Emaar MGF organizes Free Health Camps for Its Site Workers

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Emaar MGF is conducting a fortnight-long free health checkup and screening program for construction labourers and staff employed at it project sites in Gurgaon and Mohali. The health camp, being organized from 17th-29th October 2016, is one of the key initiatives undertaken by the company under its Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management practices.

The camp, aimed at ensuring the wellbeing of workers and staff, is being conducted at the company’s project sites including Mohali Hills in Mohali, and Palm Terraces Select, Marbella, Palm Hills, Palm Garden, Imperial Garden, Gurgaon Greens, Digital Greens, Palm Drive, Emerald Estate, Emerald Hills, Emerald Plaza in Gurgaon.

Certified medical practitioners from nearby hospitals visited the sites to screen and prescribe necessary medications to the staff.  The free health camp is focused on screening for occupational diseases, as well as other health conditions. Occupational diseases are caused by exposure to a workplace health hazard and can lead to chronic conditions from inhalation of silica dust and other particles while carrying out daily activities at project sites.

On this occasion, Arman Chaudhary, Chief of Human Resources, Emaar MGF said that at Emaar MGF, we still believe in the old adage ‘A healthy body leads to a healthy mind’. The health of our workers and staff is of prime importance to us and therefore, we constantly strive to provide our employees and on-site laborers with health screening facilities under our HSE program.  Most of their time is spent on our project sites, and it becomes imperative to conduct these camps regularly for safeguarding their health. Such camps not only help in diagnosing the health conditions of the workers but also in preventing the onset of any kind of disease.

US Kare Partners Opens its World Class Heart Care Centre in City

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- US based Kare Partners Group has launched its specialised Heart Care Centre at sector 19 here last evening. The state-of-art facility, offering modern treatment at an affordable prices in heart care was inaugurated by Ms. Robyn Kessler,
Principal Commercial Officer, North India, Digital Trade Attaché for India, US Embassy, US Commercial Service & Director of the Mission's North India office.

Speaking during occasion, Dr Adi Khindaria, Chairman, Kare Partners Group said that new centre has  two operating theatres and a well-equipped Cardiac Care Unit for early treatment of heart attack patients. The heart centre engages American physicians for medical knowledge sharing, protocol-based nursing care and rehabilitation. A well designed engineering infrastructure ensures better infection control, hence shorter lengths of stay for patients and ultimately reduced costs. The centre will provide free ambulance pickup service for heart attack patients in tricity.

Liz Ross, Chief Operating Officer of Kare Partners Group, USA said that  Kare  Partners Heart Centre, Chandigarh is providing 24x7 cardiac emergency services supported by a cardiac ambulance with advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). The centre also has fully equipped CCU and well trained staff providing quality personalized care at very controlled pricing.

Anup Joney VP , Business Development said that Kare Partners Group India is now a leading chain of Heart Centres in north India providing treatment to heart attack patients in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Samsung Launches All New My Galaxy ‘The All You Need App’

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Samsung India today announced the launch of its new version of My Galaxy application, an entertainment hub and life-services application exclusively available to Indian users of Samsung Galaxy mobile devices. As compared to its predecessor, the user experiences in the new My Galaxy application has been significantly enhanced to provide a unique all-in-one experience to consumers. My Galaxy, which was unveiled last year along with Samsung Z3 smart phone, has 10 million downloads on Google Playstore so far.

Mandeep Bhatia, Director, Consumer Engagement, Samsung India Electronics, said that at Samsung, we continuously strive to create value for our customers by providing differentiated solutions and services coupled with innovative devices. The new My Galaxy has been developed keeping in mind the Indian consumers and their smartphone usage habits. It is a testimony to our passion for innovation and localization.

Developed completely by Indian R&D team at Samsung R&D Institute (SRI), Bangalore, the new My Galaxy serves the diverse needs of consumers through a single application that is deeply integrated with the partner ecosystem. 

Dipesh Shah, Managing Director, Samsung Research India, Bangalore said that the application has been designed to deliver a simple and seamless experience to consumers by a team of our user experience designers, tech experts and great collaboration from our partners. We strongly believe that it would help de-clutter the device, by bringing everything that consumers use their smartphones for, at one place with ease and convenience.

The new My Galaxy application features an intuitive one page design for ease of use. The application amplifies entertainment with videos, music and gaming. It also gives quick access to services such as cabs, movies, recharge and bill payment, food ordering, travel, hyper local deals and Samsung Care, among others. It provides consumers the convenience of a single destination for all their needs with respect to services. Users can now do away with multiple applications, reducing memory constraint and the need for many logins.

‘Videocon Connect Young Manch’ Commences Auditions for Season 4 in Amritsar

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- After receiving stupendous and encouraging response to the first, second and third seasons of youth talent hunt program ‘Young Manch’, Videocon Connect the dynamic arm of the $10 billion Videocon Group today staged the 1st round of auditions for contestants at Alpha Mall, Amritsar. More than 100 participants registered their names for auditioning in the Mega Contest. The Contestants danced and sang to the beats of peppy music making the audition venue lively and energetic. They received exciting gifts for their action-packed performances.

The performances were adjudged by a trusted panel of judges who pronounce winners on the basis of pre-defined criteria. Sugandhi and Rhimjhim emerged out to be the lucky winners in singing category and street dance group from Amritsar and Vijay were adjudged as winners in dancing category. The winners will now compete in the city finale.

The audition rounds are hosted in the chosen Colleges and public places such as Shopping Malls of selected cities across Punjab and is a 3 tier format. The winning participants chosen during the first round of auditions then compete at city levels and eventually pitch against the best of the best at the Grand Finale of the program.

Speaking about Videocon Connect Young Manch, Arvind Bali, CEO, Connect Broadband and Videocon Telecom, said that after the ecstatic success of the previous seasons of ‘Young Manch’, we are pleased to announce the fourth season of our youth oriented program. The initiative has endowed the country with talent like Rupali Jagga, Himanshu Kanohjia and others. We plan to go bigger with each passing year, scout the best of talent, and give them a platform to showcase it.

Total Number of Dengue Cases Reaches Upto 688

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- The 8 more cases of Dengue have been reported from various health institutions today , which bring the total number of Dengue cases to 688 in the city. 8 cases of Chikungunya have been reported today out of which 2 gave wrong address and 6 are from Chandigarh. The overall details of 133 cases of Chikungunya detected in Chandigarh is; 38 imported, 35 wrong address and 60 from Chandigarh.

To further strengthen the preventive activities, daily fumigation is being carried out alongwith strengthening of field activities which includes mass awareness, checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources.

CII Chandigarh Fair Concludes:Hundreds Shop for Diwali Gifts

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Hundreds from the region thronged the Parade Ground, Sector 17, venue of the 21^st edition of CII Chandigarh Fair 2016 and made the best of attractive discounts on a variety of products on the last day of the fair today. The Fair concluded to an overwhelming response.  The Fair was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the 21^st year in a row, with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd as the Event Sponsor; Event Co- Sponsor-NABARD; Principal Sponsors- BSNL & Religare Finvest, Associate Sponsors- Orient Electric, State Bank of India, Associate Co-Sponsor- Chemical Resources- (Fenfuro); Contributors-Albasir Kashmir Arts, Hero Realty.

Visitors made the most of attractive discounts offered by a majority of stall owners on Diwali gift items, festive decorations, attractive lights, chandeliers, wall hangings, jewelry, clothes, food items, etc at the Fair.

Natasha Sethi, a resident of Ludhiana said that we look forward to the Fair every year for complete Diwali shopping. The advantage of finding so many options at one spot make CII Chandigarh fair irresistible. Right from buying a dress to wear on the biggest festival of the year to shopping for gifts for friends and family, the Fair gives umpteen options to choose from.  

For Aradhana Parashar, the CII Chandigarh Fair became a lifetime memory when her father Pawan Parashar, a resident of Sector 34, Chandigarh, bought her a Toyota Platinum Etios car on her birthday on Sunday at the Fair. The keys of the car was handed over to her by none other than the Regional Director of CII Northern Region, Babu Khan at a cake cutting ceremony in the presence of her family and loved ones. 

Several companies launched their products included Sleepwell which launched Digital Smart Mattresses, Godrej Interio introduced new Modular Kitchens, Vintage displayed traditional furniture, Tata Cyan showcased stylish wardrobes, Lady Bird Pots exhibited Terrariums with Bonsai, Devrishi Healthcare introduced heart-friendly Green Tea and Stevia which help in reducing obesity, maintain blood pressure and helps in balancing blood sugar level, at the Fair.

In the Mega Brands segment, IFB launched double chamber washing machines and fully-automatic Elena Steam Technology. In the Home Appliances section, Elica introduced first-of-its-kind water purifiers which use Hollow Fiber Technology. Crompton Greaves, Orient Electric displayed a new range of Professional Luminaries at Light and Latest designs and Technology of Juicer mixers, blenders. Bonn Foods, Top’s, Unibic Foods, Vegit, MTR foods, Gadre Marine came up with special gift packs for festival season. 

In the Acreage segment, Gupta Builders & Promoters, ATS, Shipra Estates, Janta Land Promoters and many other Builders showcased luxurious and eco-friendly homes on easy EMI options. In North India Auto Show, Maruti, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Mahindra, showcased their newly launched hybrid vehicles models at the auto exhibition.

Attractive gift packing for Diwali attracted many visitors to the various stalls at the Fair today. While Bonn Foods came out with gift packs of cakes, muffins, rusks, ranging between Rs 100 and 275, Mc Cain offered buy one get one free offers on all its popular snack items for Diwali. Top’s came up with attractive buying options for its famous pickles, ketchups, ready to cook food items etc for Diwali shoppers. Cremica also displayed attractive gift packing for its biscuits range for the Diwali in the range of Rs 120 to 175. 

Artistic calligraphy on name plates and key chains were another attraction for youngsters

For health conscious shoppers, Te-A-Me came out with special buy one get one offer on its green teas made of fruit and flower infusions at the Fair. The special green tea gift packs made a hot sell at the fair.

Vodafone offers Special Customised offers Along With Sweets and Gifts

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Vodafone India, one of one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, will make this Diwali more joyous and delightful for over 51 lakh customers in Punjab. Vodafone customers can enjoy this unique Diwali offer from 25^thto 27^th October 2016. Vodafone will greet its customers visiting any of the 31 Vodafone stores in the circle, with a ‘customized offer’ best suited to their requirements along with other gifts to add to the Diwali festivities. 

The beautifully decorated Vodafone stores will also present sweet Diwali surprises - special chocolates, mementos, greeting cards and more, delighting customers at the onset of the biggest festival of lights.

Extending his Diwali greetings to the residents of Punjab, Rajat Avasthi, Business Head Punjab, HP and J&K Vodafone India, said that at Vodafone, we are driven with the singular objective of delivering superior experience to our customers. We realize that each customer has a different need and hence offer innovative products and services relevant to their needs. He further said that Diwali is one of the most important festivals in the country and a perfect time for Vodafone to enhance the festive spirit by inviting customers to our stores and offering customized offers along with gifts. We take this opportunity to wish all our customers. Happy Diwali and will continue to delight them with such differentiated offerings in the days to come.

Singapore Airlines Launches Non Stop Singapore-San Francisco Flight

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Singapore Airlines has launched its new Singapore-San Francisco service, linking Singapore with the US West Coast on a non-stop basis. The new flights will be operated daily using Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

The inaugural flight, SQ32, departed Singapore Changi Airport at 0925hrs local time yesterday and arrived at San Francisco Airport at approximately 0850hrs local time. The aircraft deployed for the inaugural flight is Singapore Airlines’ sixth A350-900, which also happens to be the 10,000^th aircraft delivered by Airbus. This milestone aircraft was received at a special ceremony in Toulouse, France earlier this month and has a “10,000^th Airbus Aircraft” logo on the fuselage.

The new flights are the longest in the Singapore Airlines network. Flying time will range between 14:35hrs and 17:45hrs depending on direction and time of year.

Customers departing from Singapore and San Francisco were treated to an assortment of food and beverages at special boarding gate events held to commemorate the inaugural flights. Customers received an exclusive gift pack containing collectables and three lucky passengers walked away with 10,000 KrisFlyer miles as well as S$350 worth of KrisShop vouchers during a special game segment held at the gate hold room.

With advanced technology and superior operating efficiency, the A350-900 offers customers an improved travelling experience with features such as higher ceilings, larger windows, an extra wide body and lighting designed to reduce jetlag.

Singapore Airlines took delivery of its first A350-900 in March and now has six of the aircraft type in its fleet, with another 61 on firm order, including seven of the ultra-long-range A350-900ULR variant. Singapore Airlines is the launch customer for the A350-900ULR, for which deliveries will begin in 2018. The aircraft will be used to re-launch non-stop flights between Singapore and both New York and Los Angeles.

SIA serves San Francisco twice-daily, with the other flight operating via Hong Kong. Singapore Airlines also serves the US cities of Los Angeles via both Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita, Houston via Moscow, and New York JFK via Frankfurt. (Houston services will be operated via Manchester rather than Moscow with effect from 30 October 2016).

Students Exhibits Scientific Models

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Maharishi Dayanand Public School Daria, Chandigarh in
collaboration with Department of Science and Technology Chandigarh Administration organized a Scientific Models Exhibition.

It was inaugurated by Secretary of D.A.V. College Managing Committee New Delhi, Ravinder Talwar. Surpanch Gurpreet Singh Happy was the special guest on this occasion. They examined and appreciated the models prepared by the scouts and guides to popularized science and technology.

Model prepared by Ankush and Chetan conveyed the idea that the environment could be kept clean with the use of science. They also expressed that renewable energy had favorable effect on natural resources. Deepika and Muskan, through their model expressed the danger of smoke coming out of factories and vehicles which is harmful for the living beings. It would be essential to use modern techniques to save the environment from the pollution. Rohit and Ayush exhibited the utility of solar light in houses, street and on roads.  Akash and Anand through their model of windmill emphasized on increasing the capacity of solar energy. They conveyed the fact that due to increasing global warming glaciers are melting which might ultimately lead to emersion of earth in water. Aarti, Archna and Sunny gave the message of improving the transport system. Luvkush and Mohit presented the seasonal variation. Other students conveyed useful ideas about converting the waste into the best, disposable of garbage, study of flowers and the human body system through their models. Students of junior category and senior category were also awarded for displaying best models.
Dr. Vinod Kumar, Principal of the school said that the main idea of arranging the exhibition was to create awareness about the increasing popularity of science.

Finolex Pipes Enters Limca Book of Records

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th October:- Finolex Industries Ltd, one of the largest pipes and fittings manufacturer in India has been awarded with the National Record certificate by The Limca Book of Records for conducting the largest number of plumbers meets organized simultaneously across 26 states and 58 cities on 11 March, 2016.

The activity which was carried out on the occasion of World Plumbing Day was recognized and appreciated by senior plumbers across the country, appreciating the initiative and the company’s dedication in creating a well-trained eco system for new plumbers. The meets focused on the importance of skilled plumbers in the country. More than 3,000 plumbers participated in this activity.

Nitin Kulkarni, President- Sales & Marketing, Finolex Industries Ltd. expressed his gratitude, by saying that we would sincerely like to thank the Limca Book of Records team for awarding us the certificate and acknowledging the work done by Finolex Industries. He added that we feel great pride and greater responsibility to conduct similar activities in the future, while attempting to empower the plumber community with skills required for the job. Skill development is the first step towards employment generation and a better lifestyle. The contribution of the construction industry in the country’s GDP is significant, and plumbers are one of the important pillars of this industry. Finolex takes active part in training and development of the plumbers. We have already collaborated with Kushal- a training wing of CREDAI Pune Metrofor training plumbers in the country.

The plumber meets were aimed at imparting training about the best industry practices and technologies to plumbers and felicitate them for their contribution towards maintaining hygiene, sanitation, and saving water. The response from the plumbing community for this event was encouraging. While the company continues its interaction with the plumbing community by conducting plumbers meet throughout the year in various parts of the country, going forward, it also plans to increase the size and scale of these events.