The good bad man
Gulshan Grover and Rashmi Desai had a blast with fans and friends at the New Year bash in city on Thursday
Life is about choices, and the bad man, Gulshan Grover, who can't help being good (the entourage of fans and friends around him at Sekhon Banquet, Zirakpur-PKL Highway say he is the most good villain) had to take a pick from the given two.
                                                                          Gulshan Grover

Simple yet straight
Do right, do wrong he is one personality who ended the year sensationally. Whether performing on stage at the Chandigarh Club on New Year's Eve or otherwise, Abhijeet believes in rustling up a few feathers with his attitude and well, off late, with his 'point of views'. Bringing in the excitement of New Year and keeping up the spirits, the singer kept the party meter high in city. And most favourite on the list were Shahrukh Khan numbers, for whom he has extensively done playback. For someone with an in-your-face attitude and with a reputation of coming out straight, we caught up with him just minutes before his performance and found a nervous performer instead.
                                                      Photo: Vinay Malik

Happy New Year, desi style
New Year celebration was a quiet and cosy affair at Nek Chand’s Rock Garden
It was the most select gathering of the evening and the most desi party to celebrate the New Year. A US delegation of the Nature Club foundation, a bhangra group, and the living legend Nek Chand made the total count of 30. And they welcomed the New Year with a motto, Celebrate Rock Garden, Keep the spirit alive. So we had Mary, Sue, Candy, Cheryl, Audrey, Mark…et al dancing to dhol beats and Punjabi songs, dressed in kurta and chadra, accesorised with garlands and mixing red wine with ‘puhneer’.
                                                             Nek Chand does the honours 

Worldspace void
The satellite radio service coming to an end, the space it left behind may not find an easy replacement
The report is Worldspace Corporation has filed for bankruptcy protection. The repercussion is that the last day of last year was the end of service of this remarkable satellite radio. The effect is there will be entertainment, news, music, educational, in short, broadcast vacuum that just wouldn't fill. The reaction is, who gives a hoot to potential remedy under US bankruptcy laws? It's about the space, that's left millions spaced out now. Meanwhile the realisation has just begun, continues and will take time. It isn't about some frequency, electromagnetic airwaves, signals, radiation, oscillating fields, transmission, blah blah…It's about something that was there and now is not.
                                                                                     Photo: Vinay Malik

We resolve
So you know and agree to it fully, old habits die-hard. Amusingly, in this case the habit of 'making a resolution' comes without a fail. Every year, when there is still time for the two arms to join hands in celebration, friends sitting at a lounge, or a homemaker making a lavish dinner, a MNC employee driving back from a 24X7 slog, a politician sitting the study, conjures up images of what they would and would not want to see themselves doing the following year.
                                                         Tarun Katial

New Year New Hopes 
Celebration time for neo parents
New year is associated with new beginnings. And indeed it is for some who were blessed with their bundle of joy on the first day of 2010. One of the busiest hospitals, GMSH -16 had 11 deliveries from midnight till 12 noon. "Year 2010 gave all the happiness of the world by bringing our son," says Sarbjeet Kaur, a new mum from Dhanas.

                                                  A newborn at GMSH-16, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Street savour
Though each Indian city specialises in its own variety of street food the City Beautiful has it all. We check out…
Despite the sudden mushrooming of fast food joints across the Indian metros, churning out their monotonous fare, the grassroots level street food and dhabas will always be there. And for Punjabis who are high on anything that is edible, street food was generally chaats, channa bhutra, gol guppa, tikki samosa and so on. But having liberated itself from the trappings of Indian snack to step into the area of full-sized menu meals, the very meaning of street food has changed with a wide range of cuisines available with any rehriwalla. From our very much-liked Chinese to South Indian idlis and dosas, dhoklas, kebabs, soups, Tibetan momos to even Pizza, Mattar Pulao, fried rice, chowmien, rajma-chawal, aloo paratha, puri-sabzi, stuffed parathas and thali lunches all of these and many more can be easily termed as street food.

Drinking limits
Generous pourers likely to have more drinks at home
Beware tipplers! A recent survey has shown that people unwittingly serve more drinks to themselves at home than at a pub, contrary to the popular belief that home drinkers consume within recommended limits. The British government organised a ‘Know Your Limits Campaign’ at the beginning of this month, where around 600 home-drinkers — aged between 18 and 65 — were asked to pour the measure of spirit — vodka, gin and whiskey — they would normally pour at home, with or without ice cubes. “Many of us enjoy a drink, especially at New Year. But it’s easy to get carried away and it’s worrying to see just how much more people might be unwittingly pouring for themselves and their friends at home on a regular basis,” said UK’s Public health minister Gillian Merron. 

India taste, Chinese tadka
Masala curry flavour breaks the Great Wall barrier
Years after having conquered the Indian palette with their exquisite dishes, the Dragon country is witnessing an Indian invasion of a different kind, with desi dishes tickling the Chinese taste buds. The proverbial Indian curry and barbeque dishes, which have found willing acceptance in Europe and the US, had till now failed to make a dent in its Oriental neighbourhood.

What a high!
Scientist developing alcohol like drink
British scientists are developing a synthetic drink, which would stimulate brain nerves like alcohol without leading to drunkenness and hangovers. The alcohol substitute, being developed at Imperial College, London, by a team led by UK’s top drugs expert David Nutt, mimics its pleasant buzz and generates a feeling of relaxation, without leading to hangovers as it does not affect those parts of the brain that control mood swings.

Bon Appetit
Party pleasers
Festive times mean party times too! I adore winter mornings and afternoons, just as much as I adore the evenings, where dressing to keep warm is a major nuisance! It’s great to be entertained at home, making the best of the balmy, sunny afternoons. I bring you inspiring potluck ideas for a leisurely mid-morning brunch, a backyard picnic or a Sunday supper. Both these delightful one-dish meals are rice based and are easy to carry out. They are also perfect when you have a home party since they are virtually fuss free.

The Winner takes it all
Amanpreet Singh winner of Voice Of Chandigarh contest 2009 attributes his success to his guru and Bollywood musical maestros 
“Winning the Voice of Chandigarh contest-2009 and awarded the honours amidst applause from the crowd of my own city is very special. I owe the credit to my guru Kanwar Iqbal and Chandigarh administration for giving me an opportunity to showcase my talent, ” says Amanpreet Singh, winner in the Male category of the contest that ran into many rounds prior to the grand finale.

In your honour
Prof Kirandeep Kaur chosen for Best Citizens of India Award
Teachers are the most important part of everyone’s life. After parents, they are the ones who act as a mentor and encourage individuals to be responsible citizens and better human beings. So, it becomes all the more important for them not to just impart knowledge to their students but also act as role models.

In the auto gear
Maruti Suzuki to unveil Hybrid SX4, Electric Eeco at Auto Expo 2010
Maruti Suzuki will unveil indigenously developed Hybrid SX4 and Electric Eeco at the forthcoming Auto Expo. Both the vehicles have been developed by Maruti Suzuki engineers. The Hybrid SX4 will be a full-hybrid vehicle as compared to a semi-hybrid version offered by another car manufacturer in India.

Watch it!
Ethos Swiss Watch Studios, a pioneer in watch retail in India and has the largest chain of Swiss watch stores across the country, now offers the latest VERTU phone - AYXTA CONSTELLATION. Vertu was launched by Nokia with the aim of “bringing artistry and personal significance to an everyday object, elevating it to the level of the finest timepiece.” Since then, Vertu has become the signature style of many ultra-wealthy celebrities like Madonna, David Beckham and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Artiste first
Aamir turns a painter in Dhobighat
After playing a 20-year-old student in 3 Idiots, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will be seen in the role of a painter in wife Kiran Rao’s directorial debut Dhobighat. The film, which also stars Smita Patil’s son Prateik Babbar, will be Aamir first project in 2010. The film will be released in the second half of this year. “Dhobighat’s shooting is complete. Post-production is going on. We will release it in the last half of 2010,” Aamir said.

Movers & Shakers
Bipasha Basu performs at New Year’s Eve bash
Bollywood star Bipasha Basu enthralled the audience with her dance performance at the Sahara Star hotel here on New Year’s Eve. She took the stage twice, grooving to a vibrant mix of foot tapping numbers. During her first appearance she made the audience jig to title songs of her films Race and Bachna Ae Haseeno.

Hello TUNEZ
Soulful amalgamation
EK LADKI DEEWANI SI (T-SERIES): You have to hand it to Adnan Sami. He can sing a typically Indian soulful song and an out and out western one with equal felicity. In this album, which is his first non-film one after five years, he presents both in a strange amalgam. On the one hand, there is a ballad, Mehfooz, which is a throwback to the days when the ghazal was the king. There is Let’s Go to Mumbai City, which belongs to the latest genre and he has presented in duet with Jermaine Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson. One thing common about all presentations is that they are all love songs.

Koffee break
I am satisfied
The bold sexy and glam doll Celina Jaitley is in the news again with director Mahesh Nair’s film Accident On Hill Road, which is inspired by a true story that happened in the US. It is among the first mainstream film to be shot on HD viper camera. Celina plays Sonam Chopra in this psychological thriller opposite Gulaal fame Abhimanyu Singh. She talks to Lifestyle about her new film which opened on December 31.

Welcome 2010
	City began the year with a bang, high on music, masti and celeb quotient