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It was a dream come true moment for me, says Shital Verma on getting the Creative Gaga recognition

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

After Goa, Chandigarh emerging as a hospitality hub: Puneet Dhawan, Sr VP, Operations, Accor India & South Asia

Chandigarh :   Chandigarh is fast emerging as a new hub of hospitality sector in India after Goa, said Puneet Dhawan, Senior Vice President, Operations, Accor India and South Asia , on Thursday at Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk. “ Chandigarh being the gateway to Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, has good stopover stays, which is helping City Beautiful in becoming the next best hospitality hub after Goa ,” said Dhawan. Talking about Accor's expansion plans, he said, “We are increasing the footprint of Novotel hotels in India . We are coming up with Novotel New Delhi City Centre, Novotel Mumbai International Airport , Novotel Goa Panjim, Novotel Bhubaneswar and Novotel Bengaluru City Centre. These will be opened by 2023. We will also be unveiling  Novotel Amritsar which is under construction.” He said that occupancy in the hotel industry is improving across India . "While occupancy was 50 per cent in August, in September the same has gone up to 60 per ce

Mika Singh seeks blessings at Paonta Sahib Gurudwara

New Delhi: Bollywood’s hit machine singer Mika Singh is known for a swanky and grand lifestyle. Whether it is about expanding horizons for Punjabi music industry to Bollywood or wearing sunglasses day and night, Mika has never been shy of striving for something new in every aspect. However, this lifestyle of living king size does not affect the true nature of this superstar. He is known as a true friend among his close circle. Recently during his short visit to Mussoorie, he invited a few of his close friends for a mini-break from the hectic everyday life. The singer was seen enjoying leisure time on his ‘workcation’ while playing snooker at Welcomhotel The Savoy, with Vindu Dara Singh, Akanksha Puri, Mansi Bagla, Varun Bagla and more. Whilst this time during the trip, he was also seen with Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand. Mika said, “I had an exceptional time in Mussoorie. We had a show and while at it, I thought of calling some close friends there. It was a good d

Industry issues discussed at Xelerate North-2021 organised by ASSOCHAM

  Chandigarh : Xelerate North-2021, a day-long virtual summit, was organized by India ’s premier industry body ASSOCHAM. Lauding the efforts of ASSOCHAM in accelerating the pace of development in the Northern states, Himachal Pradesh Industries Minister Bikram Singh said that there is a need to adopt a multi-pronged strategy to take North India ’s economy to the next level. "To further grow its already impressive pharmaceutical industry, the Himachal Pradesh government recently asked the Central government to sanction a ‘ Bulk Drug Pharma Park ’ for the state that will boost industrialization and generate employment for the people of the state. The state aims to be an herbal state by 2025.” added Singh, while speaking as Chief Guest at Xelerate North 2021’s inaugural session on ‘Public-Private Partnership Holds The Potential To Drive Socio-Economic Growth.’ ASSOCHAM President and MD, Transport Corporation of India Limited, Vineet Agarwal shared that factors such as world

Indian Communication Super App : Offers instant, synchronous, collaborative socialization; Far and beyond the existing players

Mumbai: Pune-based Togethring Media Labs Private Limited has announced the launch of Togethring, a revolutionary Super App, a social entertainment and social commerce platform, where you can do everything online together. It’s an instantaneous, synchronous, real-time and collaborative socio-business platform, which requires no screen/ device sharing. It’s the first ever launch of an Indian communication Super App, that is far and beyond the offerings by the existing world majors. Right from watching media (video/ pictures), watching games, listening to music, shopping, socialising and ordering food to book tickets, study and read together – users can do all at the same time, while chatting or video chatting, but still maintaining privacy. The App is available for Android OS and web browsers. Togethring is the world's first and industry-first unique idea embedded into one application. It's a purely Indian platform, built by Indians for Indians and the world. The Togethrin

Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk appoints Ashish Battoo as General Manager

    Chandigarh : Hotel Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk has appointed Ashish Battoo as its General Manager. Ashish comes with over 19 years of experience in working with several international and Indian brands including The Hyatt and The Oberoi Group of hotels and resorts. In his most recent assignment, Ashish as General Manager was associated with The Golkonda Hotel, Hyderabad before deciding to pursue his own venture in 2019. He holds a Degree in Hotel Management from Garden City College, Bangalore. Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk, scheduled to open on 1st October 2021, is strategically located in the heart of Chandigarh, offering  proximity to government offices, shopping areas and high-end residences.  The hotel will feature 120 rooms, two food and beverage outlets, banquet halls, event rooms, and recreational facilities including a swimming pool and a fitness centre. Novotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offer destination hotels designed as comforting and energizing plac

Textile body HEWA thanks PM Modi for back to back decisions to promote Indian Exports

New Delhi : The Home Textile Exporters' Welfare Association (HEWA) whole heartily thanked the Modi Government for giving patient hearing to various woes of Indian Textile exporters that were brought to the cognizance of various ministries and govt departments by HEWA. The Union Minister for Textile & Commerce, Piyush Goel and Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur declared during a press briefing recently that Government of India has approved disbursal of a hefty amount of Rs 56,000 crore arrear to the exporters under various schemes such as MEIS, RoSL, RoSCTL and RoDTEP. The declaration is a very big relief for the entire Export Industry, which includes MEIS worth Rs 33,000 crore, RoSCTL and RoSL worth Rs 5,500 crore and few other schemes aggregating Rs 5,000 crore. An amount of Rs 12,500 crore for RoDTEP and Rs 7,000 crore for RoSCTL has been sanctioned this year, which is over and above that of Rs 56,000 crore. As liquidity will be made availa