The Punjab Weekly

Chandigarh :  The Alumni Cricket Bash (ACB), played among the alumni of the four most reputed, historic and best known legacy Boarding Schools of India, including The Doon School, Mayo College , Daly College and Scindia School , will be played on 27th and 28th November, at a neutral venue at IVCA. The tournament is being hosted by the Scindia School Old Boys Association (SOBA). This was announced at a press meet held at Chandigarh Press Club here today. Mitul Dikshit (left), President North, Scindia School Old Boys' Association and other teams representatives addressing the press conference at Chandigarh Mitul Dikshit, North President, SOBA, said, “The Alumni Cricket Bash has become the most prestigious annual cricket tournament. The main objective is to bury the old hatchets and create new friendships and bonds.” Banjul Badil, President, SOBA, said, “The tournament is hosted by each alumni at their respective 'alma mater' by rotation. Due to the global pandemic, this...

Mohali:  Ms Jaspreet Kaur, Municipal Councillor, Phase 2, Mohali and her husband Raja Kanwarjyot Singh formally inaugurated a unique 'Mental Health Cafe' - Your Sugar Daddy in Sector 54, Phase 2, Mohali.  Ms Jaspreet Kaur said, “I congratulate Angel for starting this unique initiative. Though we live in a modern society, there is a stigma surrounding mental health. We need to de-stigmatize it by spreading awareness. Your Sugar Daddy café has created a non-judgmental environment for people to meet and share their own personal stories.”  The cafe has been set up in order to break the stigma attached to mental health and encourage people to talk more about mental health issues – by a tricity based 21-year old young entrepreneur, Angel D'souza.  Drawing her inspiration from Covid19 blues, Angel, who is pursuing her studies in Psychology at UBC, Vancouver , Canada conceptualized a unique concept to provide a warm and welcoming space for the customers to talk on ...

  Chandigarh : An aesthetically designed cake mixing ceremony was held at City Beautiful’s iconic Novotel Hotel Tribune Chowk today, heralding Xmas festivities in the tricity. This unique moment of ecstasy and celebration was performed along with Pastry Chef Daya Joshi and Sous-Chef Raman.  “Though an old ceremony practiced in traditional Christian households, cake mixing has now very much become a part of our lives. We are living in a new global order and Covid19 has taught us the importance of sharing every moment of happiness with all. Novotel Hotel is keeping this tradition alive,” said Ashish Battoo, GM, Novotel Hotel.  Talking about the cake, Battoo said the cake had a balanced mix of various ingredients, but mainly there were nuts, cranberries, raisins, cinnamon, and fruits. “It is an entirely different kind of occasion which fills you with a unique sense of festive happiness. The cake symbolizes our quest for happiness in our lives,” he added.   ...

Impact Films announces the theatrical release of the current year’s one of the most talked-about and highly rated English language films, titled Spencer by Pablo Larrain across the Nation on 19 th  November. It features Kristen Stewart in the lead role of Princess Diana and Jack Farthing as Prince Charles, beautifully supported by Sally Hawkins and Timothy Spall.   Spencer concentrates on three turbulent days in the life of Diana during the Christmas of 1991 where Diana and her family are staying at Sandringham , a well known royal tradition. Over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Diana realises that her marriage is breaking down and doesn’t want to be the future queen. The biopic gives the audience a glimpse into the character of Princess Diana whizzing through many official engagements she attended, a frosty dynamic with the royal family, and plenty of emotional scenes exploring the late Princess’s vulnerability and how she struggled to fit...

  Patiala : Shuddhi Ayurveda has unveiled  a Nature Cure Centre, affiliated to HIIMS (Hospital & Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences), in Patiala today, where Diabetes, Hypertension, Respiratory, Liver, Kidney and Arthritis related problems are treated by making lifestyle changes, instead of using medicines. In this HIIMS Nature Cure Clinic, instead of wheat or rice, the patients are given food prepared from coarse grains like Bajra, Kangni, Sanva and Kutki. Addressing a press conference on Naturopathy, Guru Manish, Founder, Shuddhi Ayurveda  said, “Under Naturopathy we use decoction (kaadha) prepared from Guava, Peepal and Giloy leaves as a herbal medicine for patients. Apart from this, positive thinking is also promoted along with yoga and meditation. In this way 90% of the patients get cured. The remaining 10% of the patients may need treatments like Ayurveda, Naturopathy or Panchakarma for further relief." Apart from Guru Manish, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdh...

Chandigarh :  There is good news for those who want to own their own dwelling unit or even commercial space in tricity. "We are planning projects which will be based on unique concepts and design and competitively priced. These will be launched by the end of this year. We build concept based projects, which attract a high footfall of end users on completion and this is also a hallmark of all our real estate projects," said Piyush Kansal, young Director at Royale Estate Group, a well known tricity based real estate organisation. Piyush further said, "Our group's USP is that we plan and build projects for all types of real estate buyers, be it the middle class, upper middle class or people who have very high end realty needs.”  Kansal, who possesses quality business exposure first in London and now in the tricity region and Punjab, said: “By the end of this year we will be launching a 'Mohali Industrial Economic Zone’ in Mohali, which will be a new co...

Ever since the pandemic hit us things seemed to be at halt for a long period. Meanwhile everything is slowly picking pace post lockdowns, Bollywood’s hit machine, singer Mika Singh recently visited Jammu . Aiming to revive the tourism in Jammu and Kashmir , a celebration of various events has been organized by Jammu Tourism. Mika with his daunting voice enthralled more than five thousand people with his superhits at the ‘Bollywood Nights’ event. The singer said, “I feel so grateful to Jammu Tourism and Police Department for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I am also thankful to my lovely fans for giving me their precious time even in the chilling weather. For me, it is truly a blessing to make people dance and have a good time at my shows.” “I also feel really glad and honourd that I’m the only one in India to do the first outdoor public show post Covid. The feeling I get after performing live, making people happy, getting them to dance and enjoy is just incomparable,” added ...

Chandigarh : In a major development in Punjab politics just before the Assembly elections, a grouping of the Hindu community has been announced in the presence of PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu. The organisation of Hindus has been named as Sanyukta Hindu  Mahasabha – Punjab . Its chairman is Ashwani Sekhri,  a senior Punjab Congress leader, who has been a Cabinet minister of Punjab and also 3-times MLA from Batala. A meeting under the aegis of Sanyukta Hindu Mahasabha - Punjab with prominent leaders of different Hindu organisations was held  as part of a 'Diwali Milan' programme at Punjab Bhawan here. PPCC chief Sidhu was present at the function.  Later Sidhu and Sekhri held a press conference. Ashwani Sekhri said, “Sanyukta Hindu Mahasabha is a non-political organization. The idea behind this initiative is to create a platform for Punjab 's Hindu community, so that their voice is heard. Their issues should be taken to the government,”  Sekhri added...