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Chandigarh 08^th July:–Chandigarh College of Architecture is hosting a two day capacity building workshop on NBA accreditation, jointly with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), North Western Region(NWR), Chandigarh. The National Board of Accreditation is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India, the other being NAAC.  NBA accredits technical programmes which include engineering & technology, architecture, applied arts and crafts, computer applications, management, pharmacy, hospitality and tourism management.

The workshop was inaugurated by Sachin Rana, IAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, and Special Secretary cum Director-Technical Education, Chandigarh Administration.

Dr.KCB Rao and Prof. (Dr.) Vikram Singh, experts of NBA conducted the workshop and enlightened the audience about the significance, role and responsibilities of the accreditation process which is now mandatory for technical institutions. Over the coming years NBA will be playing critical role in awarding degrees said the experts and stressed the need on outcome based education.  160 teachers from various AICTE approved technical institutions across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh had participated in the workshop.

The National Board of Accreditation was established by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in 1994 and operated as an autonomous body since 2010. NBA has introduced new processes, parameters and criteria for accreditation, promoting international quality standards for technical education in India. This workshop is a precursor to the NBA application process being taken up in the college with the support of the Chandigarh Administration.

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Chandigarh 08^th July:–उत्तराखंडकेमहानसपूतवशहीददेवसुमनकी 75वींपुण्यतिथिकेअवसरपरहरवर्षकीभांतिटिहरीगढ़वालविकासपरिषद् (रजि.), चण्डीगढ़द्वाराआगामी 25 जुलाईकोसुमनदिवसपरिषद्केमुख्यसलाहकारभूपेंद्रशर्माकीअध्यक्षतामेंमनायाजाएगा।

परिषद्केप्रधानरघुबीरसिंहपवांरवमहासचिवदीपकअसवालनेउक्तजानकारीदेतेहुएबतायाकियेकार्यक्रमदेवसुमनकेहोंसले, वीरता, बलिदानऔरमातृभूमिकेप्रतिप्रेमकोयादरखनेकेलिएआयोजितकियाजाएगाजोगढ़वालभवन, सैक्टर 29, चण्डीगढ़मेंशाम 5:00 बजेहोगा। 

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Chandigarh 08^th July:–The much loved City Beautiful, witnessed a spectacle when all renowned names from the Punjabi Film Industry came together for the Grand Music Launch of the film 'Ardaas Karaan'. The launch was hosted by Saga Music, and Humble Motion Pictures. It is noteworthy that 'Ardaas Karaan'. The film will hit the silver screens on 19^th July 2019. The worldwide theatrical release is by Omjee Star Studios, and the worldwide digital and satellite distribution is by Unisys Infosolutions and Saga Music. 'Ardaas Karaan' is a Humble Motion Picture presentation, written, directed, and produced by Gippy Grewal, and co-produced by Ravneet Kaur Grewal.

Gippy Grewal said that'Ardaas Karaan' is a dream project for him. He had directed 'Ardaas' before 'Ardaas Karaan' and people had really given the film a lot of love. He is sure that 'Ardaas Karaan' too will be appreciated by the audiences. Through such projects we want to bring in front of people quality Punjabi cinema, which is based on themes that people relate with.

For the first time in tricity, a music launch event was held in a style akin to the academy awards. It was treat to watch celebrities walking on the red carpet, to enter the main venue and media taking their pictures, videos and sound-bites standing in a queue manager. It was just like how it happens in academy awards like the Oscars.

The music launch event witnessed the presence of the film's star cast-Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Sapna Pabbi, Japji Khaira, Yograj Singh, Sardar Sohi, Malkit Rauni, Gurpreet Bhangu and Seema Kaushal. What's more, the extremely talented and popular Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan also graced the occasion with her presence. The high point came when to the audience's surprise, Sunidhi Chauhan crooned the song 'Satgur Pyare' from the film Live at the event.

At the music launch event it was revealed that the music for the film has been given by Jatinder Shah, and lyrics have been written by Happy Raikoti and Ricky Khan. Renowned singers like Gippy Grewal, Sharry Mann, Ranjit Bawa, Sunidhi Chauhan, Nachhatar Gill and Devenderpal Singh have lent their voices to the various songs of this film. The film's music is released by Saga Music. Sumeet Singh Owner of Unisys Infosolutions & Saga Music said, "Our vision is to offer meaningful Punjabi cinema to the world. We want to mark presence of Punjab as a repertoire of knowledge-worthy content.

The event's attendees' were surprised by getting to see the yet to be released songs and Chapter 2–another insightful trailer of the film. Revealing a little about the surprise elements in the film- there's a song sung by none other than Gippy Grewal himself, and a song by Sharry  Maan. The official video of the film's second chapter, and the song by Gippy Grewal in the film was unveiled at the Music Launch event. Breath-taking and electrifying bhangra performances on the two yet to be released tracks of Gippy Grewal and Sharry Maan were definitely an icing on the cake.

The film's dialogues have been written by Rana Ranbir, who has also along with Gippy Grewal has written the film's story and screenplay. Gippy has donned the director's hat, yet again after Ardaas, for this film.

It is pertinent to mention here that last year, in January 2018, Saga Music had organized a star-studded event called the 'Saga Nights' where the film fraternity was invited. This year, yet again, keeping the tradition alive; Saga Music and Humble Motion Pictures have together launched the music of 'Ardaas Karaan' with great pomp and show.

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Chandigarh 08^th July:–In a commendable gesture a doctor at Shalby Hospital, Mohali with the help of his elder brother have partially funded the cochlear implant surgeries for two children.

Dr Dhiraj Gurvinder Singh an ENT surgeon with the help from his brother, Jasbir Singh Dhiraj, who is a software engineer in US, have arranged half of the surgery cost for two kids.

Nepalese migrant labourers' kid,  who live in Panchkula was treated few months back, whereas a 3-yr old baby girl of an auto rickshaw driver in Delhi was successfully undergone a cochlear implant surgery at  Shalby Hospital, Mohali today by Dr Singh and Dr AK Lahri, senior ENT Consultant at Shri Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi.

Talking to media during a press conference at Shalby Hospital on Monday, Dr Dhiraj Gurvinder Singh said that due to high cost of cochlear implant the kids from poor families are often remained deprived of this facility.

Dr Dhiraj Gurvinder Singh said that he and his brother just want to help these poor kids whose families in the lack of money can not go for implant.

Dr Dhiraj Gurvinder Singh further shared that Post cochlear implant surgery, the kids are able to listen normally after 2-week. Afterward they start speaking with training from speech specialist and able to live a normal life.

Dr AK Lahri, who is among one of the first cochlear implant surgeon in India said Congenital deafness has an incidence of around 1 to 2 in thousand new born babies. For such children early cochlear implantation is the only solution which can give the child near normal or normal hearing.

We want to identify the problem as early as possible among new born babies so that they can underdo Cochlear implant surgery, said Dr Lahiri adding the speech therapy is started after the surgery so that the babies could start leaning speech process also which is not developed in these children.

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Chandigarh 08^th July:–Declaration of results of PCS 2019 exams once again proved the excellence of Abhimanu IAS  with its students featuring in the top selections. Abhimanu IAS has achieved a total of 40+ successful selections in the PCS examination this year.

The candidates who have scored top ranks are Sukhwinder Singh Brar, Birkaran Singh, Larson, Ravinder Singh, Ishmeet Kaur, Vishavdeep Mattu, Jagnoor Singh Grewal, Jaspreet Singh, Sumrita, Kanwal Puneet kaur, Parleen Kaur Kaleka, Karthik Mattu, Prabhjot Kaur, Babandeep Singh, Arun Mundan, Siddharth  Attri, Murad Jasvir Singh Gill, Deepankar Garg, Rupinder kaur, Manavjit Singh Sidhu, Suraj, Divya Singla, Vishavjeet Singh Maan. 

These results once again prove the excellent teaching pedagogy of the Abhimanu IAS and the high level of trust that the institute has maintained since 20 years. The institute aims to provide quality guidance to PCS & IAS Aspirants and enhancing problem solving and decision making skills, which are essential in achieving success in this examination.

At a ceremony organized today at Chandigarh, Garima Singh, Commissioner Income Tax, IRS, presently posted as special secretary finance to Government of Punjab & Mrs. Kusum Bansal, IRS, Addl. Commissioner of Income-tax, Mumbai felicitated the Toppers of PCS (2019). They welcomed and congratulated all the successful candidates and described them as "architects of the New India". They urged them to utilize the opportunities available during their long careers for building a 'New India'. While addressing the achievers she said that the young officers have a lot to learn during their long tenure where they will meet various challenges in due course. Expressing confidence that they would find innovative solutions to these challenges and both wished the toppers best in their future career. The ceremony was attended by more than 150+ civil services aspirants.

Speaking on the occasion Parveen Bansal, CMD abhimanu said that the Abhimanu IAS institute is committed to prepare the students holistically for this prestigious examination. With a commitment to education, the Institute has grown to become one of the leaders in civil services exam preprations in India and have trained more than 35000 students over the last 20 years, building an environment of trust and student care, year after year. Abhimanu institute has produced more than 1315 selections since its inception with top ranks in UPSC as well as in State civil services. At present, Abhimanu Academy has its centers in Chandigarh, Shimla, Delhi, Patiala, Hoshiarpur, Jallandhar, Amritsar, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar & proudly mentoring bright minds of North India. 

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Chandigarh 09^th July:-The eagerly awaited 'Investiture Ceremony' of students' council for the academic session 2019-20 was held at I S Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sec 21, Chandigarh.

In a ceremony which was held with full enthusiasm, students were explained the meaning and importance of Investiture Ceremony. New members of the newly elected council were announced.

Pawan was made Head Boy, Kanupriya Head Girl, Sandeep was introduced as Junior Head Boy and Tanvi as Junior Head Girl.  Adit became Junior vice Head Boy and Gunhpreet Junior vice Head Girl.

4 House Captains, 18 Council members and prefects from each class were also introduced.

The elected students were presented badges and sashes by Principal Loveleen Bedi and Chief Coordinator Sabeeha Dhillon Mangat.  The Principal also explained the role and responsibilities of the elected students to them. The ceremony concluded by the address of the Chief Coordinator who congratulated the students with an advice to balance well, these opportunities with academics, and excel in both.

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Chandigarh 09^th July:-PNB MetLife, among the top 10 private life insurance companies in India (fiscal 2019), kick-started the PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship (JBC) – Season 5, one of the biggest national open-platform for Badminton at Sector-38, West, Chandigarh. The first day of the four days tournament in the city received an overwhelming response with 1040 young future prodigies engaging in on-court battles.

The tournament was inaugurated by D.K. Jain, Zonal Manager, Punjab National Bank (Chandigarh), who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Accompanying him were T.P.S. Puri, Former Chief National Coach of India and Current President of Chandigarh Badminton Association; Surinder Mahajan, Secretary of Chandigarh Badminton Association and Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police, Chandigarh.

The fifth edition of JBC will cover the length and breadth of the country with tournaments in 10 cities - Chandigarh, Bangalore, Kochi, Lucknow, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guwahati and New Delhi. The matches will be played in four age categories–Under-9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 for boys and girls. The top two kids from each category from every city tournament will proceed to the national finale in New Delhi where they will get a chance to be felicitated with the National Title by the ace badminton player and the brand ambassador of PNB MetLife, P.V. Sindhu.

Nipun Kaushal, Chief Marketing Officer, PNB MetLife said that during the last edition of PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship, we were able to reach out to 8000+ budding badminton enthusiasts from across the country. In the fifth edition, we aspire to take this to the next level and create a deeper impact at all levels and touch lives of many more aspiring shuttlers. Aligned to this agenda, last week we also launched the JBC Boot Camp, a masterfully created virtual badminton boot camp that hosts sessions from the badminton stalwarts like P.V. Sindhu, U. Vimal Kumar, Vijay Lancy, Anup Sridhar and many more. He said that now the badminton aspirants from across the country will get a chance to learn about the techniques of the game, mental ability, fitness, nourishment and so on.

With an aim to create a sustainable social impact, Junior Badminton Championship is also associated with CRY (Child Rights and You), as a CSR partner. Over the past four years as a part of its CSR initiative, PNB MetLife has been providing annual scholarships to the underprivileged children across India for coaching and training. This year already 100 underprivileged children have been trained for the upcoming JBC out of which 32 children will be awarded an annual scholarship to pursue Badminton as a sport.

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Chandigarh 09^th July:-Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Max Institute of Healthcare Management organised a one-day awareness programme on 'Lean Transformation of Healthcare Organizations' at Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali Campus.

The awareness programme was organised with an objective to improve services in healthcare delivery industry. The awareness programme was designed to demonstrate the potential of adopting lean principles in enhancing efficiency of healthcare organizations to create value for patients by reducing 'waste and waits'.

Professor Sarang Deo, Executive Director, Max Institute of Healthcare Management and Associate Professor, Operations Management, Indian School of Business who facilitated the awareness programme started the programme with a group activity 'Experiencing Lean Operations' after which the teams debriefed to understand the building blocks of lean operations. The programme concluded with a Harvard Business School case study discussion focused on understanding and adapting lean operations for healthcare organizations.

A diverse group of 30 professionals from healthcare service, medical device, technology solutions from the tricity region attended the programme. 

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Panchkula 09^th July:-मिजोरमसरकारद्वारापिछलेवर्षआयोजितइन्वेस्टर्समीट"मेग्नेटिकमिजोरम" केनामपरपंचकूलाकीकंपनीसंजीविटीइंटरप्राईजेजप्राईवेटलिमिटेडनामककंपनीकेनारायणगढ़निवासीनिदेशकसंजीवघारू 50 लाखकीठगीकाशिकारहोगए। उन्होंनेइसबाबतजानकारीदेतेहुएबतायाकि 20-21 अप्रैल 2018 कोमिजोरमसरकारकेसाथकैप्टनराहुलसुदेशबालीसीईओ, मेग्नेटिकमिजोरमनेमिलकरएकइन्वेस्टरसमिटकाआयोजनकियाजिसमेंराज्यकेमुख्यमंत्राीश्रीलालथनावलामुख्यअतिथिथे।समिटमेंकईकंपनीयोंनेहिस्सालियाथाजिसमेंसंजीविटीइंटरप्राईजेजप्राईवेटलिमिटेडकीतरफसेप्रेमजीतशर्मा, निदेशकनेकार्यक्रममेंहिस्सालियातथासरकारकीनीतियोंसेसहमतहोकरमिजोरमसरकारकेसाथएकएम.ओ.यू. साईनकियाजिसकेतहतकंपनीनेप्रदेशमेंपहला 100 मैगावाटकासोलरपावरप्लांटस्थापितकरनाथाजिसमेंकंपनीलगभग 600 करोड़रूपयेइन्वैस्टकरनेवालीथी। इसएम.ओ.यू. केतहतमिजोरमसरकारनेकंपनीकोलगभग 100 हैकटेयरजमीनउपलब्ध्करवादीजिसपरकंपनीनेतकनीकिसर्वेक्षणआदिकरवानेकेउपरांतइसकीएकडी.पी.आर. (डिटेलप्रोजेक्टरिर्पोट) मिजोरमसरकारकोअगस्त 2018 मेंसौंपदी। एम.ओ.यू. केअनुसारअगलाकार्यसरकारवकंपनीकेबीचपी.पी.ए. (पावरप्रचेजएग्रीमैंट) होनाथा।मेग्नेटिकमिजोरमकेसी.ई.ओ. जोकिमिजोरमसरकारकेराज्यपार्टनरकेतौरपरकंपनीकेनिदेशकोसेमिलतेरहेऔरबतायाकिवहसरकारकेकार्यशैलीकोभली-भांतिजानतेहैंऔरउन्होंनेअपनेसरकारकेअंदरबड़ेसंबंधोंकाहवालादेतेहुएसंजीविटीइंटरप्राईजेजसेपैसोकीमांगशुरूकरदी।इसकेलिएराहुलसुदेशबालीनेदलीलदेतेहुएबतायाकिउनकेबिनाकंपनीकाअनुबध्होनासंभवनहीहै।कंपनीकेनिदेशकोनेराहुलसुदेशबालीकीकम्पनीइन्नोवेशनइंडियाकेचालूखातावबचतखातामेंविभिन्नतिथियोंमेंलगभग 30 लाखरूपयेजमाकरवादियेवअन्य 20 लाखरूपयेइन्नोवेशनइंडियाकेनिदेशकराहुलसुदेशबालीएवम्भावनाबालीकोनगदीदिये। 

उल्लेखनीयहैकिकंपनीसंजीविटीइंटरप्राईजेजद्वाराएकभारीरकम 600 करोड़रूपयेप्रदेशमेंइन्वेस्टकीजानीथीजोकिप्रोजेक्टकेलम्बाखीचेंजानेपरइतनीबड़ीरकमकोरोकेरखनाकंपनीकीनियमावलीअनुसारनहींथाजिसकेचलतेकंपनीकोलगाकिमेग्नेटिकमिजोरमकेसी.ई.ओ. राहुलसुदेशबालीवभावनाबालीउनकेसाथकोईखेलखेलरहेहैंऔरउनकीमंशाकोभापतेहुएकंपनीनेमिजोरममेंप्रोजेक्टनलगानेकाफैसलालेतेहुएअपनेपैसोकातकाजाकियातोइसपरराहुलसुदेशबालीकोभेजेगएअनुबंध्काप्रारूपबदलदियागयाऔरउसेएककंसल्टेंसीएग्रीमेंटकेरूपमेंराहुलसुदेशबालीद्वाराहस्ताक्षरकरकेकंपनीकोभेजदियागया। इसपरसंजीवघारूइन्नोवेशनइंडियाकेनिदेशकराहुलसुदेशबालीएवमभावनाबालीकीबदनियतीकोपहचानगएवकंपनीनेअनेकोपत्राचारद्वाराअपनेपैसेकातकाजाकिया।इसपरराहुलसुदेशबालीनेकंपनीकेतीननिदेशकोंकोफरवरी 2019 मेंपैसावापिसलौटानेकेबहानेदिल्लीबुलायाविपरितइसकेराहुलसुदेशबालीनेकंपनीकेनिदेशकोंकेविरोधएकशिकायतदिल्लीमेंदेदी।इसप्रकारकंपनीजोकिएकबड़ाइनवेस्टमेन्टप्रदेशमेंकरनाचाहतीथीजिसकेपरिणामबहुतदूरगामीहोतेकिंतुमेग्नेटिकमिजोरमकीमृगतृष्णामेंकंपनीफंसगई। इसकापरिणामयहरहाकिनातोमिजोरमप्रदेशकोसोलरपावरप्लांटकेनामपरहोनेवालाविकासमिलपायावहीकंपनीनेभीखुदकोठगाहुआमहसूसकिया।अंततःकंपनीकेनिदेशकसंजीवघारूनेएकशिकायतडी.सी.पी. पंचकूलाकेनामदीकिंतुचालाकराहुलसुदेशबालीवभावनाबालीपुलिसद्वारानोटिसजारीहोनेकेउपरांतभीपुलिसकोआपेक्षितसहयोगनहींकररहेहै। 

संजीवघारूनेकहा कियदिइसप्रकारनिवेशकोंकोसरकारकेदलालोंद्वाराठगाजायेगातोकिसीभीसूबेमेंनिवेशकअपनानिवेशकरनेसेपहलेसोचनेपरमजबूरहोगाजिसकेचलतेविभिन्नसरकारेवकंपनियांविकासकेपहियेकोतेजीसेनाचलापायेगें। ऐसेअनेकोराहुलसुदेशबालीवभावनाबालीबंटीऔरबबलीकीतरहसरकारोंकीनाककेनीचेकामकररहेहैजिनपरनिवेशकोंकोसुरक्षितरखनेकेलिएनकेलकसनाबहुतजरूरीहै।

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Chandigarh 09^th July:-The famous sister singer duo Mallika-Jyoti have now split. The duo was very famous for their song Badaamaa Waali Kheer.

And confirming the split is none other than the older sister Jyoti aka JAYY CAURR who has now decided to go solo and launch her first Hindi single SUPERSTAR.

This single is being launched by the famous music label Blue Tomatoes. Blue Tomatoes which is managed by Amarjot Bhasin has looked after JAYY CAURR'S entire makeover....from the selection of songs, to compositions, music, artist styling, video shoots and promotions. Amarjot Bhasin has spent a lot of time conceptualising the shoot of the song in Canada. The video of the Hindi single has been directed ny Navraj Raja.

The new song hits all major online platforms from July 9 and is being distributed by the France-based Believe Digital. Completely modern and sassy, the song is sure to become an anthem for most young girls. The video is shot in Canada and has all the makings of a foot tapping dance number.

Speaking on the split, Jayy stated that she had been waiting for long for her sister to make up her mind on whether she wanted to continue singing post her marriage. She feels she has sacrificed a lot of time on this. Totally fed up, she decided to come solo and she is glad that her single SUPERSTAR is being well received by whoever has heard it.'

Jayy already has two film tracks to her credit. Farookhabaadi with Labh Janjua in Luv Shuv Tey Chicek Khurana and a song in the National Award winning Punjabi film Nabar.

The solo singer has dabbled in almost all genres of music since she started singing at a very young age. From singing dhadhi vaars (religious songs) in village fairs, to traditional bhangra and gidda and now modern music, Jayy has sung it all. And now she has three singles ready for release.

She added that her strength is actually folk and this is reflected in all her songs, even the modern ones like Superstar and the other upcoming ones. She now see most people asking for traditional songs even in foreign countries when she do shows.

Wishing her sister all the very best, Jayy said that splitting and going solo was one of the most difficult decisions of her life. She said that it's almost like cutting out a part of your body and still trying to survive. She has been performing solo on the stage since the past two years. And she decided to take this plunge due to the insistence of her well wishers and fans.

Amarjot Bhasin said that he has actually tried to uplift Jayy's spirits always since she has been really upset with all this split and the rumors surrounding it. He is hoping that this avatar of Jayy would be greatly appreciated by the youngsters especially girls since we are touring it as a girl anthem.

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Chandigarh 09^th July:-To promote collaborative and convergent efforts among the civil society, Women and Child Development Department (WCD), Child Welfare Committees (CWC) and Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in ensuring safety and security of children, a state-level consultation was organised by Bal Bigul Haryana Alliance and Child Rights and You (CRY), in collaboration with WCD department of Haryana on Thursday. Members of 22 CWCs and the District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) took part in the consultation programme.

Captain Manoj Kumar, the Director of WCD Department, Haryana was the chief speaker at the consultation. Addressing the consultation he said that the state government would look into the challenges and resolve all the issues related to protection and development of of children. Emphasising the need of synchronised effort in order to achieve optimum results, he urged that "the CWCs, DCPUs and the WCD department should work in tandem and towards the same direction.

Project Manager, Training, IEC and Advocacy, Government of Haryana, Shaffy Pruthi; Programme Officer Training Vipul Lalwani; Programme Manager, CNCP Indira Rani and Programme Manager, SARA Anjali Sharma were among the key dignitaries who facilitated the consultation workshop.

Elaborating how a collaborative and convergent approach can do wonders in addressing the protection issues of children at the grass roots, Subhendu Bhattacharya, the Programme Head of CRY (Northern Region) said that while working with children over the last four decades, we have observed that a strong safety net at the community level equipped with the support of WCD, CWC, DCPU and other relevant stakeholders is the most effective way to address child security." He assured that CRY will continue to work closely with the administration in the best interest of children.

At the consultation CRY highlighted the gaps in the process of providing victim compensation in the cases of child sexual abuse. According to them, priority should be set at the grass roots level, and a structured child protection plan needs to be developed in every district of the state. The panel also discussed about the status of National Child Labour Project (NCLP) and took stock of the data of Labour Department of Haryana in this regard.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-The Railway Platform tickets have been made mandatory for those who come to drop travelers at the Chandigarh Railway Station. From today onwards, the private company has taken over the platform ticket counters. The private platform counter was inaugurated by the Dhirendra Pratap Dubey, owner of DPD Caters and Transportation.

Platform ticket counter at Main Gate will distribute platform ticket of Rs 10 and another such counter is also made for the people coming from the Panchkula side. Platform tickets will be available at both places.

D P Dubey said that our team comprises of 8-9 people, whose work will be the distribution of platform tickets and checking of offenders inside. At present, platform tickets will also be distributed on the spot (at platform) as many people are not aware of the service.  Soon the penalty will be charged. Those who do not buy the platform ticket can be fined 10 times as a penalty. 

Along with this a Private cloak room was also inaugurated. Privatization work is being started by the PMO at Indian railway stations having world class facility. The task of making platform ticket privatize at Chandigarh Railway Station is one of them. 

During the inauguration of platform ticket counter, different political leaders like Shashi Shankar Tiwari, Pappu Shukla, and others guests Ravi Dubey, Prashant Kumar Dubey, Anmol Dubey, Dilip Dubey, D. K. Pandey, VK Mishra were present.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-In line with its commitment to provide excellent after sales services, Nissan India has started one month free monsoon car check-up camp for its customers.

All Nissan and Datsun owners can avail a free thorough 40-point car check-up at all Nissan authorized service centres across India. Customers can also benefit the discount of up to 20% on labour charges and special discounts on accessories.

Atul Aggarwal, GM-After Sales, Nissan India said that Nissan is committed to offer exceptional products complemented with innovative after sales initiatives. Free Monsoon Car Check-up Camp is one such initiative. Proper care has to be taken during Monsoon. We urge our customers to get their cars checked during the Free Monsoon Car Check-up Camp.

Customers can contact their nearest Nissan service centre to avail the offerings during Nissan free monsoon Car Camp.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-SAEINDIA, a professional Society of Automotive Engineers and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, today announced the commencement of the redesigned Virtual Round of BAJA SAEINDIA, which will be held on July 12 & 13, 2019 at Chitkara University, Chandigarh. The Virtual Round also flag offs the 13^thedition of the much-awaited BAJA series with Mahindra as the title sponsor. Dr K C Vora, Sr Deputy Director of ARAI is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, with S Balraj as Convener for Pithampur and Shoaib Sadiq as Convener for Chandigarh.

The BAJA SAEINDIA series is a well-known competition among the engineering students, who participate in the event with great zeal and passion. With around 280 teams from various engineering colleges of India, 25 students from each team totalling over six Thousand students, the battlefield is all set for these students to come up with their ideas. The teams registered for this season are spread across 24 different states, including 4 teams from Punjab. This year, a total of 225 teams have registered for the conventional format of the event i.e. mBaja and 55 teams have opted for the electric version of BAJA SAEINDIA i.e. eBaja.

During the course of Virtual Baja, the registered teams will be scrutinized for their knowledge, creativity, concepts, virtual design and capability to participate successfully in the main event. The teams at the Virtual BAJA will make a presentation on their design, followed by an Online test, which will carry equal weightage in their final selection. The teams would be judged on various parameters in the virtual BAJA like knowledge of the rulebook, the concept of the buggy, the project plan, the design methodology, CAE Analysis, the Design Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Validation Plan (DVP), college workshop facilities and team \formation.  The Online Test will check every participant's knowledge on Rulebook and general Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. Based on the performance in Virtual BAJA, the teams will be selected for participation in the main event, scheduled to be held in NATRAX facility of NATRIP, Pithampur near Indore and Chitkara University at Chandigarh. Eminent personalities from the automotive and engineering industry will serve in the panel for the latest edition of BAJASAENDIA.

Each team is tasked to create a vehicle known as 'Buggy', an All-Terrain Vehicle, which has to comply with multiple parameters & technical inspection, before it is allowed to compete in the dynamic events and final endurance race. Students are expected to design Buggy having the best suspension, steering & brakes with a strong roll cage, considering the New Product Development (NPD) Cycle with all quality and safety aspects. Many teams target weight of the buggy to be less than 125 kg.

A remarkable feature unique to BAJA SAEINDIA is the adoption of a new theme every year. This year the theme for BAJA 2020 is 'Breaking Conventions'.

Speaking at the conference, Col. Rakesh Sharma, Associate Director, University Affairs, Chitkara University said that as the host institute of Virtual BAJA SAEINDIA, from the last 3 years, we feel proud in supporting this program. The quality competitions from SAEINDIA like BAJA are improving the engineering skills of young graduates and providing them with a platform to learn in a real environment with a project-based approach.The increasing number of teams in eBAJA proves itself that we are moving in the right direction towards sustainable mobility for the future.

Subodh Morye–Head Marketing & PR BAJA SAEINDIA mentioned that BAJA SAEINDIA has been improving year on year since its inception in 2007 by reloading the enthusiasm high in teams and has finally reached to a stage to break the conventions. Every year, we see an active participation from the Organizing and Alumni Committee to shape this event in an extraordinary competition. The support from the Steering Committee headed by Dr Pawan Goenka, MD of M&M, has been pivotal and is driving the event towards a promising future through their wisdom and vision. While thanking our sponsors, we as BAJA SAEINDIA will continue supporting the teams and encouraging them to adopt innovative ways to cope up with the challenges which awaits them in the future of Automotive Industry".

Dr Bala Bharadwaj, MD of Boeing India and President of SAEINDIA, sends his best wishes to the Baja Organizing Committee for the successful conduction of Virtual Baja.

In India, the BAJA SAEINDIA (Society of Automotive Engineers) began its journey in the year 2007 and was launched under the leadership of Dr. Pawan Goenka (during his tenure as SAEINDIA President) and the convenorship of Dr. K.C. Vora. As SAEINDIA ventured on to the unchartered territory of holding a mega-event of this scale, NATRiP came forward to lend a helping hand through an earmarked zone at its proving grounds: NATRAX, situated at Pithampur, Indore. Similarly, from this year, Chitkara University came forward to organize the 2^nd leg of BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 at its vast campus.

The finale will be held at the NATRAX facility of NATRIP at Pithampur near Indore, from 23^rd to 26^th January 2020, followed by HR meet on 27^th & 28^th January 2020. The 2^nd part of 13^th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 is scheduled at Chitkara University, Chandigarh from 5^th to 8^th March 2020, followed by HR meet on 9^th March 2020.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-On the back of strong growth numbers and taking its role as the 'happiness enabler' further, Sony SAB, the brand, is now ready to redefine itself through a new philosophy which is driven on the insight that "jitni insaan ki khushi badhti hai, utni hee duniya mein insaniyat bhi badhti hai". Keeping this core thought in mind, Sony SAB has launched a brand campaign that signifies this key change with a new tagline 'Khushiyon Wali Feeling'.

Based on its deep understanding of the pulse of real India, Sony SAB has steadily created a niche for itself through captivating shows and characters, all geared towards bringing a smile to people's faces. With its impressive line-up of fresh programs and light-hearted values driven content ranging from daily family comedy to path breaking concepts, the channel is dedicated to promoting an enjoyable family-viewing experience and can truly be defined as the 'living room brand' with something to appeal to everyone in the family.

With the new brand philosophy Sony SAB will stand for a larger purpose in life, that of making people happy by bringing unforgettable moments and infinite experiences that lift the heart and free the minds of the viewers in turn making them better human beings. The three 60 seconder TVC's will creatively showcase the new brand tagline of 'Khushiyon Wali Feeling' through relatable everyday instances which reinforce the fact that happiness begets humanity. For instance, one film features a newly married couple who are not able to sit together on a flight because a grouchy passenger refuses to exchange seats. But when an unexpected happy encounter changes this co-passenger's disposition, he graciously offers his seat to the couple. Yet another film demonstrates how simple joys like the smile and giggles of a baby can transform a bad day into a happier one. The third film touches upon the importance of how receiving good news can turn someone's sullen mood into a cheerful one and in turn make the person more thoughtful about their actions towards others around them.

Sony SAB will soon be seen launching exciting new shows in the upcoming months which will further the brand's promise of helping spread happiness while continuing to entertain its audiences with its blockbuster shows such as the evergreen Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Tenali Rama which recently completed 500 episodes, Aladdin–Naam Toh Suna Hoga, Jijaji Chhat Per Hain and Bhakharwadi.

The TVC's are conceptualized by Contract and shot by Boot Polissh Films­­. The campaign launched on 10th July 2019 on-air. To promote the campaign, the channel is engaging in a massive television plan across news and regional channels (apart from its own TV network) for two weeks. The marketing plan also consists of a huge digital leg.

Neeraj Vyas, Business Head, Sony SAB, PAL and Sony MAX movie cluster said that we are absolutely delighted to present an exciting new brand campaign which will usher in our new brand philosophy. We believe, this campaign will further help us strengthen our positioning as a brand that goes beyond just providing comedy content and will help us connect with our audiences on a much deeper level with a focus on wholesome happiness. These brand films truly reflect the very core of our brand which is built on showcasing light-hearted values driven content which makes people happy.

Vaishali Sharma, Marketing & Communications Head, Sony SAB, PAL and Sony MAX movie cluster, said that there are a few brands which are fortunate to have a strong emotional connect with its consumers. For Sony SAB, which is one such brand it is an apt opportunity to take a significant turn in the journey of its brand evolution. We as a brand, stand for a larger purpose in life, which is to bring content that will bring smiles on people's faces and enable them to take that joy forward. Our new campaign articulates this strong brand philosophy and encourages viewers to join us in making the world a happier place.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria, Chandigarh, organized a poster making  competition on the occasion of World Population Day in collaboration with the Environment Department, Chandigarh. 

The children expressed through the posters that continues increase in  population could result in  imbalance in the environment. Students said that a small family was essential for a clean environment.  They conveyed the message that glaciers were melting due to continuous human population on Earth. This would threaten the existence of humans in danger. The environment is being adversely affected due to continuous cutting of trees. Students said that if the population was low then the environment would remain clean. They also stressed upon more planting of trees for cleaner and safer environment.  

On this occasion, the school principal Dr. Vinod Kumar said that the masses were affected by the population. Due to population growth, men were cutting trees at a fast speed. Due to this ignorance, he is endangering his life and others. Control on increasing population is necessary.

In this competition Shubham, Himamshi, Ragini and Ridhima received first, second, third and consolation prizes.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-The 9th Civil Military Liaison Conference was held today under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, V.P. Singh Badnore.

The meeting started with the welcome address by Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh who emphasized that Civil and Military authorities are two wheels of a cart, which move together in the service of the nation. Further, Army Commander, Headquarter Western Command Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM**, VSM shared that overwhelming support has been received from Chandigarh Administration on the different matters of concern, and the officials have been supporting in resolving the matters of mutual concern.

The Administrator presiding over the conference, emphasized that the primary objective of the conference is to advice, devise and innovate and to ensure better coordination and liaison between the Armed Forces and the Civilian Authorities.

Further, the Administrator expressed his satisfaction over the action taken by Chandigarh Administration pertaining to the conversion of Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) land in sector-44 A Chandigarh from lease to free hold, identification of posts reserved for ex-servicemen and general upkeep and maintenance of Service Married Quater areas in Sector 31 and Sector 47 etc.

 During the meeting, various ongoing matters were also discussed with the Western Command including demolition of unauthorised construction around Air Force Station, Connectivity of Chandigarh to International Airport and foliage/vegetation and drainage clearance near Behlana gate of Air Force Station, Chandigarh etc.

Other proposals put forward by the Western Command included compliance of Punjab Ex Servicemen Rules 1982 for recruitment in Chandigarh Police, re-designation of Zila Sainik Welfare Office Chandigarh as Department of Sainik Welfare etc. The Chandigarh Administration assured that these matters will be examined and taken up on priority.

Further, the Chandigarh Administration also requested Western Command to share their expertise in the upgradation of War Memorial, Sector-3, Chandigarh, training of the police personnel of Chandigarh Administration by the military authorities regarding use of latest arms and ammunitions, disaster management etc.

Among the other dignitaries present on the occasion were Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home), Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Finance Secretary, Sanjay Baniwal, DGP UT Chandigarh.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:-India's first fully electric SUV-KONA Electric was launched at Berkeley Hyundai showroom.

Hyundai KONA is a true expression of Hyundai's advanced technology in eco & clean mobility. Appealing to consumers with active, eco-focused lifestyle – Hyundai KONA Electric will offer youthful design, sporty driving and advanced technology offering first long range green SUV with 452 kms/charge.

S.S. Kim, MD and CEO, Hyundai    Motor India Limited said  that the launch of KONA in India will be a revolutionary and a definitive forward.

The KONA Electric powertrain employs a powerful and highly-efficient 136ps permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor powered by a high-voltage 39.2 kWh advanced lithium-ion polymer battery. The motor develops 40.27 kgm of torque distributed to the front wheels giving an impressive acceleration of 0-100 kmph in just 9.7 seconds. The battery system has liquid-cooling technology and battery pack has high energy density.

The customers will be provided with two chargers along with the car – A portable charger and an AC wall box charger. The portable charger can be plugged into any normal 3 pin 15 amp sockets and charge the vehicle. This charger can top up daily running of 50Kms in less than 3 Hours. Whereas AC wall box charger (7.2 kW) can top-up charge the vehicle within 1 hour for running 50Kms.

For providing fast charging facility, Hyundai is working along with IOCL to develop infrastructure at select Fuel Stations in select cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai. HMIL will invest on the equipment and installation of these fast chargers (CCS Type – Single Port). These chargers can charge 80% of the battery capacity in less than an hour.

Moreover, all Hyundai electric selling dealerships are equipped with 7.2 kW AC charger to support customers for KONA Electric charging. Additionally, in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai, a special KONA Electric fleet (KONA Electric to KONA Electric) fitted with power converter will provide emergency charging support to the customers. Also, for the convenience of customers, HMIL has tied up with MapMyIndia, to display KONA Electric compatible EV charging stations in HMIL website and in mobile app.

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Chandigarh 11^th July:- कोईभीइंडस्ट्रीदोकारणोंसेफेलहोतीहै।पहलीयातोवहांव्यवस्थाएंबेहतरनहींहैयाफिरउन्होंनेक्वालिटीकेसाथसमझौताकरलियाहै।इसलिएकभीइनदोनोंबातोंकाअनुसरणनहींकरनाचाहिए।जबहमक्वालिटीकेसाथसमझौतेकीबातकोअपनीडिक्शनरीसेनिकालदेतेहैंऔरसमयपरकामकोअंजामदेतेहै, तबहमाराक्लाइंटबेसअपनेआपतैयारहोनेलगताहैऔरनतीजतनहमेंअपनीबेहतरक्वालिटीकेलिएसम्मानितकियाजाताहै।येकहनाहैपब्लिकरिलेशनक्षेत्रकीअग्रणीकंपनीपर 24x7 केफाउंडरअतुलमलिकरामका, जिनकेसंस्थानकोएकबारफिरबेस्टक्वालिटीसर्विसकेलिएसम्मानितकियागयाहै।अहमदाबादमेंक्वालिटीमार्कट्रस्टद्वाराआयोजितकिएगएक्वालिटीमार्कअवार्ड 2019 मेंदेशकीकुछप्रतिष्ठितकंपनियोंकोउनकीबेस्टक्लाइटसर्विसेसकेलिएसम्मानितकियागया।कुल 1200 आवेदनोंमें 32 कंपनियोंकोइसअवार्डकेलिएचुनागया, जिनमेंपीआर 24x7 कानामभीशामिलहै।

ख़ासबातयहहैकिकंपनीकोयहअवार्डदूसरीबारमिलाहै।इससेपहले, साल 2015 मेंभीपीआर 24x7 कोइसअवार्डसेनवाजागयाथा।

इसअवसरपर  मलिकरामनेकहाकियहसम्मानउनकीकंपनीकीविश्वसनीयतावउनकेसहयोगियोंएवंकर्मचारियोंकेविश्वासकोऔरबढ़ाएगा।मलिकरामकेमुताबिक़जबहमएकसर्विसप्रोवाइडरकीभूमिकानिभारहेहोतेहैंतबहमारेसामनेक्वालिटीसर्विसदेनेकेआलावाअन्यकोईविकल्पनहींहोता,औरसमयपरकामकीडिलीवरीकरनाहमेशाप्राथमिकतारहतीहै।पीआर 24x7 इसीअवधारणाकेसाथआगेबढ़रहीहैऔरइसकेपरिणामसाफ़तौरपरदेखेजासकतेहैं।

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Chandigarh 11^th July:- Blued, a Gay social networking app that has actively been involved in supporting and encouraging the LGBTQ community, has launched an Anti cyber bullying campaign for the LGBTQ community. The campaign focuses on making people aware about the online malicious act of being bullied or mocked online as well as the threats an individual faces when one encounters someone who isn't what they claim to be. The online campaign highlights real life scenarios with people who have been persecuted under the situation.  

Blued, has joined hands with Queerythm and Ya.All, community based organizations that provides support groups for the LGBTQI community, and launched helpline numbers to report such incidents. These helplines will also work toward counselling people who have been a victim to cyber bullying or physical abuse. The campaign that has been presented in a video format records accounts of people of the gay community and shed light on their experiences.

As a part of the campaign , the initiative highlights the cyber bullying issue and also educates the viewers on the measures one must take to be safe on online dating sites and apps by spreading the awareness or how to be more careful while approaching or making an online dating profile. Anyone who would be interested in reaching out to the experts can dial the 24x7 helplines: +91.97.4554.5559 & +91.60.0903.2883

YuJun, Country Manager, Blued India stated that when he first learnt about these horrific incidents that have been going around in India, he couldn't believe his ears. As a social network, it's our responsibility to provide a safe platform for users and make sure that we arm our users with information and tools to verify the person's identity. This helpline will prove to be helpful for everyone in the community.

In a recent survey report, 42% of the LGBTQ members have been a victim of this virtual harassment and the numbers of incident have swiftly been rising of cases of being mocked, robbed or extorted money via online dating apps and LGBTQ has been one of the easiest targets for the predators reason being people living under the shell or a discreet gay life.

Speaking on the launch, Sanyam Sharma, Marketing Director, Blued India, said that it is a great misery to see that even though the situation has been showing the steady growth in improvement for the community yet the cases of cyber bullying for LGBTQ people have been highest. One in four LGBT members has been a victim to cyber bullying. We take great pride to be initiating such a cause that helps the community. He believes it is a moral responsibility for each one of us to create a safe and better environment for everyone.

Palash Borah, CSR Manager & Youth Convention leader of UNAIDS opined that experience shapes our perceptions. While some experiences mould us to be better beings, there are some that leave a scar for a lifetime. This is our sincere effort to bring the community and friends and families together to support each other during a time when your loved ones may be under pain and it's important to talk about it. He would urge anyone in the community who has been a victim to such incidents to dial on the helpline and speak to the experts on overcoming these issues and being safe.