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Chandigarh:  Founder of the Art of Living, global humanitarian and spiritual master, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be holding a ‘Mahasatsang’ on Sunday - April 3 at the site of the upcoming 'Wellness City' next to Chitkara University on the Chandigarh-Patiala Highway. Details of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's upcoming tricity itinerary were given at a press meet held at the Press Club here by Suresh Goyal and Amita Bawa both Apex members of Art of Living (AOL) and Sumit Singla, a young Director of Prime Land Promoters & Builders (PLPB) and Lohit Bansal, Director (PLPB) and AOL teacher, along with Madhu Pandit, media coordinator, Art of Living.     (From left) Madhu Pandit, Amita Bawa, Lohit Bansal, Sumit Singla, Sanjeev Kumar, and Suresh Goyal at Chandigarh Press Club to announce the date of Mahasatsang. "The 'Mahasatsang' will start at 5.30 pm. Over 15,000 Gurudev's followers are expected to attend the ‘Mahasatsang.' Preparations for the meg...

Chandigarh:  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Masai School today announced a strategic partnership to skill India ’s youth for tech jobs through an outcome-driven skilling model. The partnership agreement was signed by Ved Mani Tiwari, Chief Operating Officer and Officiating CEO, NSDC and Prateek Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO, Masai School today. Giving impetus to the Skill India Mission, the collaboration will benefit the lives of over 1.5 lakh students and their families in tier 2 & 3 cities over a period of seven years. This will enable aspirants to go beyond their economic & educational background by creating a level-playing field for private-sector tech jobs through skill-based learning certified by NSDC. The two organisations will also work towards creating alternatives to the banking loan system for skill-based education, which generally acts as a setback for low-income families. Ved Mani Tiwari, COO and Officiating CEO, NSDC said, ‘’It is ...

Mohali: Rang De Basanti (RDB) motorcycle ride, which is an annual edition of 'Thumpers Group' - a bikers' group of tricity, was flagged off by Ashok Thapar and Tribhuvan Thapar, who are from the family of Shaheed Sukhdev. The duo was joined by Hemant Jindal, Umang Jindal and Puneet Bhandari from Homeland Group and Pankaj Sethi in the flag off of the ride. The bike ride started from CP 67 Mohali and culminated at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral hometown of Shaheed Bhagat Singh located in Shaheed Bhagat singh Nagar at a distance of about 100 Km from Chandigarh . The RDB ride is an event that is organised as a tribute to the legendary Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, to coincide with the martyrdom day of the trio, which is observed on Mar 23. The aim of this event was to remember the heroic martyrs and to reiterate the pledge of eradicating the menace of drugs amongst youth. "The ride was held to remember the heroes who selflessly fought for the nation against ...

Chandigarh : The Kashmir Files, a film based on the atrocities done on Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley, is gaining popularity and being promoted by the people themselves. Even the producers haven't had to spend much on its publicity. In such a situation, the producers of the film should spend 50% of the income generated by the film on helping the victimized Kashmiri Pandit families, said Ayurveda and Meditation Guru - Acharya Manish. Commenting on the movie, Acharya Manish said that it is heartbreaking to know about the atrocities done on Kashmiri Pandits by Islamic terrorists in the 1990s and their forced exodus from Kashmir valley. This tragedy has been portrayed well in the film. The audiences are getting to know the truth of 'Islamic Jihad' unleashed in the valley through this fact based portrayal of the 'Kashmiri Pandit genocide.'  Acharya Manish He has also appealed to the government to support the victims' families of Kashmiri Pandits in relocating to K...

Chandigarh : Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters and BAHRISONS Booksellers LLP, pioneers of specialty coffee and book culture in India respectively, announce the launch of their first café-cum-bookstore in Chandigarh . This collaboration, which marks the entry of both the brands in Chandigarh , brings together India ’s best specialty coffee and one of the oldest and most iconic bookstores in the country, under one roof. The brand-new outlet, spread across 3000 sq. ft., will be home to an extensive dine-in menu,home-brewing equipment, wide range of beverages and a comprehensive book collection for all age groups. Visitors will be able to choose from several hot and cold brews like Espresso, Pourover, Americano, Cappuccino, Flat White, Vietnamese-style coffee amongst many others - all brewed using Blue Tokai’s high-quality roasted beans. Customers will be in for a treat with food choices ranging from healthy sourdough sandwiches, egg-based preparations, salads, cold-pressed juices and a specia...

Chandigarh : P unjab economy will get a big push through the development of an Integrated Industrial Township , providing a major impetus to planned urbanization in the region with manufacturing as the key driver. The Royale Estate Group (REG) has already created a vision document of such a township and has also announced its plans of foraying into the same. A true Integrated Industrial Township should have residential complexes alongside industrial parks to provide not just housing for workers and talents but a holistic lifestyle of live-work-play. “There are multiple benefits of an Integrated Industrial Township . It not only gives a big boost to the economy of the state but also meets emerging challenges as a futuristic smart industrial city where you have the convergence of next generation technologies across all sectors,” said Neeraj Kansal, Managing Director, REG. Piyush Kansal, another Director at REG, talking about the trend of Integrated Industrial Towns...

  Chandigarh : Industry association ASSOCHAM congratulated Bhagwant Mann on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab and looked forward to working in close cooperation with his administration to build a stronger and future-ready state. "I congratulate Bhagwant Mann on being sworn in as the CM of Punjab. Punjab holds a vital role in the overall development of the nation and we at ASSOCHAM look forward to working with him and his team for creating more jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth of the state," said A S Mittal, Chairman ASSOCHAM North Regional Council. While congratulating Mann  for taking oath as Chief Minister of Punjab, Kulwin Seehra, Chairman ASSOCHAM Punjab Development Council said, “Punjab industry has a lot of expectations from Bhagwant Mann’s government and ASSOCHAM believes that he will bring a new revolution to the industry of Punjab with his new and energetic ideas.” He said the chamber would work shoulder-to-shoulder in prom...

Chandigarh :  Startups of Punjab are expecting a lot from the state’s new Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, to accelerate their pace of expansion and growth, which will eventually help the state create jobs which is a pressing need. As the new CM took oath in Khatkar Kalan today, Punjab Startup Inc. announced a wish-list for the new CM. IT entrepreneurs of Punjab feel that startups have the potential to drive Punjab ’s holistic development sustainably. However, there are stumbling blocks that the new CM needs to remove. “The major issues needed to be addressed are making the International airport fully functional, technical workforce availability and technology ecosystem. A vicious circle of classroom teaching has been created course after course with department heads not encouraging students to opt for internships and jobs and pushing them for higher studies. As a result, there is always a workforce shortage in the IT industry. Tech education needs to be enabled at the tehsil...

      Chandigarh:  Nisha Luthra, a Chandigarh based theatre director and founder of The Narrators, a performing arts society, has penned her maiden book of poetry - 'Uns.' 'Uns' was formally and very uniquely unveiled through a 'performed poetry' presentation at the world famous Rock Garden. A music and dance recital was showcased as part of the performed poetry presentation by city based contemporary dance artiste Puneet Jewandah and Bharatnatyam virtuoso Varun Khanna to the accompaniment of  live tabla and violin. The performance was based on the poetry in ‘Uns’ and was conceived and directed by the writer Nisha Luthra herself. "My book is a showcase depicting multifaceted aspects of human sentiments. The performed poetry was an apt tribute to the theme of 'Uns'. I am happy that the expressive dance performance as lines of poems from my book were recited gave the whole launch event an ethereal feel," said Nisha Luthra, who is also a pione...

Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena :  It is hard to believe that even after two weeks of war between the Ukraine and Russia, even after the loss of so many precious human lives and unthinkable destruction, our world leaders have been unable to stop this inhuman war. Passion for war is the grossest stupidity on the part of humanity. Compassion for the world is the greatest wisdom on the part of humanity. This beautiful world can become heaven and human beings can experience divine life here on this Earth, if humanity only understands the art of living with compassion for all, passion for none, love for all, and hatred for none. Most unfortunately, greedy, egoistic, warmongering leaders have developed a passion for war instead of developing compassion for the world.   Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Alas! Obstructed by ignorance, ensnared by greed and driven by self-interest human beings have converted this heaven like beautiful earth into a battlefield. ...

Chandigarh :  The use of technology and digital transactions will grow rapidly this year, but the financial institutions will have to ensure to protect people from online frauds. Panjab University (PU) alumnus Dr Hemant Garg gave this opinion while commenting on the future trends of fintech in 2022. He recently made India proud by successfully managing the Infinity Forum, a global FinTech event, inaugurated by PM Modi and addressed by business leaders like Reliance MD Mukesh Ambani, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Soft Bank CEO Masayashi Son and others. Dr Garg has done LLM from PU, Chandigarh .   Dr Hemant Garg Dr. Garg, Nodal Officer (Social Media) at the International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA), believes that Crypto assets powered by blockchain technology will evolve and become popular in the same way as social media evolved from what it was in 2015. However, the RBI is in the process of releasing Blockchain CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) as...

Punjab Governor (5th from left) releasing the coffee table book   Chandigarh : Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit  gave away awards to 29 prominent women achievers on the occasion International Women's Day. The governor also unveiled a Coffee Table Book on the occasion. “International Women’s Day is celebrated globally to mark the success and achievements of women in social, economic, cultural and political spheres. Women are an epitome of strength, empathy, compassion and sacrifice. They seamlessly carry on so many roles of daughter, wife, caring mother or professional,” said Purohit at Touch Woman of Substance (TWOS-2022) award ceremony at Hyatt Regency here. Dr Preeti Jindal, President of Mohali Obstetrics & Gynecology Society and Director of the Touch Clinic informed the gathering that the ‘Touch Woman of Substance’ award function has been organized by The Touch Clinic for many years. “It is a matter of great pride for us that de...