Chandigarh Airport has been converted to wi-fi zone. Now the passengers waiting in the airport lounge can access internet free of cost. This is a boon to most of the business travellers, who have to spend considerable time at the airport before boarding, which they can utilise to stay connected with their offices and clients anywhere. The internet connectivity shall be available to all internet-enabled devices including PDAs, mobile phones, and laptops.
HFCL Infotel Ltd, the CDMA telecom operator in Chandigarh and Punjab has installed the wi-fi at the airport.
Though it would be sometime before the entire city becomes wi-fi enabled, there are various institutions/organisations which have already got wi-fi installed in their premises which includes, UIET building in Panjab University, Punjab Engineering College campus, Hotel Taj, Hotel Mountview, and Hotel Aroma.
CJ
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Chandigarh is Changing
Chandigarh is changing at a rapid pace. Besides the population increase with the explosion of IT and the service industry in the northern region, more and more people from other states, as well as from abroad are finding the ambiance just right for their entrepreneurial spirits to grow.
And every day there is new addition to the city's life providing more options to the visitors to enjoy its modern scapes.
However, many of us would soon be missing some of the old landmarks, that many of you left behind before shifting to your homes abroad. For one, the KC theatre has vanished from its site. It is giving place to a new multiplex. Though the Administration is insisting on the owners to retain the original facade and design, let us see what emerges ultimately. The Jagat theatre is also in for make-over with a new multiplex and joining the race is the Jagat theatre, which, just a few days back, has also been taken over by another company on lease for converting into a multiplex.
Well, those who visit the city after one or two years, would definitely find many things changed.
And every day there is new addition to the city's life providing more options to the visitors to enjoy its modern scapes.
However, many of us would soon be missing some of the old landmarks, that many of you left behind before shifting to your homes abroad. For one, the KC theatre has vanished from its site. It is giving place to a new multiplex. Though the Administration is insisting on the owners to retain the original facade and design, let us see what emerges ultimately. The Jagat theatre is also in for make-over with a new multiplex and joining the race is the Jagat theatre, which, just a few days back, has also been taken over by another company on lease for converting into a multiplex.
Well, those who visit the city after one or two years, would definitely find many things changed.
Son-et-lumiere premier on 18th March
The Administrator of Chandigarh and Governor of Panjab, Gen. S.F. Rodrigues (retd), shall unveil the 45-minute light and sound show on the City Beautiful on Sunday evening at the Government Museum & Art Gallery.
Conceived and executed by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation, Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO), shall now be running and managing the week-end shows adding to another tourist attraction in the city.
The 45-minutes show for the city is unique in many ways. It deals with a very contemporary subject of the growth of a 55-year old city, whereas the world over most son-et-lumiere deal with historical subjects, says Ms Chandni Luthra, Senior Vice President of ITDC and the producer of the show.
The Rs.161 lakh project has been executed in the 100 sq meters promenade between the museum building and the administrative block with a sitting area which can accommodate 150 persons, informs Mr. J.S. Bir, Managing Director, CITCO.
The entire area with special lighting, artistically designed seating area which has been executed by the local artist Narender Thakur, has been developed to give the tourists an entirely new experience, he adds.
The inaugural show is in English and soon Hindi and Punjabi versions shall also be released which would be a regular feature at the Government Museum on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 7:30pm onwards, informs Mr. Arvind Malhotra, General Manager Tourism, CITCO.
The show opens on an exuberant note with a Bhangra performance, and the three sutradhaars, namely Sukhna Lake , the goddess Chandi and Le Corbusier, take one through a long journey from the partition of India to the guided tour of the present day city.
The show features the voices of Kirron Kher, Inder Misra, Jasbir Malik, Rini Khanna, Sunit Tandon, Sonia Grewal, Sunil Mansingh, and Ashish Dharamadhikari, and the music has been composed by Vanraj Bhatia, Jaspal Moni and Subhash Ghosh. The show is scripted by Dr. S.S. Bhatti, Sushmita Sengupta, and Vinod Nagpal.
Conceived and executed by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation, Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO), shall now be running and managing the week-end shows adding to another tourist attraction in the city.
The 45-minutes show for the city is unique in many ways. It deals with a very contemporary subject of the growth of a 55-year old city, whereas the world over most son-et-lumiere deal with historical subjects, says Ms Chandni Luthra, Senior Vice President of ITDC and the producer of the show.
The Rs.161 lakh project has been executed in the 100 sq meters promenade between the museum building and the administrative block with a sitting area which can accommodate 150 persons, informs Mr. J.S. Bir, Managing Director, CITCO.
The entire area with special lighting, artistically designed seating area which has been executed by the local artist Narender Thakur, has been developed to give the tourists an entirely new experience, he adds.
The inaugural show is in English and soon Hindi and Punjabi versions shall also be released which would be a regular feature at the Government Museum on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 7:30pm onwards, informs Mr. Arvind Malhotra, General Manager Tourism, CITCO.
The show opens on an exuberant note with a Bhangra performance, and the three sutradhaars, namely Sukhna Lake , the goddess Chandi and Le Corbusier, take one through a long journey from the partition of India to the guided tour of the present day city.
The show features the voices of Kirron Kher, Inder Misra, Jasbir Malik, Rini Khanna, Sunit Tandon, Sonia Grewal, Sunil Mansingh, and Ashish Dharamadhikari, and the music has been composed by Vanraj Bhatia, Jaspal Moni and Subhash Ghosh. The show is scripted by Dr. S.S. Bhatti, Sushmita Sengupta, and Vinod Nagpal.
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