pgi/): At long last, the overburdened prestigious regional super speciality government institute for medical education and research, PGI Chandigarh, may be able to derive some comfort from moves afoot in cash-strapped Punjab to give a facelift to its health services. In a meeting to review functioning of the Medical Education and Research Department, on Thursday, Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh cracked the whip for expediting work on upgrading the Mohali Government Hospital to a Medical College and Hospital by adding 100 more beds to the existing strength of 200, completing basic infrastructure for early construction of AIIMS Bathinda by the Centre, opening of PGI satellite centre at Ferozepur, restoring the glory of the Patiala Medical College and Hospital with infusion of more funds, and speedy planning for opening two new medical college and hospitals at Sangrur and Gurdaspur or Pathankot.
- [Real Time Online Data Analysis Will Help Improve Patient Safety](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/real-time-online-data-analysis-will-help-improve-patient-safety/): With on an average 10,000-plus OPD patients visiting the prestigious PGI Chandigarh daily, and more than 200 surgeries being performed in its 50-odd operation theatres every day, the behemoth has so far been maintaining the astronomical amount of vital data of patients manually, leaving little scope of its retrieval for long term follow up care of patients, medico legal purposes and medical studies and research. On Tuesday, PGI, after more than two years of painstaking work, began a process of rolling out a first of its kind information management system (IMS) among all government hospitals of its scale in the country, which will generate second to second online data real time to be stored in the premier institution's own servers.
- [Taking A Cue From Centre, Punjab To Disinvest 3 Large PSUs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/taking-a-cue-from-centre-punjab-to-disinvest-3-large-psus/): Desperate to come out of the financial crisis in the state and get moving to urgently generate funds for capital expenditure and infrastructure development, social welfare schemes and improving performance of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) by instilling professional and corporate business ethics, the Capt. Amarinder Singh Government in Punjab has initiated the process for disinvestment of three of the ailing large PSUs.
- [Enriching Her Dance Form & Keeping Local Cultural Flavours Alive](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/enriching-her-dance-form-and-keeping-local-cultural-flavours-alive/): She is an international exponent of 'kathak' dance. But her love for poetry, and a deep sense of responsibility towards keeping alive the essence of regional language, art and culture, has inspired her to make subtle but refreshing innovations in her dance performances. The idea is to use the popularity of 'kathak' to expose audiences to these beautiful art forms which are steadily losing visibility, but lie enshrined in scattered pieces of hard-to-find literature.
- [New 3-Year Civil Services Integrated Course For 10+2 Passouts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/new-three-year-civil-services-integrated-course-for-ten-plus-two-passouts/): Students aspiring for Indian Civil Services can now look forward to getting structured coaching for the prelims and mains examination immediately after passing their 10 + 2 examination, while simultaneously pursuing their college studies. The largest civil services coaching academy in the country, Chanakya IAS Academy, on Sunday announced the launch of its first batch of three-year integrated course at Rs 2.2 lakh plus taxes from July 20, 2018 as it steps into its silver jubilee year.
- [Restore Skin Colour At One Of Worlds Best Centres In PGI](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/restore-skin-colour-at-one-of-worlds-best-centres-in-pgi/): This is one disease which is neither contagious nor has an impact on our general health, but leaves our self esteem in tatters. There are a host of unfounded myths attached to it, apart from the immensely stressful psycho-social stigma. Just a few noticeable white patches on the fingers and mouth area make us the focus of prying eyes. Vitiligo or leucoderma ('fulvairi' in Hindi), widely believed in medical circles as an autoimmune condition in which the body's defences tu against our own cells, instead of attacking invading germs, thereby destroying the pigment-forming cells in the skin known as melanocytes, has no relation whatsoever to the food we eat and is definitely treatable.
- [Nukkad Shops Brings Simple Solutions To Make Them Efficient, Competitive](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nukkad-shops-brings-simple-solutions-to-make-them-efficient-competitive/): With digitalisation and technology tilting the scales heavily in favour of chain of super markets, malls and online behemoths, the very survival of large, medium and small retail stores has been a subject of serious public debate and conce to their owners. Here comes promise of some respite for them. 'Nukkad Shops', a Hyderabad-based technology start-up has developed a series of integrated point of sale (POS) machines with printers and simple to operate smart software aimed at making them digitally independent, providing them an entire ecosystem to function more efficiently and competitively and to a large extent preparing them to counter the technological prowess of their overwhelming counterparts.
- [Overseas Indian Brings Cow Friendly Practices To Give Us A 'Himalayan Creamery' Taste](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/overseas-indian-brings-cow-friendly-practices-to-give-us-a-himalayan-creamery-taste/): How many times have we heard of inhuman exploitation of cows by dairy farmers to maximize milk yield, and cursed them for giving all of us discerning milk and dairy consumers a feeling of guilt. Here comes an overseas Indian committed to caring for cows like pets, and bringing to our homes great tasting farm fresh cow's milk, untouched by hand and conforming to the highest quality standards prevailing anywhere in the world.
- [Food Security & Ecosystem Protection New Buzzwords](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/food-security-and-ecosystem-protection-new-buzzwords/): The time has come to bury our obsession with increased productivity and production and focus on food safety and protecting the agriculture ecosystem. This was the message that came out strong and clear in the course of deliberations held by 30-odd environmental and agricultural scientists from across the country on the theme 'Measuring the Economics of Food and Agriculture Ecosystems' at a city hotel on Friday and Saturday. Punjab Local Bodies, Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu promised to lend his full support to the outcome, saying that the dialogue and conversations on ways to halt the destruction of the environment had to come out of the conference rooms and be transformed into a mass movement. “Shrishti ko badalna hai to drishti badalni hogi (If we are to save our environment, we need to change our mindsets),” he said in his inimitable style.
- [Chef Sanjay Thakur Sets Guinness Mark At 20,000 Ft. Island Peak](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chef-sanjay-thakur-sets-guinness-mark-at-20000-ft-island-peak/): So passionate is he about pushing Indian culinary delights to the top of the world charts that he does not flinch from venturing out to any extreme to bring the focus of the food connoisseurs on Brand India food. Flying on the wings of Etihad Airways, and regularly running a kitchen up to 40,000 feet in the air, it was but natural for him to reach out to lofty heights on the ground as well. And, lo and behold, young Sanjay Thakur, all of 31 years, is today on top of the world with the Guinness organisation acknowledging his feat, accomplished along with his much senior journeyman Dr. Chef Soundararajan, Corporate Executive Chef of Mahindra Holidays and Resorts, of setting up and running the world's highest altitude pop-up restaurant 'Triyagyoni' (meaning Organic Nature) on Island Peak (locally called Imja Tse) at a height of 20,000 feet in Nepal, short of Mount Everest. Photographer Rajesh Kumar Yadav, who ventured with the chef duo and their team of 'sherpa' guides and helpers on this life-threatening expedition to capture and document their exploits, played an equally crucial role in achieving the world record status.
- [Multi-agency Magical Approach, Without Spending An Extra Penny](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/multi-agency-magical-approach-without-spending-an-extra-penny/): While the nation is moving towards adopting the central government's ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (SB-NHPM) targeted at providing a comprehensive and cashless health cover to 10 crore poor and unprotected families, the cash strapped Punjab government, treading its own path, appears to have done some 'out of the box thinking' to achieve universal healthcare without having to allocate an extra penny.
- [Be Spoilt For Choice From Mind-blowing 200 Films In 4 Days](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/be-spoilt-for-choice-from-mind-blowing-200-films-in-4-days/): Two hundred film shows, all “good cinema”, packed in a short span of four days...that's how mind-blowing the city's first ever Chandigarh International Film Festival (CHIFF) promises to be. Helmed by four times national award winning filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni, also serving as the festival director, and steered by an impressive advisory committee comprising internationally renowned filmmakers and film and art professionals, the film festival will unfold at multiple venues in the city from August 23 to 26, 2018.
- [Make In India Has Quick & Easy Solutions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/make-in-india-has-quick-and-easy-solutions/): While urban municipalities are still struggling to convince people to segregate dry and wet waste at source for its better management, here comes a tested indigenous technology which provides a solution to your waste management within the confines of your own homes. The compact and aesthetic waste to compost electronic machine does the work in four hours flat, leaving you with nothing but hugely less volume of high quality dry compost, which is certified to be odorless, methane gas free and eco-friendly. The machine makes little or no noise and consumes very less water and electricity. Although the current cost of the 2-kg capacity machine is on the higher side (Rs 42,000), with increased volume of sales, its manufacturers Pune-based Bhor Engineering, plan to bring it down drastically to the level of branded RO water filters.
- [Neurointervention Can Reverse Damage Till 24 Hours](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/neurointervention-can-reverse-damage-till-24-hours/): Not too long ago stroke, also known as brain attack, was considered untreatable. With the development of a magic drug t-PA (tissue plasminogen activator) it became possible for a patient to survive the attack even after three hours, later improved to four and a half hours. Very recently, the medical fraternity has formally adopted a modality, whereby clots which obstruct the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the brain and neurons can be mechanically extracted within 24 hours, drastically curtailing chances of mortality, paralysis and permanent disability among people suffering from brain attack. Dr. Sandeep Sharma, Head, Department of Neurointervention and Interventional Radiology, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Thursday presented before media persons two recent patients who have recovered to near normal activity within weeks of undergoing this modality after suffering a stroke.
- [Operation Clean Up Choes Gets Under Way In City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/operation-clean-up-choes-gets-under-way-in-city/): The occasion was World Environment Day, and though India is the host country this year, and the theme for 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution”, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) in conjunction with the Union Territory Administration has on this day embarked on a much delayed project to clean up the three natural water channels ('choes') which meander right across the city from North to South before entering and raising a big stink in adjoining Mohali. Considering the limited resources with the MCC, it will clean up the N-choe, which flows through the heart of the city, in a weeklong campaign, leaving the Patiala Ki Rao and the Sukhna Choe to the Administration.
- [Open House At CII : GST, CBIC Brass Clear The Air](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/open-house-at-cii-gst-cbic-brass-clear-the-air/): Member of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Mahender Singh has said that the world is keenly watching the progress of implementation of GST in India, by far the biggest indirect taxes reform in the country since Independence, which is vastly different both in terms of structure and scale than its versions being implemented in many other countries.
- [IAF Officer Appeals To Conscience Of 'Aae Mere Watan Ke Logo'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/iaf-officer-appeals-to-conscience-of-aae-mere-watan-ke-logo/): 'Aae mere watan ke logo, sirf apni asuvidha ki hi nahin, kuchh fauj ke liye bhi socho' was the crux of the message commander of the Chandigarh Air Force Station Air Commodore S. Srinivasan sought to convey to the domestic and international air passengers ranting about the inconveniences they are having to face because of the temporary closure of the common runway, which the Indian Air Force shares with the Chandigarh International Airport, for urgent extension and strengthening to allow the bigger and heavier aircraft to operate.
- [People Will Express Their Anger Against Arrogant BJP Leadership](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/people-will-express-their-anger-against-arrogant-bjp-leadership/): On first contact, you can sense the warmth in the man. Despite being in politics for four decades now, he has been able to preserve his mild mannerism and overtly friendly demeanour. Last weekend, when journalists received an invitation from him for a press conference, it was apparent that he would spit fire on the BJP for using and abusing him. On Monday, he did betray his deep sense of hurt at being ignored all these four years since the 2014 General Elections, when despite being denied an expected party ticket from Chandigarh, he put his might behind Kirron Kher to ensure her victory. But, despite repeated provocations from the Media, he refused to single out Kher, whom he continued to address as his “younger sister”, as he listed out the failures of the BJP on all fronts and disenchantment of the people with the “arrogant, indifferent and egoistic” party leadership.
- [Forgotten, Post Card Becomes Messenger Of Motherhood](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/forgotten-post-card-becomes-messenger-of-motherhood/): A lady held aloft a piece of thick yellow paper, and asked a gathering of mothers whether they recognised it. The confused women wondered what kind of a question was that. But as the lady turned it around in her hand, a postal stamp and a few lines became visible. Lo and behold, it was the good old postcard, long forgotten and virtually confined to history. In the course of the hour-long Mother's Day gathering, one among many organised across the tricity, the post card was to become a messenger of motherhood.
- [Be A Part Of 6th Century History & 121-Year Old Legacy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/be-a-part-of-6th-century-history-121-year-old-legacy/): It has unmatched settings of a 6th century fort and its 121-year old legacy, steeped in Indian culture and ethos and blended harmoniously with modernity, makes it one of the leading boys' boarding schools of the country. The Scindia School, Fort, Gwalior is in Chandigarh for the first time scouting for boys with talent and aptitude, “who can be taken on a journey of self discovery and finding a leadership role for the betterment of society.”
- [Dikshant Students Make Own Telescopes To View Lunar Eclipse](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dikshant-students-make-own-telescopes-to-view-lunar-eclipse/): The students of Dikshant International and Dikshant Global School in Zirakpur are excited about witnessing the next celestial event, a Lunar eclipse on July 27, with telescopes developed by their own school mates. More than a score of students drawn from both schools have developed six Newtonian type telescopes, which are very popular among amateur telescope makers because of their simple design, during a seven-day workshop conducted by telescope expert Tushar Purohit from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, an autonomous institution set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the campus of Pune University.
- [Haryana Seeks Agri Water Solutions From Israel, Investment From UK](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-seeks-agri-water-solutions-from-israel-investment-from-uk/): A day after his 64th birth anniversary, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday embarked on a two-nation foreign tour aimed at exploring more areas of cooperation with Israel, encouraged by a continuing ten-year partnership in the field of horticulture, and attracting investment and expertise from the United Kingdom for various ongoing and new industrial and logistical projects in the state, including the economic corridor planned along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway and the Hisar International Aviation Hub.
- [Haryana CM Goes Shairana Tells Doctors: Don''t Act Sarkari](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-cm-goes-shairana-tells-doctors-dont-act-sarkari/): Turning the 'no go' government district hospitals and smaller healthcare facilities into mode centres, matching up to the exacting standards for National quality assurance certification or accreditation, has been no mean achievement. With National Quality Assurance Certification (NQAC) for 18 health facilities, and additionally National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation for four district hospitals and NABL accreditation for a district laboratory, already in its bag, it was time for Haryana to celebrate and honour all those who made this possible.
- [Blundering Media Needs A Rap Over The Knuckles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/blundering-media-needs-a-rap-over-the-knuckles/): How often are we, as readers and viewers, served inaccurate or wrong facts, mistakes in simple language and grammar on our daily newspapers, channels and online media. The media wouldn't care less. But, it goes berserk the moment it notice a mistake anywhere outside of its own domain. One such incidence, for which the media deserves a rap over the knuckles, was during a press conference called by three cabinet ministers of Punjab on Thursday to clarify the state government's stand on allegations of dropping chapters on Sikh history from new history textbooks being published by the Punjab State Education Board (PSEB).
- [Doctors Advice : Inhalers Are Safe, Need To Use Them Properly](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/doctors-advice-inhalers-are-safe-need-to-use-them-properly/): An ongoing study covering 6,000 school children and their parents in Chandigarh has shown 6-7 percent incidence of asthma among them. It has also been noticed that incidence of asthma is higher in certain specific locations, like among those living in a clutch of houses adjoining the Sector 22-Sector 35 dividing road, indicating that higher level of pollution lead to higher incidence of asthma. The study has been undertaken by Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh under 4th phase of an International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC).
- [The Raj Prevails 2 Challengers Avert Clean Sweep](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-raj-prevails-2-challenger-avert-clean-sweep/): Eventually the 'Raj' carried the day, but two gutsy men hung on to thwart a clean sweep in the Chandigarh Golf Club polls, the keenly awaited results of which were fully declared by late Monday evening. After the initial euphoria, when four time former President and hot favourite Birinder Singh Gill (Gilly), representing the ruling group, was declared elected fifth time President of the club with a thumping margin over challenger Lt. Col. JS Panag (retd.) within an hour of counting of votes commencing at 9 a.m., a semblance of balance was restored by late evening when two of the three men on Panag's panel – Col. BS Rangi (retd.) and Col. Iqbal Singh (retd.) - for the 11-member managing committee were declared elected.
- [900 Brave The Heat, An Equal No. Stay Away](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/900-brave-the-heat-an-equal-no-stay-away/): It was probably one of the hottest days of the season, but large coolers placed at short distances helped keep the temperature in the sprawling canopy-covered lawns of the Chandigarh Golf Club at a comfortable level. And, beer, flowing like water, kept the spirits high on a leisurely Sunday. The grand old graying population, from across the spectrum of society, voted for a new President and 11 members of the managing committee.
- [Battle of Legal Moochh Vs Fauji Moochh On April 29](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/battle-legal-moochh-vs-fauji-moochh-on-april-29/): In his mid 70s, Lt. Col. (retd.) JS Panag's shoulders may be sagging somewhat, but his razor sharp and erect 'fauji' mustachios say a lot about the “man of action”, as he would like to describe himself. Much younger, Birinder Singh Gill alias Gilly (58), whom the battle veteran is challenging for the post of president of the most sought after club of the City, on the other hand, is a legal eagle and a cool customer, who has already done four previous terms. His 'moochh' equally erect.
- [UT Admn Continues To Spoon-feed Media](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ut-admn-continues-to-spoon-feed-media/): One fails to understand why the Chandigarh Administration wants to maintain a veil of secrecy and continue to spoon-feed the Media on such simple issues as proceedings of the Advisory Council of the UT Administrator? On the one hand it talks of progressive, participative and transparent governance and on the other it is shying away from allowing the Media to cover such meetings held with the motive of improving the administration of the Union Territory.
- [Finance Minister Manpreet Badal Gets Candid](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/finance-minister-manpreet-badal-gets-candid/): The occasion was a formal reception to celebrate the opening of 100th branch of the only scheduled commercial bank of the country with its headquarters in Punjab, the Capital Small Finance Bank, and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, the chief guest deputising for Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, who could not make it, got candid.
- [City Police Brass Get Divya Drishti On Naka Staff](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/city-police-brass-get-divya-drishti-on-naka-staff/): The realisation has come too late. But let's give it to the Chandigarh Police.... 'Dair aaye drust aaye' (better late than never). Use of technology is being made an integral part of policing to ensure transparency and professional conduct. A first major initiative in this direction, 'Divya Drishti' camera system was unveiled on Tuesday at part of the observance of Road Safety Week. Senior officers will now be able to keep a 'divya drishti', through 360 degree live streaming, on all traffic police 'nakas' organised across the city. Eleven such portable four-camera systems have been procured by the Traffic Police at a cost of Rs 15 lakh which will become an integral part of all 'nakas'.
- [Here Comes An eScooter With A Zing](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/here-comes-an-escooter-with-a-zing/): Good news for all the eco sensitive youngsters seeking a low cost but zippy two-wheeler ride. The eScooter just got more zing with stylish looks, higher speed and pickup, extended range on single charge and easier maintenance. Market leader Hero Electric on Monday organised the pan India launch of its latest eScooter 'City Speed NYX e5' with all new features in Chandigarh at a competitive price of Rs.49,900 (Ex-showroom Chandigarh), after factoring in the Rs 22,000 government subsidy.
- [Rebond With Our Core Values For A Healthy Environment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rebond-with-our-core-values-for-a-healthy-environment/): The solution to the dangerously deteriorating environment lies in rebonding with the core values of Indian culture, in which Earth has for ages been treated as our Mother. We used to touch mother earth with our hand or forehead before proceeding to do anything important, some of us still do. That is the respect we need to rekindle in ourselves, and the world around us will become a beautiful place once again and we will be at peace with Nature. This was the most dominant message which emerged out of the daylong deliberations of the first of its kind Regional Conference on Environment organised by the Global Platform for Environment (GPE), floated by former National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar.
- [Alliance Resolves To Start A Grassroots Green Movement](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/alliance-resolves-to-start-a-grassroots-green-movement/): The uncontrolled burning of crop residues, the dangerously falling water table and the lack of solid waste management facilities in the region are a cause for serious environmental conce to the population and the tardy pace of government action in this regard does not inspire much confidence. In this regard an environmental alliance involving NGOs, pollution control boards, state governments, and other stakeholders, including private and public sector undertakings, was announced in Chandigarh on Saturday by former National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairman and Supreme Court Judge Swatanter Kumar. The alliance, Global Platform for Environment (GPE), of which Justice Swatanter Kumar is the National convenor, will work to generate awareness and a mass movement right from the village level in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and UT Chandigarh.
- [Ex-guard Had Planned Snatching Of Cash Bag](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ex-guard-had-planned-snatching-of-cash-bag/): A cash bag containing Rs 6.25 lakh was snatched from the owner of the famous sweets brand Gopal's the other day in Sector 8. The crime could possibly have been added to the list of many similarly snatchings which have remained unsolved, but for discernible footage obtained from an area CCTV camera, which helped the Chandigarh police crack the case within 48 hours. It turned out to be another inside job with one of the three accused youths arrested being a former security guard with the Gopal's who left the job in January this year.
- [Hitachi Markets Itself Aggressively](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hitachi-markets-itself-aggressively/): Hitachi has this summer season resorted to more competitive pricing and brought new products to the table, like a first time 5-star rated inverter hot and cold split AC and one with an expandable inverter allowing a one ton AC to convert to a 1.7 tonner, to cater to the mass market. These, and many other white goods, with new innovations and new features, are the star attractions at the CII Coolex 2018 which opened to public viewing at Himachal Bhawan in Sector 28 on Friday. A wide range of the long forgotten coolers, which made a comeback in a new avatar, are also on display.  The four-day exhibition is on till Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Monday it will remain open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- [Come May, Get Set To Showcase Your Inner Beauty](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-may-get-set-to-showcase-your-inner-beauty/): All the married women out there, including widows and divorcees, who aspire to stand out and get noticed, here comes an opportunity to live your dream, right here in Chandigarh. The first ever Mrs India Punjab 2018 pageant, a gateway to the national and Asian pageants, will be held in the month of May this year. And the organisers are not seeking just your outward beauty, which is skin deep, but a beautiful soul within you - love, compassion, sense of sacrifice and service, mental strength, sincerity of purpose, conviction, et al. The contest is open to women from Punjab and Chandigarh. There is no bar on upper age limit for participation. You just need to be a married woman above 18 years of age. The contest is open to three different age categories 18-40, 40-60 and 60-plus.
- [Dr. Manmohan Singh Roots For Equality To Save Democracy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dr-manmohan-singh-roots-for-equality-to-save-democracy/): Celebrating the success of Indian democracy as a befitting reply by the common people of the country to the world giving it no chance 70 years ago, Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday made an impassioned appeal for ensuring equality for the traditionally deprived sections of the society for the Indian democracy to survive and thrive. Steering clear of direct references to the ruling political dispensation, which his party, the Congress, has been steadfastly manoeuvring to pull down, the noted economist and former Prime Minister, nevertheless warned that efforts being made to tu from democracy to “more authoritarian alternatives” may end up “destroying our country” and all the achievements of the last seventy years.
- [Will Politics Continue To Prevail, Or Will Learning Triumph ?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/will-politics-continue-to-prevail-or-will-learning-triumph/): The 4th oldest university of the country which holds the rare distinction of giving it three Chairpersons of University Grants Commission (UGC), and two Prime Ministers, is today at a crossroads, thanks to continuing neglect of its financial health and an archaic governing structure. Neither a central university nor a state university, its status as an inter-state body corporate has not helped its cause of achieving its full potential of being counted among the top global universities.
- [A Natural Drift From Period Research To Period Fashion](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-natural-drift-from-period-research-to-period-fashion/): Her natural flair for painting and sketching and her Ph.D. research on 'Personal Decorations as represented in Indian Sculptural Art' unconsciously ushered her into the world of fashion designing, in which she had no formal training, and within a short span of time she has stamped her mastery in 'Period Fashion' with a contemporary touch. With both Bollywood and Pollywood cashing in on period films, Nimrat Kahlon appears to be seeing in it an opportunity to ride the wave to fame. Her label 'Dhaagey Creations', into its very first year of existence, has done rather well with Pollywood actresses Sonia Mann, who is the label's brand ambassador, and Himanshi Khurana picking up her designs to boost their on screen presence.
- [A Deep Sense Of Modernity Runs Through The Exhibits](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-deep-sense-of-modernity-runs-through-the-exhibits/): A strong narrative of modernity pervades the 135 exhibits from across the country in the 7th edition of the annual 10-day Artscapes All India Women Artists' Contemporary Art Exhibition 2018 which got underway in the galleries of the Fine Arts Museum of Panjab University on Monday. The exhibition was inaugurated by Punjab Education Minister Aruna Chaudhary, deputising for Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, who could not make it. The annual all India exhibition is organised by Artscapes, an NGO with Suraj Mukhi Sharma as the Principal Promoter.
- [City Leg Of The Bonanza Starts Today](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/city-leg-of-the-bonanza-starts-today/): A bonanza for theatre lovers in the region starts today (Tuesday) with the Chandigarh leg of the 8th edition of the world's largest theatre festival, International Theatre Olympics, being hosted by India. The global event kicked off from New Delhi on February 17, and in its entirely is covering 17 cities with over 25,000 artists performing 450 shows, giving 600 ambience performances and conducting 250 youth shows. Chandigarh will have the privilege of hosting 15 performances as part of the Olympics at the Tagore Theatre from March 20 to April 3. Haryana Governor Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki will be the chief guest at the opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Marathi/Hindi play Mahna Batav directed by Navid lnamdar will be staged on the opening day. Among others resent will be Raghvendra Singh, Secretary, Union Ministry of Culture, and Ratan Thiyam, Artistic Director, 8th International Theatre Olympics. Entry is free.
- [High On Inspiration & Deep On Introspection, Sports Litt Fest Wows All](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/high-on-inspiration-deep-on-introspection-sports-litt-fest-wows-all/): The opening day of the first ever two-day Sports Literature Festival,  Playwrite 2018, an initiative by Vibrant Networking Forum, showed just how important it is to share inspirational stories of gritty achievements against odds and discuss the issues that are holding us back from becoming a great sporting nation. While participants like the legendary hockey captain Balbir Singh Sr., centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh and Minerva Punjab Football Club founder Ranjit Bajaj held the select audience in awe with their accounts and experiences of struggle and success, the sports administrators and writers enumerated how sports other than cricket also had the potential to make it big in the world arena through better management and marketing. The success of the event could be gauged from the fact that the deliberations appeared to even inspire those among the audience who were not very wired up to sports. They too actively participate in the discussions.
- [Sector 42 Lake To Come Alive With N-E Folk & Tribal Dances](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sector42lake-to-come-alive-with-n-e-folkandtribal-dances/): You may not have seen something of this sort in the tricity before. A festival of authentic folk and tribal dances of the eight North Easte States of the country on stage erected right in the middle of a lake with thousands of lamps floating on the waters in an evening setting. Here comes a three-day 'Octave 2018 – Festival of the North East' to be held at the artificial lake in Sector 42 of Chandigarh beginning on the first day of the Indian indigenous year 'Nav Samvatsar'.
- [Stalled Projects On Track, Better Patient Management Planned : Prof. Jagat Ram](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/stalled-projects-on-track-better-patient-management-planned-prof-jagat-ram/): The affable Director of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER, PGI for short) Chandigarh Prof Jagat Ram, who completes one year in office on Friday, presented his report card for the year 2017 before media persons on Thursday, vowing to leave no stone unturned to ensure that the experience of lakhs of patients visiting the premier tertiary care institute from across the region improved with every passing month.
- [Big Break Entertainment Brings On Ramp A Bold Message Against Acid Attacks](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/big-break-entertainment-brings-on-ramp-a-bold-message-against-acid-attacks/): A two-day classy fashion week with all the big guns booming. And, a bold and crisp message that brutal crimes like acid attacks on girls have no place in Indian society. That's what Mumbai based Big Break Entertainment, which has carved a niche for itself in the glamour world, brings to the table. Its upcoming flagship event 'Tricity Fashion Week 2018' kicks off at Hotel Holiday Inn in Panchkula on March 24.
- [After Military, Now Sports Literature Festival Comes To City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/after-military-now-sports-literature-festival-comes-to-city/): The rapidly declining trend of reading has not been able to deter the select die hard community of litterateurs, writers and reading enthusiasts from their continuing efforts at promoting reading by providing platforms for unfettered exchange of thoughts and ideas. And Chandigarh is one of the torch bearers in this field, as in many other progressive activities. A couple of literature festivals have been a part of the Chandigarh calendar for some time now, but now specialized literature festivals are moving in to catch the attention of the tricity residents with refreshing new flavours. First to come was the Military Literature Festival in December 2017 and, here comes a sports literature festival, a concept prevalent in few cities across the world, including London and Melbourne. The two-day inaugural 'Play Write 2018' will be on at hotel The Lalit March 17-18.
- [Bill Detrimental To All Forms Of Medicine: IMA](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ima-national-medical-commission-bill-detrimental-to-all-forms-of-medicine/): The medical fraternity is up in arms against the central government's National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which is to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) Act, alleging that the Bill is a big scam aimed at benefitting the lucrative private medical education industry, an overwhelming majority of which is either controlled by politicians or patronised by them.
- [Get Your Eyes Examined for 'Kala Motia' Along With Sight](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/glaucoma-get-eyes-examined-for-kala-motia-along-with-sight/): Crossed 40 years of age. Time for most of us to start wearing spectacles. Along with getting our eyesight checked, it is also time to get ourselves examined by an eye specialist for a silent disease which has no defined symptoms, but which, if left undetected, has the potential to severely impair our vision, and even leave us completely blind for life. The common and incurable disease of the eye - Glaucoma, or 'Kala Motia' – causes vision loss due to slow and progressive damage to the optic nerve, which relays images captured by the eyes to the brain for recognition and further interpretation. This is mostly caused by normal pressure inside the eye balls, which keeps them in proper shape and does not allow them to collapse, rising too high.
- [Coming, CCTV Cameras With Night Vision & Speed Radar Capability](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/coming-cctv-cameras-with-night-vision-speed-radar-capability/): With the effectiveness of the closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras already installed in the Union territory still in doubt, comes news that it is readying to install CCTVs in the city with night vision and accurate speed check capabilities. The information was shared by Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic and Security) Shashank Anand while dealing with the subject of night time traffic regulation during a media interaction at a private function in the city on Friday.
- [Celebrity Chef Gunjan Goela Curates Veg Magic From Old Delhi Bylanes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/celebritychefgunjangoela-curates-veg-magic-from-old-delhi-bylanes/): Trust celebrated chef Gunjan Goela to curate a  menu in a five star setting which will give you a feel of being in the famous food streets of Old Delhi. If you are imagining that it will be Muglai, which most people identify the National Capital with, then you are wrong. The food historiographer and gourmet, who travels across the ITC's chain of hotels and who popularly features on cook-shows across television channels like BBC, TLC, History Channel, NDTV Good Times, to name a few, has brought a pure vegetarian ensemble so delicious and lip-smacking that it will have the foodies craving for more. Welcome to WelcomHotel Bella Vista Panchkula for the 'Dil Lazeez Delhi 6' Food Festival – on from March 9 to 18 !
- [Think Beyond Your Cos, Start Mentoring Startups: Kris Gopalakrishnan To Industry Leaders](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/think-beyond-your-cos-start-mentoring-statups-kris-gopalakrishnan-to-industry-leaders/): Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan has a vision to accelerate the growth of startups, and he shared it at depth while participating in the CII Northe Region Startup Conclave in Chandigarh recently. He was of the view that if all industry leaders, those who have successful, sustainable businesses, can devote 3-4 hours every weekend to mentor and guide startups and work with the government to create a fair, equitable ecosystem for startups, India can do wonders.
- [Super Seeder For Stubble Management Catching Farmers Eyeballs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/super-seeder-for-stubble-management-catching-farmers-eyeballs/): The latest indigenous farm machinery and solutions from the manufacturing hubs of Punjab and some other parts of the country, on display in the first edition of the Indian Agri Progress Expo 2020 at the Fruit & Vegetable Market in Phase 11 (Sector 65A) Mohali, near Bestech Mall, attracted curious farmers looking to mechanise their operations in the wake of the decreasing availability of labour and to maximise productivity.
- [Savour Premium Dried Wild Blueberries, Aronias, Raspberries, Blackberries, Apricots, Plums & Green Apples](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/savour-premium-dried-wild-blueberries-aronias-raspberries-blackberries-apricots-plums-and-green-apples/): Frequent travellers abroad who have come to savour berries often rue their near absence in the Indian market. They have to make do with below par quality dried or dehydrated cranberries, blue berries and prunes. But two young entrepreneurs based out of the tricity, Arjun Anand and Ashish Garg, who had launched the brand Frubert in the tricity a few months ago, on Wednesday announced the addition of two new berries to their existing cart of five premium and scientifically processed high quality, tasty and nutritious dry berries and fruits from Serbia.
- [Get Motivational Insights Into Mode Farm Practices, Machinery, Services](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-motivational-insights-into-modern-farm-practices-machinery-services/): You are an existing farmer looking to diversify into other crops or other agriculture related activities like dairy and poultry and to use mode techniques and mechanisation to maximise profits. Or, you are an enterprising person looking for opportunities to try your hands at agriculture. Here's a great platform coming your way – the first edition of the India Agri Progress Expo 2020 opens to the public for three days from January 23 at the Fruit & Vegetable Market in Phase XI (Sector 65) Mohali, near Bestech Mall.
- [Open To Imaginative™ Ideas On All Issues, Says DC Mandip Brar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/open-to-imaginative-ideas-on-all-issues-says-dc-mandip-brar/): Announcing one lakh rupees reward for citizens providing creditable and verifiable information about plans by others to get pre natal sex determination tests conducted within the Union territory of Chandigarh or by its residents even outside it, Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar on Monday said he was open to “imaginative” ideas or suggestions from members of the general public on all issues concerning the Union territory.
- [A Luxe Hospitality Property With European Style Design Aspects](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-luxe-hospitality-property-with-european-style-design-aspects/): Their names do not exactly go with their gender. Armaan (Mann) is the better half of Arzoo (Dandyan). The meaning of their names is similar – aspiration or hope for Armaan and longing or wish for Arzoo. Their parents begot them after much effort. Today the young couple has crafted a beautiful European style luxury boutique hotel - District 5 in Sector 5 Panchkula – by amalgamating the best of their experiences of newly opened boutique hotels during their frequent worldwide sojourns.
- [More Basic Dentistry Facilities Need Of Hour: Dr Gupta](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/more-basic-dentistry-facilities-need-of-hour-dr-gupta/): He is a Pedodontist (Pediatric) dentist and dental surgeon of three decades standing. On taking over as president of Chandigarh state branch of Indian Dental Association for a three-year tenure, Dr RP Gupta, who runs the practice Gupta's Dental & Orthodontic Centre in Sector 22, says promoting preventive dentistry will remain his top priority
- [A Safe Passage For Public, And Entertainment Hub, Too!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-safe-passage-for-public-and-entertainment-hub-too/): A live performance of age old Bollywood song tunes by a professional musical group and a karaoke performance by UT Chief Engineer cum Special Secretary Engineering Mukesh Anand set the tone for making the mode pedestrian underpass between the Sector 16 Rose Garden and Sector 17 City Centre one of the most happening places in the tricity. It was formally inaugurated in chilly conditions on Wednesday evening by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore.
- [With Education Level, Womens Aspirations Will Rise, And So Will Their Financial Empowerment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-education-level-womens-aspirations-will-rise-and-so-will-their-financial-empowerment/): Women need to get financially and economically empowered, and start believing in their abilities to become leaders, if their cherished goal of equal participation in decision making is to be achieved. This underlining refrain of panellists from a cross section of society, and a living example of women's empowerment presented before the audience,  marked a half-day seminar on 'Women's Participation In Decision Making' organised by Panjab University in collaboration with the National Commission for Women (NCW) at English Auditorium of the university on Monday.
- [Hero Group Payback To Punjab; Help SMEs With Innovation To Scale Up](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hero-group-payback-to-punjab-help-smes-with-innovation-to-scale-up/): The diversified Hero Group, with roots in Punjab, has decided to open a school of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ludhiana to meet the growing innovation needs of industrial enterprises in the state.
- [World Follows, As PGI Shows The Management Way; Reduced Mortality, Cost Effective](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/world-follows-as-pgi-shows-the-management-way-reduced-mortality-cost-effective/): The department of Cardiology at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh has claimed that the comprehensive management protocols evolved over years by it had helped significantly reduce the high mortality among patients of acute coronary syndrome (ACS - decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries) and cardiogenic shock (SHOCK - inability of a weakened heart to pump sufficient blood)
- [A Delightful Multi-Dimensional Shopping Experience Is In Store](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-delightful-multi-dimensional-shopping-experience-is-in-store/): Fabindia believers and customers in Panchkula will now get the same comfort and delight of shopping as in Chandigarh with the opening of the cult lifestyle brand's large format 'Experience Center', offering multi-dimensional add-ons like a full scale FabCafé, an Interior Design Studio, Organic Wellness Center, Alteration Studio and a Kids Zone.
- [Here Come Much-needed Advanced Free-Of-Cost Video Lessons For Classes 3 To 12](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/here-come-much-needed-advanced-free-of-cost-video-lessons/): Online learning has become big business, with apps starting to aggressively market themselves and spend massively on advertising and other promotional activities. They are out to catch the fancy of an ever increasing community of ambitious parents prepared to go to any length to position their children in a highly competitive world. So you have corporates like Byju's, Toppr, Meritnation, etc, largely driven by profits, vying with each other to capture a potentially huge market. But are they contributing to the country's larger goal of education for all? What about those who cannot afford?
- [South Korea, UK Offer Cities Help In Smart Infra, Electric Mobility](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/south-korea-uk-offer-cities-help-in-smart-urban-infra-electric-mobility/): Key speakers at a summit on urban transformation held in Chandigarh recently emphasised on quickly finding innovative cost effective funding and other solutions indigenously to cope up with the rapidly growing pressure on cities and towns, even as South Korea and United Kingdom offered to share their knowledge and expertise with Indian cities in the field of smart urban infrastructure and electric mobility.
- [IIT Ropar Director Causes Stir, Asserts Finding Environmental Solutions Best Be Left To Scientists](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/iit-ropar-director-causes-stir-asserts-finding-environmental-solutions-best-be-left-to-scientists-researchers/): IIT Ropar Director Dr SK Das caused a stir with his plain speaking in the first of its kind Regional Conference on Environment in Chandigarh on Saturday in the presence of National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel by asserting that judges and bureaucrats at the helm had no great understanding of environmental issues and that scientists and researchers should be brought to the centre stage in finding solutions to the problems of air and water pollution and solid waste management.
- [Sustainable Fashion Is Buzzword For Countrys Biggest Designer](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sustainable-fashion-is-buzzword-for-countrys-biggest-designer/): We have seen the courtyard of the most happening place in Chandigarh tricity, the Elante Mall, buzzing with activity, ringed as it is on three sides by outlets of some of the most popular food and beverage brands. But it is the till now isolated far side of the courtyard which is starting to catch eyeballs. The name, Anita Dongre, in glittering gold colour displayed across a white typically Rajasthani style facade with the trademark arches reminiscent of palaces, rings an instant bell in the minds of the fashionistas. It is the stand-alone store of India's biggest fashion designer and sustainable fashion warrior's couture line.
- [She Reinvented Juttis As High Fashion Wear, And Celebrities Lapped Them Up](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/she-reinvented-juttis-as-high-fashion-wear-and-celebrities-lapped-them-up/): Her looks are striking, style classy and she carries herself with supreme confidence - all the traits for a successful entry into the glamorous world of modelling or celluloid one would say. But, for the graduate in Political Science from Delhi, who did her masters in International Journalism from a UK university, her calling lay somewhere else - in the world of design and creativity.
- [Punjab Shows Resolve To Tu New Leaf, Emerge As Research & Innovation Hub Of India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-shows-resolve-to-turn-new-leaf-emerge-as-research-and-innovation-hub-of-india/): The resolute intent of the state Government to make Mission Innovate Punjab a success, and position the frontier state as the research and innovation hub of the country, was quite palpable at the impressive Punjab Innovation & Technology Summit 2019, organised in Chandigarh on Tuesday and attended by leaders from government, academia, industry and innovation and research organisations from across the country and abroad.
- [Most Spinal Conditions Can Be Treated With Posture Correction & Other Lifestyle Changes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/most-spinal-conditions-can-be-treated-with-posture-and-lifestyle-changes/): Most of the spinal problems, including the most common off and on lower back ache, which at times runs down to the legs, can be treated non-surgically with modification in lifestyle, posture correction and judicious medication. But for conditions requiring surgery also, the latest advancements in minimally invasive endoscopic techniques have made treatments much faster, safer and more comfortable for patients.
- [Misleading Consumer Ads Will Hopefully Be Checked With 2019 Act, Says NCDRC President](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/misleading-consumer-ads-will-hopefully-be-checked-with-2019-act-says-ncdrc-president/): False and misleading advertisements promising things like whiter teeth in two weeks or four shades fairer skin in a month may soon a thing of the past once 'The Consumer Protection Act 2019' comes into force, expectedly later this year or beginning of next year.
- [Microbiologist Society India Recognises PU Profs Devotion To Teaching](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/microbiologist-society-india-recognises-pu-profs-devotion-to-teaching/): He was drawn to tears as a gathering of students, researchers, teachers and academicians drawn from various scientific backgrounds gave him a standing ovation on his receiving the 'Lifetime Devotion Award' from the Microbiologist Society India. He is only the fourth microbiologist in the country to receive this award since its inception.
- [Society Needs To Find Ways To Settle Consumer Issues Out Of Court, Let Courts Be Last Resort](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/society-needs-to-find-waysto-settle-consumer-issues-out-of-court/): The society must generate greater awareness and devise ways to settle consumer issues out of court. Judicial courts or consumer disputes redressal fora should be considered as a last resort. This is the general line of thought which prevailed at the conference on “Consumer Is Always Right?” organised by Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown in association with Rotary Club Chandigarh Central in the auditorium of Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College in Sector 32 on Saturday.
- [North Zone Coord Committee Of MRs Seeks Govt Help To Stem Dangerous Drift In Ties](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/north-zone-coord-committee-of-mrs-seeks-govt-help-to-stem-dangerous-drift-in-ties/): There was a time when medical representatives (MRs) of major pharmaceutical companies were in perfect sync with the medical fraternity, strutting in and out of doctors' clinics almost at will. But things are no longer hunky-dory. The prying eyes and ears of pharma majors through I-pad and mobile GPS reporting apps has snapped that string of confidence between the white coats and the men pushing for their company drugs with free sampling.
- [Faith Must Override Political Bickering Over Nanak Celebrations, Say Sikh Leaders](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/faith-must-override-political-bickering-over-nanak-celebrations-say-sikh-leaders/): There will be symbolic 550 devotees in the 'jatha' under the banner of the Anandpur Sahib Heritage Foundation to be taken on the historic journey to the revered Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan to participate in celebrations of first Sikh master Guru  Nanak's Dev's 550th birth anniversary.
- [Less Seen Canine Breeds Afghan Hound, Tibetan Spaniel, Alaskan Malamute To Spice Up Show](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/less-seen-canine-breeds-afghanhound-tibetanspaniel-alaskanmalamute-to-spice-up-show/): Just two more impressive open dog shows stand between organisers of the Panchkula Open Dog Show and getting Kennel Club of India (KCI) championship status for their pet project. No wonder then that Royal Kennel Club (RKC) is going the extra mile to ensure a quantitative and qualitative leap in the second edition of their open dog show over the inaugural edition in 2018.
- [Ayurveda Is A Complete Health System; Adopt It As A Way Of Life](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ayurveda-is-a-complete-health-system-adopt-it-as-a-way-of-life/): If we adopt the ancient science of Ayurveda as a way of life, it is perhaps the only complete health system in the world, capable of effectively addressing global health issues. But there are challenges galore with questions being raised over quality and safety of various Ayurvedic formulations and therapies, lack of adequate clinical trials and absence of international standard certifications.
- [Japanese Consumer Electronics Giant Sharpens Focus On Premium Products For Value Growth](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/japanese-consumer-electronics-giant-sharpens-focus-on-premium-products-for-value-growth/): As the country's leading consumer electronics brand, Sony India will continue to strengthen its premium brand position by launching new high quality, high technology products in the Indian market at the same time as in the European markets. The company claims to be on course to achieve its ambitious targets of registering a quantum jump in value growth during the current festive season (mid August to mid November) as compared to the previous year's season by adding a strong line-up of new innovative and premium products across all categories and sugar coating it with attractive consumer and finance offers.
- [Our Promises Are Practical & Workable, Within States Resources, Says Nadda & CM Manohar Lal](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/our-promises-are-practical-and-workable-within-state-resources-says-nadda-and-cmmanoharlal/): In an apparent play of words, an upbeat Bharatiya Janta Party in Haryana on Sunday released what it called a 'Sankalp Patra', instead of a 'Ghoshna Patra' (poll manifesto), a week before the state goes to the polls in the state.
- [Spicy Desi Punjabi 'Tadka' With a Kiwi Twist](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/spicy-desi-punjabi-tadka-with-a-kiwi-twist/): It's called the Coriander's – Ethnic Indian Restaurant some 13,000 kms away on the beautiful South Island in New Zealand. With three busy restaurants, all in the suburbs of Christchurch, largely patronised by local New Zealanders and Indian tourist groups (now even Indian students thronging professional colleges and universities there), the chain of restaurants owned by Amardeep Singh, who is also its head chef, has set foot in his mother land.
- [Bronze Age Therapeutic Dining Ware Brought To Mode Table](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bronze-age-therapeutic-dining-ware-brought-to-modern-table/): Ayurveda recommends use of kansa (also called bronze or bell metal) dining ware in our daily lives for its purifying properties and boundless health benefits. But, for it to be effective, the alloy needs to be pure, meaning in absolutely accurate proportion of 78% copper and 22% tin. Kishco, the heritage cutlery, cookware and tableware brand since 1950, has launched an entire collection of Pure Kansa dining ware - authentic and tailor made for the contemporary kitchen.
- [Startup From Region Launches All Neem Based Product Line](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/startup-from-region-launches-all-neem-based-product-line/): Indians have historically bathed in neem leaves steeped in hot water, a procedure prevalent till date for curing skin ailments and allergic reactions. And, we do remember our older generations keeping their teeth and gums in excellent state of health by rubbing them vigorously with neem twigs, sourced from neighbourhood trees. Mode science has been able to isolate 140-plus biologically active compounds from different parts of the neem tree which are being used for treating scores of medical conditions.
- [Making Eating Out Synonymous With Nutritious & Healthy Homemade Food](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/making-eating-out-synonymous-with-nutritious-and-healthy-homemade-food/): For residents of Mohali and around, the constant struggle to strike a balance between taste and health, especially when eating out, may be over. Royal Nutrition House, a cafe-restaurant with roots in Patiala which has won many a heart with its nutritious, yet tasty, home style recipes within just two years of its existence, has just opened its 6th outlet in Phase 3B2 Mohali. It has a menu line boasting of multi cuisines from genres like Indian, Continental, Arabic, Thai, etc.
- [Beautiful Business Ladies From Gurugram & Lovely Host Wow Tricity Fashionistas](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/beautiful-business-ladies-from-gurugram-and-lovely-host-wow-tricity-fashionistas/): Two beautiful business women from Gurugram and their lovely local host are wowing the tricity fashionistas with high quality artistry, creativity and style. The two-day Panache lifestyle exhibition in Sector 10 Chandigarh attracted the most discerning and appreciative fashion and design lovers from Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and around on the first day on Monday.
- [At Nineteenth May Mohali, You Sure Are In The Place To Be These 'Nine Nights'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/at-nineteenth-may-mohali-you-sure-are-in-the-place-to-be-these-nine-nights/): It is that time of the year when the entire country is gripped by high sentiment. Marking the auspicious start to a long festive season, Navratri (meaning nine nights), brings with it religious fervour and an upbeat market mood. It also brings days of fasting, when the devout are very particular what they eat or drink, strictly no onion or garlic for many, not even smell of it.
- [My Opinion Pieces Have Been Frank & Forthright, Says Indian Ad Man](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/my-opinion-pieces-have-been-frank-and-forthright-says-indian-ad-man/): He has some wonderful memories of life and friends in Chandigarh, from where he did his schooling from the then best boys' school, St John's High-26, and later topped the Panjab University in graduation with Honours in English literature while studying in the best boys' college of the times, DAVC-10. Leaving the city in pursuit of his management studies he never looked back. Quickly climbing the ladder of success, he became an advertising and marketing baron, overseeing the Indian advertising biggie Rediffusion as its President, worldwide operations of Zee Group as its CEO and entering into a joint venture partnership with world's leading advertising company Dentsu of Japan for India and the Middle East.
- [Celebrated Design Diva To Feature In Panache Glamour, Luxe Jewellery & Home Decor](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/celebrated-design-diva-to-feature-in-panache-glamour-luxejewellery-homedecor/): A celebrated design diva, regularly featured in top style and fashion magazines, Latika Khanna, Founder & Creative Director of well known handcrafted jewellery brand Latique, will be in town with her wide range of exquisite jewellery pieces for all seasons and occasions. She will be participating in a two-day much awaited exhibition 'Panache', featuring glamour, luxe jewellery and home decor, to be hosted by makeup artist Shweta Dhir in Sector 10 from September 30 to October 1.
- [Startup Initiative Aimed At Wiping The Onion Tears Of Farmers & End Users](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/startup-initiative-aimed-at-wiping-the-onion-tears-of-farmers-and-end-users/): Among all the perishable commodities, the two which undoubtedly bring maximum tears to us consumers and farmers year on year are onions and potatoes. And, despite tall claims of successive governments to bring permanent relief to the growers and end users by removing the chain of middlemen from the supply line, none has come anywhere near fulfilling those promises. Here comes a promising technological initiative outside of the government which appears to be geared to address this chronic problem for good.
- [Science, Mode Medicine & Ancient Wisdom Interplay Must For Healing Mind, Body & Soul](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/science-modern-medicine-and-ancient-wisdom-interplay-must-for-healing-mind-body-and-soul/): The first day of the 3-day International Conference on Integrative Medicine & Holistic Healing, organised by The Quantum Clinic in association with Holistic Healing Trust, Max Hospital Mohali and Xicome Mexico on the campus of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Mohali, on Friday turned out to be a first-time and rewarding experience for an impressive gathering of highly receptive experts in science and medicine, as also various shades of therapists and healers from across the country and the world. The conference coincided with the International Day of Peace, which is observed on September 21 every year.
- [A First Time Manthan On Amalgamation Of Science, Medicine & Traditional Therapies](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-first-time-manthan-on-amalgamation-of-science-medicine-and-traditional-therapies/): A first of its kind 3-day International Conference on Integrative Medicine and Holistic Healing will be organised at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Mohali from September 20-22 to coincide with the International Day of Peace, which is observed on September 21 every year.
- [MSMEs Are Robust, Need To Keep Abreast Of Changing Times](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/msmes-are-robust-need-to-keep-abreast-of-changing-times/): Industry administrators, leaders and experts at the 7th Regional SME Summit, organised by CII Northe Region in Chandigarh on Tuesday, while hailing the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as the backbone of the Indian economy, especially so in Punjab, asserted that the MSME sector is essentially robust despite the challenges. It was felt that the sector needs a more enabling environment to raise its contribution further to the GDP and restore buoyancy in the economy.
- [Get A Taste Of The Heart & Soul Of Punjabi Food, And Tharras In Actual Pauvas Too](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-a-taste-of-the-heart-and-soul-of-punjabi-food-and-tharras-in-actual-pauvas-too/): The roadside dhabas have traditionally been associated with trucks and truck drivers, who patronised them as their home-away-from-home for food and rest to break their gruelling journeys. Gradually the 'charpai' roadside eateries began to get bigger and smarter, and highway travellers and tourists began to throng them in the hordes for lip-smacking food at a price easy on their pockets. The by now iconic restaurant brand 'Dhaba' (Estd 1986 inside The Claridges Hotel on Delhi's famed Aurangzeb Road) took the concept to an all new level, adding a full-blown 'Theka' with signature Punjabi 'tharras' in actual 'pauva' bottles, apart from well stocked IMFL and imported liquor.
- [Set Your Brain Waves Aglow With Nobel Laureates; Mark Your Diaries Sept 11-12](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/set-your-brain-waves-aglow-with-nobel-laureates/): Curiosity-driven students, research scholars, teachers and innovators from the Northe states, here comes once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity to set your scientific tube lights aglow and strengthen your resolve to find practical solutions to present and future problems and issues facing society. For the first time ever the Nobel Prize Series-India is coming to Mohali (September 11) and Ludhiana (September 12) with panel discussions, key note speeches and Q&A sessions in the company of Nobel Laureates and other eminent scientists and educators. A third leg of the series will also be held in New Delhi on September 13.
- [First In City To Be NABH-Accredited, Dental Clinic Gets Its International Quality & Patient Safety Standards Stamped](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-in-city-to-be-nabh-accredited-dental-clinic-get-its-international-quality-and-patient-safety-standards-stamped/): We often see the words 'NABH-Accredited' showcased on the brandings of top hospitals across the country. But it is rare to see this accreditation, which certifies the highest standards of international quality and patient safety being maintained by hospitals and healthcare providers, being displayed by clinics. So, it makes news when a clinic, a dental one at that, announces getting the accreditation. Dr Kochar's House of Smiles in Sector 21 on Tuesday officially announced that it had become the first NABH-Accredited dental clinic in Chandigarh. The clinic has simultaneously also received the quality standard ISO 9001:2015.
- [A Little Island Of Home-Made Baking Goodness](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-little-island-of-home-made-baking-goodness/): It's a wow European style patisserie pulling in the crowds because of its exotic and yummy bakes, and its ideal location right next to PVR Cinemas on one side and the play area Fun City on the other. Yes, you guessed it right. This is the top floor of Elante Mall. After running successful takeaway shops in Sector 27 Chandigarh and Phase 3B2 in Mohali, tricity-based Let's Go Dutch BAKERY has made an impactful entry with a trendy kiosk style outlet in the hottest hangout we have.
- [State Environment Appellate Authority Sets Pace With Time Bound & Transparent Disposal Of Appeals](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/state-environment-appellate-authority-sets-pace-with-time-bound-and-transparent-disposal-of-appeals/): In an article 'Appellate Authorities Under Pollution Control Laws In India: Powers, Problems And Potential', authored by legal and environmental experts, and published in a reputed professional  journal 'Law, Environment and Development Journal' in 2018, authors Shibani Ghosh, Sharachchandra Lele and Nakul Heble laid down that ideally, the effectiveness of a state appellate authority “would be judged by analysing the cases heard (and not heard), decisions delivered, time taken to decide appeals, and the extent of implementation of the decisions.”
- [A Zero Calorie, Gluten-free Alternative To Dairy Milk Hits Tricity Markets](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-zero-calorie-gluten-free-alternative-to-dairy-milk-hits-tricity-markets/): The Goel family from the National capital has been in the business of selling almonds in the wholesale market for the last 15 years. It has now progressed into farming of world famous almonds in central California and also becoming one of largest importers of California almonds in the country, with volumes touching 13,000 metric tonnes per annum. Given this background, it was but natural for GenX in the family, brothers Anish and Ayush,  to venture into almond beverages, which are yet to pick up in India, but are a rage in the West. The new company, Vegantique Super Foods & Beverages LLP, has chosen Chandigarh as the launch pad for its maiden product offering - Almo Almond Beverage - with the tagline “More Than Milk”.
- [Industry Will Emerge Leaner, More Flexible & Agile From Current Volatility](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/industry-will-emerge-leaner-more-flexible-agile-from-current-volatility/): The common refrain at the recently held 3rd edition of the CII Conference on Achieving Excellence in Manufacturing – Managing In Challenging Times, at the Northe Region headquarters in Chandigarh, was that the current times are challenging, and at the same time exciting for the manufacturing industry. Industry honchos expressed confidence that the industry will emerge leaner, more flexible and agile from this volatility, which is expected to continue for a while. These downturns are cyclic in nature and have been witnessed every 10-12 years in the past as well, but the industry has come out stronger each time, participants in the conference were reassured.
- [Punjab-based FMCG Major Looks To Increase Capacities, Target Retail Segment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-based-fmcg-major-looks-to-increase-capacities-target-retail-segment/): The first and only mega food park in Himachal Pradesh, Cremica Food Park, a 55 acre facility in Una district of the hill state, is all set to provide much needed plug and play like infrastructure and facilities to small and medium food processing units. Punjab-based Rs 350 crore turnover FMCG major Cremica Food Industries Limited, which has invested Rs 120 crore in the project, has reserved 30% of the land for its own expansion plans, and is leasing out the rest to food processing MSMEs on attractive terms.
- [Healthy Lifestyle Foods In Prospect For Diabetes, BP & Obesity Patients](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/healthy-lifestyle-foods-in-prospect-for-diabetes-bp-obesity-patients/): Mode lifestyle food products are not about taste and quality alone. Established and popular brands are increasingly becoming conscious about the health of their customers. The Rs 350 crore worth home bred food products company, Cremica Food Industries Limited, is readying to bring to the market scientifically and medically validated sauces, dressings and jams with low Glycemic Index (GI) which may help reduce risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and obesity.
- [With Formal Drama Training, City Students Can Now Get Access To World Institutes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-formal-drama-training-city-students-can-now-get-access-to-world-institutes/): Ireland's capital city of Dublin, declared UNESCO City of Literature, has, through its 1,000 year history, been the hub of literature and drama. It has produced world-class artistic talent, from writers like Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw and W.B. Yeats, to extraordinary music artists like U2, Thin Tizzy and Sinead O'Connor. So when Ireland's largest independent music and drama examining body, Dublin-based Leinster School of Music & Drama (LSMD), established under the aegis of the Griffith College, comes calling at the doorstep of Chandigarh's elite schools with grading and academic programmes, it creates an instant buzz.
- [Renowned Neurosurgeon Dr Alok Sharma To Give Free Consultation On Aug 31](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/renowned-neurosurgeon-draloksharma-to-give-free-consultation-onaug31/): All parents or attendants, of children and adults with “incurable” neurological disorders or head or spinal injuries, from the region can look forward to a free consultation relating to stem cell therapy, being hailed as a boon for people with such conditions, from world renowned neurosurgeon Dr Alok Sharma in Chandigarh on August 31.  For appointments Ms. Pushkala, representing the Dr Sharma run Navi Mumbai based NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute, can be contacted on 9821529653 or 9920200400.
- [All-Natural, Anti-Ageing Beverage Startup To Expand Portfolio, Reach](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-natural-anti-ageing-beverage-startup-to-expand-portfolio-reach/): With a pure coconut water base, a concoction of different Ayurvedic herbs, documented since ages to have anti-ageing properties, is gradually finding its way into the daily diet of thousands of health conscious Indians in NCR and in Chandigarh.
- [Here Comes An Authentic Eating House For Growing Family Of Vegans](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/here-comes-an-authentic-eating-house-for-growing-family-of-vegans/): With 12 years of rich experience working as food and beverage professional in some of the best hotel chains in India and abroad, 37-year-old Manouj Kaushikk's burning desire to do something on his own in a uniquely different way has resulted in opening of an authentic Vegan multi-cuisine restaurant Nineteenth May in Chandigarh tricity which rates high on health and hygiene benchmarks.
- [Behind That Facade, Honoured Jurist Guests Pack An Entertaining Punch](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/behind-that-facade-honoured-jurist-guests-pack-an-entertaining-punch/): It was a memorable evening for Rotarians belonging to Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown in more ways than one, as well known lawyer Salil Dev Singh Bali was installed its President along with Board of Governors for the year 2019-20. One, they were celebrating the centennial year of Rotary International (RI), and two, both the Chief Guest for the occasion Justice Rajiv Sharma of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, and Guest of Honour Atul Nanda, Advocate General Punjab, unexpectedly turned out to be entertainers par excellence, triggering rounds of applause and peals of laughter.
- [Public Health Industry To Gain From Shivanshi Vashists New Apparatus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/public-health-industry-to-gain-from-shivanshi-vashists-new-apparatus/): A young woman Senior Scientific Officer and Innovator at the BioNEST, Panjab University (PU) Chandigarh, one of the 41-odd bio-incubators supported by BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) across the country, has invented a mode apparatus which can speed up large scale production of biotechnological materials, used in various industries manufacturing public health products like cosmetics, pharma, food supplements, etc, and lead to substantial savings.
- [All Credit To 'Triple Tsunami' For Real Estate Consolidation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-credit-to-triple-tsunami-for-real-estate-consolidation/): The 'triple tsunami' of demonetisation, RERA and GST has in the ultimate analysis proved a boon for the real estate industry in the country, leading to its consolidation, with improved transparency, compliance of stricter rules and regulations, and resultant buyer  confidence.
- [Yes, We Are Table Toppers, But Are We Playing Like Champs!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/yes-we-are-table-toppers-but-are-we-playing-like-champs/): Our National team, riding on a tsunami of patriotic support from the cricket crazy fans, has expectedly steamrolled into the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2019 in England-Wales, and emerged table toppers at that, with just a single loss, to hosts England. National sentiment would overwhelmingly back the Men in Blue to lift a third World Cup and place India closer to the Kangaroos' all time record of five titles. But the euphoria across the country apart, are we confident enough to believe that we are playing like champions!
- [Landlocked Northe States To Benefit From Greater Connectivity Thrust : CII](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/landlocked-northern-states-to-benefit-from-greater-connectivity-thrust-cii/): The landlocked northe states are expected to benefit immensely from the government's promise of greater thrust to connectivity made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2019, CII Northe Region Chairman and CMD of Jakson Engineers Ltd. Sameer Gupta opined on Friday.
- [In Rush For Mode Tech, Traditional Wisdom Should Not Be Ignored: Ajay Vir Jakhar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-rush-for-modern-tech-traditional-wisdom-should-not-be-ignored-ajay-vir-jakhar/): Calls for reviving the multiple village level and other bigger water bodies to improve harvesting of rain water and recharging the fast depleting ground water levels, and inclusion of innovative practices of doing profitable farming in our school education curricula to wean back the youth to agriculture, marked the culmination ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Innovative Farmers' Meets organised by CII across the northe states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
- [Now Get Highly Subsidised Meds At JanMed Store; Free For Poor & Needy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-get-highly-subsidised-meds-at-janmed-store-free-for-poor-and-needy/): An initiative, similar to the government-run Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras, to provide medicines at highly subsidised rates, has been launched from Chandigarh with an aim to spread it across the country. The first JanMed store was opened this week in a Sector 44-D booth by the recently formed Sarva Rithu Seva Foundation, inspired by the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation.
- [Its Not Cool! Shed Stubbo Fat, Overlapping Skin Bags!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-not-cool-shed-that-stubborn-fat-overlapping-skin-bags/): Close your eyes to excessive weight and obesity at your own risk. That's the message coming loud and clear from the medical fraternity, which has conclusively linked this extra baggage, being carried by an alarmingly increasing population, to enhanced risk of suffering from life-threatening non communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and even cancer. So it's not cool to be the way you are, as some extra size activists would make us believe! Get cracking, and shed that extra burden of fat on your vital organs!
- [Pragmatic Ranking Strategies Must In New Natl. Edu. Policy For Global Positioning: VC PK Khosla](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pragmatic-ranking-strategies-must-in-new-natl-edu-policy-for-global-positioning-vc-pk-khosla/): The National Education Policy being finalised by the central government needs to urgently incorporate pragmatic strategies for ranking the Indian universities and other degree-providing educational institutions in order to prepare them for a place in the top universities of the world, feels Prof PK Khosla, Founder and Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh based Shoolini University, which has been able to stamp its place among the top research and innovation oriented private universities in the country.
- [Now Your Lube Change Is Childs Play, At No Extra Cost](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-your-lube-change-is-child-play-at-no-extra-cost/): Next time you need to get your engine oil changed, you need not spend extra on a mechanic's labour charges or compromise with a dealership for higher lube cost. Automatic lube change machines, based on vacuum suction technology, officially launched at select petrol dealerships of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) across Chandigarh tricity on Monday, provide this facility free of service cost to the customers.
- [Plastic Is Life, Lets Innovate To Realise The Dream Of A Plastic Waste-Free World](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lets-innovate-to-realise-the-dream-of-a-plastic-waste-free-world/): Plastic has become such an integral part of our lives that we can no longer just say no to it. So much so that it appears impossible to even image a world without plastic because of its unmatched convenience, being light weight and highly durable. What looks plausible is for manufacturers to innovatively manufacture plastic which minimises its environmental costs, for the governments at National, regional and municipal levels to ensure efficient collection, management and recycling of plastic waste, and for the end users to stop littering it to realise the dream of a plastic waste-free world.
- [Suzuki Motorcycle India Brings Those Premium Rides](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/suzuki-motorcycle-india-brings-those-premium-rides/): Having consolidated its markets in the South and the West, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd, maker of the legendary Hayabusa and GSX-R, is now looking North to script the next phase of its growth story in the world's largest two-wheelers market. On Tuesday, the company launched its all new GIXXER SF 250 and 155 cc bikes in the Chandigarh market, comprising Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
- [Tuned To Fashion Trends & Rapidly Changing Youth Flavour](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tuned-to-fashion-trends-and-rapidly-changing-youth-flavour/): It's a young, but fast growing, Hong Kong based lifestyle and electronic gadgets brand, keeping pace with the latest fashion trends and in tune with the fast changing youth flavour. WK Life, which entered the Indian market just two months ago, opened its 8th store in the country in popular Phase 3B2 market of Mohali on Monday (June 3). Standard products of the brand are claimed to be cheaper than comparable competitor products available online, though the designer products are priced on the higher side.
- [Here Comes A Disruptive Energy Storage Solution](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/here-comes-a-disruptive-energy-storage-solution/): A compact, fast charging and smart hybrid energy storage system for homes, small commercial establishments, educational institutions and outdoor activities, indigenously developed by the Jakson Group, is set to sweep the market by challenging the supremacy of the traditional lead acid inverter systems and the diesel powered generator sets.
- [Govt Lead In Buying Electric Vehicles Critical To Speedy Transition: Nishant Arya](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/govt-lead-in-buying-electric-vehicles-critical-to-speedy-transition-nishant-arya/): The electric vehicle industry is still at a nascent stage in India, with a minuscule less than 1% percent of the total vehicle sales. But it has potential to quickly grow to 5%, according to industry body Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV). With Karnataka taking the lead, and at least six other states subsequently announcing their e-mobility policy or draft, in the process rolling out ambitious short and long term plans to convert to green transport, the industry is buoyant about the future.
- [Entire Ecosystem Has To Move In Sync For Faster Transition To Electric Vehicles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/entire-ecosystem-has-to-move-in-sync-for-faster-transition-to-electric-vehicles/): The entire ecosystem to go with E-mobility, including battery technology, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, reliable and reasonably priced power supply and manpower with desired skill set, needs to be created fast and simultaneously if the push for achieving the highly ambitious target of having 30% electric vehicles on India's roads by 2030 is to succeed. And for this all states need to move in sync with the central government and quickly roll out E-mobility policies, which support a seamless transition without much pain to the various stakeholders.
- [Focussed On Solution Based Higher Learning, To Make India Future-Ready](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/focussed-on-solution-based-higher-learning-to-make-india-future-ready/): Here solving the big problems confronting India and the world will prevail over jurisdictional boundaries of academic departments and programmes. Creating an environment where interdisciplinary academic pursuits and cutting-edge research can reimagine and reshape the world of the future within a framework of human values is a cherished goal with which foundation of the science and technology university Plaksha, touted as a next generation university, was laid at the IT city in Mohali, on Sunday, by Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh.
- [Pure Fabric, Handcrafted Embroidery Hallmarks Of Rajni's Trousseau](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pure-fabric-handcrafted-embroidery-hallmarks-of-rajnis-trousseau/): A PIO from Vancouver, holding dual citizenship of Canada and US, she was a medic in the making, having enrolled for MBBS in Government Medical College, Patiala, five years ago. God willed it otherwise, and a life-threatening medical condition turned her life around. She now finds herself living her childhood dream as a designer. A new chapter, scripted by her, quickly developed into an exciting book, driven by her passion. Young Rajni Gill Suyach unveiled that compilation titled “Raajiya's”, an opulent designer studio specialising in trousseau wear in the posh sector 8 inner market, for a media preview on the eve of Republic Day.
- [Violence-Hit Women Now Have A Go-To Place In Mohali](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/violence-hit-women-now-have-a-go-to-place-in-mohali/): A small room with a couple of tables and a few chairs, that's about all that will suffice for a temporary “Sakhi: One Stop Centre (OSC)” within the premises of the Phase 6 Civil Hospital, Mohali which was on Saturday formally dedicated by Punjab Higher Education Minister Razia Sultana to women affected by violence in any form.
- [Must Prevent Drug & Alcohol Abuse Inside Schools: Convenor Dr Chhaya](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/must-prevent-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-inside-schools-convenor-dr-chhaya/): The scar left in my psyche, of being slapped by my aunt for wishing that, after two girls, the third child of my expectant mother should also be a girl child, hurts even today. That's how a girl child is unfortunately still treated in Indian society, as unwanted, neglected, persecuted secondary members of the family, a fact which needs to be erased from our patriarchal minds if we really want an equitable and progressive society.
- [Eating In Standing Position Could Be Trigger For Colon Cancer](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/eating-in-standing-position-could-be-trigger-for-colon-cancer/): We all know that in most households our ancestors used to eat while squatting on the floor. Today we have got into the habit of eating while standing, in office canteens, fast food restaurants and at marriage and other parties. What we perhaps don't realise is that the food we eat while standing travels faster in the digestive system than when seated giving little time for it to be broken down into smaller and smaller components, until these can be absorbed and assimilated into the body. Doctors have identified this as one of the possible reasons for increasing incidence of colon cancer, which was nearly non-existent in the country before the advent of mode India. Their hypothesis has also hinted at increased anal cancer being linked to greater societal acceptance of gay population.
- [Medical Fraternity Panicky Over Hostility All Around](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/medical-fraternity-panicky-over-hostility-all-around/): We still address them as Doctor Saab! They continue to be a well respected community in our society. And yet they are feeling threatened from all quarters - the public, the government and the politicians. One gets a sense that the medical fraternity is in disarray, panicky over the hostility they perceive around them. This notion was reinforced by proceedings of the 5th Annual Conference of the Medicos Legal Action Group (MLAG) held at the IMA Complex in Sector 35 Chandigarh on Sunday.
- [The Doyen Of Neurology Inspired Generations Of Doctors](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-doyen-of-neurology-inspired-generations-of-doctors/): He was a stalwart in the field of neurology - a highly respected doctor and teacher, and a stickler for discipline and punctuality. Padma Bhushan Prof (Dr) Jagjit Singh Chopra, founder father of the Department of Neurology at PGI Chandigarh and founder-principal of the Government Medical College Hospital in Sector 32, passed away on Friday evening after remaining admitted in the trauma ICU of PGI Chandigarh for a month.
- [Fertility Programme Added To Mother-Child Success Story](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fertility-programme-added-to-mother-child-success-story/): Cloudnine Group of women, childcare and fertility hospitals marked the first anniversary of its Chandigarh centre with a gala 'Pregnancy Feista', claiming to have become, within a year of its existence, the private hospital hosting the highest number of would-be-mothers every month in the region. “We are currently hosting 60-plus mothers-to-be in the hospital every month and our success rate in handling deliveries and neonatal complications has been near 100%,” Dr Pawan Kumar, Regional Director (North) of the group, told media persons during a select interaction.
- [Focus On Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing At Radiology Meet](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/focus-on-artificial-intelligence-3d-printing-at-radiology-meet/): Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools are today providing radiologists a more insightful interpretation, adding value to medical reports that can have positive impact on patient outcomes. Hence the need for radiologists to embrace and master these new technologies for enhanced patient experiences through minimal interventions. Imaging analytics are allowing imaging studies to be screened for conditions like osteoporosis, coronary artery disease and abnormal fat deposition in the liver, which do not show any apparent symptoms.
- [Scale Up Training Of Anganwadi Workers,Women Sarpanches To Speed Up   Change: Maneka](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/scale-up-training-of-anganwadi-workers-women-sarpanches-to-speed-up-change-maneka/): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on Monday formally inaugurated a 5th Regional Office of the central research, training, development and resource centre, NIPCCD (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development) at Mohali with an impassioned call to scientifically scale up the training of anganwadi workers and women sarpanches to act as catalysts for accelerated development of women and children.
- [All Eyes On SUV Hector, From Iconic Brand Morris Garages](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-eyes-on-suv-hector-from-iconic-brand-morris-garages/): Four gleaming and stylish passenger car models displayed in the lobby of the city's hottest melting pot, Elante Mall, since Friday are catching eyeballs of visitors. But most wide-eyed shoppers are confused...they haven't seen these models before. The MG badge on all of them is striking. But what is MG? Aficionados of automobiles will of course connect it to the iconic British car maker Morris Garages, which has just announced the name of its still-under-wraps first car being rolled out in the Indian market, a premium SUV christened MG Hector, slated for a pan India launch in May-June 2019.
- [Riding Gen Nexts Unisex Leisure Biking Wave](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/riding-gen-nexts-unisex-leisure-biking-wave/): It's difficult to describe the inseparable bond between a Punjabi 'munda' and his 'bult' beyond saying 'Dil Da Maamla Hai'! The classic Bullet from iconic motorcycle brand Royal Enfield (RE) has become a part of the folklore in a state considered the sword arm of India, so much so that the favourite ride of the youth has been immortalised in many a Punjabi song. The erstwhile British brand, now a division of Either Motors Ltd, is set to take this swan song to an all new level with the recent launch of 650 twins, a next big wave of motorcycles, globally made for the global markets.
- [World's No. 1 PC Co. Logs In To Growing Gaming Community](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/worlds-no1-pc-co-logs-in-to-growing-gaming-community/): The gaming community in India appears to be growing at a breakneck speed and personal computing businesses are logging into it to reap rich dividends. According to an estimate out of the 735 million (73.5 crore) internet users, a staggering 320 million (32 crore) are expected to be gamers by 2021. With such volumes in mind, computing biggie Lenovo has refreshed its gaming brand Legion with new devices, which, while being loaded with latest generation specifications, are aesthetically more pleasing and incredibly functional.
- [An Exclusive Foodie Paradise Aficionados Wont Dare Miss](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-exclusive-foodie-paradise-aficionados-wont-dare-miss/): If you are a food aficionado in Chandigarh and its adjoining states, perhaps you wouldn't like to miss this one. The country's first and only travelling food showcase – The Travelling Kitchen – after its first successful stop in Jaipur, is heading straight for the city with the theme Winter Garden. The three day fun food fiesta, with deep focus on exclusive menus churned out specially for you by the head chefs of some of the most popular and trending food and beverage brands from Tier-I cities, opens its tastes, flavours and rich ambience, with lots of complementing music, in the lawns of Chandigarh Golf Association Range & Academy (CGA Range for short) in Sector 6 from January 18.
- [Haryana CM Claims His Govt Has Turned Around Power Utilities](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-cm-claims-his-govt-has-turned-around-power-utilities/): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has claimed that a carrot and stick policy adopted by his government towards realisation of long standing power bill arrears during the four years it has been in power, measures taken to substantially reduce line losses, including power theft, and prudent fiscal management and reforms have turned around the four public sector power utilities in the state from a position of perpetual losses to profits.
- [32Stiches, Sidhu Moose Wala, Gulabiqueen To Perform Live](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/32stiches-sidhu-moose-wala-gulabiqueen-to-perform-live-at-flemingo-resort/): This Chandigarh boy had never learnt to play an instrument during his childhood, and yet this crazy dude, who took to music as a way of expressing his feelings following a terrible heartbreak in college, is today arguably one of India's finest electro-pop music producers. Better known in the entertainment world as '32Stitches' (real name Arpit Gawri) the Chandigarh 'munda', who has toured across Europe with well known bands, is going to perform for the first time in front of his home crowd alongside some of the best Punjabi singers and promising indigenous bands, at the Switch NYE Fest 2018, touted as North India's biggest New Year Festival, Flemingo Resort, Zirakpur on December 31.
- [3 Geographical Areas In Punjab & 2 In Haryana Up For Grabs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/3-geographical-areas-in-punjab-and-2-in-haryana-up-for-grabs/): Considering that the projected increase in domestic production of natural gas in India is set to decrease the burden of imports to much less than the current 50% of the total demand, the central government appears to have gone into overdrive in extending the facility of piped gas to cities, towns and villages across the country. Under the 10th round of bidding for city gas distribution (CGD), coming back to back with completion of the 9th round, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) estimates that it will be able to cover another 24% of the population in the country taking the total coverage in the next eight odd years to 70%.
- [Get Your Biryani Served In The Handi It is Cooked In](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-your-biryani-served-in-the-handi-it-is-cooked-in/): So what is it about 'biryani' that it is driving the foodies crazy. It was said to have outpaced pizza as the most frequently ordered dish by soccer fans in India watching the FIFA World Cup 2018. Industry insiders believe that moving forward it is expected to be the largest category in the food delivery space in India. Speciality biryani dine-in and take away outlets opening up on the trot in Chandigarh tricity and around are also banking heavily on home delivery as the single largest driver of their business.
- [Egyptian & Other First Time Exhibitors Bring Refreshing Change](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/egyptian-and-other-first-time-exhibitors-bring-refreshing-change/): Dozens of exhibitions keep making the rounds of the Chandigarh tricity with monotonous regularity, but Chandigarh Mega Expo 2018, a five-day affair which opened at the Parade Ground-17 on Friday, brings some refreshing first time exhibits worth a good, hard look.
- [Youth Health Critical To Indias Economic & Political Glory: Prof Vinod Paul](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/youth-health-critical-to-indias-economic-and-political-glory-prof-vinod-paul/): Niti Aayog member and chairman of board of governors of the reconstituted Medical Council of India Prof (Dr) Vinod K Paul, here to deliver the landmark 50th Colloquium lecture of the Panjab University on the subject 'Healthy & Smart Youth For A New India' on Wednesday, was surprised to find that there is no health programme for the students of the university. In the midst of his lecture, during which he emphasised that India's future glory as a top economic and political power depended on the demographic dividend of having a very young population, he met with silence when he generally inquired whether the university had a health programme running for the students.
- [English Teachers Relive Their Student Days With Master Trainer Illa Vij](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/english-teachers-relive-their-student-days-with-master-trainer-illa-vij/): It was as if someone had cast a spell over them. More than 100 highly experienced and not so experienced English teachers drawn from the Chandigarh tricity schools affiliated to CBSE and ICSE, gathered at the Shivalkview Hotel on Saturday, were happy revisiting their student days. The occasion was the English Language Training (ELT) workshop 'Dynamics For The Dynamic!' organised by Indiannica Learning (formerly Encyclopaedia Britannica (India)) under its 'Engage & Evolve' programme to share the best teaching methodologies in English language. Well known author of English courses and English language master trainer Illa Vij, with her extraordinary communication skills and highly engaging style, had them responding to each situation thrown at them with a childlike enthusiasm and zeal.
- [Books Couldnt Have Been More Accessible; Its A Steal, Really!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/books-could-not-have-been-more-accessible-it-is-a-steal-really/): The next time you go out to buy a book, consider VR Punjab for your first stop. Mumbai-based publishing house Wilco opened up its much sought after store Bargain Book Hut (BBH), its 13th outlet in the country, in the mall at Mohali on Thursday, promising deals for a steal. With 10,000-plus books and over 3,000 titles, including best sellers, children's books, non-fiction and fiction, classics and inspirational, the store offers books at astonishingly low prices with round the year crazy discounts of up to  80% across book genres.
- [Mode City Connoisseurs To Get Look & Feel Of Royalty](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/modern-city-connoisseurs-to-get-look-and-feel-of-royalty/): A new age mode city with very little tradition, Chandigarh has had no exposure to anything regal or royal. But here comes something to give you a look and feel of real royalty in the form of a grand exposition being put up for the first time ever in the city by a famed heritage platform, Royal Fables, at the Taj Chandigarh, on Saturday, in association with Kanjimull & Sons, a house of jewels known for crafting masterpieces for Maharajas.
- [Look Years Younger With Korean Stem Cell Therapy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/look-years-younger-with-korean-stem-cell-therapy/): Wouldn't you want to look in the mirror each day of your life and be able to exclaim WOW, no matter what your age. Wouldn't you do, or pay anything to keep your skin looking youthful and glowing. All of us do. But then age has its own way of showing exactly where it hurts most – on your face. Here comes a unisex wellness salon which bets its money on a near miracle Korean non-invasive anti-ageing remedy, which it claims has been tried and tested. Homemaker and socialite-turned-first time entrepreneur Shalu Swani, principal promoter of 'Stylush' who has had a long standing passion for keeping abreast with worldwide research and breakthroughs in the field of beauty and wellness, vouches for the Korean stem cell therapy to work wonders on men and women alike in 10-minute sittings for 10 days running.
- [Redmi Note 6 Pro, New PRO Series Smart LED TVs Rolled Out](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/redmi-note-6-pro-new-pro-series-smart-led-tvs-rolled-out/): Just eight years old Chinese brand Xiaomi (branded Mi on its entry in India in 2014), better known worldwide for its smart phones with the best specifications and highest quality at unmatched prices, has repeatedly demonstrated that it has read the Indian market inside out. With a small launch of the Mi3 smart phone exclusively on Flipkart, the phenomenal response to which catapulted the brand into an astronomical orbit, the company has not only captured the smart phone market in India, but also the wearables market and most recently the smart television market. Giving a further fillip to its aggressive plans, the brand on Tuesday announced a flurry of launches, including its latest smart phone Redmi Note 6 Pro, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered quad-camera all-rounder which has already sold 600,000 devices during a single day special Black Friday sale, and new PRO series of its world's thinnest smart LED televisions, with features and price tags which will have us swooning.
- [Whats Cooking Between New Found Bosom Friends](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/whats-cooking-between-new-found-bosom-friends/): Imran Khan was always an aggressive cricketer, and this trait in him led Pakistan to its first and only Cricket World Cup title under his captaincy. In later plunging into philanthropy, and gradually progressing to politics, he showed the same grit, painstakingly nursing a fledgling political party to a strong contender for power, and eventually usurping it in a journey spanning nearly three decades. Though his rise to the highest executive seat in the country happened ostensibly because of the strong backing and support of the all powerful Pakistani Army, it does not take all the credit away from the 'Man of the Match'.
- [CII Proposes Task Force For Gurugram, New Cities Planned Along KMP](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cii-proposes-task-force-for-gurugram-new-cities-planned-along-kmp/): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has offered help to the Haryana Government to ramp up its urban infrastructure, especially in Gurugram and in the five new cities planned to be developed along the newly opened Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. CII President Rakesh Bharti Mittal proposed to raise a task force, to be co-chaired by a minister designated by the Haryana government, aimed at providing support to the state government in raising world class urban infrastructure. The occasion was an interaction Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal had with CII National Council members after their annual meeting at the CII Northe India headquarters in Chandigarh on Friday on the eve of the CII Agro Tech India 2018.
- [Tech Infusion In Agri Ops Must For Doubling Farm Incomes: CII](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tech-infusion-in-agri-ops-must-for-doubling-farm-incomes-cii/): It's a premier biennial agri and food technology event which many other states, especially Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, have been unsuccessfully vying to host by taking it away from its fixed abode for the past 26 years. Chandigarh, joint capital of leading agricultural states Punjab and Haryana, is ready to host the 13th edition of the fair and conference, CII Agro Tech India 2018, at the Parade Ground from December 1 to 4 with nearly 200 exhibitors from 14 Indian states and 8 foreign countries participating.
- [India 5G Rollout Dependent On Spectrum Auction; Trials On](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-5g-rollout-dependent-on-spectrum-auction-trials-on/): While China, South Korea, Japan and United States are among the major countries racing to be the first to launch 5G telecom services, India, which has traditionally been a laggard in the telecom space, may be looking to close the yawning gap by rolling out the Next Gen services as early as in 2021,  after their mega launch planned during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in 2020. The timing of the rollout is dependent on the auction of the spectrum in the 3500 mega hertz (MHz) band in the country. Trials are already on in various countries across the world, including in India. For a nationwide rollout of 5G network, the capacity of the current mobile telecom transmission network, which is currently 2.5 lakh towers strong, will have to take a three-fold leap. These indications were available during an interaction lifeinchandigarh.com had with senior officials of Indus Towers, the country's biggest, and the world's second largest telecom tower company, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
- [Oil Marketing Cos Offer Youth Golden Chance To Tu Entrepreneurs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/oil-marketing-cos-offer-youth-golden-chance-to-turn-entrepreneurs/): You are a matriculate, aged between 21-60 years, and own a chunk of land which in the eyes of the public sector oil marketing companies is in a viable area not covered by their existing vast network of retail outlets, then here's a golden chance to own a petrol pump of your own. Under a nationwide rollout, except in the five poll-bound states, where the code of conduct is in force, the three state owned oil marketing companies – BPCL, HPCL and IOCL - on Sunday announced offers to Indian citizens to open up thousands of new retail outlets as part of a massive expansion drive.
- [Nuclear Medicine Safe; Targeted Procedures Show Quick Results, Say PGI Docs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nuclear-medicine-safe-targeted-procedures-show-quick-results-say-pgi-docs/): Taking advantage of the occasion provided by the Golden Jubilee Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (SNMICON 2018), being hosted by PGI Chandigarh from November 22 to 25, top doctors from the Department of Nuclear Medicine of the prestigious tertiary healthcare institute have sought to reassure the people that nuclear medicine procedures used for targeted early and effective medical diagnosis and treatment with the help of radioactive isotopes are strictly regulated and absolutely safe.
- [Is AAP Losing Its Perception Game In Punjab!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/is-aap-losing-its-perception-game-in-punjab/): Successful politics is all about generating a favourable public perception in your favour and against your rivals. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been seen to be playing this perception game successfully, capturing a second state after Delhi within seven years by making mincemeat of all the dominant parties in the border state of Punjab. But within months of the stupendous victory in the February 2022 assembly elections, is it losing the grip on its own game!
- [This Modern-Retro™ Bike, Offering Stress-Free Riding Experience, Is For Explorers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-modern-retro-bike-offering-stress-free-riding-experience-is-for-explorers/): In Japan's feudal period, a 'samurai' without a lord or master, in other words a drifter or a wanderer, was called Ronin. And Chennai-based home bred leading two & three-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company, with a global reach in 55 countries, has named its newest offering in the 150-350 cc segment motorcycle just that.
- [Another Swanky Facility For Social Gatherings Comes Up In Sector 30](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-swanky-facility-for-social-gatherings-comes-up-in-sector-30/): Another newly constructed community centre, one of the many such swanky facilities coming up across the city, was dedicated to the residents of Chandigarh by Member of Parliament Kirron Kher in Sector 30-B, on Monday.
- [Get Quality Dental Treatments With Promise Of Ethical Practice](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-quality-dental-treatments-with-promise-of-ethical-practice/): A natural offshoot of an uptrend in lifestyles in a fast growing economy is an ever increasing number of people facing dental issues of all kinds. This, and the growing consciousness among the young and the old alike to look and feel good is fuelling a proliferation of mode multispeciality dental centers providing all-under-one-roof facilities.
- [It Was A Sweet Journey Down Memory Lane To Days Of Childhood & Youth](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/it-was-a-sweet-journey-down-memory-lane-to-days-of-childhood-and-youth/): I must confess at the outset that it was after ages that I partook of langar at a gurdwara on Friday. But as soon as I entered the gurdwara in Sector 44A on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Prakash Purb, memories came flooding of childhood and youth in Sector 8C gurdwara where our 'gang' of friends commanded a near monopoly of serving the sangat.
- [On Way To Becoming Google Of Next-Gen App Testing & Quality Assurance](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/on-way-to-becoming-google-of-next-gen-app-testing-and-quality-assurance/): The secret of seamless functioning of the popular apps we use in our daily lives lies in their softwares being put through rigorous testing and quality assurances before being launched. It is in this field of testing and quality assurance (QA) of apps built on latest technologies like AI/ML, RPA, IoT, etc. that Manish Gupta, a Chandigarh engineer and serial entrepreneur, is creating waves globally.
- [French Behemoth Accor Lights Up City's Hospitality Scape](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/french-behemoth-accor-lights-up-city-hospitality-scape/): Taj Chandigarh in 2006, JW Marriott in 2011, The Lalit in 2014 and Hyatt Regency in 2016, the branded international hotels have made a cautious and gradual entry into one of the most admired cities in the country. So, when French hospitality behemoth Accor SA, the largest hospitality player in Europe and 6th largest worldwide, makes a grand entry with its popular Novotel brand midscale hotel it is bound to create a huge buzz.
- [Now, Buy A New Home, Transfer Balance Loan Starting Just 6.5%](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-buy-a-new-home-transfer-balance-loan-at-lowest-rate-of-interest/): Looking for lowest home loan interest rate to buy a new property this festive season, or transfer the balance of your existing home loan with a higher interest rate to reduce your EMI burden, then the latest limited period offer for a home loan from Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) could be just tailor made for you, with interest rates starting from as low as 6.50 %.
- [For The Beer-Lovers, 2 New Freshly Minted Flavours, Appetizers Galore](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/for-the-beer-lovers-two-new-freshly-minted-flavours-appetizers-galore/): No prizes for guessing, beer-lovers need no occasion or excuse to celebrate! But the moment an opportunity comes calling for them to try out new flavours of the frothy delight, freshly minted at that, a mad rush to be the first one to grab a mug is surely on the cards!
- [Now, Indulge In Sports Fashionably, With This HK-Bo Global Brand](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-indulge-in-sports-fashionably-with-this-hk-born-global-brand/): If you are crazy about indulging in professional sports, and fashionable at the same time, then Hong Kong-bo leading global sports fashion wear brand Xtep is just the right brand for you. The North India franchisees of the brand just opened their first outlet in the tricity at Cosmo Mall, considered a sportswear hub, in Zirakpur.
- [An Ideal Handy Device For e-Learning, Work From Home & Entertainment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-ideal-handy-device-for-e-learning-work-from-home-and-entertainment/): Mobile phones are not exactly the ideal devices for e-learning, work from home and entertainment, and laptops not too convenient when on the go. Keeping this in mind realme has introduced to the Indian market an ultra slim and lightweight tab, providing users a more immersive vivid viewing experience and amazing sound quality.
- [Footwear That Does not Hurt Foot & Pocket](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/footwear-that-does-not-hurt-foot-and-pocket/): The oldest shoe lane in the heart of the city just got longer with the addition of a young and refreshing North Indian brand Stelatoes Shoes & Accessories, promising latest designs, high quality, absolute comfort and honest pricing.
- [Its Lazy Its Rocking™ It Lulls You To Sleep!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-lazy-its-rocking-it-lulls-you-to-sleep/): It was a lazy, yet one hell of a 'rocking' train journey, the only one, I must confess, I have had through the mountains. With three school-time friends (all of us in our late 50s) for company, when the journey finally ended in the cool climes of Shimla, little over four hours later, it almost felt like we had lived a dream!
- [High Tech, High Performance, Great Price & Made In India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/high-tech-high-performance-great-price-and-made-in-india/): Taking forward its promise of bringing cutting edge technology at affordable prices by manufacturing in India, fast growing technology brand realme has announced launch of its flagship killer series, the realme GT 5G series, which includes two amazing 5G smartphones - realme GT 5G and realme GT Master Edition 5G, and also launched its first-ever slim and lightweight laptop, the realme Book (Slim).
- [Ultra-Mode Tertiary Care Services To Begin In Nov, Says Punjab CS](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ultra-modern-tertiary-care-services-to-begin-in-nov-says-punjab-cs/): Work on the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Medicity, New Chandigarh, a unit of Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai, under the Department of Atomic Energy, is nearing completion, and the 300-bed state-of-the-art tertiary care facility will be thrown open to patients by November this year.
- [Nari Shakti™ Thwarts Attempts To Deny I-Day Celebrations](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nari-shakti-thwarts-attempts-to-deny-i-day-celebrations/): Nari Shakti came to the fore in full measure on Sunday to thwart attempts made by the promoter's maintenance company at one of the most sought after properties in the tricity, ATS Casa Espana in Sector 121 Mohali, to deny the more than 200 families, already populating five high rise towers, their fundamental right to celebrate the 75th Independence Day their own way.
- [Pioneers Of Microbrewery Concept In Tricity Extend Footprint To Mohali](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pioneers-of-microbrewery-concept-in-tricity-extend-footprint-to-mohali/): After Hops n Grains in Panchkula a decade ago and The Great Bear in Chandigarh in 2016, genial couple Priyanka and Amritanshu Gupta, who brought the microbrewery concept to the tricity, have just extended their footprint to Mohali.
- [Welcome To The Wolfden! Where Party Freaks Have Complete Privacy!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/welcome-to-the-wolfden-where-party-freaks-have-complete-privacy/): The social media messaging for attracting the bold and the beautiful to this quaint little dance and night club, the newest addition to tricity's night scene, is even bolder, with wolfy dark theme. “Namaste bitches!” “Uleash the hounds!” “The cave is ready, let your monster in!” “Get the booze straight to your head!” “Crazyyy night on the way!”
- [Enjoy High-End Restro In Morning, Vibrant Night Club By Evening](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/enjoy-high-end-restro-in-morning-vibrant-night-club-by-evening/): With more than 3800 square feet of expansive space and mode sophistication in decor and ambience, DMX motion controlled lighting with 450 colour variations, world class d&b audiotechnik sound system from Germany and a massive retractable roof, Drinkery 51 in Sector 26's prime hangout location, presents as the newest multi-cuisine dining bar in Chandigarh tricity.
- [Dishwasher Sales To Cross Rs 667 Cr By 2026, Says Kamal Nandi](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dishwasher-sales-to-cross-rs-667-cr-by-2026-says-kamal-nandi/): A work-from-home environment, reluctance to let in domestic help, increased emphasis on comfort & convenience and health & hygiene because of the pandemic has given a big push to the sale of dishwashers. Capitalising on this surge in demand, leading home appliances player Godrej Appliances has entered the market with its new range of Godrej Eon dishwashers.
- [Onion & Tomato Came Into Punjabi Cuisine At A Later Stage™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/onion-and-tomato-came-into-punjabi-cuisine-at-a-later-stage/): Is there anyone among us who wouldn't say that mother's recipes always touch an emotional chord with him/her. 'Cook With Mother Cook With Punjab', a cookbook by city's very own chef and hospitality consultant Vikas Chawla, released recently in Chandigarh by renowned chef Dr Manjit Singh Gill, is an exhaustively detailed compilation of 70 such recipes dedicated as much to the masterly culinary skills of all mothers of Punjab, as it is to his mother Asha.
- [Next From Emerging Brand, Sub-10,000 5G Smartphone](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/next-from-emerging-brand-sub-10000-5g-smartphone/): Fast emerging mobile phone brand realme recently launched two new best value smartphones in its Narzo series - one 4G and one 5G - with powerful, yet power-saving processors and other promised extraordinary gaming features “for the young and the unique.”
- [Don't Hate Snakes, Even If You Can't Love Them: DFO Dr Monika Yadav](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dont-hate-snakes-even-if-you-cant-love-them-dfo-dr-monika-yadav/): The Ropar Wildlife Division of the Department of Forest & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab organised a first of its kind awareness session on snakes and reptiles for the benefit of residents at ATS Casa Espana residential project in Sector 121, Bar Majra, Mohali on Sunday.
- [A 70% Of Cost Real Upgrade Program Makes Feature Rich Phones Truly Irresistible](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-70-percent-of-cost-real-upgrade-program-makes-feature-rich-phones-truly-irresistible/): In its continuing effort to remain ahead of the competition, Indian manufactured realme has launched its two latest youth flagship feature rich smart phones at a highly competitive price and further laced the offerings with a 70% of cost real Upgrade Program aimed at making them truly irresistible to the millennials.
- [Fastrack Reflex 3.0 Gets Trendier, Smarter; With 'Tunes' Enters Hearables Segment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fastrack-reflex-3-0-gets-trendier-smarter-with-tunes-enters-hearables-segment/): With the rollout of the trendier and more advanced Fastrack Reflex 3.0 in the fash-tech segment, the Titan company sub brand has sought to consolidate its No. 2 position in smart wearables in India and close the gap with Chinese brand Xiaomi, which is the market leader in the category.
- [Carnival Of Girls In Their Flaming Sarees Paints The City Red](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/carnival-of-girls-in-their-flaming-sarees-paints-the-city-red/): Women, nay fun-loving 'girls', in their flaming red sarees set the city on fire while participating in the 4th edition of the Saree Run in early morning windy and overcast conditions in an around the Capitol Complex on Sunday. The collective fun, fire and fury some 250-odd of these 'girls' generated rivalled the classic Eveready ad Gi'me Red! which wooed audiences of the times with its sheer energy.
- [Largely Attended Trek-A-Thon On World Wildlife Day Gives Leg Up To Tourism Plan](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/largely-attended-trek-a-thon-on-world-wildlife-day-gives-leg-up-to-tourism-plan/): The serene environment, provided by a 13 sq kms expanse of undulating sub-mountainous and densely-forested terrain close to Chandigarh tricity, and a bright sunny day proved just too magnetic for adventure enthusiasts who thronged in a few hundreds to participate in a first trek-a-thon organised Wednesday at the flora and fauna rich Siswan Community Reserve (SCR) on the occasion of World Wildlife Way.
- [Nothing Like Looking Good, Even Without Makeup, Naturally!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nothing-like-looking-good-even-without-makeup-naturally/): Not every woman can have a naturally glowing and blemish-less skin. And yet it is natural for a woman to strive to look good even without makeup. What if someone were to tell you that your desire can be achieved to a large extent with natural care and treatment! Great!
- [HMSI Revs Up Mid-Size Motorcycle Segment; Says, Limited Market For CB500](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/revs-up-mid-size-motorcycle-segment-says-limited-market-for-cb500/): Adding a new motorcycle CB350RS with what it describes as a 'road sailing (RS)' concept, based on the same platform as the H'ness CB350 which has already sold 10,000 units in the last little over three months, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India (HMSI) has sought to rev up the mid-size (350-500 cc) motorcycle segment, wherein it is a relatively new entrant.
- [Medical Records Raise Questions Over Assertions Made In Publication](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/medical-records-raise-questions-over-assertions-made-in-publication/): Cases of scientific misconduct in research papers published in reputed scientific journals is not uncommon, and neither are retractions. But when questions are raised over possible misconduct in a publication, the corresponding author of which happens to be heading a prestigious medical education and research institution, it comes as a shocker.
- [Celebrate The Love, Sweetness & Spirit Of Valentines The Great Bear Style](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/celebrate-the-love-sweetness-and-spirit-of-valentines-the-great-bear-style/): The oldest microbrewery in Chandigarh tricity has just opened its welcoming doors to the warm breeze of sweetness and love which has begun to spin its magical web around Valentines. Starting February 10, popular pub The Great Bear Kitchen and Microbrewery in Sector 26 Chandigarh, and its predecessor Hops n Grains in Sector 9 Panchkula, have crafted a befitting menu, celebrating the true love and attention you intend to shower on your most special one.
- [Cashing In Opportunities Provided By mRNA Based Vaccines](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cashing-in-opportunities-provided-by-mrna-based-vaccines/): Seizing an opportunity provided by Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna spearheaded mRNA based vaccines to control Covid-19 pandemic and increase the 'Made In India, For The World' footprint in the international markets serviced by it, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced the launch of ultra low temperature freezers in its portfolio of medical grade freezers.
- [Pioneering New Age Data-Driven Physical Rehab With World Class Tech](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pioneering-new-age-data-driven-physical-rehab-with-world-class-tech/): Advanced world class biomedical equipments and devices, developed by teams of engineers, physiotherapists and movement experts, that use precise data-driven assessment, rehabilitation and training protocols, are resulting in vastly improved outcomes in prevention and rehabilitation of physical and neurological injuries and ailments, as also in performance enhancement, in medical patients and athletes alike
- [Master Of Frozen Food Business Parveen Gupta Deals In 650 Items, 2 Dozen Of His Own Brand DLGs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/master-of-frozen-food-business-parveen-gupta-deals-in-650-items/): Would you have even imagined that one day your favourite Punjabi street foods like cholle bhature, Amritsari kulche, peethi-stuffed aloo tikkis and a variety of biryanis will come frozen in ready to cook, fry or heat form, and still be safe and as nutrient rich as their fresh counterparts.
- [Transparency In Entire Value Chain Of Coffee Defines Its Authenticity: Marc](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/transparency-in-entire-value-chain-of-coffee-defines-its-authenticity-marc/): It was a day dedicated to coffee lovers from the tricity. A few dozen eager faces, invitees at Back To Source, cafe well-being, recently were all eyes and ears to the 'gyan' being shared with them by two of India's most respected Coffee Gurus. The occasion was a special 90-minute coffee tasting and learning session, and the purpose, to help the discerning few better appreciate that cuppa, and share the knowledge gathered with others.
- [3 Young Men Are Reimagining Concept Of Greeting, Gifting & Decor For You!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/3-young-men-are-reimagining-concept-of-greeting-gifting-decor-for-you/): From using high quality rare natural flowers that can last up to an unimaginable one year, to an insane bouquet of 1,000 roses, three young men are doing incredible things with the floral delights that are helping hundreds of patrons realise their dreams for special occasions. Partners in a by now standout, largely online venture Fiorella – The Flower Boutique, these guys are reimagining and redesigning the concept of greeting, gifting and decor.
- [Affluence Brings Mature Coffee Culture, Says Indias Top Coffee Expert Khurana](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/affluence-brings-mature-coffee-culture-says-indias-top-coffee-expert-khurana/): There has been a transformational change in the coffee culture in India ever since the advent of new generation home grown chain of cafes like Coffee Day and Barista in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but still the country is a long way away from becoming a mature coffee market.
- [Licensed IIT Bombay Ecorsani Tech Is All-Natural Protection Against Covid Virus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/licensed-iitbombay-ecorsani-tech-is-all-natural-protection-against-covid-virus/): Stop fretting over having to use alcohol and other chemical based sanitisers multiple times in a day when you are away from the safety of your homes. Here comes a range of certified, all-natural and fragrant protection sprays that are skin and environment friendly, a result of extensive research and testing by IIT Bombay, and manufactured and brought to us by one of its licensees, Life Essentials Personal Care Pvt Ltd., an Indian MSME.
- [Great News For City; TRC Is Among Indias Top 10 Runners™ Clubs!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/great-news-for-city-trc-is-among-indias-top-10-runners-clubs/): It started as a small group of less than 10 enthusiastic runners. Formally named as 'The Run Club' (TRC) as late as 2016, the group has catapulted to the top 10 runners' clubs in the country in the recently concluded '100 Days of Running', a virtual event claimed to be the biggest running challenge in the world over a period of 100 days or more.
- [Cushioning The Gold Burden For Marriage-Bound Families!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cushioning-the-gold-burden-for-marriage-bound-families/): With the price of gold shooting through the roof, I am sure many a family will be in a dilemma over buying jewellery for this festive and wedding season! India's trusted jewellery brand Tanishq, from the House of Tatas, claims to have an answer. Its annual festive jewellery collection for this year Ekatvam has cut down on the weight of 160-odd products in the range by 20-30% while maintaining the volume, exquisiteness and quality of the elaborate festive jewellery pieces.
- [Say Hello! To Newest Takeaway On Famous Gheri Route](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/say-hello-to-newest-takeaway-on-famous-gheri-route/): The charm of the original eating out den for gangs of youngsters and families alike on Chandigarh's famous (infamous for some) 'gheri route', the Sector 8 inner market, is only growing with each passing year. Despite the established presence of a couple of dozen eateries already, more are opening up each year to cash in on the ever increasing food traffic. The latest to join the bandwagon is Coriander's Express, specialising in authentic Indian food, which opened to takeaways and deliveries a couple of months ago.
- [Indian Riders Inspire Bike For World Stage](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indian-riders-inspire-bike-for-world-stage/): It's an all new bike tailor made in India for Indian bike lovers, and best suited to Indian conditions, but for the world stage. With the global unveiling of 'Highness - CB350' in a virtual conference on Wednesday, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. has aggressively entered the mid-size (350-500cc) motorcycle segment in the country to challenge segment leader Royal Enfield.
- [Its On-Your-Marks For Events; Wedlocks Set To Be First Off The Blocks](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-on-your-marks-for-events-wedlocks-set-to-be-first-off-the-blocks/): After being locked up in the confines of home, and the virtual world, for a seemingly unending six months, it felt great to mingle with a largish gathering in flesh and blood. The occasion was the release, on Tuesday, of exhaustive standard operating procedures (SOPs) by Event & Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) for the gradual opening up of the industry it represents, which contributes a staggering Rs 5,00,000 crore to the Indian economy and directly and indirectly provides employment to one crore people. The venue was the ballrooms of JW Marriott.
- [SBI Yono Users Can Now Pay With Just Flick Of The Wrist](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sbi-yono-users-can-now-pay-with-just-flick-of-the-wrist/): Wearing a Titan on your wrist was always a cool fashion statement. Now that stylish watch will become a medium for contactless payments as well, literally with just a flick of the wrist.
- [Its Back To Pure, Healthy & Delicious Cooking, The Old-fashioned Way!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-back-to-pure-healthy-delicious-cooking-the-old-fashioned-way/): The newest eating joint in the tricity, a fine dining concept cafe called Back To Source, with the tagline 'cafe well-being', is all about crafting food and beverages in the old fashioned slow-cooking and healthy style, retaining the flavours and aroma of the ingredients and their vital nutrients while serving that mesmerising taste. No pressure cookers, no aluminium utensils, no pesticides use ingredients, no harmful preservatives and no aerated drinks. It's handis (traditional earthe pots), cold pressed oils, desi khaand and single source desi cow milk products all the way.
- [A Panga™ During Covid Lockdown Turns Into Hobby, Then Passionate Routine](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-panga-during-covid-lockdown-turns-into-hobby-then-passionate-routine/): She finds the motivation to explore anything and everything that attracts her attention. The spirit of taking a 'panga' has already made this girl, major in textile design and master in footwear design, a 2X entrepreneur in cloud kitchens and customised handmade decor products at a very young age.
- [Tying The Resham Ki Dorrie™ Safely, Securely, Lovingly!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tying-the-resham-ki-dorrie-safely-securely-lovingly/): “Behna ne bhai ki kalai se pyaar bandha hai, pyaar ke do taar se sansaar bandha hai, resham ki dorrie se, resham ki dorrie se, resham ki dorrie se sansaar bandha hai....” the  ageless Bollywood song brings out the nostalgia in sisters and brothers each time they happen to listen to it. The song, and the feelings is generates, is all about the kalai, the dorrie and the profound sister-brother love.
- [Do Patients Still Have A Reason To Hold Themselves Back!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/do-patients-still-have-a-reason-to-hold-themselves-back/): Government medical facilities failing to inspire confidence in people during the heightened fear of contracting Covid-19 is understandable, but why patients are still hesitant in physically visiting professionally-run private hospitals and clinics, stringently following laid down safety protocols, goes beyond reasoning. A large percentage of people are learnt to still prefer tele-consulting for routine medical issues, when doctors across the board feel it leaves a significant margin for error of judgement on their part.
- [Future Workspaces Need To Be Super Agile & Flexible: Pelli](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/future-workspaces-need-to-be-super-agile-and-flexible-pelli/): A world renowned architect has suggested that the workplaces of the future will need to be super agile and flexible, science based and health guided. Delivering the keynote address in a webinar titled “Re-imagine Workspace”, organised by India's leading furniture solutions brand Godrej Interio, on Friday, Rafael Pelli, Design Partner, New York-based Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, said though the workplace as we know today will never be the same again in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, we should be careful not to over-react to the prevailing situation in the short term and damage the buildings for long term use.
- [Long Pedal, Pump-At-Home & Soul Food Keep Folks Motivated](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/long-pedal-pump-at-home-and-soul-food-keep-folks-motivated/): The extended lockdown on account of the Covid-19 pandemic stretched the resilience of mind and body of all of us mortal souls to the limits. Those of us who habitually and consciously have been nursing ourselves appeared to sail through while others were seen struggling to keep their equilibrium with every passing week of remaining shackled at home. This makes one wonder whether we have learnt a lesson from all this!
- [Living Fearlessly™ In New Normal Is The Catchline](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/living-fearlessly-in-new-normal-is-the-catchline/): People in India have been becoming increasingly conscious about maintaining high levels of personal hygiene and in their surroundings this past decade. But the fear instilled in their minds by Covid-19 pandemic has taken that consciousness sky high. So it does not come as a surprise that manufacturers of protection products, sensing a great opportunity, have been massively ramping themselves up during the three month lockdown to meet the phenomenal increase in  demand for a variety of personal protection, home protection and kitchen protection products.
- [Life Is Not A Competition, Life Is You](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/life-is-not-a-competition-life-is-you/): Every child is a bundle of talent, but not every child or parent is able to identify and hone it for his or her wholesome development. Here comes a self-help book 'W.O.W. Child', a maiden one by a Chandigarh-based life coach, motivational speaker and business consultant that promises to give every child a fair understanding of being the best version of himself or herself.
- [5 Challaned In Distt Administrative Complex, Rs 2500 Fine Collected](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/5-challaned-in-district-administrative-complex-rs-2500-fine-collected/): Given the alarming pace at which Covid-19 disease is spreading in the country people should have been forced into exercising greater caution and the local administrations into greater vigil especially in crowded places. But the stark reality amidst rising temperatures is that an increasing number of people are flouting safety guidelines and apparently exhausted authorities are turning a blind eye.
- [Catering To Emerging Covid-19 Enforced Compulsions Of Consumers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/catering-to-emerging-covid-19-enforced-compulsions-of-consumers/): Leading indigenous home appliances company Godrej Appliances, witnessing a remarkable retu to near normal level of sales in refrigerators in June during Lockdown 1.5/Unlock 1.0, has launched two new models of refrigerators in the 190 litres segment and a new age semi-automatic washing machine in the 8 kg category, targeting the changed compulsions of consumers enforced by Covid-19 pandemic.
- [Rural Sector Holds Key To Speedy Recovery, Says Nikhil Sawhney](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rural-sector-holds-key-to-speedy-recovery-says-nikhil-sawhney/): The central and state governments along with the industry need to invest heavily in revitalising the rural sector if the Indian economy, shattered by the lockdown to control the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be nursed back to health in quick time. Sharing this conviction during an interaction with journalists in a virtual press conference recently, CII Northe Region Chairman Nikhil Sawhney said states especially should convert this disruptive phase into an opportunity to give a new thrust to their economies.
- [The Proactive Start Virtual Classrooms, Others Praying For Early Reopening Of Schools](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-proactive-start-virtual-classrooms-others-praying-for-early-reopening-of-schools/): Work from home and study from home may well have become the new normal in a world paralysed as never before by a deadly novel coronavirus, of which the scientific and research community has little clue months after it was first detected, and which experts believe is here to stay. An unprepared/underprepared education and learning field, which along with other sectors worldwide, was completely overwhelmed by the severity of the disruptions that accompanied it, is painfully trying to find its way around the grave challenge to its very survival.
- [Country Needs To Apply A Balm On Their Scarred Psyche](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/country-needs-to-apply-a-balm-on-their-scarred-psyche/): Let's face it, the governments and authorities at all levels, despite their avowed commitment to the welfare of migrant labourers, have once again failed this most vulnerable section of society whose contribution towards keeping the wheels of the economy turning is indispensable.  Through their apparent apathy, lack of foresight and mismanagement during the extended lockdown imposed to control the Covid-19 pandemic, they have left the hard-working community shattered and humiliated as perhaps never before.
- [Life Has Changed, But It Might Be For The Better](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/life-has-changed-but-it-might-be-for-the-better/): Covid-19 has brought the world to its knees. It has so disrupted the way we live and work that, in its aftermath, the world may never be the same again. Forced to remain indoors for weeks on end, people have had to reorganise an entire gamut of their daily activities, including work schedules, means of communication and sources of entertainment. The teenagers, and the student community in general, too are staring at uncertain times with their formal classes in limbo and a question mark hanging over their annual and competitive examinations.
- [A Spirited Life, With Family Amidst The Gloom!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-spirited-life-with-family-amidst-the-gloom/): Having read that the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in New York state alone exceed those in any single country in the world outside of the US, LifeInChandigarh.com contacted some overseas Indians from Chandigarh based in some of the hot spots in the world's most powerful country to know how they are coping up.
- [Rotarians Reach Out To Sealed Faidan Village Residents With Supplies](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rotarians-reach-out-to-sealed-faidan-village-residents-with-supplies/): The voluntary effort by various organisations and individuals to mitigate the suffering of stranded labour class and other less privileged sections of society has gathered pace in the Union territory of Chandigarh. After the administration's decision to seal off Faidan village, the Rotary Club of Chandigarh has decided to provide 1,000 bags of dry rations every five days for distribution among the 3700-odd families living there.
- [Setting Example, She Wants To Build A Chain To Give Free Home-Made Sanitisers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/setting-example-she-wants-to-build-a-chain-to-give-free-home-made-sanitisers/): It's amazing how young minds, especially school children, are able to express themselves in ways that not only give them personal satisfaction but also benefit the community at large. Inspired by mode methods of teaching is schools, and by enlightened parents at home, the meaningful initiatives they take are indeed impressive. And, the massive public hazard posed by the Covid-19 outbreak appears to have strengthened their resolve to do something for the community.
- [In Conversation With Ace Shooter Anjum Moudgil](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-conversation-with-ace-shooter-anjum-moudgil/): Bringing in something to cheer about in these days of lockdown, Playwrite Foundation Chandigarh has decided to bring top sports personalities live on Instagram. The first of the eCouch session is going to be with ace sports shooter Anjum Moudgil today (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. IST.
- [Punjab Races Ahead To Protect Frontline Warriors Against Covid-19](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-races-ahead-to-protect-frontline-warriors-against-covid-19/): With a spike in Covid-19 positive cases, the frontline warriors, battling to contain the disease and save precious lives, are finding themselves vulnerable to catching the deadly infection themselves because of shortage of personal protective equipments (PPEs) and surgical masks.
- [Countries Bleed, Humanity Thrives!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/countries-bleed-humanity-thrives/): For someone professionally trained to be a sceptic, who over the years degenerated to be an outright cynic, like other members of his ilk, because of the demand of mode day sensational journalism, it took me many more years after exiting  mainstream media to restore some positivity.
- [Now Order Groceries, Other Essentials Online On Punjab App](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-order-groceries-other-essentials-online-on-punjab-app/): Keeping in view the difficulties faced by people in ordering, and getting delivery of groceries and other essentials at their doorstep from retailers amid Covid-19 related curfew, the Punjab government has expanded its Cova App to include this service as well.
- [Four MSMEs Hopeful Of Soon Readying Ventilator Prototypes For Approval](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/four-msmes-hopeful-of-soon-readying-ventilator-prototypes-for-approval/): Punjab, known for its spirit of innovation and enterprise, has joined the National quest to develop and quickly produce low-cost ventilators in an effort to ramp up medical treatment facilities for an anticipated spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the coming weeks.
- [Punjab CMs Relief Fund Covid-19 Gets Biggest Contribution So Far](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-cms-relief-fund-covid-19-gets-biggest-contribution-so-far/): The cash-strapped border state got a big boost in its fight against corona virus with D-Mart, and the Dhillon Group as a whole, collectively donating Rs 5.05 crore to Punjab Chief Minister Relief Fund to fight Covid-19.
- [CSIR Institute Ramps Up Facilities, Will Have Initial Capacity To Test 50-100 Samples Daily](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/csir-institute-ramps-up-facilities-will-have-capacity-to-test-50-100-samples-daily/): Chandigarh-based CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (Imtech), a national centre for excellence in microbial sciences, has been mandated as one of the government accredited labs to test corona virus (COVID-19) samples in an effort to ramp up testing facilities for the novel virus in the country.
- [How About 5 Mins Of Daily Janata Prayers™ Now, For Forgiveness & Mercy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/how-about-5mins-of-daily-janata-prayers-now-for-forgiveness-and-mercy/): If prayers be a powerful medium of communicating with the unseen Creator of this universe, on the occasion of Ramnavami, when the entire country is immersed in reverence of Lord Rama, how about all of us devoting 5 minutes daily to 'Janata Prayers' now, to seek forgiveness of Mother Nature for our arrogant and callous behaviour, and mercy for ourselves from Her wrath, which is manifesting itself in epidemics/pandemics and other calamities.
- [For Peace & Serenity, Dance Away Your Blues](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/for-peace-and-serenity-dance-away-your-blues/): When most of us are struggling to make peace with life locked up by the coronavirus pandemic scare, a family of classical dancers is finding itself perfectly in harmony with the new normal. For freelance classical dance instructor Rahul Gupta (31), his wife Nandini and 9-year-old son Bharat, life is as wonderful and enjoyable as it ever was. Yoga and some meditation in the morning, bharatnatyam practice in the evening, for them life is a breeze.
- [Lets Find Happiness Within, Small-Small Things Matter A Lot](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lets-find-happiness-within-small-small-things-matter-a-lot/): Just a few weeks back, had someone asked you, what if you get 3 weeks to work from the comfort of your home in the company of your family, wouldn't you have laughed it off as a joke! But now that the improbable but welcome thought has become a reality, thanks to the Coronavirus infection being declared a pandemic, leading to a nationwide lockdown, are you having a whale of a time in the company of your family?
- [Teenager Gets Masks Made & Distributed Among Slum Dwellers Along With Other Essentials](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/teenager-gets-masks-made-and-distributed-among-slum-dwellers-along-with-other-essentials/): With the entire country locked in a grim battle to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, and essential supplies, including protective gear, running short, it's heartening to see various sections of the society coming forward to supplement the government's efforts. If that initiative comes from an enlightened and public-spirited school student it becomes all the more appreciable.
- [Real Estate Major Gives Rs 5 Cr To Haryana Fund, Feeds 1 Lakh Migrant Workers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/real-estate-major-gives-rs-5-cr-to-haryana-fund-feeds-1-lakh-migrant-workers/): Real estate major DLF on Monday contributed Rs 5 crore to Haryana Corona Relief Fund. A cheque of the amount was handed over on behalf of the company to Chief Minister Manohar Lal by Rohit Sharma, Director, DLF Estate Developers Ltd.
- [Now Even A Layman Will Be Able To Get A Hang Of Real Estate Laws](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-even-a-layman-will-be-able-to-get-a-hang-of-real-estate-laws/): Here comes a book on Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) which claims to demystify real estate laws from the point of view of all stake-holders - real estate buyers, sellers and brokers/consultants.
- [Promise Of Changing Your Life!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/promise-of-changing-your-life/): He is a multi-tasker and is omnipresent. You just can't miss him in any circle, whether sports, administration, literature, business. You name it and he is there! The bureaucrat turned writer-columnist and motivational speaker, Vivek Atray, just released his third book Finding Success Within - 52 Life Skills for Young Indians. An amalgamation of 52 career and life skills, the book promises to change your life and steer you towards success and happiness.
- [Women Better Placed, Must Not Use Law As Weapon To Settle Scores: Dr Nishtha Jaswal](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/women-better-placed-must-not-use-law-as-weapon-to-settle-scores-dr-nishtha-jaswal/): MCM DAV College for Women celebrated International Women's Day 2020 on Saturday in association with the Chandigarh State Branch of Indian Dental Association (IDA) and International College of Dentists (ICD), both celebrating 100 years of their existence.
- [Nikhil Sawhney & Abhimanyu Munjal To Take Charge](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nikhil-sawhney-abhimanyu-munjal-to-take-charge/): Nikhil Sawhney, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Triveni Turbines Ltd, and   Abhimanyu Munjal, Jt. Managing Director and CEO, Hero FinCorp Ltd, have been elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman, respectively of the CII Northe Region.
- [Replica Of Oxford Street London Offers Promising Investment Opportunities](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/replica-of-oxford-street-london-offers-promising-investment-opportunities/): A replica of Europe's busiest 1.5 miles long shopping street, the Oxford Street, in city of Westminster on the west end of London, coming up on 4.5 acres at a prime location in Zirakpur, is promising a lucrative business investment. The promoters of Oxford Street Zirakpur - Royale Estate Group, jointly with JLPL - are confident of delivering the property, an experiential upscale retail and business address inspired by British architecture, on schedule by June 2021.
- [No Excessive Laad-Pyaar, Enforce Some Discipline & Strictness: Babita Phogat To Parents](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-excessive-laad-pyaar-enforce-some-discipline-strictness-babita-phogat-to-parents/): “I was a shy girl, happily confined to the four walls of our village home in a highly conservative state of Haryana. Today, I find myself strong enough to take on any situation in life. For this monumental transformation, all thanks are due to my determined and adamant father, who literally dictated our lives, and trained us to conquer the world.
- [We Had To Make Do With A Shaved Hockey Field, Plastered With Cow Dung: Ashok Kumar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/we-had-to-make-do-with-a-shaved-hockey-field-plastered-with-cow-dung-ashok-kumar/): The main reason for decline of Indian hockey from the 1970s onwards was undoubted the inability of our players for decades to adjust to the new synthetic grass surface. It was clearly more suited to physical standards and style of play of players from Weste nations. But, now that the new generation of Indian players are in tune with the surface, the future of Indian hockey looks bright.
- [Hundreds Of Lesser Heroes Make One Big Sporting Hero: Bhattacharjya](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hundreds-of-lesser-heroes-make-one-big-sporting-hero-bhattacharjya/): The business of sports is as important as sports itself. It is a crucial factor deciding how big a sport is going to be in the long run. So when a big name in the business of sports in India, Joy Bhattacharjya came calling, to participate in the 3rd edition of Playwrite sports literature fest, organised by The Playwrite Foundation in Chandigarh recently, we were all ears.
- [Shailesh & Shailesh Inc. In CII Hill Council](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shailesh-and-shailesh-inc-in-cii-hill-council/): Lt Col Shailesh Pathak (retd) and Shailesh Aggarwal have been elected as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of CII Himachal Pradesh State Council respectively for the year 2020-21.
- [No Coronavirus Impact On Industry So Far: Anurag Thakur](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-coronavirus-impact-on-industry-so-far-anurag-thakur/): Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur has said that initial feedback from various sectors of the economy does not point towards any significant adverse impact of the coronavirus epidemic in China on the Indian trade and industry so far. The government is, however, serious about preparing a contingency plan to protect Indian interests in any eventuality.
- [Harsimrat Kaur Chooses To Play Politics Over Developmental Issues](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/harsimrat-kaur-chooses-to-play-politics-over-developmental-issues/): Does a Union minister, come to inaugurate developmental projects in her home state, necessarily have to play politics over it just because the chief minister happens to be leading an opposition party government there. This is what happened recently at the inauguration of two major food processing units – Iscon Balaji Foods Pvt Ltd and Godrej Tyson Foods Ltd – at the sprawling 100 acres Mega Food Park Ladhowal, an infrastructure project of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC), in Ludhiana district of Punjab.
- [Rahul Ahuja, Sunjay Kapur & Dr SPS Grewal To Take Charge In Northe States](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rahul-ahuja-sunjay-kapur-dr-sps-grewal-to-take-charge-in-northern-states/): Rahul Ahuja, Managing Director of Rajnish Industries Private Limited; Sunjay Kapur, Chairman, Sona Comstar; and Dr SPS Grewal, Chief Executive Officer, Grewal Eye Institute Pvt Ltd, have been elected chairmen of the Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh state committees respectively of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-2021.
- [Five-yr Infra Upgrade To Support High-end Defence Production, Says GM Mishra](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/5-yr-infra-upgrade-to-support-high-end-defence-production-says-gm-mishra/): The good old Ordnance Cable Factory (OCF), recently renamed Ordnance Factory Chandigarh (OFCd), sprawling across 40 acres of prime land in Industrial Area Phase I, has set a five year timeline for modernisation to support the production of high-end optics and thermal imaging devices which are finding increasing demand from the defence forces.
- [Iconic 'Bunnies' Have Arrived, Minus The Nudity; Stags Please Excuse!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/iconic-bunnies-have-arrived-minus-the-nudity-stags-please-excuse/): The iconic Playboy Bunnies have arrived! Are you READY! This announcement-invitation is from six young promoters targeting members of their NextGen. Their new venture Playboy Club, in City Emporium Mall, is set to open its doors to that truly international experience, touted to elevate night dancing and clubbing in Chandigarh tricity, indeed the entire Northe region, up a few notches.
- [Unmatched Variety In Mode Furniture At Indian Price, Is Global Brands Promise](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/unmatched-variety-of-modern-furniture-at-indian-price-is-leading-global-brands-promise/): As many as 100 models of sofa sets, 40 designs each of beds and dining tables with chairs, besides a wide range of rocking chairs, corner tablets, TV cabinets, wardrobes, corners, lobby chairs, office tables, work stations and conference tables, that's the depth of international brand HATIL's collection of slim and stylish furniture with Italian lacquer finish. The brand launched its second exclusive store in tricity, at Mohali, recently.
- [Consider India As First Choice For Business With Global Vision, CEO Sunny Kaila To Fellow Indians](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/consider-india-as-first-choice-for-business-with-global-vision-ceo-sunny-kaila-to-fellow-indians/): As a boy from an ordinary agricultural family in Nakodar, Punjab, he set out to fulfil his mother's wishes to become a doctor. Unsuccessful in getting into a medical college, he migrated to US in 1993, did odd blue collar jobs and, as fate would have it, ended up completing a four-year engineering degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Today he lords over a successful IT business, spread across New Jersey, Chandigarh and Noida, poised for a big leap forward.
- [Ajit Pal Singh, Ashok Kumar, Babita Phogat Among Star Attractions At Sports Litt Fest](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ajit-pal-singh-ashok-kumar-babita-phogat-among-star-attractions-at-sports-litt-fest/): Ajit Pal Singh, captain, and Ashok Kumar, key member of the great Indian hockey team which lifted the 1975 World Cup, Olympian and Dangal star Babita Phogat, Commonwealth gold medallist boxer Akhil Kumar and well known sports administrator, cricket analyst and presenter Joy Bhattacharya will be among the star attractions of the one-day 3rd edition of Playwrite sports literature fest to be held at Hyatt Hotel on February 22.
- [Been A Successful Journey In Quest For Nutritional Security: Dr Ramesh Sonti](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/been-a-successful-journey-in-quest-for-nutritional-security-dr-ramesh-sonti/): National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali marked its 10th Foundation Day with a technical lecture on “Recessive Resurrection As A New Genetic Phenomenon” by Padma Shri awardee and Director of Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER), Mohali Prof. J. Gowrishankar.
- [India's Demographic Dividend May Already Have Become Its Demographic Drag: Dr Subhash Bijlani](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indias-demographic-dividend-may-already-have-become-its-demographic-drag%253a-dr-subhash-bijlani/): A well known Indian academic and business leader has claimed that the much touted demographic dividend of the country may already have become its demographic drag because of the failure to skill its youth in good time.
- [Indias First Known Treated Patient Opens Doors: Lecture At PUs Microbiology Deptt](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indias-first-known-treated-patient-opens-doors-lecture-at-pu-microbiology-deptt/): If your bacterial infection fails to respond to repeated antibiotic treatments, and the doctors are clueless about further course of treatment, it could be a fit case of antimicrobial resistance. Increasing incidence of this condition globally is vexing the medical fraternity, which feels that if new antibiotics or other alternative therapies are not urgently developed, the world could witness mass deaths by 2050, by when such cases are expected to rise tenfold.
- [Indian Pharma Has Dominated Generics, Nows The Time For New Drug Molecules](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indian-pharma-has-dominated-generics-now-is-the-time-for-new-drug-molecules/): A tremendous growth path of the health sector, despite an overall downtu in the Indian economy, has thrown up a great opportunity for the government, regulators, industry and academia to work in unison and grab the global leadership role for the country by 2030 in developing new drug molecules, medical devices and diagnostic equipment.
- [Dr Vikas Gautam Of PGI Gets Innovation Award For Developing Herbal Antiseptic](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dr-vikas-gautam-of-pgi-gets-innovation-award-for-developing-herbal-antiseptic/): Dr Vikas Gautam, a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at Post Graduate Institute Of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, won the first prize in the BRIC Technology Exposition 2020 organised for the first time for statups and innovators in the region at the CSIR-Imtech (Institute of Mircobial Technology) Chandigarh on Friday.
- [Drinking 2 Litres Unfiltered Water, Or Breathing 1100 Litres Air Daily, What Is More Harmful?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/drinking-2-litres-unfiltered-water-or-breathing-1100-litres-air-daily-what-is-more-harmful/): A gentleman, on stage in Chandigarh recently, asked a gathering of seasoned and budding dentists how many of them drank unfiltered water. Quite expectedly, none raised hand. But, in the same breath, when he enquired how many of them breathed unfiltered air, everyone in the hall raised their hand.
- [Digital Dentistry = Greater Satisfaction To Customer: Dr Rajiv Chugh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/digital-dentistry-equals-to-greater-satisfaction-to-customer-says-dr-rajiv-chugh/): Dentistry is rapidly moving from conventional to digital concepts, which have resulted in greater precision and customer comfort and satisfaction even while adding expenses to dental care. These were the views expressed by eminent dental surgeon from Delhi Dr Rajiv Chugh, whose forte is failed and difficult root canal treatments, during his recent visit to Chandigarh.
- [Owners Driving Cars Are Our Only Competitors: Uber Punjab Head](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/owners-driving-cars-are-our-only-competitors-uber-punjab-head/): Whether cab drives or truck drives, men of Punjab origin have traditionally been the dominant driving force in commercial transport business across continents, especially in USA, Canada, Australia and UK. So, it does not come as a surprise that 55 of the top 100 driver-partners in India of worldwide ride-hailing company Uber, who have clocked maximum trips ever since its entry into the country, are from Punjab.
- [PET Scan, Gamma Camera Add Punch To Grecian's Cancer Treatment Profile](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pet-scan-gamma-camera-add-punch-to-grecians-cancer-treatment-profile/): Grecian Mohali, which brands itself as an affordable super speciality hospital, is now positioning itself as a premier cancer hospital of the region after equipped itself with the latest PET-Scan and Gamma Camera. As part of its public outreach it is observing a cancer awareness month, coinciding with the February 4 World Cancer Day.
- [To Tackle Distress, Ensure Farmers Get Access To Easy Finance For Increased Mechanisation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/to-tackle-distress-ensure-farmers-get-access-to-easy-finance-for-increased-mechanisation/): The Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers' Association (AMMA-India) is pursing with the central government to ensure availability of easy finance to farmers so that more opportunities open up for increased mechanisation of farming in India. It is hopeful that something concrete will emerge from the forthcoming budget to address the burning issue of farm distress.
- [Ravneet Singh Bittu Latest Cong Leader To Join BJP](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ravneet-singh-bittu-latest-cong-leader-to-join-bjp/): The trend of Congress leaders quitting the grand old party for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is continuing unabated. After the six unseated MLAs in Himachal Pradesh, and former MP Naveen Jindal in Haryana, it is the turn of the Congress in Punjab to be given a big jolt. Three-time Congress Lok Sabha member, currently representing the Ludhiana constituency in the state Ravneet Singh Bittu today quit the party and joined the BJP in New Delhi. The formalities were completed at a press conference in New Delhi where the national general secretary of the saffron party Vinod Tawde welcomed Bittu […]
- [A Long Summer Election Schedule; Polling In 7 Phases From April 19](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-long-summer-election-schedule-polling-in-7-phases-from-april-19/): Counting on June 4; Uttarakhand in 1st phase, Haryana in 6th and Punjab, HP & UT Chd in last; J&K assembly immediately after LS polls While announcing the schedule for simultaneously holding election to the Lok Sabha, four state assemblies and bypolls to 26 assembly constituencies in seven phases, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has again dismissed the criticism of the electronic voter machines (EVMs), asserting that after due deliberations various high courts and the Supreme Court of India have at various times dismissed 40 petitions challenging the use of the EVMs. “The EVMs are safe,” declared Chief Election […]
- [Import Of High End EVs To Get Much Cheaper, For 5 Years](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/import-of-high-end-evs-to-get-much-cheaper-for-5-years/): Govt announces new EV Policy to promote local manufacturing; conditional limited period import duty slashed On the stroke of the announcement of the General Elections in the country, the government has approved its new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy aimed at promoting India as the manufacturing hub of EVs. Under this policy, import duty on limited number of units of EVs of minimum CIF (cost, insurance, freight) value of US $ 35,000 and above per unit has been slashed to 15% (as applicable to CKD (completely knocked down) units) for a five year period for automakers who commit to invest a […]
- ['One Nation, One Election' Panel Submits Report To The President](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-nation-one-election-panel-submits-report-to-the-president/):   Recommends Cutting Short Term Of State Assemblies To Synchronize With Lok Sabha Term A High-Level Committee (HLC), appointed by the Central Government under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report on ‘One Nation, One Election’ to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (March 14), advocating simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state legislative assemblies, and local bodies, while at the same time recommending cutting short the term of state assemblies to synchronise with the term of the Lok Sabha. In its extensive 18,626-page report, the HLC, tasked with examining the concept of ‘One Nation, One Election’ […]
- [Surprise! Surprise! Loser Eventually Triumphs Victor!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/surprise-surprise-loser-eventually-triumphs-victor/): Having switched three parties since losing last LS elections as Cong candidate, Dalit leader Ashok Tanwar finds place in BJP’s 2nd list of candidates, replacing his own victor in Sirsa (SC) Manohar Lal expectedly fielded from Karnal; Anurag Thakur retained in Hamirpur; two former CMs replaced in Uttarakhand   The world’s largest political party has shown us that it does not just spring surprises in its choice of candidates for elections, but also delivers shockers while naming chief ministers, deputy chief ministers, etc, before or after the polls, with a view to get the caste balance right based on its […]
- [In Non-Jat Consolidation, BJP Replaces Manohar Lal With OBC Nayab Saini As Haryana CM](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-non-jat-consolidation-bjp-replaces-manohar-lal-with-obc-nayab-saini-as-haryana-cmmove-heralds-split-with-jjp-in-a-state-where-jats-have-dominated-the-politics-of-power-for-most-part-ever-since-ha/): Move Heralds Split With JJP In a state where Jats have dominated the politics of power for most part, ever since Haryana was carved out as a separate state from Greater Punjab in November 1966, only two non-Jat Chief Ministers have held their own for multiple full or substantial terms. The first was the infamous proponent of ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ politics Bhajan Lal, who served his first term at the head of a Janta Party (JP) government, and then switched allegiance to the Indian National Congress (INC) to serve another two terms as CM. The only other non-Jat leader […]
- [Punjab Set To Open 3 Wetlands To Eco Tourism](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-set-to-open-3-wetlands-to-eco-tourism/): Picture credits: Gitanjali Kanwar/WWF-India Wetlands, in which water covers the soil, or is present near the surface, all year, or for varying periods during the year, are vital for human survival. They provide the water and productivity on which countless species of plants and animals depend for survival. To humanity they provide ecosystem services, like freshwater supply, food and building materials, flood control, groundwater recharge, and climate change mitigation. Ramsar, the international convention on wetlands, says that study after study has demonstrated that the area and quality of wetlands continue to decline in most regions of the world. As a […]
- [This Tulip Garden In Himachal Pradesh Is a Feast For The Eyes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-tulip-garden-in-himachal-pradesh-is-a-feast-for-the-eyes/): Part of CSIR-IHBT Palampur’s Floriculture Mission, Spreading Blooms & Smiles Across The Region This beautiful and captivating tulip garden spread over half an acre, with the picturesque backdrop of the Dauladhar mountain ranges in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, may not compare in size to the vast Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden in Srinagar, but it sure is becoming a major tourist attraction ever since the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) Palampur opened it to the public two years ago. Developed under the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Floriculture Mission, three years ago it is thrown open to […]
- [BOOK REVIEW ‘ENCOUNTERS WITH POLITICIANS’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/book-review-encounters-with-politicians/):   About Kalyan Singh’s ‘shock’ & Mayawati’s ‘brazen corruption’ The book ‘Encounters With Politicians’, penned by former well reputed Uttar Pradesh cadre bureaucrat Anil Swarup on the basis of his “first hand” experiences with politicians during his 38 years civil services career, wherein he held key positions during some epoch-making events, both in his cadre state and at the Centre, talks about some previously unknown or lesser known aspects and perspectives of such events, involving prime ministers, union ministers, chief ministers, and the likes. So, among other things, he writes about UPA vs NDA government, Manmohan Singh vs Narendra Modi […]
- [Reviving The Amazing ‘Gobbar’dhan Art In Haryana](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/reviving-the-amazing-gobbardhan-art-in-haryana/): An amazing art of recreating the revered Govardhan Mountain in a decorative human form, using ‘gobbar’ (cattle excreta) as a medium, on the occasion of Govardhan Puja in Haryana was seen to be slowly moving towards oblivion. In an effort to preserve and promote the art, practised by rural women, the Haryana state department for Art and Cultural Affairs in association with an NGO for the first time ever organised a competition for women artists of Haryana domicile in the heart of the state, Rohtak. Organised at short notice, and publicised only through social media on Govardhan Puja day on […]
- [Inviting Industry To Explore Tech Transfers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/inviting-industry-to-explore-tech-transfers/): India is lagging far behind the world in the area of transfer of technology (ToT) from the academia to the industry. But with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' push, things have gradually started moving towards positive change. In this direction, the academia, industry and Punjab government have joined hands for a practical and meaningful academia-industry engagement to enhance prospects of ToT happening in various sectors of the economy.
- [CM Bhagwant Mann Gets Nostalgic About Netherlands](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cm-bhagwant-mann-gets-nostalgic-about-netherlands/): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has fond memories of 'Holland' (now officially christened the Netherlands in English), first of its world champion hockey team and of its ace penalty corner specialist Floris Jan Bovelander, and then his very first four-nation foreign tour as a comedian in 1993, which took him to Belgium, Luxembourg and France, besides 'Holland'.
- [Bringing Progress To Farmers For Better Earnings](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bringing-progress-to-farmers-for-better-earnings/): Farmers in Punjab and Haryana cultivating traditional crops are looking for ways to diversify their crops, or shift to horticulture, dairy, poultry, fishery and piggery, etc. for better earnings. De Heus, a top 10 global animal feed company from The Netherlands, Northweste Europe, brings hope to such farmers by setting up Rs 142 crore state-of-the-art plant in Rajpura, Punjab to produce quality animal feed, and bring best farm practices to help them increase their earnings.
- [From Galileo, To James Webb Space Telescope](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/from-galileo-to-james-webb-space-telescope/): Noted astronomer and astrophysicist Prof Ajit Kembhavi on Friday took curious students of DAV College-10 Chandigarh on a journey of technological development of the telescope 'From Galileo to the James Webb Space Telescope' in a quest to more deeply and comprehensively understand the fascinating world of planets, stars, galaxies, constellations, the milky way, black holes, white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernovas, and more.
- [Diversification Inescapable, But Govt Must Mitigate Risk](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/diversification-inescapable-but-govt-must-mitigate-risk/): It was the culmination of a series of Innovative Farmers' meets, organised by the CII Northe Region across four cities in Punjab and Haryana from July end through to mid September 2023, and the near consensus that emerged was that diversification of agriculture is inescapable, but for it to succeed, the government will have to take responsibility for mitigating the risks to farmers.
- [Now Route Your Low Value Exports Via India Post](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-route-your-low-value-exports-via-india-post/): The concept of cross-border e-commerce is catching up and the 'Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras (DNKs)' being opened at the grassroots level in nearby India Post offices across the country are expected to play a pivotal role in facilitating medium, small and micro enterprises, start-ups, traders, rural artisans etc. to conveniently and directly export their products without having to rely on complex supply chains.
- [Allow Students Freedom, Space To Think Out Of The Box](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/allow-students-freedom-space-to-think-out-of-the-box/): Emphasising that humans are natural learners, hence the challenge and primary goal of education must be to nurture already curious, flexible, and potentially critical thinkers, a noted educationist and behaviour analyst has raised questions whether our schools are killing creativity, and whether we are not snatching the children of their childhood?
- [Immerse In Sea Of New Concepts In Ceramic Tiles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/immerse-in-sea-of-new-concepts-in-ceramic-tiles/): With rapid urbanisation, a resurgent real estate sector after the pandemic and an ever expanding middle class, aspirations are running high, and with it the demand for upscale housing and commercial properties. A perfect setting, one would say, for a boom in the ceramic tiles industry in India, 2nd largest in the world, after China.
- [City Girl Personifies Turning Challenges Into Opportunities](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/city-girl-personifies-turning-challenges-into-opportunities/): The tall and ravishing Shweta Sharda presents a personification of beauty, glitz and glamour today with a glittering crown on her head, her beautiful long hair resting on her shimmering silver sari and a vivacious smile, good to kill a million hearts. But behind The Chandigarh girl's stupendous achievement in winning the LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2023 (Miss Universe India 2023) contest is an engrossing and worthy story of fortitude which will inspire many a youngster.
- [Come, Weigh Your Australian Dream, First Hand!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-weigh-your-australian-dream-first-hand/): With India and Australia recently raising the level of their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic level, the country Down Under, which is home to three of the top 20 and nine of the top 100 world ranking universities, is eyeing a greater share of the pie of Indian students studying abroad.
- [Nothing Can Beat A Photographer's Unique Perspectives](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nothing-can-beat-a-photographers-unique-perspectives/): The wow pictures speak for themselves, and one might think there isn't much of a need to write about them. But it always makes good reading to know what goes on behind the scenes to capture those wow moments. So here we are in conversation with, and sharing the exceptional clicks, of a talented and passionate Nature photographer, a relatively late starter, who is increasingly making his presence felt in this fascinating field.
- [Transforming Mindsets Key To Future: Prof Renu Vig](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/transforming-mindsets-key-to-future-says-prof-renu-vig/): Public universities in India find themselves at crossroads, their relevance in an increasingly competitive and transforming world being at stake. Fortunately, the realisation appears to have finally sunk in that bold, innovative and path-breaking corrective measures need to be taken quickly to arrest the slide into potential oblivion.
- [Five High Ranking Univs Among 55 Coming To City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/five-high-ranking-univs-among-55-coming-to-city/): Universities from across all continents, except Africa, are represented in the latest top 100 QS World University Rankings, but universities, colleges and institutes mostly from US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and now even Dubai, which woo students through education consultants in India are the ones which come lower down in the rankings.
- [Silent Women Awake! Avail Easy Solutions To Intimate Issues](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/silent-women-awake-avail-easy-solutions-to-intimate-issues/): There are over a billion post menopausal women in the world today, and sadly around 1/6th of them are in India. One of the factors for this is that the average age of menopause of Indian women (46.5 years) is much less than their counterparts in advanced countries (51-55 years).
- [MSMEs Gear Up; Nothing Can Stop India's March](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/msmes-gear-up-nothing-can-stop-indias-march/): Manufacturing will be a critical driver towards realising India's full socio-economic development potential in the coming years. The sector looks set to boost its share in the GDP to around 25% by 2030, and contribute at least 7.5 trillion US $ in the projected 35 trillion economy when independent India turns 100 in 2047.
- [A Stern Outlook Hid A Gentle Giant Of A Human Being](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-stern-outlook-hid-a-gentle-giant-of-a-human-being/): From being an outstanding, highly committed and innovative scientific researcher, teacher, mentor and strict disciplinarian at work, to a soft-spoken, sensitive, indulgent, humane and lovable person in social life, Punjab's noted physicist Bal Mokand Anand (1905-1998) can be seen as a role model for young Indian students, especially those with limited means.
- [AAP Councillors Bring Shame; Break Glass Bangles, Bottles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aap-councillors-bring-shame-break-glass-bangles-bottles/): Members creating ruckus in any legislature is normal, and the House meetings of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC) are no different. But by deliberately and dangerously breaking bangles and glass water bottles and tumblers in the 325th General House meeting of the MCC on Tuesday, apparently as a mark of protest,  a couple of angry Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors brought probably the biggest shame to the House ever.
- [Bring Greater Focus On Mental Health, AI, Says Kalyan Banerjee](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bring-greater-focus-on-mental-health-ai-says-kalyan-banerjee/): The third in line of Rotary International presidents from India, Kalyan Banerjee (2011-12) has emphasised on the need for Rotarians to adapt to the rapidly changing global environment, especially in tackling increasing issues of mental health in the aftermath of the pandemic and challenges likely to be posed to the society with the rapid pace of development of artificial intelligence (AI).
- [Rotary Club Chandigarh Lends Hand To Feed Premature Babies](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rotary-club-chandigarh-lends-hand-to-feed-premature-babies/): India has one of the highest incidences of premature/preterm or low birth weight babies in the world, and the demand for donor breast milk far outstrips the supply through the not-for-profit human milk banks (HMBs) set up in government hospitals. Considering the scenario, an initiative by Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Mohali with the help of Rotary Club Chandigarh in setting up a dedicated HMB on the AIMS campus is laudable.
- [Startup Aegis Personal Care Cracks Monopolistic Market](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/startup-aegis-personal-care-cracks-monopolistic-market/): Here's my story, which I am sure most clean-shaven men will relate to. I got hooked on to razors of a popular multinational brand with 3 shaving blade cartridges way back in the early 2000s, and slowly graduated to 5 shaving blade cartridges, swept away by the hype of closer and still closer shave build around them. The shaves got painful when the brand, taking advantage of its monopoly, started to jack up the prices of cartridges. Soon, the pain became unbearable.
- [Not Just Main Course; Mango Snacks, Drinks, Soups, Too!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/not-just-main-course-mango-snacks-drinks-soups-too/): While we enjoy the season of the king of fruits amidst the pouring rains, with juicy and luscious bites of the safeda, dussehri, langra and chausa varieties at home, well known hotel and resort Velvet Clarks Exotica, Zirakpur has laid out an extensive starters and main course menu of mango drinks, soups, snacks, dishes and desserts. With three-dozen items on the menu, the Go-Man-Go Festival will remain open to visitors every evening till end-July.
- [I'll Have Leap Year Extra Day To Perform, Says Rtn Amarjit Virk](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ill-have-leap-year-extra-day-to-perform-rtn-amarjit-virk/): Since 2024 is a leap year, I'll have the advantage of an extra day during my one year tenure to perform. This was the spirit displayed by Rtn Amarjit Singh Virk in his inaugural address after being installed as the President of Rotary Club Mohali Midtown for Rotary year 2023-24 at an impressive ceremony in a Chandigarh hotel on Friday evening.
- [Arvind Sehdev, Harkirat Kaur & Parth Aggarwal To Present Their Ideas](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/arvind-sehdev-harkirat-kaur-parth-aggarwal-to-present-their-ideas/): A 3-member delegation of young entrepreneurs from varied fields affiliated to Young Indians, a social arm of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will represent Chandigarh in the G20 YEA (Young Entrepreneurs Alliance) Summit to be held in New Delhi from July 13-15.
- [Clampdown On Single Use Plastic Bags; Is MC Serious This Time!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/clampdown-on-single-use-plastic-bags-is-mc-serious-this-time/): The weekly 'apni mandi' in Sector 45 Chandigarh on Monday had an unusually spick-and-span look to it. Despite the wet weather there was no 'cheekad', no water puddles, no litter or garbage, and the parking was also orderly, just as it ought to be. But what struck the mandi shoppers the most was the complete absence of single use, recycled plastic bags, replaced largely by paper bags.
- [Pageant Mentor Set To Open Chandigarh's First Grooming Academy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pageant-mentor-set-to-open-chandigarhs-first-grooming-academy/): Beauty pageants are no longer about beauty/handsomeness, body stats and height alone. Communication and intelligence, as well as outer and inner grooming are equally important for aspiring young girls and boys to make a mark in the glamorous world of beauty pageants and modelling.
- [Up Your Smart Phone Entertainment With JBL Surround Sound](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/up-your-smart-phone-entertainment-with-jbl-surround-sound/): The 5G smartphone market is buzzing. More and more international brands are joining the competition, offering exclusive features in an effort to take an early lead, especially in the hot selling medium price range. Infinix, one of the mobile phone brands owned by Transsion Holdings with a notable presence in emerging economies worldwide, has just upped the ante in this segment with its latest offering, the Infinix Note 30 5G, claimed to be “the best 5G smartphone in this segment”.
- [Management Principles Seen Though Cookery Prism](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/management-principles-seen-though-cookery-prism/): Trust celebrity chef and entrepreneur Harpal Sokhi to do a thing differently, he will surprise you every single time. So, right from his signature 'namak shamak, namak shamak, daall dete hain, namak shamak' catch line on television cookery shows, and his striking double coloured turban, to acting in a Bollywood movie, to participating in a reality television show, the multi-talented chef has a way with audiences worldwide.
- [Speed Of Rescue Ops Saves Lives](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/speed-of-rescue-ops-saves-lives/): How quickly rescuers can cut, bend and lift through metal doors, bars and sheets in case of a car crash, collapsed building or a mishapped passenger lift may prove decisive in saving lives of trapped victims. And so the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has equipped its Fire & Rescue Services with four kit sets (28 pieces) of such mode tools worth a whopping Rs 3 crore.
- [With Shah Rukh Khan On Board, Brand Eyes No. 1](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-shah-rukh-khan-on-board-brand-eyes-no-1/): Onboarding Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador, aiming to become the No. 1 brand in the mid-premium smartphone segment in India, fast growing technology brand realme has launched its latest realme 11 Pro Series 5G smartphones - Pro and Pro+ - in this segment with a host of industry leading features at competitive prices.
- [FibroScan Has Made Fatty Liver Detection Easy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fatty-liver-detection-made-easy-with-fibroscan/): Nearly 50% of the Indian population scanned for it will be detected with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), that's how prevalent it is. Considered a silent killer, with no major symptoms, the disease, if left undetected, can over the years lead to severe fibrosis or cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
- [Rehabilitation Is Key To Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rehabilitation-is-key-to-spinal-cord-injury-outcomes/): Responding to the insufficient facilities for integrated treatment and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries patients in the region, well known multi-speciality hospital Trinity Hospital & Medical Research Institute, tucked away in the bylanes of Zirakpur town, near Chandigarh, has announced the launch of its fully equipped Spine & Neuro Rehabilitation Centre.
- [Indias™ Swing State™ Positioning Strong Deterrent Against China](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indias-swing-state-positioning-strong-deterrent-against-china/): By steadfastly not aligning with any military bloc and treading a middle path in geopolitics, India has been successfully positioning itself as global 'swing state', which will prove a strong deterrent against any potential serious India-centric military adventurism by China.
- [Time To Win Hearts, Hold Elections, Develop Mode New Capital](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/time-to-win-hearts-hold-elections-develop-modern-new-capital/): A national seminar focussed on developmental dynamics and future trajectories of the two sensitive northe most union territories, and a vast majority of speakers from military background, 'baat kuchh jami nahin janab'!
- [Bonanza For Riders; Level Playing Field For Drivers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bonanza-for-riders-level-playing-field-for-drivers/): Finding the current cab aggregators' working model as skewed and heavily weighed against taxi drivers and riders, a former auto/cab driver and operator has come out with a new chain networking business model which promises a win-win situation and attractive lifelong incentive income for drivers and riders alike.
- [Come, Lets™ Enjoy The Colours Of Summer™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-lets-enjoy-the-colours-of-summer/): It's been a year this cafe and bar, with its signature whites and blues and Mediterranean/European style menus, has been giving you a look and feel of being there by the blue sea. Now Olive Cafe & Bar in Sector 26 has come out with a cool-cool new Summer menu to help you chill in the heat.
- [Promise Of International Variety & Quality, Reasonable Price](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/promise-of-international-variety-and-quality-reasonable-price/): After the phenomenal success of the by now 600-cafe strong La Pino'z  Pizza chain,  its promoters have now launched Lord Petrick Premium Coffee & Burger brand. The first Lord Petrick cafe got off to a rollicking start in Sector 8 Madhya Marg earlier this week with an ambitious target to expand to 150 cafes pan India within the current financial year.
- [She Rules Hearts Of Young & Aspiring India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/she-rules-hearts-of-young-and-aspiring-india/): More than her achievements as a social worker, author, educator, philanthropist and Padma Bhushan award winner, Dr Sudha Murty is today a celebrity and a role model for a young and aspiring India, akin to the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
- [A Refreshing & Modern Day-Boarding School Comes To Town](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-refreshing-modern-day-boarding-school-comes-to-town/): From up there at 9,000 feet above sea level in the Baghi valley, near Kotkhai in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, the reputed 20 years old Roots Country School has climbed down more than 7,000 feet to set up a mode day-boarding school branch in the pristine DLF The Valley project in Sector 3 of Pinjore-Kalka Urban Complex, Panchkula.
- [Have A Hacker Brain! Bug Bounty Hunting™ Is Choice No. 1!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/have-a-hacker-brain-bug-bounty-hunting-is-choice-no-1/): What started as a casual successful attempt at hacking the Wi-Fi network of his coaching institute while pursing non-medical stream in Class XI, has today blossomed into a full blown passionate pursuit of the highly rewarding field of ethical hacking (or bug bounty hunting) for Chandigarh boy Harinder Singh, placing him among the top ten geeks of this field in the country.
- [Preparing You For A Happy New Age](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/preparing-you-for-a-happy-new-age/): How many senior citizens we know have felt their lives stalling as it were after retirement, or after crossing the threshold of stereotypical 'active life'? How many among them have felt a sense of loneliness and boredom setting in, with children in most cases no longer living with them and the normal routines of their working lives shattered?
- [Prof Rajeev Ahuja Bats For Academia's Accountability In Research](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/prof-rajeev-ahuja-bats-for-academias-accountability-in-research/): Prestigious long established universities and other institutions of higher learning, like the Panjab University Chandigarh for example, have been struggling these past few years to forge industry-academia partnerships to sustain their research work in the face of fast dwindling government funding. But why are they largely being unsuccessful?
- [No Looking Back For This Special Effects Artist After Ben Affleck Directed 'AIR'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/no-looking-back-for-this-special-effects-artist-after-ben-affleck-directed-air/): He is one of those successful people who believe that you are not the one to choose a profession, the profession chooses you. A natural progression from childhood obsession with cartoons, to sketching for fun, to animation, and eventually presenting himself as a talented VFX expert, has catapulted Hansjeet Singh Duggal to anchor the special effects team for the latest Hollywood release - actor, director, producer Ben Affleck's 'AIR'.
- [Most Couples With Infertility Issues Need Minor Treatments: Dr Talwar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/most-couples-with-infertility-issues-need-minor-treatments-dr-talwar/): Responding to the growing demand for treatment of infertility issues among couples, yet another fertility and IVF facility has come up in Chandigarh. Birla Fertility & IVF, part of the 50 years young CK Birla Healthcare Group, opened the doors to its 17th centre in the country in Sector 8 Madhya Marg, exclusively offering a comprehensive range of fertility treatments, diagnostic services, fertility preservation techniques and a donor programme  under one roof.
- [North India States Laggards; Urgent Policy Initiatives Needed](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/north-india-states-laggards-urgent-policy-initiatives-needed/): The urgent need for policy initiatives by state governments to encourage defence manufacturing and make India self reliant in the field was underscored in a conference on “Opportunities for MSMEs in the Defence Manufacturing Ecosystem in North India”,   organised at the CII Northe Region headquarters here on Tuesday.
- [Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Clothing To Challenge World Brands](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sustainable-eco-friendly-clothing-to-challenge-world-brands/): Here comes a new hi-fashion and avowed eco-friendly, ethical clothing brand for men, women and kids specialising in weste wear. 'Saranac' is promoted by a market aggressive US entrepreneur of Indian origin who makes no bones about his ambition to one day take head-on the internationally acclaimed brands, especially in sports and high performance wear.
- [Attention & Care Mark Free Multi-Speciality Medical Camp; 150 Benefit](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/attention-and-care-mark-free-multi-speciality-medical-camp/): It was a free multi-speciality medical camp like none other. Apart from the free consultations from top doctors in 10 specialities, along with a host of health tests, it was the attention and care they received which wowed the 150-odd visitors at the Chhuttani Medical Centre (popularly called CMC Hospital) in Sector 17-C on Sunday.
- [Top Doctors To Provide Free Consultation In 10 Specialities On Apr 23](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/top-doctors-to-provide-free-consultation-in-10-specialities-on-apr-23/): One of the city's very first multi-speciality hospitals, Chhuttani Medical Centre (CMC Hospital) in Sector 17-C Chandigarh is organising a free multi-speciality medical & free health tests camp on April 23 (Sunday).
- [Choose From Widest Range Of Voltas & Voltas Beko Products Here](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/choose-from-widest-range-of-voltas-and-voltas-beko-products-here/): Considering the immense importance of the Chandigarh market, comprising Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, for its products, Voltas, the country's leading air conditioning brand, on Friday opened its first 2200 sq feet Customer Experience Zone in Chandigarh, one of only five across the country so far.
- [Beat The Heat, & Power Bills With Energy-Efficient Cooling](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/beat-the-heat-and-power-bills-with-energy-efficient-cooling/): As folks begin to break a sweat, it's time for those already stocked up to the full to get their cooling systems serviced. For others, time is running out to fill in the gaps, and for still others to perhaps upgrade to latest energy efficient and intelligent cooling systems. Good thing is that the 23rd edition of the much awaited CII Coolex exhibition is here with all top brands displaying their latest solutions all under one roof.
- [Exploring A Poetic Dimension In Architectural Detail](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/exploring-a-poetic-dimension-in-architectural-detail/): This photo exhibition is refreshingly different - one, in that it is in stark black and white, and two, it seeks to capture the beauty of the detail in concrete architecture. The subjects are focussed concrete architectural features of iconic building in Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and New Delhi.
- [Deepak Jain Lays Stress On GST-style Councils For Other Critical Reforms](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/deepak-jain-lays-stress-on-gst-style-councils-for-other-critical-reforms/): Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northe Region will be engaging with the respective governments in states within its jurisdiction to set up GST-like councils to generate a consensus on reforms in critical areas like labour, power, agriculture, land, education and healthcare.
- [Presenting A Story Woven Within A Story](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/presenting-a-story-woven-within-a-story/): The other day the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) inaugurated a 'Waste To Wonder' Park in Sector 48-A, with three towering robots, created largely from scrap metal parts, lording over the landscape. At the formal evening ceremony, the contribution of the metal artist who created, and apparently donated, the huge sculptures, was duly acknowledged. But the official press release, splashed almost verbatim across the 'Press Release Media' the next day, shockingly omitted any reference to him.
- [Centre Of Excellence For Retina™ Launched With Latest Imaging Systems](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/centre-of-excellence-for-retina-launched-with-latest-imaging-systems/): Mirchia's Laser Eye Clinic was already a name to reckon with in the region. With its merger a year ago with Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital, a 135+ strong chain of hospitals across 11 countries in two continents, its stature has grown all that much more. On Tuesday, Mirchia's Laser Eye Clinic launched its 'Centre of Excellence for Retina' for early and deep diagnosis and treatment of various retinal diseases.
- [Truly realme; Tech, Features Upgrades, Same Price](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/truly-realme-tech-features-upgrades-same-price/): In less than 5 years, smart phone brand realme has risen to be the 4th largest smart phone brand in India and 6th largest in the world. Riding on a wave of popularity with its disruptive market strategy of constantly leap-forwarding technology at affordable price points, realme today claims to have 20M+ users in India of its C-series budget smart phones alone.
- [Whether Child Autistic? Only Medical Assessment Can Tell](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/whether-child-autistic-only-medical-assessment-can-tell/): Remember Shahrukh Khan's portrayal of an autistic character named Rizwan Khan in the hit film 'My Name Is Khan'! Even today autism is a much misunderstood neuro developmental brain disorder for which the world observes Autism Awareness Day on April 2 every year.
- [Top Multi-Designer Fashion House Pernia's To Debut In City](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/top-multi-designer-fashion-house-pernias-to-debut-in-city/): Pernia's Pop-Up Shop, India's largest and most prestigious multi designer fashion house, will be the star participant at this year's first The Indian Bride luxury lifestyle exhibition being held at JW Marriott Hotel Chandigarh on April 1 & 2.
- [Largest National Dental Chain Sets Foot In Sector 40](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/largest-national-dental-chain-sets-foot-in-sector-40/): The largest national dental chain, with a global parent company, is fast dotting the landscape in Chandigarh tricity and Punjab, promising world class one stop solutions for complete dental care with “highest disinfection and sterilisation protocols.” Clove Dental on Thursday opened its 18th clinic in the tricity in Sector 40-D, and 351st clinic across the country.
- [Free-Flowing Debates, Akhtari™ Nite To Mark Think Fest](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/free-flowing-debates-akhtari-nite-to-mark-think-fest/): Another think fest comes our way, bringing eminent writers, thinkers, journalists, and other artists on a single platform, and promising of being free-flowing, evocative and radical. The two-day fest named 'Speaking Allowed', organised by Elsewhere Foundation, with corporate support from Hero Realty, starts at CII Northe Region Headquarters, Sector 31, Chandigarh, on March 30.
- [It Was Some Foodie Chaos, At Alliance Francaise!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/it-was-some-foodie-chaos-at-alliance-francaise/): It was some foodie chaos, something to be seen to be believed! Food ki baat ho aur Punjabi deevane na ho jaen, yeh tto ho hi nahin sakta! On Saturday, the much anticipated food festival, featuring stalls from 6-French speaking countries (was to be from 7 actually) and organised by the Alliance Française jointly with the Canadian Consulate in Chandigarh as part of the annual Francophonie Week, was a runaway success.
- [A Jewel In City Beautiful's Crown; Sure Shot, Dil Khush Ho Jayega!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-jewel-in-city-beautifuls-crown-sure-shot-dil-khush-ho-jayega/): In a small but mode city like Chandigarh, where options of places to visit on weekends, other than the crowded restaurants, malls, clubs and multiplexes, are few, most of us still tend to miss looking up some leisurely but delightful places despite being fully aware of them. Visiting one such place, long lurking in my mind, with my family on a Sunday (March 12) turned out to be a very pleasant experience.
- [7-Country Food Festival To Cap A Variety Of Events](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/7-country-food-festival-to-cap-a-variety-of-events/): Food stalls from seven of the French speaking territories around the world will cap the 2023 edition of the annual 'Week of the Francophonie' to be held at Alliance Française, Sector 36-A, from March 18 to 25. Jointly organized with the Canadian Consulate in the city, the festival will also feature screenings of short films and participative art works.
- [15,000 Sq Ft Of Non-Stop Action & Adventure](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/15000-sq-ft-of-non-stop-action-and-adventure/): It's the biggest thing to happen to the tricity after Elante Mall. FunVille – The Joy Land Thursday opened its doors at the Welcomhotel Bella Vista Commons (Mall) in Sector 5 Panchkula to the biggest arena in the region for hours of exhilarating gaming and entertainment for kids, family, friends and work buddies alike.
- [Audiences Endure 3 Long Hours of Absorbing Court Craft™](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/audiences-endure-3-long-hours-of-absorbing-court-craft/): A great open air venue in the lap of Chandigarh's iconic Open Hand monument at the USESCO World Heritage Site, Capitol Complex, was a perfect setting on a cool Sunday evening for a unique and absorbing 'staged' or 'performative' hearing of a fictional petition 'In The Matter Re: Rights of Nature' before a fictional bench of NGT (National Green Tribunal).
- [Come To Open Hand Monument Sunday, All Ye Environment Lovers!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-to-open-hand-monument-sunday-all-ye-environment-lovers/): Come Sunday, the Open Hand monument next to the Punjab & Haryana High Court building in Sector 1 will be the venue for a unique 3-hour realistic, yet artistic, 'staged' legal hearing performance that I am sure all of us citizens concerned about the future of our environment would want to be part of.
- [Each Of Nine Plants Here Is Associated With A Celestial Body](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/each-of-nine-plants-here-is-associated-with-a-celestial-body/): It's natural for the pure sciences subject of Botany to be linked to Ayurveda, but Panjab University's (PU's) Department of Botany has sought to re-emphasise its association with Vedic astrology as well, officially launching a newly created 'Navgraha Vatika' (garden of nine major celestial bodies) on International Science Day, Tuesday
- [Women's Health In Focus As Part Of 2023 Theme #EmbraceEquity](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/womens-health-in-focus-as-part-of-2023-theme-embrace-equity/): While worldwide various activities will be organised in connection with International Women's Day falling on March 8, revolving around the 2023 theme #EmbraceEquity (or embracing a truly inclusive world), Chandigarh campus of the noted Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) will organise a series of runs on March 5, focusing on the most neglected area, of women's health.
- [Get Hooked On Delicious, Rich, Creamy, Real Fruit Flavours](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/get-hooked-on-delicious-rich-creamy-real-fruit-flavours/): From being popularly known as the 'Ice Cream of Juhu Scheme' (Bombay) in the late 1980s to now having 150 stand alone real fruit ice cream stores in 16 states, Naturals has come a long way, winning hearts with its impressive range of delicious artisanal (kalatmak) ice creams. Now the 100% home grown brand has arrived in our city with a sprawling sit-in ice cream parlour on Madhya Marg in Sector 7, right next to Nik Baker's.
- [Find Mode Home/Space, Under One Roof](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/find-modern-home-space-under-one-roof/): The four-day Archex Interior, Exterior and Building Materials exhibition, which got underway at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 Chandigarh on Friday, is more than just glitz and glamour. Step in and you will find just about anything you would need to set up or make over a mode home, office, showroom, hospital, resort, real estate project, and more.
- [Change In Attitudes Must For Gender Equality, Says Dr Ratna Ghosh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/change-in-attitudes-must-for-gender-equality-says-dr-ratna-ghosh/): A 5th lecture after the pandemic in a series of regular Colloquium lectures organised by Panjab University Chandigarh was delivered on the subject 'Gender Mainstreaming' by an eminent international educationist Dr Ratna Ghosh, Distinguished James McGill Professor and Sir W.C. Macdonald Professor of Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, at the Dr. SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (UICET) on Tuesday.
- [A One-Stop Destination To Embrace A Mode Lifestyle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-one-stop-destination-to-embrace-a-modern-lifestyle/): If you are planning a mode new home, business/commercial premises or project, or renovating it, then a one-stop destination ARCHEX, an expo of interiors, exteriors and construction materials, awaits you with hundreds of products and solutions from 120-plus brands at the Parade Ground in Chandigarh from February 10 to 13.
- [Single Vote In Gir Forest Reserve Equally Important, says EC](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/single-vote-in-gir-forest-reserve-equally-important-says-ec/): An entire polling team catering to a lone voter deep inside Gujarat's Gir forest reserve, home to an entire population of 600 odd Asiatic lions in the country, and another team trekking for three days each side to supervise polling in the remotest and most inaccessible corner of Himachal Pradesh, that's how gruelling the General Elections in the world's largest democracy are.
- [Come, Fall In Love With Amazing Small Format Art Works Of 105 Talented Artists](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/come-fall-in-love-with-amazing-small-format-art-works-of-105-talented-artists/): The New Year brings another quality art exhibition to the city, where art lovers who appreciate and patronise creativity are aplenty. Privately owned young art gallery 105 Arts in Sector 11 has put together a first of its kind small format but big art exhibition 'Small Is Beautiful' in Chandigarh, featuring 210-plus strikingly impressive works of 105 talented artists - young, budding and established - from across the country and beyond.
- [Computer, Gaming Enthusiasts Need Not Go Elsewhere](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/computer-gaming-enthusiasts-need-not-go-elsewhere/): Computer and gaming enthusiasts have something to cheer about in the New Year with a 4,000 square feet mall dedicated to computers, peripherals and accessories opening up in the Sector 20 computer market. 'Computer Syndicate' swears by an experiential approach towards customers by giving them an open box feel and live demo of a product to empower them in taking informed decisions.
- [Where People Who 'Dare' Are 'Superstars'! Welcome With Your 'Tribe'!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/where-people-who-dare-are-superstars-welcome-with-your-tribe/): It's not just meant to be a cool hangout for coffee lovers to chill, munch and sip with their 'gangs', but also a place where young achievers motivate others to live their dreams. On Saturday, fast growing cafe chain 'Roadies Koffeehouz' presented three such young achievers as its inspiring 'superstars' at the newly opened cafe in Sector 7 Chandigarh.
- [With Sri Lankan Descent, East-West Fusion Comes Naturally To Her](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-sri-lanka-descent-east-west-fusion-comes-naturally-to-her/): This Monaco bo globe-trotting French pianist, with parental roots in Sri Lanka, has been hailed as one of the greatest pianists of her generation. Shani Diluka will be performing live before music lovers at an hour long free-entry solo concert at the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18 Chandigarh today (Thursday) night starting 7 p.m.
- [Celebrity Chef Kunal Kapur Adds All New Platters To The Menu](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/celebrity-chef-kunal-kapur-adds-all-new-platters-to-the-menu/): It truly echoes the 'Roadies' spirit of fight, grit & glory. Uniquely designed with a wholesome Roadies feel in its interiors, a 6th Roadies Koffeehouz franchise outlet in Chandigarh and Punjab was opened for a preview in Sector 7 Madhya Marg Chandigarh on Friday. Gracing the occasion was celebrity chef, restaurateur and Master Chef India judge Kunal Kapur, who has also officially joined the Roadies Koffeehouz tribe.
- [Must Watch: 3-Gen Emotional Drama Of Separation From Dear Ones](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/must-watch-3-gen-emotional-drama-of-separation-from-dear-ones/): Dil Diyaan Gallaan (dil ki batein in Hindi) is a topic, title and theme which resonates instantly with the large-hearted, frank and outspoken Punjabi culture. No wonder then that this theme has been used as a title in a Punjabi feature film, a talk show and even in a telefilm in our neighbouring country, and more. Now comes announcement of a very promising and absorbing Hindi family drama with this evergreen title to feature on popular entertainment channel Sony SAB from December 12.
- [Sell-Out Of Recent Launches Speaks Volumes Of The Public Interest](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sell-out-of-recent-launches-speaks-volumes-of-the-public-interest/): Premier real estate company DLF's prestigious 'The Valley' township project in Pinjore-Kalka Urban Complex, Panchkula, spread over 200-odd acres, has suddenly come alive again for people scouting for a home, and investors alike with a string of launches. After the recent near sell-out of its entire offering of 200-plus 4-bedroom plus study fully fitted out premium independent floors of 3500 sq ft at a starting price of approx. Rs 3 crore, the company has now announced the launch of three-bedroom plus study independent floors at a starting price of Rs 2.10 crore.
- [Talented & Senior Artists From Across India Showcase Their Art Works](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/talented-and-senior-artists-from-across-india-showcase-their-paintings-couple-of-sculptures/): The 50 odd art works, by 10 highly talented and accomplished artists from across the country, revolve around the theme of the 8-day exhibition 'Chalo Ghar Chalein', which got under way at a private gallery in Sector 11 Chandigarh on Saturday. Organised by 105 Arts at H.No. 105, and curated by art lover and curator Mehak Bhan, the exhibition will be open all days Nov 25-Dec 2 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- [Limited Korean Products A Big Disappointment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/limited-korean-products-a-big-disappointment/): I was excited to receive an invite to the formal inauguration of Korea Fair In India 2022 by the Korean Ambassador Chang Jae-bok at the busy Nexus Elante Mall on Thursday evening, with a cultural programme and a taekwondo demonstration to boot. This was to be my first opportunity to feast my eyes on Korean consumer products, other than automobiles and electronics, in an exhibition. On reaching the main atrium of the mall, the venue of the exhibition, however, my enthusiasm turned into disappointment.
- [This Legacy Cafe, Restro & Bar In Elante Is Turning On The CP Delhi Magic](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-legacy-cafe-restro-bar-in-elante-is-turning-on-the-cp-delhi-magic/): This one of its kind legacy restaurant, with pre-partition roots, has religiously preserved many of the rich elements of the bygone era, while at the same time keeping abreast with the rapidly changing tastes of the mode times. Frequent visitors to the National capital would vouch for the sheer vastness of its instantly lovable and lingering menus of authentic Indian and world cuisines, and are now enjoying it right here in their own city.
- [Hyatt Residency To Host 150+ Traditional Punjabi Wedding & Designer Wears On Nov 19](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hyatt-residency-to-host-150-traditional-punjabi-weddingand-designerwears-on-nov19/): With an online store www.amansandhuboutique.com, and two offline stores in Mohali and Amritsar, popular couturier of traditional Punjabi style designer wear Aman Sandhu is celebrating 20 years of being in the business with a 7-hour exhibition and fashion show to present her best designer wear at the Hyatt Regency Chandigarh on November 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- [Ethnic Designer Wear Made Affordable With 40 Years Expertise In Fabrics](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ethnic-designer-wear-made-affordable-with-40-years-expertise-in-fabrics/): For 40 long years the Jain family has been running a successful wholesale business in fabrics and dress materials. A third generation family entrepreneur has now ventured into women's ethnic designer wear to make the high value creations affordable for a larger section of society. Good news for families shopping for marriage functions lined up in the upcoming 'shubh mahurats' starting end-November!
- [DLF Brings Gurgaon-Style Top Notch 5+ BHK Independent Floors](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dlf-brings-gurgaon-style-top-notch-5-bhk-independent-floors/): Independent 3, 4 and now 5-plus bedroom floors in low-rise development format, wide open tree-lined roads, adequate parking, well maintained parks in every vicinity, one of the finest club house, beautiful view of the rising and setting Sun, lungs full of fresh rejuvenating air, protected wildlife sanctuary area in the neighbourhood and a feeling of living in the hills. Where would you find such exclusive living in the Chandigarh tri-city area!
- [Flowers In Her 'Room' Has Theatre Personalities Impressed](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/flowers-in-her-room-has-theatre-personalities-impressed/): Her school principal Renu Puri sees a “spark” in the “quiet teenager”. Playwright Dr Atamjit Singh acknowledges the young talent saying “It is an achievement to write five plays at an age when kids struggle to act in them”. And, for theatre actor-director Prof. Rani Balbir Kaur to describe her as a “budding playwright”, 15-year-old Nikasha Luthra would be on Cloud Nine with her first book of five short plays 'Flowers In Her Room'.
- [City's Leading Dentist Dr Mohit Dhawan To Represent India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/citys-leading-dentist-dr-mohit-dhawan-to-represent-india/): Leading dental practitioner of the city and well known Prosthodontist and Implantologist Dr Mohit Dhawan is among eight dental practitioners chosen from across the country to participate in the prestigious Straumann World Class Cup, a global championship among teams of dental clinicians where they will compete in showcasing their expertise in four different topics of dentistry.
- [Highly Advanced Camera Could Be Balle Balle™ For Struggling Pollywood](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/highly-advanced-camera-could-be-balle-balle-for-struggling-pollywood/): Producers of Punjabi films, struggling to come out of the 'corona-kaal', which has severely dented the prospects of the till recently raging Pollywood industry, might have something to go 'balle-balle' about. Here comes a versatile, compact and lightweight digital cinema camera which promises to reduce their time, effort and money spent on shooting the films.
- [Can™t Take Responsibility For Infected Cattle Abandoned By Owners: MC Commissioner](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cant-take-responsibility-for-infected-cattle-abandoned-by-owners-mc-commissioner/): While states are racing to contain the spread of the lumpy spin disease, a contagious viral disease which has killed hundreds of cattle, the response in UT Chandigarh has been mired in jurisdictional issues and capacity of 'gaushalas' to treat the diseased animals in isolation.
- [For The First Time, A Well-Researched Saga Of Struggles & Sacrifices Of The Unsung Heroes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/for-the-first-time-a-well-researched-saga-of-struggles-and-sacrifices-of-the-unsung-heroes/): Remember the days when the entire family would gather around the TV set and remain glued to favourite serials on our good old Doordarshan. The likes of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Chitrahar, Hum Log, Buniyaad, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam, Karamchand, Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne, Tu Tu Main Main, Ye Jo Hai Zindagi, Flop Show and dozens of others are etched on our minds and hearts. Now Doordarshan is seeking to recreate that magic with its newest offering 'Swaraj'.
- [Feel The Mediterranean Life, Right Here In Chandigarh!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cafe-and-bar-olive-chandigarh-mediterranean-restaurateur-ad-singh-partners-vishal-anand-sampat-singh/): Move over gin and tonics, here come Teq-tonics & Sorbet Gin-Tos, which together with the delicious Med-meets-European-and-the-world foot menu and the look and feel of the place will have you hooked to it. Charismatic and passionate restaurateur couple AD Singh and Sabina Singh have brought the acclaimed Olive Cafe & Bar of Mumbai to your own city in partnership with local businessmen Vishal Anand and Sampat Singh.
- [Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: In First List, Congress Plays Safe](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-assembly-elections-2024-in-first-list-congress-plays-safe/): From 32 nominees, 28 are sitting MLAs Hooda, Udai Bhan, former Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat in first list Sitting MLA Mewa Singh to take on CM Saini in Ladwa The Congress party, eyeing a comeback in Haryana after 10 years, appears to be treading its path carefully while choosing its candidates for the October 5 assembly elections in the state. In the first list of 32 candidates released by the party in two parts (31+1) late on Friday evening, the party has fielded all 28 sitting MLAs so as not to rock the boat at a time when the sailing […]
- [Sakshi Malik’s Fears Over Co-Olympians Vinesh & Bajrang Joining Congress](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sakshi-maliks-fears-over-co-olympians-vinesh-bajrang-joining-congress/): Issues public appeal not to suspect the motivation behind their 20 months long agitation against former WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh As was being expected, Olympian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, who were at the core of a long-drawn agitation over women wrestlers’ sexual harassment charges against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Friday joined the Congress party a month ahead of polling for the Haryana assembly elections. Late evening, in the first list of candidates for the Haryana elections released by the party, Vinesh’s name appeared as the party nominee from […]
- [BJP Names 67 In First List of Candidates For 2024 Elections To 90-Member Haryana Assembly](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bjp-names-67-in-first-list-of-candidates-for-2024-elections-to-90-member-haryana-assembly/): CM Nayab Singh Saini will contest from Ladwa (Kurukshetra distt) | Former Home Minister Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt | Former Rohtak MP Dr Arvind Sharma from Gohana (Sonipat distt) | Former finance minister Capt Abhimanyu from Narnaund (Hisar distt) | Speaker Gian Chand Sharma from Panchkula Among others former minister Vinod Sharma’s wife Shakti Rani Sharma from Kalka (Panchkula distt) | former MP from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Shruti Choudhry from Tosham (Bhiwani distt) | Sitting MLA Bhavya Bishnoi from Adampur (Hisar distt) Mix of experience and youth | 25 new faces | 8 ministers repeated | 5 tickets given to candidates […]
- [SC Judge Reflects: The Summer Vacation Salary Guilt](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sc-judge-reflects-the-summer-vacation-salary-guilt/): ‘I feel so bad to get my salary during the summer vacation because I know we have not worked then,’ Justice BV Nagarathna has said. As per current projections of seniority, she is billed to become the first woman CJI in the future, for a brief period though. A Supreme Court judge recently made a very candid admission of a sense of guilt she felt while drawing salary for the court vacations, when judges do not conduct hearings. The admission is startling especially in the light of the undying debate over the very rationale behind the vacations. The candid remarks […]
- [New Stricter Bengal Anti-Rape Bill Passed: Effort To Gag Reporting Of Court Proceedings?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/new-stricter-bengal-anti-rape-bill-passed-effort-to-gag-reporting-of-court-proceedings/): West Bengal’s highest selling English daily newspaper, ‘The Telegraph’ has highlighted a very significant aspect of the new anti-rape bill, passed unanimously by voice vote after much drama in the state assembly during a special session called on Tuesday, that seeks to limit reporting on judicial proceedings in rape cases. This aspect assumes importance in the wake of the state government receiving flak from the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court judges over its handling of the recent horrific RG Kar rape and murder case of a junior doctor in the state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata. The newspaper […]
- [Beloved ‘Spy’ White Beluga Whale ‘Hvaldimir’ Dies Young, Plunging Norwegians In Grief](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/beloved-spy-white-beluga-whale-hvaldimir-dies-young-plunging-norwegians-in-grief/):   It was a 4.2-meter (14-feet) and 1,225-kilogram (2,700-pound) white beluga whale, which, like the friendly dolphins, had endeared itself to thousands of Norwegians with its friendly and playful demeanour towards humans over the last five years. First sighted by fishmen off the coast of Norway’s far-northern Finnmark region close to the Russian waters in 2019, the beluga whale was nicknamed by locals as “Hvaldimir,” a pun on the Norwegian word for whale “hval” and the Russian President Putin’s first name Vladimir. The reason for the nickname was a harness marine biologists discovered on the beluga, along with what appeared […]
- [Nicobar Lifestyle Store Sector 7 Chandigarh: A Modern, Mindful Design Studio Opens Its Doors To Shoppers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nicobar-lifestyle-store-sector-7-chandigarh-a-modern-mindful-design-studio-opens-its-doors-to-shoppers/): This is the 20th store of the brand, a co-founder of which is a member of a well-known industrialist family of the region It started its journey in 2016 from Mumbai, weathered the pandemic storm, and yet continues to win hearts with its commitment to a planet-friendly, mindful and guilt-free way of doing business, as it quickly spreads across the country, leaving a lasting footprint. A complete lifestyle chain of stores, named after our own virgin islands NICOBAR*, with modern collections of an entire range of women’s wear, men’s wear, jewellery, homeware and limitless options in gifting solutions for all […]
- [Modi’s Ukraine Mission: Foothold Secured, But Can He Climb All The Way Up The Cliff!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/modis-ukraine-mission-foothold-secured-but-can-he-climb-all-the-way-up-the-cliff/): Ukraine, US and Russia have responded positively to the visit, first by an Indian PM since Ukraine attained independence after the breakup of the USSR or Soviet Union in 1991 Conditions ripe for India to play a greater role in facilitating negotiations to bring peace to the war-torn nation, whether as a mediator or as a communication bridge The task is akin to climbing a treacherous cliff, but if Modi succeeds, it could be Nobel Peace moment for him There are no two opinions that the popularity of the prime minister of the most populous nation in the world, Narendra […]
- [Fortis Hospital Mohali ‘First’ In Upper North To Perform Successful Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplant](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fortis-hospital-mohali-first-in-upper-north-to-perform-successful-incompatible-living-donor-liver-transplant/): Wife donates portion of liver for survival of her spouse suffering from complete liver failure; blood groups of the two did not match Hospital also claims to have performed the region’s first ever deceased donor liver transplant We have often heard a living spouse or close relative donating one of his or her two kidneys to give a new lease of life to a dear one who has suffered complete kidney failure. But is this possible in the case of the liver which humans have only one! In a press meet here on Thursday, Fortis Hospital Mohali claimed to have […]
- [‘Lonely’ Dolphin’s ‘Playful’ Bites Wreaking Havoc At Serene Japanese Beaches](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lonely-dolphins-playful-bites-wreaking-havoc-at-serene-japanese-beaches/): We all have sometime or the other experienced first hand or watched on videos the friendly, playful and super smart behaviour of dolphins in controlled environments of water zoos or pools. But are they equally friendly or playful in their natural wild settings! Attacks on human on the beaches are not uncommon, but these are invariably attributed to sharks. Over the last three years, however, increasing attacks on humans on serene beaches in the Fukui prefecture in central Japan are being attributed by experts to rare aggressive behaviour by a ‘lonely’ single Indo-Pacific Bottlenose male dolphin. According to Kyodo News […]
- [Prostate Enlargement:  Rezūm Therapy At Shalby Hospital Mohali Showing Encouraging Results, Says Dr Priyadarshi Ranjan](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/prostate-enlargement-rezum-therapy-at-shalby-hospital-mohali-showing-encouraging-results-says-dr-priyadarshi-ranjan/): It has been prevalent in the USA and Europe for nearly a decade. But now this FDA approved minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedure is slowly finding traction in India and replacing the conventional surgical method for the treatment of the most common benign (non-cancerous) and progressive tumour found in ageing men, called prostate gland enlargement (in common parlance) or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (in medical terminology). The procedure, called Rezūm therapy, also known as water vapour therapy, uses a special instrument that delivers controlled doses of thermal energy from water vapour to shrink enlarged areas of the prostate. The instrument is inserted through the […]
- [‘Alarming!’: Researchers Call For More Urgent Actions To Rein In Plastic Pollution](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/alarming-researchers-call-for-more-urgent-actions-to-rein-in-plastic-pollution/): Twenty-four brain samples collected and analysed by researchers in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight, according to a news report published in The Guardian A news report, based on latest studies by researchers, published in The Guardian says leading researchers are calling for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution after finding that microplastics, or tiny shards and specks of plastics (typically smaller than 5mm in diameter), are increasingly accumulating in critical human organs like brain, lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow. Given the research findings, […]
- [Young Indian Women Wrestlers Bring Glory, Win First-ever Freestyle Team Title In U17 Worlds](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/young-indian-women-wrestlers-bring-glory-win-first-ever-freestyle-team-title-in-u17-worlds/): Make up for Vinesh Phogat’s deprived medal at Olympics, winning 5 gold medals, one silver and two bronze, with one fifth-place finish Relegate powerhouse Japan to the second position, with Kazakhstan finishing third Men’s freestyle team returns empty-handed Indian wrestlers may have had just a bronze metal to show in the recently concluded Paris Olympics, but young women wrestlers have shined brighter than diamonds by winning the first-ever women’s freestyle wrestling team title in the Under-17 World Wrestling Championships held in Jordan’s capital Amman. According to information available on the website of the world wrestling governing body, United World Wrestling […]
- [‘Gabbar’ Of Indian Cricket, Shikhar Dhawan Retires From Intl & Domestic Cricket](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gabbar-of-indian-cricket-shikhar-dhawan-retires-from-intl-domestic-cricket/): One of the most formidable Indian white ball openers, his pairing with Rohit Sharma to amass 5148 runs from 115 innings, at an average of 45.55 with 18 centuries made them the fourth-highest opening duo scorers of all time Dhawan was also India’s man for ICC tournaments with consistent stellar performances in the Champions Trophy and ODI World Cup tournaments since 2013 The iconic ‘Gabbar’ (film actor Amjad Khan) of ‘Sholay’ fame retired from this world at age 51 some 30 years ago. Now, the modern day ‘Gabbar’, dashing Indian left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan has retired from international and domestic […]
- [Tanishq Brand Jewellery Store In Sector 17 Chandigarh Gets Even Bigger, Grander](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tanishq-brand-jewellery-store-in-sector-17-chandigarh-gets-even-bigger-grander/): The store, spanning across 11000 sq. ft., features an exclusive zone on each of the four floors, including an Exclusive Wedding Zone and Exclusive High Value Diamond Zone There was a time when people relied heavily on their trusted neighbourhood family jeweller for all their gold and diamond jewellery requirements, assured that he/she will not cheat them on purity, weight or price. Till the early 90s the unorganised sector commanded a lion’s share (around 95%) of the total jewellery retail market. But things have changed since then, and drastically so in the last five years, when the market share of the organised […]
- [Third India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue: Immense Potential For Taking Growing Defence Ties To Next Level](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/third-india-japan-22-dialogue-immense-potential-for-taking-growing-defence-ties-to-next-level/): Space, cyber, chip-manufacturing, and other emerging technologies also priority areas The increasingly unpredictable geopolitical environment, essentially emerging out of the rise and apparent global ambitions of China as an economic and military superpower, and United States of American’s manoeuvring to contain its influence on the world stage, is threatening the very fabric of international peace. Lesser, but significant powers like India, with rapidly growing economies and with aspirations of playing a far greater role in world affairs, are finding themselves sandwiched in this superpower rivalry. Despite its enviable status as the fastest growing among the major economies of the world, […]
- [Kolkata Doctor's Rape & Murder: SC Slams WB Govt, Police, Asks For CISF Security At RG Kar Hospital](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kolkata-doctors-rape-murder-sc-slams-wb-govt-police-asks-for-cisf-security-at-rg-kar-hospital/): Apex Court asks CBI to file a status report on the investigation by Thursday (August 22 and the State of West Bengal to submit a status report on the investigation into the acts of vandalism at the hospital by a mob Orders constitution of a “National Task Force” comprising doctors from all over the country to give recommendations on the modalities to be followed all over the country to ensure the safety of medical professionals Taking the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government and the state police to task for its handling of the brutal rape and murder of a doctor […]
- [Ram Temple Float High Point Of ‘India Day Parade’ In New York Despite Controversy](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ram-temple-float-high-point-of-india-day-parade-in-new-york-despite-controversy/):   Thousands of Indian Americans and others, including prominent spiritual guru Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj and some Indian film actors, participated in the grand 42nd annual India Day Parade down Madison Square in New York City on August 18 to commemorate India’s Independence Day despite a “malicious and hate-filled” social media campaign by some groups to have it stalled because of the inclusion of a float of Ram Mandir being included in this year’s parade. Among the Indian film stars who joined in were newly weds Sonaksh Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal, Pankaj Tripathi and Manoj Tewari. The parade has […]
- [The ONE – Chandigarh: Multi-speciality Clinics Made Comprehensive & Compassionate](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-one-chandigarh-multi-speciality-outpatient-healthcare-made-comprehensive-compassionate/):   City residents need not wait long for their turn in a hospital or visit a limited-services standalone medical clinic any longer for their overall outpatient healthcare requirements. A new structured premium multi-speciality outpatient healthcare facility has opened at a central location in the city, providing quick and easy access to quality post graduate doctors in more than a dozen specialities, lab tests in tie-up with the most reputed laboratory chain in the country Agilus (earlier SRL), small interventions and procedures and vaccination for children and adults, all under one roof. The ONE – Chandigarh, located on the Madhya Marg […]
- [‘Meri Baari Te Lagdaey, Tuh Rabba Sutta Hi Reh Gaya!’ Wails Vinesh Phogat](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/meri-baari-te-lagdaey-tuh-rabba-sutta-hi-reh-gaya-wails-vinesh-phogat/):   In the first expression of her apparent agony at the rejection of her appeal for being granted a shared silver medal by the ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Paris following her heartbreaking disqualification prior to her historic gold medal bout in the women’s 50 kg freestyle competition of the Parish Olympics, star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has posted a wail to God. Without a word written or spoken, Vinesh posted a picture of herself on her Instagram account on Thursday lying flat on her back in the wrestling arena, her hands clutching […]
- [ZINNIA – Abstract Dining: Where Indian Cuisine Meets Modernity](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/zinnia-abstract-dining-where-north-indian-cuisine-meets-modernity/):   It’s a quaint little dining place, nestled in the restaurant and café zone along the famous ‘gheri’ route of Chandigarh in Sector 10, which has won the love and admiration of the food lovers of the tricity for its modernistic-traditional cuisine. Within a year of opening on the first floor of the inner market, opposite the iconic government-owned Mountview Hotel, ZINNIA – abstract dining, run in a partnership by international hospitality professionals, has built a reputation for itself rivalling any of the long existing popular premium restaurants. A 4.7 rating with more than 200 reviews on Google is no […]
- [Paris Olympics 2024: Is Hosting Oly The Answer To Reversing India’s History Of Underperformance!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/paris-olympics-2024-is-hosting-oly-the-answer-to-reversing-indias-history-of-underperformance/):   A history of narrow misses and fourth position finishes, which was repeated by Indian athletes at the just concluded Paris Olympics 2024, cannot and should not be a consolation to the most populous country in the world, which is also one of the most ancient, and was once the most prosperous civilisation. For a contingent of 117, the strongest ever by numbers in any edition of the Olympics so far,  the six medals with no gold and just one silver, Indian sports, instead of improving on its best ever performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the midst of […]
- [After Sisodia’s Bail In Delhi Liquor Policy Cases, Kejriwal Too Moves SC To Quash CBI Arrest, Grant Bail](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/after-sisodias-bail-in-delhi-liquor-policy-cases-kejriwal-too-moves-sc-to-quash-cbi-arrest-grant-bail/):   Apparently encouraged by the Supreme Court recently granting bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia after remaining in jail for 17 months in two cases related to the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has also moved the Apex court seeking quashing of his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the same scam and to release him on bail. On August 5, Kejriwal’s plea for quashing his arrest had been rejected by the Delhi High Court, and on […]
- [Wrestler Aman Sehrawat Becomes Youngest Indian Ever To Win Individual Olympic Medal](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wrestler-aman-sehrawat-becomes-youngest-indian-ever-to-win-individual-olympic-medal/): Orphaned at tender age of 11 years, and facing an existential crisis along with his little sister, Aman’s grit and determination turned misfortunate into opportunity with support and encouragement from his kin In his bronze medal win in the men’s 57 kg weight category, the grappler at 21 years and 24 days age eclipsed badminton star PV Sindhu’s previous record of being the youngest Indian at 21 years, one month and 14 days when she bagged the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics From being born in a rural family of humble means, orphaned at the tender age of […]
- [Out On Bail, Manish Sisodia Enjoys Morning Cuppa With Wife After 17 Months](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/4334-2/):   The one thing which former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader apparently missed most all these past 17 months in jail in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy case was a ‘bed tea’, the hot morning cuppa in the cozy comfort of the bed, at home in the company of his wife Seema. Sisodia, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Friday in both the CBI and ED cases, posted a selfie of smiling himself and his wife, cups of tea in hand, on his personal ‘X’ handle on Saturday with a strong […]
- [Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic & Pre-Olympic Horror Story](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/vinesh-phogats-olympic-pre-olympic-horror-story/):   From a high of being so close to winning a historic Olympic gold medal for the country, to not even eligible for any medal, and rather relegated to the bottom of the ranking in her weight category, destiny could not have been crueller on India’s star woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified for being 100 grams over the required 50 kg weight limit during the weigh-in on the morning of her gold medal bout. It might have initially felt like a horrible dream after a dream run, during which she pulled off one of the biggest wins of […]
- [IIT Madras Receives Largest-Ever Single Donation Of Rs 228 Cr From Alumnus](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/iit-madras-receives-largest-ever-single-donation-of-rs-228-cr-from-alumnus/): The single tranche donation has been made by Dr Krishna Chivukula, Founder & Chairman of Bangalore based INDO-MIM Limited, a global leader in precision Metal Injection Moulded (MIM) parts and components It will support a range of initiatives, including research endeavours, scholarships for international students, and undergraduate fellowship programmes at IIT Madras Earlier this year Ruth Gottesman, a 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier donated a whopping US$ 1 billion (approx. Rs 8400 crore INR) to a lesser visible US medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where she herself was a former professor, to […]
- [Chandigarh’s Iconic Softy Corner: Adding Taste, Zing & Fun To Your Parties, At No Extra Cost!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarhs-iconic-softy-corner-adding-taste-zing-fun-to-your-parties-at-no-extra-cost/):   Remember queuing up at the tiny Softy Corner (since 1980) in Chandigarh’s city centre Sector 17 Plaza to be served your favourite softies by a genial bespectacled man – Mr Sanjay Abbott. With passing years, the menu at the go-to joint has been getting bigger and the queues longer. It is one of the most Instagram savvy place in the City Beautiful. With a young man deciding to extend a helping hand to his father, the overall experience of customers and patrons is only getting better. It is natural for younger generation to bring new flavour and energy to […]
- [VIP Luggage Store, Biggest In Mohali, Opens On Airport Road In Sector 79](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/vip-luggage-store-biggest-in-mohali-opens-on-airport-road-in-sector-79/): Bollywood-Pollywood actor and comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi, while inaugurating the store owned by Vivek Jolly, says luggage is like family, a friend and constant companion In Mohali to inaugurate an exclusive VIP Luggage Store, the largest in the Mohali cluster, on the Airport Road in Sector 79, Bollywood-Pollywood actor and comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi was asked how much luggage means to a celebrity constantly on the move. His reply did not surprise us, “My luggage means everything to me. It is my family member, my friend and my constant companion. Can you imagine life without luggage!” With more and more upwardly mobile […]
- [Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla Named Prime Astronaut For Indo-US Mission To ISS](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gp-capt-shubhanshu-shukla-named-prime-astronaut-for-indo-us-mission-to-iss/): Gp Capt Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair to serve as his backup Experienced Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the second Indian gaganyatri (astronaut), after then Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma in 1984, to venture into space. He will be part of the India-United States Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced that Gp Capt Shukla has been selected as the prime gaganyatri for the mission, with Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair serving as his backup. This mission is a collaborative effort between ISRO, National Aeronautics and […]
- [The Real Van Gogh Immersive Experience At Elante: A Digital Spectacle Never Seen Before](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-real-van-gogh-immersive-experience-at-elante-a-digital-spectacle-never-seen-before/): Soak in the Dutch master’s art pieces vividly come alive in India’s first 22,000 lumens projection and largest screens ever Book your one hour-slots for the monthlong exhibit, which opens on August 2 You wouldn’t have seen anything like this before. ‘The Real Van Gogh Immersive Experience’, set up in the courtyard of the Nexus Elante Mall in Chandigarh, promises to wow not only art lovers, but people of all shades from across the region, with an unparalleled visual spectacle which brings out the colours and emotions of the late nineteenth century Dutch master’s paintings. The digital exhibit boasts India’s first 22,000 […]
- [FIESTA 2024 At Vivek High School: 400 Students From 20 Prestigious Schools Vying For Honours](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fiesta-2024-at-vivek-high-school-400-students-from-20-prestigious-schools-vying-for-honours/): Three-day festival celebrating talent, creativity, innovation & collaboration Vivek High School, Chandigarh, which prides itself in “Empowering Students to Shape Tomorrow’s World” has been celebrating talent, creativity, innovation and collaboration in inter-school competitions organized by it in bits and pieces from time to time. But this year it has organized a consolidated festival encompassing multi-disciplinary competitions, bringing together 400 odd class IV to XII students from 20 prestigious schools from different parts of the country. In the three-day festival, branded FIESTA 2024, which was kickstarted by school principal Ms Renu Puri on Wednesday, students will participate in competitions, wherein they […]
- [Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: Study Conducted In Sweden Says A Blood Test Most Accurate & Inexpensive](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/alzheimers-diagnosis-study-conducted-in-sweden-says-a-blood-test-most-accurate-inexpensive/):   The National Institute of Aging describes Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts over 32 million people worldwide. as a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest routine tasks. It’s a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over several years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer’s, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment. The most common early symptoms of Alzheimer’s is difficulty remembering newly learned information. It is the most common cause of dementia, a general term […]
- [Aakash’s National Talent Hunt Exam ANTHE 2024 Gets Bigger](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aakashs-national-talent-hunt-exam-anthe-2024-gets-bigger/): Besides 10,000+ coaching scholarships of up to 100%, Rs 2.5 crore in cash awards for top 100 students in Class VII-IX and top 50 students in Class XI-XII Five students (two from among toppers and remaining three randomly) to win a 5-day all-expenses paid trip to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA Last year 11.8 lakh students pan India wrote the exam 10,000+ won scholarships, out of which 2367 were from North Zone comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir & 293 from Chandigarh Get national, state and city level ranking to know where you stand ANTHE 2024 to […]
- [Grecian-Park Hospital Mohali Gears Up To Treat More Parkinson’s Patients With DBS](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/grecian-park-hospital-mohali-gears-up-to-treat-more-parkinsons-patients-with-dbs/): Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) have been excellent in 60-65 years age bracket patients, shares North India’s noted neurosurgeon Dr Deepak Tyagi National Institute On Aging (NIA) describes Parkinson’s disease as a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking or trembling, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Although most people with Parkinson’s first develop the disease after age 60, about 5% to 10% experience onset before the age of 50. While virtually anyone could be at risk for developing Parkinson’s, some research studies suggest this disease affects more men than women. Symptoms of the […]
- [UK Gourmet Pizza Brand PizzaExpress Opens Pizzeria-Café In Mohali’s CP-67](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/uk-gourmet-pizza-brand-pizzaexpress-opens-pizzeria-cafe-in-mohalis-cp-67/): Brings Britalian flair and innovation in authentic Italian hand-tossed gourmet pizzas, pastas, salads, beverages, desserts, and more, using fresh, largely locally sourced ingredients Also showcases its brand-new menu featuring artfully crafted cocktails, mocktails, sangrias, and a wine portfolio complemented by all-new bar bite offerings Freshly brewed Italian coffee makes the overall experience more rewarding It’s perhaps the best thing to have happened exclusively to Mohali in entire upper North India. United Kingdom based iconic and innovative gourmet pizza brand PizzaExpress has opened its spacious and stylish casual dining Pizzeria-Café in the busy food court of CP-67 Mall recently. This is […]
- [SKY To Lead India’s T20Is Squad On SL Tour; Rohit To Be Captain In ODIs](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sky-to-lead-indias-t20is-squad-on-sl-tour-rohit-to-be-captain-in-odis/): Shubhman Gill Vice-Captain in both formats; Virat to play ODIs Jasprit Bumrah rested; Hardik only part of T20Is squad, as also Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh KL Rahul & Shreyas Iyer return for ODIs; Ravindra Jadeja notable omission The Gautam Gambhir effect has already started showing in the selection of the Indian T20 captain and squads for the forthcoming T20Is and ODIs tour of Sri Lanka, announced by BCCI on Thursday. World’s top T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav, nicknamed SKY or Mr 360 degree, and not world’s current top T20 allrounder Hardik Pandya, will lead the country’s T20Is squad, […]
- [Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day, Local Shops On Amazon Programme Gets New Features](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ahead-of-amazon-prime-day-local-shops-on-amazon-programme-gets-new-features/): Sellers get easier 1-click join-in process on the Seller Mobile app; customers can easily discover and purchase products from their trusted local stores through a new storefront-led shopping experience on the Amazon Mobile app In 2020, Amazon.in launched the ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ programme to help small and medium local physical stores get digitalised and reach customers in their neighbourhood through its app. In 2024, the programme is helping tens of thousands of such stores across the country to use the power of digital to get more customer orders from their neighbourhood, and the customers a convenient option of shopping from […]
- [On Kapil’s Appeal, BCCI Announces Rs 1 Cr Financial Aid For Ailing Ashuman Gaekwad](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/on-kapils-appeal-bcci-announces-rs-1-cr-financial-aid-for-ailing-ashuman-gaekwad/): The former gutsy Indian batter has been battling blood cancer for over a year and is currently under treatment in a London hospital Following an appeal by former Indian World Cup winning cricketers Kapila Dev and Sandeep Patil, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to immediately release Rs 1 crore in financial aid for the treatment of former gutsy Indian opener, selector and coach Ashuman Gaekwad, who is battling blood cancer in a hospital in London. “Mr Jay Shah (Secretary) has instructed the BCCI to release INR 1 crore with immediate effect to provide financial […]
- [Airport Slapping Incidents Connected To Security Screening: CISF In The Eye Of The Storm!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/airport-slapping-incidents-connected-to-security-screening-cisf-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/): Coming a month after the Kangana Ranaut incident at Chandigarh, the slapping of a CISF ASI by an angry SpiceJet staffer at Jaipur airport raises questions over taking law in own hands in wake of ‘provocations’ A second reported incident of slapping at an airport connected to security screening in just over a month has once again brought into sharp focus the debate over whether a person aggrieved of provocation, however grave, can usurp the right to take the law into his or her own hands in a fit of rage and justify it as a natural reaction. After the […]
- [Humanlike Robots: Shockwaves Over First Ever ‘Robot Suicide’, Yet China Unveils World’s First ‘Emotional’ Humanoid Robot](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/humanlike-robots-shockwaves-over-first-ever-robot-suicide-yet-china-unveils-worlds-first-emotional-humanoid-robot/):   Even as the world is grappling with the disturbing reports of the world’s first suspected ‘robot suicide’ at a workplace in South Korea, which is under investigation by the authorities there, comes news that China has unveiled the world’s first “emotional” robot that has “humanlike behaviour” and is designed to feel “happy, sad and angry”. Though still a far cry, the continual attempts being made in the field of science and technology to inch closer to one day fulfilling the dream of ‘making’ a ‘human being’, with all traits of intelligence, feelings, emotions, etc, is only sharpening the debate […]
- [Gauti It Is! Gautam Gambhir Named Team India’s Head Coach](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gauti-it-is-gautam-gambhir-named-team-indias-head-coach/): The cricket board hierarchy was so bowled over by his passionate and aggressive cricketing style & strategy that the formal interview for the advertised coach’s job was reduced to a mere formality Will he get his way with BCCI in appointing support staff of his choice to deliver! His handling, especially of senior players, will be closely watched Cracking more than 10,000 runs while playing nearly 250 matches for the country in all three formats, this dependable India top-order batsman was known for belting out peak performances in big matches. His IPL exploits, first for Delhi Capitals and later Kolkata […]
- [Vodafone Idea (Vi) To Get Aggressive In Punjab-Haryana, Enhance Network Capabilities](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/vodafone-idea-vi-to-get-aggressive-in-punjab-haryana-enhance-network-capabilities/): Announces launch of L 900 band spectrum and voice over Wi-fi (VoWifi) technology for superior indoor coverage, better call quality and data experience Is innovating for a complete digital experience via Vi App for utility payments, entertainment, games, cloud gaming and much more Despite having lost customers in the hordes to its rivals Airtel and Jio, due to lack of adequate investment in infrastructure over the past few years, the third largest private telecom operator in the country Vodafone Idea (Vi) still commands a sizable 1.3 crore customers, and a 22-23% market share, in Punjab and Haryana. Now the Aditya […]
- [Nitin Kapur Installed President of Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown For 2024-25](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nitin-kapur-installed-president-of-rotary-club-chandigarh-midtown-for-2024-25/): Secretary Pradeep Sisodia too takes charge, along with the Board of Governors Rotarian Nitin Kapur on Wednesday took over as the 48th President of Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown for the year 2024-25 in a largely attended and impressive installation ceremony at the CII Northern India headquarters in Sector 31 Chandigarh. He was adorned with the ceremonial Rotary collar by outgoing president Jeeten Bhambri in the presence of past Rotary Governor of District 3080 Shaju Peter and District Governor Nominate Rita Kalra. Pradeep Sisodia was sworn-in as Secretary, taking over the reins from Anup Sharma, along with the Board of Governors. […]
- [Modern Day Nalanda University: Will It Rekindle India’s Golden Era As ‘Vishva Guru’!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/modern-day-nalanda-university-will-it-rekindle-indias-golden-era-as-vishva-guru/): A truly international university of knowledge and learning, supported by member states of East Asia Summit, and with collaborative research linkages with reputed global universities & institutions For some 700 years, between the 5th and 12th centuries, it remained a premium centre for imparting scholarly knowledge and learning to the ancient world, attracting students and renowned teachers from across Eastern and Central Asia, including the famous pilgrim-monk Hsuan Tsang from China in the 7th century. Widely believed to be the world’s first residential university, Nalanda, in the erstwhile kingdom of Magadha (modern day Bihar), had a sprawling campus scattered over […]
- [Farmers’ Agitation: All Attention On PM’s Kisan Sammelan In Varanasi On June 18](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/farmers-agitation-all-attention-on-pms-kisan-sammelan-in-varanasi-on-june-18/): Let the Govt return to the table with clean hands and open mind, and the farmers reciprocate in the same spirit   Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government has literally been on a collision course with the agitating farmers in several parts of the country, especially the more belligerent among them from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, demanding among other things legal guarantees for government procurement of crops at minimum support price (MSP). Now, with a reduced mandate, for which the angry rural communities have apparently been partly responsible with their anger being encashed by the Opposition, what stand […]
- [LS 2024 Result Analysis: Modi 3.0 For The World, But Within, NDA Govt Could Usher Change](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ls-2024-result-analysis-modi-3-0-for-the-world-but-within-nda-govt-could-usher-change/): Short of being defeated, Modi-led saffron party left severely bruised by the people’s verdict Having reposed its confidence in him for a decade, increasingly impatient Nation puts Modi on final notice Successes yes, but failures on some critical fronts, especially on employment generation, stings the ruling party Arrogance, scorn for the Oppn, and dictatorial attitude rejected by the electorate So has been targeted actions by investigating agencies against Oppn leaders to suit the ruling party’s political interests Splitting parties to topple Oppn govts in states, and ‘washing machine’ actions have proved counter productive Still No. 1 party: BJP is still […]
- [Kangana Embroiled In Another Controversy; Claims Woman CISF Official Hit Her At Chandigarh Airport](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kangana-embroiled-in-another-controversy-claims-women-cisf-official-hit-her-at-chandigarh-airport/): The woman CISF official was reportedly angry over Kangana’s past disparaging remarks against women participants in the longstanding farmers’ agitation Actor-turned-politician Kangna Ranaut’s keeps getting dragged into controversies because of her social media outbursts on a diverse range of issues and developments, especially her strong personal seemingly nationalistic views. She got embroiled in another controversy on Thursday when she alleged that a woman constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) apparently from Punjab, deployed at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chandigarh International Airport, hit her on the face and verbally abused her apparently without any immediate provocation. Kangana, who recently […]
- [Question-Mark Over Functioning Of EVMs: First Hand Account By Polling Agent Of Opposition Candidate](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/q-mark-on-functioning-of-evms-first-hand-account-by-polling-agent-of-opposition-candidate/): Greater awareness of digital footprint of vote polled on VVPAT unit raised voter confidence Manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to alter the outcome of elections at various levels has been an oft repeated charge by the Opposition parties whenever they lose the battle to win the people’s mandate, and its echo is only getting louder. So, when an opportunity came to volunteer as a polling agent of Manish Tewari, the joint Congress, AAP and INDIA alliance candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, for one of the polling booths in the southern sectors, I grabbed it with both hands. […]
- [Who Will Win Chandigarh Seat In Lok Sabha 2024? Will ‘Mayorgate’ Sink BJP!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/who-will-win-chandigarh-seat-in-lok-sabha-2024-will-mayorgate-sink-bjp/): The centrally administered territory has traditionally been going with the party perceived to be winning at the Centre One would expect that the infamous ‘Mayorgate’ pictures of the ruling BJP-imposed presiding officer anxiously glancing at a CCTV camera while blatantly indulging in cheating to reverse an imminent party defeat during the process of counting of votes in the tense mayoral elections in Chandigarh, which sullied the centrally administered territory’s fair name as a beautiful and well planned city, should be enough grounds for the voting population to reject the saffron party in the June 1 Lok Sabha polls, but the […]
- [Next-Gen Manufacturing Must; Prudence Advised At CII Chandigarh Forum](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/next-gen-manufacturing-must-prudence-advised-at-cii-chandigarh-forum/):   Industry leaders, experts and innovators at ‘Next-Gen Manufacturing Forum 2024’, organized by CII Chandigarh on Thursday (23.05.2024), were one in emphasizing that adoption of Industry 4.0 is absolutely necessary for the industry to survive and thrive, but cautioned that adoption of new technologies and processes should be well thought through and done in critical processes in which technology will make a real difference. The forum, with the theme ‘Unleashing Manufacturing Potential through Technological Breakthroughs,’ held at the CII Northern Region Headquarters in Chandigarh, highlighted the crucial role of Industry 4.0 technologies in transforming India’s manufacturing sector into a global […]
- [Chopper Crash, Which Killed Iranian President Raisi, Kicks Up Intriguing Questions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chopper-crash-which-killed-iranian-president-raisi-kicks-up-intriguing-questions/): The American made civilian Bell 212 helicopter was several decades old; Company discontinued production in late 1990s; long list of Heads of State/Govt to perish in air crashes The crash of the decades old twin-rotor blade twin-engine Bell 212 helicopter, in which the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed along with the country’s foreign minister and six others, has thrown up some intriguing questions which have become the subject for a worldwide debate among experts. The actual facts would emerge only after a time-consuming high-level commission of inquiry ordered by the Iranian authorities. But among the most glaring observations is […]
- [Chandigarh Skin Clinic: Hi-Tech, No-Frills For A Win-Win Affordable Experience](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-skin-clinic-hi-tech-no-frills-for-a-win-win-affordable-experience/):   A highly experienced, committed and ethical consultant dermatologist-cosmetologist, state-of-the-art technologies and machines, many of them US FDA approved, and a simple, no-frills clinic, that is the  formula the newly opened Chandigarh Skin Clinic in Industrial Area Phase II has adopted to give customers the best of services at most affordable rates. Frankly, at first sight, the clinic looks just too simple for a place offering high-end medical cosmetology and dermatology services. But a brief interaction with Dr Jatinder Kaur, consultant dermatologist-cosmetologist with 34 years of government and private practice, and the promoters, who themselves are in the business of […]
- [Can Country Be Held To Ransom! Now Jaipur, Lucknow Schools Get Hoax Bomb Mails](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/can-country-be-held-to-ransom-now-jaipur-lucknow-schools-get-hoax-bomb-mails/): Security agencies need to quickly find a way to track the culprits and neutralise them Emboldened by the failure of the Indian security establishment to crack the source of the recent spate of hoax emails threatening to blow up schools, hospitals, airports and other mass gathering venues in various parts of the country, have further emboldened miscreants or anti-India forces in their game of spreading large scale panic. In this continuing string of emails, dozens of schools in Jaipur and a few in Lucknow were targeted on Monday, which happens to be the 16th anniversary of the synchronized serial bomb […]
- [With 10 Poll Promises, AAP Supremo Pitches ‘Kejriwal Ki Guarantee’ Against ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-10-poll-promises-aap-supremo-pitches-kejriwal-ki-guarantee-against-modi-ki-guarantee/): ‘I don’t want to be the Prime Minister’, he states but his assertive messaging speaks otherwise By announcing 10 guarantees for the country, which he presented as a vision for new India, without which a country cannot become powerful, and pitching “Kejriwal ki Guarantee” against “Modi ki Guarantee”, Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has let it be known in no uncertain terms that he is a contender to replace Narendra Modi as Prime Minister should the INDIA bloc outperform the BJP led NDA alliance in the Lok Sabha elections and storm to power. Announcing […]
- [Kejriwal Says If BJP Retains Power, Amit Shah Will Replace Modi, Yogi Adityanath Will Lose CMship](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kejriwal-says-if-bjp-retains-power-amit-shah-will-replace-modi-yogi-adityanath-will-lose-cmship/): Shah debunks claim; asserts Modi will become PM again and complete full term till 2029 Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal appears to have sharpened his political skills during his month-and-a-half judicial custody in Tihar Jail, and turned a political pundit, going by his first statements after being granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam. While asserting that the BJP is not getting a majority in the Lok Sabha elections, he at the same predicted that if the saffron […]
- [SC Grants Interim Bail To Kejriwal Till June 1; Lays Down 5 Conditions](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sc-agrees-to-grant-interim-bail-to-kejriwal-till-june-1-detailed-order-to-follow/): In a major relief for Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 10, 2024) granted interim bail to him till June 1, the last day of the seven-stage polling, solely for the purpose of electioneering, despite his plea before the court being vehemently opposed by the Enforcement Directorate. During the hearing of the appeal on May 7, the top court had hinted at granting conditional interim bail to Kejriwal in order to […]
- [ED Opposes Interim Bail To Kerjiwal In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ed-opposes-interim-bail-to-kerjiwal-in-delhi-liquor-policy-scam/): In a fresh affidavit filed in the Supreme Court a day ahead of the resumed hearing on the interim bail plea in the PMLA case, ED asserted that “right to campaign for an election is neither a fundamental right nor a constitutional right and not even a legal right” Two days after a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta showed its inclination towards granting conditional interim bail to arrested Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections, and a day before it is set to resume hearing […]
- [Sam Pitroda Kicks Off Political Storm With ‘Racial’ Comments, Resigns After Cong Distances Itself](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sam-pitroda-kicks-off-political-storm-with-racial-comments-resigns-after-cong-distances-itself/):   After Supriya Shrinate’s ‘Mandi rate’ comment on noted actress Kangana Ranaut getting the BJP ticket to contest the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, and Randeep Singh Surjewala’s controversial reference to the saffron party’s Mathura MP and evergreen ‘Dream Girl’ Hema Malini, the Congress jug of embarrassments finally appears to have spilled over. Then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s famous modernization and digitalization days advisor Sam Pitroda has been ensnared in the eye of a political storm by making comparisons of Indians from different parts of the country to people from other countries, continents and races, which have been […]
- [3 Independent MLAs Withdraw Support To Nayab Saini Govt, Reducing It To Minority](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/3-independent-mlas-withdraw-support-to-nayab-saini-govt-reducing-it-to-minority/): However, no immediate threat of the government falling; Constitution provides cushion of 4 more months; assembly elections due in Sept-Oct Weeks ahead of the May 25 Lok Sabha polls in the state, three of the independent Haryana MLAs supporting the Nayab Singh Saini led BJP government on Tuesday (07.05.2024) announced that they are withdrawing their support to the government and henceforth will be supporting the Congress, reducing the government to a minority, but with no immediate threat of the government falling. Though the three MLAs – Sombir Sangwan from Charkhi Dadri, Dharampal Gondar from Nilokheri, and Randhir Gollen from Pundri […]
- [High Profile Exits From Delhi Congress: Did Party Get It Wrong!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/high-profile-exits-from-delhi-congress-did-party-get-it-wrong/): All five who joined BJP – Arvinder Singh Lovely, Raj Kumar Chauhan, Naseeb Singh, Neeraj Basoya, and Amit Malik – are influential grassroots leaders The recent spate of resignations by high profile Congress leaders in Delhi, protesting the party’s alliance with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which the grand old party has all along been holding responsible for its downfall in the National Capital on the basis of “fake charges of corruption” against the then Congress government in the state, has further queered the political pitch for the grand old party. The choice of two party candidates Kanhaiya Kumar […]
- [Rahul Gandhi Shifts Venue Of Home Game To Last Family Bastion, Raebareli](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rahul-gandhi-shifts-venue-of-home-game-to-last-family-bastion-raebareli/): His mother Sonia Gandhi had retained the seat in 2019 despite the Modi wave, through by a much reduced margin of 1.67 lakh votes Having played out a difficult away game, to use IPL parlance, at Wayanad in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi is finally back to play an even more difficult home game, not in Amethi, but in Raebareli, the last bastion standing of the Gandhi family in their traditional home state Uttar Pradesh. Ending weeks of suspense over party nominations to the two seats traditionally held by the Gandhi family, the Congress at the eleventh hour early on Friday morning […]
- [It Was Tough On Rinku, We Needed Another Bowling Option, Says Agarkar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/it-was-tough-on-rinku-we-needed-another-bowling-option-says-agarkar/): Rohit admits he personally wanted four spinners and Hardik as seam all-rounder in the 15-member squad At the much anticipated press conference on Thursday regarding the selection of the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup announced on Tuesday, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar expressed their views on various aspects of the selection, including the much debated omission of Rinku Singh and Hardik Pandya’s role as all-rounder. Frankly, some views were convincing, while others were not so convincing. Following are the excerpts On the influence of IPL 2024 season in determining the T20 […]
- [Identical Email With Hoax Bomb Threat To 80 Delhi, NCR Schools Traced To Russian IP Address](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/identical-email-with-hoax-bomb-threat-to-80-delhi-ncr-schools-traced-to-russian-ip-address/): Suspected international organisation’s role being probed Right in the middle of the National elections in the country, an identical email, carrying bomb threat, received in the wee hours on Wednesday by around 80 schools in Delhi, and Noida in their official mail boxes, caused frenzied activity, with bomb detection and disposal squads and fire services squads in the dozens being rushed to the schools, which were shut down for the day and children sent back home. After thorough searches at all these schools, the threat was found to be a hoax, but as a precautionary measure Delhi Police raised a […]
- [India Squad Named For ICC Men’s T20 World Cup; Is It Geared To Win!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-squad-named-for-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-is-it-geared-to-win/): Hardik Vice-Captain; Kohli, Jadeja, Chahal, Samson, Dube in; Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh reserved; KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan completely ignored Trust the selectors and the team management have given equal credence to overall performance, and not limited their selection criteria to performances in the current edition of the IPL, while naming the 15-member India squad with four reserves on Tuesday (30.04.2024) for the June ICC T20 World Cup being jointly organized for the first time at six locations in the West Indies and three in the USA. As expected the captaincy remains with ‘hitman’ Rohit Sharma, and, with an eye on […]
- [Raja Warring To Take On ‘Deserter’ Ravneet Singh ‘Bittu’, As Cong Names 4 More LS Candidates From Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/raja-warring-to-take-on-deserter-ravneet-singh-bittu-as-cong-names-4-more-ls-candidates-from-punjab/):   Releasing a fresh list of four party candidates from Punjab, the Congress high command has put its state party president Amrinder Singh Brar ‘Raja Warring’ through an acid test by fielding him from Ludhiana constituency against two time running party MP Ravneet Singh ‘Bittu’, who caused a huge embarrassment to the party by deserting it and joining the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. With this the party has named candidates to 12 of the 13 parliamentary constituencies in the state, leaving its options for Ferozepur seat still open. Others named in the list released on Monday (29.04.2024) […]
- [Congress’ First List Of 8 Candidates For Haryana Fails To Impress](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/congress-first-list-of-8-candidates-for-haryana-fails-to-impress/): Apart from Kumari Sejla from Sirsa (SC) and Deepender Hooda (Rohtak), others do not inspire much confidence After seemingly endless deliberations over choice of candidates for nine of the 10 lok sabha seats in Haryana being contested by the Congress in alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the first list of eight candidates released by the party high command late on Thursday (25.04.2024) clearly stamps the dominance of party heavyweight from the state Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Barring former Union minister and four time Lok Sabha member Kumari Selja, all the other candidates are considered to be from the Hooda […]
- [SC Rejects Pleas For 100% Verification Of EVM Votes With VVPAT slips](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sc-rejects-pleas-for-100-verification-of-evm-votes-with-vvpat-slips/): However, two directives issued to allay the apprehension of candidates and strengthen the existing mechanism The Supreme Court of India on Friday (26.04.2024) dismissed a clutch of petitions seeking the complete cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). It also rejected pleas for return to the ballot paper system for elections. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, delivering separate but concurring judgment, said that the court had elaborately discussed the protocols and technical aspects before rejecting the request for 100 per cent verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips. Expressing […]
- [JioCinema Premium @ Re 1 Per Day Poses Direct Challenge To Netflix, Amazon Prime Video](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/jiocinema-premium-re-1-per-day-poses-direct-challenge-to-netflix-amazon-prime-video/):   Reliance Jio, known for its disruptive marketing strategies, has slashed the price of its JioCinema premium plan to as low as Re 1 per day. Coming into immediate effect, the JioCinema premium plan will start at just Rs 29 per month, a massive drop from the previous Rs 99 per month, or Rs 999 a year subscription fee (for streaming on up to four devices, ads included). The revised subscription plans now provide “ad-free” access to online and offline viewing of Hollywood movies, TV series, and children’s programming in 4K quality across any device, in five different languages. This […]
- [Online Credit Card Spending Crosses Rs 1 Lakh Cr For First Time in March 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/online-credit-card-spending-crosses-rs-1-lakh-cr-for-first-time-in-march-2024/):   Credit card spending online has surpassed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark (Rs 1.04,081 Cr) for the first time in March 2024, with the total credit card spends during the month, including through point-of-sale machines, standing at Rs 1,64,586 crore. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the online credit card spends of Rs 1.04 lakh crore+ are 20 per cent higher than Rs 86,390 crore recorded in March 2023. From month-to-month, this marks an increase of 10 per cent from Rs 94,774 crore in February 2024. Offline credit card transactions (through point-of-sale machines), […]
- [RBI Restrains Kotak Bank; No Issuing Of New Credit Cards & Onboarding Clients Digitally](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rbi-restrains-kotak-bank-no-issuing-of-new-credit-cards-onboarding-clients-digitally/): Bank loses its status as fourth largest banking stock on Dalal Street to its rival Axis Bank in market value terms Fearing potential repercussions of the Reserve Bank of India’s latest action against Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of the top private lenders in the country, directing it to halt the issuance of fresh credit cards and onboarding new clients through digital channels, the bank’s share plunged as much as 10% during early trading on Thursday (25.04.2022). This decline marks the sharpest single-day drop for the stock since March 23, 2020. RBI Chief General Manager Yogesh Dayal stated in a press […]
- [Why So Long For Harsimrat! Kaypee Among 6 More SAD Candidates; Congress Names 2 Women](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/why-so-long-for-harsimrat-kaypee-among-6-more-sad-candidates-congress-names-2-women/): Panthic party’s unease evident in delaying most obvious choice Given the drought of winnable candidates within its ranks, one would have thought that the re-nomination of three-time Member of Parliament and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal should have been Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)’s most obvious choice for re-nomination as its candidate from Bathinda. But in not naming her in the first list of seven candidates, the party had exposed its sense of unease over her electoral prospects. However, left with no other choice, the party had to eventually declare her the party candidate from her traditional seat in its […]
- [Tirupati Temple Breaks Its Own Record, Invests Rs 1,161.08 Cr In FDs During 2023-24](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tirupati-temple-breaks-its-own-record-invests-rs-1161-08-cr-in-fds-during-2023-24/): This eclipses previous highest of Rs 1,153.26 Cr; trust’s cumulative fixed deposits across banks stand at Rs 13,287.62 crore as of March 31, and gold reserves have swelled to 11,329.67 kg, valued at over Rs 8,400 crore at current rates The world’s richest Hindu temples trust, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which runs the world-renowned Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple dedicated to the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver or protector of the universe, in Tirupati town of Chittor district in Andhra Pradesh state, has recorded a new financial high. Deccan Chronicle has reported quoting sources that the trust has invested Rs […]
- [Big Blow For Mamata, Calcutta HC Nullifies 2016 Recruitment Process, Effectively Dismissing 2500+ School Teachers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/big-blow-for-mamata-calcutta-hc-nullifies-2016-recruitment-process-effectively-dismissing-2500-school-teachers/):   In a body blow to the Mamta Banerjee government in West Bengal, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday (24.04.2024) nullified the process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) for recruitment of teachers in state government-sponsored and aided schools, and ordered cancellation of all 25,000+ appointments made through it. The bench comprising justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi, constituted by the Chief Justice of the high court on directions of the Supreme Court, also ordered that all teachers who were recruited illegally (blank Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets) to return their salaries drawn thus far […]
- [In A Very Rare Event, Sextuplets (6 Babies) Born To Pakistani Woman](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-a-very-rare-event-sextuplets-6-babies-born-to-pakistani-woman/): In a very rare occurrence, a 27 years old woman in Rawalpindi, Pakistan has given birth to six babies (sextuplets) – four male and two female – in the nursery of the district hospital on Friday (19.04.2024) via a complicated C-section surgery. According to media reports, quoting attending doctors, the babies were delivered one after the other in an hour and that both the babies and the mother were keeping well. The woman, Zeenat Waheed, wife of Mohammad, developed slight complications after the multiple childbirths, but doctors assured that she would be fine after a few days of care. The […]
- [A Coronavirus Mutated 50+ Times In Elderly Man’s Body For 613 Days](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-coronavirus-mutated-50-times-in-elderly-mans-body-for-613-days/): Cases like this increase the risk of more dangerous coronavirus variants emerging, researchers say Researchers in Kingdom of the Netherlands have reported that an elderly man, immunocompromised due to pre existing illnesses, harboured a rare coronavirus variant which mutated more than 50 times in his body for 613 days at a stretch before he died last year due to a flare-up of one of his previous illnesses. Considering that cases like this increase the risk of more dangerous coronavirus variants emerging in the future, these researchers led by Magda Vergouwe from the University of Amsterdam are poised to present the […]
- [Big Leg-up For BJP In Jalandhar; Cong Leaders Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, Tajinder Singh Bittu Cross Over](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/big-leg-up-for-bjp-in-jalandhar-cong-leaders-karamjit-kaur-chaudhary-tajinder-singh-bittu-cross-over/): The BJP juggernaut appears to be rolling in Jalandhar (SC) parliamentary constituency in Punjab. After the incumbent MP representing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sushil Kumar Rinku, who was renominated by the party to contest the seat in the 2024 polls, left and joined the BJP, becoming the saffron party’s candidate instead, it has now won the support of the tallest Congress Dalit family from the constituency. Delivering a body blow to the prospects of the Congress, and its candidate former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in the constituency, Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, wife of two time Congress MP late Santokh […]
- [‘Send Rockets Not At Each Other, But Rather To The Stars’, Says Elon Musk In Subtle Peace Message](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/send-rockets-not-at-each-other-but-rather-to-the-stars-says-elon-musk-in-subtle-peace-message/):   It made sense when one of the richest and most influential man in the world commented that countries should not be sending rockets at each other, but to the stars, in the context of the escalating hostilities in the Middle East and exchange of a barrage of drones and missiles between Iran and Israel, which threatens further escalation into a broader full blown war. Hours after the news broke about missiles having been fired by Israel in response to Iran’s massive drone and missile attack unleashed on Israeli territory, and subsequently a series of explosions rocking the Shekari army […]
- [Bitcoin Ponzi Scam Latest To Mire Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty Since 2013](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bitcoin-ponzi-scam-latest-to-mire-raj-kundra-shilpa-shetty-since-2013/):   Out of one controversy, and into another – that’s how life has been for actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra for over a decade. Released on bail, in a 2021 case of allegedly producing and distributing porn films using a subscriber-driven mobile app called ‘HotShots’, Raj Kundra now finds himself mired in a bitcoin ponzi investment scam, following investigations into which the much in news Enforcement Directorate (ED) Mumbai has provisionally attached the immovable and movable properties linked to the power couple in Mumbai and Pune valued at Rs 97.79 core under the Prevention of Money […]
- [Google Clamps Down On Activist Employees, Sacks 28](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/google-clamps-down-on-activist-employees-sacks-28/):   Google, one of the world’s largest companies, has been grappling with growing activism within sections of its 180,000+ workforce seeking among other things overhauls on pay, harassment and ethics by the company. In a latest run-in over the company’s Nimbus Cloud contract with various ministries of the Israeli government, Google has fired 28 employees involved in persistent protests and obstructions despite warnings from the company’s top leadership. The strict action follows several employees participating in sit-ins at the company’s New York and Sunnyvale, California offices. Nine staffers were arrested by the police a day earlier on charges of trespass […]
- [Massive Eruption Of Ruang Volcano In Indonesia Triggers Evacuations](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/massive-eruption-of-ruang-volcano-in-indonesia-triggers-evacuations/): Raises fears of 1871 like tsunami which killed 400 people A dramatic eruption on Wednesday, after two previous main explosive events in the Ruang volcano on Ruang island, in the North Sulawesti province of Indonesia, on Wednesday, which spewed a fiery-red column of lava, incandescent rock, and ash as much as three kms into the sky, has lead to large scale evacuations, temporary closure of a provisional airport and raised fears of a 1871 like tsunami that killed 400 people. According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, named BNPB, the country’s Multiplatform Application for Geohazard Mitigation and Assessment (MAGMA) […]
- [AAP Names 3 MLAs In Final List Of Punjab Candidates For Lok Sabha Elections 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aap-names-3-mlas-in-final-list-of-punjab-candidates-for-lok-sabha-elections-2024/): Tinu pitted against “deserter” Rinku from Jalandhar (SC); MLAs Sherry Kalsi, Kaka Brar, and Pappi Parashar also in fray The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab named three of its incumbent MLAs in its final list of four candidates to cover all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state which go to the polls on June 1. As per the list posted on X by the party’s national general secretary (organization) Dr Sandeep Pathak , the party MLA from Batala Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi will contest from Gurdaspur,  Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar, MLA Muktsar, will be in the race […]
- [BJP Names 3 More Candidates In Punjab For Lok Sabha Elections 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bjp-names-3-more-candidates-in-punjab-for-lok-sabha-elections-2024/): Incumbent MP & Union minister of State Som Prakash’s wife Anita from Hoshiarpur (SC), Ex-IAS Parampal Kaur from Bathinda, and Manjit Singh Manna Mianwind from Khadoor Sahib The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of three more candidates to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Punjab, which goes to the polls in the last phase on June 1. With this the party, which is contesting the parliamentary elections in the border state for the first time outside of the alliance with its senior Punjab partner Shiromani Akali Dal, has named candidates to nine of the 13 seats. […]
- [Kejriwal Fails to Get Immediate Relief From SC In Liquor Policy Case](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kejriwal-fails-to-get-immediate-relief-from-sc-in-liquor-policy-case/): Trial court extends his judicial custody till April 23 Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday 15.04.2024 failed to get immediate relief from the Supreme Court of India on his plea challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. Hearing his plea, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the ED directing it to file a reply by April 24. The matter would next be heard in the week commencing […]
- [Samsung Regains Top Smartphone Maker Slot, As Apple Records Greater Fall In Shipments In 1Q24](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/samsung-regains-top-smartphone-maker-slot-as-apple-records-greater-fall-in-shipments-in-1q24/):   Preliminary data collated by US based premier market intelligence and research organization International Data Corporation (IDC) for the Jan-March 2024 quarter shows that Korean smartphone giant Samsung has once again reasserted its top position in the smartphone market worldwide, dethroning iPhone maker Apple, which had managed to capture the top spot at the end of 2023. IDC, headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, shared this information from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker in a handout posted on its website on Monday. Apple’s global smartphone shipments reportedly fell by 9.6% in the quarter, from 55.4 million units in the same period […]
- [Channi It Is From Jalandhar, Khaira from Sangrur In Cong’s First List Of 6 Candidates For 2024 Lok Sabha Elections In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/channi-it-is-from-jalandhar-khaira-from-sangrur-in-congs-first-list-of-6-candidates-for-2024-lok-sabha-elections-in-punjab/): Dr Gandhi from Patiala; Aujla & Amar Singh retained from Amritsar & Fatehgarh Sahib The Indian National Congress (INC) has finally named its candidates for six of the 13 Lok Sabha seats from Punjab which is going to the polls in the final phase of the 2024 elections on June 1. The six have found their names in another list of 10 candidates from Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh released by the party late on Sunday. The candidates named for Punjab seats Amritsar – Gurjeet Singh Aujla Jalandhar (SC) – Chranjit Singh Channi Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) – Dr Amar Singh […]
- [Heroic Mom Died Protecting Her Baby From Sydney Mall Stabbing Spree](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/heroic-mom-died-protecting-her-baby-from-sydney-mall-stabbing-spree/): A grievously stabbed new mother’s heroic dying act in trying to save her 9-month-old baby, which also suffered stab wounds in a mass and indiscriminate knife attack by a lone apparently “mentally ill” man in a Sydney shopping mall in Australia on Saturday, is the subject of administration across the country, which is in mourning over the horrific incident that has left at least six people dead, including the 38 years old woman, and several others injured. According to media reports, more casualties were avoided by the timely intervention of a woman police officer on duty nearby who rushed alone […]
- [PIO Gopi Thotakura To Become First Indian To Travel To Space As A Tourist](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pio-gopi-thotakura-to-become-first-indian-to-travel-to-space-as-a-tourist/): Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has revealed a six-person crew flying on the 7th human flight of its reusable suborbital rocket/spacecraft New Shepard Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin is preparing to send its crewed reusable suborbital rocket/spacecraft New Shepard on its 25th flight on a date to be decided soon, and one of the six space tourists being taken on it to an altitude of up to 100 km (62 miles) above sea level is an Indian origin entrepreneur, pilot and aviator. Gopi Thotakura, co-founder of Preserve Life Corp, a global center for holistic […]
- [Ending Speculation, Congress Bets On Manish Tewari From Chandigarh LS Seat; Pawan Bansal Loses Age War](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ending-speculation-congress-bets-on-manish-tewari-from-chandigarh-ls-seat-pawan-bansal-loses-age-war/):   Finally, the Indian National Congress has bet its money on a younger candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Chandigarh constituency, apparently to counter BJP’s recent decision to make a generational shift in naming its nominee. Manish Tewari, sitting Congress member of Parliament from adjoining Anandpur Sahib constituency in Punjab and former Union minister, found his name on top of a fresh list of 16 party candidates for the Lok Sabha elections from Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha released by the party on Saturday, 13.04.2024. Those named from Himachal Pradesh are state cabinet minister and former […]
- [Cautious Shiromani Akali Dal Does Not Name Star Candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal In First List  For LS 2024 In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cautious-shiromani-akali-dal-does-not-name-star-candidate-harsimrat-kaur-badal-in-first-list-for-ls-2024-in-punjab/):   The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab for the first time without its traditional alliance partner BJP since 1996 and missing its widely popular patriarch Prakash Singh Badal, appears to be unsure of its ground. Its most successful face in the last three elections has not found a place in the first list of seven candidates announced by the party on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi. In the first list, the party has not named a candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency from where former Union minister and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal’s wife […]
- [PM Promises Early Statehood, Elections In J&K](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pm-promises-early-statehood-elections-in-jk/): Dares Congress To Declare It Will Restore Art 370 Prime Minister Narendra Modi while promising early restoration of statehood in Jammu & Kashmir and elections to the state assembly has dared the political parties opposed to the abrogation of Article 370, especially the Congress, to declare that they will restore it, and see that the people of the country will not like to see their face. Addressing a largely attended election rally under tight security arrangements at Udhampur’s Batal Ballian area in favour of Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is seeking a third successive term as Lok Sabha member […]
- [SAD Leader Maluka’s Kin Join BJP, IAS ‘Bahu’ Could Contest From Bathinda](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sad-leader-malukas-kin-join-bjp-ias-bahu-could-contest-from-bathinda/): CM Mann adds twist, says resignation not accepted, mocks ‘biba’ saying first learn to understand proper procedure For the first time since 1996, the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP are not contesting the elections in Punjab as alliance partners. So what does the lesser partner in the state politics do, it not only starts to poach on other major political parties, but also does not flinch from engineering defections from its senior ex-alliance partner. After days of speculation, senior SAD leader and ex-cabinet minister Sikandar Singh Maluka’s zila parishad chairman son Gupreeet Singh Maluka and daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur Sidhu, who […]
- [Kejriwal’s Woes Increase, Dalit Minister Raaj Kumar Anand Resigns From Party](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kejriwals-woes-increase-dalit-minister-raaj-kumar-anand-resigns-from-party/):   Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s woes appear to be piling on. A day after he failed to get relief from the Delhi High Court in the alleged liquor policy scam case in which had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and subsequently sent to judicial custody, a dalit minister in his cabinet, who is himself under investigation by the ED in an unrelated money laundering case, on Wednesday announced his resignation from the primary membership of the party. Addressing a press conference at his residence after tendering his resignation to party general […]
- [After Years Of Wait, Sanjay Tandon Finally Gets BJP’s Nod To Contest Chandigarh LS Seat](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/after-years-of-wait-sanjay-tandon-finally-gets-bjps-nod-to-contest-chandigarh-ls-seat/):   He had been patiently waiting in the wings for over a decade to get a shot at the Lok Sabha elections from Chandigarh as the BJP candidate. The wait is finally over for former Chandigarh BJP president for nearly a decade Sanjay Tandon as he has received the national party leadership’s nod to contest the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat in the polls slated for June 1, 2024. His name found a place in the list of nine party candidates from Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal released on Wednesday. He is the first candidate from a prominent political party […]
- [Cong Steps Back, Paving Way For MVA Seat Sharing Pact In Maha](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cong-steps-back-paving-way-for-mva-seat-sharing-pact-in-maha/):   The eagerly awaited seat sharing deal for the 2024 general elections between the constituents of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, which sends the second highest (48) members to the Lower House of Parliament, Lok Sabha, after Uttar Pradesh, was announced in a joint press conference in Mumbai by NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and state Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday after weeks of tough negotiations. The announcement incidentally was made on the day of ‘Gudi Padwa’, which marks the beginning of Marathi new year. As per the deal, struck […]
- [AAP Names 2 More Candidates From Punjab for LS Elections 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aap-names-2-more-candidates-from-punjab-for-ls-elections-2024/): Import from Congress Dr Raj Kumar Chhabewal from Hoshiarpur (SC) and Malvinder Singh Kang from Anandpur Sahib The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its second list of two more candidates from Punjab for the June 1 Lok Sabha polls in the state, fielding former deputy legislative party leader of the Congress in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Dr Raj Kumar Chhabewal, who recently quit the grand old party and joined AAP, from Hoshiarpur (SC) constituency, and party’s state chief spokesman Malvinder Singh Kang from Anandpur Sahib. With this the party now has candidates in places to nine of the […]
- [AAP leader Sanjay Singh Bailed Out, After Kejriwal Jailed In Liquor Policy Case](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/aap-leader-sanjay-singh-bailed-out-after-kejriwal-jailed-in-liquor-policy-case/): ED chooses not to oppose bail application after Apex court bench expresses inclination to accept bail application under Section 45 of PMLA The embattled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received a first respite in the infamous Delhi liquor policy (now scrapped) case when the Supreme Court on 02.04.2024 granted bail to senior party leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh. The bail was granted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chose not to oppose the bail application following the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta, and Prasanna B Varale indicating that it was inclined to accept the bail application under Section […]
- [Ex-Diplomat Taranjit Sandhu Among BJP’s First List of 6 For Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ex-diplomat-taranjit-sandhu-among-bjps-first-list-of-6-for-punjab/):   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has played second fiddle to its senior electoral alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab for decades, in its first independent foray appears to have put its best foot forward by announcing seemingly strong candidates to six of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the border state which goes to the polls in the seventh and last round on June 1, 2024. Expectedly, the party has fielded career diplomat and former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who recently joined the party after his retirement, from Amritsar, where he has very […]
- [It’s A Baby Girl! Proud Father, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/its-a-baby-girl-proud-father-punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann/): Trust the baby girl was delivered in a spruced up Govt hospital! Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur have been blessed with a baby girl. The chief minister took to his X handle on Thursday to share the news in Punjabi. The message, when translated, reads: “God has given the gift of a daughter… Both the mother and the child are healthy.” Bhagwant Mann had married Gurpreet Kaur from Pehowa in Haryana, an MBBS doctor by profession, within months of being chosen to head the Aam Aadmi Party’s government in Punjab following a landslide victory […]
- [Lone AAP MP Rinku & MLA Angural Switch To BJP In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lone-aap-mp-rinku-mla-angural-switch-to-bjp-in-punjab/): The victor & vanquished in the 2022 assembly polls become buddies in joining BJP Within hours of announcing to go it alone in the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, after prolonged negotiations on striking a poll alliance with old senior partner in the state Shiromani Akali Dal failed, BJP has begun to show its cards, striking the ruling AAP in the state with a thunderbolt within 24 hours of giving a jolt to the Congress. After weeks of rumours floating around, AAP’s only Lok Sabha member Sushil Kumar Rinku, its repeat pick for Jalandhar constituency for the 2024 elections, along […]
- [Now Have Winter Fun In Breathtaking Sonamarg; PM Opens All Weather Tunnel](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/now-have-winter-fun-in-breathtaking-sonamarg-pm-opens-all-weather-tunnel/): Two-lane, 6.4 km tunnel allows bi-directional traffic and bypasses landslide and avalanche routes from Srinagar to Sonamarg and beyond to Leh and Kargil Along with under construction Zojila tunnel, which would be Asia’s highest and set for completion in next couple of years, Sonamarg tunnel will cut travel time between Srinagar and Leh by three-and-a-half hours Much awaited Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway to be completed by the end of 2025, announces Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Four highway corridors connecting Jammu region with Kashmir, being constructed at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore, to cut travel times by hours […]
- [Mohd. Shami Is Back In 15-Member Squad For T20I Series Against Touring England](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mohd-shami-is-back-in-15-member-squad-for-t20i-series-against-touring-england/): Squad for the 3 ODIs and the ICC Champions Trophy to be announced separately The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 5-match T20I series against the touring England side starting at Kolkata on January 22. After more than a year-long injury layoff, Indian star pacer Mohammed Shami is back in the squad led by Suryakumar Yadav. Sanju Samson has been retained as the first choice wicketkeeper batsman. Despite not so impressive outings in the T20Is, the hard-hitting Abhishek Sharma also finds a place in the squad. Most players from the […]
- [Still Wondering What Millets Are! Millet Cookbook By ‘Millet Chef’ Vikas Chawla Has The Answers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/still-wondering-what-millets-are-millet-cookbook-by-millet-chef-vikas-chawla-has-the-answers/): ‘Millets – The Grain Revolution’, published by New Delhi-based Worldly Wise Publishers, unravels the goodness of the ‘superfoods’, and provides 40-odd easy-to-cook recipes, with millets as primary ingredients Vikas Chawla is also the Millet Ambassador at Nutrihub, an arm of the Hyderabad-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research The ‘Millet Chef’ has made it a mission in life to promote millets as a healthy way of life Just as the overwhelming wheat-paddy crop cycle is bad news for the environment, so is the wheat-rice overdependence in our diet for our health. The awareness that millets, a diverse group of small-grained cereal […]
- [Delhi Assembly Polls On 5th Feb, Results On 8th, Announces CEC Rajiv Kumar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/delhi-assembly-polls-on-5th-feb-results-on-8th-announces-cec-rajiv-kumar/): AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal striving to become CM for 4th time Main challenger BJP looking to end its more than two-and-a-half decades of ‘sanyas’, banking on its increasing vote share election after election, and cashing in on its anti-corruption narrative Once the dominant party in the National Capital Territory, having ruled it from 1998 to 2013, Congress trying to resurrect itself from scratch More than two lakh first-time voters and another 25.89 lakh younger voters are among the total 1.55 crore voters eligible to cast their ballot in the elections to the Delhi state assembly to be held in a […]
- [In Future, University VCs May Not Be Academicians Alone: Draft New UGC Regulations](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-future-university-vcs-may-not-be-academicians-alone-draft-new-ugc-regulations/): Draft regulations released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday Propose removal of cap on contract teacher appointments Clearing National Eligibility Test (NET) would no longer be mandatory qualification for appointment as assistant professor Stakeholders and members of the public have been given 30 days by the commission to offer comments and suggestions In radical draft regulations proposed by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Vice Chancellors of universities need not be academicians alone. The position is proposed to be opened to individuals at senior levels in industry, public policy, public administration, or public sector undertakings. The draft University Grants […]
- [Bumrah Breather Hands Australia 6-Wkt Win At SCG & BG Trophy After A Decade](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bumrah-breather-hands-australia-6-wkt-win-at-scg-bg-trophy-after-a-decade/): The jubilation by the Aussie players was not only about the 3-1 series win, which off course went a long way in restoring their pride after four consecutive BGT series losses to India (two at home and two away), but also for getting to defend their title in the WTC final 2025 against South Africa On the other hand, India’s dream of making a historic hattrick of BGT series wins on Aussie soil and securing a slot in the third of all three WTC finals since 2021 lay shattered Australia now hold every bilateral Test prize for which their men’s […]
- [India Take Psychological Lead; Rohit ‘Not Going Anywhere’; Bumrah’s Injury Concerns](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-take-phycological-lead-rohit-not-going-anywhere-bumrahs-injury-concerns/): Australia bowled out for 181 in reply to India’s first innings total of 185 (Beau Webster 57, Bumrah 2-33, Mohd Siraj 3-51, Prasidh Krishna 3/42, Nitish Reddy 2-32) After a blazing start, India slumped again to 78-4 in their second outing in 16 overs India’s regular Test captain Rohit Sharma affirms ‘he is not going anywhere’, just opted out of Sydney Test in the interests of the team for remaining woefully out of form despite best efforts Bumrah has injury concerns; bowled just one over after lunch before leaving field; has had a scan at a hospital; no official update […]
- [Maritime Industry Beckons Women: DG-Shipping Event For Seafarers At Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/maritime-industry-beckons-women-dg-shipping-seeks-3-fold-rise-in-role-by-2026/): In historically male-dominated sector, women’s participation miniscule Policy framework in works to ensure safety and inclusivity; scholarships and other incentives being offered DDG-Shipping Capt (Dr) Daniel Joseph shares open house with seafarers from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh in Chandigarh to address their concerns The maritime industry is not about seafarers alone. It offers rewarding employment opportunities in a wide range of shore-based and sea-going roles, including shipbuilding, seafaring, logistics, port operations, marine engineering, and more. Historically, the marine sector has been heavily male dominated, with very few opportunities for women and girls. All that is set to change as part […]
- [On Remarkable Day Of Cricket, Aussies End India’s 13 Years Unbeaten Run At MCG](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/on-remarkable-day-of-cricket-aussies-end-indias-13-years-unbeaten-run-at-mcg/): Register emphatic 184-run win, after another top order failure, and a dramatic lower order collapse, with only a defiant 4th wicket stand of 88-runs between Jaiswal and Pant frustrating the fiery Aussie bowlers for a full 2nd session of play India can still hope for a win at Sydney to draw the series 2-2 and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, though a hattrick of berths in the WTC final is no longer in their hands irrespective of the outcome With his innings of 82 and 84 at the MCG, Jaiswal has finished 2024 as Test cricket’s second-highest scorer behind England’s Joe […]
- [Haryana Startup Smartcircuits Innovation’s Module Finds Place In India’s First AI Space Lab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-startup-smartcircuits-innovations-module-finds-place-in-indias-first-ai-space-lab/): Company also unveils its Small Satellite Programme for schools, universities and researchers Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is India’s third generation launch vehicle that, besides numerous Indian and foreign satellites, has launched two spacecraft -Chandrayaan-1 in 2008 and Mars Orbiter Spacecraft in 2013 – which later travelled to the Moon and Mars, respectively. The country’s warhorse launch vehicle will tonight blast off into space to launch two specially designed satellites as part of ISRO PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission to demonstrate the country’s recently developed space docking technology, on successful completion of which India will join as the fourth member of a […]
- [Bumrah’s Top Order Blitz, Aussie Lower Order Revival, A Thrilling Finish In Prospect](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bumrahs-top-order-blitz-aussie-lower-order-revival-a-thrilling-finish-in-prospect/): With Australia 333 in lead, and last man standing, India can fancy their chances on final day May be required to score at four runs per over, which, on paper, is doable If only the top order can stand up, NOW! Who says the days of Test cricket are over! The home of the longest format of the game, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), has seen record crowds throng the massive stadium to watch the Boxing Day 4th Test match for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which has sprung new surprises every single of the four days which have gone by, with […]
- [With Maiden Test Ton In Melbourne, Nitish Is ‘Ready’ For The Big League](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-maiden-test-ton-in-melbourne-nitish-is-ready-for-the-big-league/): His 127-run partnership with fellow allrounder Washington Sundar not only rescues India from follow-on but also shifted it to competitive mode Still unbeaten, Nitin Reddy has now become the second highest run-getter in the series from both sides, though far behind Travis Head in terms of runs scored The challenging tours Down Under have one big upside for India. Young blood is proving itself equal to the challenge, and stepping up to claim its rightful place in the Sun. So, if young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishab Pant was the standout performer during the previous Test series there for the Border-Gavaskar trophy back […]
- [Melbourne Turns Worst Nightmare For Virat Kohli](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/melbourne-turns-worst-nightmare-for-virat-kohli/): Run-in with journalist at Melbourne Airport over family privacy issues Fined by ICC on charge of shoulder-bumping Sam Konstas on the opening day of the Test Blamed by at least one broadcast commentator for disastrous runout of his well-set batting partner Yashasvi Jaiswal Heavily booed, and apparently shamed, by a section of the crowd as he walks past them into the pavilion following his dismissal Virat Kohli has always had an aggressive intent around him on the field in whatever he does, whether it is aggressive gesturing over on-field events, his batting style, running between the wickets or verbal exchanges […]
- [Youngest Aussie Debutant Opener Sam Konstas Sets MCG Alight, Breaks Bumrah’s Shackles](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/youngest-aussie-debutant-opener-sam-konstas-sets-mcg-alight-breaks-bumrahs-shackles/): The courageous 19-year-old takes fight back to Bumrah with masterly scoop shots and step-out lofted drives; smashes 60 off 65 deliveries The deft Bumrah returns with a vengeance, scalping three Aussie wickets in quick succession, including stopping the golden run of Tavis Head, clean bowling him for a duck With all four of Aussie top order batsmen completing half centuries, hosts comfortably paced at 311/6 at stumps on Day One of Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground Day One of the Boxing Day 4th Test for the Border-Gavaskar Cup series went exactly by Aussie script. Debutant and the youngest […]
- [Celebrated Film Maker, Pioneer Of Parallel Film Movement, Shyam Benegal Passes Away](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/celebrated-film-maker-pioneer-of-parallel-film-movement-shyam-benegal-passes-away/): His 1974 highly acclaimed debut feature film ‘Ankur’ marked the beginning of a new wave in Indian cinema, which would later come to be known as ‘Parallel Cinema’. The film, portraying the reality of economic and sexual exploitation in his home state, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), introduced actors Shabana Azmi and Anant Nag. For the film, the director won the 1975 National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film and Shabana won the National Film Award for Best Actress. The man, Shyam Benegal, widely regarded as one of the finest film makers of all time, has passed away, aged 90. […]
- [7th Edition Of Amateur Golfers Society’s Golf Tournament In Panchkula On Dec 22](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/7th-edition-of-amateur-golfers-societys-golf-tournament-in-panchkula-on-dec-22/): Plans afoot to establish a golf range over 2.5 acres of land in Panchkula to hone budding talent Nearly 100 amateur golfers, including at least 6 women golfers, will vie for honours in three handicap categories in the 7th edition of the golf tournament to be organised by the Amateur Golfers Society (AGS) on the Panchkula Golf Club course on December 16. Sharing details with the media at the club on Friday, AGS Founding Trustee Suresh K. Gupta, Patron SS Prasad, and golf instructor and Director (Events) at AGS Tavleen Batra said the handicap categories in which competitions will be […]
- [TiE Chd & Chd Angels Network Join Hands To Bolster Entrepreneurship Ecosystem](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tie-chd-chd-angels-network-join-hands-to-bolster-entrepreneurship-ecosystem/): Joint platform will add easy funding to mentoring, incubating and educating for startups, which were already available to TiE Chandigarh members Partnership comes ahead of the much-awaited TiE Chandigarh’s flagship event TiEcon Chandigarh 2025, scheduled to be held on March 6-7, 2025 There’s greater cheer for startups from the Chandigarh region and beyond as two formidable organisations – TiE Chandigarh and Chandigarh Angels Network (CAN) – have formalised a tie-up to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem for them. The strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two, announced at a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday, will further boost opportunities for […]
- [The GOAT Makes Surprise Mid-Series Exit! R Ashwin Calls Time On International Career](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-goat-makes-surprise-mid-series-exit-r-ashwin-calls-time-on-international-career/): Leaves as second highest wicket taker in Tests among Indian bowlers, world’s fourth highest among spin bowlers Finds place among 11 allrounders in the world with more than 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test matches Won a record 11 Player-of-the-Series awards, sharing the honour with Muttiah Muralidaran At a time when the future of Indian batting greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team in the wake of their continuing string of poor performances was a subject of intense speculation in the public domain, comes a surprise announcement. One of the world’s bowling greats, Ravichandran Ashwin has drawn […]
- [General Heading Russian Chemical Defence Forces Killed In Moscow Bomb Blast](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/general-heading-russian-chemical-defence-forces-killed-in-moscow-bomb-blast/): Hand of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) suspected, though no official response from Kyiv yet Embarrassed, Moscow’s response could be catastrophic Cities across Ukrainian have already been hit by unprecedented Russian barrage of missile and drone attacks in the last few weeks, hitting military-linked fuel and energy infra In what can be viewed as another grave provocation by Ukraine and its US-led allies, a top ranking Russian general, heading its Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defence Forces, was killed along with an aide in a bomb blast, apparently trigged by a remote control, outside an apartment building in southeastern Moscow early on […]
- [Maestro Who Took Tabla To The World Stage, Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/maestro-who-took-tabla-to-the-world-stage-ustad-zakir-hussain-passes-away/): While tabla had traditionally been seen as an accompaniment to vocalists or instrumentalists in Indian classical music, Hussain, through his innovations, revolutionised its role and made it a solo instrument that could command the stage, writes Masrat Nabi in his tribute to the maestro One of India’s most celebrated global maestros of classical music, who took the ‘tabla’ to the world stage, winning among other accolades all the three Padma Awards, along with an impressive five international Grammys, passed away in the USA on Sunday after a brief illness. The maestro, Ustad Zakir Hussain, who was considered in the league […]
- [Travis Piles One More ‘Ton’ On India’s ‘Head’; Bumrah Remains Only Counterbalance](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/travis-piles-one-more-ton-on-indias-head-bumrah-remains-only-counterbalance/): Unrelenting in his India bashing, the Aussie middle order mainstay adds to India’s misery with a masterly 150+ score This is a remarkable comeback for him, from three consecutive golden ducks in his last three innings at the Gabba, to 152 He has struck his third ton in the last four Tests against India, second on the trot, and his 2nd century at the Gabba Head credits his continuing success against India to his familiarity with the Indian team, with which they have been playing more often Steve Smith too achieves ton, more laboured though Sports website backs demand for […]
- [JK Tyre Seeks To Strengthen Punjab-Chandigarh Market For Premium Products](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/jk-tyre-seeks-to-strengthen-punjab-chandigarh-market-for-premium-products/): The premium offerings include Smart tyres, Puncture Guard tyres, and the XF series of fuel-efficient tyres for commercial vehicles Amidst the transformation happening in the Indian automobile landscape, the Rs 90,000 crore tyre industry is also rapidly ramping up to meet the demand for high-quality and premium products, foremost among them being the increasing rim size tyres. The rising passion for driving and adventure among aspirational Indians, the ever-increasing luxury cars and SUVs, is also pushing hard the tyre manufacturers to come out with innovative and targeted solutions catering to varied needs, enhancing safety, convenience and fuel-efficiency aspects. Capitalising on […]
- [India’s D Gukesh Dethrones China’s Ding Liren, Becomes Youngest World Chess Champ](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indias-d-gukesh-dethrones-chinas-ding-liren-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champ/): Continuing with the dream run of Indian chess champions at the world stage, India’s chess prodigy D Gukesh on Thursday scripted history by becoming the youngest ever World chess champion, beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the decisive 14th and last game of the FIDE World Championship Singapore 2024 match hosted at the luxurious Resorts World Sentosa. At 18 years, D Gukesh has become the 18th world chess champion. Before him, the legendary Garry Kasparov of erstwhile Soviet Union (USSR) was the youngest world champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning compatriot Anatoly Karpov […]
- [8 Times Michelin Star, And Now ‘Bib Gourmand’ Award For Chef Vikas Khanna’s ‘Bungalow’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/8-times-michelin-star-and-now-bib-gourmand-award-for-chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow/): ‘Bungalow’ is Vikas Khanna’s latest restaurant (just 260 days old) in New York Michelin Guide honours talented chefs (in restaurant setting) with ‘Bib Gourmand’ designation for restaurants serving good food at moderate price Chef Vikas Khanna, originally from Amritsar, the food capital of Punjab, is not only a household name in India but a prominent ambassador of Indian cuisine at the international level. Eight times recipient of the coveted Michelin star, which recognises the culinary talents of chefs (in a restaurant setting), Khanna has award-winning restaurants running in New York and Dubai. So, when news started being splashed across the […]
- [Searching For Answers, India Head Into Third Test At The Gabba With Mixed Feelings](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/searching-for-answers-india-head-into-third-test-at-the-gabba-with-mixed-feelings/): It has long been heralded as the Aussies’ fortress, but India made a historic dent there in January 2021 handing the hosts’ their first loss on the ground after the 1988 defeat at the hands of the West Indies Strategy to tame the seemingly invincible Travis Head and negotiating the fiery Aussie pace trio would be key A couple of replacements in the offing to plug the weaknesses experienced in the Adelaide debacle Services of skiddy Mohd Shami, who has an impressive track record playing on Aussie wickets, being direly missed Aussies will be under pressure trying to avoid the […]
- ['Kultivated Karats' Exclusive Lab-Grown Diamonds Outlet Opens in Chandigarh Tricity](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kultivated-karats-exclusive-lab-grown-diamonds-outlet-opens-in-chandigarh-tricity/): Lab-grown diamonds and mined diamonds are scientifically proven to essentially possess identical chemical, physical and optical properties Grown using more sustainable practices, the lab variety costs up to 80% less than the mined diamonds, and hence becoming increasingly popular choice among the millennial consumers One is a natural diamond created by forces deep within the Earth, and the other a lab-grown diamond. Both are authentic diamonds, scientifically proven to essentially possess identical chemical, physical and optical properties. The growing awareness amongst millennial consumers about the authenticity of lab-grown diamonds, their substantially lower pricing, and lingering apprehensions about the continuing unstainable […]
- [Make Your Kitchen Gardening Experience ‘Sampurn’ With Fermented Organic Manure](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/make-your-kitchen-gardening-experience-sampurn-with-fermented-organic-manure/): FOM is superior to compost as it stimulates root development and promotes plant growth Sampurn Agri Ventures Pvt Ltd (SJVPL) had so far been marketing FOM and its other crop/plant supporting products to farmers Into promoting sustainable agriculture, converting paddy straw waste to compressed biogas (CBG), company has announced expansion of its area of operation with the signing of an MoU with a federation of 50 farmer producer organisations (FPOs) If you are a kitchen gardening enthusiast and using cow dunk or compost as manure, you might like to look at an alternative organic manure that is more potent and […]
- [Days Of ‘Tareekh Par Tareekh’ Over, Says PM About 3 New Criminal Laws In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/days-of-tareekh-par-tareekh-over-says-pm-about-3-new-criminal-laws-in-chandigarh/): He was addressing a ceremony in the city on Tuesday to dedicate to the nation the successful implementation of the new laws UT Chandigarh has become first among all states and UTs to complete the entire elaborate process of implementing the three laws; countrywide implementation to be completed within three years Union home minister lauds Chandigarh for completing the entire modernisation and digital integration of all five pillars of the criminal justice system – police, jail, judiciary, prosecution and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) – within a very short span of five months from the laws coming into effect on July […]
- [Lost, Young Hiker Survived Frigid Temps In Canadian Mountainous Wilderness For 50 Days](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lost-young-hiker-survived-frigid-temps-in-canadian-mountainous-wilderness-for-50-days/):   On first read, you will find this the most improbable story. But once you tend to believe it, it sounds like a miracle. A 20-year-old hiker, who lost his way in the remote mountainous wilderness of northeast British Columbia (BC) in Canada, survived for 50 days in heavy snow and frigid temperatures plunging to as low as minus-20 degrees Celsius before being rescued with non-life-threatening snow and cold inflicted injuries. According to CBC News and other news media outlets, Sam Benastick had set out on his supposedly 10-day hiking and fishing trip to the remote mountainous Redfern-Keily Provincial Park […]
- [Mother Of Blood Donation Movement Kanta Krishen Passes In Chandigarh, At 95](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mother-of-blood-donation-movement-kanta-krishen-passes-in-chandigarh-at-95/): As per her wishes, her body has been donated to PGIMER Chandigarh for research Since there is to be no cremation, her family has shared that well-wishers can join them in celebrating her life by lighting a candle in her memory on Sunday (December 1, 2024) from 11 am to 1 pm at the Krishens’ Sector 8 residence As wife of Saroop Krishen, the first chief secretary of Haryana, which was carved out along with Himachal Pradesh in the trifurcation of (greater) Punjab in 1966, she got exposed to the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the prestigious PGIMER (Post Graduate […]
- [FOTO 2024 By Photographic Society Of Chandigarh: Let Images Speak To You!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/foto-2024-by-photographic-society-of-chandigarh-let-images-speak-to-you/): Works of more than 20 accomplished photographer members of the society showcased Breathtaking landscapes to captivating portraits, dynamic street photography, and more Inaugurated on Friday by motivational speaker and author Vivek Atray Exhibition is on at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh till Sunday (Dec 1, 2024) all days from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It’s a 32 years old vibrant organisation, promoting creative excellence in the field of photography. It has as its members individuals from diverse fields who are woven together by a common thread of passionate indulgence in the amazing world of photography. The society’s much anticipated […]
- [How Generative AI is Changing the Job Market](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/how-generative-ai-is-changing-the-job-market/): High-Demand Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce Generative AI is perhaps one of the most exciting advancements in technology currently being developed, remaking not just the way we do things but also how we relate to the digital world. Generative AI goes way beyond the traditional artefact of artificial intelligence that works with data, yet creates new content-from images and text to music and even complex software code. Its influence spans industries from entertainment and media to finance and healthcare, and it is driving demand for a new generation of skills in the workforce. The article explores how generative AI is changing […]
- [Mahindra Unveils Maiden Ground-Up e-SUVs, The BE 6e And XEV 9e](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mahindra-unveils-maiden-ground-up-e-suvs-the-be-6e-and-xev-9e/): Touted as the most technologically advanced electric vehicles made by an Indian manufacturer in India for the world Riding high on the success of the Thar Roxx, which received 1.76 lakh orders within just 60 minutes of opening its booking window, Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled its much-anticipated ‘Electric Origin’ SUVs, the BE 6e and XEV 9e. Built on Mahindra’s proprietary INGLO Electric Origin Architecture and powered by the MAIA artificial intelligence platform, these vehicles promise cutting-edge technology, advanced features and safety, and superior performance. The BE 6e is priced at ₹18.90 lakh, while the XEV 9e starts at ₹21.90 […]
- [‘Green Judge’ Justice Kuldip Singh Passes At 92, In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/green-judge-justice-kuldip-singh-passes-at-92-in-chandigarh/): Large gathering of people from all walks joins his last journey on Tuesday Will be remembered for his judicial activism to protect environment He was a man who let his heart do the writing. His deep-rooted love for Nature led him to resort to judicial activism and pass path-breaking judgements on environmental issues and sustainable development, which he ensured were taken to their logical conclusion. No wonder he became popular as the ‘Green Judge’. Breathing his last at age 92 after a brief illness, the ‘roaring’ Justice (retd.) Kuldip Singh, judge of the Supreme Court for eight long years (14.12.1988 […]
- [The Historic Indian Highs In Astounding 295-Run Perth Test Victory Vs The Aussie Lows](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-historic-indian-highs-in-astounding-295-run-perth-test-victory-vs-the-aussie-lows/): Milestones galore for stand-in captain and Player of the Match Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli After playing out a miserable first two sessions on the opening day of the first of the 5-match Test series on a lively wicket at Perth’s Optus stadium, during which they were 32-3 at one stage and later 73-6, India staged a remarkable comeback, working their way from strength to strength, to completely outclass a formidable Australia on their home turf for a historic victory by a massive margin of 295 runs with a day and more to spare. Led by stand-in captain […]
- [Farman’s Hats Off Unisex Salon Sec 7 Chandigarh: Edge Over Branded!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/farmans-hats-off-unisex-salon-sec-7-chandigarh-edge-over-branded/): It’s not a branded salon, yet nothing short of it. A high-end committed clientele speaks volumes of its high-quality services in a slick, well-defined environment, distanced from the hustle and bustle. Been around for the past nearly eight years, Farman’s Hats Off in the inner market of Sector 7-C Chandigarh is quite a popular unisex hair and beauty salon not only among the well-heeled in the northern sectors of the city, but also among popular personalities from different parts of the region. On popular demand from various city circles, your own news portal LifeInChandigarh.com visited Farman’s, located near the Athletics […]
- [Oncologists Debunk Sidhu’s Theory That Strict Diet Control Cured His Wife’s 4th Stage Cancer](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/oncologists-debunk-sidhus-theory-that-strict-diet-control-cured-his-wifes-4th-stage-cancer/): Navjot Kaur Sidhu is learnt to have been battling breast cancer for the past year and a half and in due course it had entered 4th stage Sidhu had held a press conference in Amritsar earlier this week to claim that starving the cancerous cells by not eating sugar and carbohydrates, and resorting to intermittent fasting helped cure his wife’s seemingly ‘incurable’ fourth stage cancer Cricketer-commentator and former member of Parliament and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s recent announcement about his former state legislator wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu having been declared clinically cancer-free from fourth stage cancer, and forcefully crediting […]
- [Paras Health Panchkula Launches Two Dedicated Facilities For Respiratory Care](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/paras-health-panchkula-launches-two-dedicated-facilities-for-respiratory-care/): Opening of Asthma Precision Clinic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services coincides with World COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Day observed on Wednesday (Nov 20, 2024) It is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, approximately 5% of all global deaths, and eighth leading marker of poor health, yet it is most neglected. In India, there are 70 million (7 crore) patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 6% of whom suffer from serious asthma, a condition in which despite treatment and care symptoms remain uncontrolled. Coinciding with the World COPD Day, organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease […]
- [Much Awaited 12th Edition Of Chandigarh Lit Fest - Literati 2024 Is Here](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/much-awaited-12th-edition-of-chandigarh-lit-fest-literati-2024-is-here/): The opening day of the three-day fest (Nov 22) will have a soulful musical evening ‘Aaghaaz – Shaam-E-Ghazal’ at Rani Laxmi Bai Bhawan in Sector 38 featuring renowned artist Kanwar Jagmohan Chandigarh Lake Club on Nov 23 and 24 will be venue to thought-provoking discussions, book launches, engaging sessions, and book readings featuring some of the most renowned names in literature, art, and culture One of the highlights will be launch of book on Ratan Tata, ‘The Legend Lives On: A Man Called Ratan Tata’ Among other highlights, actor Tusshar Kapoor will discuss challenges of single fatherhood Over the years […]
- [Art Comes To Chandigarh ‘Naturally’ @105arts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/art-comes-to-chandigarh-naturally-105arts/): The nature-inspired exhibition is displaying powerful works of 13 well-known artists from across the country Private art gallery ‘105arts’ in Chandigarh’s sector 11 has become a landmark for art lovers in the tricity and around, bringing quality exhibitions of well-known artists from across the country every few months. Starting Saturday, the gallery, founded by art lover Mehak Bhan in 2021, is offering us an opportunity to immerse ourselves in a nature-inspired exhibition, ‘Naturally’, displaying powerful works of 13 artists. At a private viewing for media and a select gathering on Friday evening, Mehak took us around the exhibition and shared: […]
- [Interfaith Harmony Symposium Resonates With Large Chandigarh Tricity Audience](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/interfaith-harmony-symposium-resonates-with-large-chandigarh-tricity-audience/): Brainchild of well-known author-mentor Col DS Cheema (retd.), event hosted and organised by Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula to commemorate Guru Nanak’s 555th birth anniversary It was a serious attempt at revive the age-old practice of interfaith dialogue to trigger a process of bringing about greater harmony among people of various faiths. And, the Interfaith Harmony Symposium organised at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, which brought together experts from various fields, including preachers, thinkers, authors, jurists, teachers, artists, and military men, proved highly successfully in opening the minds of a large audience, including school students, to the common message enshrined in the tenets of […]
- [One Michelin Star Winning Houston Restro, Musaafer Has A Chandigarh Connect](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/one-michelin-star-winning-houston-restro-musaafer-has-a-chandigarh-connect/): Restaurant co-owners, couple Shammi (Gurpreet) & Mithu Malik hail from Chandigarh Musaafer’s Executive Corporate Chef Mayank Istwal is from Dehradun Hailing from Chandigarh, couple Shammi and Mithu Malik have been making waves with their authentic Indian and contemporary cuisine restaurant Musaafer in Houston, Texas, USA. The popularity of the restaurant located in the Galleria shopping mall in Houston has now won it international recognition having won its first coveted Michelin star designation. Musaafer is among only six restaurants in Houston city and 15 in entire Texas state to win One Michelin star designation, which recognises a restaurant’s “high-quality cooking” and […]
- [World’s Highest Mudh-Nyoma Fighter Airfield In Ladakh Becomes Operational](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/worlds-highest-mudh-nyoma-fighter-airfield-in-ladakh-becomes-operational/): 95% work on the nearly 3-km runway complete, enabling emergency operations of heavy lift military transport aircraft and frontline fighter jets Airfield will become fully operational by September 2025 Imagine a nearly 3 km runway at a challenging altitude of 13,700 feet, on tough terrain and in harsh weather conditions, where temperatures can drop to as low as minus-35 degrees Celsius, being constructed and readied for emergency operations in a record time of a year! Yes, India’s Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has made it possible by completing 95% work on the runway at Mudh in Nyoma subdivision of the newly […]
- [India has a new CJI In Justice Sanjiv Khanna](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-has-a-new-cji-in-justice-sanjiv-khanna/): He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday (Nov. 10) His term will last nearly seven months, till May 13, 2025 India has a new chief justice. President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of office as Chief Justice of India (CJI) to Justice Sanjiv Khanna Monday (November 11, 2024). Among those present at the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan were Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ministers, former chief justices of India, sitting and retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts. Justice Khanna will have a nearly seven-month term till May 13, 2025. He was elevated […]
- [Skoda Unveils Sub-4 Metre SUV Kylaq, starting @ Rs 7.89 Lakh Ex-Showroom](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/skoda-unveils-sub-4-metre-suv-kylaq-starting-rs-7-89-lakh-ex-showroom/): Global reveal made ahead of January 2025 launch Comfortable and roomy: Great driving dynamics and spacious interior with segment-leading boot-space of 446 litres Comprehensive safety systems: Wide range of active and passive safety features as standard, including six airbags Modern Solid: The new Kylaq bears elements of Škoda’s new design language, boasting a robust look Proven powertrain: The powerful yet efficient 1.0 TSI provides 85kW and 178Nm of torque, paired with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission Škoda Auto India has created a buzz in the auto market with the unveiling of its first ever sub-4 metre SUV, Kylaq, aggressively […]
- [With Letter Of Intent Submitted, Should India Fancy Its Chances To Host 2036 Olympics!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-letter-of-intent-submitted-should-india-fancy-its-chances-to-host-2036-olympics/): IOA president PT Usha says, since last year, we have maintained regular communication with IOC president Thomas Bach and with the officials of the Future Host Commission Indian officials attended the executive program and observer program organised by the IOC at the Paris Olympics Despite squabbling within the organisation, IOA chief confident that India will be viewed by the IOC as a ‘gracious host’ It all started with India, celebrating the 75th anniversary of its independence from British rule in 1947, deciding to bid for hosting the annual session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai after a gap […]
- [Down In The Pits From Cloud Nine, That Sinking Feeling!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/down-in-the-pits-from-cloud-nine-that-sinking-feeling/): From ICC T20 World Cup high to Test low, Rohit hits both extremities in 2024 Kiwis make history handing India their first ever 3-0 whitewash in a home Test Series of three or more matches in 90 years, ever since India started playing Test matches in Dec 1933 Hosts also lose their top spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table, slipping to 58.33 percentage points behind Australia’s 62.50 Need to work hard to lift their game and morale for the 5-Test away series in Australia if they are to remain in contention for their third straight WTC final Both […]
- [Noida International Airport Ph 1 On Course To Start Full Scale Ops From April 2025](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/noida-international-airport-on-course-to-start-full-scale-ops-from-april-2025/): Second stage trials to begin from November 15 Expected to take load off IGI Airport, which is 70 kms away The Noida International Airport at Jewar, the second international airport in National Capital Region (NCR) Delhi, appears on course to begin full scale commercial operations from the revised schedule of mid-April 2025 (initial deadline was September 2024). Work on the runway and air traffic control tower is nearing completion and construction is proceeding at a frenetic pace to get the terminal building and other infrastructure ready for the first phase of the project. The second stage of trial operations are […]
- [Tatas To Enter Ultra-Fast Delivery Space With Neu Flash](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tatas-to-enter-ultra-fast-delivery-space-with-neu-flash/):   The super success of 10-20 minutes quick ecommerce delivery platforms like Zomato-owned Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart and Zepto, which together command over 85% market share in the segment, is egging other major ecommerce players to follow suit. The latest entrant would be the Tata group’s ecommerce venture Neu. According to a report in Economic Times, quoting undisclosed sources in the know of the development, Neu looks set to enter the segment as ‘Neu Flash’. Initially the service could be rolled out to select users in the coming weeks, selling grocery, electronics and fashion, gradually expanding to more users. Other recent […]
- [The Wait For CII Chandigarh Fair 2024 Is Over!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/the-wait-for-cii-chandigarh-fair-2024-is-over/):   The much-awaited event on the region’s annual festive calendar, the CII Chandigarh Fair is here. The 27th edition of the fair, organised by CII Northern Region opens to the public at its traditional venue, The Parade Ground, on Friday. It will continue till October 28, daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The fair will feature 280-plus exhibitors and pavilions from states like Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. It will have eight concurrent expos, covering everything from Haute Couture to Home Appliances. According to a CII Northern Region press release, the CII Chandigarh Fair this year […]
- [Ayodhya Deepotsav 2024: Offer ‘Ek Diya Prabhu Shri Ram Ke Naam’ & Get Prashad Blessings](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ayodhya-deepotsav-2024-offer-ek-diya-prabhu-shri-ram-ke-naam-get-prasad-blessings/): Spectacular illumination of a world record-breaking 28 lakh diyas, divine lighting, laser shows and an indigenous drone extravaganza on ‘Chhoti Deepawali’ (Oct 30) The first Deepotsav after the ‘pran pratishtha’ (consecration ceremony) of ‘Ram Lalla’ in Ram ‘nagri’ Ayodhya is going to be grander than ever before, and devotees from anywhere in the world have an opportunity to join the spectacle and be blessed. The Ayodhya Development Authority has arranged for devotees, who are unable to be physically present in Ayodhya on Chhoti Deepawali (October 30), to join in reverence and receive at home the Deepotsav ‘prashad’ prepared by Uttar […]
- [RERA Punjab Secy Urges Real Estate Developers To Have Own Grievance Cells](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/rera-punjab-secy-urges-real-estate-developers-to-have-own-grievance-cells/):   RERA Punjab Secretary Charan Dev Singh Maan has a word of practical advice for the real estate developers in the state to limit the additional burden of heavy penalties being imposed on them by the regulator – set up your own dedicated customer grievance redressal cells and resolve issues at your own end. Addressing the inaugural session of the 2nd edition of RealEstate360, organized by CII Chandigarh & the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) at the CII Northern Region headquarters in Chandigarh on Thursday, he said though buyer/investor confidence had generally increased ever since the inception of RERA in […]
- [Stories Of Valour & Camaraderie At 4 Rajput Battalion Veterans’ Meet](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/stories-of-valour-camaraderie-at-4-rajput-battalion-veterans-meet/):   They had several stories of bravery, valour, sacrifice and camaraderie to relate as a few dozen veterans of the highly decorated 4th Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, one of the oldest Indian infantry regiments, from different parts of the country gathered in Mohali on Friday at the initiative of host Col (retd) Ranbir Singh, Vir Chakra (VrC), and his wife Jasjit Kang. The veterans, including ex-officers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and non-commissioned officers (NCOs), some with their wives, are here for what is being described as a four-day gala get-together to commemorate the Zojila Battle Honour Day in advance […]
- [Miracle! Russian Man Adrift In Icy Sea For 67 Days, Rescued By 'Angel'](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/miracle-russian-man-adrift-in-icy-sea-for-67-days-rescued/):   It’s a miracle, and the remarkable resilience of a Russian man who survived 67 days adrift in icy seas on a small inflatable boat, the engine of which failed, while whale-watching in the Sea of Okhotsk, the coldest sea in East Asia known for its gales. A fishing vessel, called Angel, proved as such for the man as it spotted the boat this week (on Oct 14) and the fishermen rescued 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin about 11 nautical miles off Kamchatka and about 540 nautical miles from its departure point. According to Russian media, when the crew of the fishing […]
- [Nikita Porwal, Crowned Femina Miss India World 2024, Is A Stage Artist](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nikita-porwal-crowned-femina-miss-india-world-2024-is-a-stage-artist/):   In her late teens, Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2024 and will represent India at the Miss World contest. Rekha Pandey from Dadra and Nagar Haveli was crowned Femina Miss India 2024 – 1st Runner-up and Aayushi Dholakia from Gujarat took the title of Femina Miss India 2024 – 2nd Runner-up. The dazzling event held at Famous Studios, marked the 60th edition of the beauty pageant. Nikita Porwal, hailing from the historical city of Ujjain, was passed on the coveted crown by last year’s titleholder, Nandini Gupta. She has been a stage […]
- [Bajaj Launches World's First Bi-Fuel CNG-Petrol Bike Freedom 125 In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bajaj-launches-worlds-first-bi-fuel-cng-petrol-bike-freedom-125-in-chandigarh/): In one fill of 2 kg CNG and 2 litre petrol the 125cc bike gives a combined range of 330 kms Company claims that the bike is both greener and lowers operating costs by up to 50% Bike claimed to be completely safe with over a dozen stringent safety and crash tests done CNG tank compactly packed in a trellis chassis for maximum safety Available in three variants and five colours, price starting from ex-showroom Rs 95,000 Two-wheeler automobile major Bajaj Auto, boasting a history of innovation, has achieved another first. It has come out with the world’s first bi-fuel […]
- [Result Analysis - Haryana Assembly Election 2024: End Of Road For 77-Y.O. Hooda!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/result-analysis-haryana-assembly-election-2024-end-of-road-for-77-y-o-hooda/): BJP seals record-shattering third consecutive win in Haryana Congress state unit and high command numbed by shock defeat Party challenges ‘malfunctioning EVMs’ in 20 constituencies, seeking recount, but anger in party top leadership suggests it blames party leaders giving priority to self-interests over the party’s interests for the debacle Anxious BJP leadership greatly relieved, hinting at self-goal by Congress When a largely agrarian state like Haryana, where wrestling is the dominant grassroots sport, goes to the polls, the use of wrestling parlance is but natural. So, the shocking outcome of the just concluded Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 can be summed […]
- [Dussehra Carnage: India Hammer Highest Ever T20I Total By A Test-Playing Nation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/dussehra-carnage-india-hammer-highest-ever-t20i-total-by-a-test-playing-nation/): Whitewash Visitors Bangladesh 3-0 in T20I series It was carnage at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday as Indian batters celebrated Dussehra in style on the field, smashing the highest ever T20I total by a Test-playing nation (297 for six) in the third and final T20I of the series, which they had already rapped up 2-0 with dominating wins at Gwalior and Delhi. In doing so, they went past Afghanistan’s 278-3 against Ireland in 2019. Opting to bat first after skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss, India scored their runs with the help of 22 sixes and 25 fours, […]
- [Half-brother Noel Tata Succeeds Ratan Tata As Chairman Of Tata Trusts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/half-brother-noel-tata-succeeds-ratan-tata-as-chairman-of-tata-trusts/): Tata Trusts, the philanthropic entity, holds controlling stake in Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of all Tata Group companies Natarajan Chandrasekaran continues as Chairman of Tata Sons   Ratan Naval Tata’s half-brother Noel Naval Tata has been appointed his successor as chairman of the Tata Trusts, the philanthropic entity which holds a controlling 65.9% stake in Tata Sons, the holding company and promoter of all Tata Group companies. Another 12.87% stake in Tata Sons is held by a clutch of Tata Group companies, and 18.4% by the Mistry family. Noel Naval Tata, who was already a trustee in […]
- [Ratan Naval Tata (Dec 1937-Oct 2024): Is ‘Bharat Ratna’ On The Cards!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/ratan-naval-tata-dec-1937-oct-2024-is-bharat-ratna-on-the-cards/):   It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Ratan Naval Tata, popularly called Ratan Tata, was the father of Indian industry’s globalisation. In his death at the famous Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, late on Wednesday night, following a brief age-related illness, the country has lost not just a distinguished industrialist, who opened the doors to globalisation for the Indian industry through high profile foreign acquisitions, but a truly uncommon man of humility, compassion and philanthropy. Recipient of two of the highest national civilian honours of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, the scion of the Parsi family, originally from the […]
- [An Icy Land Goes Green, It’s Antarctica!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/an-icy-land-goes-green-its-antarctica/):   An entire landscape in an icy land has shifted to green over 35 years following a nearly 3-degree centigrade rise in temperature since 1950. In an article published on www.nature.com, Alix Soliman has reported that a fast-warming region of the southernmost continent of Antarctica is getting greener with alarming speed. Satellite imagery of the region has revealed that the area covered by plants increased by almost 14 times over 35 years — a trend that will spur rapid change of Antarctic ecosystems. The article quoted Olly Bartlett, a remote-sensing specialist at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, UK, and […]
- [Sri Lanka Cricket Confirms Sanath Jayasuriya As Head Coach Of Senior Men’s Team](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sri-lanka-cricket-confirms-sanath-jayasuriya-as-head-coach-of-senior-mens-team/): Considering the string of impressive performances by the Sri Lanka senior men’s cricket team during the recent tours against India, England and New Zealand under the guidance of legendary opener and allrounder Sanath Jayasuriya as interim head coach, the country’s national cricket body, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Monday that he has been confirmed as regular head coach of the team till the conclusion of the 10th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka in February-March, 2026. A post on its official X handle (@OfficialSLC) said, “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment […]
- [India-Bangla First T20I 2024: Hosts Relentless In Visitors’ Hammering](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-bangla-first-t20i-2024-hosts-relentless-in-visitors-hammering/): India polish off 128-run target in less than 12 overs Player of the match Arshdeep Singh and comeback ‘mystery’ spinner Varun Chakaravarthy scalp three each Speedster Mayank Yadav and allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy get India cap International cricket returned to the royal city of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh 14 years after Sachin Tendulkar created history here by smashing the first double century ever in an ODI against South Africa. The venue, however, shifted from the iconic Captain Roop Singh Stadium in the heart of the city to the swanky new Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, named after late former Indian […]
- [Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Exit Polls Go With Dominant Perception](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-assembly-elections-2024-exit-polls-go-with-dominant-perception/):   The gates to various polling booths across Haryana had barely been closed on Saturday for the 2024 assembly elections when various exit polls started scrambling to announce the results of their exit polls. The predictions of all the four-five exit polls conducted by various organisations on behalf of different channels, though varying in numbers, pointed in the same general direction as the most dominant perception that the ruling BJP is losing, and the resurgent Congress is staging a comeback by a comfortable margin after staying out of power for the last 10 years. Unlike the exit polls which failed […]
- [PU Foundation Day Lecture 2024: PSA Prof Ajay Sood For Scaling Up R&D Efforts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pu-foundation-day-lecture-2024-psa-prof-ajay-sood-for-scaling-up-rd-efforts/): Research output in the country is concentrated in a few institutions Private sector funding of R&D in India very low as compared to leading countries India in race for supremacy in Quantum Tech and development of generative AI Biography of Prof Om Parkash Vig, a distinguished chemist and former Chairperson of Panjab University’s Department of Chemistry, released on his 100th birth anniversary   It’s not often that you get to hear in depth one of the bright brains in the country helping shape the scientific roadmap of the country about the challenges faced by the country and the priorities set by […]
- [India Consolidate Test King Status With Commanding 2-0 Sweep Against Bangladesh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-consolidate-test-king-status-with-commanding-2-0-sweep-against-bangladesh/): Force incredible 7-wicket win in rain-truncated 2nd Test at Kapur with nearly 1 ½ sessions of play remaining The Bangladesh national cricket team crossed the border Into India starry-eyed after their historic first ever Test series win against Pakistan, a 2-0 whitewash, that too in the latter’s own backyard, marking only their third Test series win away from home. Little would they have visualised they will be thumped so badly as to start seeing stars in daylight. It’s remarkable the way India forced a crushing defeat on the visitors in a rain truncated 2nd Test in just over two-days play […]
- [2nd Bangla Test Day 4: India Go Ballistic … Fastest Team 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 In Test History](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/2nd-bangla-test-day-4-india-go-ballistic-fastest-team-50-100-150-200-250-in-test-history/):   It was day to remember for ages. Records fell like nine pins. Sensing an iota of opportunity to force what earlier looked like an improbable victory on the fourth day of the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh at Kanpur, after losing two full days to rain, Indian batsmen, led by captain Rohit Sharma, went ballistic, trampling records at will. Wrapping up the visitors’ first innings at 233 (resuming the innings on the fourth day at 107-3) midway through the second session of play, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal strode into the park with an intent, plundering runs at will […]
- [US Visa: Mission Opens 2.5L More Appointments To Meet Growing Demand](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/us-visa-mission-opens-2-5l-more-appointments-to-meet-growing-demand/): Over 1.2 million (12 lakh) Indians have travelled to the United States to date this year, a 35 percent increase over the same period in 2023 Figures released by the American Embassy in India regarding Indians travelling to the US are astounding and show a one-third increase from last year. Following better understanding between the leaderships and consequential growing ties between the two countries, the two sides have set ambitious goals to improve and expedite the visa process. The result, more than 1.2 million (12 lakh) Indians have travelled to the United States to date this year, a 35 percent […]
- [Punjab Art Initiative 3rd Edition: For A Month VR Punjab Mohali Will Become A Showcase Of Art](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-art-initiative-3rd-edition-for-a-month-vr-punjab-mohali-will-become-a-showcase-of-art/):   For a month, starting today (Sunday), the VR Punjab, from its regular art gallery on the upper ground floor, down to the basement walls, and the outdoor landscape, has been converted into an extensive showcase, exhibiting 300-plus art installations, sculptures, paintings, and photographs, by young and talented art students and other artists from the region. The installations are the works of students from Chandigarh University and Chitkara University, and contributions from the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, Sanskar Bharti Foundation, and other senior individual artists. The Basement Art Project displays the works of artists from G.A.S.P., a group of visual […]
- [Indian 15 For Bangla T20Is: Speedster Mayank Yadav Gets Maiden Call-up](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indian-15-for-bangla-t20is-speedster-mayank-yadav-gets-maiden-call-up/): All Test players rested; Sanju Samson retained; Seamer all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy & pacer Harshit Rana may get cap; Spinner Varun Chakaravarthy returns to squad Abhishek Sharma only specialist opener in the side; Exclusion of in-form openers Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan huge surprise   The national men’s cricket selection committee has picked India’s 15-member squad, led by Suryakumar Yadav, for the upcoming three-match IDFC FIRST Bank T20I series against Bangladesh. The series commences immediately after the ongoing two-Test series. The venues will be Gwalior (Oct 6, Sunday), New Delhi (Oct 9, Wednesday) and Hyderabad (Oct 12, Saturday). All the Test […]
- [In 2nd Rare Case Globally Within A Year, China Woman Delivers ‘Twins’ From Twin Uteruses](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-2nd-rare-case-globally-within-a-year-china-woman-delivers-twins-from-twin-uteruses/):   This rare phenomenon happened in Alabama, USA in December 2023, when a woman with two uteruses delivered “twin” baby girls, one each from the two wombs. Less than a year later, in a similar pregnancy, classified as truly one in a million, a woman in northwest China gave birth to “twins” from both wombs earlier this month. South China Morning Post, quoting the China National Radio reported that the woman, surnamed Li, gave birth to a boy and a girl in early September at Xi’an No 4 Hospital in Shaanxi province when she was eight and a half months […]
- [DU Students’ Union Elections: Delhi HC Vents Ire On Defacement, ‘Money Laundering’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/du-students-union-elections-delhi-hc-vents-ire-on-defacement-money-laundering/): Stays counting of votes till all vandalism and defacements reversed DU to pay all expenses incurred by the civic agencies to fix the damage, with liberty to recover the amount from the candidates Crores spent on elections; money power “corrupting students”; not a festival of “laundering of money”, court observes With strict guidelines being enforced by the Election Commission of India to tone down cacophony and display of publicity materials during Lok Sabha and assembly elections, a common man hardly realises that an election is running, till it is over. Gone are the days when the entire populace, willingly or […]
- [3 Indigenous PARAM Rudra Super Computers Dedicated To Nation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/3-indigenous-param-rudra-super-computers-dedicated-to-nation/): Hold out promise for accelerated research in various advanced and futuristic technologies and enhance the country’s competitiveness on a global level Two high-resolution High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems also launched to significantly enhance the accuracy and lead time of critical weather phenomena   In a significant development, which holds out promise for accelerated research in various advanced and futuristic technologies and enhance the country’s competitiveness on a global level, three indigenously developed ‘PARAM Rudra’ super computers were on Thursday dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing. Built at a cost of ₹130 crore as part of […]
- [Park Grecian Hospital’s Dr Harinder S Bedi Says Heart Attacks Among Young Worrisome](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/park-grecian-hospitals-dr-harinder-s-bedi-says-heart-attacks-among-young-worrisome/): Attributes cause majorly to stress, offers simple tips Announces ‘Run For Heart Health’ on World Heart Day on Sunday (29.09.2024) in Mohali   It’s called a heart attack, but it is not the heart which is attacking us, but we who are knowingly or unknowingly attacking the fist-sized muscle mass that is our heart. The statement carries weight especially coming from a well-known cardiac surgeon of the region, Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, acknowledged for being among the pioneers of open heart and beating heart surgeries in Punjab. He was highlighting preventive aspects of heart disease and heart attacks at a […]
- [PM Modi’s Visit To US: 297 More Stolen Or Trafficked Antiquities Returned To India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pm-modis-visit-to-us-297-more-stolen-or-trafficked-antiquities-returned-to-india/): Takes total number returned since 2016 to 579, which marks the maximum number of cultural artefacts returned by any country to India   The size of the global stolen or illicitly trafficked antiquities market is huge. Various, widely varying estimates have been made at different times, but it is difficult to accurately know its size and monetary value. According to a report by Aljazeera.com, Roger Atwood’s 2020 book Stealing History estimates that it could be worth anywhere between $300m to $6bn a year. UNESCO, however, reports that the illicit trade in cultural goods, which encompasses antiquities trafficking, is worth $10bn […]
- [Touch: Tweens & Teens, By The Touch Clinic Mohali, Was All About Fun-filled Adolescent Awareness](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/touch-tweens-teens-by-the-touch-clinic-was-all-about-fun-filled-adolescent-awareness/):   Mothers, who delivered baby girls at The Touch Clinic Mohali, and their tweeny-teeny daughters participated in a unique fun-filled activity-based health and well-being awareness programme for the next generation of women at the Hyatt Regency in Chandigarh on Sunday. As part of the event, titled ‘Touch: Tweens & Teens’, nearly 100 mothers with their daughters in the 8-24 years age group, interacted with doctors from the clinic and other experts on various topics like cancer prevention, menstrual hygiene, sexual health, reproductive health, career counselling, etc. Explaining the rationale behind organising the event, Dr Preeti Jindal, Director, The Touch Clinic, […]
- [19-year-old Gujarat Girl Rhea Singha Crowned Miss Universe India 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/19-year-old-gujarat-girl-rhea-singha-crowned-miss-universe-india-2024/):   The world stage beckons 19-year-old Gujarat girl Rhea Singha, crowned Miss Universe India 2024 at the grand finale held in the Zee Studios Jaipur on Sunday evening. As contestant #36, she was picked for the crown from among 10 finalists who emerged from a highly competitive field of 51 contestants. Rhea was crowned by former Miss Universe India Urvashi Rautela, who was also on the panel of judges for the event, the others being Nikhil Anand, Vietnamese star Nguyen Quynh, fashion photographer Rian Fernandes, and entrepreneur Rajeev Shrivastava. Sharing her excitement, Rhea has been reported as commenting: “Today I […]
- [Chess Olympiad 2024: Glorious Day For India, First-Ever Gold In Open and Women’s Section](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chess-olympiad-2024-glorious-day-for-india-clinches-first-ever-gold-in-open-section/):   There was a time when Viswanathan Anand was the only flagbearer for India in the brainy and tactical world of chess, the first and only grandmaster from the country. Till around 1999 also the country could boast of only three grandmasters. However, 24 years down the line the country has witnessed a near chess revolution, throwing up an astounding 84 grandmasters. On Sunday, India topped its previous best performances to clinch its maiden gold medals in both the open section as well as women’s section of the 2024 Chess Olympiad at Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. The International […]
- [India-Bangladesh First Test 2024: Big Guns Silenced, Yet Matchful Of Milestones](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-bangladesh-first-test-2024-big-guns-silenced-yet-matchful-of-milestones/):   Coming straight from their first ever Test series win against Pakistan, a 2-0 whitewash, in the latter’s own backyard, marking only their third Test series win away from home, a buoyant Bangladesh must have crossed the border harbouring dreams of possibly doing the same to the formidable Indian side. But perhaps it was too much of an ask as, despite giving an initial scare to the home team after putting them to bat first, they slumped to a crushing 280 runs defeat at the hands of the No. 2 ranked team in the latest ICC Test rankings before lunch […]
- [Centre Appoints Chief Justices To 8 High Courts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/centre-appoints-chief-justices-to-8-high-courts/): Justice Rajiv Shakdher is the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court Incumbent Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice MS Ramachandran Rao transferred as such to Jharkhand High Court The Centre has notified the appointment and transfer of chief justices to eight high courts. Union Minister of State for Law & Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted the development from his official X handle on Saturday evening. The tweet read: In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint/ transfer the following Chief Justices of High Courts: Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High […]
- [Air Marshal AP Singh To Take Over As Next Chief Of The IAF](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/air-marshal-ap-singh-to-take-over-as-next-chief-of-the-iaf/):   Vice Chief, Air Marshal AP Singh has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff to take over from Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on September 30, the day the latter retires on superannuation. He had taken over as the Vice Chief of the IAF in February last year. A recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Air Marshal AP Singh during his 40 years career, commanded an operational fighter squadron and a frontline air base. He has held important staff appointments of Air Defence Commander at Southwestern Air Command […]
- [Study Reveals 3,600+ Chemicals From Food Packaging Detected in Human Bodies](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/study-reveals-3600-chemicals-from-food-packaging-detected-in-human-bodies/): 79 of these chemicals are known to pose health risks According to the Sigma Test and Research (https://www.sigmatest.org/), if you’re concerned about what you eat, you should be concerned about the packaging your food comes in. Believe it or not, the packaging your food comes in can harm you greatly. Obesity, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems are only a few of the short-and long-term dangers associated with chemicals in packaging, it observes. Corroborating this observation, a new study has revealed that more than 3,600+ chemicals from food packaging, processing, and storage materials, many of them known to pose […]
- [Kolkata Rape & Murder: Docs Partially Suspend Agitation In Wake Of Flood Situation](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kolkata-rape-murder-docs-partially-suspend-agitation-in-wake-of-flood-situation/):   Finally, the junior doctors of West Bengal have agreed to partially suspend their 42-days old cease-work agitation, launched following the horrific rape and murder of a post graduate intern in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, from Saturday following an appeal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the flood situation in several districts of South Bengal. The agitating doctors will however initially restore only “essential services” like attending to emergencies and non-planned operation theatre (OT) duties, as well as organise “Abhaya medical camps” in the memory of the rape and murder victim doctor in the […]
- [India-Bangla First Test At Chennai: The Old Warhorses Again To The Rescue](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-bangla-first-test-at-chennai-the-old-warhorses-again-to-the-rescue/):   What started disastrously for hosts India against a charged-up Bangladesh side, with its three best rated batsmen – captain Rohit Sharma (6 off 19 balls), Shubhman Gill (golden duck off 8 balls) and Virat Kohli (6 off 6 balls) – sent back to the pavilion by young fast bowler Hasan Mahmud, using the conditions at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to his best advantage, ended in glory for the team at the hands of the two spinning allrounders in the side. From being reduced to 34-3 within the first hour of play on the opening day of the […]
- [Estonian Creates History, Becomes First To Cross Continents Balancing On Tightrope](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/estonian-creates-history-becomes-first-to-cross-continents-balancing-on-tightrope/):   There are no limits to daredevilry, and Estonian slacklining (kind of tightrope walking, but with a difference) sensation Jaan Roose has just proved that again. On Monday, September 15, he became the first person to balance on a slackline (special rope) stretched over the Türkiye’s Bosphorus Strait, walking from the Asian side of Istanbul to the European side. According to news reports, the three-time world champion in slacklining showcased his incredible balance and nerves of steel to cross the breathtaking 1,074-metre slackline hanging 165 metres above the water, completing the epic journey in just 47 minutes, all while negotiating 21 […]
- [Kolkata Rape & Murder: Cover-Up Gone Wrong, Mamata On Knees, Docs Still Sceptical](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kolkata-rape-murder-cover-up-gone-wrong-mamata-on-knees-docs-still-sceptical/): Kolkata Comm of Police & Dy Comm of Police (North division), directors of state Health Services and Medical Education departments removed as per agreement reached after a marathon 5-hour meeting between Mamata and a large delegation of striking junior doctors on Monday evening Junior doctors told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that they are ready to resume duties if confidence-building measures, agreed upon with the CM on Monday, are implemented After the SC hearing, the junior doctors, still sceptical about the state government’s sincerity, decided against calling off their more than 5-week long agitation and ‘cease work’ till all their […]
- [All-Woman Crew Pilots Delivery Flight Of Akasa Air’s Landmark 25th Aircraft From Seattle](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-woman-crew-pilots-delivery-flight-of-akasa-airs-landmark-25th-aircraft-from-seattle/):   Taking off into the beautiful skies over Seattle in the USA, an all-woman pilot crew was honoured with taking the delivery of and flying home India’s fastest growing new airline Akasa Air’s landmark 25th aircraft – a Boeing 737 MAX. Having received the delivery of the aircraft from the Boeing company at Seattle on September 9, Captain Bhavna Gandhi and Captain Sanaya Chothia piloted it all the way to land at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on September 12. The first leg of the women-led delivery flight commenced from Seattle, USA, to Keflavik, Iceland, and concluded with the […]
- [Arvind Kejriwal Surprises, Declaring He Is Resigning As Delhi CM](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/arvind-kejriwal-surprises-declaring-he-is-resigning-as-delhi-cm/):   In what can be seen as reclaiming high moral ground ahead of the impending Delhi assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that he will be stepping down as Delhi Chief Minister in a couple of days, when a meeting of party MLAs will be convened to elect a new chief minister. He will not return to the chief minister’s post till the people of Delhi give him a fresh mandate in the elections to continue as such, Kejriwal, who walked free after spending months in jail following the Supreme Court granting him […]
- [Cloud Kitchens Begin To Replace Base Kitchens For Supplying Food On Long-Distance Trains](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cloud-kitchen-begin-to-replace-base-kitchens-for-supplying-food-on-long-distance-trains/): Do what it may, the Indian Railways, through its extended arm Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), under the Ministry of Railways, could not match up to the expectations of rail passengers regarding food served by it on long-distance trains. Complaints regarding poor hygiene and quality of food served refused to die down. So, the IRCTC has now thought out a new plan to revamp its entire food delivery system on long-distance trains by switching from base kitchens to the modern concept of ‘cloud kitchens’, which, under strict hygiene and quality standards fixed by it, are being authorised to […]
- [Another Armani, Premium Café Concept Armani/Caffè Opens In Jio World Palace Mumbai](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-armani-premium-cafe-concept-armani-caffe-opens-in-jio-world-palace-mumbai/):   Indian fans craving for more from the Italian luxury fashion brand Armani within the country have something to cheer about. Having been exposed to Emporio Armani and Armani Exchange in India through its licensee, Reliance Brands, they will now get to savour Armani’s experiential café concept as well, with the formal opening of the Michelin-starred Armani/Caffè in the country’s biggest mall Jio World Plaza in Mumbai’s posh Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Thursday. Mumbai joins an exclusive club of a handful of world cities, including Cannes in France, Doha in Qatar and Dubai in UAE, to host Armani/Caffè. The […]
- [Delhi Excise Policy Scam: SC Grants Arvind Kejriwal Bail In CBI Case](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/delhi-excise-policy-scam-sc-grants-arvind-kejriwal-bail-in-cbi-case/): Court in its order, however, upholds validity of Kejriwal’s Arrest By CBI, though one of the judges on the two-judge bench, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan differed with his brother judge Justice Surya Kant on this issue As was being widely expected, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR related to the Delhi liquor policy case. The Court verdict was in response to petitions filed by the Delhi chief minister challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case. A bench of […]
- [With Last Lists In, Congress Fields 88 Nominees For Oct 5 Haryana Assembly Elections 2024](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-last-lists-in-congress-fields-88-nominees-for-oct-5-haryana-assembly-elections-2024/): Leaves Bhiwani for INDIA partner CPI(M), does not field party nominee against Ranjit Singh Chautala in Rania Three MPs – Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jai Prakash, and Varun Chaudhary – obliged by giving party tickets to their kin Hooda pushes in his close kin Karan Singh Dalal from Palwal Another member of Bansi Lal clan in the fray After playing safe by renominating all 28 incumbent MLAs in its first list of 32 nominees for the October 5 Haryana assembly elections 2024, from the third list onwards the Congress, showing some urgency in its efforts to return to power in the […]
- [All 90 Names In With 2ND and 3RD List, BJP Banks On Fresh Faces To Buck Anti-Incumbency](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/all-90-names-in-with-2nd-and-3rd-list-bjp-banks-on-fresh-faces-to-buck-anti-incumbency/): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late on Wednesday evening completed the process of naming party nominees to all 90 seats for the October 5 Haryana assembly elections 2024. While a second list of 21 nominees was released on Tuesday, following the first list of 67 on September 4, the final third list of the remaining three nominees was released on Wednesday. In its second list of 21 nominees, BJP appeared to have more seriously addressed the anti-incumbency concerns over its 10-year rule in the state, fielding 14 new faces and denying renomination to seven incumbent MLAs, including two cabinet […]
- [In Bihar, The Unthinkable Happens, Self-Styled Doc Performs YouTube-Assisted Surgery!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/in-bihar-the-unthinkable-happens-self-styled-doc-performs-youtube-assisted-surgery/): Calamity strikes family as 15-year-old boy, Krishan Kumar alias Golu, dies It’s common to hear or read about people indulging in all kinds of dangerous or illegal activities, inspired watching YouTube or other social media videos/tutorials. But untrained hands performing complicated YouTube video/tutorials-assisted surgery on humans is a different ballgame altogether. According to news reports, an overzealous self-proclaimed doctor in Bihar’s Saaran district allegedly did just that with disastrous consequences for the victim. The self-styled doctor, Ajit Kumar Puri, who had opened his own medical facility, Ganpati Seva Sadan at Motirajpur Dharambagi Bazaar in Saaran, after having earlier worked as […]
- [A Unique Ancient Practice In Tribal Bastar Region Of Chhattisgarh: Divine ‘Trial’ of Local Deities!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-unique-ancient-practice-in-tribal-bastar-region-of-chhattisgarh-divine-trial-of-local-deities/): How would you react if told that the local deities we worship are to be put to ‘public trial’ for ‘failing’ in their divine duties! Blasphemy, right! Not in the remote areas of Dhamtari district in the tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, where per ancient tradition even local deities are ‘held accountable’, and ‘punishment’ handed out to them, if they are ‘judged’ to have ‘failed’ in their divine duties or neglected responsibilities. According to a report in The Vocal News (https://thevocalnews.com/), this practice, deeply rooted in the region’s tribal culture, has been observed for centuries and continues to draw crowds […]
- [Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: In Congress’s Brief 2nd List, Trigger For Legacy War In Tosham](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/haryana-assembly-elections-2024-in-congresss-brief-2nd-list-trigger-for-legacy-war-in-tosham/): Ex-MP Shruti Choudhry will face off with her lesser-known cousin Anirudh Chaudhry in former Haryana CM and strongman Bansi Lal’s family bastion Former Hisar MP Brijendra Singh, who is respected farmers’ champion Sir Chhotu Ram’s great grandson and former Union minister Birender Singh’s son, will lock horns with former Dy CM and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala from Uchana Kalan Three senior leaders, who lost the last assembly elections in 2019, renominated from the same constituencies Awaiting outcome of seat-sharing negotiations with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress is holding back naming of a large chunk of its nominees, even as the […]
- [Kolkata’s Heritage Sweets Shop Prepares 500-kg Giant ‘Laddoo’ On Ganesh Chaturthi](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/kolkatas-heritage-sweets-shop-prepares-500-kg-giant-laddoo-on-ganesh-chaturthi/): In Hyderabad, the famous Khairatabad Ganesha idol reaches a towering 70-ft height, up from 63 feet last year As the fervour of celebrations for Ganesh Chaturthi sweeps across different parts of the country, a heritage sweets maker in the Bhowanipore area of Kolkata, West Bengal has done what it always does differently, create something special. This time they thought up and prepared a massive 500-kilogram laddoo to celebrate the festival. According to The Telegraph, Sudip Mullick, the owner of the nearly century-and-a-half-old Bengali sweet shop Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick (or simply Balaram’s, incepted in 1885), on Saturday proudly presented […]
- [Randhir Singh Becomes First Ever Indian To Be Elected Oly Council Of Asia (OCA) Chief](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/randhir-singh-becomes-first-ever-indian-to-be-elected-oly-council-of-asia-oca-chief/): Scion of the erstwhile Patiala royals, who nurtured the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), right from Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who first became IOA president in 1928 One of the most influential Indian sports administrators of the country, and a scion of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala, Randhir Singh has become the first Indian ever to be elected president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The appointment was made official at the 44th OCA General Assembly held at the Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, on Sunday. Sports leaders from all 45 countries of Asia were present. Randhir Singh […]
- [Wow, Thai Firm! Paid Leave, Premium Tinder Subscription For Romantic Dates!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/wow-thai-firm-paid-leave-premium-tinder-subscription-for-romantic-dates/):   A Thai marketing agency, with 200 employees in its Bangkok office (as stated on its website), has thought of a novel way to ensure well-being of its younger staff for better productivity. According to 9News Australia, the agency Whiteline Group is offering its employees, who have either passed probation, or who join between July and December this year, paid Tinder leave during working hours and six months of paid-for subscriptions of Tinder dating app’s premium products like Tinder Platinum and Tinder Gold with enhanced features to date someone they love or like to spend their time with. The company […]
- [Boeing’s Spacecraft Returns Home, But Sans Indian Origin Sunita Williams And Her Co-Astronaut](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/boeings-spacecraft-returns-home-but-sans-indian-origin-sunita-williams-and-her-co-astronaut/): The astronauts had to stay back at the International Space Station as carrying them home on the glitch prone Starliner was considered too much of a risk They will now return in a SpaceX Crew Dragon, but for which they will have to wait till February next year What was supposed to be an eight-day stay at the space station will now be extended to eight months The glitch prone Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which carried Nasa’s astronauts – Indian origin Sunita (short name Suni) Williams and Butch Wilmore – to the multi-nation joint International Space Station (ISS) returned safely to […]
- [SBP Group Partners With Longowalia Infra To Further Accelerate Execution Of Projects](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sbp-group-partners-with-longowalia-infra-to-further-accelerate-execution-of-projects/): CMD Aman Singla asserts that SBP Group has successfully sustained pace of execution across all its current projects despite subdued market conditions, and with this long-term partnership projects are sought to be delivered ahead of schedules Real estate major SBP Group, the market leader in mid-segment housing projects in Chandigarh tricity region, with 32 projects and 15,000 homes delivered in 18 years, on Thursday (06.08.2026) announced a long-term partnership with Longowalia Infra Pvt Ltd to further accelerate execution of its quality residential, commercial and plotted developments in Punjab and across the Chandigarh tricity region. Accompanied by Longowalia Infra Private Limited […]
- [MGMK Sports Foundation To Provide Free Cricket Coaching To Less  Privileged Girls In Punjab](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mgmk-sports-foundation-to-provide-free-cricket-coaching-to-less-privileged-girls-in-punjab/): The immediate focus of the newly formed foundation, with former Indian pace bowler Manpreet Singh Gony among its trustees, is to raise a women’s team in Mohali under its ‘She Leads Cricket’ initiative A host of women cricketers from Punjab and Chandigarh have performed admirably for the country in international cricket over the years, notable among them Harmanpreet Kaur, Taniya Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur and Harleen Deol. With Harmanpreet Kaur leading the Indian team to its historic maiden World Cup title victory in the 2025 women’s ODI World Cup, women’s cricket in the country has been elevated to the next level. […]
- [Cocoon Hospital Chandigarh Brings Premium-Luxury Mother And Child Healthcare To Tricity](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cocoon-hospital-chandigarh-brings-premium-luxury-mother-and-child-healthcare-to-tricity/): The hospital is a unit of RJ Corp Healthcare, part of the one of India’s most prominent business conglomerates, the Jaipuria Group   They are better known for being one of the largest bottlers for PepsiCo outside of the USA and operate India’s largest franchisee networks for some of the global quick service brands. But many may not be aware that the Delhi-based Jaipuria Group, one of India’s most prominent business conglomerates with interests also in education, textiles, real estate, eyewear, engineering, IT and plastics, are into healthcare too. Having served nearly 2,00,000 patients in Jaipur over the last 13 […]
- [Saupin’s School-32 Imaginatively Recreates Maurya And Gupta Period Art-Architecture With Authenticity And Finesse](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/saupins-school-32-imaginatively-recreates-maurya-and-gupta-period-art-architecture-with-authenticity-and-finesse/): 50-odd replicas/models of monuments and sculptures of the glorious period of ancient Indian history on display in an awe-inspiring exhibition Relics of other periods also depicted What better way of learning ancient Indian history than authentically recreating portions of it in the shape of aesthetically appealing replicas and models of monuments and sculptures, capturing the true glory of the times gone by. After two years of painstakingly research and efforts, staff artists, students and teachers of Saupin’s School in Sector 32 Chandigarh have jointly achieved the unthinkable with unbridled support of the school management. The research, the imaginatively and authentically […]
- [Motiaz Group Launches 'Motiaz Capital One’ Mixed Use Commercial Project At Prime Junction In Zirakpur](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/motiaz-group-launches-motiaz-capital-one-mixed-use-commercial-project-at-prime-junction-in-zirakpur/): Advantageously facing two sides of the NH-7/PR-7 junction it is touted as ‘The City’s Happy Place’ Plotted development promising a unique, one-of-its-kind controlled façade in the region Effort on to bring in aspirational brands not experienced so far in the region   Motiaz Group, one of the first developers to move into Zirakpur area and become a dominant player in the region’s real estate landscape, with 19 delivered residential and commercial and 11 ongoing projects, has announced the first of its innovative projects of the future aimed at reimagining its three decades long legacy. The first of its new age […]
- [Livasa MedCentre-Sector 71 Mohali Gets Advanced PET/CT Facility](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/livasa-medcentre-sector-71-mohali-gets-advanced-pet-ct-facility/): Formally inaugurated by Mohali Civil Surgeon Dr Sangeeta Jain The five-hospitals strong Livasa Group of Hospitals (formerly IVY) has added an advanced PET/CT scanner by General Electric to its Medcentre, in the vicinity of the Livasa Hospital in Sector 71 Mohali, to further strengthen Livasa’s comprehensive oncology ecosystem and enable faster, more accurate diagnoses, and support personalized treatment strategies for cancer patients across the region. The high resolution and exceptional sensitivity of the PET/CT allow it to detect lesions as small as 0.5 cm, and quantitative tools make it possible to more accurately monitor therapy. It reaches beyond oncology with […]
- [MAAC AI Tech Mahotsav Tricity Edition 2026: Experts Fire VFX & Animation Students’ Imagination To Aim Big](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/maac-ai-tech-mahotsav-tricity-edition-2026-experts-fire-vfx-animation-students-imagination-to-aim-big/): A brand of Aptech, the leading institute in high-end 3D animation, VFX, gaming, digital content creation and multi-media training enables students’ interface with leaders from the rapidly evolving AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics & Extended Reality) sector Expert advice: Right time to hop on to the bandwagon when sector is poised for exponential growth with government formally recognising it as a key growth engine of the future The expert speakers at AI Tech Mahotsav Tricity Edition 2026 share industry-relevant insights and emerging trends that are shaping the future of creative careers in media and entertainment With expert sessions on […]
- [St Kabir Public School-26 To Showcase In Landmark Exhibition ‘Becoming’, 130 Years Of Children’s Book Art](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/st-kabir-public-school-26-to-showcase-in-landmark-exhibition-becoming-130-years-of-childrens-book-art/): The 4-day exhibition, curated by award-winning author and publisher Richa Jha, and organised as part of the school’s annual Children’s Literature Festival, features around 70 artworks by more than 50 artists across 25 Indian publishers Festival to see children’s authors, storytellers, illustrators and cartoonists from across the country engaging with 1,300-odd Grade I to XII students of the school, spotlighting illustration and visual storytelling Exhibition open for limited hours each of the four days (till May 8) to visitors, both children and adults, from 2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.   ‘Becoming’, an engaging four-day exhibition that traces over 130 years […]
- [Forest Hill Resort Unveils Luxurious Club House; Open To Members, Non-Members Too](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/forest-hill-resort-unveils-luxurious-club-house-open-to-members-non-members-too/): Offers an indulgent culinary range in a unique estate dining setting, managed by Four Seasons Catering FHR management announces plans for a reimagined 2000-acres FHR aiming to usher in era of luxury wilderness lifestyle Strategic collaborations with global hospitality brands sewed up to offer a harmonious amalgamation of rich biodiversity and luxurious lifestyle Mired in seemingly unending controversies for more than two decades over alleged violations of the environmental and forest laws, and still not completely out of the woods, the Forest Hill Resort (FHR) looks set to reimagine and reinvent itself as a retreat for stunning and luxurious wilderness […]
- [Lamrin Tech Skills University Punjab Strengthens Position, Signs MoU With BoAT](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/lamrin-tech-skills-university-punjab-strengthens-position-signs-mou-with-boat/): Industry-ready and skill-based education in India has for long remained an unfulfilled aspiration, but in the past few years meaningful efforts at various levels have begun to generate hope that it might finally be becoming a reality. Lamrin Tech Skills University Punjab, a nearly five-years old private self-funded university near Rupnagar, has emerged as one such beacon of light, where various syllabi are designed by the multinational IBM and partially taught by outsourced subject matter experts (SMEs) from industry giants like IBM, L&T Edutech, Ansys & many more. With industry partnerships integrated into all its programmes, including engineering, management, commerce, […]
- [Thai Shopping Fest, India Intl Biggest Expo, India Food Fest All At Parade Ground From April 24-May 4](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/thai-shopping-fest-india-intl-biggest-expo-india-food-fest-all-at-parade-ground-from-april-24-may-4/): Thai, Korean Delights, Saharanpur Furniture & Moradabadi Lights Among Hottest attractions at Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh For the first time in Chandigarh tricity three exciting shows – Thailand Shopping Fest, India International Biggest Expo and India Food Festival – are happening at the same venue, that too for full 11 days at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 Chandigarh from April 24 to May 4, 2026. According to the organisers it will be a shoppers’ delight with a variety of consumer products and choicest foods from 12 states to add to the fun quotient in the outing. The shopping […]
- [Park Multi-Super Speciality Hospital Panchkula Opens; 16th Group Hospital In North India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/park-multi-super-speciality-hospital-panchkula-opens-16th-group-hospital-in-north-india/): 350-bedded hospital, biggest in Panchkula, with a staggering 120 ICU beds With the recent official opening of its 350-bedded multi-super speciality hospital in Sector 5 Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula, its 16th hospital in North India, and expansion of its Mohali Hospital in progress with the addition of 150 beds to the existing 350, rapidly growing Park Group of Hospitals has declared that it is set to become the biggest hospital chain in Chandigarh tricity. Touting itself as North India’s second largest hospital chain, with a combined capacity of its existing 16 hospitals of 2960 beds, the Park Group is in […]
- [Chhota Banaras Outlet In Sector 8 Chandigarh Wows Food Lovers With Guilt-Free Street Food](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chhota-banaras-outlet-in-sector-8-chandigarh-wows-food-lovers-with-guilt-free-street-food/): Presents healthy, slow-cooked Indian street food rooted in tradition & purity Also serves South Indian specials, traditional Indian sweets & desserts, teatime cakes and cookies, hot and cold beverages, home-made ice creams and freshly baked breads Women-led workforce drives a powerful model of community empowerment Variously called, Kashi, Banaras and Varanasi at different times (the last being its current official name), this abode of Gods, steeped in spirituality, is also famous for its divine street food culture. Every street, corner and crossing is bursting with crowds thronging street food carts and small outlets, among the more popular places being Godowlia […]
- [Daikin India Launches Next Gen AI-Powered VRV Alpha Series ACs In Chandigarh Market](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/daikin-india-launches-next-gen-ai-powered-vrv-alpha-series-acs-in-chandigarh-market/): Series comes with highest energy efficiency & smart climate control Daikin India Chairman & MD Kanwaljeet Jawa asserts that the 2026 range has been precision-engineered to exceed the Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s (BEE’s) stringent new ISEER energy efficiency thresholds Inspired by the success of a voluntary campaign launched by Japan’s Ministry of Environment, encouraging offices, public buildings, and homes to set ACs at 28°C to save energy and fight climate change, the Ministry of Power and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India a few years ago mandated manufacturers to make 24°C the default setting for all new star-labelled room […]
- [Janta Premium Sweets, Bakery, Restro Sec 11 Panchkula: Preserving The Traditional Essence Of Sweets](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/janta-premium-sweets-bakery-restro-sec-11-panchkula-preserving-the-traditional-essence-of-sweets/): With beginnings in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for multi-city brand ‘Janata Premium’ this is its flagship outlet, with a first-time large format restaurant addition to the traditional Sweets & Bakery shop Unimaginable 22 varieties of gujiyas to mark the festival of colours especially for Chandigarh tricity sweets lovers Live gujiya-making counter for those keen on witnessing the process of making the sweet savoury Introductory 49% discount on breakfast from 9 a.m.-12 Noon Preparations are afoot in every home to usher in the Festival of Colours, and with it the Spring season, and what better way of celebrating than with the mouth-watering […]
- [Café Well-Being In Sector 22 Chandigarh: One-Up On More Famous Mother Brand Back To Source!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/cafe-well-being-in-sector-22-chandigarh-one-up-on-more-famous-mother-brand-back-to-source/): Located diagonally opposite and across the road from Hotel JW Marriott Portfolio of fermented foods strengthened to improve gut health of customers, while at the same time remaining steadfast to the avowed commitment towards mindfulness and full-on taste Good, healthy food complimented by great speciality coffees & bakes and a liquor & wines bar to boot He is passionate about cooking, and she deep-rooted in baking and fermentation. Both work hard and constantly experiment with food to create magic. Their emphasis is always on digestive health, ethical sourcing and an open kitchen philosophy. Their first commercial culinary venture Back to […]
- [Medanta OPD Centre Opens in Mohali’s Phase 11: Brand’s Quality Expert Care Comes Closer Home](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/medanta-opd-centre-opens-in-mohalis-phase-11-brands-quality-expert-care-comes-closer-home/): Highly experienced consultants in several super-specialities from Medanta – The Medicity Gurugram and its other hospitals will travel regularly to the OPD Centre to provide consultation with appointment The centre will also provide high standard lab services, telemedicine, physiotherapy, homecare, facilitation services and road/air ambulance support The leading chain of hospitals and mediclinics, Medanta, with its massive flagship 1300+ bedded hospital Medanta – The Medicity in Gurugram, is keen on expanding its footprint north of the Delhi National Capital Region with hospitals planned in Chandigarh tricity and Ludhiana. Its teams are learnt to be scouting for opportunities to either acquire […]
- [Alchemist-Ojas Hospitals Achieve 50 Minimally Invasive TAVR Procedures For Aortic Heart Valve Replacement](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/alchemist-ojas-hospitals-achieve-50-minimally-invasive-tavr-procedures-for-aortic-heart-valve-replacement/): The heart pumps blood through the aortic valve to our entire body. If this valve narrows, typically due to age related wear and tear (above 70 years) or stops working properly due to other factors, the heart is forced to work harder to push blood through. This extra workload can damage the heart over time, increasing risk of heart failure. The damaged valve cannot be treated and needs to be replaced. Earlier surgeons used to cut open the patient’s chest to replace the valve, which however was not possible particular in case of elderly and high-risk patients, who were left […]
- [A ‘Rafi Nite’ Not To Be Missed, For Nothing!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-rafi-nite-not-to-be-missed-for-nothing/): 12 solo songs from the albums of the legend rendered by internationally acclaimed young sensation Dr Saurav Kishan from Kerala, deservedly branded ‘Chhota Rafi; and 12 duets with another well-known singer Ms Sampada Goswami from Mumbai Three-hour programme at Tagore Theatre on Saturday, organised by Rafi Memorial Cultural Society, from 5 p.m. onwards Free entry till all seats are filled Just the fleeing hint – a couple of lines from two of the evergreen songs of the legendry Mohd Rafi – rendered in that exceptionally melodious voice by the internationally acclaimed young sensation Dr Saurav Kishan from Kerala, deservedly branded […]
- [City Golfer Karandeep Kochhar Scorches Philippines Course, Yet Misses Maiden Asian Tour Title](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/city-golfer-karandeep-kochhar-scorches-philippines-course-yet-misses-maiden-asian-tour-title/): Celebrating his return to the Asian Main Tour with a vengeance, the Chandigarh professional set a course record on the famous East Course at Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, shooting an astounding bogey-free seven under par 65 to take the third-round lead in the Philippine Golf Championship, the maiden tournament of the 2026 tour. But after playing a scorching round he faltered in the final round with a forgettable five over par 77 to finish fourth on the final order of merit with a tournament total of three under par 285 (74, 69, 65, 77), behind Wooyoung Cho of […]
- [Chandigarh Mayor Saurabh Joshi Launches ‘Har Ghar, Har Dwar Swachtha Ki Dastak’ Campaign](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-mayor-saurabh-joshi-launches-har-ghar-har-dwar-swachtha-ki-dastak-campaign/): Aimed at massively improving the city’s dismal segregation of waste at source record. In the latest Swachh Survekshan 2024–2025 report it was estimated at just 14% Despite earning the second spot countrywide in the Swachh Survekshan 2024–2025 in the ‘Super Swachh League’ (SSL) cities category (cities with between three to ten lakh population), Chandigarh’s achievement in segregation of waste at source remained a dismal 14%. In an effort to erase that blot on the fair name of the ‘City Beautiful’, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) on Monday officially launched its ‘Har Ghar, Har Dwar Swachtha Ki Dastak’ campaign from newly […]
- [Blue Tokai Origins Café Opens In HLP Gallerria Mall Mohali; Largest Speciality Coffee Chain Gets Ever Bigger](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/blue-tokai-origins-cafe-opens-in-hlp-gallerria-mall-mohali-largest-speciality-coffee-chain-gets-ever-bigger/): Massive expansion planned – from the current 200-plus company owned company operated stores to 800 by the end of the decade Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters sources its coffee from the best growers in the country Elaborate menu of coffees complimented by equally elaborate menu of food and bakery, all made fresh inhouse Having won the hearts of an ever-increasing community of coffee-lovers across the country in the 13 years it has been in existence (since 2013), India’s largest speciality coffee brand Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters with 200-plus cafes, has opened a third store in Mohali, Blue Tokai Origins, their flagship […]
- [OnePlus First Exclusive Premium Mobile Store In Mohali At HLP Gallerria Mall ](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/oneplus-first-exclusive-premium-mobile-store-in-mohali-at-hlp-gallerria-mall/): Special inaugural deals on OnePlus flagship series mobiles and other devices Additional festive gifts on spinning the wheel It may currently not be among the top 5 bestselling smartphone brands in India, but OnePlus is fast reinventing itself to regain its robust share of the market and the tag of ‘flagship killer’ it enjoyed not so long ago, when it was challenging the dominance of Apple and Samsung and emerging as an alternative. Confident of recapturing the imagination of its tech-savvy youth customer fan base, with its newer offerings, especially the latest launch – the OnePlus 15R – the company […]
- [Golfing Community Raises Toast To Karandeep Kochhar For Recent Run Of Successes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/golfing-community-raises-toast-to-karandeep-kochhar-for-recent-run-of-successes/): Now needs to continue the momentum into higher level of competition on the main Asian Tour, to which he has earned an automatic re-entry basis his 5th ranking at the conclusion of the Asian Development Tour season 2025. He had lost the main Asian Tour card on the back of a rough and uninspiring 2024 season Nine years ago, at age 17 years, this Chandigarh lad made Indian golf history, when participating in his first professional event as an amateur, he won the PGTI (Professional Golfers Tour of India) Players Championship at Tollygunge. He not only became the first Indian […]
- [Literary Fest At Firststeps School-26: Authors’ Message - ‘One Who Reads Well, Writes Well’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/literary-fest-at-firststeps-school-26-authors-message-one-who-reads-well-writes-well/): The occasion brought together thoughtful and engaging children’s literature books, leading children’s authors and storytellers, and young readers for a shared reading experience, a welcome departure from the routine solitary reading. The first day of a 3-day ‘Paper Trails Literary Fest – 2025’, organised by one of Chandigarh tricity’s first International Baccalaureate (IB) schools – Firststeps School in Sector 26 Chandigarh – on its campus, witnessed absorbing storytelling sessions, illustration activity for book covers, book readings and more. The purpose of the lit fest – to reinforce the importance of reading and writing among children – was served well with accomplished visiting […]
- [PizzaExpress Now Open In Elante Chandigarh; Enjoy All-Day Dining With UK’s No. 1 Pizzeria](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pizzaexpress-now-open-in-elante-chandigarh-enjoy-all-day-dining-with-uks-no-1-pizzeria/): Pizzaiolos continue to remain at the very heart of its “beautifully simple” menu, but beyond pizzas, UK’s No. 1 Pizzeria and a global Britalian icon ‘PizzaExpress’ now has a complete all-day dining offering: its world-famous dough balls, rice bowls, fresh salads, lasagne, risottos, hand-made pastas, Italian sandwiches (Piadina), handcrafted desserts such as tiramisu, sticky toffee pudding, mango cheesecake, and gelato, and not to forget a child-friendly Piccolo Menu with activity packs. A refreshed beverage programme, featuring cocktails, mocktails, sangrias, a carefully selected range of coffees, and a curated wine list round out the menu. After guests in Mohali (CP-67 mall) […]
- [GB Realty Unveils Box Price, Lucrative 1 % Monthly Payment Plan For Opus One New Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gb-realty-unveils-box-price-lucrative-1-monthly-payment-plan-for-opus-one-new-chandigarh/): In a path-breaking initiative in the North India market, the reputed Optas Group, a multi-nation conglomerate with interests in luxury hospitality, global student mobility, education, media, and infotainment, and which has made a most recent entry in the luxury real estate arena with GB Realty, has announced a lucrative ‘1 % Monthly Luxury Home Payment Plan’ for its recently launched luxury project Opus One in the new real estate hotspot New Chandigarh. In an effort to make luxury projects more accessible to aspiring Indians, the developer has taken inspiration from some of the bigger players in the other real estate […]
- [Livasa Hospital Mohali Crosses Milestone With 500+ Neuronavigation Surgeries](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/livasa-hospital-mohali-crosses-milestone-with-500-neuronavigation-surgeries/): Doctors claim this technology has become indispensable for treating brain tumours, complex spinal disorders, traumatic injuries and other high-risk neurosurgical conditions, enabling smaller incisions, reduced tissue disruption and quicker recovery Livasa Hospitals, one of the largest chains of super-speciality hospitals in Punjab, with presence in five cities – Mohali, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and Khanna, claims to have achieved a milestone by performing 500-plus navigation-guided neurosurgeries (also called neuronavigation surgeries) in its Mohali hospital. Neuronavigation uses a computer-assisted system that provides surgeons real-time and three-dimensional guidance during brain and spine surgeries akin to a GPS. It uses pre-operative medical imaging like MRI […]
- [Chandigarh School Prodigy Nidhi Rana Among 5 Presented Rotary Young Achievers Award](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-school-prodigy-nidhi-rana-among-5-presented-rotary-young-achievers-award/): Award presented at the Rotary Institute ‘Tejas – Wings of Change’ in New Delhi by Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo Nidhi Rana, a Class XII science student of Pandit Mohan Lal SD Public School, Sector 32, Chandigarh and a member of Interact Club, one of Rotary International’s youth service programmes for ages 14-18 to develop leadership skills, has been honoured with the Rotary Young Achievers Award, only one of five youth to receive it pan India for 2025. Nidhi and the other four received a prize of ₹1,00,000, citation and trophy from Rotary International President Francesco Arezzo at the Rotary […]
- [31st Punjab Open Amateur Ladies Golf Championship Tees Off Tuesday](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/31st-punjab-open-amateur-ladies-golf-championship-tees-off-tuesday/): 100 amateur lady golfers to participate in three different handicap categories along with separate sections for junior and sub-junior girls Organised by Ladies Section of Chandigarh Golf Club, in collaboration with the newest Chandigarh Golf League franchisee team GB Legends Defending champion Hazel Chauhan will be among the leading amateur lady golfers of the country along with budding junior and sub-junior girls seen in action in the three-day 31st Punjab Open Ladies’ Amateur Golf Championship 2025 which tees off at the lush Chandigarh Golf Club course on Tuesday (18.11.2025). Briefing media persons about the tournament on Monday, Lady Captain of […]
- [GB Realty’s Luxury Project Opus One Enters Real Estate Hotspot New Chandigarh As Challenger](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/gb-realtys-luxury-project-opus-one-enters-real-estate-hotspot-new-chandigarh-as-challenger/): First GMADA ‘Iconic Certified’ RERA approved project on 8.75 acres GMADA auctioned site in Ecocity 2 With Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Certification & prestigious Platinum Rating by GMADA Sustainable luxury with 79% of the land parcel dedicated to green landscapes, and only 21% built-up Close to 700 ultra-luxury 3,000 sq ft 3 BHK, 4,500 sq ft 4 BHK, and 5,500 sq ft 5 BHK residences in 11 residential towers, the tallest in New Chandigarh, soaring up to 32 floors Residences to start from around Rs 3.5 Crore; Price per sq ft to be announced along with ‘lucrative’ payment plan on […]
- [Punjab’s Trident Group and PGTI Join Hands For Inaugural Trident Open At Chandigarh Golf Club](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjabs-trident-group-and-pgti-join-hands-for-inaugural-trident-open-at-chandigarh-golf-club/): Rs one crore prize purse up for grabs for 123 professionals and three amateurs Close on the heels of the inaugural tournament of the faster format multi-city Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) launched by legendary sixer-king Yuvraj Singh, the Chandigarh Golf Club will host the inaugural traditional format stroke-play Trident Open golf tournament on its 7000 yards-plus 18-hole par 72 course from November 11 to 14. The tournament will be preceded by a Am-Am event on November 8 and a Pro-Am event on November 9. With the inaugural Trident Open, Punjab’s renowned Trident Group, a business conglomerate and one of […]
- [Asia Kitchen In Elante Mall Chandigarh Is Mainland China In New Avatar](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/asia-kitchen-in-elante-mall-chandigarh-is-mainland-china-in-new-avatar/): Has added cuisines from the streets of a host of other Oriental Asian cities to your favourite Chinese flavours City first destination in North India; brand so far concentrated in Mumbai, Pune Casual mention of Mainland China in a conversation the other day, after what felt like ages, rekindled fond memories of the go-to place for authentic Chinese cuisine on Madhya Marg in Sector 26, which inexplicably closed a few years ago, much to the disappointment of its patrons and food lovers. One of the several brands owned by one of India’s leading hospitality companies Speciality Restaurants Limited (SRL), Mainland […]
- [On Aussie Tour, It’s Advantage India, As Hosts Cope With Retirements, Injuries](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/on-aussie-tour-its-advantage-india-as-hosts-cope-with-retirements-injuries/): Mitchell Starc back in ODI squad to spearhead Aussie pace attack India to play three ODIs, followed by 5 T20Is First tour match in Perth on October 19 As Australia on Tuesday announced their white-ball squads for the upcoming three ODI matches and the first two of the five T20Is in the home series against India beginning on October 19, the visiting world No. 1 ranked team will be fancying its chances as the hosts cope with injuries and a series of retirements from both formats. Mitchell Marsh will once again lead the Aussies in both formats in the absence […]
- [Punjab Farmers Can Learn Modern Methods From Food Powerhouse Netherlands: CM Bhagwant Mann](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-farmers-can-learn-modern-methods-from-food-powerhouse-netherlands-cm-bhagwant-mann/): CM inaugurates Rs 150-crore world class animal feed manufacturing plant at Rajpura, built by Netherlands-based global giant De Heus Accepts invitation to visit Netherlands at the head of a delegation of progressive farmers from Punjab to study best farm practices Says, despite the death and destruction caused by the recent floods, Punjab is estimated to still contribute 180 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of rice and 125 lakh MT of wheat to the national foodgrains pool Vows to make Punjab the next industrial hub of the country Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has called for adopting modern methods of farming […]
- [Parivartan Ka Utsav ‘Udaan’ An Attempt By TiE Chandigarh To Celebrate Woman Entrepreneurship](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/parivartan-ka-utsav-udaan-an-attempt-by-tie-chandigarh-to-celebrate-woman-entrepreneurship/): If a greater number of women are succeeding in their entrepreneurial endeavours despite continuing challenges like financial hurdles, skill gaps, societal barriers, and fear of failure, etc. it is something to be celebrated, the aim being to encourage others to take the plunge and further strengthen the ecosystem around them for success. With this resolve, the Chandigarh chapter of TiE, the world’s largest community of entrepreneurs, is hosting its flagship programme “Parivartan Ka Utsav – Udaan’ of women entrepreneurs at Chandigarh Club on September 19. Addressing a media event in Chandigarh on Tuesday, Pooja Nayar, Chair – TiE Women Chandigarh, […]
- [Bhullar Wards Off Young Challengers To Win Maiden IGPL Tour’s Inaugural Tournament In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/bhullar-wards-off-young-challengers-to-win-maiden-igpl-tours-inaugural-tournament-in-chandigarh/): Top professional golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar had to dig deep into his nearly two decades experience to ward of a strong challenge from younger golfers to win the first tournament of the inaugural new and faster format no-cut all-players-get-paid Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour on home turf at the 18-hole Chandigarh Golf Club course on Friday. An early eagle (2-under par for a particular hole) and a late birdie (1-under par) saw Bhullar card a 2-under 70 (par 72) in the final round of the three-round tournament to become the first IGPL Invitational champion. Winner of 11 Asian Tour titles, […]
- [IGPL Tour Kicks Off In Chandigarh Golf Club – It’s Not Quiet, Slow, But A Whole New Fast And Electric Format](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/igpl-tour-kicks-off-in-chandigarh-golf-club-its-not-quiet-slow-but-a-whole-new-fast-and-electric-format/): Legendary sixer-king Yuvraj Singh, now an avid golfer, is at the heart of the league as its co-founder and brand ambassador For the first time ever, the league will have a mixed format with top women pros competing shoulder to shoulder with the top men pros; amateurs too get to compete with them Whopping total purse of Rs 1.5 crore purse up for grabs in each tournament on the tour Fun quotient for non-golfers & non-club members: Expect each of the three days packed with fun games, live entertainment, delicious food, and drinks It could just be the defining moment […]
- [A Modified Hot Glue Gun Shows Promise Of Mending Broken Bones With 3D Printing Process](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/a-modified-hot-glue-gun-shows-promise-of-mending-broken-bones-with-3d-printing-process/): A biodegradable glue that encourages bones to repair themselves can be applied during surgery using a hot glue gun, potentially offering a cheap and quick way to treat injuries, preclinical research has shown, as reported in the journal Device. New preclinical research, reported in the journal Device, has shown that with slight modifications, hot glue guns commonly used in arts and crafts can repair damaged bones quickly and cheaply. An article carried by www.newscientist.com, bones can repair themselves after small injuries, but if there is a void – because of serious trauma or tumour removal, for example – then that space […]
- [Chandigarh Golf League’s Newest Team GB Legends Announces Major Mentorship Program](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-golf-leagues-newest-team-gb-legends-announces-major-mentorship-program/): GB Realty, which owns the team, aims to nurture young talent, including from underprivileged backgrounds, in golf and other sports disciplines to create a strong sports ecosystem for excelling at the highest level Young achievers being provided best of professional coaching, tournament fee support and equipment assistance As the excitement grows among the golfing fraternity in the once considered mecca of golf, Chandigarh, over the forthcoming fourth season of the monthlong Chandigarh Golf League (CGL), which gets underway from September 23, the newest among the 21 competing teams, GB Legends, owned by GB Realty, is preparing hard to make a […]
- [Hello High School Grads! HCLTech Brings TechBee Program To Chandigarh, Adjoining States – Earn While You Learn](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/hello-high-school-grads-hcltech-brings-techbee-program-to-chandigarh-adjoining-states-earn-while-you-learn/): Skill, earn and pursue graduation, post-graduation for rewarding careers in tech industry Maths and non-Maths high school graduates, here’s a great opportunity for you to enrol for a ‘earn while you learn’ early career program that blends hands-on technology training with access to higher education, preparing you for global careers in technology industry. HCLTech, a leading global technology company, on Tuesday announced its TechBee Early Career Program for high school graduates in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, touting it as a transformative initiative that will equip students with industry-relevant skills while simultaneously enabling them to pursue academic advancement. “HCL’s […]
- [Tarlochan Singh Kohli Memorial Scholarships Awarded To 26 Students At Rotary Club Chandigarh Event](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tarlochan-singh-kohli-memorial-scholarships-awarded-to-26-students-at-rotary-club-chandigarh-event/): Deserving students get Rs 10,000 annual educational scholarship each, first of two equal Rs 5,000 instalments of which were presented by bank transfer Beneficiaries include 14 girls and 12 boys The family of late Mr Satbir Singh Kohli has been awarding annual educational scholarships of Rs 10,000 each on need cum merit basis to two dozen students for the last five years through Rotary Club Chandigarh. This year too, the memorial scholarships named after Mr Satbir Singh Kohli’s father Mr Tarlochan Singh were distributed among 26 students from three different schools at a function organised by Rotary Club Chandigarh at […]
- [Air India Ahmedabad Crash: Civil Aviation Veteran HS Khola Says Court Of Inquiry Would Have Instilled Greater Public Confidence](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/air-india-ahmedabad-crash-civil-aviation-veteran-hs-khola-says-court-of-inquiry-would-have-instilled-greater-public-confidence/): India’s first and longest serving Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shared his views on the recent air tragedy on the sidelines of his lecture ‘Application of Advanced Technology in Aviation Safety and Accident Investigation’ delivered at the Panjab University Chandigarh Lecture was organised by SPSTI (Society for Promotion of Science & Technology in India) and the PU’s Department of Physics India’s first and longest serving Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) HS Khola has expressed the view that ordering a Court of Inquiry into the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 dreamliner at Ahmedabad, in which […]
- [International Schools Sports Organization ISSO Gets Adani International School Push](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/international-schools-sports-organization-isso-gets-adani-international-school-push/): ISSO promotes the development of 22 sports disciplines in 430+ international curriculum schools across India affiliated with International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge, Edexcel, the US-based National School Boards Association (NSBA), etc The collaboration between ISSO and Adani International School, Ahmedabad will support the former in scaling sporting infrastructure, enhancing athlete training and promoting participation in global events ISSO’s association with key national and international sports bodies such as the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) and the International School Sport Federation (ISF) has enabled Indian students to compete at the highest levels   The International Schools Sports Organization (ISSO), which has […]
- [ProSight Eye Hospital-43 Chandigarh First In India To Introduce Envision For Dry Eye Treatment](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/prosight-eye-hospital-43-chandigarh-first-in-india-to-introduce-envision-for-dry-eye-treatment/): Treatment combines precisely targeted radiofrequency (RF) and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technologies to remove the root cause of dry eye syndrome Hospital-level estimates put the prevalence of the syndrome to be as high as 40-50% Dry eye syndrome, caused by the oil grands located within the eyelids, near the eyelashes, secreting insufficient meibum, an oily substance that helps prevent the watery layer of tears from evaporating too quickly and keeps the eye surface lubricated, is taking on alarming proportions with some hospital-level estimates putting its prevalence as high as 40-50% . Though traditional eye drops do provide relief, this is […]
- [Chandigarh Tricity Rotarians, Vision-Aid Donate Patented Smart Vision Glasses To Blind Students](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-tricity-rotarians-vision-aid-donate-patented-smart-vision-glasses-to-blind-students/): 25 Class 8-12 students of Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh get light weight wearables with attached device, embedded with a chip, two cameras, sensors, audio, etc to enable the visually impaired and blind to enjoy reading and safely navigate their way through obstacles while on the go Society for the Care of the Blind appeals for more donations for betterment of the Institute for the Blind, which enjoys high credibility Rotarians belonging to various Rotary Clubs in Chandigarh tricity, joining hands with NGO Vision-Aid India, on Monday initiated a noble activity, after reading about which, I am sure, […]
- [Anderson-Tendulkar Series 2025 Lifts Test Cricket To New High](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/anderson-tendulkar-series-2025-lifts-test-cricket-to-new-high/): Packed stadiums, gripping cricket, and the uncertainties of the game on full display (A photo feature appears at the end of the write-up) It was an incredibly hard-fought Test series, one for all times, aptly finishing level at 2-2 after a magical win for India in the last of the five matches, made possible by the indomitable Mohammed Siraj. The series, which witnessed overwhelming crowd presence, saw over 7,000 runs being scored, including a record-equalling 21 individual centuries. Not many believed in the new look younger Indian side under a young, less experienced captain, but with their fighting spirit and […]
- [Parents Celebrate Happy Pets Day With Their Pawsome Pals At Zigly-Sec 35 Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/parents-celebrate-happy-pets-day-with-their-pawsome-pals-at-zigly-sec-35-chandigarh/): Fun games, free treats, live sketching of professional pet portraits, complimentary health check-ups and discounts mark the specially curated fun-filled event While people enthusiastically celebrated Friendship Day on Sunday, pet parents simultaneously showed special indulgence towards their pawsome pals on International Happy Pets Day. Many of the parents along with their pet dogs and cats celebrated the occasion at a specially curated fun-filled event at Zigly, the country’s first tech-enabled omnichannel pet care brand, at its experience centre in Sector 35 Chandigarh. The brand has a chain of 34 experience centres across the country, including two in Chandigarh and one […]
- [Sales Of Hot And Cold ACs Witnessing A Big Leap, Makes Greater Sense: Daikin India CMD KJ Jawa](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sales-of-hot-and-cold-acs-witnessing-a-big-leap-makes-greater-sense-daikin-india-cmd-kj-jawa/): In Chandigarh, to inaugurate a new upgraded branch office for better channel partner and customer connect, the air conditioning and refrigeration veteran says brands not providing satisfactory customer care services will struggle for survival Daikin, the air-conditioning market leader in India with 20% market share (its turnover in the country hit Rs 10,500 crore in the last financial year, the highest by a company in the air conditioning business), is highly customer focussed, he asserts Eyes 25% market share in Punjab & Haryana in next 12 months, and Rs 1000 crore revenue from the two states this year It makes […]
- [Punjab-Based SAEL To Invest Rs 8200 Cr In Setting Up Integrated Solar Manufacturing Facility In UP](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/punjab-based-sael-to-invest-rs-8200-cr-in-setting-up-integrated-solar-manufacturing-facility-in-up/): One of the largest investments witnessed so far in the solar manufacturing space in India Sukhbir Singh Awla, Co-Founder & Director of SAEL Industries Ltd, recently received a Letter of Comfort in this regard from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath The project, with an integrated 5 GW (Giga Watt) solar cell manufacturing unit and solar module manufacturing line, is slated to commence construction this year It started its journey in Punjab as a private limited agro company way back in 1999, setting up its first rice mill in the state. Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited later reconstituted itself into a public limited […]
- [Architect Abha Joshi Sharma Installed As Rotary Club Chandigarh’s Sixth Woman President](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/architect-abha-joshi-sharma-installed-as-rotary-club-chandigarhs-sixth-woman-president/): Chief guest, Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, enjoins Rotary clubs to partner the Chandigarh administration in making organ and body donation a mass movement Shares that families of organ donors will be honoured by the administration at official Independence Day and Republic Day functions Formally launches Rotary Club Chandigarh’s e-waste collection project ‘BeWise’   Rotary Club Chandigarh is among the most respected clubs in India with a rich legacy of community service spanning over nearly seven decades and having produced one of the handful of Indians to lead Rotary International as its worldwide president, in Rajendra […]
- [Coach Marco Seruca Shapes Chandigarh Under-16 Tennis Star Ribhav Saroha’s Rise To AITA Top Ranking](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/coach-marco-seruca-shapes-chandigarh-under-16-tennis-star-ribhav-sarohas-rise-to-aita-top-ranking/): Just how important is a professional coach’s role in shaping the fortunes of a sportsperson with the right attributes is epitomised in the meteoric rise of Chandigarh’s young tennis star Ribhav Saroha to the top of the under-16 boys age category national rankings. The 15-year-old Class 9 student of DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, under the guidance of international coach and former Portugal Davis Cup player Marco Seruca, achieved the AITA No. 1 ranking in the under-16 age category in weekly rankings announced on June 16, 2025 (though in subsequent rankings released on June 23 and June 30 Prakaash […]
- [With Ortech Textiles Unit, India’s Ortho Aids Leader Tynor Goes Completely Indigenous](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-ortech-textiles-unit-indias-ortho-aids-leader-tynor-goes-completely-indigenous/): To compete globally, Mohali, Punjab based Tynor sheds dependence on China for all technical textiles and other soft materials, which account for major content in 75% of its product portfolio Will save 25% on cost of raw materials and further improve quality Mirroring the Indian industry’s resolve to end dependence on China for raw materials, components and ingredients, and compete with its products in the global markets, the country’s orthopaedic aids/appliances leader Tynor Orthotics, in a major push towards backward integration, has set up a technical textiles and other soft materials manufacturing facility at an investment of around Rs 300 […]
- [Clouds Of Doubt Wither, New Age Indian Batting Stars Shine Bright](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/clouds-of-doubt-wither-new-age-indian-batting-stars-shine-bright/): Shubman Gill (127*) becomes fifth Indian batsman to score a century on Test captaincy debut. Joins Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Virat Kohli club England becomes third country after West Indies and Australia where Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) has struck a century in his first Test of the tour Without India’s tormentor-in-chief, the great Jimmy Anderson, the English pace bowling attack appears to have been weakened There couldn’t have been a more fitting venue than Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, with a 120 years history of Test cricket, and made famous by the two record-setting triple centuries in the […]
- [People Developing Type 2 Diabetes At 30 Or Below Highly Concerning: Diabetologist Dr Deepti Arora](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/people-developing-type-2-diabetes-at-30-or-below-highly-concerning-diabetologist-dr-deepti-arora/): Alarming situation needs to be addressed urgently through coordinated governmental and societal interventions When a girl in her mid-teens presented in a medical clinic in Sector 21 Chandigarh complaining of a cut in the finger which was not healing, she wouldn’t have ever imagined what she would be diagnosed with at such a young age. The 17-year-old had developed Type 2 diabetes. Though her parents were not diabetic, there was distant history of the disease in the family with one of her grandparents suffering from it. Another patient, a 34-year-old visiting the clinic complained of what he believed was persistent […]
- [With Mohali Office, Global Elevator Giant Kone Comes Closer to Customers](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/with-mohali-office-global-elevator-giant-kone-comes-closer-to-customers/): Office to strengthen Kone Elevator India’s infrastructure for sales, installation, service and modernisation teams to cater to customers across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Haryana The office will also house an exhibition centre to showcase Kone’s advanced elevator designs, innovative features, and cutting-edge technology The tallest buildings in all four regions in India run with its elevators. It boasts of installing the largest and fastest elevators in India. Thanks to it, the largest passenger elevator in the world, at 25.78 sq meters, is also in India, at the Jio World Centre, BKC, Mumbai. Kone, the world’s […]
- [Simran Dhillon At HLP Gallerria Mohali: Where Design Exudes Luxury, A Touch Of Regality](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/simran-dhillon-at-hlp-gallerria-mohali-where-design-exudes-luxury-a-touch-of-regality/): The young designer, Simran has quickly evolved from a costume designer for Bollywood and Bollywood celebrities to his own brand Among the celebrities who have patronised and endorsed his work are Gurdaas Maan, Badshah, Neeru Bajwa, Master Saleem, Sara Gurpal, Ammy Virk, Geet Goraaya, Prem Dhillon, Jagjeet Sandhu, Nikeet Dhillon, Deep Sehgal, and Bhavdeep Romana He has designed masterpieces for several celebrities, and he relishes fusion of Punjab’s deep-rooted culture and heritage with modern flair in his creations, which are luxurious, timeless and yet contemporary and comfortable. Meet Punjab’s young designer Simran Dhillon, who recently launched his flagship store in […]
- [MrProptek, First AI-Enabled, Potentially Disruptive Real Estate App, Launched In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mrproptek-first-ai-enabled-potentially-disruptive-real-estate-app-launched-in-chandigarh/): Formally launched by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria in a well-attended gathering organised at Hotel Mountview on Tuesday It’s called MrProptek, a first of its kind potentially revolutionary AI (artificial intelligence) enabled property or real estate app. It promises to make comparing and choosing your dream verified property (eventually) anywhere in the world, virtually visiting it, negotiating a price, projecting its possible appreciation within a time frame and completing the formalities for the purchase directly with the builder a breeze, all from the comfort of your home without having to pay brokerage. The app, which could potentially […]
- [Chandigarh’s Poonam Pratibha Sharma Crowned Ms Senior 2025 At Mr & Ms Senior Pageant 2025](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarhs-poonam-pratibha-sharma-crowned-ms-senior-2025-at-mr-ms-senior-pageant-2025/): A retired Joint Director, Technical Education, Haryana, with roots in Himachal Pradesh, the ‘senior queen’ loves travelling, and has multiple talents and hobbies spanning cooking and baking, air rifle shooting, palmistry, astrology, soft toy-making, charcoal painting, singing, etc. This first of its kind event was organised acting on the realisation that in recent years there has been a remarkable shift in the way society perceives aging. Gone are the days when growing older was associated solely with decline and obscurity. The first Mr & Ms Senior Pageant 2025 presented by Peach Event and curated by Rekha Desai in Mumbai celebrated […]
- [SBP’s Embassy Court In New Chandigarh Brings Renowned Italian Designer Brand Versace Homes](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sbps-embassy-court-in-new-chandigarh-brings-renowned-italian-designer-brand-versace-homes/): Limited edition 5 BHK 7-star opulent living spaces (5300 sq ft) to be offered to just about 54 customers by invitation only Pre-launch bookings open on easy payment plans for premium 3+1 BHK and 4+1 BHK towers, and 5-star premium condominiums, including a 5-star hotel, planned and designed by world renowned architects Gian P. Mathur & Associates (GPMA)-UHA London   Imagine living a luxurious life on the foothills of the Shivalik hills, adjacent to protected forest land, and surrounded by top-of-the-line healthcare facilities. The opportunity has come calling right here in Medicity, New Chandigarh, an area which has begun to […]
- [Chandigarh Tricity’s Most Luxurious Salon Looks Privé Opens In HLP Gallerria Mall Mohali](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/chandigarh-tricitys-most-luxurious-salon-looks-prive-opens-in-hlp-gallerria-mall-mohali/): Looks Salon Group, one of India’s largest chain of salons with 230+ branches pan India and abroad and witnessing a high growth trajectory, has just opened Chandigarh tricity’s most luxurious salon, the Looks Privé. The group has chosen a potential future hotspot of the tricity, the HLP Gallerria Mall in the heart of Mohali, to open one of a handful of its premium brand of salons after NCR Delhi and Kolkata. Looks Privé joins Starbucks and McDonald’s, both with additional drive-through facility, Nykaa – On Trend, Levi’s and Simran Dhillon couture to open shop at the mall, which has 100 […]
- [Tech, Performance Driven Two-Wheeler EV Brand Ultraviolette Unveils Product Range In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tech-performance-driven-two-wheeler-ev-brand-ultraviolette-unveils-product-range-in-chandigarh/): Completely home bred brand to open state-of-the-art S3 experience Centre in the city later this year Currently, brand delivering F77 series of high-end superbikes Deliveries of newly unveiled mainstream products – ‘Tesseract’, claimed to be world’s first radar-integrated high-performing electric scooter, and ‘Shockwave’, an adventure electric motorcycle – to start in first quarter of 2026 Online bookings for F77 and pre-bookings for ‘Tesseract’ & ‘Shockwave’ are open When two highly-motivated and enterprising friends – Narayan Subramaniam, with a passion for design and innovation, and Niraj Rajmohan, with expertise in software and electronics – came together to launch Ultraviolette Automotive from […]
- [Two Indian-American Ladies Launch Social Entrepreneurship Platform ‘The Common Table’ In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/two-indian-american-ladies-launch-social-entrepreneurship-platform-the-common-table-in-chandigarh/): Aimed at making social impact through pioneering social change and community collaboration initiatives Former Miss India-America and TEDx speaker Leena Gupta first change-maker featured under TCT banner, unveils her debut inspirational book ‘Anchor Within’ Two Indian-American women – Bani Cheema and Geetanjali Gupta – with expertise in social entrepreneurship, on return to their country and city, have joined hands to launch a platform called ‘The Common Table’ (TCT) determined to make social impact through pioneering social change and community collaboration initiatives. Announcing the launch at a press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday, Bani and Geetanjali said the platform gives wings […]
- [Save Indian Family Foundation To Hold ‘Satyagraha For Men’ At Jantar Mantar On April 19](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/save-indian-family-foundation-to-hold-satyagraha-for-men-at-jantar-mantar-on-april-19/): Demands gender-neutral policies and laws and constitution of Commission for Men on lines of Commission for Women Claims that misuse of gender-specific laws to fabricate fake marital and rape cases has resulted in alarming increase in suicides by men – three times more than women – as per NCRB data While horrendous cases of atrocities on women, including rapes, dowry deaths and suicides, continue to plague Indian society despite various measures, including stricter laws, a parallel movement is gaining traction demanding protection for men from atrocities which are leading to an alarming increase in marital deaths and suicides by them. […]
- [Payback Time, Batch Of 1975 Turns Oldest Model School In Chandigarh GMSSS-16 All-AC](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/payback-time-batch-of-1975-turns-oldest-model-school-in-chandigarh-gmsss-16-all-ac/): 26 ‘students’, now in their mid-60s, contribute 35 air conditioners as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of their batch They returned to their alma mater school after 50 years, a spark in their eyes and bounce in their steps. ‘Students’ from ‘A’ section of the 1975 batch of pass-outs, men and women from all walks of life now in their mid-60s, congregated at the oldest and most prestigious government model school in Chandigarh, Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16 (Estd. 1954), to share a gift which the school will remember for all times to come. It was a […]
- [Canadian Brand MB Chicken Opens First India Store In Chandigarh’s Sector 35](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/5623-2/): Despite the strained ties between India and Canada, fast food brands from the North American country appear to be making a beeline for India, beginning their journey from the tri-city of Chandigarh, the melting pot of modern Punjabi culture. First came Tim Horton’s, and now famous Canadian fried chicken brand MB Chicken (since 1969) is formally opening its first outlet in India in Chandigarh’s Sector 35-C from April 16. A media preview of the outlet was organised on Sunday, and your own news portal LifeInChandigarh.com shares with you in this write-up the first impressions of some of the items on […]
- [Building Materials Major HIL Is Now BirlaNu; Its Global Brand Parador Set To Enter Chandigarh Market](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/building-materials-major-hil-is-now-birlanu-its-global-brand-parador-set-to-enter-chandigarh-market/): High quality and sustainable home and building products and services company BirlaNu (formerly HIL Ltd.), part of the US $3 billion CK Birla Group, has announced a big investment plan to expand and double its business in the next three years. It has also announced the entry of its international brand Parador, which it acquired from a German flooring solutions company, into the Chandigarh market. BirlaNu (formerly HIL Ltd.) is a leading manufacturer of pipes, construction chemicals, putty, roofs, walls, and floors. Under the Parador brand, which has manufacturing facilities in Germany and Austria, the CK Birla Group company will […]
- [Panchkula Golf Club To Tee Off Maiden Edition Of Aeroplaza Panchkula Golf League](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/panchkula-golf-club-to-tee-off-maiden-edition-of-aeroplaza-panchkula-golf-league/): 16 teams of 14 members each to compete in two-stage tournament from April 7 to 23 Will rival Chandigarh Golf League which is into its fourth year The sprawling 140 acres government-owned Panchkula Golf Club, a younger cousin of the not-for-profit Chandigarh Golf Club, is brimming with excitement as it tees off the maiden edition of its own Panchkula Golf League to rival the Chandigarh Golf League, which is into its fourth year. Quite remarkably, for a first edition of a league, an impressive 16 teams comprising 14 members each have entered the fray for the two-stage ‘Aeroplaza Panchkula Golf […]
- [Finvasia & Yes Bank Launch ‘India’s First’ AI-Powered Financial Superapp ‘Jumpp’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/finvasia-yes-bank-launch-indias-first-ai-powered-financial-superapp-jumpp/): Jumpp promises added momentum to your money with a new-age banking experience Focuses on bridging the inclusivity gap in digital transactions, particularly for users in Tier 2 and 3 cities Finvasia, a Mohali, Punjab headquartered global innovators’ group leveraging engineering and technology to serve diversified sectors like finance, healthcare, technology, blockchain, and real estate, has partnered with Yes Bank, one of India’s top 10 private banks, to recently launch what is touted as India’s first AI-powered fintech superapp called ‘Jumpp’. The conversational app, currently supporting English and Hindi languages, provides hyper-personalised guidance in banking, savings, payments, investments, and credit, all […]
- [Space Mission Launched To Bring Back Stranded Indian Origin Astronaut Sunita Williams](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/space-mission-launched-to-bring-back-stranded-indian-origin-astronaut-sunita-williams/): Williams (59) along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore have been stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) due to spacecraft failures for over nine months on a mission which was planned for just over a week By her own admission, she has been “struggling to remember what it feels like to walk and lie down.” Having been stranded in zero gravity environment on board the International Space Station (ISS) along with a fellow astronaut for over nine months, on a mission which was originally planned to last just over a week, 59-year-old Indian origin NASA astronaut Sunita (Suni) Williams has […]
- [Tulsi and Usha On Way To India](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/tulsi-and-usha-on-way-to-india/): Appointed the head of US national intelligence services, four-time Congresswoman Samoan American Tulsi Gabbard had embraced Hinduism in her teens and draws inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita, placing her hand on which she has always taken oath of office The first Indian origin US Second Lady Usha will be accompanying her husband Vice President JD Vance Two high profile ladies associated with the Donald Trump Administration 2.0, one an embraced Hindu and the other of Indian origin, are on their way to India. Head of Department of National Intelligence (DNI), which oversees all US national intelligence agencies like CIA and […]
- [Airtel, Jio’s Pact With ‘Rival’ SpaceX’s Starlink For Satellite Internet Services Has A Modi Link](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/airtel-jios-pack-with-rival-spacexs-starlink-for-satellite-internet-services-has-a-modi-link/): Till recently these Indian telecom biggies were opposing the entry into the country of this giant satellite internet services provider, citing level playing field concerns. However, in a dramatic turn of events, the two biggest telecom players Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have separately announced inking agreements with world’s richest man Elon Musk’s SpaceX to offer Starlink’s satellite internet services and better connectivity to their customers in India. Though the deal marks a significant step towards expanding high-speed broadband coverage in the country, particularly in remote and underserved areas, it will be subject to Starlink getting regulatory approvals from the […]
- [On World Kidney Day, Park Hospital Mohali Announces New Transplant Initiatives](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/on-world-kidney-day-park-hospital-mohali-announces-new-transplant-initiatives/): Park Grecian Hospital Mohali is already performing living donor transplants, including high-risk transplants; paediatric transplants swap cases; ABO incompatible blood group transplants; and Redo Transplant Soon, the hospital will start cadaveric kidney transplant (kidney extracted from brain dead persons), pancreas transplant and all kinds of robotic kidney transplants Fresh successful kidney transplant case involving incompatible blood group couple (husband patient and wife donor) presented to spread public awareness that kidney donation from a person with blood group different from the patient is also possible although the surgery gets more complex The lives of more than 3,00,000 patients in the country […]
- [Holiday & Skiwear Showcase In Snowy Gulmarg Amid Ramadan Stirs Political Storm](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/holiday-skiwear-showcase-in-snowy-gulmarg-amid-ramadan-stirs-political-storm/): It was a perfect setting for a fashion show with the backdrop of snowy slopes of the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. However, tittle did the apparently unsuspecting organisers, award-winning designer label Shivan & Narresh, showcasing their new holiday and skiwear to mark the 15th anniversary of the label, realise that it will stir a political storm amid Ramadan, one of the holiest months of the year for the Muslims. The fashion show, held last Friday (March 7), rocked the Jammu & Kashmir assembly on Monday after its videos went viral on […]
- [India Is ‘Rising’! But Is The Nation Losing Its Pride!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-is-rising-but-is-the-nation-losing-its-pride/): US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick schools, mocks and tries to bully us, and we laugh and applaud US wants India’s total commitment, effectively forcing complete dependency Some of Lutnik’s clearly objectionable and mocking messaging while participating remotely in India Today Conclave 2025 from Washington DC on Friday (words to the effect): On India’s defence partnership with Russia: India has historically bought a significant amount of military equipment from Russia, “that has to end” India’s bitter experience with US on defence cooperation, in comparison with Russia, France and United Kingdom: Don’t tell me you will feel safe and secure with […]
- [Supported By GoI, Tata Motors Begins Road Trials Of India’s First Hydrogen Trucks](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/supported-by-goi-tata-motors-begins-road-trials-of-indias-first-hydrogen-trucks/): Battery electric technology is working well in cars, smaller vehicles and buses but deploying it on heavy duty long-haul routes has not been easy. Hence, supported by the Government of India under its Green Hydrogen Mission, Tata Motors in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has begun India’s first ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks. The historic trails by the country’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, in line with India’s vision of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 and a significant step towards sustainable long distance cargo transportation, were flagged off earlier this week by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways […]
- [Experts To Dwell On Advancements At ENT Surgical Conclave 2025 At Fortis Mohali: Dr Ashok Gupta](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/experts-to-dwell-on-advancements-at-ent-surgical-conclave-2025-at-fortis-mohali-dr-ashok-gupta/): Good news for hearing loss patients! Fully implantable cochlear implants being developed are expected to become commercially available in the not-so-distant future. Sharing this information exclusively with your own news portal LifeInChandigarh.com on the sidelines of a news conference to announce the national level ‘ENT Surgical Conclave 2025’ to be held at Fortis Hospital Mohali on March 8 and 9, Dr Ashok Gupta, Director & Head, ENT, Fortis Hospital Mohali, said studies are showing promise for eventually eliminating the need for an external charging device. Padma Shri awardee Prof (Dr) JM Hans, a pioneer in the field of cochlear implant […]
- [Karnataka DGP’s Stepdaughter & Actress Ranya Rao Arrested For Smuggling Gold Bars](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/karnataka-dgps-stepdaughter-actress-ranya-rao-arrested-for-smuggling-gold-bars/): DRI and other agencies investing whether she was using her DGP stepfather’s influence to evade detection and is she part of a larger international smuggling syndicate Was a Kannada actress Ranya Rao, caught by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIAD) in Bengaluru on Monday evening while attempting to smuggle more than 14 kg of gold into the country from Dubai, using her DGP stepfather’s influence to evade detection and is she part of a larger international smuggling syndicate? These are among various angles being investigated by various agencies as they interrogate the actress after […]
- [VVDN Technologies Touts India’s First ‘Truly Indigenous’ Global Standard Laptop](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/vvdn-technologies-touts-indias-first-truly-indigenous-global-standard-laptop/): Union Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shares a video in a post on X titled ‘Designed in India and Made in India’ of him getting a lowdown on the product from VVDN Technologies CEO Puneet Agarwal Unclear yet when or under what brand name the laptop will enter the market Manesar, Gurugram-based VVDN Technologies, a global provider of software, product engineering, electronics manufacturing services and solutions, has unveiled what it is touting as India’s first truly indigenous laptop at par with international standards which has been designed and made in-house, right from hardware, to motherboard, mechanicals, body or chassis, […]
- [Well-Known Cardio-Vascular Surgeon Dr Harinder S Bedi Invents Simple Brain-Saving Device Cooling Turban](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/well-known-cardio-vascular-surgeon-dr-harinder-s-bedi-invents-simple-brain-saving-device/): Hailed as a major life-saving invention by expert delegates at the prestigious 71st Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) held in the National capital from February 20 to 23 Plans to patent device and publish a paper on it It’s amazing how small and simple innovations can lead to remarkable outcomes. One such invention, a cooling turban, by well-known cardio-vascular surgeon from Punjab Dr Harinder Singh Bedi has helped save several patients by preventing injury to the brain due to low oxygen supply during surgery. Dr Bedi, Director of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Sciences at […]
- [Park Grecian Hospital Mohali Unveils Centre Of Excellence For Robotic Joint Surgery](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/park-grecian-hospital-mohali-unveils-centre-of-excellence-for-robotic-joint-surgery/): Only hospital in region to offer an entire suite of three different robotic technologies to cover all sections of society Apart from delivering unprecedented precision, efficiency and superior patient outcomes, cutting-edge technologies to make joint replacement and resurfacing faster, safer and less painful with less hospital time and full recovery within days Offers limited period robotic charges-free joint replacement, resurfacing packages With a first of its kind ultra-modern robotic suite of three different robotic joint replacement and resurfacing technologies and machines, Park Grecian Hospital Mohali has become the first healthcare facility in the entire region to make precise and accurate […]
- [Pro Sight Brings Ultra-Modern Eye Hospital To Tricity, In Sector 43 Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/pro-sight-brings-ultra-modern-eye-hospital-to-tricity-in-sector-43-chandigarh/): A fully integrated, innovation-driven gen-next eyecare facility, combining artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, SMART lasers, and precision diagnostics Four well known ophthalmologists from the region, Dr Sanjeev Duggal, Dr Manpreet Singh, Dr Kashish Gupta and Dr Sheetal Brar have joined hands to open an ultramodern, state-of-the-art eye hospital for the tricity and adjoining states in Sector 43 Chandigarh. Pro Sight Eye Hospital, promised as a fully integrated, innovation-driven gen-next eyecare facility, combining artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, SMART lasers, and precision diagnostics to deliver world-class treatments, was formally inaugurated on Sunday. The honours were done by Dr SPS Oberoi, renowned philanthropist & […]
- [Should Bhagwant Mann Be Worried Over Delhi Election Verdict?](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/should-bhagwant-mann-be-worried-over-delhi-election-verdict/): The Aam Aadmi Party swept to power in Punjab largely because the people, fed up with the failure to perform of the two traditional parties which they had been voting to power by turns, were looking for a creditable alternative. They found that in AAP, basis its perceptibly successful governance/developmental model demonstrated in Delhi. But with the very basis of their choice coming under question following the electorate in the National capital giving a resounding verdict against the party, the AAP government led by Bhagwant Singh Mann, preparing to celebrate three years in power in March, will come under increased […]
- [First Rotary Peace Summit At Amity Univ Punjab, Mohali: Let’s Start Caring, Peace Will Follow](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-rotary-peace-summit-at-amity-univ-punjab-mohali-lets-start-caring-peace-will-follow/): If we want peace, we must start caring for everybody from the heart, because once we start caring, being kind and empathetic towards all, peace will follow. This was the broad message conveyed by Buddhist monk from the United Kingdom Karma Yeshe Rabgye while participating in a panel discussion at the first Rotary Peace Summit organised by six Peacebuilding Clubs of Rotary District 3080 in association with Amity Unity Punjab, in the auditorium of the university campus in Mohali on Wednesday. The peace summit with the theme ‘Peace Is Possible’ was organised under the aegis of the India chapter of […]
- [Indian-American Musician Chandrika Tandon’s Wins A Grammy Award](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/indian-american-musician-chandrika-tandons-wins-a-grammy-award/): Chandrika’s ‘Triveni’ won the award for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album, beating out competitors like Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar Chandrika shared the honour with her collaborators, South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto The prestigious award was presented at the 67th Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In her album Tandon, known for blending ancient mantras with modern musical styles, has focussed on peace and healing. According to various news reports, other nominees in the same category included Break of Dawn by Ricky Kej, Opus by Ryuichi Sakamoto, […]
- [Fairytale 4-1 Finish To T20I Series For India, Nightmare For England](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/fairytale-4-1-finish-to-t20i-series-for-india-nightmare-for-england/): Opener Abhishek Sharma wields the magic wand as India breeze to mammoth 150-run win in the last T20I of the series. India 247/9 in 20 overs, England 97 in 10.3 The southpaw’s incredible knock of 135 in 54 balls, the highest individual score by an Indian in the format surpassing Shubman Gill’s 126* against New Zealand in 2023, swept the visitors off their feet, and broke records aplenty He scored 38 more runs than England’s collective total Abhishek’s 135 is also the second-highest score by any batter against England, behind only Aaron Finch’s 156 in 2013 His century of 37 […]
- [Saqib Mahmood’s Record 3-Wicket Maiden Over In Vain As India Clinch T20I series](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/saqib-mahmoods-record-3-wicket-maiden-over-in-vain-as-india-clinch-t20i-series/): Go 3-1 up in 5-match series with 15-run victory over England in 4th T20I in Pune Half-centurions Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya stitch together 87-run match-winning partnership for 6th wicket, the 2nd highest by an Indian pair for the sixth wicket or below With latest 50, Hardik Pandya has become first Indian allrounder to score 1500 runs, picking up more than 50 wickets and accumulating five fifties He needs another six wickets to become only the second player after Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan to achieve the double of 1000 T20I runs and 100 T20I wickets In the Pune T20I, […]
- [Another Election Mockery! BJP Once Again Pulls Rug In Chandigarh Mayoral Elections](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/another-election-mockery-bjp-once-again-pulls-rug-in-chandigarh-mayoral-elections/): Party candidate Harpreet Kaur Babla is elected Mayor against odds, defeating AAP-Cong combine candidate Prem Lata of AAP 19-17 by getting the benefit of three cross votes in a secret ballot Congress candidates representing the combine, however, win both posts of Senior Deputy Mayor (Jasbir Singh ‘Bunty’) and Deputy Mayor (Taruna Mehta) Blame game begins among combine partners Urgent need for reforms in municipal laws to halt apparent horse-trading and other electoral malpractices So, what went wrong for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation mayoral elections on Thursday! Despite commanding a combined clear majority of four, why […]
- [Enigma For Batters: Varun Chakravarthy First Indian To Take 10 Or More Wkts In A T20I Series Twice](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/enigma-for-batters-varun-chakravarthy-first-indian-to-take-10-or-more-wkts-in-a-t20i-series-twice/): With a fifer at Rajkot, Chakravarthy’s tally of wickets during the current series rose to 10. Earlier, he had taken 12 wickets in four T20I matches of the away series against South Africa last year Despite his fifer, during which he missed a hattrick chance, India finished on the losing side in the third T20I against England at Rajkot Loss means 5-match series still wide open with India leading 2-1; Next match is at Pune on Friday Shami’s first appearance in an international match, after nearly a year and a half layoff due to injury, proved uneventful Sanju Samson and […]
- [This ‘Tilak’ Seems Indelible! The New T20 Sensation Remains Undismissed At 318*!](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/this-tilak-seems-indelible-the-new-t20-sensation-remains-undismissed-at-318/): With his matching winning unbeaten knock of 72 of 55 balls in Chennai, India’s No. 3 batter has compiled 318* runs in his last four T20I innings without being dismissed (107*, 120*, 19*, 72*) He finds himself on top of the list of international batsmen with most runs between dismissals Arshdeep Singh named ICC men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2024. He was the leading Indian wicket-taker in T20Is in the year, bagging 36 wickets in just 18 games. He also played a huge part in steering India to the title at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/india-star-named-icc-men-s-t20i-cricketer-of-the-year-x4918 […]
- [Sr. Badal’s Close Aid, Ex-Punjab A-G HS Mattewal Passes Away, Cremated In Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/sr-badals-close-aid-ex-punjab-a-g-hs-mattewal-passes-away-cremated-in-chandigarh/): Remained Punjab’s top government lawyer during two terms of Prakash Singh Badal as chief minister of the state from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2007-2012 Following a stroke in 2011, and unable to continue as A-G, he was appointed by Badal as advisor to the state government in the rank of cabinet minister Ably defended the interests of Punjab and Punjabiyat, especially in the state’s river waters sharing disputes An outstanding legal luminary, who, as Advocate-General during two terms of Prakash Singh Badal as chief minister of Punjab, stoutly defended the interests of Punjab and Punjabiyat, especially in the […]
- [ENSO – The Home For Therapy And Counselling Opens In Sec 8 Chandigarh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/enso-the-home-for-therapy-and-counselling-opens-in-sec-8-chandigarh/): The holistic mental health solutions startup is a partnership between experienced psychologist Shabana Azam and well-known theatre personality Nisha Luthra, who has also been working in the field of art-based mental health coaching Will provide holistic therapies for mental health challenges through the confluence of science and art ‘मन का हो तो अच्छा, ना हो तो और भी अच्छा’ (‘Mann ka ho tto achcha, na ho tto aur bhi achcha’) is a beautiful line from one of celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poems. The essence of its meaning is thus: यदि हमारे मन का हो रहा है तो वह बहुत […]
- [India Demolish England By 7-Wkts In First T20I, Not Like Champions Though](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/india-demolish-england-by-7-wkts-in-first-t20i-not-like-champions-though/): Outstanding with new ball, Arshdeep becomes highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is with 97 wickets, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal’s record of 96 wickets Resurgent mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy weaves his magic again Rest of the bowlers dish out listless performances Shami surprisingly made to wait for his comeback international appearance after more than one year of recovering from injury Abhishek Sharma makes most of another opportunity granted to him to prove his worth at the top of the order, taking the game away from England in the run chase This is India’s 7th consecutive T20 win in Kolkata India got off […]
- [First T20I: England Name Playing XI For Eden Encounter](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/first-t20i-england-name-playing-xi-for-eden-encounter/): India is hosting England for a five-match T20I series, followed by a three-match ODI series in the runup to the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Match starts 7 p.m., live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD TV channels in India The visiting England men’s cricket team management has announced its playing XI for the first T20 International against India a day ahead of the tie under lights at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. England coach and former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is expected to carry his trademark aggressive style of play into white-ball cricket […]
- [Shorter Format ‘Golf Sixes’ & Aggressive Schools Outreach To Boost Popularity, Says IGU President Brijinder Singh](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/shorter-format-golf-sixes-aggressive-schools-outreach-to-boost-popularity-says-igu-president-brijinder-singh/): Four regional Centres of Golfing Excellence, including one at CGA Chandigarh, also in the works Apart from IGU’s initiatives, a slew of startups is jumping in to tap the huge latent demand from the upwardly mobile and aspirational Indians by opening golf driving ranges and academies to make the sport more accessible for mass participation One such startup with a unique concept of golf with fun and entertainment, and with ambitious plans for expansion, is Zen Golf (https://zengolf.in/). Promoted by Shyam Grover, its maiden driving range-academy in the heart of Gurgaon, steered by the highest A-level certified trainer Arjun Malik, […]
- [NITZ Beauty Lab Salon & Spa Opens In Sec 79 Mohali; Enjoy Couple Body Spa With Jacuzzi & More Firsts](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/nitz-beauty-lab-salon-enjoy-couple-body-spa-with-jacuzzi-more-firsts/): Founded by experienced beauty professional Neetu Sethi Thakur Among other world class firsts, the ‘Japanese Water Therapy’ and the latest version of the ‘Hydro-Oxygeno Therapy’ Will also simultaneously run a beauty academy with international affiliations A bedroom sized ‘Couple Body Spa with Jacuzzi’ is one of the exclusive zones in this sprawling 5000 square feet luxurious unisex salon cum spa across two floors which formally opened to the public in Chandigarh tricity’s emerging salon and spa hub in Sector 79 Mohali on Sunday, offering, among other world class firsts, the ‘Japanese Water Therapy’ and the latest version of the ‘Hydro-Oxygeno […]
- [2-Time Winners India Name Squad For Champions Trophy: Shami & Bumrah* In](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/2-time-winners-india-name-squad-for-champions-trophy-shami-bumrah-in/): Mohd. Siraj loses out to Arshdeep Singh as third specialist pace bowling option Shubman Gill is Rohit’s deputy; Yashasvi Jaiswal could make ODI debut Kohli, Shreyas, KL Rahul, Rishab Pant other regular batsmen picked in the 15-member squad Hardik only pace bowling allrounder, the spin-bowling allrounders being Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel & Washington Sundar Kuldeep Yadav only specialist spinner in the squad The suspense over India’s squad, and Jasprit Bumrah’s availability, for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be played simultaneously in Pakistan and Dubai from mid-February is over. Yes, Jasprit Bumrah’s name finds a place in the 15-member squad announced […]
- [105arts Debuts In Solo Exhibition With Jagannath Paul’s ‘Circling Harmony’](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/105arts-debuts-in-solo-exhibition-with-jagannath-pauls-circling-harmony/): Month-long exhibition on at 105arts Gallery, H. No. 105, Sector 11, Chandigarh from January 18 to February 18, 12 noon to 6 pm For the first time Chandigarh’s famous private art gallery 104arts has curated a month-long solo exhibition of one of the leading contemporary artists of the country. Titled Circling Harmony, the exhibition will have on display art works by Jagannath Paul from January 18 to February 18. For Jagannath, an artist from a small West Bengal town miles away from Kolkata who has buyers scattered all over the country and world, a solo exhibition in Chandigarh is a […]
- [Mechanical Thrombectomy Can Save Within 24 Hours Of Stroke: Dr Vivek Gupta Of Fortis Mohali](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/mechanical-thrombectomy-can-save-within-24-hours-of-stroke-dr-vivek-gupta-of-fortis-mohali/): Rush patient to stroke-ready hospital Minimally invasive procedure involves inserting a catheter into the brain and/or neck artery to remove the clot/s Costs anything between Rs 5-7 lakh People at large are generally more aware about heart attack and cancer as the most common causes of death worldwide. But brain stroke is also an equally common cause of death and long-term disability, with one in every four individuals at risk of suffering from it, but our awareness about it is much less. Till recently, its treatment was also only effective if a patient, after suffering a brain stroke, was wheeled […]
- [Silver Jubilee CGA Cup Pro-Am Golf Tournament At Chandigarh Golf Club On Jan 16](https://lifeinchandigarh.com/silver-jubilee-cga-cup-pro-am-golf-tournament-at-chandigarh-golf-club-on-jan-16/): Kicking off its silver jubilee celebrations, the Chandigarh Golf Association (CGA) is organising the Silver Jubilee CGA Cup, a pro-am tournament, at Chandigarh Golf Club on Thursday (Jan 16, 2025). As many as 20 four-ball teams with a total of 80 players will participate in the tournament including top professional and amateur golfers of the country. Some of the well-known participating golfers nurtured by CGA are Gaganjit Bhullar, Yuvraj Sandhu, Raghav Bhandari, Karandeep Kochhar, Uttam Singh Mundy, Gurbazz Mann, and Aadil Bedi. Addressing a press meet at the CGA Club on Wednesday, CGA president S K Sharma, who is also […]

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