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  Chandigarh : Leading tyre maker, Apollo Tyres and global video game publisher KONAMI, in association with Manchester United, today announced the launch of ‘Apollo Tyres United League’, an ambitious eSports Tournament played on eFootball PES 2021 for mobile. The mobile-based eSports Tournament will be held across multiple regions -- India , Australia , South Africa , Middle East, South East Asia, Sri Lanka and Nepal -- and will be first-of-its-kind both in terms of the format of the tournament and the overall partnership. Apollo Tyres is the Global Tyre Partner of Manchester United Football Club and KONAMI is the Official Video Game Partner of the iconic English Football Club, and this is the first time that Apollo Tyres is conducting an initiative of this scale for eSports. The ‘Apollo Tyres United League’ will be held in 3 categories, one each for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, and more than a million gamers are expected to participate. The three winners across t...

  Chandigarh :  During the second wave of Covid, when hospital beds were in short supply, many organizations and social workers came forward and established mini Covid care centers at their own expense, so that people could get proper treatment on time. Few such social workers were honored by the Governor of Punjab, VP Singh Badnore on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day. Amardeep S. Reen is one such social workers, who was honored by His Excellency for his meritorious services. Amardeep is an experienced Entrepreneur, who has been working in various fields for the last several decades. He is a technocrat whose career spans from creating technical software and product designs to managing complex supply chains, sports management and film production. After completing his master's degree in computer science, Amardeep started working as a technology consultant. He was an e-advisor to the Supply Chain Council of Singapore. He has been associated with the world's top consu...

  Pune:  A new record for being the youngest polyglot ( multilingual) was set by Shivanshika Harish Raghuwanshi. According to the India Book of Records, Shivanshika has set this record at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days. She belongs to Pune, Maharashtra however currently she is settled in Doha , Qatar . Shivanshika can introduce herself in 30 different languages. The languages includes Spanish, Greek, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Filipino, Indonesian, Urdu, Hungarian, Punjabi, Marathi, Thai, Sanskrit, Bangla, Vietnamese, Nepali, Ukrainian, Japanese, Malayalam, Telugu, French, Turkish, Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic and Chinese. Moreover Shivanshika can also recite 15 Sanskrit Shlokas. She can also identify types of vehicles, animals, vegetables and body parts. Her parents said, “Initially she started learning words from different languages and tried to make sentences with them. When we saw her talent, we added other languages as a part of her s...

Nagaur: India Book of Records (IBR) has appreciated little Prisha Jain for her special talents. She can identify 11 mathematical symbols, nine shapes, recites capitals of 28 Indian states, 13 opposite words, 11 national symbols, days of the week with spellings, months of the year, writing and reciting multiplication tables from 2 to 5, spellings from 1 to 100 and all the 26 English alphabets and reading ten English and Hindi words at the tender age of 3 years and 3 months.   Prisha’s inspiration has been her mother. She took a time span of six months to prepare for all the above activities. Her family is elated to receive appreciation from the India Book of Records. Her mother said, “When Prisha got selected, first we could not believe it. It was a dream come true for our family.” According to her family, there were few challenges in the beginning to teach so many things to the little child, but her dedication and enthusiasm to learn overcame all the hurdles. Her father said,...

  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 Gurda...