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Chandigarh 06^th September:-62 वेस्टस्टूडियोद्वारापरेड्डीरियाड़केगीतसुनरूफगीतकापोस्टरवटीज़ररिलीज़कियागया।चंडीगढ़प्रेसक्लबमेंआयोजितएकप्रेसवार्ताकेदौरान 62 वेस्टस्टूडियोकोभीआधिकारिकतौरपरलांचकियागया।इसस्टूडियोकोरणबीरबाठ, रंजोधबाठ, अमलोकभुल्लर, जोतभुल्लरद्वारामिलकरशुरूकियागयाहै।इसमौकेपरबॉलीवुडप्लेबैकसिंगरप्रदीपसरणचीफगेस्टकेतौरपरमौजूदरहेजिनकेसाथमिलकरपूरीटीमनेकेककाटकरअपनेस्टूडियोकोलांचकिया।

रणबीरबाठनेबतायाकियहएकम्यूजिकप्रोडक्शनहाउसहैजोकिहमारासपनाहै।आनेवालेसमयमेंहमगाने, फिल्में, शार्टस्टोरियां, वेबसीरीजऔरकईअन्यचीज़ेंलांचकरेंगे।रणबीरबाठइंग्लैंडमेंकरीब 4 सालरहेऔरअबभारतवापसआचुकेहैं।उनकाहमेशासेअपनाम्यूजिकप्रोडक्शनहाउसबनानेकासपनारहाहै।इसकेलिएउन्होंनेइसक्षेत्रमें 2 सालरिसर्चकियाऔरफिरयहांकदमरखा।अपनासपनापूराकरनेकेलिएउन्होंनेटीमकेअन्यसदस्योंसेसंपर्ककिया।रंजोधबाठऔरअमलोकभुल्लरयूएसमेंरहतेहैंइसलिएअमलोकनेअपनीपत्नीजोतभुल्लरकोभारतभेजाताकिवोइसप्रोजेक्टकोपूराकरनेमेंरणबीरकीमददकरसकें। 

जोतभुल्लरनेबतायाकि 62 वेस्टस्टूडियोकामकसदहैछुपेहुएटैलेंटकोढूंढनिकालना।हमसबजानतेहैंकिऐसेबहुतसेलड़के-लड़कियांहैंजिनकेपासहुनरहैलेकिनउनकोसामनेआनेकामौकानहींमिलता। 62 वेस्टस्टूडियोऐसेछुपेहुएकलाकारोंकोसामनेआनेकामौकादेगाजहांवेअपनाहुनरप्रदर्शितकरसकें। 62 वेस्टस्टूडियोहमेशापंजाबीसंस्कृतिकोबढ़ावादेनेकेलिएकामकरेगा।हमहमेशानईऔरअलगचीज़ेंलेकरआएंगे। 

रणबीरनेकहाकिआजहमप्रेसक्लबमेंअपनाप्रोडक्शनहाउस 62 वेस्टस्टूडियोलांचकररहेहैंजिसेहमजल्दहीमोहालीमेंभीखोलनेजारहेहैं।इससमयहमारापहलाऑफिसतरनतारनमेंहै।साथहीहमअपनेपहलेगीत"सुनरूफ" कापोस्टरऔरटीज़ररिलीज़कररहेहैं।इसगीतकोपरेड्डीरियाड़नेगायाहै। 

इसअवसरपरपरेड्डीनेबतायाकियहमेरापहलागीतहैऔरमेरावमेरीमाँकासपनाआजपूराहोरहाहै।मेरेपितानहींचाहतेथेकिमैंसिंगरबनूंलेकिनमेरीमाँनेमुझेहमेशासपोर्टकियाहैजिसकेकारणमैंअपनापैशनपूराकरपायाहूँ।

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-Panjab Universityauthorities have extended last date of admission with VC permission up to 15.9.2017keeping in consideration their representations as they could not apply or attendcounseling due to Gurmeet Ram Rahim case verdict which resulted to disturbed conditionsin Punjab and other few places.

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-सेक्टर 7 बीस्थितआर्यसमाजकीपूर्वप्रधान  वेदमहाजनके  आकस्मिकनिधनसेआर्यसमाजनेदुःखव्यक्तकिया।  वेदमहाजनकईवर्षोंसेआर्यसमाजसेक्टर 7 बीकीसदस्याऔरउसकेपश्चात्काफीसमयतकप्रधानपदकोसुशोभितकरतीरहीं।उन्होंनेपुरुषआर्यसमाजकेसाथकंधेसेकंधामिलाकरपूरासहयोगकिया।अपनेपरिवार, संबंधियों,  समाजऔर  देशकेप्रतिअपनीअच्छीसोचसेकुशलयोगदानदेतीरहीं।उनकेनिधनसेआर्यसमाजसेक्टर 7बीकोभारीक्षतिहुईहै।

आर्यसमाजकेप्रधानरविंद्रतलवाड़नेबतायाकिउनकेस्वर्गीयपतिसंतकुमारमहाजनभीकईवर्षोंतकआर्यसमाजकेप्रधानपदपररहेथे।वेदमहाजनकेपरिवारकेसदस्योंकाआर्यसमाजकेप्रतिअगाधलगावहै।पूरापरिवारमिलनसारहै।

आर्यसमाजकेसचिवप्रकाशचंद्रशर्मानेबतायाकिवेदमहाजनआर्यसमाजकोतनमनधनसेसहयोगकरतीथी।दीन-  दुखियों  औरअसहायलोगोंकीसेवाकीकरनेमेंहमेशाअग्रसररहतीथीं। 

प्रेससचिवडॉ. विनोदकुमारने  संतप्तपरिवारकेप्रतिअपनीसंवेदनाव्यक्तकरतेहुएकहाकिउन्हें  समाजमें  महत्वपूर्णयोगदानदेनेकेलियेहमेशायादरखाजायेगा।

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-A condolence meet to pay tribute to slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh was held today at Press Club, Sector 27 Chandigarh. The meeting was organized by National Media Confederation (NMC), Punjab & Chandigarh. It was supported by Chandigarh Press Club, Citizens Awareness Group and Women Welfare Trust.  Members from the media fraternity and supporters from various walks of life marked a presence at the meet.

At the meeting Deepak Kumar Dhingra, President of Chandigarh Management association (CMA) gave a brief history on the excellent work done by Gauri Lankesh with a special emphasis on her being the staunch critic of right wing Hindutava politics and her advocacy for the freedom of the press.    

The President of the NMC, (Pb& Chd chapter), Surinder Verma said that the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh has raised alarms about the state of Freedom of Expression in the country. She had been dedicated to the cause of upholding the democratic values of the country. This murder is an assault on democracy. Ideological differences should lead to debate not physical violence. Ideas are bulletproof and thoughts cannot be suppressed through murders. The instance demands greater assertion of freedom of expression by everyone. The best way to react to this incident is by asserting our fundamental right to speech and liberty.

 Adding to it, Jaswant Rana, President, Press Club, Chandigarh said that she had been exposing politicians and superstitions. Many more journalists should take up the cause Gauri Lankesh was fighting for and they would find ample support from us. Her assassination must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. Apart from this, request the concerned authorities to ensure security of journalists.

Gauri Lankesh, who was the editor of a weekly Kannada tabloid magazine Lankesh Patrike, was killed after being shot at least three times. She was shot by a helmet-wearing assailant while entering her home in Bengaluru.

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-Magma Fincorp Ltd., a leading asset finance company, has been awarded the prestigious BT-CSR Excellence Award 2017 for the unique CSR intervention – "Highway Heroes". Magma topped the category in 'Innovations in Corporate Social Responsibility Practices'. The award was handed over by Love Kumar, Spl. Superintendent of Police, NOIDA at a glittering ceremony in Delhi recently.

Highway Heroes- a programme under which Magma offers free training to truck drivers, with an objective to achieve three unique feats – Reducing environment pollution, increasing fuel efficiency and profitability of the truckers' community and imparting safe driving skills, has recently completed the first phase in which 100699 drivers have received the training certified by Petroleum Conservation & Research Association (PCRA).

The BT-CSR Excellence Awards 2017 event drew over 330 entries from Private and PSU organizations and the awards function was attended by Ambassadors, Corporate honchos, MPs, bureaucrats and the CMDs of top public sector undertakings.

Kaushik Sinha, Vice President - Communications, CSR & Admin, Magma Fincorp Ltd. said that we are humbled by the recognition. Magma along with the Petroleum Conservation Research Authority had started this initiative in 2015 and has been continuously working for the well-being of the truckers. We have so far trained 1 lakh drivers across the nation and plan to train another 1.5 lakh in the next 3 years. We feel proud as it recognizes our continuous endeavor to help the weaker sections of the society.

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha organized a programme in village Dariya in which about 100 youth joined the Yuva Morcha in the presence of BJYM President Gaurav Goel.

Gaurav Goel welcomed all of them and asked them to work with their full dedication for the betterment and expansion of the party.

On this occasion District No. 5 President Gurdeep Singh with the consent of Gaurav Goel appointed some of the office bearers of the district which included Rajvinder Singh &RoopakJha as Secretaries, Amarjeet Singh as Treasurer, Pawan Pal as Media Incharge, Anil Kumar, Sandy, Nikku Pandey, Rahul Kaushik, Parkash, Narinder Singh and Mohit as District Executive Members.

Other than this team of Mandal No. 29 was also announced in which Santu Singh as President, Dharminder as Vice-President, Raja Gupta as General Secretary and Jeet Gupta as Secretary were appointed.

BJYM National Executive Member Amit Rana, State General Secretary Mehakveer Sandhu, State Secretary Narinder Lubana, Rakesh Uppal and District General Secretary Arun Sharma were specially present in the function.

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Chandigarh 07^th September:-Airtel Business, the B2B arm of India's largest telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), today launched Airtel GST Advantage – a solution specifically designed to enable small businesses and start-ups to file their GST returns accurately, securely and seamlessly.

Launched in partnership with ClearTax, Airtel GST Advantage is being offered free to all existing Airtel Business customers, who simply need to register on www.airtel.in/gst-advantage

Ashok Ganapathy, Director & CEO –Airtel Business said that the new GST regime is a landmark reform for the Indian economy and with Airtel GST Advantage, we would like to enable small businesses with free filing of returns, and free and secure data access. Airtel is also the data hosting and connectivity partner for the Goods and Services Network (GSTN).

Archit Gupta, CEO -ClearTax added that we are excited to partner with Airtel. Since the launch of GST, we have been working hard to help businesses and Tax Professionals become GST-ready and make compliance easier in the new tax regime.  Together, we are sure to add many more milestones in our journey to getting India GST-ready.

ClearTax offers cloud-based tools that help businesses with all their GST needs right from creating invoices to filing returns and performing reconciliation. The Airtel GST Advantage uses ClearTax's technology to offer hassle-free GST utilities to all its customers.

The launch of Airtel GST follows Airtel's recent initiative of launching a first-of-its-kind digital platform to serve the growing connectivity, communication and collaboration requirements of emerging businesses.

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-Chandigarh Housing Board has completed scrutiny of the applications received under the Oustee Scheme 2017. Out of Total 782 applications 49 have been withdrawn, 213 applications were received as multiple applications under one Oustees's Certificate in contravention to Clause-III (XII). 243 applications were received on the basis of Oustee's Certificate issued under Joint Khata in contravention to Eligibility Clause 4(vii). 85 applications have been found wherein land acquired is less than 2 kanal or acquired before/after the cutoff date i.e., 01.11.1966 & 31.10.2007. 69 applicants did not complete the requisite documents; hence only 123 applications have been found Eligible. The Provisional List of Eligible and Ineligible applicants is displayed on the Notice Board at Block 'C' as well as uploaded on the website www.chbonline.in of the Chandigarh Housing Board.

CHB made clear that allotment of flats as per entitlement would be made only in the name of all co-oustee / legal heirs of deceased oustees through their authorized applicant.  The Provisional Lists of Eligible and Ineligible applicants have been displayed on the Notice Board in Block 'C' as well as on the websitewww.chbonline.in under the tab 'Public Notices of the CHB. The Provisional Lists of Ineligible applicants due to Multiple Applications against one Oustee Certificate, Land acquired under Joint Khata who did not submit Authority Affidavit from the Joint Khata Holders, Deficiency in Documents, Area of land acquired less than 2 kanal or acquired before/after cutoff date i.e. 01.11.1966 and 31.10.2007 respectively is displayed separately.

CHB invites objections from the General Public within seven days from the issuance of this Notice regarding the eligibility of the applicants, if any, for inclusion of their name(s) in the Provisional Seniority List of Eligible applicants within seven days from the issuance of this Notice failing which Chandigarh Housing Board would process the applications as per terms and conditions of the Scheme.

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-International Literacy Day is celebrated all over the world on 8^th September every year. The Adult Education Unit, UT, Chandigarh also organized functions on the occasion on 08-09-2017 at various Schools in UT, Chandigarh. All the Senior Officers of Adult Education Unit, Principals and Staff of the Schools, Area Pradhan, Nodal Preraks, Preraks, Learner and School students were present on the occasion in these Schools.

Rallies were flagged off by Smt. Viney R Sood, Deputy Director Adult Education and a colorful cultural programmers based on the different themes of Literacy were presented by the school Children and learners of the Adult Education Unit.  About 100-150 learners participated in each centre. They were carrying the Banners to create awareness about the Adult Education Project and the centres functioning in the different parts of the city. There are about 80 Centres of Continuing Education running in UT, Chandigarh which are helping in spreading Literacy amongst the illiterate population in specifically colonies, Villages and Slum Areas of UT, Chandigarh through Rallies, Painting competition/Slogan Writing and Nukkar Nataks etc. Preraks and voluntary teachers brought along with their learners for the motivational and progressive interactive sessions of 02 hour followed by refreshment etc.

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Panchkula 08^th September:-Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula has now been certified for 'Nursing Excellence Certification' from NABH for its nursing care. The certificate was presented to the quality team of Alchemist by Dr. Harish Nadkarni, CEO,  NABH recently.

Alchemist is already a NABH accredited hospital and was awarded as the "Best Multi-speciality Hospital in Haryana" in 2016.

'Nursing Excellence Certification' is based on the international standards followed by the hospital in the areas of Nursing Resource Management, Nursing Care of Patient, Management of Medication, Education, Communication and Guidance, Infection Control Practices, Empowerment and Governance and ensuring Quality Indicators.

Now, Alchemist Hospital is the only hospital in Panchkula and second in tricity to achieve such a distinction. Till date, only 68 hospitals in India have been granted this certification by NABH authorities.

This is another feather in the cap of Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula. Quality is a high priority and it reflects in the commitment to provide the best nursing services and patient care.

This is achieved by continuous trainings, team work and efforts by the nursing team, said hospital management adding this reaffirms the lead position of Alchemist and we feel proud for this great achievement.

Meanwhile NABH's 'nursing excellence standards' have been framed with a view to lay down the guidelines for evaluating the nursing services being provided by a health care organization, thereby providing a platform for assessment and continual improvement.

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-The Eye Bank Department of Ophthalmology GMCH organized concluding function in collaboration with State Health Society ( NPCB , UT Chandigarh) on the occasion of  Eye Donation awareness fortnight (from 25^th August to 8^th September) today  in  E- Block GMCH. About 250 people attended this function.

Anurag Agarwal, Home Secretary cum Secretary Medical Education and Research was the Chief Guest during the occasion. He inaugurated the poster exhibition on eye donation and appreciated the efforts of all the students who participated in this competition. He further told that it should not be difficult to combat the corneal blindness in the country if all of us become sensitive and pledge for eye donation. The Home Secretary also appreciated the work done by the Eye Bank, GMCH during the fortnight. Anurag Agarwal said that our religion is very generous where we try to donate everything like money, Deepak, clothes; then why not eye donation. He even stressed the need for body donation.  He lauded the efforts of NGOs in such activities.                    

Visually impaired students from Institute for Blind, Sector–26 presented a welcome song. Chief guest  gave away prizes to the winners of inter school on the spot poster making competition on the theme of eye donation held in GMCH with Lions Club Chandigarh Central during the fortnight.

In category one ( class 7^th and 8^th ) Anup from Govt. Model High School, Sector 32-D, Chandigarh got the first prize, while Komal Preet Kaur from Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase-X, Mohali and Krishan from Govt. Middle School, Sec-33B , Chandigarh were declared 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. Pallavi Verma from Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21-C, Chandigarh, Bhumi from Shri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38 D, Chandigarh and Param Prateek from Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase –X, Mohali got the consolation prize. In category two (class 9^th and 10^th) Yashika Chugh from Manav Mangal Smart School, phase-X, Mohali got the first prize. Jagriti Samlodia from Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-22, Chandigarh stood second. Husan preet Kaur from Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase  X, Mohali and Nikita from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sec-28 D, Chandigarh got the 3rd prize. Consolation prize was bagged by Suraj from Government Model High School, Sector 32-D,Chandigarh.

Prof A. K. Janmeja, Director Principal, GMCH    welcomed the chief guest and appreciated the role of NGOs and media for spreading the message about eye donation.  He said that there are approximately 6.8 million people having problem in one cornea while one million people have problem in both the corneas. So to fight with corneal blindness, everyone should come forward and donate corneas.

S. K. Jain Additional Director GMCH, Prof Ravi Gupta, Medical Superintendent GMCH and Dr Vandana Gupta, Medical Superintendent Sector 16 and other faculty and staff of GMCH also attended the function

Prof Sudesh Kumar Arya, HOD Eye Department and Incharge Eye Bank GMCH briefed about various activities done during the fortnight and delivered the talk on eye donation. He told that there are approximately 1.2 lakhs completely blind persons from corneal diseases in the country and about 25000 new cases are added every year. Majority of such blind persons are young and their eyesight could only be restored by a corneal transplantation. Every year approximately 30,000 to 40,000 eyes are collected as against the target of 1 lakh per year by Govt of India. The reason for not getting adequate eye donation in the country is due to certain myths. People should shed off these religious myths and come forward for eye donation.

He highlighted important facts about eye donation. One eye donor can give eye sight to 5-6 blind people. Eye donation should be done within 6 hours after death. There is no disfigurement due to donation as only cornea is removed from dead body and which is replaced by artificial plastic cornea. There is no funeral delay due to eye donation because eye donation process takes only 10-15 minutes only. He told the procedure of eye pledging and eye donation. For eye donation after death, one can contact the GMCH Eye Bank helpline number 9814821212. 

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-उभरतेगायकऔरएक्टरसूरजकेहिन्दीसोलोट्रैक'धोखा-दलाइफमिस्ट्री'काविमोचनआजचंडीगढ़इंस्टीच्यूटऑफफिल्मएंडटेलीविजनद्वाराजीरकपुरकेएकहोटलमेंकियागया।इसअवसरपरगीतकारडॉ. नीरजशर्मा, कैमरामैनऔरवीडियोनिर्देशकजोड़ीआर्यवीरआर्यवमेलोन (राम), संगीतकारनीटालक्ष्मणऔरनीरजशर्मा (ओल्डब्वॉयज़) तथासी.आई.एफ.टी  केटरस्टीशमशेरपठानियाउपस्थितथे।

गायकसूरजनेबातचीतकेदौरानबतायाकिवहचंडीगढ़सेहीताल्लुकरखताहैऔरयहींपर  उसकीशिक्षा-दीक्षाहुई।उसनेबतायाकिबचपनमेडांसऔरअभिनयसेउसकाखासालगावथाऔरस्कूलकेसांस्कृतिककार्यक्रमोंमेंवहखुलकरभागलेताथा।उसकीख्वाहिशथीकिबड़ाहोकरइसक्षेत्रमेंवहनामकमायेऔरअपनीप्रतिभाकोसाबितकरे।सन् 2016 मेंलॉसवेगास (अमेरिका) मेंआयोजितहिपहापइंटरनैशनलनृत्यप्रतियोगितामेंउसेभारतकीतरफसेभागलेनेकाअवसरमिला।इसकंपीटीशनमेंकुल 72 देशोंनेभागलियाथा, जिनमेंसेवह 27वींपोजीशनपररहा।संस्थानेउसेबैजऔरसर्टिफिकेटदेकरसम्मानितकिया।इसकेबादवहकिस्मतआजमानेमायानगरीमुंबई  चलागयाऔरकाफीअर्सेतकवहांइधरसेउधरसडक़ोंकीधूल  फांकतारहापरकिसीनेउसकीप्रतिभाकीकद्रनहींकी।

इसीदौरानवहसी.आई.एफ.टीजीरकपुरकेसंपर्कमेंआया।उसनेसुनरखाथाकियहांनयेप्रतिभावानकलाकारोंकोअवश्यमौकामिलताहैऔरउसकीभीजैसेलॉटरीलगगई।डॉ. नीरजशर्माऔरआर्यवीरआर्यनेउसकाऑडिशनलियाऔरगायनकेक्षेत्रमेंजानेकेलिएकहा।

अपनेपिताभोलाजीकेमार्गदर्शनऔरउत्साहबढ़ानेपरवहसंगीतसेजुड़गयाऔरनिरंतरअभ्यास  करनेलगा।आजउसकासपनासाकारहुआहैऔरप्रथमसोलोट्रैकश्रोताओंकेलिएहाजिरहै। सूरजनेबतायाकिइसगीतकेरचयिताडॉ. नीरजशर्माऔरसंगीतकार  नीटालक्ष्मण-डॉ. नीरज  हैंजबकिवीडियोनिर्देशनवछायांकनआर्यवीरआर्यवमेलोनकाहै।

सूरजनेकहाकिगायनकेसाथउन्हेंअभिनयकाभीशौकहै।वहकाफीसमयतकथियेटरसेभीजुड़ेरहेहैंऔरभविष्यमेंबॉलीवुडमेंकामकरनाचाहतेहैं।

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-Living life with the skill of equanimity & even-sightedness means withholding mind in an all-inclusive state under all circumstances via non-discriminatory intellect. Satyug Darshan Trust started the International Equanimity Olympiad in 2015 with this mission in mind. The aim was to create a passion amongst the students and individuals to become humane by knowing about humanity, morality and ethical values in the form of questions and answers.

On the occasion of World Equanimity Day, 3rd International Equanimity Olympiad concluded with an enchanting cultural program and award ceremony. This unique endeavour by the Satyug Darshan Trust was this year held at its Vasundhara campus. More than 2000 students, parents, school-principals & teachers as well as Trust members were present at the finale of this international gala. The Olympiad motivates the future citizens to evolve as good human beings by adopting the state of equality. More than 5 lakh students had participated at the first Olympiad in 2015. In the second year, the figures were more than double: 10 lakh 19 thousand students from 2,648 schools participated in this unique competition. This year alone,the Olympiad registered a whopping partnership: 2,800 schools from 20 states of India plus one from Oman, Middle East participated with over 15 lakh  students overall.

International Equanimity Olympiad-2017 had three Modules: 1) Classroom-Based Exam This test was conducted in schools itself where students from class 9 to 12 participated without any discrimination of caste, creed or for that matter the type of education board. The duration of the exam was 45 minutes and was open to students in four languages- Hindi, English, Assamese and Punjabi. It is noteworthy here that no fee was charged for this test conducted for a social cause by Satyug Darshan Trust. Merit Positions: --Topper: Shreyas Jena of Class 10, St Xaviers', Durgapur District Burdhman, West Bengal. He won a Laptop --First Runner-up: Shivam Yadav of Class 9 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Campus, Kanpur (U.P.). He was awarded a 10-inch Tablet computer --Second Runner-up: Avinash Mishra of class 11 from RN Tagore Inter-College, Bareily (U.P.).He bagged a 7- inches Tablet At fourth position was Deepanshu, class 12 students from Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Moradabad (U.P.) while the fifth rank was scaled by Vinita from class 9 of Saraswati Senior Secondary School, Ballabhgarh, and Faridabad. Both of them were given smart phones as a consolation prize. Government Senior Secondary School Kapurthala won the trophy for school with best results. Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Karawal Nagar, Delhi won for the second time in two years the trophy for the highest number of participating students. 3054 girl students participated from this school. Besides the above awards, a trophy + Rs 3100/- or 2100/- or 1100/- were awarded to the top student of the state. Topper from each district was awarded a wrist watch; School topper was prized with a medal & a merit certificate while participation certificates to each student were also distributed.

2) Jail and Rehab-Centres Based Exam Equanimity & even-sightedness perceive equality. Thus, the second module of the test was for the imprisoned ones either in jails or those in rehab-centres. It was conducted there itself. The objective is to propagate message to adopt Equanimity and thus equality to live a meaningful life. The duration of the exam was again 45 minutes and was conducted in Hindi & English. This year 45 jails participated with more than 10 thousand prisoners. Merit Positions: --First: Chirag from district Jail, Bhiwani Haryana won a 32-inch color TV --Second: Kalki Krishnan from District Jail Noida, (U.P.) who won a smart phone --Third: Omprakash Nishad from Central Jail, Raipur, Chhattisgarh bagged a dinner set Besides, every topper of a particular jail or rehab centre was awarded a wrist watch, second runner-up won a track-suit while the third position was gifted a shirt-trouser. All participants were given appreciation certificates as well.

3) Internet Based Exam Third module of the competition in the Olympiad was conducted via internet so that participants from far flung areas could participate in this unique mission to connect all. 25,000 participants from across the globe took this 30- minute's exam. At the end of the exam, the participants could instantly download their participation certificates.

Addressing the gathering during the Prize Distribution Ceremony, Sajjan, Margdarshak, Satyug Darshan Trust said that equality must be the basic human nature and attitude. And this is what equanimity and harmony are all about. Under this, emotions and thoughts unite to find solace since this is what energizes bonding and coordination. This forms the basis of behavioural gentleman-ship, facilitation, honesty, cordiality and explicitness. In short, the meaning is that in all states of control of the soul, body and mind the state of equanimity must be attained. It gives an amazing feeling through enlightenment of the soul by shunning the external differences.

Sajjan Ji requested all those present at the gathering to ensure steps towards equality and humanity so that the entire human race can benefit through it by leading a life of honesty and all-round development.  Sajjan Ji requested each one present at this unique mission to connect the next generation to moral values. He said that international Equanimity Olympiad conducted to uplift the moral value towards humanity should be taken up as a mission rather than just a yearly program. We took oath in 2013 to conduct such an Olympiad to celebrate World Equanimity Day and we fulfilled our promise over three years...and will continue to. He further added that Satyug Darshan Trust is ensuring through each exam that not only our young minds in schools but also those who drifted away from moral values and landed in jail can be brought back into the mainstream society through this mission. This year via this exam and through other mediums this message has reached more than 1.5 crore masses...this will rise in the years to come.

Satyug Darshan Trust thanks the education departments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Assam who made this Olympiad not only reach this grand stage but also make it a great success.

For more details on International Equanimity Olympiad you can log on to  www.equanimityolympiad.in

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-Tricity's most heard FM station 92.7 BIG FM recently announced results of the latest category of the ongoing awards which are meant to be 'For the City, By the City'- Big Pride Awards.

This month in the category of Best Fine Dine Restaurant, on the basis of public voting through Whatsapp, Facebook, on-air Calls and jury members' benchmarks , residents &  listeners voted Swagath, Chandigarh as the best fine dine Restaurant in the city & the region. Other top nominations in the category included Pirates of Grill, Chillies and Barbeque Nation.

Swagath does not need any introduction to the food connoisseurs of the tricity. Beginning its journey in Chandigarh from Sector 26, Swagath also opened its doors for the food lovers at Elante Mall. Over the years, the food offering has become the star of the restaurant, with adding a layer of culinary art to the basic South Indian, staple non-vegetarian, Mughlai and Indian Chinese.

The Big Pride Award was handed over by Big FM Team, MJ Abhimanu & MJ Anshu to Manish Goel Franchisee owner Chandigarh branch & Outlet Manager Santosh K Sridhar. 

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M Ltd), part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, today announced the launch of the e-Alfa Mini, its zero emission, all new electric rickshaw for passenger movement. The e-Alfa Mini with a 4+1 seating capacity is a complete 3 wheeler designed specifically for Indian conditions. It will further drive Mahindra's vision of the Future of Mobility and will be available in Delhi with immediate effect at an attractive price of Rs 1.12 lacs (ex-showroom Delhi).

The e-Alfa Mini is best suited for last mile connectivity and intra-city people movement. It is the ideal choice for fleet taxi operators and existing 3 wheeler owners and will effectively provide employment to the youth. The e-Alfa Mini has an attractive exterior design, robust body, large cabin space for passenger comfort and superior suspension and chassis. With all these features, the e-Alfa Mini scores highly over its competitors.

Speaking at the launch of the e-Alfa Mini, Rajan Wadhera, President–Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said that as the pioneer of electric vehicles and integrated mobility solutions in India, it has always been our endeavour to make electric vehicles more accessible and best suited for Indian conditions. The launch of the e-Alfa Mini is yet another step to provide an emission free, green mode of safe intra city transportation in the country.At Mahindra, we are aligned to the Government's vision to become a 100% EV nation by 2030. True to the spirit of 'Make-in-India', we shall be at the forefront to lead this change along with the Government.

At the launch, Mahindra is offering a disruptive consumer benefit scheme, which comprises best in class 2 years vehicle warranty, low down payment and attractive EMI and one free battery replacement, which is an industry first. All these benefits to the customer will be available with select finance options and will help customers to maximize their earnings.

According to Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales & Marketing, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. that the e-Alfa Mini comes with the larger Mahindra trust, which is a consumer need in the e-Rickshaw segment. Further, with best-in-class product quality, higher earning potential, 60 minutes fast service guarantee and an attractive finance option, the e-Alfa Mini is set to become the preferred choice of the buyers.

The e-Alfa Mini is powered by a 120Ah battery, a powerful motor and controller. Charging the e-Alfa Mini is as simple as charging a mobile phone. On a full charge, the Mahindra e-Alfa Mini can travel for up to 85 km in standard conditions and can achieve a top speed of 25 kmph. It will be launched in a phased manner in select cities – NCR with immediate effect, followed by Kolkata and Lucknow and subsequently in several other parts of the country.

Today, Mahindra has the widest range of electric vehicles in the country that can reach out to an entire spectrum of consumers across segments in both people and goods movement. Mahindra has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicle technology in India and its current range of products in this segment include the e2oPlus, the eVerito, the eSupro and now the e-Alfa Mini. All these vehicles embody Mahindra's vision of the 'Future of Mobility' which includes the framework of Green, Connected, Convenient and Cost Effective vehicle technology.

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Chandigarh 08^th September:-India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world; The World Bank expects India's economy to expand at 7.2 percent in FY18. However, an evident imbalance that exists is the gap between India's growth opportunity and the lack of a skilled population/workforce. Improving these skills and the quality of human resources in our country, ensures young Indians are made job–ready and employable - a stepping stone to sustain economic growth with a cascading overall positive impact on the standard of living.

Hence, in a focused initiative to bridge this gap Thomas Cook launched its Centre of Learning to develop a well-trained talent pool for the travel and tourism industry with a clearly articulated two pronged strategy:

1) Focus on employment generation for Young India by creating a work force that is job-ready

2) Build a skilled entry level work force and up-skill to ensure sustained expertise for the sector.

At its sixth Convocation Ceremony held in Mumbai, The Thomas Cook Centre of Learning felicitated a strong contingent of 465 students who had successfully completed the Travel Professional Programme, a Post Graduate Course in Travel & Tourism Management, Certificate Course in World Tour Management and IATA Scholarship certificates. Special prizes were awarded to the top three performers of Centre of Learning's Travel Professional Program - a Post Graduate course in Travel & Tourism Management. 

Mona Cheriyan, President & Group Head, Human Resources, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd said that the Thomas Cook Centre of Learning's vision sees strong synergy with Prime Minister Modi's Skill India Mission. Our focus has been on the urgent need of bridging the skill gap by training and equipping students and making them job ready, and thereby creating a strong talent pool for the Travel & Tourism sector.

Mona Cheriyansaid that she is delighted that our Centre of Learning has demonstrated a strong and sustained 18% YoY growth in graduating students, with 75% being employed by the travel and tourism sector. What is noteworthy is that this growth is powered by applicants not only from metros, but also students from Tier II centre like Chandigarh and Lucknow. We have also observed an interesting career switch to Travel & Tourism from South India markets like Bengaluru.

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Chandigarh 09^th September:-Cambridge University Press (CUP), the world's leading ELT Publisher conducted the first full day workshop for IELTS teachers as part of its 'IELTS Platinum Partnership Programme' with Touchstone Educationals. The training was organized with a key focus on introducing well-researched and specially curated pedagogical strategies to enhance classroom learning experience for foreign degree aspirants enrolled with Touchstone. The session successfully trained 26 senior and master trainers from Touchstone Educational.

The programme enables students to prepare well for IELTS. As a part of the partnership, all counsellors and IELTS trainers associated with Touchstone Educational will receive training which will further equip students registering for IELTS training.  The training programme will also be conducted in the other 14 centres of Touchstone Educationals, across Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab.

Speaking about the successful workshop, Amit Baveja, National Sales & Marketing Head, English Language Teaching, India said that at Cambridge, we believe that it is imperative to equip trainers through skill and competency building exercises so that they can better understand the learning needs of students and contribute to better outcomes.  We are confident that the training helped the trainers to enhance their understanding of 'assessment criteria' skills, improve their leadership qualities, and create great learning experiences in classrooms. We aim to offer many such workshops and innovative teaching tools through our partnership with Touchstone Educationals to help students and professionals move closer to their dream of pursuing higher studies and careers abroad.

Ashutosh Anand, Managing Director, Touchstone Educationals, said that the global necessity for English language skills is increasing each day and the challenge is to provide learners with accurate and meticulously researched material. Since our association with Cambridge University Press, we have seen an improvement in student engagement and development; the teachers training workshop is another step towards making the experience more fulfilling. We look forward to facilitating many such sessions for the professional development of our trainers.

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Chandigarh 09^th September:-Whatever you do, be different because If you are different, you'll standout. Well, Jas Lakhmna started her label, "Jas" 18years ago. Being a painter and artist all throughout her schooling and college she converted her artistic flair and transitioned into clothing.

Jas started this work as a hobby and her passion to make something artistic flourished into a serious business because she truly believes that a big part of any creative flair is, turning ideas into pieces and gets a lot of excitement and satisfaction watching an idea in her head turn into a beautiful outfit.

Her label and creativity is a fusion of traditional hand work and modern design of style and colors which starts from formal party wear, wedding wear and specializes in bridal wear and trousseau collections for the young and modern brides, uses inspiration from classic age old embroidery medium she creates traditional wear with a twist of contemporary and fun styles and colors.

Opening her dream studio where every piece of its interior was designed by her because she always knew what her space would look like. And her reason for success is her belief that style and an amazing outfit only can be made perfect after understanding each client's body structure and personality. And this is what Jas has to say, "You wear an outfit to enhance yourself and who you are and elegance is not about being noticed, its about being remembered.

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Chandigarh 09^th September:- To bring greater transparency and accountability in police functioning, Chandigarh Police 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, 2nd Public Grievances Redressal Campaign was organized in which, 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 245 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 09^th September:- Pharmacovigilance Centre of PGIMER under Pharmacovigilance program of India (PvPI) successfully conducted the 2^ndRegional Workshop on "Basics of Pharmacovigilance & Establishment of Pharmacovigilance System in Pharmaceutical Industries - A Way Forward" for industry professionals across the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh. Pharmaceutical manufacturing units across the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh. We all know the Baddi, Himachal Pradesh had many Pharmaceuticals manufacturing units in the country; it supplies medicines to Government hospitals, and all other retailers in the country.

The workshop was conducted with the collaboration of Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), National Coordinating Centre-Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission(NCC-PvPI) under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Presently in our country had around 4,000 Pharmaceutical formulation units, but only around 100 Pharmaceutical manufacturing units have pharmacovigilance system. So, the aim of this workshop to implement the Pharmacovigilance system. The workshop was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Rajesh Kumar,Dean Academic, PGIMER and the Guest of HonorProf.A.K. Gupta, Medical Superintendent, PGIMER- Chandigarh and program was started with enlighting of the lamp.

Prof. Bikash Medhi, the coordinator of Pharmacovigilance centre, PGIMER-Chandigarh, introduced the SpeakersDr V. Kalaiselvan (PrincipalScientific Officer, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission), Mrs Rubina Bose (Deputy Drug Controller India, CDSCO, MoHFW), DrMunish Kumar Kaushik (Associate Director of Pharmacovigilance, Jubilant Generics Ltd.) and summarize the workshop.Prof. Bikash Medhi discussed the Pharmacovigilance its basics methods and practice. He described the importance of Pharmacovigilance according to the Patient safety aspect. As per the recent gazette notificationof Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940& Rules, 1945(March 8, 2016), which made mandatory that every manufacturing unit of Pharmaceutical Industry have Pharmacovigilance system.

Dr V. Kalaiselvan discussed the current scenario of PVPI and its future vision.Mrs Rubina Boseexplained in detailed about the set up of pharmacovigilance system at Pharmaceutical Industries. Dr.Munish Kumar Kaushik discussed about the Monitoring & Reporting AEs/ADRs and various ADR reporting forms including E2B XML reporting. In the end, all speakers rectified the query in Panel Discussion.