The Uttar Pradesh Labour Department has decided to provide Rs 10,000 as financial assistance to factory workers employed in the state government’s industrial units for their daughters’ marriage.According to a statement released by the Labour Commissioner’s office today, the Labour Welfare fund will be used to provide financial assistance to factory workers during their daughter’s marriage.The .. more …
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Recently, I was invited to a pre-wedding bash (read “cocktail party”) and the cosmopolitan nature of it didn’t hit me until I witnessed this: a half-Malayalee Hindu-half Muslim bride set to marry a Bengali the next day – both based in Chennai – sporting mehendi on her hands and feet, sipping on beer, and dancing along with her “bridesmaids” to Appadi podu belted out by the DJ. The next day she .. more …
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Collapse kills six Chandigarh, April 16: At least six persons were killed and several feared trapped after a four-storey factory collapsed in Jalandhar last night. d 150 workers were working in the factory, which manufactures blankets, when it collapsed. Jalandhar deputy commissioner Priyank Bharti said efforts were on to ascertain the causes behind the collapse. Wedding card Bharatpur (PTI): A .. more …
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
“Plant more trees.” “Have a five-day work week (Indian Airlines works for six days a week).” “Introduce money-back guarantee if passenger dissatisfied; deduct from the salary of the employee concerned.” “Allow employee loans to Air India.”These are some of the suggestions made by 28,500 employees of the cash-strapped Air India to keep the airline afloat in response to a call by the management. .. more …
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Wedding Invitation Cards contain certain elements which are native to the region and culture that best define the families. For example, one might see the picturization of entities like the banana plantations down south of India, or the Durga in the east and north-east and the symbolisms of the Sikh Community in the north of India. But even though each region differs from the other and also within .. more …
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
My good friend has recently lost a lot of weight, and I am happy for her accomplishment. However, I can’t escape the sense of jealousy I have when our mutual friends constantly applaud her on how great she looks, and how it annoys me to read her daily updates on Facebook on how far she’s run or what skinless boneless healthy meal she’s cooking up for dinner. I suppose part of .. more …
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Maybe that’s why Jasmine “Jas” Riedemann and her now-husband Aric decided to summon a little extra, er, powers with a superhero-themed wedding.But Jas took it a step further. She decided to invite her real-life hero: Barry Sanders.”I thought more and more about it, and I was like, this is it, I’m getting married, let’s blow it out of the water,” she said. “I thought it’d be so cool if he came .. more …
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
It is not amazing that weddings are reasonable today. Due to the increasing demand for inexpensive weddings, there are several ways by which one can lower the wedding costs considerably. And one of the most crucial and pricey factor is your wedding invitations. Yes, you need to invest a huge amount to make your wedding invitations look elegant and attractive. But, you can select affordable wedding .. more …
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
The incident took place on November 30. After attending tuition at Hiwri Nagar, Anamika and her two friends had gone triple seat on a Scooty to meet another friend, Sanjay Sahoo. Ankita crossed the .. more …
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
From invitations that are handcrafted to the formal ones, cards with raised letters on it or the one having engraved styles, there are numerous beautiful wedding invitations available to match the style and theme of your wedding. From the traditional to the contemporary, there are wedding cards to compliment the taste of everyone. Choosing the right wedding invitation for your guests is not an .. more …