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Chandigarh 09^th August:-Ramp is Ready & Stage is Set for Fashion Runway of Miss Rajasthan-2017. Celebrated Designers Ajay Sinha and Buzy from Buzjay Fashion Studio Will Be Presenting A Spectacle Of Ebullient Fashion And Designs Based On The Theme Of Royal Charlotte  Elaborate Ensembles, Magnificent Set And Riveting Concepts Of The Show Will Be Dedicated To Luxury And Will Pen A New Chapter Of Royal Grandeur In Keeping With Aesthetics Of Indian Traditions And Fashion.

Designer Duo Ajay Sinha And Buzy Will Recreate The Magic Of High End Fashion With Royal Couture And Set The Stage To Celebrate The Formidable Repertoire Of Designs. Their Creativity Will Come Alive On The Ramp As All Contestants Will Walk The Stage Clad In Specially Curated Ensembles By Celebrated Designers. Gala Event Will Promise To Offer A Spectacle Never Seen Before.  All Contestants In Avatar Of Beautiful And Royal Divas Will Vie To Win Coveted Title Of MISS RAJASTHAN 2017 Organized By Yogesh Mishra And Nareshant Sharma. Designers Have Paid Special Attention To All The Looks And Captured True Essence Of Royalties And Elegance In Tune With The Theme Royal Chariot. All Beautiful Designs Are Created For Divas In The Making By Buzjay Fashion After Keeping Their Characteristics, Persona, Preference, Desires And Sensibilities In Mind. Ajay Sinha & Buzy Stated, " For Miss Rajasthan Show, We Have Created Themes That Are Sheer Bliss Reflecting Epitome Of Style, Grace And Effortless Royal Aura.

Miss Rajasthan Is The Most Coveted Event And We Feel Privileged To Participate With The Organizer Yogesh Mishra. This Is Our Second Consecutive Participation With Miss Rajasthan And We Shall Reach Hat Trick Next Year Too. Last Year We Created Magic Of Futuristic High Couture And Red Carpet Fashion, This Year Our Collection Delves Into The Royal World Of Silhouettes That  Are Elaborate Yet Elegant. Collection Will Highlight Dreamy Perceptions Of Fashion Forward And Independent Women.  Fine Craftsmanship In Designs Showcase An Inimitable Legacy Exuding Elements Of Multi-Faceted Artistic Talents.  Contemporary Embroideries, Textures In A Range Of Warm Colors, Creativity, Energy And Presentation Will Make Showcasing More Memorable. Designers Will Take Drama To The Next Level And Bring To The Fore The Latest Trends On The Runway Of Miss Rajasthan.

Designer Ajay Sinha informed that we Are Looking At Creating A Powerful Fashion And Beauty Statement, Loaded With Drama Which Is Going To Pull Off A Tremendous Show.

A Score Of Talent Of Contestants Will Heat Up The Competition And Raise The Bar For Women's Fashion On The Runway. Event Provides Young Models An Opportunity To Prove Their Talent And Is One Of The Largest Platforms For Talent Identification And Recognition. Miss Rajasthan-2017 Provides The Perfect Platform For Both Upcoming Aspiring Models To Put Their Best Foot Forward. Event Is An Exciting Platform For New Talent To Be Discovered, Concluded Buzy From Buzjay Fashion Studio.

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Chandigarh 09^th August:-Ravinder Kumar, a constable of the Chandigarh Police, drove home in a brand-new Tata Tigor with his family today as the grand prize winner of the Elante Summer Shop and Win Festival.

Ravinder Kumar's happiness knew no bounds when the coupon bearing his name was drawn from a box containing 8,000 entries at a felicitation ceremony organized by Elante mall on Wednesday evening. As he stood as the proud owner of a Tata Tigor worth over Rs 4.5 lakh, he could not help but thank his luck and Elante.

Speaking about Elante's engaging initiative, Anil Malhotra, Executive Director, Nexus Malls, said that he would like to congratulate Ravinder Kumar on winning the grand prize. Elante has always tried to make the shopping experience of its patrons more enjoyable. With each passing year, we have tried to make our promotions bigger and better as we strive to raise the bar of customer satisfaction. This year again, we gave an opportunity to our patrons to win high-value gifts on a small shopping amount. We would also like to thank Tata for the association.

Giving more detail about the shopping bonanza Anil Malhotra said that the favorite shopping destination of Punjab and Chandigarh, Elante mall had organized the Summer Shop and Win Festival 2017 from July 7 to 23. This year, it was bigger and better. There were over 8,000 entries for the grand prize this time. The process for participating in the lucky draw was kept simple, where customers were requested to shop at the participating outlets for a minimum bill of Rs 3,000 and produce these bills at the Shopping Festival Experience Zone in the main atrium of the mall so as to qualify for the draw. Besides hourly gift vouchers on daily basis, white goods were also up for grabs as weekly prizes.

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Amritsar 09^th August:-Celebrating the unique connection shared by identical twins from across the country, Zee TV's recently launched non-fiction show India's Best Judwaah has grabbed audience eyeballs right since its premiere on 22nd July. Exploring the twins' world of uncanny similarities and delightful surprises for the first time on Indian television, Zee TV pioneers yet another homegrown non-fiction format. So, are twin's stark opposites of each other in every other way barring their resemblance or do they mirror each other in the way they think, move, and process and behave? Come find out as   'India's Best Judwaah' Special Partner Finolex Cables airs every Saturday-Sunday at 8 PM. The show separates these inseparable judwaahs for the first time in their lives into two different houses and through a slew of physical and mental challenges, check how truly connected they are with their twins - Kitne Jude, Kitne Judaa! After extensive online auditions and a comprehensive nationwide hunt, Zee TV and Monozygotic have discovered 11 adorable judwaahs from Amritsar, Pali, Delhi, Nagpur, Benaras, Sahranpur, Kashmir, Ajmer, Bangalore and Kinnaur. The twin brothers from Pali, Amritsar Rahul-Rajan are in the city to talk about their experience on the show.

This 10-week non-fiction series has been aptly conceived, conceptualized and produced by the country's most celebrated twins-Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman of Monozygotic Solutions. Each of the twins have a very tangible connection that is bound to endear them to audiences. Amongst the 11 pair of contestants Rahul and Rajan are one happy-go-lucky duo from Amritsar, Punjab who are inseparable and unlike most men who keep their hands off each other, they keep pulling each other's cheeks, peck each other and hug each other at the drop of a hat! They do everything together be it eating from the same plate or sharing the same wallet, phone and a joint Facebook account. Both are teachers by profession. They have never needed anyone else around them as long as they have each other.

Speaking on their journey in the show, Rahul Rajan said that we had fun till the time that we were in the house competing with other 11 contestants. Everyone has loved our positivity and that we had a happy-go-lucky attitude. There are a thousand little fascinating things about the lives of identical twins which you would know only if you are one. We are sure from this show, people will get to know more about twins and their behavior; ranging from telepathy even when you are miles apart to completing each other's sentences, reading each other's minds, gut instincts that guide us when the other is about to return home and instinctively opening the door to find the other there - these are small things, perhaps, but they make your twin the single-most important person in your life. There were tasks designed to bring the core of our unique relationship to the surface for the world to see.

Bringing alive unique aspects of the twins' bond in his own inimitable style will be TV heartthrob and father of twins him -Karanvir Bohra, seen as a host for the very first time on Indian television.  In the upcoming Independence special episode of India's Best Judwaah, get ready to watch some high-octane drama and fun on the show. Karanvir's wife Teejay surprises everyone by getting their twins on the show and shares how after their twin daughters' birth, they have become more responsible and slowly understanding their behavior too. In the competition round, Uzma-Bushra from Kashimir leaves everyone spell-bound with their connection. The competition is getting tougher day-by-day as everyone has pulled up their socks and are ready to prove their connection to become India's Best Judwaah. Which contestant will gain immunity and who will leave the house.

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Chandigarh 09^th August:-Sensing the immense and innumerable possibilities of promoting Kerala as a destination for 'Adventure and Activity based Tourism', the State Tourism Department is focusing on developing new projects to utilize the same, said Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran.

Inaugurating a one day workshop organized by the department to give shape to its tourism policy, the Minister said that the need and time has come for the tourism department to evolve itself to cater to the needs of activity and adventure based tourism from now on.

While the primary focus at the workshop had been to find new possibilities to take adventure tourism forward in the state, the minister has stressed on the need to work closely and in coordination with the Forest Department to realize the goals in the adventure tourism sector. 

Kerala Tourism is currently planning to re-brand itself and find new avenues to take the sector forward in order to double the tourist arrivals by 2021. Keeping this in mind the department will now start a new 'Tourist Circuit' based out of North Kerala and will shift focus from areas it had been concentrating all this while to specifically give thrust to Adventure Tourism with the sole aim of attracting more youngsters to the state.

Reiterating the commitment to responsible tourism the minister said that the state government has a definite stand in this regard which will be part of the Tourism Policy that the government will table at upcoming session of the state assembly.

Environmental protection and raising the standard of living among the local population are the two primary objectives that the government will focus on as part of responsible tourism. The government will encourage and support new investors in the field of tourism and had called up more such close associations to take the tourism sector in the state to the next level.

Speaking at the workshop, Dr. Venu Vasudevan, Principal Secretary, Kerala Tourism opined that the cooperation and coordination with the Forest Department is of paramount importance for the growth of adventure tourism in the state and that this could be achieved without violating any of the existing environmental laws.

P. Bala Kiran, IAS, Director, Kerala Tourism said that for the first time in the history of Kerala Tourism the numbers of the in-bound foreign tourists have swelled beyond 1 million and that domestic tourists arrivals have touched 1.38 crores.

Those who took part in the workshop were Additional Chief Conservator of Forests Dr. Amit Malik IAS, Tourism India Managing Director Ravishanker KV, Rajeev Anchal, Member of the Executive Council of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India Dr. T Samuel, Kerala Tourism ADG Jaffer Malik IAS among others. 

A theme paper on setting up the new draft policy on Adventure Tourism needed in Kerala was presented by Dr. Samuel.

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Chandigarh 10^th August:-The University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University sent fivestudents to visit the Nottingham Trent University, UK for an 11 day course inEnglish Legal Culture and Skills. Prof. Rattan Singh, Director, UILS said that this was the first step in establishing a long term student-exchange program between the two universities.

The program was coordinated by Dr. Shruti Bedi from UILS, PU. The students namely Brea Sandhu, Gurmehar Singh Sekhon, Raghav Singla, Savreet Kaur and
Varanpreet Kaur claimed to have come back enriched and were happy to have been chosen as a part of this program. The program taught the students different aspects of the constitutional history of England, international human rights and judicial review, honed their skills in negotiation and mediation and included a visit to the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

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Chandigarh 10^th August:-Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, a premier institute of Hospitality (an autonomous body under Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) organized the Fresher's Party 2017 to welcome the fresh batch of B.Sc. (Hospitality &Hotel Administration) and the Diploma in Food Production students. The theme for the occasion was Social Media and every nook and cranny of the auditorium was depicting the theme. Jovial smiles and high spirits of the senior students marked the welcome for the new comers more exciting.

With pulsating ambience, flashing lights the party began with full enthusiasm. The event further entered into a cheerful state with the western dance based on the theme. The newcomers participated by doing ramp walk and also took part in the cultural event. The excitement augmented further to a joyful high spirits after the titles for the event were announced.

The following students won the titles

Followed by a welcome speech by Mrs. Bharti Tyagi, the Principal of the Institute, in which she addressed the newcomers that, "Fresher's Day celebrations will help to allay the fears & stress among the juniors. It will definitely strengthen the bond of friendship among students. College life could be a life changing journey for you, and we wish each fresher to prosper and endeavor to walk out of these halls as elements of perfection".

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Chandigarh 10^th August:-Saavn, India's leading audio streaming service recently launched the second season of India's biggest celebrity audio talk show - #NoFilterNeha and the actor-turned-host, having visited Delhi and Jaipur as a part of her city tours, recently visited the city of Chandigarh to speak about the show and the love it has received from audiences in the city.

The audio show #NoFilterNeha Season 2 was launched on 27^th July, 2017 with Varun Dhawan who kicked off with the season with huge doses of fun and insanity. Ranveer Singh, the second guest, set the show on fire sharing some of his innermost secrets! A new episode with Imtiaz Ali went live on the App today which showcases a side of the imitable director that we haven't heard so far! Apart from Varun, Ranveer and Imtiaz Ali, #NoFilterNeha will also bring to light the most unfiltered side of our favourite celebrities from Parineeti Chopra to Sania Mirza to Vidya Balan to Sonakshi Sinha, amongst a host of others. 

Speaking on the announcement of #NoFilterNeha Season 2 NehaDhupia, host of the show and Producer, Big Girl Productions said that season 1 of #NoFilterNeha was a huge success and why not, with the fabulous guests and the absolute riot we caused! We're back with Season 2, bigger, wittier and wackier. Big Girl Productions and Saavn have put together an amazing line-up for this season and I can't wait for people to hear it.

Created last year by NehaDhupia and Saavn, the premiere season featured celebrities like Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and others, giving listeners' unfiltered anecdotes from their lives. In its first season, the audio show saw unprecedented success becoming the most streamed celebrity chat-show in the country. 

Saavn launched 'Saavn Originals' in May 2016 in a bid to expand their repertoire of content to include a cutting-edge collection of original, long-form audio programs for its worldwide user base. Listeners can catch new episodes every Thursday, exclusively on Saavn. This season of #NoFilterNeha is sponsored by OnePlus. 

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-The God of Rain have been smiling on the people of Punjab, and the mood is upbeat, as nature is in all its glory and beauty. And celebrating the season of monsoon with colour, creativity, folk music, dance, laughter, jokes, beautiful traditions and customs is the Punjab Arts Council which celebrated 'Teeyan Teej Diyan', the third event of the unique series 'Pind Waajan Marda' at Chamkaur Sahib.  The series, conceptualized and created by Satinder Satti, Chairperson of the Council, is an attempt to bring people across Punjab, especially in small towns and villages, on a common platform, and give them a glimpse of our rich customs and traditions. Gracing the festivities at Chamkaur Sahib was Charanjit Singh Channi, Technical Education Minister along with his wife and chief guest of the programme. The guests of honour included SS Virdi and Sarbjeet Kaur Sohal. Artists Gurmeet Bawa,  Lachi Bawa,  Kaur B, Nisha Bhano had the large audience completely absorbed with their performances and interactions, making the evening an affair to remember. 

The local organizing society, Punjab Kala Manch (Chamkaur Sahib) gave the space a new look and feel, creating a festive ambience with vibrant colours, flowers, swings, with women in lovely phulkaris, parandis, dressy jewellery and mehndi on their hands. Teej is a festival which welcomes the onset of the monsoon, and was traditionally a festive time for women to come back home from the homes of their husbands and let their hair down with family and friends, singing special songs associated with festival and also prepare traditional dishes like kheer, pooda, and other sweets with their mothers and sisters.

Pulsating with energy, the celebrations got a new feel with mehndi applying and dance competitions and for many young men and women here, the event was a chance to be re-introduced to the many traditions associated with Teej.  

Satinder Satti said that the idea of organizing this festival is to connect to our roots. The need of the hour is to look back at our rich past and its many aspects Our effort is to bring to the people of cities closer to forgotten folk traditions and give performers a platform to showcase their art all across Punjab. Satinder Satti, added that celebrating these Festivals helps in the preservation and promotion of our arts, with 'Teeyan Teej Diyan' going to other villages and towns of Punjab in the next few months.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Hatil, the leading global furniture brand, enters the Indian market with its first showroom in Zirakpur.

Selim H Rahman, Chairman and Managing Director of Hatil Complex, Bangladesh said that we are excited to enter the Indian market from Punjab and intend to setup nearly 200 showrooms in the country in about three years time.

Accompanied by third Secretary to the High Commission of Bangladesh in India along with Marc Pfetzing, consultant to Hatil, President of Birla Home Décor's unit Sutlej Textiles Industries, and other senior dignitaries for the opening of its first showroom in India at Zirakpur in Punjab,  Selim Rahman, said that the brand name HATIL has come to be known world-wide for elegant, contemporary and smart furniture.

Hatil has gained acceptance in Australia, USA, Russia, Canada, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan and the Middle East because of superior quality, craftsmanship and a strong after-sales service.

Hatil traces its root in HA Timber Industries Ltd., a company established in 1966, while Hatil was established in 1989 by Selim H. Rahman, which uses state-of-the-art technical know-how from Germany and other countries, and making it the largest furniture manufacturing facilities in Asia.

Avan Goel, Director of Kratos Furnishers, who have undertaken the master franchise of the brand for the entire India except east, informed that in the current financial year, we have plans to open two outlets in Chandigarh and five in Punjab, i.e. one each in Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, and Patiala.

Avan Goel said that with its 80 outlets across the globe and nearly 70 in Bangladesh itself, we have plans to increase its footprint in India for its elegant designs.

He informed further that Hatil showroom showcases the home and office solutions in 10,000 sqft on three floors of the showroom at at Zirakpur.

The Indian master franchiser led by Avan Goel is an alumnus of Thapar Engineering College, and cofounder of another educational venture, Edvour.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-The 12 kidney donors were honored during an event on the eve of World Organ Donation Day at Max Hospital here today. 

Speaking during occasion, doctors including Dr. Vinay Sakhuja, Dr GP Malik, Dr. Munish Chauhan, Dr Jagdish Sethi and Dr Pranav Shankar raised serious concern over the serious shortage of organ donors in the country.

Sandeep Dogra, Senior Vice President, Max Hospitals Punjab gave away tokens of appreciation to donors who by breaking society shackles went forward and donated their kidney to save life of others. The most of donors were mothers and wives who showed how women could lead as example in a country where organs donation is far lesser than an actual demand.

Those honored included Nabo Devi ( 47) from Karnal who donated her kidney to Rakesh Malik . Rakesh's own mother was died at the age of 2-year. His father married again with Nabo Devi. 

Similarly Jaspreet Singh who at the young age of 24-year, donated his kidney to his cousin Hardeep Singh who is barely 18-year old.  Jaspreet Singh remarked that we enjoyed a bond which is quite above of our relations. So there was no question to think and take other advice while it came to save precious life of my beloved cousin.

For Anil Sharma it was a bolt from blue when his 13-year old son Ravi (name changed) diagnosed with kidney problem. Ravi's height and weight were not increasing besides other complications. Anil sacrificed his kidney to save a piece of his heart, Ravi who after transplanting is on good recovery path.

The other honored donors were; Kamaljeet (38), Paramjeet Kaur ( 35) , Nirmal Kaur ( 50), Karamjeet , Lajwant, Sukhpal Kaur, Sarwan Singh ( 58) and  Hayat ( 62).

A Manipur lady,  Bebe Devi ( 34) was also honored . She donated her kidney to her husband Roman Singh (39).

 Dr Munish Chauhan, Sr Consultant, Nephrology & Kidney Transplant said that so far about 1200 cadaver transplants have been carried out in India, far short of what is required. This is in spite of 8500 fatal road traffic accidents per year. In every city, around 8 to 10 brain dead patients would be there at a time, however, the conversion rate is less than 19%.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Six(6) Irrigation Engineers of Punjab, who were framed in the Harike Case by the State's Vigilance Bureau, have been granted permanent bail by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge Ferozepur. The Joint Action Committee Engineering Forum has welcomed the decision of the Court & thanked it for the justice done.

Er B P S Brar, President, Joint Action Committee Engineering Forum said that the Court's decision proves that the 'cause of action' of framing officers of Irrigation department by the state Vigilance Bureau, is totally false & baseless. These types of cases made by Vigilance Bureau to indict innocent persons should be stopped immediately.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-To bring greater transparency and accountability in police functioning, Chandigarh Police today launched a scheme under title "Public Grievances Redressal Campaign" in all police stations of Chandigarh for the Redressal of public grievances/complaints. The main idea behind this scheme is to Redress/disposal of maximum complaints/grievances of general public more effectively and in short span of time. For this purpose, 2^nd Saturday of every month has been fixed as the "Public Grievances Redressal Campaign".

Today, All SHOs along with E/Os were present in the police station from 10 AM to 2 PM. SDPOs of each sub-division had also personally reviewed the process by spending adequate time at each police station of their sub-division.

During this camp, total 257 complainants/petitioners visited the Police Stations to know the present status of their complaints. The facts of complaints were discussed with complainants.

During the camp problems/issues were discussed and instructions/directions regarding these have been issued to concerned Police officials/Beat staff to comply with accordingly. During the meeting a healthy interaction has been made between police and public.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Pandit Rama Krishna a.k.a Tenali Rama has gained a lot of popularity because of his wit and humor. With each episode Tenali Rama gives out solution to the toughest problems in a quirky way. But this time Tenali Rama is stuck in between the two queens and he has to choose one queen who would get the exquisite Mangtikka sent by Queen of Sundergarh.

 In the Darbaar of Vijaynagar, King Krishnadevraya (Manav Gohil) receives a very precious a very exquisite Sindoor pat (Maang tikka) as a gift from Sundergarh Kingdom. The Queen of Sundergarh wanted King Krishnadevraya off her kingdom and as a symbol of peace she sent a Maang tikka. Though the king accepts the offer, he is now in a dilemma as he has two wives and he can't upset one wife by giving the Maangtikka to the other wife. Krishnadevraya who wants to be fair in his decision asks Rama to make the decision and choose who should get the Sindoor pat.

Krishna Bharadwaj who plays the role of Tenali Rama said that being a courtesan in the Darbar, Rama makes sure that he keeps everyone happy. But this time Rama has to please both the Queens. It's a tough decision for him but it will lead to interesting and hilarious situation.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-In an industry first initiative in India, ZEE has taken a strong content and technology initiative to make content on television accessible for the Visually & Hearing Impaired. #ZEEForAll is an effort from Zee to provide audiences who have a sensory handicap, with unparalleled access to entertainment that is currently enjoyed by millions of Indians with sight. This will be made available on the premiere of the most loved film of last year, Aamir Khan's Dangal.

This year, India's first largest integrated media and entertainment company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd is celebrating its 25th anniversary. ZEE has delivered on the commitment of providing world class entertainment to audiences in India, earned recognition for its leadership, built long lasting relationships with its audiences and partners and established best practices for the entertainment industry in India and across the world. ZEE covers 172 countries and entertains over 1 billion viewers, driven by its philosophy of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" - The world is my family.  This Independence Day, 15 August 2017 at 12 Noon, ZEE will take this brand ethos a step ahead with the initiative of being the FIRST broadcaster in the history of Indian television to deliver access services to its audiences with #ZEEForAll.  ZEE's first Hindi movie channel - Zee Cinema SD - will be the FIRST Hindi movie channel in India to premiere India's biggest blockbuster, Aamir Khan's Dangal with Audio Description for Visually Impaired audiences. The film which moved audiences in India and across the world with its immaculately crafted script and powerhouse performances will also have subtitles for the Hearing Impaired audiences.

As per the World Health Organization 2010 Report, India accounts for 8 million blind, 54.5 million people with low vision and 62.6 million people with visual impairment – which makes India home to the second largest visually challenged population globally. Zee Cinema has also associated with the prestigious National Association For The Blind (India), the biggest and most trusted Blind Association in the country and National Association For The Blind - The Workshop for the Blind in Mumbai amongst many other NGO's and blind schools in India to reach out to the maximum number of visually challenged people in India. Zee Cinema invited kids from Aasha Kiran Vocational Training Centre, Chandigarh for a preview screening of the film that they can watch it completely on Independence Day on Zee Cinema SD. They not only experienced the joy of having access to India's biggest blockbuster but also became a part of a landmark event in the history of Indian television.  Along with Chandigarh, the preview is also being held at Institution for the Blind, New Delhi, Patiala School of Blind in Patiala, Punjab and at NAB centres in Lucknow, Mumbai and Indore.

Punit Misra, CEO-Domestic Broadcast Business, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), said that on India's 70th Independence Day, ZEE redefines the 'freedom to see' and offers all our audiences a superlative movie watching experience in the comfort of their homes.  Zee Cinema will be the first movie channel in India to premiere a film curated for the visually Impaired. It will also have subtitles for the Hearing Impaired audiences. We hope that the premiere of Dangal reaches out to the maximum number of visually and Hearing Impaired audiences in India. We are also exploring adding Audio Description in other Indian regional languages in the future. Just like Aamir gave us the Audio Description assets for Dangal, we will reach out to all our content partners requesting for the same as we expand the initiative. #ZEEForAll will surely be a milestone in the history of TV broadcasting in India.

Ruchir Tiwari, Business Head, Zee Hindi Movie Cluster said that Zee has many firsts in the industry right since its launch in 1992. ##ZEEForAll promises to be the most special in its journey of 25 glorious years. It's wonderful to associate with Aamir Khan on this pioneering initiative with Dangal - a film that is inspiring, emotional and entertaining. He is personally very happy that Dangal has inspired our team to do what is needed to make the movie accessible to all our viewers.

The Audio Description feed for the premiere of Dangal on 15^th August at 12 Noon will be available on Dish TV, Tata Sky, Videocon and Airtel. The subtitles will be in English language on HD and in Hindi language on SD.

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Mohali 12^th August:-Girls Rise for Mohali is a community group founded by Opinder Preet Kaur, Municipal Councilor, Mohali Corporation & President Generation Saviour Association. GRM was founded keeping in mind the need for creating an environment for women which provide them opportunity and support for self development, empowering them to speak up for their rights and to celebrate the journey of womanhood.

On the Occasion of Teej, GRM celebrated the festival and haven taken up to spread the theme of "Chuppi Todho", whereby the organization aim at motivating women from spheres of life to celebrate this festival as a mark of liberation, empowerment, expression and rights.

On the occasion the founder, Opinder Preet Kaur welcomed the women present and emphasized on the fact of the importance of being opinionated and asked them to come out in open and give expression to their thoughts. She said that in today's time, it has become very important to stop ignoring the wrong being done to women and speak up not only for ourselves but also for our fellow women. She said the status of any society can be determined by looking at how it treat its women, and it's distressing that even in this modern era, where we think that women are empowered as they are getting education, working and coming out of their homes, but the basic problem of non existence of women individualism is missing. She closed her words by saying that though we women take responsibilities of the needs of our family and loved ones and do everything to support them to realize their dreams, during the process we should not lose sight of our dreams and individuality.

Amy Singh and Gursahiba Gill performed poems on the occasion. Female employees of Gilard Electronics, Mohali gave special performance on the occasion. Audience enrolled their involvement by performing Giddha. Along with the Teej Balri and Miss Teej; 80 years old lady awarded as Teej Queen. Ms. Surjit Kaur, Vice President, GSA thanks all the audience for their contribution for saving rich culture of Punjab.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Festivity was in the air at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh as the students and staff celebrated the vibrant and joyous festival of Teej. The students dressed up in Indian traditional wear of bright hues and looked like flowers in the lush green campus of the college. The swings adorned blossoms and were a huge attraction to the students. They took part in Miss Teej competition, Mehandi competition, Parandi tying competition and in creating traditional designs which were organized during the gala event.

There were food stalls offering delicacies like kheer poora, chaat  and tikki to enjoy the function to the fullest. Music and dance complimented the event.

The officiating Principal Ms. Harpreet Kaur was warmly welcomed by the students. She appreciated the talent of the students as well as highlighted the significance of such events in all round development of the youth.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Punjab Irrigation Contractor Association President Naresh Duggal has demanded speedy investigation in the ongoing Vigilance inquiry in the tender scam and thanked Punjab government for Initiating vigilance probe against corrupt irrigation contractors as well as Punjab Government Officials.

For the last seven years, work is being done by clubbing tenders less than Rs 2.5 crore to the tune 150-160 crores, thereby increasing the cost of tenders manifold to favor select few contractors and enhancing cost of tender to benefit them. However majority of contractors can bid only up to Rs 2.5 crore tender only.

For years contractors have allegedly suffered under a cartel in which just five big contractors of Punjab are involved. For example turnover of just one contractor which was Rs 4.7 million in 2007 increased to 300 crores in 2017. This was a massive 60-fold increase. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau reportedly investigated this and found out that multi-millions are used in the expulsion of Irrigation Scam.

Addressing the press today, Naresh Duggal said that the Punjab Irrigation Department is floating online tender for the development of canal, drain, river by the Punjab Irrigation Department. There is a non-preferential condition related to the time of these tenders, so that the contractor working for a long time has been giving tender to some selected people by depriving the rate of paying the tender to the Co-Operative societies.

The estimated cost by the officials of the irrigation department by clubbing different jobs, ranging from 40 lakh to 2.5 crore rupees. With more cost, work is allotted to select contractors. The amount of tender's increases by 30-40 per cent and the burden of the public exchequer also increases.

Naresh Duggal said that he has pleaded with the government that this cartel works in connivance with the departmental officers, whose vigilance investigation is underway, The government should direct the departmental officers to immediately investigate the entire matter and also start vigilance investigation against the concerned employees. The government should have transparency in this in order to take immediate action.

 It is important that in 2017 all the tender by the department were below 2.5 crore and the government has saved nearly Rs. 10 crores. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau investigated this multi Millions scam. Obviously, only five officers of the Irrigation Department are involved in the tender of Rs. 12.04 crores of Harryke Head Works. The VB is enquiring the  Rs 5.47 crore tender.

Naresh Duggal said some of their demands are as follows,  For A1 class contractors Govt  has fixed limit of 2.5 crore. This should be adhered to so that all the contractors get an opportunity to participate in the tender, maintain transparency, eliminate corruption and the government Revenue loss,  The contractor's Enlightenment is only for three years by the Irrigation Department, after three years, the formality of the Enlistment has to be repaid again.

When taking the tender, only take the tender fees and not the processing fees.

Estimated cost of less than 4 lakhs tenders should be made manual so that there is no delay in emergency work.

 The General Secretary of the Association Ajay Singh, Balraj Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Bridge Lal, Sukhdev Singh, Gurdev Singh, Rupinder Singh, Gurdarshan Singh, Fakir Chand Vinod Kumar were also present at the press meet .

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-IDFC Bank has partnered with Zeta, a leader in the digitized employee benefits space, to launch 'IDFC Bank Benefits' an innovative solution for corporate that digitizes employee spends and claims, making the process simple, real-time and paperless.

The end-to-end digital solution comprises an IDFC Bank Benefits Card and Zeta App which integrates the full suite of allowances and reimbursements offered by an employer into one preloaded card. Employees can also access the Benefits Card via the Zeta app on mobile or web. This enables them to track spends, entitlement limits and submit claims, digitally, while on-the-move.

Avtar Monga, Executive Director, IDFC Bank, said that our intent is to truly transform the way payments are made.  The IDFC Bank Benefits solution developed jointly with Zeta allows for bank-like payment features outside the traditional banking relationship. It offers a strong value proposition to both employers as well as employees.  The Benefits Card and Zeta app enhances user experience as it places convenience and flexibility in the hands of the employee, while enabling employers to digitally review and manage reimbursements.

Ramki Gaddipati, CTO and Co-founder, Zeta, said that we are very happy to partner with IDFC Bank. Now together, we can take employee benefits to the next level by offering state-of-the-art digitized tax benefits to the bank's customers. This partnership is forged at a time just when Zeta is foraying into cutting-edge banking tech solutions, and we look forward to reaching lakhs of salaried professionals across industries with the digital programme.

Employee reimbursements form a significant component of pay-outs by corporates, the processing of which involves time and cost. The IDFC Bank Benefits Card, powered by Zeta, completely eliminates year-end paperwork related to claiming of tax benefits, as employee expenses are recorded and segregated digitally. Besides being convenient for employers and employees, it minimizes processing costs. It also enables employers to analyze digital records of reimbursements and discover usage patterns.

While the solution is being initially launched as an integrated Benefits Card for medical, meal, LTA and fuel reimbursements, it can be extended to other categories of allowances as well.

Employees can avail the benefits of the IDFC Benefits card also via the Zeta app on the mobile or on the web and Zeta Super Tag™ (Zeta's NFC payment solution).

The Zeta app offers employees a real time view of spends, reimbursement limits and claims. It also allows for selecting the dependents for whom the purchase is being made and tagging it to the corresponding expense; and finally, submitting the claim for review without any paperwork. Integrated in-app shops allow for easy online purchases. The Zeta Super Tag™ can be attached to any device to turn it into a payment device.

Zeta has been disrupting the employee benefits space with its digitized employee benefits and a host of other digital solutions catering to corporate India. More recently, 2 million transactions and is expanding its clientele, which currently includes over 1500 corporate clients and 3.5 lakh users.

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New Delhi /Gr. Noida 12^th August:-Just ahead of its India debut on 21^st August, Mercedes-AMG's latest sports car for Indian customers, created the 'fastest ever lap' by any production car at India's famed F1 circuit, the Buddh International Circuit. The lap timing set at 2 minutes and 09:853 seconds is the fastest lap timing by any production car on the circuit. The speed test was conducted by FMSCI and the AMG GT R was driven on the track by AMG Driver Christian Hohenadel.

Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, that we are highly thrilled with the accomplishment of the 'Beast of the Green Hell', which spearheads Mercedes-AMG's model range globally. The Mercedes-AMG GT R which has spent a large portion of its development time at the Green Hell of the Nürburgring has proven its racing mettle at our very own Buddh International Circuit. It is only fitting that ahead of its India debut, the Mercedes-AMG GT R, holds the title of clocking the fastest lap ever by a production car in India. Mercedes-Benz has a formidable presence in the racing and motorsports arena, and this strong lineage is present in our vehicle design and technology, both in performance and aesthetics. The AMG GT R is an embodiment of Mercedes-AMG's global expertise in creating a sports car that every performance enthusiast around the world, would like to own and experience every day.

Akbar Ebrahim, President FMSCI, commented that the FMSCI is happy to have been part of this record attempt by Mercedes-Benz India. Our Technical delegate Raj Kapoor supervised the entire test and is happy to note that a new lap record has been created at the Buddh International Circuit by a production car, the Mercedes–AMG GT R. The FMSCI congratulated Mercedes-Benz India on this achievement and wishes them the very best in the introduction of this sports car in the Indian market.

Numerous innovations and modifications bear witness that the road-going sports car has racing DNA in its blood. The foundations for such exceptional driving dynamics come courtesy of the front mid-engine layout with transaxle, a 430 kW(585 hp) V8 biturbo engine, extensively modified suspension, sophisticated aerodynamics, active rear-axle steering, bespoke tyres and intelligent lightweight design.

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-Maharishi Dayanand Public School organized an Essay Writing Competition and quiz on Akshay Urja Divas in collaboration with Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), Chandigarh. A good number of students participated in the competition. Through competition students expressed that todays renewable means of energy is given more importance in the country. New renewable sources of energy are obtained through technology, which have been developed recently. Students said that there are adequate possibilities of renewable energy. They are infinite. Slowly the industrial base is becoming in the field of renewable energy. Solar appliances in homes, solar lights, solar vehicles, water heating heaters etc. should be used. This does not adversely affect the environment. At present, renewable energy will help the country's growing population to achieve economic prosperity.

Kumkum, Khushi and Chetan bagged first, second and third position respectively in Essay Writing .    

Although Quiz was divided into two categories i.e., junior and senior which was started with ten teams of each category. Five teams A, B, C, D and E were selected for middle round .Team A, D & E participated in final round. It was tough competition. Team: A, Neeraj and Hansraj stood first by getting 60 marks. Team: E, Harshpreet and Raj Kumar got 40 marks and received second place. Team: D, Vishal i and Mayank achieved 35 marks and stood third.         Activity Incharge Parveen Kumari told that the main aim of this competition was to public on scientific issuesfor the development of nation.

Principal Dr. Vinod Kumar gave away prizes to the winners.