The World's First Chinese-English Email Portal Chinglish.com Live

2006-11-01T20:29:00.000-08:00

The World’s first bilingual portal Chinglish has been launched on Wednesday, 1st November, 2006.

Chinglish BV, a Dutch company launched Chinglish.com, world's first bilingual e-mail developed to meet the market demands of increased communication between Chinese and English speaking communities. One of the flagship features is a web-based Chinese Input Method Editor (IME) that provides users the ability to write e-mail in Chinese online. With its innovative solution, Chinglish.com addresses the needs of millions of international business people, foreigners studying Chinese, Chinese students studying abroad, and Chinese tourists travelling to the West.

26th India International Trade Fair

2006-10-27T02:34:00.000-07:00

26th India International Trade Fair
November 14 – 27 2006 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
(Source: http://www.iitfonweb.com)

IITF 2006
The India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), the premier trade promotion agency of the Government of India- will this year be celebrating 26 years of its premier event- " India International Trade Fair".

This annual event provides a common platform for the manufacturers, traders, exporters and importers. It will once again be held in India's largest and only world class exhibition complex, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from November 14-27, 2006.

To mark its 26 profitable years, ITPO this time will be having SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES and TOURISM as special theme. Infact, companies from all business avenues will be encouraged to participate, to represent India in its totality and open fresh avenues for major business expansions.

Entry Fees:

Business Visitors
Entry Ticket for the Business Visitors Rs. 300
Seasonal Ticket Rs. 1500/-
General Visitors (Week Days)
Rs. 25/- (Adult) Rs. 15/- (Children)
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
Rs. 40/- (Adult) Rs. 20/- (Children)
Entry Ticket Fee sold through Agencies & Parking Areas outside Pragati Maidan (Week Days)
Rs. 20/- (Adult) Rs. 10/- (Children)
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
Rs. 35/- (Adult) Rs. 15/- (Children)

Mussoorie - An Introduction

2006-10-26T00:05:00.000-07:00

Mussoorie is a hill station situated in the foothills of the Himalaya ranges in north Indian state of Uttaranchal. It is also known as the "Queen of the Hills". The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of 'greater Mussoorie', as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani.

Being at an average altitude of 2,000 meters (6,600 ft.), Mussoorie, with its green hills and varied flora and fauna, is a fascinating hill resort. Commanding snow ranges to the north-east, and glittering views of the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges in the south, the town was once said to present a 'fairyland' atmosphere to tourists.

Its history dates back to 1825 when Captain Young, an adventurous British military officer, together with a Mr. Shore, the resident Superintendent of Revenues at Dehradun explored the present site and jointly constructed a shooting lodge. This laid the foundation of this holiday resort which now has few rivals. Mussoorie is famous for its scenic beauty and hectic social life. It provides all kinds of amusement and every facility for domestic and foreign tourists.

Its name is derived from a shrub locally called 'MANSOOR' behind the house of the Captain. Some believe that perhaps that is reason behind the name of the town, which is also known as MANSOORI among the natives of the surrounding area.

Now, Mussoorie suffers from over-development of hotels and tourist lodges, given its relative proximity to Delhi, Ambala and Chandigarh, and has serious problems of garbage collection, water scarcity and parking shortages, especially during the summer tourist season. Landour, Jharipani and Barlowganj have fewer such problems.

The main promenade in Mussoorie is called, as in other hill stations, the Mall. In Mussoorie, the Mall stretches from Picture Palace at its eastern end to the Public Library (shortened to 'Library') at its western end. During the British Raj, signs on the Mall expressly stated: "Indians and Dogs Not Allowed"; racist signs of this type were commonplace in hill stations, which were founded 'by and for' the British. Motilal Nehru, the father of Jawahar Lal Nehru, deliberately broke this rule every day whenever he was in Mussoorie, and would pay the fine. The Nehru family, including Nehrus's daughter Indira (later Indira Gandhi) were frequent visitors to Mussoorie in the the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. They also spent much time in nearby Dehradun, where Nehru's sister Vijayalakshmi Pandit ultimately settled full-time.

Mussoorie is conveniently connected by road to Delhi and major cities. It is called the "Gateway" to Yamunotri and Gangotri Shrines of Northern India. The closest rail station is Dehradun. Taxis are easily available for Mussorie as are buses at regular intervals.

Mussorie also has the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), the honing ground for young bureaucrats of India, who carry the destiny of India. This picturesque institute is located about 7kms away from the Mall Road.

The best time to visit is from mid-March to mid-November though the downpours could be an inhibiting factor in the monsoon months of July to September.

In the colonial days, the town housed schools for the children of British army personnel. Today, there are many boarding schools in Mussoorie and its suburb Landour. Some of the better known schools include:

Oak Grove: mostly for children of Indian Railways employees
St. George's College
Wynberg Allen
Woodstock School
Landour Language School
Mussoorie Public School
Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary School

Mussorie has a beautiful nature walk known as "Camel's Back Road". This road takes its name from mountain outcrop in the shape of a camel's hump. There is also "Gun Hill" where cannons were kept for the defence of Mussorie. The oldest Christian church in the Himalayas, St Mary's, is situated above Mall Road, and is currently undergoing restoration. A Cable car goes to the top of Gun Hill from the town centre. Kempty falls is a nice picnic spot. Lal Tibba is another tourist spot of Mussoorie.

Beautiful Dhanaulti is about 24 kilometers from Mussorie.

Rialto and Picture Palace were two nice movie theatres, however they are now closed.

Parking in Mussorie is a big problem. The Road leading to Landour from the Picture Palace has parking spots on both sides. Mall road does not allow entry of motored vehicles till after 10 in the night.

Mussoorie also had India's largest roller skating rink.

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