Monday 11 September 2017

Mahindra Adventure ‘Himalayan Spiti Escape’ 2017 to Flag off from Chandigarh

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, is all set to flag off the ‘Himalayan Spiti Escape 2017’, under the Mahindra Adventure umbrella brand. This expedition will be flagged off from Lalit, Chandigarh and will run from Chandigarh to Chandigarh while covering Narkanda, Nako, Tabo and Kaza in the Spiti Valley.
20 expedition ready Mahindra vehicles will be driven from Chandigarh to Spiti Valley via Sangla valley and Manali. The convoy will traverse some of the highest motor-able and treacherous mountain passes in the world, such as Rohtang pass and Kunzum La. From the apple laden Sangla valley, the convoy comprising Scorpios, Thars and a Getaway will make their way over the world’s most treacherous road to reach Spiti Valley. From visiting the 500 year old mummy at Gue monastery to the highest post office in the world, the expedition promises to take everyone off-roading to the top of the world. For the adventure enthusiast, the drive to Spiti Valley is nothing less than a roller coaster ride with the tough and rugged Mahindra vehicles taking the beating of the broken roads.
Until recently this land had been unexplored but slowly it has begun to capture the imagination of adventure seekers across the world. The idea of the drive is to offer an extreme Himalayan driving experience to all enthusiasts by providing adequate backup. The event is run to the standard of a motorsport event and participants will get a chance to enjoy the mountains thanks to well-planned halts (for ex: free days at Sangla, Kaza and Manali).
Route of the Rally                 
Day 1- Chandigarh to Narkanda
Day 2- Narkanda to Sangla
Day 3- Sangla (Free Day)
Day 4- Sangla to Nako
Day 5- Nako to Kaza via Tabo
Day 6- Kaza (Free Day)
Day 7- Kaza to Manali (via Kunzum La & Chandratal)
Day 8- Manali (Free Day)
Day 9- Manali to Chandigarh
The Mahindra Adventure Spiti Escape is led by veteran rallyist, Hari Singh. Title sponsor for the event is CEAT along with official lubricant partner Valvoline.


Singer Roy Reaches Ludhiana for the Promotion of His Debut Punjabi Song "Ruthey Yaar"


By Tricitynews Reporter
Ludhiana 11th September:- New Delhi based young singer Roy today reached Ludhiana for the promotion of his debut Punjabi song–Ruthey Yaar. While addressing the media, he said that however he is new to the singing industry but he has already done a Hindi single track–Bunty Bubbly which was well appreciated by audiences. Roy said that once upon a time singer used to release its entire album but now it is an era of single track.
Roy revealed that Bunty Bubbly was his first single track when he entered the industry. This success boasts him to experiment further with his talent. He said that although he hails from New Delhi, hence find bit struggle in Punjabi language but he still enjoy. He worked too hard for his new Punjabi release and hopeful audiences will surely like it. The shooting for the song is done in picturesque location.
Sheel has written the songs so has direction. The song is released under the banner of T-Series and music is composed by singer himself –Roy. Oshan Raj is the producer of the sing and this song can be seen on PTC and PTC Chak De apart from You Tube.

NBHC Honours as Outstanding ‘Warehouse Service Provider At NCDEX Krishi Pragati Awards 2017

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- National Bulk Handling Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (NBHC), India's leading provider of integrated commodity and collateral management services, procurement, handling, storage was awarded Outstanding ‘Warehouse Service Provider’ at Taj Mahal Hotel, Delhi. Maninder Singh Juneja, MD & CEO–NBHC received the award from  Arjun Ram Meghwal -Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.  The ceremony also witnessed the presence of other key dignitaries including Ram Vilas Paswan -Union Minister of Food & Public Distribution-Consumer Affairs, G. C. Chaturvedi, IAS (Retd.)–Chairman WDRA, Amit Pradhan–Regional Director North SEBI, RC Meena, IRS–Officer on Special Duty, Minister of Food & Public Distribution –Consumer Affairs and Samir Shah-MD & CEO NCDEX.
The Awardwas part of NCDEX Krishi Pragati, an acknowledgement for significant contribution in helping farmers doubles their income. The Award was presented to NBHC in recognition of the Company’s best and innovative practices and its overall contribution to the commodity value-chain.
Speaking on this occasion, Maninder Singh Juneja, Managing Director& Chief Executive Officer, NBHC said that we are pleased to receive this award and it is in recognition of our constant efforts to work for the betterment and benefit of farmers. NBHC is committed to contributing to India’s agricultural growth and also working towards the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in regards to doubling the farmers’ income. This award reinforces our pledge towards augmenting agri-business as a key driver of India’s economic growth and competitiveness.
NBHC has positively impacted the lives of 2,45,000+ farmers and has the widest pan-India warehousing presence with more than 3600+ warehouses across 23 states adding up cumulatively to about 41 million metric tonnes of assets funded. It has 45+ functional QA labs and 200+ mobile labs for quality testing of around 170+ agri-commodities, as well as pest management services across 15 states. Having created such large facilities, NBHC is poised to accelerate the value creation for all its clients and stakeholders.

PGI organizes Workshop on Prevention & Management of Kidney Diseases

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Department of Dietetics, PGIMER, in association with Nutrition Society of India, Chandigarh Chapter, organized a Continuing Nutrition Education Program  on the theme “Prevention and Management of Kidney diseases”.  The program was inaugurated by Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Dean (Academic) PGIMER, Chandigarh.
With a phenomenal increase in chronic diseases like Diabetes and Hypertension, there are large segments of population affected by Chronic Kidney disease. The renowned speakers from PGI & other hospitals like Prof.  HS. Kohli, Prof.  AK.Mandal deliberated on the co-morbidities related to CKD, preventive strategies to manage kidney stones and knowledge regarding Renal Replacement Therapy was also shared by Prof.  Mukut Minz. The metabolic derangement of kidney disease also requires a very meticulous diet planning, which was discussed in detail.
Approximately 300 delegates who included Doctors, Dieticians, Nutritionists and Dietetics Students from Tricity as well as from states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi participated to make in the CNE.
The Continuing Nutrition Education program was organized by Sunita Malhotra, Chief Dietician and her dietetics team along with Prof S.V Rana convener, Nutrition society of India.

Bank of India Celebrates 112th Foundation Day

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Bank of India celebrated its 112th Foundation Day at Shanmukhananda Hall on 7thSept, 2017. The function was attended by valued customers, eminent bankers including Senior Officials of RBI.
New products were launched in the retail and digital segments. A New Home Loan Scheme was launched which was named Star Dream Home with Tag Line Apna Ghar Ho Sapno Ka. The Scheme covers loan for affordable housing to EWS, LIG, MIG I & MIG II. In the digital segment four products were launched viz. VisaPayWave Card, Green PIN, Bharat Bill Payment System – Bill Payapp  & Cash Recycler.
The Managing Director and CEO Shri D Mohapatra in his speech recalled that bank had a glorious past and his aim was to bring it to its past glory. Towards this new initiatives have been taken like establishment of Area Manager’s Offices, Star Prime, and Project Eklavya to enhance customer delight. He added that more such measures were in the offing.
The function started with Ganesh Vandana followed with performance by staff and a musical event by Shankar Mahadevan.

Dream Reality Movies Announces Its Third Project “Dakkuan Da Munda”

                                                 Photo By Parveen Kumar
By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- After the grand success of Punjabi films “Rupinder Gandhi The Gangster…? In year 2015 and the sequel, “Rupinder Gandhi 2: The Robinhood” this month, Dream Reality Movies is all set to announce their third home production with the movie title as “Dakkuan Da Munda”. The film is almost planned to go on the floor soon this year and will be released on 7th September, 2018. Our well-known film distributor Munish Sahni of Omjee Group has taken the charge of guiding and distributing this project worldwide.
The Production House along with its team of Producers, lead actor Dev Kharoud and few other Co-Actors interacted with the Media to announce the film and some interesting facts about this new film.
On this occasion, the Producers said that we can’t reveal much about the story at the moment but the film is surely going to make a mark just like our last projects, “Rupinder Gandhi The Gangster…? And “Rupinder Gandhi 2 The Robinhood”. We believe film-making is the greatest art and there is an unlimited scope of experiment and innovation, so we ready and confident to be a part of this Project.
The Lead Actor, Dev Kharoud, who has played the lead role in both the blockbusters said that he is very happy to be associated with this project & looking forward for something good in Punjabi cinema and further added that he totally rely on this Production house who has given me so much of fame and is confident of getting more successful with this project too.
Munish Sahni of Omjee Group said that film distribution now plays an important role in the success of the film and we have taken responsibility yet again for a Punjabi film. We are quite optimistic after going through the script of the film and seek your blessings for the same.

Punjab University Biotechnology Research Scholars to Attend Conference in Germany


By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Two of the Ph.D. students, Monika Kajal and Garima Bhatia from biotechnology department of Panjab University have been chosen to present their work at an EMBL organized international conference: The Non-Coding Genome, September 2017 at Heidelberg, Germany. They are working with Dr. Kashmir Singh on “how non-coding RNAs regulate plant functions and influence expression of important metabolites”?
Monika and Garima will present their research work on miRNAs mediated regulation of secondary metabolism and role of LncRNAs on plant development, respectively in the conference. The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, is supporting students by means of travel grant.



Panjab University organises Live Telecast PM Address

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Panjab University, organised live telecast of the address by Hon’ble Prime Minister on the occasion of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Centenary Celebration and 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s address at the, Chicago World Parliament of Religions, for the students of various departments of the University, in the Law auditorium. The Theme of the Programme was “Young India, New India–A Resurgent Nation: from  Sankalp to Sidhi”.
Prime minister highlighted the significance of this date as this is the date on which a great monk of India preached the lesson of love and universal brotherhood to the world on American soil and it is the same day when the greatest event of hatred which shook humanity happened on the same soil. Had we remembered the message of the swami Vivekananda we could have changed the course of history.
Prof Nandita Singh, Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies highlighted Swami ji’s message of tolerance and universal acceptance. She told that during his speech in Parliament of Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda quoted from the “Shiva Mahima Stotram” through which he explained that even though people use different paths to reach the divine, they all ultimately reach Him, irrespective of the path they had chosen.
Vivekananda’s speech was very well received by the audience at the Parliament and had great influence over them. The American press complimented, “Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. He has brought the message of Harmony and peace and not dissension to the world. Vivekananda strongly believed in the power of the youth and called it Yuva Shakti. He exhorted youth to come forward and play a significant role in nation building. He was a great scholar, intellectual and a patriot who believed that science and innovation can take this country out of the shackles of poverty. Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was a great thinker, self less worker and the leader of Bhartiya Jan Sangh. He is remembered for his philosophy of ‘Integral Humanism’. He believed that indigenous Indian Culture had to be weaved into the social, political and economic fibre of the nation and it is only by doing that, we can move forward. A nation is like a human body which has body, mind, intellect and soul. The holistic development of a nation can only take place if we bring peace and harmony in the mind and awaken the soul. Audience connected to the Prime minister’s speech and students felt motivated by his words.
This programme was attended by large number of Faculty members and students which was organised by  O.P. Katare, Director Research Promotion Cell and Computer Centre, PU.


अमनदीप बने चंडीगढ़ युवा कांग्रेस के महासचिव: सुखदेव सिंह ने जिला महासचिव पद पर जीत हासिल की

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- चंडीगढ़ युवा कांग्रेस के रविवार हुए चुनाव में अमनदीप सिंह स्लैच भारी मतों से जीत हासिल कर महासचिव निर्वाचित हुए है। उन्हें इस चुनाव में 556 वोट पड़े जबकि उनके निकटतम प्रतिद्वंदियों को बहुत ही कम वोट पड़े। वही इन चुनावों में सुखदेव सिंह जिला महासचिव चुने गए।
चंडीगढ़ युथ कांग्रेस के कल रविवार को हुए चुनावो में बरिंदर ठाकुर यहां प्रधान बने वही महासचिव पद पर अमनदीप सिंह स्लैच ने जीत हासिल की।
विजयी होने पर अमनदीप सिंह पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री मनीष तिवारी से आशीर्वाद लेने उनके निवास स्थान पहुंचे।
अमनदीप सिंह ने बताया कि मनीष तिवारी ने उन्हें जीत की शुभकामनाएं दी है। अमनदीप सिंह सलैच ने बताया की वो दूसरी बार युवा कांग्रेस के महासचिव चुने गए है, इससे पहले के कार्यकाल में भी वे महासचिव पद पर ही थे। उन्होंने बताया की इंडियन युथ कांग्रेस के क्राइटेरिया के हिसाब से प्रधान पद के लिए काम से काम उम्र 27 वर्ष होनी चाहिए पर वो अभी 27 वर्ष के हुए नहीं है तो उन्होंने पुनः से महासचिव पद पर ही चुनाव लड़ने की सोची। जिसमे उन्हें प्रधान पद सहित अन्य पदों पर हुए मतदान में सब से अधिक वोट पड़े




Vivo Launches V7+ with Revolutionary 24MP Selfie Camera and Full View™ Display

By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 11th September:- Vivo, the global premium smartphone brand, today launched its flagship of the year, V7+, in Chandigarh. Popular actress Sonam Bajwa enthralled the audience at a glittering event in Chandigarh. The camera and music brand, Vivo aims to strengthen the selfie trend by its revolutionary 24MP HD selfie camera and Full View™ Display in V7+. Its contemporary and ingenious visual experience, futuristic design, superior performance makes V7+ a customer’s delight.
Priced at Rs.21990 the Vivo V7+ will be available in Champagne Gold and Matte Black colour at stores near you from September 15th, 2017 and can be pre-booked in stores, on Flipkart and Amazon. 
Commenting on the launch, Martin, General Manager, Vivo India, said that with the festive season around the corner, we are committed to furthering our brand promise and add a surprise element for our valued customers with innovative devices. Through V7+ we are confident that its premium design and superior camera feature with Full View. Display will offer great value to customers. The forthcoming quarter shows real promise, and we are confident that our latest offering will gather positive response from the customers.
Martin said that we redefine the selfie experience with the revolutionary 24MP HD selfie camera. Now with the help of an advanced Bokeh mode, users can blur the background with sharper contrast and visual appeal of the subject.
Users will now enjoy an all-new gaming experience when paired with Vivo V7+ because of its impeccable 18:9 Full View™ Display. Further, the exclusive pure game mode allows users to play uninterrupted by cancelling incoming calls and messages.
He added further that the seamless interplay between hardware and software allows V7+ to offer superior smartphone experience. V7 Plus is the first Snapdragon SDM450 phone to launch in India. With the all new SD450, users can now enjoy battery life of 4 hours in a typical day versus SDM435.  The V7+ runs on Fun touch OS 3.2 based on Android 7.1. Powered by 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM, which is expandable up to 256 GB allows user to have smooth multitasking and easy operation.
The V7+ is equipped with exciting new age features like face access– unlock your phone by facial recognition, smart screen split, eye protection mode, and app clone – A user can use two separate accounts to log into various applications.