Chandigarh's International Peace Festival bridges bordersOctober 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nearly 500 students from different countries participated in the annual International Peace Festival held in Chandigarh. The five-day festival, from September 27 to October 1, saw students from Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, USA, Philippines interact and exchange with each other their views and experiences.
Firecrackers industry in Moradabad gears up for 'Diwali'October 3rd, 2009 MORADABAD - Preparations are on to light up Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, and production in firework industry gears up and hopes to do good business during the festival of lights, Diwali, which is to be celebrated on October 17. With the government banning the import of firecrackers from China, the Indian brands hope to do well.he demand, this year, they said, is a lot and they are trying to catch up.
Nine held in Chandigarh for gamblingSeptember 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Nine people including three women, all from prominent families, were arrested here on charges of gambling, police said Monday. The nine men and women were carrying over Rs.900,000 when they were arrested late Sunday from a house in Sector 19, the police claimed.
Maharashtra gears up for "Ganesh Chaturthi"August 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra is gearing up to celebrate "Ganesh Chaturthi", the popular festival that celebrated the birth of Lord Ganesh. The festival begins August 23 and would continue for ten days.
Mango festival starts in HaryanaJuly 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday. Around 2,835 entries of mangoes from all across northern India were displayed in the Mango Mela but the highlight of the event is the display of 285 rare varieties of the fruit.
Chandigarh hosts 'Green Film Festival'June 14th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A unique two day 'Green Film Festival' was organised here to focus on the vital aspect of environmental conservation. The festival sponsored by the Tourism Department of Chandigarh in association with Humlog, a voluntary forum dedicated to ecological and other social issues, aims to sensitise the masses as well as the classes on the vital aspect of environmental conservation.
Haryana plans shopping festival to lure touristsMay 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana's tourism department will organise a shopping festival at Gurgaon in December, the state's tourism minister Kiran Choudhry said here Thursday. The state has planned the event keeping in mind the increased number of foreign tourists expected to visit India for the Delhi Commonwealth Games next year.
Buses in Chandigarh to don new lookApril 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Pictures of popular destinations like Sukhna Lake and Rock Garden will be displayed on public transport buses here to promote tourism, an official said Tuesday. 'Chandigarh is famous all across the country for its tourist spots.
Offroaders Club enjoys adventure in life with SUVsApril 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A group of SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) owners have joined hands to become members of The Offroaders Club, set up three-months-ago. It today boasts of 25 members from both genders coming together to explore adventure of driving off-road.
Chandigarh organizes its maiden Art and Heritage FestivalMarch 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh organised a six-day 'Arts and Heritage Festival' to promote itself as a tourist destination, with the help of State's Tourism Department. The inaugural event at the festival saw a scintillating performance by Hindustani Music proponent Shubha Mudgal.
Jaipur gears up for Gangaur festivalMarch 25th, 2009 JAIPUR - In anticipation of the much awaited annual Gangaur festival, shops in Jaipur have starting stocking the idols of Hindu God Shiva and her consort Gauri. Gangaur festival is one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan and is observed throughout the state with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship the idols of Gauri for the welfare of their life partners.
Chandigarh organises Arts and Heritage FestivalMarch 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - To give a boost to arts and culture and present Chandigarh as a tourism hub, the city's administration has organised a six-day Arts and Heritage Festival beginning March 27. The festival will see participation of nearly 500 artists from all over the country besides some proclaimed artists.
Thorny bushes sans roses at Chandigarh's rose festFebruary 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Where are the roses? Visitors may well have asked seeing mostly thorny shrubs shorn of roses greeting them at the annual Rose Festival, one of the city's major tourist draws. The Rose Festival-2009, a mega event of the festival calendar in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, began here with full gusto Friday, but visitors went away disappointed seeing the flowerbeds wear a deserted look.
Chandigarh's well-known Rose Festival beginsFebruary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The city's annual Rose Festival began at the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden here Friday though many of the rose beds looked shorn of flowers thanks to Cupid-struck youth who plucked roses during Valentine's Day last week. The Rose Festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors during the three-day event - many to see the roses in bloom but the majority to enjoy the festivities.
Chandigarh dedicates Lohri celebrations to girl childJanuary 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh dedicated the Lohri festival this year to the girl child as the city celebrated the day Monday with great enthusiasm and fanfare. Families who were blessed with their first girl child in 2008 and families having only daughters were honoured by the municipal corporation officials during the Lohri celebrations at the Terrace Garden in Sector 33.
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