The art of Phulkari has emerged in the early 19^th Century. Phulkari literally means, flowers-crafting and it comprises of the colorful embroidery, originating from Punjab. The thread used for the embroidery is made from silk usually golden, yellow, crimpson red, blue or green colored. These are mostly worn in traditional Punjabi festivals.

If the whole piece of cloth is embroidered, the phulkari work is called ‘baag’ (garden). If only the sides are embroidered, the work is called ‘chope’. Phulkari products range from handkerchiefs, sofa and cushion cover, table covers, bed-spreads to beautiful wall hangings.

The celebration of Holi is very ancient in its origin. And by its very origin, it celebrates an ultimate triumph of the ‘good’ over the ‘evil’. While, a feast of colors associated with the Holi, is the face of this celebration, the original reason of celebrating Holi, lies in its soul. And this gives us the ‘why’ of this ancient festival.

Literally “Holi” signifies “burning” in Indian language. But, how it came to be associated with ‘burning’, is a story. The reference is found only in ancient Indian mythology. And It is the legend of Hiranyakashipu, to whom the celebration of Holi is associated. Read the rest of this entry »

The city is smelling of roses as it prepares for the three-day Rose Festival starting on Friday.

The 38th edition of the annual flower show will be supplemented by dances and songs by Bollywood artists, a stunt dancing troupe from Goa and a fashion show.

“The Rose Festival is an integral part of the carnival calendar of Chandigarh. Our preparations are going on in full swing to make it a big success. We have also invited prominent Bollywood artists to add colour to this event,” Ram Niwas, home-cum-tourism secretary of Chandigarh, told IANS. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh’s famous landmark, the Sukhna Lake, is shrinking and has been reduced to half its original size even as the ‘City Beautiful’ continues to expand.

The man-made lake, which is popular among tourists, boating enthusiasts and daily morning and evening walkers, has a capacity of only about 513 hectare metres against the original capacity of over 1,074 hectare metres in the late 1950s when it was built. Much of the capacity of the Sukhna Lake has been lost to hundreds of tonnes of silt that has accumulated in the lake over the last five decades. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is the list Chandigarh CA Branch 2007-2010 ICAI Managing Committee

CA.VIVEK K. ARORA
Vijay S. Mathur & Co. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are looking for a address of Chandigarh branch of institute of chartered accountants of India here is the particulars’

Chandigarh Branch
ICAI Bhawan
Opposite Community Centre
Sector35-B (Near Gurdwara)
Chandigarh – 160035
Phone : 0172-5067756
E-mail : chandigarh@icai.org

Cold conditions abated in Punjab and Haryana as the minimum temperature rose in the region.

In Punjab, Ludhiana registered a low of 11.5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum at Patiala settled at 11.3 deg C.

The minimum at Amritsar was 8.8 deg C.

While, Chandigarh registered a low of 11.5 deg C, three above normal. Read the rest of this entry »

Cold conditions continued to sweep Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, though mercury went up by two notches above normal.

Amritsar remained the coldest place in the region as it recorded a minimum temperature of 1.2 degree Celsius, dipping by three notches below normal, the MET office said here.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 7 deg C, up by one degree against average temperature. Read the rest of this entry »

Chandigarh and its neighbouring states Punjab and Haryana experienced overcast conditions accompanied with dense fog but got respite from chilly weather Sunday.

The centrally-administered city, which shivered at 2.2 degrees Celsius Saturday, saw an increase in temperature of over 6 degrees in the last 24 hours. The minimum temperature Sunday was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Bright sunshine greeted the denizens by 10 a.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Many areas in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and even Chandigarh faced a power blackout early Saturday due to the northern grid ‘tripping’ owing to heavy fog, affecting rail services.

Railway traffic was adversely affected in Punjab and Haryana due to the power failure but resumed within a few hours.  Read the rest of this entry »

Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in india.

. Diwali or Deepavali is an occasion which is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in most parts of the country. The day of Diwali witnesses celebrations of the highest magnitude as the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lot of fireworks are used to celebrate Diwali, a victory of light over darkness. Diwali is also an important Hindu festival where Goddess Lakshmi (Wealth Goddess) is worshiped.

Believing in cutting the flab, the Union ministry of external affairs has tied up with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to ensure
availability of passports within 72 hours of completion of formalities in six cities, including three in the region, as part of a pilot project.

Talking to TOI, TCS vice-president Tanmoy Chakrabarty said, “The passport sewa centres will come up in Chandigarh, Ambala and Ludhiana, where applicants will be informed within 45 minutes of submission of forms whether their passports can be made or not, along with reasons for rejection.” More

Terming Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology
Park (RGCTP) as a successful experiment that would provide over 30,000 jobs by 2010, UT
administrator Gen (retd) SF Rodrigues on Thursday said the administration was committed to promoting Chandigarh as the next major IT hub of the country.

After inaugurating the e-revolution 2009 conclave jointly organized by UT administration, Punjab and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Rodrigues said projects like metro rail, education city and modern terminal market would augment infrastructure in the city to attract big IT companies.More