Author: Neha Tare

A Content Writer at UdaipurBlog who has worked as a marketing professional for many startups. The post-grad in Advertising and Public Relations enjoys travelling, exploring, learning, reading and writing.

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Convergence 2019 of Toastmasters International

Convergence 2019 of Toastmasters International

Toastmasters of Rajasthan successfully conducted their Rajasthan Level Conference Convergence 2019, on 24th Nov 2019.

The event witnessed an audience of 200 people including students, entrepreneurs, professionals, homes makers as well as retired personnel.

Toastmaster of Rajasthan

 

The event that was held for the first time in Udaipur to conduct the state-level Humorous Speech and Evaluation Speech Contests was graced by dignitaries of Toastmasters International. The dignitaries included District 41 Director, Jennifer Ghosh, Past District Director, Mukesh Kulothia, Division C (Rajasthan) Director, Siddharth Balasaria, Division N Director, Smita Narayan and Division C Chief Judge, Nitesh Gupta.

Toastmaster of Rajasthan

Rajasthan Division level Evaluation Speech Contest was conducted by Contest Chair Neha Purohit. Smita Narayan presented the speech as a test speaker for the evaluation contest. The contestants then presented their evaluations (feedbacks ) on this speech.

The audience laughed their hearts out in the Humorous Speech Contest conducted by the Contest chair Raja Agarwal.

Toastmaster of Rajasthan

Humorous Speech Contest was won by Mandeep Sapra from Jaipur Toastmasters Club, First Runner Up was Senthil Kumar from Jodhpur Toastmasters Club and Second Runner Up was Gaurav Maheshwari from DBOI Toastmasters-Jaipur.

Evaluation Speech Contest was won by Kunal Advani from SKIT Club Jaipur, Akansha Deshwal from VGU Toastmasters Jaipur and Amit Ghildiyal from Sprouts Toastmasters Club.

Toastmaster of Rajasthan

The event was sponsored by Secure Meters Limited, Techno India NJR Institute of Technology and E-Connect Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and Pyrotech Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Udaipur Toastmasters Club hosted the event which saw some amazing participation from Techno Ariston Club members too.

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Kids portray their ideas for a sustainable planet at Forum Colorama 2019

Forum Colorama 1

For generating awareness about a greener and sustainable planet, the little artists from Udaipur used their sketching skills at Forum Colorama 2019. Drawing pictures to highlight what greener planet means to the future, how we can contribute to creating a greener and sustainable planet, children expressed their ideas for how we can improve our present to create a better future.

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Forum Colorama 2019 Drawing Competition was conducted by Forum Celebration Mall, Udaipur, on 24th November 2019, for the young learners to express their ideas, creativity and contribute their views to the society.

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More than 700 children participated in the activity and showed amazing enthusiasm in expressing their ideas through colours. The winners of the competition were selected on a different age group basis.

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1st prize in 4 – 6 years age group was bagged by Hiya Parikh, 2nd prize in the same group was awarded to Kavish Dave and third to Khwaish Sagar.

In 7 – 9 years age group, Ridhyanshi Joshi got the 1st prize, Jiya Parmar for the 2nd prize and Paridhi Rawal got 3rs prize.

In 10 -13 years age group, Harshita Dangi, Pritam Basu and Hakimuddin Kifayat got 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively.

Similarly, in 14 – 16 years age group Gulisha Mandot got 1st prize, Ronak Kavadiya 2nd and Tasneem Siyani got the 3rd prize.

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All the winners were awarded gift vouchers worth Rs. 40000/- along with a trophy, while all those who participated in the competition were given participation certificates.

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FASTag Rule at Udaipur Toll Plazas: Price, how to purchase, recharge, other details

FASTag Rule in Udaipur Toll Plaza

FASTag, an Electronic Toll Collection System in India, operated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), will be made compulsory from 1st December 2019. Owners of the vehicle without FASTag will have to pay twice the normal rate at the toll booth. All the toll plazas falling under Udaipur division are getting prepared for the new system.

Initially, the authority will keep the Hybrid Lane open for people. Hybrid lane will accept both cash and FASTag payment at the booth. The toll booths around the city are being prepared for the new system. Government is taking all the required action to send the message across to the citizens. Many banks have opened a separate counter for customers to purchase FASTag.

Things you should know about FASTag:

  1. From December 1, if you enter the lane reserved for FASTag without FASTag on your vehicle, you will have to pay double the amount of toll tax.
  2. You can buy FASTag from Amazon, or some selected branches of banks like SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, etc.
  3. There will also be Point-of-Sale counters at National Highway Toll Plazas for people to buy FASTag.
  4. You will need to submit your KYC documents, Vehicle Registration Certificate (RC), and a passport size photographer of the vehicle owner to buy FASTag.
  5. After buying, FASTag has to be activated from MYFASTag mobile app by entering the vehicle’s and vehicle owner’s detail.
  6. FASTag comes at a one-time joining fee of Rs. 100 inclusive of taxes.
  7. You need to maintain a minimum balance of Rs. 100.
  8. You need to maintain a refundable security deposit of Rs. 200 – 400 depending on the type of vehicle.
  9. You can keep the amount in the FASTag wallet or link it with your bank account.
  10. You need to login to FASTag portal to recharge.

Benefits fo FAStag:

FASTag is built on Radio Frequency Technology which can allow you to make direct payments at toll booth from your prepaid FASTag account or linked bank account. So, the vehicles are not required to stop at the toll booths to pay the toll tax.

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Udaipur – India’s Favourite Leisure Destination and Favourite City for Holidaying

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Planning your next travel for the coming vacations? Why go anywhere when the city that you live in, is itself, the first choice for the favourite city and favourite leisure destination!

The global luxury and lifestyle magazine, Condé Nast Traveler felicitated the bests in the travel and hospitality industry through a survey of CNT readers conducted over two months. The winners were picked across 23 categories including Favourite City in India, Favourite Leisure Destination in India, Favourite Leisure Hotel in India, Favourite Airport, Favourite Domestic and International Airlines, Favourite Specialist Tour Operator etc.

The city of lakes was voted India’s favourite leisure destination as well as India’s favourite city. Besides, The Leela Palace Udaipur was voted Favourite Leisure Hotel in India followed by Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur.

Among the long list of attractions in Rajasthan, Udaipur is the first choice for vacationing in India. Udaipur is not just the City of Lakes, it is the spot where beauty is in the air throughout the year. Every season has its own beauty here. Surrounded by magnificent Aravallis and interconnected by beautiful lakes, Udaipur also hosts some romantic palaces and monuments in and around the city. This is the reason why Udaipur has a royal romantic look.

Do you still need more reasons to visit Udaipur for a romantic vacation?

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Udaipur Nagar Nigam Election Results 2019 [WARD WISE]

Udaipur Municipal Corporation Election Results

The results of the Big Battle for Udaipur are finally out.

BJP has won the Big Battle for Udaipur with 44 seats in its bucket while Congress got 20, Communist Party of India (Marxist) wins 1, Janta Seva 1, and Independent candidates won 4 seats.

The process of counting of votes for 70 wards of Udaipur began on Tuesday morning 8 AM. The Udaipur Nagar Nigam Elections were conducted on Saturday, 16th November 2019. The polling was held at 321 booths to elect 70 ward councillors for Udaipur Municipal Corporation.

The counting of votes began amid tight security. Although Udaipur recorded the lowest voting percentage of 57.77%, there was a huge enthusiasm among both voters, candidates at the polling stations since morning.

Here is the ward-wise list of the winning candidates from Udaipur.

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On the state-level, out of the total 49 urban civic bodies, the Congress Party has won 23, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) logged victory in 6.

 

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Winter knocking!! Mercury starts to drops in Udaipur

Udaipur Winters
Winter is knocking the city! It’s time to get your warmers out now!!!

A significant drop in the temperature has been noticed in the city and Udaipurites are feeling the winter effect. There has been a continuous dip in the minimum temperature and Wednesday, a drop of 2.5 degrees was noticed with a minimum temperature recorded at 15.2-degrees Celcius.

This climate change is experienced due to the active northernly winds and upper air cyclonic circulation. With the change in the wind direction, the humidity level has come down and the temperature is falling gradually.

The maximum temperature recorded on Wednesday at Dabok was 30.4 degrees. The city might experience some intermittent rain shower in the coming days. Some fluctuations in the temperature may be expected for around a week from now.

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Udaipur is all set for Municipal Corporation Elections on 16th November.

Udaipur Municipal Corporation

The Diwali buzz has just subsided and the city is now gearing up for another big event of the town – Udaipur Municipal Corporation Elections 2019.

UDAIPUR NAGAR NIGAM RESULTS 2019 [WARD WISE] – CLICK HERE

The preparation for Municipal Corporation Elections, which are going to take place on 16th November 2019, is in full swing. Udaipurities are all set to select the government for their city.

To understand this further, a Municipal Corporation or Nagar Nigam is a local government that administers urban areas with a population of more than 100,000. Udaipur city earlier had a City Council, that works for the towns having a population between 25,000 and 100,000. The City Council was converted into Udaipur Municipal Corporation in 2013. The current population of the Udaipur is around 4.5 lakhs. The municipal corporation is ruled by IAS officer/ Mayor.

This local governing body works for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the Rajasthan State Government.

It is noteworthy that candidates representing various political parties along with independent candidates are going to contest for 70 wards falling under the Corporation. The result of the elections will be announced on 19th November 2019.

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Sharad Rang – The Art, Food and Music Festival to begin from 8th November

Sharad Rang

Udaipur is the city of fairs and festivals. With its rich culture and heritage, it has many occasions and reasons to celebrate these festivals.

Sharad Rang Utsav is one such festival that celebrates the culture, art, food, and music. Organized by West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Sharad Rang is a fest for food and cultural program lovers.

This year, Sharad Rang 2019 – the art, fusion and food festival, will be organized from 8th to 12 November at Shilpgram, the cultural hub of Udaipur. The festival will feature exotic traditional Indian delicacies, melodious live music, live band and other cultural events.

The event will have some amazing performances by renowned artists. The artist lineup this year includes the famous sitar and flute player, Chandrashekhar Phanse. The melodious sound of his ‘singing sitar’ renders popular Bollywood songs of the yesteryears as well as the recent past.

Chandrashekhar Phanse
Chandrashekhar Phanse

The brothers from Banaras, Rajan Sajan Mishra, who belong to a 300-year-old legacy of the Benaras Gharana will bring alive the different elements of Hindustani classical music with their Banaras style of singing.

Rajan Sajan Mishra
Rajan Sajan Mishra

Radhika Chopra will please the connoisseur with her traditional puritan raga based singing. Her finesse and excellence prevail in not just Ghazal singing but also Thumri, Dadra and Sufiana kalam.

Radhika Chopra
Radhika Chopra

Sadhya, a leading contemporary dance company of India, will give its famous Mystical Forest performance to allure the audience with their contemporary dance style. Mystical Forest is a dance performance that explores life within the forest. The music, choreography, movement, lights & costumes all attempt to bring to the audiences the natural & simple life of its inhabitants.

Mystical Forest
Mystical Forest by Sadhya

‘Smritiyan’, a special performance of music and classical dance will be held to mesmerize the audience with Tabla and Bansuri.

Various handicraft products made by the local artisans will be put up for sale. There will be some amazing mouth-watering delicacies from Lucknow, Rajasthan, and Kashmir to tickle the taste-buds of the people.

The event will start at 12 noon and will be open till 10 PM for all the 5 days (8th to 12 November 2019).

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Udaipur swimmer, Bhakti Sharma featured on TED Talks India Nayi Baat on Starplus

Bhakti Sharma at TED Talk India

Udaipur’s mermaid, Bhakti Sharma, who is the youngest swimmer to swim in all the five oceans of the world, was featured on the TED Talk India Nayi Baat – a popular talk show series hosted by the King Khan of Bollywood – Shahrukh Khan. The show was aired on Starplus on 3rd November 2019.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az_o3vGFd0Y

You can watch the episode ‘Investing in Yourself’ streaming on Hotstar on the link below:

https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/ted-talks-india-nayi-baat/s-1346/investing-in-yourself/1000244668

TED Talks India Nayi Baat is a talk-show series that turns the spotlight on the changemakers doing extraordinary work. These visionaries and everyday heroes spark new conversations, infuse movements with energy and inspire a billion imaginations to action.

Bhakti Sharma is one such inspiration for all the young kids who want to showcase their talent out there to the world. An open-water swimmer and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters, Bhakti started her swimming journey at the age of 2. Through this talk show, she talks about how to swim through adversities like a pro and shape your own destiny.

Bhakti has been awarded Tenzing Norgay National Award by President of India. The swimmer, who was coached by her mother Leena Sharma, broke all the previous records and became the 1st Asian and youngest in the world to swim the Antarctic Ocean. She swam almost 2.3 km in 41.14 minutes and for this achievement, she got praised by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

Besides, there are a lot of other achievements by which Bhakti has made the country proud. Some of them include World record for the longest distance covered swimming in Antarctica, World’s youngest swimmer to have swum across the seven seas, Member of the first three-member relay team to have swum the English Channel etc.

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Reliving ULF2019 – An event that left behind some beautiful memories to cherish

ULF 2019

The biggest festival of lights has come to its final phase. The celebration has come to an end. The festivities are over and have left behind some unforgettable beautiful memories.

Being the biggest festival of the country, Diwali is celebrated with an altogether different zeal and feel. It fills the heart with happiness and joy and let us create some beautiful memories with our loved ones.

With the same spirit and purpose, Udaipur celebrates Diwali in the form of Udaipur Light Festival. And like every year, UdaipurBlog celebrated the biggest festival in the most beautiful and glorious way. Udaipur Light Festival 2019 was filled with fun, happiness, adventure, music and memories.

An UdaipurBlog initiative, ULF makes people celebrate Diwali at a common place to share their happiness with each other. This has been the city’s biggest event since 2012 which allows people to meet, eat, celebrate and have fun together.

The love and warmth that people have showered in ULF2019 cannot be expressed in words. And we can’t thank you enough for making it a super grand event for us to look back to.

ULF 2019

 

UdaipurBlog expresses its sincere gratitude for making ULF2019 such a success. We are thankful to all those who have been a part of this event directly and indirectly.

We are thankful to the humongous crowd that gathered to join us in the celebration. We would like to thank our celebrities Ash King and Ritviz and the event host Vishaal Rasquinha for entertaining our guests and elevating the fun of the celebration. A warm thank you note to SADA Dance Academy for an amazing dance performance. 

We are thankful to our partners

Light and Sound Partner – Bharat Music

Decor Partner – Rajkamal Tent House

Design Partner – VCD College of Designing

Photography Partner – Star Photoworks

Venue Partner – Shouryagarh Resort & Spa 

Execution Partner – The Enchanted Affair

Hospitality Partner – Justa Sajjangarh Resort and Spa

Visual Partner – VJ Ravi

SFX Partner – Naman Fireworks and Events

Adventure Sports Partner – The Jalsa Food and Adventure Hub

Radio Partner – 94.3 MY FM

Art Installation Partner – P.S. Let’s Party

Fire Safety Partner – Visvesvaraya Foundation

Communication Partner – Amenity Rentals and Services

Security Partner – Ganga Security

Water Supply Partner – Insta-Qua

Technology Partner – Assure IT-Infra

Thanks to our Food stall partners – Game of Cheese, The Shake Maker, Book A Surprise, Hariyali Restaurant, Sai Sagar Coffee House, Bhatti & Bakes, Lalaji and Masala Ministry.

Moreover, we also want to thank our team of volunteers who made every big and small task possible. A special thanks to the Udaipur Administration, Police Department & Smart City Udaipur whose support made it possible to execute this event.

We are sure that everyone associated with ULF2019 had a gala time. Your happiness is an encouragement that motivates to bring the best for you every year.

It was not just an evening but an experience that will be etched in our memory to cherish for a lifetime. On this note, we promise to bring even more beautiful and amazing ULFs for years to come.

Thank you once again.

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