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  Jalandhar: 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 and mainl

Patna : The record for reciting the names of all the countries of the world along with their capitals, currencies and areas in the least time was set by Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma of Palamu, Jharkhand. He recited the names of 195 countries, their capitals, currencies and areas in just 11 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on January 4, 2021 by the India Book of Records (IBR). Vikash, born on April 10, 1998 in Palamu district of Jharkhand, said that he had been trying to set few records in different categories. He got inspired by a memory trainer in Patna (Bhihar), during the preparation of a competitive examination. He practiced for three weeks before setting this record. Since he could not arrange the fee for a memory training course, he developed his own method of memorizing huge data, facts and words. He is thankful to his family for the restrictions on wrong ways of leading life. His friends encouraged him to carry on the efforts, while he ignored those who laughed at him f

    Hoshiyarpur: As part of the CSR initiative of Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan (BSGSS), an NGO mentored by former civil servants, Nandita Bakshi, and Vijay Kumar Jha, launched a new training session at its Skill Development Training Centre for Women. The NGO has been functional in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and UP for the past two decades.   The training centre conducts programmes for women in four disciplines, namely Cutting-Tailoring, Beauty Culture, Computer Operation and English Speaking. The programmes have enabled the beneficiaries to learn new skills and boost their confidence to realize their potential and explore new opportunities for employment and income generation.   B V Gokhale, Chief Manager-HR and Rajesh Kashyap, Executive (Ben-Admn) NR of BPCL, interacted with 30 beneficiaries from the  previous batches to evaluate the efficacy of the project being run at at Dorangla in Gurdapsur district. Over 90% of  the first batch benef