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    Mohali (Punjab) : To initiate a pioneering real estate project in tricity, a real estate organisation ‘Icon Group’ held the bhoomi poojan and ground breaking ceremony of a four-side-open plaza- 'Downtown Mohali' , which will be spread  across over 5 acres in the heart of Mohali at Sector 62, Ram Leela Ground.   Rajesh Puri, a Director in the Icon Group said, "Downtown means a central part or main business and commercial area of a town or city. It will be a perfect amalgamation of work and entertainment, which tricity residents will experience for the first time in their hometown. The project is one-of-a-kind due to its unique four side-open design. This will set it apart from other plazas. This quadruple side-open architecture will be customer friendly." Puri further said, "Besides this new architectural design, we are also introducing within the plaza a shopping high street ' Icon Street ', which is designed on lines of international patterns.

  Gurugram, Haryana : A cancer awareness and free screening camp was organized by Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan (BSGSS) in association with Indian Cancer Society (ICS). Mr Dhirendra Kharagata, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Nuh was the chief guest. Since Nuh region is prone to the incidence of cancer, the camp helped identify more than 100 potential cancer patients and take remedial actions well in advance. Col Ajai Tomar (Retd.), CEO, ICS, led the team of doctors. BSGSS, an NGO mentored by two former civil servants, Vijay Kumar Jha and Ms Nandita Bakshi, serving the humanity for over two decades in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and UP, puts emphasis on empowering women through various outreach programmes, including health, education, skill development and sustainable livelihood projects. The camp was held at   the Jan Arogyam Kendra, Hilalpur in Nuh disctrict of Haryana, set up under the CSR initiative of RITES Ltd. “With a full-fledged clinic and mobile medical van, the Jan

Jalandhar: With spring wedding season around the corner, Punjab grown fashion label Jaamawar Minx (JM) founded by a famous fashion designer Rupam K. Grewal, unveiled a spacious and opulent store in Jalandhar's Model Town . The opening of the brand new store also saw the unveiling of a mesmerizing collection ‘Riyasat’. The beautiful collection has 'dupattas' which have been made painstakingly with real gold, pearls, and real Swarovski. The USP of the 'dupattas' is that these have been so richly crafted, that they are heirloom material, to be passed on from one generation to another. Rupam K Grewal who is mainly known for intricate bridal ensembles has experimented this wedding season to blend the vibrancy of the traditional 'phulkaris' with ‘zardozi dabka work’ to give a royal look to her ensembles.   Ace designer, Rupam Grewal who has worked with various types of embroidery for over 15 years said, “We had a lot of demand coming from Jalandhar and mainly

  Ranchi (Jharkhand): The record for reciting the names of all the countries of the world along with their capitals, currencies and areas in the least time was set by Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma of Palamu, Jharkhand. He recited the names of 195 countries, their capitals, currencies and areas in just 11 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on January 4, 2021 by the India Book of Records (IBR). Vikash, born on April 10, 1998 in Palamu district of Jharkhand, said that he had been trying to set few records in different categories. He got inspired by a memory trainer in Patna (Bhihar), during the preparation of a competitive examination. He practiced for three weeks before setting this record. Since he could not arrange the fee for a memory training course, he developed his own method of memorizing huge data, facts and words. He is thankful to his family for the restrictions on wrong ways of leading life. His friends encouraged him to carry on the efforts, while he ignored those who

    Gurugram : Maj Gen (Dr) Yash Mor, who has served as the GOC, Leh sub-area, has been appointed as CEO of Save the Himalayas Foundation (SHF). It was announced by Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President, SHF.   In his message of blessings, Ven Sanghasena said, “The preservation of beautiful Himalaya is not only vital to the Himalayan inhabitants, but for the whole world because there is only one Himalaya for the entire world. Today the Himalaya is facing numerous challenges such an effect of climate change on the glaciers of Himalaya and its ecosystem etc. It gives me immense pleasure to appoint Maj Gen Yash Mor as the first CEO of SHF. He has just superannuated after glorious service of over 36 years in the Indian Army.” The Buddhist monk further said, “Maj Gen Mor’s service has been of great value to the country. Before he takes up other pursuits, I personally requested him to lead the foundation. It is to his credit that he accepted my offer with humility and has very kindly

Muzaffar Nagar:   Dr. Laxman Singh of Muzaffar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) has got appreciation from the India Book of Records (IBR) on qualifying UGC-NET exam six times. He qualified UGC-NET examinations in 11 subjects including Political Science, Sociology, Indian Culture, Arabian Culture and Islamic Studies between December 31, 2005 to September 24, 2020, as confirmed on January 19, 2021. Dr. Laxman Singh said, “I got failed two times in the 9 th standard and it took me six years to complete the bachelor degree, as I got failed five times in my bachelor degree programme. I was considered a very poor students that’s why I wanted to prove my mettle to the world and now I have done that.” Born on June 6, 1978, Dr Singh has developed a very good habit. He loves reading a lot – different books on various subjects. He reads loads of printed material of all sorts, thus widening his knowledge base tremendously. The habit of reading nonstop helped him in cracking the UGC NET repeatedly, wit

  Chandigarh: Tricity’s animal rescue organization Furever Friends  celebrated ‘Aabhar Diwas’ to acknowledge and honour the people who have adopted dogs, cats, rabbits and other rescued animals. The event also honoured the people who help in fostering rescued motherless or injured puppies, dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals from the NGO. The event was held at Gandhi Smarak Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh . The chief guest was Rajesh Rai, Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Service Tax Appellate. The guest of honour was DSP Ram Gopal, Chandigarh Police. Anjna Rajal, Mrs India 2020, motivational speaker and Dr Anish Garg, Yoga Guru, National poet and show presenter at Doordarshan, BBC Toronto were the special guests. The event was headed by Gagan Bains with the support of Parneet Kaur. Both of them have run this ‘ North India ’s most effective adoption program’. More than 300 animals have successfully been adopted in genuine families with verification and registration. Proper reco