Northern India Herald

  Ludhiana, Punjab: 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 ...

Advocating natural gas as a cleaner and convenient fuel option towards a gas based economy as envisioned by Government of India, GAIL has established a Natural Gas pipeline network of over 12,500 Km. GAIL has been spreading the clean energy to various nooks and corners of the country by spreading the length of its pipeline network and connecting more and more number of cities and regions of India with its City Gas Distribution network. To facilitate energy empowerment and fuel the nation, GAIL has launched three testimonial videos under its online initiative ‘Spreading Energy of Happiness’ to motivate the masses and enhance the usage of Natural Gas. These testimonial videos showcase an autorikshaw driver from Bhubaneshwar, a homemaker from Patna and an industrial unit in Bengaluru using Natural Gas as fuel. The Youtube links are: (1) https://youtu.be/D1i2yM9HmI0 (2) https://youtu.be/En8CKyjSooA (3) https://youtu.be/JmCrhkaDkIg #SpreadingEnergyOfHappiness initiative advocate...

  Zirakpur:  To spread the cheer and warmth of the festive season and usher in Xmas festivities, Hotel Park Plaza here organised a traditional cake mixing ceremony.  The event took place by the poolside on the second floor and apart from hotel staff; socialites and hotel guests too participated enthusiastically in the cake mixing. Anmol Luthra, GM, Hotel Park Plaza , Zirakpur said, "Our hotel is ready to welcome the Xmas season & associated festivities which will culminate with new year's. All Standard Operation Procedures(SOPs') are being followed with diligence to keep COVID 19 at bay. I would also like to announce on this occasion of holding our cake mixing that the hotel is going to organise weekend food festivals throughout the month of December." It is to be noted that 'traditional cake mixing' is believed to be the harbinger of happiness in the Christmas season. Meanwhile, ingredients of a 20 kg cake were mixed with great fervour by all pa...

New Delhi: In a major development which could provide reprieve to the choking of NCR Delhi & other North Indian regions, a permanent solution to 'stubble burning' has been mooted by Sanjeev Nagpal, a Punjab based  agriculturist and progressive farming expert. Nagpal has written to the union environment minister, and to the Delhi and Punjab CMs' with a solution to the vexing problem. The missive  also talks about how the solution has the potential to kick-start rural economy and have a positive impact on quality of agri produce, soil health  and health of consumers. It is noteworthy that  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had recently made an appeal to Punjab government to find a solution to the problem of stubble burning. Sanjeev Nagpal who is also managing director of Sampurn Agri Ventures Pvt. Ltd(SAVPL) said, "Paddy straw when burnt is a cause of pollution and considered a liability but if utilized properly it is a big asset for India. Paddy straw if processed to prod...

New Delhi: Advocating natural gas as a cleaner and convenient fuel option, GAIL (India) Limited has launched an online initiative #SpreadingEnergyof Happiness under which netizens can share clean energy anecdotes with the hashtag and GAIL will plant a tree for every such comment. #SpreadingEnergyOfHappiness initiative advocates use of uninterrupted, convenient supply of piped natural gas (PNG) at homes. It promotes affordable environment friendly fuel for transportation through compressed natural gas (CNG) and encourages convenient, soot-free and workers’ health friendly energy for better work environment in manufacturing and industries. The initiative also advocates usage of cleaner natural gas for captive power generation for industries & SMEs. The usage of the cleanest fossil fuel will help in reducing emissions of GHG thereby facilitating in reduction of air pollution, climate change, global warming and rising sea levels. An engagement activity has been initiated along wit...

Chandigarh-  Brahmo Films is excited to ring in the new year with their feature film 'Rang Ratta'(Colour of Love) with Principal Photography beginning on December 31st,2020 for what is bound to be a magical holiday inspired Punjabi language hit, filmed on Canadian soil. 'Rang Ratta's' digital poster was unveiled to signal the official announcement of the film by the cast & crew of the upcoming film. Gurcharan Singh and Harcharan Singh of HRG Films will be filming on the sets around the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) for 25 days with six of those days showcasing breathtaking views of Niagara Falls . The film will star Roshan Prince who is an accomplished singer, producer, musician, songwriter and actor and will co-star with the beautiful and talented actress Payal Rajput , a winner of SIIMA  -South Indian International Movie Awards  for Best Female Debut in 2019. Director Gurcharan Singh wants to showcase his talent and passion for the film and says, "We...

Bengaluru: Lending support to the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ in the city, GAIL ( India ) Limited today handed over 18 four-wheel CNG ‘Dry Waste Collection Vehicles’ worth Rupees one crore to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The vehicles were flagged off by Gaurav Gupta, Administrator of BBMP and Manjunath Prasad, Commissioner, BBMP in the presence of P Murugesan, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL (India) Limited and Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General Manager (CGD), GAIL Gas Limited. The vehicles, provided under GAIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, are going to be used for dry waste collection. They run on dual fuel, i.e., compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol. CNG is an environment-friendly fuel which is cheaper than conventional fuels and reduces maintenance cost too. GAIL Gas Limited is supplying CNG in Bengaluru along with piped natural gas for households and industries. GAIL owns and operates the Dabhol – Bengaluru natural gas pipeline and is pres...