Record generation by BBMB in 2013-14
Chandigarh: BBMB has exceeded power generation target fixed by CEA for the fourth time in a row. In 2013-14, BBMB generation was 12,154 MUs which is 26 per cant more in comparison to CEA’s target of 9,665 MUs. This feat was facilitated by ensuring optimal water reservoir operations leading to effective utilisation of inflows. This year was also marked by BBMB celebrating golden jubilee of its iconic Bhakra Dam and successful updating of two 108 MW units to 126 MW each at Bhakra thereby achieving 40 per cent increase in rated capacity vis-à-vis original capacity. During last three years, 2010-2013, BBMB delivered excellent performance, annual energy generation being 10-25 per cent higher than CEA target. Besides winning numerous awards, BBMB also won prestigious silver and bronze shields from Government of India consecutively for three years for its Pong Power House for meritorious performance.
Theatre Festival in shimla from April 24-29
Shimla: National-level Theatre Festival in the memory of renowned theatre personality Manohar Singh will be organised at Gaiety Theatre, Shimla from April 24-29. Presiding over the coordination committee meeting regarding organising various events to celebrate Shimla Celebrates-150 years of Summer Capital, Upma Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary said that elaborate arrangements will be made to make this grand success. Chaudhary said Shimla Celebrates-150 Years of Summer Capital is being organised at queen of hill stations Shimla, the Summer Capital of British Rule for the whole year. Mythological ballets, film festival and display of Army bands will be the other attractions of the celebrations. Department of language, Art and Culture in collaboration with Dept of Tourism and Shri Ram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi will present mythological ballets Karan, Durga and Meera between May 23-25, at IGMC Auditorium in Shimla.
lawrence School to host celebrity cricket match
Chandigarh: A celebrity cricket tournament will be played at lawrence School, Sanawar during the inauguration of the new floodlights that were recently installed in the Barne Field of the school. The tournament is being organised at Sanawar from April 4 to 6. The tournament includes a series of matches to be played among four teams that include — Staff XI, Sanawar XI, Roy Bois OS, and Mumbai Heroes. The Rs50 lakh worth high mask floodlights were sponsored to their alma mater by the Roy brothers — Rahul and Rohit. The Bollywood team called Mumbai Heroes will be captained by Suniel Shetty while Rohit Roy will be the captain of Roy Bois, the OS team. The tinsel town celebrities that are expected to be the part of the Mumbai Heroes team are Suniel Shetty, Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Aftab Shivdesani, Armaan Kohli, Vatsal Shethe, Jeetu Verma, Shabir Alhuwalia, Varun Badola, Shahwar Ali, Salil Ankola, Manoj Bidwai, Tanisha Mukerji, Pooja Bedi, Amrita Raichand, Nim Dausang, Barkha Bisht, Bunty Walia and Apoorva lakhia.
MUSIC OF movie ‘Disco Singh’ released
Chandigarh: The music of Punjabi movie Disco Singh was released on Thursday. A production of the PTC Motion Pictures, the music was released by producer director and CEO PTC Network Rajiee M Shinde, director and president, PTC Punjabi, PTC News and PTC Chak De Rabindra Narayan, director Anurag Singh and Dinesh Aulakh from Speed Records. Disco Singh is PTC’s first in-house production. It is a romantic comedy pairing Surveen Chawla with Dosanjh. Beside this, singer and lead actor Diljit Dosanjh, music director Jatinder Shah, lyricist Ikka, Balvir Boparai, Veet Baljit and Kokideep and movie distributor Manish Sahni flanked them.
scribe awards held by Simmi Marwaha trust Chandigarh: Simmi Marwaha Memorial Charitable Trust on Thursday organised its 11th Young Journalist Award Felicitation Ceremony at Chandigarh Press Club. Rajinder Rossy, Managing Trustee and mother of Simmi Marwaha said this year, four young journalists has been honoured for bringing excellence in their work. Rajesh Kashyap from Rohtak, Haryana for Hindi print media, Yogesh Salhotra from Jammu working in English daily Great Kashmir for English print media, Neel Bhalinder Singh from Chandigarh working in Daily Ajit for Punjabi print media and Zirakpur resident Damandeep Kaur, the topper of PU Mass Communications (Correspondence) were the given the honour. On this occasion, a poetic collection of late Simmi Marwaha — Rait Ka Ghar was also released.
Season 2 of MTV-Webbed to be aired soon
Chandigarh: The season 2 of MTV-Webbed will be on-air very soon to empower the youth to navigate the digital world smartly. Announcing the launch of MTV Webbed 2 here on Thursday, Kritika Kamra, host of the show, said that the show aims at educating the youth to use the internet wisely and not fall prey to cyber abuse. This show will be a 13-part series targeting youngsters in the age bracket of 12-24 years. This show is for anyone and everyone who logs in on the web to meet old friends, make new friends, surf for information, download videos or even share a joke.
Camp for Kings XI Punjab to be held from april 7
Chandigarh: A special practice camp for the Kings XI Punjab will be organised from April 7 at the PCA stadium, Mohali. A spokesman said that the camp aims at getting the team together for practice before the upcoming IPl Season 7. Sanjay Bangar, assistant coach of the KXIP and R Sridhar, fielding coach will also be present on ground to mentor the players.