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Nimbus’ World Cup Safari contest has 2 winners; still 1 up for grabs!
MUMBAI: Narayanan Vaidya of Initiative Media (Lowe Mumbai) has joined Dhupinder Sandhu of Starcom Delhi to become the first two lucky winners of the Nimbus Cricket World Cup Safari contest conceptualised in association with media partner indiantelevision.com.
There is bound to be a scramble for the top honours in the last week of the contest which ends on 24 January 2003. ‘If size does matter, it does not get bigger than this’! is the contest catchline.
The duo have won an all expenses (air fare ex-Mumbai, hotels, food and beverage, local transfers and match tickets only) paid VIP experience visit to South Africa from 25 February to 3 March; and inclusive of VIP match tickets for the India versus England and India versus Pakistan matches.
When contacted, an elated Narayanan said: “I am simply thrilled as I had not expected to win. I was pretty excited when the contest was announced and decided to participate. There were several tricky questions and I really had to do some quick thinking. The other questions pertaining to statistics were easy as we have been involved in number crunching since a long long time.”
“I am happy to announce that the two lucky winners have got a chance to travel to South Africa and I am sure that they will cheer the Indian cricket team during the World Cup. The first cricket World Cup of the new millennium is getting bigger and better than ever before. In a country where cricket has been and will always be one of the enduring passions for millions of fans – Nimbus will offer several others a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to be a part of the sweat, blood and the glory,” says Nimbus chairman and MD Harish Thawani.
“I can only envy the winners who are going to travel to the African continent for the greatest cricketing spectacle of all times. We are delighted to be a media partner to Nimbus which has been a pioneer in the business of sport marketing in India,” says indiantelevision.com founder & CEO Anil Wanvari. “The news and information portal indiantelevision.com daily serves the needs of television channel executives, media planners & buyers and advertisers, cable TV operators, researchers, students and the authorities located in India and abroad. The partnership with Nimbus is a reaffirmation that we are on the right track.”
The first 25 all correct entries every week (for three weeks) will win a World Cup memorabilia pack each.
The following are the names of the 24 ‘Early Bird’ prize winners for the second week of the three-week contest
Pankaj Kumar New Delhi Dhar & Hoon
Sai Nagesh Mumbai Maximize-WPP
Rasheshwarnath Rana mumbai Grey Worldwide
Krishnakumar Gupta Mumbai Interface Communications
Bhagwan Das Mumbai FCB Ulka
Shivkumar Iyer Mumbai R K SWAMY/BBDO
N Rajagopalan Bangalore Grey Worldwide
Ashish Joshi Bangalore Grey Worldwide
Kalyanaraman Krishnamoorthy Bangalore Grey Worldwide
Anand Baskaran Bangalore Celstream
Deepa Balasubramanyan Bangalore Starcom
Puneet Arora Mumbai Starcom
Rajendran MB Mumbai RK Swamy BBDO
Himanshu Shekhar Mumbai Mindshare Fulcrum
Vijay Kumar Chennai Initiative Media
Afreen Roamni Mumbai Rediffusion
Mahesh Chandra New Delhi Dhar & Hoon
Koshy Chacko Mumbai Grey Worldwide
Love Guglani New Delhi Dhar & Hoon
Shivakumar Iyer Mumbai Grey Worldwide
Sunil Chhabra New Delhi McCann
Anuj Kumar Gurgaon Mindshare
Maya Fernandez Pune TBWA Anthem
Sundar Raman Mumbai Mindshare
The following are the names of the 24 ‘Early Bird’ prize winners for the first week of the three week contest:
Ramachandran Venkatasubraminan New Delhi Lowe India
Bino Issac New Delhi Lowe India
John Verghese Bangalore IndTelesoft
Ganesh Narayan Mumbai Triton
Jaikishin Chhaproo Mumbai Godrej
Hemant Bhatia Mumbai Kotak mahindra
Shivani Raina New Delhi McCann
Ashish Mo Mumbai Interface
Arun Mehra Mumbai Carat
Mahesh Bhojane Mumbai IM Lintas
Krishnakumar MK Bangalore Initiative
Anand Narsimhan Bangalore Grey Worldwide
Asha Sharma Mumbai Zenith Media
VK Menon Mumbai Akai
Rakesh Panicker Mumbai Grey Worldwide
Dhiren Gala Mumbai Anchor
Nigam Patel Mumbai Provogue
Arjun Ghosh New Delhi Base
Kunal Jamuar Mumbai Mudra
Rohit Kripalani Mumbai Rediffusion
Himani Kapadia Mumbai Rediffusion
Pratap TP Noida Timex
Natraj TR Mumbai Network advt.
Sameer Kapoor New Delhi Universal McCann
Internet surfers and visitors (resident Indians) to the indiantelevision.com site can win tickets to the biggest cricketing bonanza of recent times in just 10 minutes. The best part is that there is no entry fee! But there are restrictions: the contest is open to all employees of AAAI member agencies, ISA member companies and advertisers who have advertised on Doordarshan in the year 2002.
The weekly contest commenced three weeks ago (from 9am on 6 January 2003) and ends on 6pm on 24 January 2003. Winners have been announced on Indiantelevision.com on 13, 20 January and the winners of the last round will be announced on 27 January.
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BLR Airport Launches ‘Connections’ Service to Ease Transit Travel
New initiative targets smoother transfers as Bengaluru hub traffic rises 30 per cent.
MUMBAI: Missed connections may be a traveller’s nightmare but Bengaluru is trying to make them a thing of the past. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport) has rolled out ‘Connections by BLR’, a new transfer programme designed to take the friction out of connecting journeys. Built around three pillars ease, efficiency and experience,the initiative aims to simplify what is often the most stressful leg of air travel.
The move comes as transfer traffic at BLR Airport climbs sharply, up more than 30 per cent year-on-year. Transfers currently account for around 15 per cent of total passenger traffic and are projected to touch 20 per cent by 2026, signalling a clear shift in how the airport is positioning itself within airline networks.
At its core, the programme focuses on making navigation intuitive and downtime more comfortable. Dedicated transfer desks have been set up across terminals, supported by colour-coded wayfinding blue and yellow signage designed for quick recognition. Inter-terminal movement is being streamlined through complimentary shuttle services with predictable wait times, while designated transfer zones aim to reduce passenger confusion.
Beyond logistics, the airport is leaning into experience. Travellers in transit now have access to a wider choice of lounges, curated retail and food and beverage options, as well as sleeping pods for short stays. For longer layovers, transit hotels in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 offer boutique in-terminal accommodation, an increasingly sought-after feature as global travel patterns evolve.
The timing is strategic. BLR Airport now connects to 114 passenger destinations 80 domestic and 34 international with key routes spanning Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune domestically, and Singapore, London Heathrow, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur internationally. Recent additions such as Hindon, Bidar and Silchar within India, alongside Dammam, Hanoi and Riyadh overseas, are further expanding its reach.
Infrastructure is also catching up with ambition. Developments including the West Cross Taxiway, Terminal 1 refurbishment and Terminal 2 expansion are laying the groundwork for higher capacity and smoother operations critical for any airport aiming to become a serious transfer hub.
Bangalore International Airport Limited chief operating officer Girish Nair framed the initiative as both a response to demand and a forward-looking play. He pointed to the growing depth of the airport’s network and the opportunity to build a more reliable transfer ecosystem that benefits both passengers and airline partners.
In an era where travel is as much about transitions as destinations, BLR Airport is betting that a seamless connection might just be the journey’s most important upgrade.
