Hi All !
Another celebrity leaves us for the heavenly abode. Surprisingly, the month of August has seen quite a lot of deaths.
Richard Attenborough was a British legend. A celebrated actor, director and producer, he did wonders for the Film Fraternity. His career spanned over 6 decades and was a part of some fantabulous scripts.
He directed - Ben Kingsley starer "Gandhi" and Robert Downey Jr. starer "Chaplin" amongst many other revolutionary films. As an actor he played vital roles through the era of 40's - 60's. His first movie that I saw as a kid was Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Aged 90 he was short of 5 days to turn 91 when he left us.
Hi All !
Its too soon for details, but I just wanted to inform you that the Connaught Place area in New Delhi has been closed to the public. This has been done on account of the fire which broke out near the Rama Place building.
Fire was reported at around 8 am and more than 10 firetrucks were rushed to the spot. The situation has been curtailed and no reports on any casualties.
This was followed by another fire reported at Old Delhi's Kinari Bazar area. The report stated that a transformer caught on fire. No causalities have been reported.
Kudos to the fire department for taking such swift responses.
Read all about it at http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/major-fire-at-delhi-s-chandni-chowk-25-fire-engines-rushed-to-spot-581423?curl=1408965991
Hi All,
Safdarjung observatory for weather has confirmed no rain is in the forecast for Delhi. This dry weather is killing us all ! This is by far the hottest August in all my years at Delhi or according to the weather department, since 2002.
Humidity is expected to stay in the range of 35 - 69 %. Well that's definitely not good news !
And in times like these I have friends pouring Ice water on their head's doing challenges for an association that they know nothing about. By the way, the ALS Association did not start the Ice Bucket Challenge, just FYI !
The meteorological department has stated that Delhi has received 32% less rain fall this year.
Source : http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/no-rains-just-searing-sun-for-delhi-114082101129_1.html
Hi All !
Sources say that the popular international apparel brand GAP is hitting the Indian market.
WLCI in Mumbai and Delhi would be the first one's to get exposed to their collection. They have collaborated with Arvind Lifestyle group to open close to 40 outlets in India.
They are aiming at launching in time for the Summer 2015 collection. The top management at GAP stated that coming to India is the Next Important Step in progress for the brand. WLCI believe it to be a proud statement as more exposure the Indian market gets the better would be the economy !
Hi All !
Great news ! I just read online that there are a few seats still available for admissions into university at WLCI Delhi !
Courses in Business Management is offered. Admission into the college will be on the basis of a competitive test followed by a counselling session by the mentors.
WLCI strongly believes that everyone should be educated so as to decrease the rate of illiteracy in India. Quality education that not only teaches bu also trains a student is highly desired by the society today. All a candidate needs to is look for the right educator !
We are surrounded by opportunities, never give up.
Hi All !
I'm so pleased to inform you on the skill development programme launched in Delhi for the purpose of training the young adults of our nation's capital !
By engaging in this initiative the population of 15 - 25 years of age in Delhi can look forward to a brighter future. The focus of the programme is to enhance the skills required by the hospitality and service industry thereby creating fully developed individuals in terms of their personality.
Kudos !
Hi All !
So it turns out yesterday was another festival which got shadowed by the Janamashtmi celebrations. The minority clan of Parsi's engaged in the joyous occasion of "Nawroz", a term that translate to The New Day.
This day marks the end of the Parsi year and everyone gathers to observe in peace the memory of departed souls of family members and friends. This tradition of celebrating Nawroz falls twice in the year, once at the time of northern equinox, March 21st to celebrate the spring festival, and once during the months of July/August.
Yesterday was celebrated as the last day of the year for Parsi's. According to Wikipedia, it is known as Pateti, but the population of 700 Parsi's in the Delhi NCR region feel differently !
Whatever be the name of the festival ! WLCI wishes the Parsi's with a warm heart !
