Lager n Barrel Festival

19th - 20th September  2015 at Hotel Park Plaza, Zirakpur.

Lager n Barrel festival is a  rock n roll festival to celebrate beer, music and the love of a good time. The city's first beer festival ranging from late afternoon through the night, offering

a diversity of beers available for tasting and purchase intends to ensure that the festival goers experience full flavor of life through enriching music acts, lovable activities, delicious food and endless beer. For what its is Lager n Barrel is poised to turn into summer playground for beer lovers.
More than 5 Top Bands of the region will be perform naming Gurnazar Live, SWASTIK The Band, Rail The Band & many more.

The event will have the performance of top artists like Jassi Gill, Babbal Rai, SukhE (Jaguar fame), Milind Gaba etc. Live bands, Beer Activities, games & alot more at the venue.

For more details : https://www.facebook.com/lagernbarrel
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/688656811277783/

Online Tickets Link: http://in.bookmyshow.com/events/lager-n-barrel-festival/ET00033078

Ticket Price: 
One Day Ticket : Single Entry : 700       Couple Entry : 1000

Festival Pass : Single Entry : 1000          Couple Entry : 1500



All benefits, activities, and access details on BookMyShow.
http://in.bookmyshow.com/events/lager-n-barrel-festival/ET00033078

How can we make Chandigarh smart?

What are the ingredients of a smart city?  Does it mean being technological infrastructure? How can we make development inclusive to cover every strata of society?
These and many questions confound every Chandigarh resident.  There are big plans in the offing but a middle class household still struggles with a few essentials.  Water supply for example.  The condition of roads, and street lights in the southern part of the city.
Chandigarh Management Association opens its forum to discuss various aspects of "Integrated Development of the Tricity", inviting you to participate in it.
An officer of long stint in Chandigarh, and currently the Deputy Commissioner Panchkula, Mr. Vivek Atray, IAS, talks about this Chandigarh Capital Region including Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, which coexist and require an integrated plan for development.
Let's discuss the spcifics with him on 8th May 2015 at 5:30pm at PHD House, Sector 31, Chandigarh. 
Mr. Vivek Atray, besides being a highly energetic and people-friendly bureaucrat, is an author of two fictions, with regular middles and columns in daily newspapers, and much-in-demand motivational speakers.

Mayor launches India’s first toll-free service for Home Repair, Renovation, Design and Construction in tri-city

Chandigarh Mayor launches toll free number 1800-1800-7200 for repair, maintenance, renovation and construction services

City based group of entrepreneurs along with US based NRIs have launched a new business venture, LoyalHut, offering host of repairs, renovation or construction services to residential and commercial establishments in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
City’s mayor Poonam Sharma formally inaugurated the toll free number 1800-1800-7200 at a press conference here today.  She complimented the promoters for addressing the pressing problem of most housewives who are unable to cope with repair and maintenance work because of non-availability of enough skilled people in different trades.
Chandigarh Administration, she said, is engaged in making city a ‘smart city’ and services like LoyalHut would immensely contribute to that end, besides ensuring complete trust and security for senior citizens and lone women in homes.  She suggested that LoyalHut should provide employment to ladies from lower starta who are being trained in different skills.
Addressing the media, co-founder of LoyalHut and PEC alumnus Neeraj Sood said that LoyalHut intends to provide hassle-free and dependable service to every household in the tricity.

Besides the routine repair and maintenance work of any type, LoyalHut has tied up with a large number of best professionals like architects, interior designers, vaastu consultants, to provide prompt and affordable services to the people even for major repairs, renovation or construction work, he said.
LoyalHut has already built a team of carpenters, plumbers, electricians, masons, supervised by team of engineers who would attend to the call, provide on-the-spot assessment, arrange for the material required and carry out the entire job, Neeraj Sood added.
Pradeep Gupta, Director of LoyalHut, and a mechanical engineer PEC with over 30 years of experience, said that the company has set up a call centre which is operational from 8am to 8pm 7-days a week, to manage customer requirements and coordinate with the field staff.
He said that even during the trial period of last one month, the company has already received over 400 projects that are successfully serviced or still in progress, informed Mr Gupta.
In order to ensure reliable supply of material, LoyalHut has entered into exclusive sourcing partnership with Jagan Hardware, a market leader for supply of all type of hardware and building material. 
Brij Singhal and Raman Singhal of Jagan Hardware expressed hope that with extensive service package which LoyalHut intends to create for the tricity, would help domestic and ommercial establishments heave a sigh of relief.
Arjun Kamboj, Director of Jan Shiksha Sansthan (JSS), with whom LoyalHut has tied up to source skilled manpower, informed that JSS would upgrade the skills of many casual workers also doing odd jobs, to be able to join the company and gainfully employ them.

Weekend Destinations around Chandigarh

Explore some of the destinations around the city during weekends. Even kids would love it.

Pinjore Gardens: 20 Kms from Chandigarh, the gardens also called Yadavindra Gardens cover a 100 acres of area. It

houses a mini zoo, historic places, Japanese garden, nursery and a number of picnic spots. It also serves as the venue for hosting the annual mango festival in the month of July. Beautiful jal mahal and sheesh mahal along with the huge variety of flora attracts many visitors. According to the Hindu mythology, it is said that it is over here that Pandava brothers had rested during their exile.

Chattbir Zoo: 
5 Kms from Chandigarh on Chandigarh-Patiala road, this zoological park houses hundreds of different mammals, birds and reptiles. Royal Bengal Tiger is the pride of this zoo. The highlight of this place is the lion safari where the visitors are taken on the adventurous trips to the lion reserves where the animals roam around freely. You can catch the glimpse of these beautiful creatures and also find distinctive species of birds over here. The zoo is open all days except Mondays.


Chandi Mandir: After a tiring week, a visit to the temple sooths the mind and soul. Chandi Mandir

is a very famous temple located at a distance of about 15 kms from the city beautiful. The city Chandigarh gets its name from the goddess Chandi- The goddess of power. During the festivity of Navratras, thousands of people visit this temple.

Nada Sahib Gurudwara: The gurudwara is located 15 Kms from Chandigarh in Panchkula district on the banks of river Ghagar. It is said that Guru Gobind Singh ji along with his victorious fellow warriors had taken a halt at this place while on their way back, after having fought the battle with Mughals. Gurdwara Nada Sahib has a lot of reverence for Sikhs and many people visit this gurudwara on a full moon night every month.




Mansa Devi Temple: 8 Kms from Chandigarh, this temple is located in Panchkula and was

established in 1815 A.D.  According to the Hindu mythology, the head of Devi Sati had fallen over here. Mansa Devi Temple basically houses two temples. The temple near the parking lot is said to be the main temple. Nature lovers can enjoy the beauty of a garden adjoining this temple that houses sacred plants. fairs take place in the surrounding areas of Mansa Devi temple during Navratras.

Morni Hills: 45 Kms from Chandigarh, these hills are an off-shoot of the Shivaliks and run in two parallel ranges from south-east to north-west. Adventure and trekking lovers can utilize these relatively unexplored hills. The river Ghaggar makes these hills picturesque. It also supports some birds like doves quails and sand grouse, wild animals like the hyena, the sambhar and jungle cat. Trees like  neem, pepal, jamun, dhak, amaltas and jacaranda fills the low hill tracts. Camping at the lake side is an another addition to the trip to Morni Hills.


Thunder Zone: 
It is an Amusement and Water Park at a drive away distance of just 13 Kms from Chandigarh. The

park is situated in 11 acres of land and includes 12 exclusive rides and the water park includes 4 pools. The park is divided into three categories of water park, amusement park and fun zone.

Fun City: 
It is the biggest amusement park and water park in the northern region of the country. It is just 20 Kms away from Chandigarh on the Panchkula-Barwalla Nadha Sahib gurudwara highway. The park is spread over 43 acres of land and offers a huge variety of rides and water slides.

Fateh Burj: 
enter the main gate of the Banda Singh Bahadur War Memorial at Chappar Chiri to see the India's tallest minaret. The Fateh Burj has earned the title of the tallest minaret in India from Delhi's Mughal-era Qutub Minar, which is 72.5 metres high. The memorial site, at large, is spread over 20 acres and has sand dunes as part of the landscaping. Artificial water bodies have been designed to provide visitors the reflections of the pillar. An automatic colour-changing light system is installed in the pillar, which functions in the evenings.

Jayanti Devi Temple: 
Just a 13 Kms drive away from Chandigarh the temple offers the beauty of Shivalik Hills and
streaming Jayanti river. the devotees living in Punjab decided to establish the similar shrine as in Himachal Pradesh inspired by the bliss of goddess Jayanti.

Siswan Region: 
The Siswan forest and Siswan Dam just 18 Kms from the city beautiful is an opportunity for all the nature lovers to enjoy the aura of this dense forest and also appreciate the fauna like stags, wild boars, barking deers and neelgai.

The journey to your destination will make you fall in love with the serenity of the nature and piousness of the temples. The fun and adventure of the amusement parks and trekking expedition will surely be a refreshing experience.

~ Mehak Chauhan