we're off to enjoy the Journées du Patrimoines which will be held this year on the weekend of September 21 and 22 In the Hauts-de-Seine region, the town of Bois Colombes is also showcasing its treasures! These include the Château des Tourelles whose remarkable architecture dates back to the late 19th century this spot usually features a program of exhibitions This is an opportunity to (re)discover this spot through a program designed for the Journées du Patrimoine le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Photo: Vladislav Yastrebov/Cercle d’Échecs de Bois-Colombes 228 in Open B (1600-2000) and 182 in Open C (≤1700) participated from 30 countries across the world 11 IMs and five WIMs took part from 19 countries across the world in the Open A (≥1950) category The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Cercle d'Echecs de Bois-Colombes at Albert Smirlian Sports Complex in Bois-Colombes The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move Details Official site Tournament Details We have launched the ChessBase India App. Check out this amazing resource! Android for now - Download the app now Follow Tweets by @ChessbaseIndia ChessBase India is proud to be the official partner of chessbase.com reporting on events in India Like our Facebook page for more Indian chess updates The all new ChessBase Premium Account which gives you access to ten amazing online ChessBase services like PlayChess Become a part of the ever-growing ChessBase India Youtube Channel. 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wasn't until the early 20th century that it became the pastry tart we know today The use of quality raw materials: whole milk While it's becoming easier and easier to find good ones in the Paris region CONSTANTIN SCHLACHTER After teaching at leading pastry schools to get their hands on beautifully made cakes or the more classic Saint- Honoré and Paris-Brest Our opinion: it's exactly the classic flan where every bite takes you back to childhood The puff pastry is as crisp as you could wish and the vanilla filling has a texture that's both smooth and creamy You have 73.16% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant 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(1868-1941) and Charles Angrand (1854-1926) make significant contributions to what we have come to regard as modern painting Envision this town across the Seine as we do a suburb — one that can be reached by train — and Asnières turns out to be a destination for Seurat and Signac and a critical way station for Van Gogh as he was passing through from Paris to Arles “Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde Along the Seine,” a collaborative effort between the Art Institute of Chicago and the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam — now on view in Chicago through September 4 — sheds new light on this brief but critical few months A broad and deep selection of works and meticulous scholarship allow us to watch as the artists react and innovate and as the styles of all five evolve But these first Parisian suburbs weren’t exactly the suburbs we know “Le nouveau Paris” as conceived in Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte’s reign first as president (1848-52) and then as Emperor Napoleon III (1852-70) not only saw Medieval Paris razed; it also saw the ancient city replaced with boulevards Georges-Eugène Haussmann oversaw the transformation: new “Haussmannian” apartment buildings went up; gas lamps lit the boulevards; trees once again lined the streets The Second Empire lent its name to the style that arose from the modernization campaign largely from the lower and working classes The factories that employed these Parisians moved with them But trains ran between the heart of Paris and Asnières and other nearby suburbs it became fashionable to go boating and rowing strolling and loafing along the suburban Seine Quayside clubs and restaurants sprang up to meet the demand the environs ranged across natural landscapes and loci of leisure while the people were a heady mix of the poor the working classes and the nouveau riche — at least on Sundays From overtly political works to paintings of pure aesthetic formality the Asnières Five produced reams of studies and finished works taking advantage of this pageant of novelty to distinguish themselves from Monet and the first generation of Impressionists “Iron Bridges at Asnières” by Emile Bernard Though Van Gogh is clearly the center of the exhibition it’s worthwhile spending some time with the other four painters to get a sense of the energy of the moment that the Impressionists freed painting from the academic reliance on line and line drawing as the underpinning of good painting light and color assumed the primary roles in their practice the Neo-Impressionists sought to organize light and color Divisionism has more to do with the science of color theory where the artist relies on the viewer’s eye to “mix” adjacent colors has more to do with painting in an arrangement of dots of pigment in patterns to delineate forms who might be said to be the father of Pointillism concentrating his energies on the Sunday strollers an island in the Seine not far from Asnières that would become the setting of his most famous painting shows us Seurat’s rejection of the naturalism Seurat’s figures have what has been called a “doll-like,” mannequin stiffness perhaps an allusion to the buttoned-up formality of the age little if anything distinguishes the woman as an individual wearing a costume and manner that shields identity is the effect of the conte crayon on the woven paper Dots in vertical and horizontal rows pixilate the drawing One wonders if Seurat’s Neo-Impressionist version of paint application arose from his drawing practice a practice that would have compelled him to eliminate detail and focus on mass while at the same time revealing his “dot matrix” personal style “The Restaurant Rispal at Asnières” by Vincent van Gogh Photo courtesy Nelson-Atkins Media Services La Grand Jatte,” painted in 1888 — perhaps easel-by-easel with Seurat who also painted in very nearly the same spot at the same time of the same year — is a meditative work relying on the juxtapositions of contrasting colors to create the illusion of depth yet keeping the strokes relatively small Angrand would play with the size of his brushstrokes reducing them to the blizzard some of us remember on our old televisions before abandoning painting altogether — for reasons unknown the catalog suggests — in favor of monochromatic conté crayon portraits and drawings who had the longest life of any of the Asnières Five embraced Seurat’s Pointillism enthusiastically in the suburbs of Paris “Gasometers at Clichy,” reveals a scene from Asnières’ heavily industrialized neighbor Signac strives to extract rhythms from the scene and find a style to match them The gasometers were storage tanks for the fuel that lit Paris and the general attitude of the era was that science and industry signaled progress and that progress would be the salvation of mankind We have to be careful here not to impose our knowledge of the perils of fossil fuels and the climate catastrophe onto Signac’s painting half-gray ground between the impressive gasometers at left and right there is nevertheless a subliminal aspect of the painting indicating haste that might come with a cost to nature and to humanity “The Seine at Courbevoie” by Georges Seurat Emile Bernard dabbled in the dots and dashes of Pointillism and Divisionism And before you dismiss my metaphor of the dots and dashes of Morse code as droll remember that the telegraph was a recently invented wonder of the world then and the influence of its graphic expression — dots and dashes — on the arts is one that might be taken into account after the Japanese prints and porcelain designs that took the French art world by storm calligraphic outlines delineate shapes while color is applied inside the lines “Two Women on the Asnières Footbridge” and “Iron Bridges at Asnières” reveal Bernard’s interest in the new Cloisonnism gets us to Toulouse-Lautrec and to the Art Nouveau poster movement From the few letters he wrote in the period — he was living with his brother Theo so there was no need for correspondence — he wanted to move away from grays and browns the Dutch palette that influenced the beginning of his career and was taken by the Neo-Impressionists’ bold approach to color factories and people moving through this new He experimented with Divisionism and Pointillism at times combining them in a single picture Van Gogh collected and even exhibited his Japanese woodblock prints but though there are hints of the calligraphy of Cloisonnism in his work he did not employ the heavy outlines that characterize Bernard’s painting “The Railway Junction at Bois-Colombes (Opus no The restlessness of the suburb of Asnières matched and suited Van Gogh’s own temperament in 1887 but he wasn’t sure which train to take or which track it would be on Compare the almost uncontrolled chaos of “Riverbank in Springtime,” a panel from one of two triptychs reunited in the exhibition with the strict control of the dots and dashes in “Outskirts of Paris: Road with Peasant Shouldering a Spade.” Then consider the freedom in Van Gogh’s mind eye and hand in “The Bridge at Courbevoie” and “The Laundry Boat on the Seine at Asnières.” Arabesques rhythmic strokes and a fearless palette turn the Seine a goldenrod color and make the anchor and other elements in the “Laundry Boat” blood red “Smokestacks in Factories at Clichy,” displacing the steeples that once pierced the sky sending clouds of musical notes or murmurations of starlings into the air But it’s a seemingly simple painting like “Exterior of a Restaurant in Asnières,” with its golden sheen and just a hint of disregard for perspective that conducts Van Gogh to the right track and train The function of “Conjunction Junction” in the classic television show Schoolhouse Rock is to show how little words are crucial to making the proper connections Van Gogh put the dots and dashes of Neo-Impressionism together until the timetable told him it was time to dash and create his own language I’m aware that I’ve mixed metaphors and cultural landmarks here — quite shamelessly in fact — but exactly in the way that Van Gogh and the rest of the Asnières Five mixed styles and techniques And only so you won’t forget to see “Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde Along the Seine.” “Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde Along the Seine” is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago through September 4 The Art Institute of Chicago is at 111 South Michigan Avenue. 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Join now. You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed and exceptional events for young and old alike you won't want to miss this opportunity to discover some of the finest heritage sites in the region If you're in the area Hauts-de-Seine, get ready for the 40th edition, which will reveal a vast panorama of outings! One example is the town of Bois-Colombes where a host of visits await you throughout the weekend of September 21 and 22 to the delight of enthusiasts and the curious has a great Heritage Days program in store for you There's even plenty to keep you busy for a whole day Heritage Days at Notre-Dame-de-bon-Secours church in Bois-Colombes Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour Heritage Days at Bois-Colombes Town Hall Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour Heritage Days at the Maison des Anciens Combattants in Bois-Colombes Heritage Days with the association mieux se Déplacer à Bicyclette - Bois-Colombes branch Heritage Days at center 72 in Bois-Colombes Heritage Days at the Smirlian sports complex in Bois-Colombes Heritage Days at La Sauvegarde gymnasium in Bois-Colombes Heritage Days: geocaching in Bois-ColombesAucun événement annoncé à ce jour le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles.Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour GM Sankalp Gupta scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 20th Bois-Colombes Master Open A 2023 He finished a full point ahead of the field IM Anatole Vlachos (GRE) scored sole 7/9 to secure second place. GM Sergey A Fedorchuk (UKR) edged past three other players on tie-breaks to finish third scoring 6.5/9 The total prize fund of the tournament combining three category was €7400 €800 and €500 along with a trophy each respectively. The total participation combining Open A This was Sankalp's sole tournament triumph in 2023 He certainly finished the year in a fantastic way Photos: Florian Cordier – Cercle d’Échecs de Bois-Colombes GM Sankalp Gupta was the sole leader 7/8 heading into the final round He was a half point ahead of GM Sergey A Fedorchuk (UKR) A draw would have left his fate on Fedorchuk's hands he decided to go for a win against IM Fabien Guilleux (FRA) Fedorchuk lost to IM Anatole Vlachos (GRE) Vlachos second 7/9 and Fedorchuk third 6.5/9 Winning a tournament with a 2712 performance to end 2023 Sankalp could not have asked for a better finish a WGM and a WIM took part from 12 countries across the world in the Open A (>1900) category The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by Stéphane Pinçon at Albert Smirlian Sports Complex in Bois-Colombes Details Official site Tournament Details This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The T1 Western Extension project includes the extension of the T1 tramway in Paris to the west to connect to the Transilien suburban Line J and tramline T2 The 6.4km-long extension will comprise 12 new stations and two redeveloped stations The extension is part of the Grand Tram circular line master plan developed for the Greater Paris region T1 is also being extended eastwards to Val de Fontenay under a separate project T1 Western extension is being undertaken in two phases with a total estimated investment of €225m ($300m) The first phase is expected to be completed in the second half of 2019 with an investment of €34.42m ($46m) while phase two is expected to be commissioned by 2024 The western extension of T1 tramway is designed to connect the communes of Asnières T1 tramway will be extended from Asnières-sur-Seine to Colombes towards Nanterre and Rueil-Bad reducing transit time to 22 minutes It will directly link to metro line 13 at the Courtilles The first phase will extend the length of the tramway by 900m between Les Courtilles and the Quatre-Routes crossroads in Asnières-sur-Seine Phase two will extend the tramway by 5.5km between the Quatre-Routes junction and the Gabriel Péri station in Colombes The T1 extension will be built in the centre of the road and will assimilate alongside cars The layout is designed to provide improved and secure mobility for pedestrians and bicycles by providing refuge areas at crossroads and other areas The design also focuses on the creation of a shared section of track for use by both T1 and T2 tramways The T1 extension will share 500m of track and the La Marine maintenance facility in Colombes with the T2 tram line Courtilles station is planned to be transformed into a transit station requiring the redevelopment and lengthening of the platforms from 33m to 110m The longer platforms can accommodate three trams at any one time New stations on the extension will feature Marc Aurel furniture and a granite type coating Construction work began with preparatory activities, including the relocation of utilities and urban integration works of the pavement on the southern and northern parts of the road network Work on the southern part was undertaken between July 2017 and May 2018 were carried out on ​​the southern part of the road network in 2018 Final work on the north side and pedestrian crossings will be completed in the second half of 2019 The French State contributed €32m ($42.8) to the project while the Île-de-France Regional Council and the Hauts-de-Seine General Council provided €75m ($100m) and €45m ($60m) respectively Operating costs for the tram line will be financed by Île-de-France Mobilités Studies for the project were funded as part of the Region-Département special agreements while construction work is financed under the 2015-2020 State-Region project agreement RATP was contracted for the construction of transport systems Systra was awarded the contract for managing all transport systems for the line extension while Explain was contracted for the design of the junctions between Rueil and Nanterre The project addresses the daily travel needs of more than 200,000 inhabitants by serving various areas It will serve more than 60,000 passengers a day and generate 70,000 jobs Phase one will increase the frequency of trams to five minutes which will further be reduced to four minutes after the completion of phase two The extension will improve connectivity services in districts with limited access to public transport while providing real-time passenger information Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Professional dog walkers are to be the subject of greater scrutiny across the Ile-de-France region after reports that they are damaging the area’s forests and natural spaces The profession is becoming more popular in the region meaning that larger groups of dogs are being taken into natural spaces more frequently Professional dog walkers can get a state diploma (diplôme d’état) and register their vehicles so they can operate as above-board businesses they take out 8 to 12 dogs per dog walker and charge around €30 per dog per walk they are now set to undergo more intense scrutiny after a rise in reports of unregistered walkers and claims that the “packs” of dogs are damaging the environment Michel Beal, director of the Ile-de-France regional agency at l’Office national des forêts (ONF), told BFMTV: “This type of phenomenon or even five vehicles from the same company which arrive at a car park in a forest spring can be a vulnerable time for nature with birds and mammals reproducing; these animals in nature become even more vulnerable.” The rising popularity of the profession has led some communes in the region to take out decrees that effectively supervise these walks more closely dog walkers must pay fees and get prior authorisation from the mairie to use the areas for their business activities The number of dogs per person is limited to four The ONF is now putting together a new management plan for these walkers which is likely to include limitations on which areas they can use some dog walkers have hit back at the plans and say that they already use natural areas responsibly founder of doggy daycare and dog walker company Doggies et compagnie if all the forests limit walkers to just four dogs per person then that will encourage an economic model of people who are not registered who do not have insurance and are not responsible to the detriment of businesses who have salaried workers All you need to do is stick to the rules [that already exist] We work according to strict vet recommendations our workers are competent and can apply them and I think the ONF does not seem to realise.” Others say they fear that more rules around the profession will cause it to decline Can I walk my dog on hunting land in France? I am retired but can I do work as a pet-sitter in France? Recent power cut in Spain and Portugal is warning to holidaymakers to ensure they are prepared for worst-case scenario The resort is set to remain open to the public and not only to professionals Storms from the weekend will persist across some areas Every Sunday, Maison Marques transforms itself into a convivial meeting place for its famous brunch For 38 euros per adult and just 12 euros for children under 12 this brunch is a gustatory adventure within everyone's reach The heart of this brunch is its all-you-can-eat buffet affectionately nicknamed the baker's buffet This buffet offers an abundance of homemade viennoiseries each piece reflecting the excellence and passion of Maison Marques' bakers Added to this are seasonal butters and jams These sweet treats pair perfectly with the selection of artisanal fruit juices The savoury side of brunch is not left out Guests can enjoyorganic poached eggs topped with a creamy hollandaise sauce accompanied by a choice of quality white ham or smoked salmon topped with fresh coriander and a hint of sweet chilli whether with goat's cheese and spinach or seasonal vegetables And for those who prefer a vegetarian option tomato confit and grilled zucchini form a harmonious and tasty starter brunch includes a choice of in-house pastries inviting guests to discover the exceptional creations of our pastry chefs Maison Marques promises a complete gastronomic experience a celebration of the richness and diversity of French cuisine in a warm and friendly atmosphere perfect for creating lasting memories with loved ones This page may contain AI-assisted elements, more information here "Customers are the most important people here "Your journalist Julie came to visit us in Asnières purely out of discovery The impact of the Sortir à Paris article had a big effect on brunch in the Asnières store where we had a lot of requests for weekend bookings so I've always grown up in the pastry business I used to go and help them with the pastry-making during the school vacations I did my apprenticeship in Courbevoie with a Dalloyau chef Then I was desperate to learn alongside the best in this case the meilleurs Ouvriers de France I did end up working for a meilleur ouvrier de France pâtissier A second chef there was France's best ice-cream maker I always wanted to work with great chefs and Maisons where I learned a lot but we couldn't really get into the inner city at the time then expanded into the 17th arrondissement We've also had a central lab in Gennevilliers for the past 2 years All our pastries and viennoiseries are made there we put it in the growth chamber and bake it the next day." it was really problematic regarding available space: we were in barely more than 30m2 whereas we have a lot of production volumes K also works with the various cafés and restaurants where we make certain products We've had these side projects through acquaintances which started out as troubleshooting actually allows us to always challenge ourselves on our products and move forward That's why these related projects are important but Normandy didn't take us long to get around as we had a 30km zone of exclusivity around the store "Today the bakery business is really turning a corner but the stores in Asnières and Rueil-Malmaison are there to provide more room." "We redid the store in Paris 3 or 4 years ago broke up and remade the two stores into one where we bought a dentist's doorstep above it so we could develop everything in the same place." "The tearoom is a very different type of service and organization We've launched brunch and we work with chefs for big names on the menu too You have to learn how to make a good coffee You discover the importance of every detail as you go along." In my career I also ran a brasserie on Rue Mogador in 2014 and there it was really touristy in terms of clientele our stores cater for everything: residential We're 10 minutes by public transport from St-Lazare Rueil is an imperial town linked to Napoleon even if our biggest one is undoubtedly residents." "It's very important to me that most of our raw materials are French: the butter is Isigny PDO We try to work with local products or specialists We can't put out products that aren't quality there's no point: customers are the most important people here has been a friend of ours for several years too Alain Ducasse and the Boulangerie Utopie on rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and I spend every day in the stores and in the laboratory." The impact of the Sortir à Paris article had a similar effect on brunch (laughs.) Our savoury offer includes the four plates we serve at the table for which we work with organic eggs and fresh produce Our aim is to make sure that everything is complete and that people can also take their pastries home if they haven't finished..." A reputation for quality established by word-of-mouth and a few flagship products In our store in the 17th arrondissement of Paris I told the teams to stop and throw half of them away I didn't know our brioche was in the running the teams called me and told me that we'd just asked them for the brioche we've been buying a presence in certain guides for the past 7 years out of habit and we also do partnerships with micro-influencers Sortir à Paris is one of the only well-known media outlets to have passed by without asking for anything: your journalist paid for his brunch and we didn't find out about your article until later The impact of the Sortir à Paris article had a similar effect on the brunch to the contest we won we've had a huge number of requests for bookings for the weekend in Asnières We're planning to open one or two more boutiques Copyright © 2018 CGTN. Beijing ICP prepared NO.16065310-3 03 June, 2024 By A joint venture of Webuild and NGE has been awarded a €1.38bn (£1.2bn) contract for a western section of Line 15 on the Grand Paris Express scheme to expand the Paris metro The team will design and build 7km of tunnels and four underground stations at Becon-les-Bruyeres, Bois Colombes, Les Agnettes and Les Gresillons on Line 15 West of the Grand Paris Express scheme Société du Grand Paris awarded Italian construction company Webuild in joint venture with French construction company NGE the contract worth a total of €1.38bn (£1.2bn) Webuild-NGE will carry out works together with Equans France and TSO It is the second design and build contract to be awarded on the western section of the line, after a Vinci-led consortium won the €2.71bn (£2.32bn) contract to design and build the first lot on the section in July 2023 the tunnels will be constructed using tunnel boring machines and six service structures will be built between the Pont de Sèvres and Saint Denis Pleyel stations the 75km Line 15 will be the longest metro line in France Webuild has said that the construction of the lot will be led by eco-design principles to reduce the environmental impact of works during the construction phase It plans to use concrete with lower carbon content on the lot as well as materials with a low environmental impact Webuild is also working with NGE on the second lot of Line 16 which involves excavating the last 11km long section of the line It additionally involves building four of the line's 10 stations to be located at Aulnay-sous-Bois The team completed the final section of Line 16 in March almost four years after excavation work began – making it the first line to be fully excavated on the Grand Paris Express The line is expected to be fully completed next autumn In related news, a Bouygues Travaux Publics-led consortium was awarded the €1.1bn (£950M) contract to design and build the eastern section of Line 15 on the Grand Paris Express between the areas of Bobigny and Saint-Ouen last month The Grand Paris Express will extend the French capital’s metro and light rail network with four new metro lines Want to read more? Subscribe to GE’s enewsletters and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn Tagged with: Enabling works on the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing scheme – a 4.2km twin bore road tunnel under the river between Kent and Essex – could begin in October of this year Turner & Townsend Infrastructure has been named the preferred bidder for the independent technical adviser role on United Utilities’ Haweswater Aqueduct project The May 2025 issue of Ground Engineering visits ground investigation sites on the French-Swiss border for Cern’s proposed new particle accelerator tunnel Concrete elements that will form a 1.8km long immersed tunnel in the River Scheldt were recently floated in a dock ahead of their journey to Antwerp Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion this buttery classic is sometimes garnished with an extravagant hint of honey between 70% and 80% of the croissants sold in bakeries are industrial products according to the Federation of Bakery Companies you can still find very good artisan pastries even if their prices have surged in recent months Having tasted and rated over 50 croissants according to various criteria (appearance here is a list of our favorite croissants in France GABIN LAFORIE Gabin Laforie is a former executive with a real passion for products who loves nothing more than getting his hands in the dough he opened a store in the capital in July 2023 Gabin dans le Pétrin ("Gabin in the Kneader") offers four product groups every day: a complete range of sourdough breads seasonal bakery pastries and savory breads for snacking Our opinion: To facilitate the rising of pastries Laforie and his teams rely on a long pre-fermentation flaky croissant with a crunchy yet melt-in-the-mouth texture You have 90.95% of this article left to read Chubb political violence and terrorism (PVT) underwriters Ashwin Kapoor and Tom Brown are leaving to launch a PVT team at Aviva will be performing at the upcoming 25th edition Hornbill Music Festival 2024 on 2nd December 2024 at the main arena Naga Heritage Village Kisama from 5:00 PM onwards “Estampas Del Peru” has been dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of Peruvian culture abroad for over 25 years bringing the vibrancy of traditional Peruvian music and dance to international audiences The Association is spearheaded by Ricardo Delgado Delgado is a multifaceted musician—an accomplished singer He studied music at the National University of San Agustín (UNSA) in Arequipa and gained early experience as a flute player in various Latin American music groups Delgado expanded his musical expertise by traveling to Europe where he pursued further studies at the conservatories of Bois-Colombes and Levallois-Perret in France all while showcasing Peruvian music in concerts throughout Europe His dedication to promoting Peruvian culture earned him a Diploma and Medal of Honor in Arequipa acknowledging him as an ambassador of Peruvian music abroad where he continues his mission of cultural advocacy Chief Secretary inspects works at KisamaNagaland Chief Secretary J Alam visited the Naga Heritage Village Kisama to inspect the on-going construction works there on November 22 A DIPR report stated that during his visit he reviewed all construction sites and inspected the parking area The Chief Secretary also held discussions with the contractor and officials from various departments emphasizing the need for the timely completion of the projects.   Do you think social media platforms are strengthening or weakening journalism in Nagaland The Morung Express is a people-oriented alternative newspaper based in Nagaland that was conceived from the Naga people’s historical realities and is guided by their voices and experiences It emerged from the well-recognized concept that the core of a free press is based on “qualitative and investigative” journalism Ensuring this is essential for contributing to an informed Naga public that makes sound decisions on issues that affect all spheres of life Kohima: Association spearheaded by Ricardo Delgado will be performing at the Hornbill Music Festival Estampas Del Peru has been dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of Peruvian culture abroad for over 25 years The association is spearheaded by Ricardo Delgado Ricardo is a multifaceted musician—an accomplished singer he expanded his musical expertise by traveling to Europe feedback@nagalandtribune.in The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com When the Olympic torch relay gets underway in France in May keep an eye open for Charles Coste pedalled his way to glory in the men's team cycling pursuit 76 years ago in the 1948 Olympics in London He has bad knees these days but is hoping to do his bit for Paris 2024 "It will be unforgettable and I'm very proud," Coste told AFP I'm handicapped by my knees but I'm going to try to carry the flame for a few metres." Coste also plans to watch the cycling in Paris but if that still lies some months in the future London '48 remains clearly imprinted on his memory "They weren't the grandiose Games of today," says Coste who is some way from being the oldest living Olympic champion That honour currently rests with Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti who turned 103 on January 9 We only arrived three days before our event London had been badly bombed and we were billeted in a US Air Force training camp Each discipline was housed separately so we didn't mix much with the other athletes." was appointed captain of the team that included Serge Blusson none of whom remains to accompany Coste on the torch relay "We raced several times on the London track to get to know it well," said Coste who were the favourites in front of their home crowd I got off to a bit of a slow start but we picked up our speed after that and the Italians finally gave up It was our dream and we'd just made it come true "My mother used to say that when I was 10 or 12 I would tell her I would be a General or an Olympic champion." The cyclists were awarded their medals - "in a box not around your neck like today" - and a bouquet of flowers But organisational problems at the Herne Hill Velodrome meant there was the disappointment of not having an anthem "'There won't be a Marseillaise' they said 'because we can't find the record!'," says Coste Coste finally got his Marseillaise when he was rather belatedly given the Legion d'Honneur "I would have liked General de Gaulle to have given it to me in 1952 but no one thought of me at the time," says Coste who went professional a year later going on to compete twice in the Tour de France and win the 1949 Grand Prix des Nations time trial "As I was the only Olympic champion who didn't have the medal it was given to me in 2022 and I chose Tony Estanguet to do it We write to each other and he calls me from time to time." chief of the Paris Games organising committee was the invitation to carry the torch and pass it on to a new generation of Olympians