Kunal Jaisingh gets his ear pierced for Ishqbaaaz

Kunal Jaisingh gets his ear pierced for Ishqbaaaz Actor Kunal Jaisingh currently seen playing the role of Omkara Singh Oberoi in Ishqbaaaz is getting a lot of appreciation from the audiences and fans alike for his long hair look on the show. In order to further enhance his look as Omkara, Kunal has gotten his ear pierced to further enhance his artistic look. Speaking about the same, Kunal Jaisingh said, “The look of Omkara has been very well received by the audiences and my fans which I am really thankful for. When the creatives told me about incorporating another nuance to further enhance the look of Omkara by having him pierce his ear, I knew I would get it done in real life.” The actor will be seen wearing a black stud in his left ear and is quite kicked about this new development to his personal life. “I packed up early from shoot and straight away went to jeweler to have my ear pierced. My father had the shock of his life on seeing it but he was happy about the fact that it is looking good on screen.” Watch Kunal Jaisingh as Omkara Singh Oberoi inIshqbaaaz every Monday to Sunday at 10 PM only on Star Plus

Momentum Jharkhand’ off to a flying start in driving the State’s maiden investment promotion campaign

‘Momentum Jharkhand’ off to a flying start in driving the State’s maiden investment promotion campaign New Delhi: The Government of Jharkhand launched its maiden investment promotion campaign branded ‘Momentum Jharkhand’. Meant to promote a ‘Digital Jharkhand’, the event opened with the unveiling of the brand logo and launch of the campaign website momentumjharkhand.com. Addressing delegates, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shri Raghubar Das said in his opening remarks, “Jharkhand is the most investment-ready state with crystal-clear vision and a robust roadmap. We rank among the best in terms of business reforms and have instituted best practices to fast-forward investments, based on DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) guidelines. It is my privilege to work in tandem with our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-ji on the Central Government’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas.” Chief Minister Mr. Das also holds charge of the industry ministry in Jharkhand. The Government of Jharkhand signed memoranda of understanding with cement major ACC Limited and technology multinational Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP). The MoU with ACC enables the capacity expansion of its Sindri Plant from 1.35 MMTPA to 2.5 MMTPA. Two MoUs were signed with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise. One is in the area of step down primary healthcare, which focuses on healthcare delivery and education through the cloud based e-HC system. This is being evolved to respond to the issues of last mile healthcare delivery and education to underserved areas. The other MoU is intended to provide virtual classrooms to enhance the reach of education efforts through ICT augmented technologies. The Chief Minister congratulated the Prime Minister and the Government of India for their success at realizing the Goods and Services Tax reform. “’One country, one’ tax will now be a reality. Prime Minister Modi has become India's global brand ambassador. We aspire that India be a global economic super power. Jharkhand will play a decisive role in accomplishing this aspiration.” “With 40% of India’s mineral reserves, Jharkhand will fuel the ‘Make in India’ mission. Nonetheless, several developmental challenges remain. But these offer tremendous opportunities for investors, who can be pivotal partners in progress. Aiming to become a developed state by 2020, we will strive to skill two million youth within this timeframe,” Chief Minister Mr. Das said. Stressing his Government’s firm commitment towards industrial harmony, Shri Das continued: “Through highly-responsive governance mechanisms, we ensure near-perfect industrial harmony. The DIPP assessments on Business Reforms prove our unparalleled progress on labour reforms – ample testimony to the stable culture of the State’s people and their outlook towards organized systems of livelihood.” Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry, Shri Chandrajit Bannerji offered the welcome address. “Jharkhand is scripting a turnaround of sorts, its promise to fuel the Make In India mission gets more exciting by the day – not just through the vast resources at its disposal, but also through its emergent skilled manpower. But the credit for synergizing these energies goes to the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Raghubar Das. His hands on approach and decisiveness are testimony to the critical role played by state governments in making India more competitive and more business friendly. CII's study on state competitiveness too ranks Jharkhand very highly. The environment of policy making too is highly participative. The openness and sincerity of this government in listening to issues from industry, and its responsiveness is very commendable.” Chief Secretary, Smt. Rajbala Verma said, “We have forward looking policies - simple, dynamic and responsive. They lay the ground for continuous reform towards better systems for business. We’re developing a multimodal logistics hub which will revolutionise connectivity with Northeast India. We are working seamlessly with Govt of India to open up railways infra and build five more airstrips.” Speaking on the imperative of land banks, she said, “The Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority is the nodal agency streamlining land asset development. The total estimated land bank availability is 2.1 mn acres.” Industries Secretary, Shri. S.K. Barnwal made a detailed presentation on the agenda of the mission. “In a real sense ‘Make In India’ began on the land that is now Jharkhand in 1907 by Tata Steel. Even the first post independence engineering PSU, Heavy Engineering Corporation was established here. We have India's first coal mine - Jharia in Dhanbad”, he said. “We have deeply studied and compared policy details of several states and strived to bring out the most balanced and optimal policies”, he added. Regarding the land allotment process, Shri. Barnwal said that an updated process is being instituted that will be hassle free and may not take more than a few weeks. Regarding logistics development, Shri. Barnwal said, “Jharkhand is covered under the Dedicated Freight Corridor of Eastern India. The Amritsar Kolkata corridor covers five cities of Jharkhand. Hon’ble Chief Minister has decided to connect Jharkhand's four major industrial cities through a modern expressway.” Shri TV Narendran, Managing Director of Tata Steel, who is also a member of the newly constituted Jharkhand Investment Promotion Board lauded the Government of Jharkhand for its intent and urge to listen to investors and industry. Stating that Jharkhand has a very strong MSME / ancillary ecosystem that facilitates diversification, Shri. Narendran informed that Tata Steel had invested more than Rs 20,000 crore in the last five years in the state while steadily diversifying its investments both upstream and downstream. Shri. Raman Roy of NASSCOM argued that higher end BPO was being propelled greatly by from metro areas. “This is where Jharkhand holds a special promise. The next generation favours a distributed delivery model - taking the work to where the people are. The BPO industry hence has special hopes pinned on Jharkhand. Women's empowerment can be greatly boosted through this model", he added. Shri R.S. Sharma, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said, “Jharkhand is the most underrated state in the competitive and developmental scenario. Visionary political leadership and policy clarity are very essential to sustain a mission. The Chief Minister has amazing clarity of vision, honesty, sincerity and understanding of purpose. Jharkhand has done some amazing work in e-governance, online clearance, MIS and automation.” He informed the audience that TRAI is piloting a common shared digital infrastructure business model in Jharkhand which can be a benchmark setter. "India is looking and acting east. East is the new west. Jharkhand is strategically pivotal to this region. Ranchi can be the gateway to the east. The new link from Ranchi to Sahibganj which will result in Northeast India to National Highway 2, will be a watershed in Northeast India's development.” To convey the centrality of people’s wellbeing to this campaign, Shri. Sanjay Kumar said, “Jharkhand is taking long strides in healthcare achievements. Within a month or two we will eliminate the Kala Azar problem. Our focus is on investments for institutional capacity building.” Stating that the agriculture sector will be developed synchronously with industry, he added, “We are setting up 100 single window systems for farmers and agriculture, one for each block. This is representative of the Chief Minister’s philosophy of participative and inclusive development.” The Chief Minister was slated to conduct one-to-one meetings with 12 investors with a focus on investments for the next two years. The Government will meet more investors tomorrow, before meeting foreign diplomats. The interaction will be graced by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri MJ Akbar. About Jharkhand Global Investors Summit 2017 To boost the ‘Make in India’ initiative of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and develop high-value investment opportunities in the State, the Government of Jharkhand led by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Raghubar Das is planning to organize the maiden ‘Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors Summit’ on 16–17 February 2017 in Ranchi. The Summit aims to establish Jharkhand as a premier Investment destination for foreign and domestic investors. It will be preceded by a well-planned sequence of domestic and overseas events meant to promote the state and woo investors for additional investments. The Government has already held successful road shows in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. In Mumbai, 27 investment proposals worth Rs1 lakh crore were received across focus sectors, apart from the critical areas of education, healthcare and skilling. Besides signing some crucial agreements with global corporations such as Cisco and Oracle to impart skilling to prepare for a technology-leveraged future, these road shows have greatly helped in strengthening the state’s networks with Indian enterprises, especially in the MSME sector so critical to ‘Make in India’. Focus sectors: Automobile & Auto Components; Energy Infrastructure; Electronic Systems Design & Manufacturing (ESDM); Agri, Food & Feed Processing; Forests & Environment; Healthcare & Medical Education; Industrial Infrastructure; Mines & Minerals; Education & Skills Development; Smart City (Ranchi); Textiles and Tourism. Advantage Jharkhand: Holds 40% of India’s natural mineral reserves – backbone of ‘Make In India’ mission Ranks 3rd among Indian states in business reforms implementation GSDP grew at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2005 to 2015 – making it Eastern India’s second-fastest growing economy First Indian state to have state wide area network (SWAN) under National e-Governance Atul Malikram 9755020247

Prince Narula does a Sultan

Prince Narula does a Sultan The prince of reality TV – Prince Narula has been ruling the hearts of many! The good news for his fans is that the handsome hunk will soon be seen as the lead in &TV’s Badho Bahu. However, a source close to the show tells us that Prince always wanted to pay a tribute to the Bhai with a golden heart, Salman Khan and his character in the show will help Prince’s dream come true. How you ask? Well Prince will be seen as a wrestler on the show lovingly called as lucky and will be seen making his moves just like Sultan! The young lad has seen Salman’s movie a couple of times and is undergoing a proper wrestling workshop to recreate Salman’s moves. Well turns out Prince is all geared up to become the Sultan of small screen! Sharing his excitement on making his debut in a daily soap, Prince Narula shared, “I am really excited for this debut of mine in a daily soap. You will see me as a wrestler and I am working on myself to look the part and do justice to my character. I am also working on my diction as I will be seen as a Haryanavi wrestler. Daily soaps are poles apart from reality shows and I am enjoying this experience.” The actor took to social media to post few of his workout videos. Badho Bahu coming soon only on &TV Atul Malikram 9755020247

Tiger Shroff’s Flying Tantrums

Tiger Shroff’s Flying Tantrums Looks like ‘The Flying Jatt’ of bollywood can’t keep a hold of his starry tantrums and like his movie that too is ‘Up in the air”! Tiger Shroff made an appearance on the sets of &TV’s The Voice India Kids to promote his upcoming movie ‘The Flying Jatt’. The actor shot for the episode with the three coaches ShekharRavjiani, Shaan, Neeti Mohan and hosts Jay Bhanushali and Sugandha Mishra. After the shoot the actor was scheduled to address the media who were waiting patiently for him. But as soon as the time came to speak to the media Tiger just walked away. Speaking about the incident, a member of the media shared, “The media were waiting for more than 1 and half hours to get his bytes. After Tiger came out of the sets we moved to the designated area where the interactions were to happen. But to our shock Tiger just left the venue and rushed to his vanity van. He quickly changed his costume and left hurriedly in his car.” Looks like this newbie of bollywood has his tantrums flying too high!

Ruhana Khanna to re-enter &TV's 'Gangaa'

Ruhana Khanna to re-enter &TV's 'Gangaa' Child actor Ruhana Khanna, who rose to fame by playing the role of little Gangaa in &TV's popular show 'Gangaa', is all set to make a comeback on the show. Her entry will commence with Janmashtami and true to that her character will be called ‘Krishna’. Ruhana's stint got over in the show after it took a leap and Aditi Sharma played the grown up Gangaa. The cute Ruhana will be again seen as grown up Gangaa's daughter. Gangaa is all set to take another time leap and Ruhana's popularity made the makers to get her back on the show. The bubbly actor has a huge fan following due to her innocent looks and her natural acting. So the entry of Ruhana will bring freshness to the show and the storyline will take a drastic turn. Speaking about her comeback on the show, little Ruhana said, "I can't express my happiness. It's a homecoming of sorts for me. The only change is that instead of being called Gangaa, I will now be called Krishna. The show is very close to my heart. I missed everyone on the set and it will be fun to shoot with them again." Owing to her immense popularity and her prowess in connecting with the audience the makers decided to bring back Ruhana. This news will definitely bring a smile on the face of Ruhana’s ardent fans but also the actors of the show who have been missing their ‘doll’s’ presence. Don’t forget to tune into Gangaa from Monday to Friday at 08:30pm only on &TV

The Great Rajni kant on the sets of May I Come in Madam

The Great Rajni kant on the sets of May I Come in Madam Life OK’s most hilarious sitcom May I Come in Madam has been presenting viewers with many interesting tracks and the upcoming one will be a hilarious episode. The track with tickle your funny bone with laughter. Now, Sandeep Anand who is playing a role of Sajan will get into another major trouble when he will fool Sanjana by telling him that he knows the Superstar Rajinikanth very well. Yes, Sajan will see Sanjana drooling over her idol and star, Rajinikanth and will want to meet him. Hence, to make her happy, Sajan will pull out a trick that he knows The Great Rajni sir very well and Soon, Sajan will find himself in a huge mess, as the word will spread about Sajan being a friend of the South Indian superstar. And there will be a big crowd assembled near Sajan’s house, as all the enthusiastic fans of Rajini kanth will want to see their favorite star. Enthusiastic Sandeep said,” As we all know Rajnikanth is more famous for his real life rather than movies his struggle and his work towards people. He is a great man and pure person with due respect we are giving the same massage in the episode also that one cannot be fake to make his persona larger than life I had total fun during the shoot and enjoyed every bit of his action while shooting even his dupe felt like real sometime with his gestures” Well! It will be very interesting to watch how Saajan will escape himself from his mastermind boss Sanjana. Catch May I Come in Madam only on Life OK at 09:30 P.M Atul Malikram 9755020247

Angad Hasija turns son-in-law to Aarti Singh!

Angad Hasija turns son-in-law to Aarti Singh! Versatile actor Angad Hasija best known for the varied characters he has played on small screen from a lunatic a loving husband is back on TV after a long time. So, we caught up with him and below are a few excerpts from the interview: 1. How does it feel to be back with a show on &TV? Previously, I have done Saumbhagyalaxmi and Dilli Wali Thakur Girls on &TV. And I must say that my character in Waaris is very different from what I have played so far and will surprise the audience. 2. Have you watched the show Waaris before? I have not followed many episodes but my mom religiously follows the show and I am happy that I am a part of a show which my mom already is an ardent viewer of. 3. Tell us a little about your character. My character “Chander” is very cheap and badtameez. He is the exact opposite of me because of which I had to go through a lot of preparations to get into the look and feel of the character, i.e. the way he talks, the slang and body language. What I like most of the character is that I get a chance to prove my mettle as an actor. 4. How is the rapport with Aarti Singh and the other actors on the show? I have known Aarti since a long time but I am working with her for the first time on a show. We are friends and it’s really funny that I am playing her son-in-law on the show as we are both of almost the same age. So, I keep pulling her leg by calling her “Saasumaa” and she gets irritated and says “chup”. 5. Is your character a cameo or will be present hereafter? No my character isn’t a cameo and I really hope the ardent viewers of the show and audiences like and appreciate my character. Atul Malikram 9755020247