Rolling Nicks Sports Foundation Presents "Indian Premier Squash League, 2018"

Squash Ace Ali Farag wishes RNSF and IPSL the very best

Gul Panag and Masters Champion Rishad Pandole join Pro Abhinav Sinha at the launch 

Mumbai, March 28^th 2018: After organizing several major squash events very successfully, across the country, Rolling Nicks Sports Foundation (RNSF) proudly brings the Indian Premier Squash League, 2018 (IPSL 2018) to Mumbai.  The event is being curated by the founder of the Rolling Nicks Sports Foundation, Abhinav Sinha, a renowned professional squash player turned coach, and will take place in May 2018, at the very prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI). This is the first time that international squash will be presented in an exciting league format with teams that include India’s most promising Junior National champions, like Yash Fadte, Yoshna Singh, Parth Ambani, etc. who will compete alongside international pros such as Elvinn Keo (Malaysia best rank 5; PSA ranking 165) as well as seasoned masters such as Manish Chotrani, Dalip Triptahi, etc. Several other top junior players from India have shown interest in the league including Aryan Parekh, Advait Adik, Devay Mehta, Amita Gondi, Amira Singh, Shreyas Mehta.

Fitness icon Gul Panag, joined Abhinav Sinha and squash veteran Rishad Pandole (who has held the India No. 1 titles in the Under-19 and Over-35 category) at the announcement event of the IPSL today, along with Mr. Nawal Pandole, Vice Chairman of the CCI & Head of the CCI Squash Committee. The event also kicked off a match series against South African Players in different age categories organized by Rolling Nicks, to encourage international exposure for Indian players.

With the formal announcement of the IPSL, teams are now available for purchase, and are being quickly bought by supporters of the elite sport. The President of the Women’s Chapter of the YPO, Ami Ambani and Gaurav Motwane have already placed their bids for teams.

Gul Panag, a well-known advocate of healthy living adds, “Tournaments like the IPSL encourage a culture of fitness and excellence in India and offer exposure to international excellence. Sport builds character and offers lessons for life, such as perseverance, discipline, dealing with failure and success and so much more. These are essential for
all-round individual development.  I am happy to support the Rolling Nicks Foundation and congratulate Abhinav Sinha on this initiative.”

“The IPSL is truly exciting. It is the first competitive, franchise based championship in Indian squash to go beyond geographical borders and include international players. Having played the game all my life, I am happy to see the game growing and the scope of promoting it getting higher. We hope this league format with international players creates never-seen-before exhilaration for the game.”

“India has an abundance of sporting talent. One of the main inspirations behind the IPSL is to present an engaging format along with an international level of play that offers excellent, hands on learning for our best athletes to excel even further. We hope IPSL will encourage growth of the game from the grass roots with teams comprised of various age groups,” adds Abhinav Sinha, in keeping with the original vision of the Rolling Nicks Squash Foundation to nurture and grow national talent.

In its very first edition, the IPSL has also drawn vocal support from the international squash community. Top ranking PSA player, Ali Farag, who has served as the Men’s President for the PSA, said in a recent statement, “I remember playing my very first game after university in Mumbai - it was by Rolling Nicks and was a great event; I’m sure this will be even better. Good luck for the Indian Premier Squash League organized by Rolling Nicks, I’m sure it’s going to be a great success.”

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THE ORCHID MUMBAI CELEBRATES ‘EARTH HOUR’

 

The Orchid Mumbai, Asia’s first Ecotel Hotel celebrated Earth Hour on 28^th March 2018 from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. With this initiative The Orchid Mumbai reaffirmed its firm commitment in maintaining a strong Environment Program that helps raise awareness about climate change. As part of this Energy saving activities the hotel dimmed or switched off all non essential lights at its interiors and exteriors for an hour. While the guest corridor lights were switched off alternatively, the lobby bracket lights and lobby fountain area under water lights were completely switched off. There were minimum lights in the main porch area and alternative street lighting arrangements were made from hotel entry to exit.

This exercise encouraged the The Orchid Mumbai’s esteemed patrons in conserving energy while also enabling them to witness many memorable experiences during Earth Hour. The Hotel hosted an exclusive candle light dinner for its guests with wide choice of themed dishes set in a unique environment. A traditional rangoli adorned the entrance while warm candles ignited the restaurant dining tables. Visitors were greeted with acoustic music, cozy atmosphere, scrumptious dinner and a perfect show off on the ethos of sustainability.

For more than a decade now, The Orchid Mumbai has been involved in protecting the environment. Ever since its inception it has been following Ecotel practices like Solid Waste management, using solar energy, water conversation and environment commitment by maintaining greenery in form of potted plants and avoiding usage of plastics in guest rooms. It is for this that the hotel got the distinction of being the first five star hotel in Asia, to win the Ecotel certification and till date has received over 97 national and International awards reiterating its efforts of being a pioneer amongst environment friendly hotels. The Orchid - Ecotel Hotel in Mumbai remains one of only six hotels worldwide to maintain this certification.

The Orchid Hotel, 7/C, Nehru Road, Adjacent to Domestic Airport, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai – 400099 Call: 022-26164000/4020 | 8433959730Visit:  www.orchidhotel.com

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World Sparrow Day 2018 at The Orchid, Mumbai

The World Sparrow Day was proposed to create awareness and conservation of the House Sparrow.

The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai had created awareness on the occasion of World Sparrow Day on 20th March 2018. They have trained the staff and green team members on “how to make bird feeder by using old plastic bottles” also provided the sunflower seeds to fill it and asked them to install this bird feeders at home. .

Just like Orchid members everyone can take up this initiative of keeping a bird feeder or water on their terrace, balcony or window.

Let us all make a happier and a healthier world for Sparrows and celebrate World Sparrow Day.

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RR Kabel to Join the Earth Hour Initiative by Switching off Their Website for an Hour

In line with its efforts on curtailing wastage of energy and spreading awareness about resource conservation, RR Kabel to join the Earth Hour movement on 24 March, 2018.

One of the leading wires and cables manufacturers, RR Kabel is planning to do something extremely unique for Earth Hour. This year, RR Kabel is switching off its website for an hour to save energy and electricity, and urges people to do the same. Their mission is to remind people to switch off the devices and equipment in solidarity with global efforts to secure the resources of our planet.

Through this initiative, RR Kabel aims to promote the Earth Hour movement with a digital blackout on their website, for an hour.

Commenting on the initiative, Kirti Kabra, Director, RR Kabel said, "We welcome everyone to participate in this temporary blackout for 'Earth Hour.' We believe even a small step like this, can have a big impact."

Chris Higgins, Business Head, IdeateLabs says, "Using a very simple and innovative technique, the idea was to join the global movement and help the brand stand for the greater good. In a low-involvement category, where grabbing viewer's attention is the crucial part, our strategy is to contribute towards benefiting the society."

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Anusha Rao secured the position of Best Oralist in the World Rounds 22nd Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition

Anusha Rao secured the position of Best Oralist in the World Rounds 22nd Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, 2017-18

The team comprising- Apoorva Mishra, Anusha Rao and Sharmishtha Bharde from Symbiosis Law School, Pune  represented India in the World Rounds of the 22nd Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition – 2017-18 that was held from 24-26 March, 2018 at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. The 2017–2018 theme was based on 'Responses to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Transboundary Wetlands'.

Anusha Rao, a student of 3rd year from Symbiosis Law School, Pune also secured the position of Best Oralist in the World Rounds of the 22nd Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, 2017-18 at Florida.

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Rehan Poncha and VJ Anusha create some excitement with Speedo

Speedo, the world's leading swimwear and Swim Accessories brand launched a range of innovative work out gear designed for women to wear both in and out of the water, the collection is called Speedo H2O Active. Made with the modern fitness enthusiast in mind, H2O Active is designed for both water and land based workouts.

Speedo is helping you kick up your fitness a gear with H2O Active and recently hosted a water based fitness class called FloatFit in collaboration with AquaPhysical.

Celebrities who are fitness freaks like Anusha Dandekar and Rehan Poncha who took part in this activity visited the Speedo Store at Phoenix MarketCity Pune at Viman Nagar to curate their fitness gear and prep-up for the intense water workout.

"I got a chance to train in the pool and be part of the exciting Floatfit® class in the newly launched Speedo H2O Active collection meant for both water and land workouts. It was fun and amazing. Exercise in water is such a fantastic equaliser – the harder you push, the harder the water pushes back! ... and, of course the other huge benefit is the low impact and therefore lower risk of injury,” said, actress and fitness enthusiast Anusha Dandekar.

Rehan Poncha who is Speedo’s Fitness Mentor said “Fitness is a way of life for me and it’s always fun to find innovative ways of working out. Aqua-fitness is becoming a rage in India.  I enjoyed being part of Speedo’s excellent floatfit activity and feel it is really quite impressive and the best part is that just half an hour of working out in the water can be just as effective as an hour’s exercise on dry land.”

Anusha and Rehan, along with the bloggers were seen sharing their love for water to educate more people on the benefits of adding water to their workout regimen thereby inspiring them to jump in.

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Da-Bangg The Tour Pune Listing Note

Pune gets READY for Salman Khan's Da-Bangg The Tour

Pune is gearing up with excitement and exhilaration to welcome megastar Salman Khan and his entourage. Four Pillars Events in association with 18 Degrees and Nirman Group is all set to bring ‘Da-Bangg The Tour’ to Pune. After almost two decades, the city will witness an entertainment filled bollywood event with celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, Prabhu Deva, Daisy Shah, Guru Randhawa and Maniesh Paul performing live with Salman Khan. With the preparations in full swing, the stage is all set for the power packed evening by the star cast on Saturday, 24^th March at Mahalunge, Balewadi Stadium.

Directed and scripted by Sohail Khan Entertainment and JA Events, this event will prove to be a bespoke package of entertainments. The production team has been working day and night to set-up the entire venue, which has a capacity of holding over 30,000 people.  Inorder to ensure smooth operation at the venue, this tour will have 200 bouncers from Tiger Security of Gurmeet Singh, famously called as Shera, the personal bodyguard provider of Salman Khan.

Just like the dream starcast, the venue production is something that the Punekars has never seen before. A lot of detailing has gone into the planning of the set-up and the core idea was to give the audience a complete ‘paisa vasool’ experience.

Speaking on the event, Sameer Pawani, Director, Four Pillars Event Management Services said, “My phone hasn’t stopped ringing ever since we announced this tour. My team has been getting enquiries from not just Pune, but other major cities in Maharashtra like Mumbai, Solapur, Kolhapur, Satrara, Nashik, Naded and many others. Our enthusiasm has no limits, as this was a dream project of our venture. With each passing day the excitement is getting bigger and better.”

Da-Bangg The Tour has already been a big hit in Delhi, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The the culture capital of the state, Pune is all ready to witness the biggest bollywood event in the history of Pune.

Date: 24th March, 2018

Venue: Shree Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Balewadi

Time: 6.30 pm (Gates will open 2.30pm onwards)

Fans in Pune can now avail Cash on Delivery option with TicketExpress by calling on 020 – 69788000 or 9763651573.

Tickets can be bought online from dabanggthetourpune.com, BookMyShow, PayTM TicketExpress.in and Easebuzz.in

The ticket pricings are as below:

·  TERE NAAM – Rs. 1,500

·   READY - Rs. 2,500

·  WANTED – Rs. 5,000

·  JAI HO – Rs. 10,000

·  SULTAN – Rs. 15,000

·  BODYGUARD – Rs. 15,000

·  TIGER EAST – Rs. 25,000

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