It’s time again to express your love for your beloved. As Valentine’s Day approaches, people all over the city scramble for ways and means to impress their partners. Teddies, candies, chocolates and flowers are the obvious answers to your prayers...

It’s time to ring in another brand new year! And, as the New Year draws closer, the city gears up with food, drinks and parties to welcome 2012 in all its glory. MetroMela gives you a countdown of the best parties in town to start the New Year on a rocking note...

Located in Sector 16 of the city beautiful, Chandigarh, Zakir Hussain Rose Garden is the largest rose garden in Asia. The garden was established in the year 1967 under the guidance of the first chief commissioner M S Randhawa and has been named after India`s former President Dr. Zakir Hussain...

A trip to Leh, the capital of Ladakh, is a biker's dream. The rugged Himalayan terrain has roads washed away by mountain streams. There’s a semblance of a snow lined path on a plain in between and it gets edgier as you scale altitudes...

Head out to the most popular hotspots in Chandigarh for this New Year’s eve. Here’s a guide on the celebrations being planned across the city...

Navratri signifies days of celebration when the goddess is worshipped in her nine forms. Chandigarh also celebrates nine nights and ten days in reverence to the divine mother. Here’s a guide from MetroMela on the celebrations...

Shimla, formerly known as Simla and named after Shyamala Devi is at a three-hour drive from Chandigarh. Basically comprising seven hills, Shimla became famous as a summer retreat for the Britishers due to its cool climate and was later named as ‘Queen of the Hills’ too...

Just opposite PGI (Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), and outside Gate 1 of Punjab University, the night never seems to end. Rather, what greets you is the delectable fragrance of food, spices and fun. It is Chandigarh’s very first night food street...

Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is a day celebrated with gaiety in North India. The sacred thread of protection that is tied with love and affection by a sister on her brother's wrist is symbolic of the bond they share. Here's a guide to things that could make this festival special...

Weekends in our busy schedules come as a respite. It's that time when we want to just let go and relax. Whether it involves sitting at home and watching TV, going to cinema, jogging, doing your exercises or just eating out at a restaurant with family, we all want to do something special...