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AirAsia India Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary

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Chandigarh 13th June:-AirAsia India, the pioneer in the low-cost carrier segment, is happy to announce the completion of 2 years of flying in the Indian skies. The airline which started its operations on 12th June 2014, celebrated its 2nd anniversary with a series of exciting surprises and offers for its guests.

To commemorate the occasion, AirAsia is offering celebratory all-in fares starting at INR 899 across its network of 10 domestic as well as more than 120 international destinations across 24 countries served by AirAsia and AirAsia X Groups. The promotional seats are available for booking from 13 to 19 June 2016 for the travel period 4 January to 21 August 2017 on airasia.com and the mobile app.

For those planning to experience more of India, AirAsia India flights to Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Jaipur, Guwahati, Goa from Bengaluru or New Delhi, are available at all-in fares from as low as INR899* one way.AirAsia guests can also experience the newly launched destinations such as Shantou, Auckland, Mauritius and Tehran connected by our group airlines, AirAsia Berhad (Flight code AK), Thai AirAsia (Flight code FD) and AirAsia X (Flight code D7) at all-in fares from as low as INR3399* one way. Guests on AirAsia X flights can also enjoy all-in fares from as low as INR4990* one way from Delhi to Kuala Lumpur.

Adding excitement to the day, AirAsia India identified 2 lucky guests who booked their flights through airasia.com from each of its 10 destinations in India for a surprise gift. The airline refunded the base fare these 20 guests paid to book their flights and also presented them with a token of appreciation for flying with AirAsia. As a gesture to involve all of our guests in our 2nd anniversary celebration, AirAsia India presented all guests travelling with us across our network in India with chocolates.

Amar Abrol, CEO designate, AirAsia India said that we at AirAsia have always envisioned and endeavored to offer the best services to our guests. Keeping our focus of 'Now everyone can fly' intact, we will continue to serve our guests with a variety of value-added services so that they get a wholesome travel experience. These 2 years have undoubtedly been eventful for our team and we wanted to explore a fun way of thanking and honoring our guests who have helped us get to where we are today. At every stage, AirAsia will continue to work towards reaching greater heights in India.

Congratulating AirAsia India, an elated Tony Fernandes, and Group CEO of AirAsia expressed that he is proud to see AirAsia India accomplish one feat over another since its inception 2 years ago. It has been a challenging journey for our team in India, and I am immensely happy to see them grow in this market.Fernandes added thet he is also delighted to share that he had been granted the Overseas Citizenship of India status. India has always been close to my heart as my father was from this country and Goa is my ancestral homeland. 


Nxtra Data and CenturyLink Announce Exclusive Business Partnership

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Chandigarh 13th June:-Nxtra Data Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, and CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company, today announced an exclusive business partnership to provide advanced hosting and managed IT services to enterprises in India. This exclusive partnership brings Nxtra Data's India data centre management expertise together with CenturyLink's cost-effective hosting, managed services and cloud capabilities to serve businesses and government organisations in India.

Neil Pollock, Chief Executive Officer, Nxtra Data Ltd, said that we are delighted to announce this exclusive business partnership with CenturyLink. Nxtra Data's Managed Services offering is now powered by a global leader in managed services and cloud, delivering a scalable, cost-effective and secure suite of products and services. He added that the Nxtra and CenturyLink India-based teams will collaborate to bring a new standard of capability and service to support Indian enterprises at the right price. Together, we will set a new benchmark in product performance, security and customer experience. Morever, offloading your organisation's IT requirements to trusted service providers such as Nxtra and CenturyLink, will ensure that you spend more time focussed on core business requirements versus back-end IT challenges.

Girish Varma, president, Global IT Services & New Market Development, CenturyLink said that  the strategic alliance forged between CenturyLink and Nxtra addresses the IT needs of Indian enterprises. He added that we are offering access to the same highly secure managed IT solutions and consistent experience available across CenturyLink's global footprint, taking advantage of Nxtra's data centres throughout India and engaging our mature India operations. This innovative approach to data centre services helps Indian businesses enhance their international reach with CenturyLink's managed hybrid IT services, as well as CenturyLink customers that want to quickly and easily gain a physical presence in India.

4 day Chandigarh Yoga Festival Concludes with Public Address of Yogrishi Swami Ramdev

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Chandigarh 13th June:-The four day curtain raiser event of the Chandigarh Administration in the wake of 2nd International day of Yoga scheduled to be held on 21st June, 2016 concluded here today at Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh with an enthusiastic public address by Yogrishi Swami Ramdev, who was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function.

Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor, Punjab, Haryana & Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Kirron Kher, Member Parliament, Chandigarh, Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, Chandigarh, Anurag Aggarwal, Home Secretary, Sarvjit Singh, Finance Secretary, Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner, Kriti Garg, SDM, and other senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration and thousands of city residents & devotees of Yogrishi Swami Ramdev  were present during the programme.

Highlighting the benefits of yoga, Yogrishi Swami Ramdev said that one should give equal importance to every aspect of yoga. He added that where there is focus and sanctity, that aspect of life is yoga. If we are doing farming with focus and sanctity then it is krishi yoga. If we are doing our office work with focus and sanctity then it is karma yoga.

Addressing the gathering, Swami Ramdev advised performing at least 5 'pranayama'  and 5 small physical exercises (sukshma asanas) that will keep everybody healthy besides ensuring  that they are free of mental stress. He suggested the following pranayama i.e. Bhastrika Pranayam, Kapal Bhati Pranayam, Anulom Vilom Pranayam, Bhramari Pranayam and Udgeeth Pranayam for daily practice.

In addition to these 5 Pranayams, Swami Ramdev says that a few of minor physical exercises will be quite helpful in the busy life of a common man including Vajrasana,  Mandukasana, Shashankasana, Gomukhasana and Vakrasana.

He said that Yoga developed in India many years ago and is slowly gaining popularity across the globe owing to the number of benefits that it has on the mind and body of a person. The basic principle of yoga is to bring about harmony of the mind, body, and spirit, resulting in holistic therapy. He said that practicing yoga increases the capacity of lungs, so people suffering from diseases like asthma and other lung-related disorders may find relief. It helps in relieving emotional and nervous anxiety and improves immunity of the body, rejuvenates and refreshes both body and mind, releases chronic muscle tension around vital organs like heart and digestive organs, helps improve concentration, purifies blood by getting rid of toxins and also increases oxygen level in blood, promotes good sleeping pattern and also cures insomnia and helps in easing out the stress levels.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor, Punjab, Haryana & Administrator, UT, Chandigarh emphasized on participation of youth in celebration of International Yoga Day in a big way to create a generation of young Indians equipped to take on future challenges and achieve their full potential. He said that it is necessary that the youth are in good physical, mental and spiritual health and make healthy and balanced lifestyle choices.

While addressing the gathering, Kirron Kher, Member Parliament, Chandigarh said that the Yoga has universal appeal and the declaration of International Yoga Day is a huge success of Indias diplomacy and cultural outreach. She said Yoga is an invaluable cultural heritage of India and is now being practiced in all continents. Yoga cuts across all religions, and helps in achieving coordination, balance and unity between the body, mind, intellect and soul. She said that this leads to a balanced human being which forms the basis of a balanced society, leading eventually to a balance in the natural world and oneness with its creator.

Speaking on the occasion, Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh said that the last four days have witnessed an unprecedented amalgamation of thoughts and ideas on various aspects of Yoga expressed by Yoga Gurus and eminent Yoga experts from across the country. He said that Yoga being a science of holistic health is the best guarantee for the health problems of the people. Not only Yoga takes care of the health, it gives a new dimension to the overall personality of a person. He said that we should adopt as much as possible the Indian System of Medicine and possibilities will be explored to open Hospital of Ayush in Chandigarh in near future.

Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh in his introductory speech, gave a roundup of the activities at the four day festival which included public address by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji on "Yoga-The True Dimension" on 9th June, Inauguration of three day Academic conclave "Yoga for Good Life" and fusion of "Bharat Natyam & Yoga" on 10th June, "Yoga the Tree of life", a 3D mapping show and a musical concert by Pt. Subhash Ghosh, "Yoga on Wheels", Skaters rally, "Moonlight Yoga" at Sukhna Lake on 11th June at Sukhna Lake. He said that during the three day academic conclave on "Yoga for Good Life" about 58 speakers and 300 scholars from various Universities, institutions from different parts of the country took part and 40 research papers have been prepared and submitted by them during the conclave which will be published in near future.

During the function a book namely "Ayurved & Yog" written by Vaid Rakesh Sharma, Director, Ayurvedic Department, and Punjab was also released by Yogrishi Swami Ramdev ji.

Earlier, Dr. Suchitra Mitra and her team performed the fusion of "Bharat Natyam and Yoga" on the main stage at Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

 

Chandigarh Boy Bhavesh is North Zone Topper in JEE Advanced 2016;Bags AIR-2

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Chandigarh 13th June:-Allen Chandigarh student Bhavesh Dhingra repeated history for the institute by capturing AIR-2 in IIT-JEE 2016 to become the zonal topper of IIT-North Zone.This year IIT-JEE Advanced was conducted by IIT Guwahati on May 22 this year. This national level exam is conducted for admissions to Bachelor degree programs in eighteen IITs as well as in ISM Dhanbad. 1, 98,228 students appeared in JEE Advanced this year.

Bhavesh secured 312 marks out of 372 while also scoring 92.4% in class 12 CBSE board exams. He aims to study Computer Science from IIT Mumbai. Bhavesh, a KVPY scholar, was also selected for the Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC) for Physics in 2016, which was conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education from May 26 to June 6, wherein only the top 35 students of the country were invited.

It is noteworthy that all three top positions in IIT Advanced have been secured by ALLEN students this year. A press conference was organised at the Industrial Area campus of ALLEN where Bhavesh and his family members interacted with the media.

According to the Vice President of ALLEN, Pankaj Birla, out of the 622 students enrolled with Allen Career Institute, 308 qualified for JEE Mains. From among those 308 students, who further appeared in the JEE Advanced, a total of 125 students have qualified in the examination, making this an enviable percentage of selection from any coaching institute.

The Centre Head of ALLEN, Pushkar Rai, who is also an expert in Chemistry and was the mentor of Bhavesh Dhingra while he studied in the institute, revealed that Bhavesh is a sincere and obedient student who diligently follows all the instructions given to him in letter and in spirit. He is a keen observer and has tremendous interest in conceptual thinking, never wanting to indulge in rote learning. Even in the most archetypal situations, he prefers relational thinking over mugging up and this became his key to success.

 

 

Casio India Launches Exclusive Brand Outlet in Chandigarh

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Chandigarh 13th June:-With focus on offering a unique and innovative product experience, Casio India Private Limited has launched its exclusive showroom at Elante Mall, here. Aiming to strengthen its reach in Punjab market, the brand has also announced the launch of a new outlet in Mohali at North Country Mall. The Chandigarh store will showcase a wide range of Casio watches and clocks whereas the Mohali store will display products ranging from watches, clocks, electronic musical instruments and calculators.

The exclusive outlet will stock full range of key Casio products and will give a friendly and focused experience to the customers. In watch category, the showroom is designed to display 5 key segments including Edifice+Sheen, G-Shock, Baby G, Protrek+ Outdoor, Enticer and Youth series. It will allow the consumers to have access to all the latest innovations of the company that are available in India and provide a cutting-edge shopping experience to the customers.

Inaugurating the new showroom in Chandigarh & Mohali, Kulbhushan Seth, VP, Casio India said that Casio has created a niche image among its target customers. Casio aims to expand its reach in Indian market by launching exclusive stores in different cities. Our stores are designed to provide a new experience of our products to consumers with a promise of a unique shopping delight. Punjab is a promising market for us and we are eyeing a significant footprint in the region.

He added that we have launched the new showrooms to offer the best of the product portfolio of Casio watches, calculators, and musical instruments for diverse consumers in the region. When it comes to buying a wristwatch, youngsters want nothing but stylish design, toughness, latest tech features and great utilities. Casio watches come with a package of all these elements, making the brand the most preferred choice in the market. Consumers from Chandigarh and Mohali region know their style choice, as they are stylish and energetic.

Casio's G-Shock category is targeted to urban trendsetter youth with attitude who aspires to be involved in extreme sports, trendy fashion, modern art and music. While the Edifice+Sheen is targeted at young, intelligent executives and women with sophistication and class in mind. The Protrek+Outdoor watches are designed for people involved in outdoor activity like tracking, surfing etc. Baby G series are the new colorful and bold watches best suitable for fashion forward and creative women. Enticer series watches are evergreen watches for all while the Youth series is for young teenagers looking for functionality and trendy designs.

The musical instrument section will feature a full-fledged line up of Casio Privia series of pianos and keyboards which will offer music lovers a superior and grand, piano and keyboard experience with a compact and stylish design. With focus on revolutionizing the experience for students and educators, the new showroom will display a wide collection of calculators. 

 

District Legal Services Authority Observes World Day against Child Labour at Snehalaya

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Chandigarh 13th June:-District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in collaboration with Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child (CCPCR) observed the World Day against Child Labour at Snehalaya, Maloya. Balbir Singh, District and Sessions Judge cum Chairman, DLSA was the Chief Guest for the occasion and Amarinder Sharma, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) was the Guest of Honor.

While addressing the participants, Balbir Singh District and Sessions Judge cum Chairman, DLSA highlighted the importance of education for the progress of India. It is important to take preventive measures and follow the law which is being enacted. It is important that we are committed to social development which requires a changed mindset towards marginalized and exploited children. The District and Session Judge designated the participants from the Market Association as the brand ambassadors for this campaign and said that children belong to the society rather than individuals and therefore it should be our joint responsibility to take care of them.

The Learned District and Sessions Judge and Chairman, DLSA also released a sticker and poster titled "Say No to Child Labour" on behalf of DLSA and CCPCRwhich will be put up in every shop of the city by the Market Associations.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Devi Sirohi, Chairperson, CCPCR said that according to census reports, India has the largest number of children being engaged as Child Labor. Children were being engaged in occupations like Cotton seed plantation, Zari business, diamond cutting, mining, factories, dhabas, and restaurants instead of acquiring education. This is a contradiction to the RTE which provides for free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14. Even in Chandigarh children were being engaged specially in, restaurants and industries. She invoked the business community to shoulder the social responsibility and eradicate Child Labour which would help in the holistic growth of the city and country.

Amarinder Sharma, Secretary Cum CJM, DLSA spoke on the new labour laws which were being drafted for children below the age of 14 who could not be employed except in family business and entertainment with pre-conditions. He said that we should work for a brighter future and progressive Indian society.



 

Powermen Firm to Observe one Day Strike on June 16

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Chandigarh 13th June:-The Electricity Employees of Chandigarh under the banner of  U.T. Powermen Union  Chandigarh will observe one day strike on 16th June, 2016 in all the shifts. The Union has completed all the prepration of strike. In this connection starting from 6th May, 2016 Union held 17numbers of Dharna in front of various sub divisions and division offices including last Dharna  held on 10th June 2016 in Sector 17, Chandigarh union today also took round in various offices & distributed leaf lets amongst employees,  which give final touch to 24 Hrs strike in all the shift observe on 16th June, 2016 if the demands will not fulfill before the said date. The strike is being observe in support of long pending genuine demands of the employees including

Restoration of electricity concession to the employees immediately which is being given since very beginning  on PSEB and PSPCL pattern, Filling up  the 700 vacant posts lying vacant in the department since long, removal of pay anomalies of the employees by stepping up the pay of seniors with their juniors, offer of appointment to the next kin of deceased employees by scrapping 5% cealing. Providing fault locating van, boom ladders, cable joints, meters, fuse wire & other material in the store and provide T&P & Safety Devices to the workmen, drinking water facility and sitting arrangements in offices, complaint centres and Grid Sub Stations, stoppage of increasing accidents besides implementation of other demands.

Gopal Datt Joshi, General Secretary Federation & Union, Satpal President, Vijay Singh Senior Vice President, Dhian Singh, Desh Raj Vice President, Amrik Singh, Pardeep Sharma Darshan Singh, Rajpal, and other leaders of the Union strongly criticized the authorities of the department for their negative and adamant attitude towards the long pending demands and blamed that due to negative attitude of the officers the position of the department become bad to worst. They said that the work load is increasing day by day but the manpower is reducing as compression to work load. But the officers instead of taking efforts to fill up the vacant posts, providing materials and safety devices to the workmen are wasting their time in controversies and further blamed that instead of implementing of the demands they are adamant  to withdraw already granted benefits of the employees such as withdrawal of electricity concession etc. and by doing so the officers are giving fuel to fire which is not acceptable. The leaders blamed the authorities of the department are fully responsible for increasing accidents in the department and said that the safety devices and tools are not being provided, boom ladders are not being given to the Complaint Centres and lower cadre workers are being got victim and demanded lodging criminal cases against the officers concerned who are compelling the employees to do the work which is not assigned to them more so the field staff is being compelled to work in offices and work load of these are also mount on field staff, resultantly, the accidents occurred.

The leaders of the union while strongly condemned the attitude of the authority for their complete failure to fill up the posts and providing safety devices to the workmen beside providing matterial warned that if the demands of the employees will not be resolve and the electricity concession will not be restored  immediately the call of work to rule will be continue and employees will observe complete strike on 16 June 2016. The authorities particularly the Chief Engineer & Superintending Engineer (Electy.) will fully responsible for any in convenience to the public due to strike as they are sitting tight over the genuine issues of the employees. The strike employees on 16th June, 2016 will held massive rally near electricity office sector 18 and a procession will also taken out towards governor house, the next programme of agitation will also announced which will probably 21st June, 2016 as decided by union in its meetings.    

Box Cricket League Punjab:Ambersariye Hawks Wins Match against Chandigarhiye Yankies

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Chandigarh 13th June:-It's the fourth match of the series and Chandigariye Yankies has caste its charm all around already. This team plays cricket but in the spirit of friendship and now that's what the other teams are learning from them. Both the teams who have played with Chandigarhiye Yankies till now have actually enjoyed the match thoroughly.

Chandigarhiye Team won the toss and chose to ball first. The Ambersariye team was able to mark the scoreboard with a total of 164 runs at the loss of 4 wickets only. Adesh Chaudhary from Ambersariye Hawks again bagged the highest scorer by making a score of 82 runs. Looking on the other side of the coin Ambersariye Hawks kept tight bowling field and Chandigarhiye Yankies were able to score only 68 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Ambersariye Hawks marked their victory with a huge margin of 96 runs.

Chandigarhiye Yankies realized early in the game that winning this match would not be possible for them. Thus began the khappkhana quotient of BCL-Punjab. The Chandigarhiyes started having fun; whenever the ball used to reach the boundary they would start dancing irrespective of the fact whether their players hit it or the other team. After losing as well, their excitement was at such a level that they ran inside the stadium, took the wickets in their hands and started dancing. Ambersariye Hawks were actually in a fix and were perplexed seeing the Chandigarhiye Team enjoying, they started doubting whether in fact it was their team that had won the match.

Where else can you get such a response from the losing team? They did lose the match but this team can never lose their spirit of enjoyment. That is actually what Box Cricket League Punjab is all about entertainment, cricket and entertainment. BCL-Punjab is brought to you by Leostride Entertainment & Xamm Telemedia Works and is being on aired on 9X Tashan, PTC Punjabi and PTC Chak De every Friday & Saturday at 8.30 pm.

 


Box Cricket League Punjab:Ambersariye Hawks Wins Match against Chandigarhiye Yankies

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Chandigarh 13th June:-It's the fourth match of the series and Chandigariye Yankies has caste its charm all around already. This team plays cricket but in the spirit of friendship and now that's what the other teams are learning from them. Both the teams who have played with Chandigarhiye Yankies till now have actually enjoyed the match thoroughly.

Chandigarhiye Team won the toss and chose to ball first. The Ambersariye team was able to mark the scoreboard with a total of 164 runs at the loss of 4 wickets only. Adesh Chaudhary from Ambersariye Hawks again bagged the highest scorer by making a score of 82 runs. Looking on the other side of the coin Ambersariye Hawks kept tight bowling field and Chandigarhiye Yankies were able to score only 68 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Ambersariye Hawks marked their victory with a huge margin of 96 runs.

Chandigarhiye Yankies realized early in the game that winning this match would not be possible for them. Thus began the khappkhana quotient of BCL-Punjab. The Chandigarhiyes started having fun; whenever the ball used to reach the boundary they would start dancing irrespective of the fact whether their players hit it or the other team. After losing as well, their excitement was at such a level that they ran inside the stadium, took the wickets in their hands and started dancing. Ambersariye Hawks were actually in a fix and were perplexed seeing the Chandigarhiye Team enjoying, they started doubting whether in fact it was their team that had won the match.

Where else can you get such a response from the losing team? They did lose the match but this team can never lose their spirit of enjoyment. That is actually what Box Cricket League Punjab is all about entertainment, cricket and entertainment. BCL-Punjab is brought to you by Leostride Entertainment & Xamm Telemedia Works and is being on aired on 9X Tashan, PTC Punjabi and PTC Chak De every Friday & Saturday at 8.30 pm.

 

Grand Finale for Mrs.Punjab Pride Of Nation 2016:Neha Julka Declares Winner of Mrs.Punjab-Pride of Nation 2016

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Chandigarh 13th June:-The grand finale for Mrs. Punjab Pride Of Nation 2016 was surely an exciting as well as a nail biting finale for all the contestants. Each and every contestant was nervous about the results but apart from winning and losing what mattered for them was their participation in this event. All these seven days, these contestants have spent together have developed new bonds, relations and have surely learnt a lot in all these grooming sessions. Neha Julka declared Mrs.Punjab-Pride of Nation 2016 and 1st Runners Up winner is Mrs. Parneet Grewal and 2nd Runner Up winner is Mrs. Shaifi Wadhwa Arora.

The panel without whom, the judgment wouldn't have been possible included Kunickaa Sadanad(Indian TV actor, Producer & Social Activist), Oshin Brar(Actress), Ninja (Singer),Shiwani Saini  (Actress in the film 'Sarabjit'),Vijay Kannan (India Head- BlueAir), Raj Suri (Producer), Manuj Sharma (Producer Desi Kattey Bollywood Zila Ghaziabad ), Vipul Mohan (Gen. Manager Ramada Plaza Chandigarh),Rahul Kapoor (Co-Founder, Excedo Luxuria) and Barkha Nandia (owner of Glamour Gurgaon and the event director of Mrs Punjab Pride Of Nation 2016 ) 

Neha Julka (Winner Of Mrs.Punjab-Pride of Nation 2016)  said that she is born under a lucky star, She is  very thankful to God for showing her this day and more importantly for backing me with such a supportive family. Today after bagging this title the more she thanks her husband, her family, is less. The support they showed her was actually the motivation for her to lead this path. She expresses her special gratitude to Barkha Nandia for serving this complete package for us in a golden platter.

Barkha Nandia, Event director also added that she is very thankful to each and every person who got associated with me for this event and helping me making it a success. The response she has got from everyone, be it the participants, the audience and, have actually motivated me to bring such more initiatives for Punjab. Her special thanks to Vipul Mohan the general manager of Ramada Plaza Chandigarh  for making our stay so comfortable in Ramada Plaza and being associated with us as our hospitality partner and Yuvika Sethi from IOSIS wellness spa Chandigarh for looking after the makeup and hairdo of the contestants.

As per the universal rule, in every competition there is one person declared as a winner, but here each and every contestant is a winner in itself. They have themselves observed changes in their personalities, their reflexes to deal with problems and have become all the more confident. All the contestants have agreed that the exposure they have got from this pageant will help them to deal with their families, husbands and kids with a different perceptive.

 

Future Generali India Insurance Launches its Online Travel Insurance Products

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Chandigarh 13th June:-Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII), a joint venture between Future Group - the game changers in retail trade in India and Generali  a 184 years old global insurance group featuring among the world's 50 largest companies, today announced the launch of two online travel insurance products for the international travelers -Future Easy Travel Worldwide and Future Easy Travel Schengen. The plans are specially designed keeping in mind the uncertainties of today's times right from loss of documents to sudden illness while on a foreign land.

The benefit of both the online products include cashless claim settlement, Universal International Free phone number (UIFN), Worldwide emergency, medical and travel assistance along with the flexibility to choose from different plans in each product category as per one's requirement. A significant feature embedded in all the plans is that complete medical care like bearing of medical expenses, emergency medical evacuation, repatriation of remains, continuation of medical treatment in India and daily hospital allowances are included in all of the plans. The age criteria for purchasing the policies range from six (6) months to 70 years old thus encompass the entire family in a single proposal. Trip delays/ cancellations, emergency dental treatment, loss of check in baggage, burglary at home while travelling and financial emergency assistance are few of the additional benefits that one can avail, depending on the plan that the policy holder opts for.  

Shreeraj Deshpande, Head of Health Insurance, Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited said that India is one of the fastest-growing outbound travel markets in the world today. The well informed Indian traveler today looks for a combination of ease of buying, value as well as experience while buying insurance. We believe Future Group's understanding of the Indian mindset together with the international experience of the Generali Group have helped us design these online products that will reiterate and reflect the importance of travel insurance.

 

BUYER SELLER KNOWLEDGE MEET:IGI D-Show National Meet Hold in Goa

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Chandigarh 13th June:-The International Gemological Institute (IGI), the world's largest independent gem certification and appraisal institute hosted a 3-day BUYER SELLER KNOWLEDGE MEET in Goa recently. The IGI 'D-Show' gets bigger and better with each passing year. This time the show took place at The Lalit Golf & Spa Resort in Goa.

After successfully organising the meet in Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Jaipur, thus covering all the zones of the country, IGI's 6th edition of  BUYER SELLER KNOWLEDGE MEET promised even more opportunities for players in the industry. A panel discussion on the influx and identification of Synthetic diamonds, as well as current industry related issues like excise, and taxation, were discussed and deliberated on. This helped empower the gems and jewellery fraternity with pertinent information to face the many challenges in the industry.

The vision of the D-Show is to further the development of the Diamond and gemstone market in the country by facilitating clear communication and education platforms. The three-day BUYER SELLER KNOWLEDGE MEET offered an opportunity to manufacturers for cross-zone meetings and to connect with prospective buyers. The three-day meet witnessed participation of retailers from all five zones of the country.

The gems and jewellery industry plays a significant role in the country's economy and has been one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. The diamond industry is internationally recognized due to its talented craftsmen, who possess a superior ability in cutting and polishing diamonds.

Talking about the IGI D-Show, Tehmasp Printer, MD, IGI –India, stated that the D-Show was in its 6th year and has blossomed into a true networking platform for the Diamond and Jewellery trade. The D-show cuts through the corporate hierarchy, enabling the jewellers and jewellery manufacturers to mingle with each other in a relaxed, luxurious environment.  The three days of the D-Show had the potential for forging long-term business relationships that go way beyond a single sale transaction. These one-on-one interactions also ensured that various challenges are discussed and solutions arrived at in real time. IGI also disseminated valuable information on current industry challenges like lab grown diamonds and the recent changes in the industry's taxation laws.

 

 

Cleopatra Kicks Off A Month Long Campaign Stay Earthy & Go Vegan

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Chandigarh 13th June:-Cleopatra chain of spa & salon headed by Richa Aggarwal, beauty & makeover expert is well known for her passion towards initiating Eco Friendly & Go Green Beauty concepts for being beautiful from inside out.

Richa Aggarwal's passion is intensified further and belief has become firmer as Cleopatra took a step further and flagged off STAY EARTHY & GO VEGAN BEAUTY RETREAT,  a campaign that aims to discourage testing of beauty products on animals & spreads the message for embracing Eco friendly lifestyle for being a beauty that is COMPASSIONATE, KIND & CRUELTY FREE.

Dimension of "STAY EARTHY & GO VEGAN BEAUTY RETREAT," got wider & bigger as its joined by MISS TANZANIA WORLD RICHA ADHIA who is associated with save tiger project, anti poaching foundation and is an ardent animal lover. Isha Kakaria, Social activist & animal lover, Tamanna NGO  along with Harveen Kathuria, beauty expert Cleopatra also joined green beauties to spread across the message of Going Earthy & green.

On the occassion Richa Aggarwal informed that we want to encourage people for embracing a life style that is Eco Friendly and earth friendly, it's all about being a beauty that is compassionate and kind, we want to daunt people from the use of products that are tested on animals and inspire them to go earthy friendly as they connect more with nature and roots. It is impossible to save the environment without going vegan only by making small but significant changes in what we eat or wear on day to day basis we can protect earth, our own health and countless animals. It's time to go back to earth and embrace earthy lifestyle. Miss Tanzania Richa Adhia echoed the views and expressed her happiness over being part of the mission.

Campaign will run for a weak and introduce you to the world of beauty & wellness while promoting vegan and eco friendly ways to improve overall persona from inside and outside. On the concourse city will imbibe and assimilate natural and green ways to follow journey to healthy lifestyle. Cleopatra's team of makeover experts led by Harveen Kathuria showcased eco friendly green makeovers which promoted use of products that are cruelty free and all natural. Month long campaign will also present Live presentations on selecting products that are natural, vegan food choices,  benefits of organic planting and green ways to attain youthfulness and beauty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Dexter’ First Time in Tricity By Elante & Cartoon Network

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Chandigarh 13th June:-Going all out to spread joy among its valued customers as everyone ushers in the summer holiday spirit, Elante mall, the region's favourite hangout for shopping and merrymaking, became the epicenter of fun, frolic and happiness. On Sunday, June 12th, Elante played host to hundreds of enthusiastic children who turned up at the mall for Meet & Greet session with world's most popular cartoon icon 'DEXTER'for the first time in Chandigarh.

Elante in collaboration with Cartoon Network arranged 'Elante Kids Carnival', a 9-day activity aimed at promoting 'learning through fun' among kids. The carnival proved to be a big hit among children as it witnessed huge participation of children from the region. During the meet and greet session with Dexter, children relished the opportunity to interact with their favourite toon star and also got the chance to click selfies with Dexter. The layout of carnival was designed with special toon islands especially for Dexter lovers, with every zone set aside for separate activities like Fishing Island, Art Island, Comic Books Island, Mechanics Island and Mango Island to add to the excitement of kids and keep them occupied.

Speaking at the conclusion ceremony of the 'Elante Kids Carnival'Manoj Agarwal, Head of Operations, Elante Mall, said that in view of the annual summer holidays in schools, the 'Elante Kids Carnival' has turned out to be a perfect getaway from boredom for the kids. We are delighted to have presented an opportunity to young children to interact with their much-loved Dexter and be a part of the ever so enchanting world of DEXTER'S LAB for the first time City Beautiful, Chandigarh.

Alisha Verma, who was on cloud nine to see his son Ayaan enjoy and learn new skills during the carnival, said that the Elante Kids Carnival is the best thing to have happened for kids during these summer holidays. Not only did they enjoy a once–in-a-lifetime experience of meeting their favourite Cartoon Network hero Dexter, but also enjoyed different activities like robotics, aero-modelling, fabric painting and astronomy.

 

 

 

Connect Broadband Establishes Free Wi-Fi Zone at Rose Garden Ludhiana

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Ludhiana 14th June:-Connect Broadband; market leader in broadband and fixed line services had earlier this year tied up with Municipal Corporation Ludhiana to setup free wifi across different locations in Ludhiana. In January this year Wi-Fi zone was established at Ludhiana Municipal Corporation office Zone A and Zone D. Taking this forward, the third Wi-Fi Zone has been established at Rose Garden Ludhiana. Wi-Fi zone has been created near the area covering the fountain. With the establishment of Wi-Fi zone at Rose Garden, people visiting Rose Garden can now enjoy high speed internet browsing and download. Connect has provided optical fiber connectivity with capability of 10 Mbps. All users will be able to access the fastest internet network of Punjab in this public area.

To access the free wifi service, user just needs to send a SMS typing "Connect" to 9653444555. The user will receive username and password, which can be used to connect mobile or laptop with internet. Once successfully logged in, the person can access free internet for a period of 30 minutes. After completion of 30 minutes, one can login again by using the same method and the internet facility would start again. User can keep logging in for as many times as he wants, but every time, the connection would be for 30 minutes only.

Talking about the initiative, Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband and Videocon Telecom said that our main focus is to provide high speed internet. We are working towards taking this count to 100 + wifi hotspots in the state, where free wifi access will be provided to all users on fastest internet network.

Connect Broadband along with Municipal Corporation plans to expand it to Sarabha Nagar Market (Kipps Market), besides some other places. Apart from this Connect Broadband has also setup WI-FI zones at Ludhiana Municipal Corporation office, Elante Mall and Sector 17 Market Chandigarh, Golden Temple Amritsar.

 


78 Unit of Blood Collected at Alchemist Hospital’s Blood Donation Camp

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Chandigarh 14th June:-To mark World Blood Donor Day Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula organised a blood donation camp today. The 78-unit of blood was collected in the blood donation camp. Dr Kamla Singh, Director General Health Services, Haryana inaugurated the camp. Dr Vinay Verma , CEO Alchemist Hospitals was the first to donate blood.

Speaking during occasion, Dr Kamla Singh said that Alchemist has the only blood bank in Panchkula that provides comprehensive services related to blood transfusion. The theme of this year's World Blood Donor Day is "Blood connects us all". It focuses on thanking blood donors and highlights the dimension of 'sharing' and 'connection' between blood donors and patients.

Dr Vinay Verma said that in addition, we have adopted the slogan 'share life, give blood', to draw attention to the role of voluntary donation systems. Thus we are encouraging people to care for one another and promote community cohesion.

Dr G P Saluja, Sr. Consultant Blood Bank at Alchemist Hospitals Ltd. & Retd. Civil Surgeon Panchkula said that today, only 62 countries get close to 100% of their national blood supplies from voluntary unpaid blood donations, while  40 countries are  still dependent on family  and even paid donors.

Meanwhile, the blood bank at Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula is equipped with round the clock operation. All blood units are separated into components and are tested as per requirements of drug & cosmetic Act. All packed red cells are leucodepleated i.e. white cells are removed as a result blood transfusion reactions are not there. Testing for blood grouping is done in a unique manner and the scan copy of grouping results are included in the reports and facilities of aphaeresis for Dengue patients are also available.

 

PGI Doctors Holds Key Workshop for Punjab's Gynaecologists

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Chandigarh 14th June:- A Capacity Building Workshop for  Gynecologists working in various Government Hospitals of Punjab was held here at the State Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Phase-VI, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali). Sessions were held by Senior Gynecologists from PGIMER, Chandigarh on the Gynecological topics like Maternal Near-Miss Mortality, Postpartum and Ante partum Hemorrhage, Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, antenatal care and management of anemia, cervical cancer screening, postmenopausal Health (Postmenopausal bleeding, bone health, HRT).

Vini Mahajan, Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare, Punjab inaugurated the workshop and Dr. Vanita Suri Head, Department of Obst & Gynecology, PGI was the special guest. Hussan Lal, MD-PHSC & NHM, Punjab, Dr. HS Bali, Director Health Services, Punjab, Dr. Usha Bansal, Director Family Welfare, Punjab and Dr. Manjit Kaur Mohi, Director Research & Medical Education, Punjab were among the senior officers who addressed the 150 odd participating Gynecologists.

Speaking on the occasion Vini Mahajan exhorted the gynecologist working in the Punjab State to extract full benefit of the workshop organized under the expertise of PGIMER, Chandigarh. She expressed satisfaction over the performance of Gynecologists working in the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Punjab and lauded their hard work and dedication due to which Punjab has been able to achieve a lot of success in terms of improvement in the crucial Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) indicators. She emphasized that the medical profession is very noble one, and the Gynecologists have contributed to a great extent for bringing-in new lives through safe deliveries. Principal Secretary said that due to the hard work of these doctors the State has witnessed a manifold increase in the number of institutional deliveries in govt. health institutions, adding that the govt. has already extended the facility of cashless deliveries & free medicine in all govt hospitals of Punjab.  

Hussan Lal stated that Government is constantly making efforts to provide new and state of the art infrastructure and equipment in the hospitals along with adequate manpower. He added that owing to the effective implementation of National Health Mission project by State all prime health indicators have improved a lot during the past 10 years.

Dr. Vanita Suri appreciated the efforts made by Punjab Government for organizing the joint workshop for capacity building of Gynecologists. Assuring full support at the level of PGI, Chandigarh, she said such joint Continuous Medical Education (CME) Programmes are a welcome step and she is sure that such measures would prove very fruitful in further enhancing the skills and expertise of medical specialists. She appreciated the hard work being put-in by the Gynecologists of Punjab, especially in difficult and rural areas, where the environment is not so comfort-friendly for doctors.

          

Honda Amaze Crosses 200,000 Sales Milestone

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Chandigarh 14th June:- Honda Amaze, the compact-sedan, has crossed the sales milestone of 200,000 units in India. Launched in April 2013, Honda Amaze marked the entry of Honda Cars India in the diesel segment. Honda Amaze became the first product in Honda Cars' line-up to be offered in both, petrol and diesel variants. Honda Amaze has witnessed great success with both its variants.The sales milestone further reiterates its acceptance in the Indian market.

The facelift Amaze was launched in March earlier in 2016. The Amaze facelift has been launched with Bold New exterior styling, One Class Above premium interiors and several New-Age features. The new Amaze now comes equipped with the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), and is the first petrol car in its class to offer advanced CVT technology.

Talking about the success of the Honda Amaze, Jnaneswar Sen, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars India Limited, said that Honda Amaze has established itself as a very successful entry sedan in the Indian market. During the span of 3 years, it has achieved sales milestone of 200,000 units bringing new customers into Honda fold. He added that the car has been extremely popular in both big and smaller cities due to its strong value offering and Honda's core strengths of quality, durability and reliability. We are extremely thankful to all our customers for their continuous support and faith in the brand.

The new Amaze sports a bolder and wider stance from the front. The newly designed Front Bumper and Dual Chrome Front Grill, coupled with New Classy Rear Combination Lights further accentuates the exterior styling giving a new look to the car.

The Amaze features an All New One Class Above Interior Design, which is new age and user friendly. The All-New Dual tone Futuristic cockpit styled Instrument Panel with Silver accents, and a new 3D Speedometer design with Multi Information Display (MID) lends the car's interior a very premium appeal. The newly designed premium seat fabric of the new Amaze is class apart.

The Honda Amaze is available in 4 grades in both petrol and Diesel. – E, S, SX and VX in Manual Transmission. Additionally, CVT Transmission is available in S and VX petrol grades. The New Amaze is offered in 7 colors – New and Exclusive Bluish Titanium Metallic, Carnelian Red Pearl, Urban Titanium Metallic, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Golden Brown Metallic, Taffeta White and Orchid White Pearl.

 

 

INIFD organizes Hawaiian Party for Passing out Students

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Chandigarh 14th June:- INIFD students organised first of its kind Hawaiian theme based party at Chandigarh to bid farewell to INIFD Chandigarh Passing out Students. Mr INIFD Hawaiian title went to Varun while Sonal got the Ms. INIFD Hawaiian title.

INIFDians were all set to rock the floor for Hawaiian theme party at Chandigarh. To beat the mercury touching heat the students were all set to take a virtual tour to the far distant land of beautiful Hawaii. The students were dressed up with the colorful, floral printed and swirly garments.

Excitement of the students was already being showcased by their preparation for Hawaiian party with making of handmade tiaras, surfing board, umbrellas and garlands to give full crisp of Hawaiian beach party.

A flow of nostalgic memories will run down the lane for the students passing out. The excitement and enthusiasm increased among the students when Mr. INIFD Hawaiian, Ms. INIFD Hawaiian, Best Dressed Faculty were titled. Best Faculty award went to Seema.

INIFD students grooved in Fashionable styles danced to the rocking Music in the Hawaiian theme based Farewell Party. They all danced to the popular tunes of Bollywood to set the mood right and spread joyfulness. The fresh, floral air of Hawaii energized the venue Buzz Lounge.

INIFD Hawaiian Party was filled with energy and vibrations of the INIFDians grooving in the Fashionable styles to the rocking music of DJ at specially created Hawaiian ambiance. INIFDians bid farewell to all pass outs with joyous colours and millions of smiles at this joyful Hawaiian event.

 

Singtel and Airtel Announce Strategic Alliance to Provide Seamless High Speed Data Connectivity

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Chandigarh 14th June:- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) have joined hands to deliver high-speed, secure data network coverage to Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the US. They have combined resources into one network to provide high speed data connectivity to 325 cities across the world through 370 Points of Presence (PoP). This will form one of the largest Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPN) globally.

Together, Singtel's 200 PoPs in 160 cities around the world and Airtel's 170 plus PoPs in 165 cities across India, Africa and the Middle East, will form a new network that offers a connectivity backbone to enterprises which spans several continents: Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.

Lim Seng Kong, Managing Director of Global Enterprise Business at Singtel Group Enterprise said that we believe joining forces this way makes total sense. By tapping on one another's infrastructure assets we enhance each other's capabilities. He added that with its wide coverage of cities in India, this network paves the way for our international customers to enter into one of the world's most vibrant economies. Conversely, this partnership also opens the door for Indian companies to expand abroad, supported by Singtel's high quality IP VPN network in major business cities in Asia, Europe and the US.

Manish Prakash, Director for Strategic Ventures at Bharti Airtel said that we are pleased to announce this strategic alliance that brings together the strengths of both companies in the global enterprise space. This association will strongly enhance our value proposition for enterprise customers by offering them a wider global reach and the largest reach within India under a single platform. In particular, this will benefit companies in the pharmaceutical, IT and IT-enabled services as well as financial services segments, which are branching out to international locations rapidly.

Under this global network, multinational corporations can maintain line of sight of their operations across different regions by using high-bandwidth business applications such as cloud applications, unified communications, video conferencing and software-defined networking solutions. Furthermore, the network's high performance Multi-Protocol Label Switching feature allows customers to enjoy seamless and very fast data speeds.

 

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