How to get maximum out of Locally Lahore App?

Lahore is a busy city and Locally Lahore is all about interesting places and latest events in Lahore. With this app, you can discover more about the city and explore what's around you without any hassle. Slogan of Locally Lahore is Locally Lahore. Discover More.

The slogan explains it all more precisely. It deliver premium content to the valued customers from all over the world and even for Lahoris to get best out of their city Lahore.

Key Features of Locally Lahore App

• Look up through the largest database of Lahore related POI (Points of Interest)
• Explore, what's around you within a defined proximity
• Know what’s happening in Lahore with latest event listings

Categories

• Best Dine-In & Food Places
• Hotels & Accommodations
• Shops & Markets
• Historical Places & Landmarks
• Entertainment & Amusement Parks
• Religious & Islamic Centre
• Institutes & Organizations
• Gas Stations & Automotive
• Banks & Financial Institutions
• Metro & Bus Stations
• Health & Medical-Care
• Educational Institutions

1. You are going for Family Fun

If the weather is pleasant and you decided to take you family out to some amusement parks so that your children can play activities there. Then you can view different parks around you with Locally Lahore app. This app provides the direction and Information of the parks as well. 

• Open the App
• Go to 'Entertainment' Category
• Choose your place you want to go
• You can View the information of that place
• You can also check the Direction of that Place

Entertainment

2. You are planning out with Friends

When you have a get together with friend and get confused that what place you should choose for dinner.  Then Locally Lahore helps you to find out new restaurants that may catch your attention or you can search your favorite one in app. This app helps you see your nearest restaurants with the distance from your current location. You can also check in to Facebook from the app directly.

• Open the App
• Select 'Food' on Main screen
• You can Sort List according to your choice
• You can check the Directions to that restaurant

Food

3. You want to Study in Lahore

If you are not a Lahorie and want to study in Lahore. You can view all the Schools, colleges, Universities of Lahore. As well as Locally Lahore app provide you a list of girls and boys hostels. This app have the location address and detail description of the hostel.

• Open the app
• Go to 'All Categories'
• Select 'Academic & Educational Institutions' 
• There are many sub categories like 'Academies', 'Colleges', 'Schools', 'Universities'
• You can see the list of institutes by selecting any sub categories
• You can check Hostels in 'Hotels & Accommodations' category 

Academic & Educational Institutions

Hotels & Accommodations

4. You are new in Lahore

If you are new in Lahore and want to Explore Lahore. Locally Lahore is the best hand guide for you. You can choose 'Historical' category and see all the historical places of Lahore. Lahore is an old city which has many historical buildings. This app will help you to find the unseen and unique areas of Lahore city. You can Rate the area and write any suggestion for its improvement.

• Open the app
• Go to 'All Categories'
• Select 'Historical Places & Landmarks'
• List of Sub categories will appear
• You can choose 'Historical Mosques' or 'Historical Places'
• You can see the list of historical places and can sort these according to your wish

Historical Places & Landmarks

5. You are Shopaholic

If you love shopping and feel fresh by doing shopping or just visiting shops. Locally Lahore provides you all near by shops in your hand. You just have to open the app and check out the shops by your near.

• Open the App
• Go to 'All Categories'
• Select 'Shops & Markets'
• you will see a list of sub categories in this list like 'Boutique', 'Electronics', 'Flower shops', 'Garments', 'Furniture' etc
• You can select you related category and view you shopping place

Shopping

6. You are a Fast Food Lover

If you are a fast food lover and love to dine in. Then Locally Lahore helps you to find out new restaurants that may catch your attention or you can search your favorite one in app. This app helps you see your nearest restaurants with the distance from your current location. You can also check in to Facebook from the app directly.

• Open the App
• Select 'Food' on Main screen
• You can Sort List BBQ, Pizza, Burgers, French Fries
• You can check the Directions to that restaurant

Fast Food

You can discover more interesting places of Lahore city very easily on Locally Lahore App. Locally Lahore is a must have App, which allows you to explore Lahore and it covers up all point of interest. It gives you information about latest events and happenings in Lahore. 

Download Locally Lahore Android & iPhone App. Join locally lahore on G+ and Facebook to get in touch with the latest information and events of Lahore. 

Find out more information of Locally Lahore App on www.locallylahore.com

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Posted by Anonymousa at Monday, June 08, 2015 0 comments

Architecture of Lahore- Contributions of Sir Ganga Ram

The Architecture of Lahore reflects the history of Lahore and is remarkable for its variety and uniqueness. There are buildings left from the centuries ago rule of the Mughal Dynasty, the Sikh Empire, as well as from the era of the British Raj, whose style is a mixture of Victorian and Islamic architecture often referred to as Indo-Gothic. In addition, there are newer buildings which are very modern in their design.

An important personality when it comes to Lahore’s architecture is Sir Ganga Ram. He was born in 1851 in Mangtanwala, about 64 km from Lahore. He passed his matriculation examination from the Government High School and joined the Government College, Lahore in 1869. In 1871, he obtained a scholarship to the Thomason Civil Engineering College at Roorkee. He passed the final lower subordinate examination with the gold medal in 1873. He was knighted in the 1922 Birthday Honours list and on 8 July was personally invested with his honour at Buckingham Palace by the King-Emperor George V. As he was one of the best engineers of his time, Sir Ganga Ram earned in millions most of which he would give away in charity.
 
He designed and built famous architectural marvels such as General Post Office,Lahore Museum, Aitchison College, Mayo School of Arts (now the National College of Arts) and Ganga Ram Hospital. All holding uniqueness in their design and one of the best structures at their time. The building he designed introduced new techniques and ingenuity was observed in his designs. Sir Ganga Ram being a well experienced and educated engineer proved very beneficial for Lahore. Sir Ganga Ram also assisted in the construction of Lady Mclagan Girls High School, the chemistry department of the Government College University, the Albert Victor wing of Mayo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram High School (now Lahore College for Women), the Hailey College of Commerce (now Hailey College of Banking & Finance). Sir Ganga Ram had a soft spot for education and wanted others avail education with ease thus he focused more on the construction of institutes that would provide quality education.

Aitchison College, Lahore

General Post Office, Lahore

Lahore Museum

A few more of his constructed wonders included Ravi Road House for the Disabled, the Ganga Ram Trust Building on "The Mall" and Lady Maynard Industrial School. He also constructed Model Town and Gulberg town,once the best localities of Lahore and to date remain one of the posh residencies Lahore has to offer.The powerhouse at Renala Khurd as well as the railway track between Pathankot and Amritsar were also designed and constructed under the supervision of Sir Ganga Ram. This brought drastic changes in the infrastructure of the region with better electricity supply and transportation facilities.

Sir Ganga Ram was renowned for his engineering capabilities and could be considered a pioneer for providing Lahore with world renowned education centers as well as an important personality who helped established better infrastructure in Lahore. Sir Ganga Ram died in 1927 in London but his ashes were brought back to the sub continent some of which were scattered in the Ganges and the remains were placed in his tomb in Lahore situated near Karim Park.

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Posted by Unknowna at Wednesday, June 03, 2015 0 comments

Importance of Main Canal Road

Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab. A city known for its dynamism and festive spirit, Lahore is one of Pakistan’s major cultural centers. A major testament to the city’s rich cultural heritage is the Lahore Canal, which starts from BRB Canal. Back in the 70s, there was little traffic, and one caught glimpses of couples sitting on the canal’s grassy verge. On hot summer evenings, we would park and sip a beer or two while watching leaves glide by.

The BRB Canal

BRB Canal was initially built by the Mughals, a 60 km long extension was made towards west of the city till the Raiwind by the British Government in 1861. This 82-kilometer-long, tree-lined Bambawali Ravi-Bedian Canal (BRB) stream slices its way through the heart of Lahore. It is meandering through posh colonies, smooth highways, famous colleges, scenic student hostels and cheery cricket grounds.

B.R.B Canal Bridge Front View

It is a center of a unique linear park that serves as one of the longest public green belts and popular recreational destination spots and it is bounded by roads on either side called the Canal Bank Road.

Canal Road Construction

The BRB Canal at the east of the city of Lahore was already constructed in Mughal Era of the Indian Subcontinent, however, during the British Raj, the British sliced the BRB Canal and extended it on the west side (city of Lahore) till the town of Raiwind, located in south of Lahore.

The idea to extend the canal may have possibly emerged because an irrigation system was felt necessary after a disastrous famine hit the Subcontinent in 1837-38 in which nearly ten million rupees was spent on relief works, resulting in considerable loss of revenue to the British East India Company.

Canal Road Route

It starts from BRB canal, few yards away from the Khaira Village, dividing the old neighborhoods of Lahore (on the west-side of the Canal) from the trendy areas of the privileged rich (on the east side of the Canal). After crossing the Thokar Niaz Baig it turns left and moves parallel to the Raiwind road. Flowing between the main highways, the canal also serves as the chief artery of the city.

Canal Road in Summer

The canal is an important part of Lahore's culture. During summers, its very sight is a relief to the Lahoris. In those hot, simmering days hundreds of people come to swim. They eat watermelons and generally have good time in the canal.

Young boys make the crowd but in the evenings one sees a good number of families sitting on the banks, the women with their feet in the water.

Canal Road Decoration

On local, national and religious festivals, such as Jashn-e-Bahara (Welcoming Spring), Basant, Eid, Pakistan's Independence Day and Pakistan Day the canal is illuminated with lights and different types of decor are laid out into the water relevant to the festival. 

Culture and Arts

A Model of Darvesh Molana Rumi floating in the canal, an artistic example of Sufism in Lahore.The canal is an important part of Lahore's culture. During summers, its very sight is a relief to the Lahoris. In those hot, simmering days hundreds of people come to swim.

They eat watermelons and generally have good time in the canal. Young boys make the crowd but in the evenings one sees a good number of families sitting on the banks, the women with their feet in the water. Many companies also use the canal as a great way to promote their brand.

Canal Road Problems

1. Unhealthy water

The canal water is said to be toxic and unhygienic. Lahoris swim on a hot Sunday in the Lahore Canal. The samples of the canal water were examined at the Environment Department’s specialised laboratory in Lahore and showed “excessive limits of sulfide, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, chlorine and sulphate; a disturbed pH balance and several other imbalances” because of the chemicals being thrown into the canal.

A view of the Lahore Canal taken opposite from the Punjab University

The report found that all of the pollutants were in excess of the limit set by national environment quality standards. Regrettably, lower-class citizens swim in that water and some even drink from it, oblivious to the fact that this polluted water can cause diseases like hepatitis and various skin diseases.

2. Desiltation

In early 2008, water was stopped from flowing into the canal to carry out de-silting and cleaning up any mess from the canal-bed. Cranes were seen digging out all the mud and filling truck-loads on the canal banks.

After the process has been completed and the canal bed looks beautifully uniform, the irrigation officials announced to allow water in from February 10, 2008; all to the joy and relief of many Lahoris and the villagers alike.

3. Government Ignorance

Lahore Bachao Tehreek’s (Save Lahore Movement) case against the widening of the Lahore Canal was still pending before the Supreme Court. Up till now, no steps had been taken to purify the waters of the canal, seeing that political and public interests were being mixed and the country’s rulers were not bothered about the issue at all.

“The water in the canal is made to look clean and purified when VIPs have to go along the canal route, after which there is a return to the dismal conditions,” Dr Ijaz (Lahore Conservation Society Information Secretary) said, adding that the government was not sincerely concerned about the welfare of its people and was exposing them to the harmful water of the canal.

Specifications
Length	51 miles (82 km)
Status	Open
History
Construction Began	1861
Geography
Start point	BRB canal, few yards away from the Khaira Village
End point	Raiwind Road
Branch of	Bambawali Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal

The canal is perhaps among those few purposeful, historical and valued structures of this city which might never loose its life and significance. And what a life it has lived! The canal saw the 1947 partition of India (and the consequent birth of Pakistan) when its waters turned red with blood. It has occasionally witnessed the negligence of our city government when the poor thing is sucked out of all the water.

Reference:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Canal
• https://lahorenama.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/on-lahores-canal/

You can discover more places of canal road and can view the road on map on Locally Lahore. Locally Lahore is a must have App, which allows you to explore Lahore and it covers up all point of interest. It gives you information about latest events and happenings in Lahore. 

Download Locally Lahore Android & iPhone App. Join locally lahore on G+ and Facebook to get in touch with the latest information and events of Lahore. 

Find out more information of Locally Lahore App on www.locallylahore.com

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Posted by Anonymousa at Thursday, May 14, 2015 0 comments