हॉकी इंडिया लीग 2017:जेपी पंजाब वारियर्स टीम की जर्सी लॉंच

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- 21 जनवरी 2017 से  26 फरवरी 2017 तक खेले जाने वाले हॉकी इंडिया लीग के पांचवें संस्करण के शुभारंभ के अवसर पर जेपी पंजाब वारियर्स टीम की जर्सी लॉंच की गई। इस मौके पर 2016 चैंपियनशिप के विजेता रहे जेपी पंजाब वारियर्स टीम ने चंडीगढ़ वासियों को भरोसा दिलाया कि एक बार फिर जेपी पंजाब वारियर्स टीम ही इस चैंपियनशिप की विजेता बनेगी और चंडीगढ़ वासियों को विजेता के रूप में दोबारा गौरव दिलाएगी। गौरतलब है कि इस चैंपियनशिप में जेपी पंजाब वारियर्स की टीम को काफी सशक्त और बहुत ही संतुलित टीम माना जा रहा है। इस टीम में भारत सहित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय टीमों के कई सर्वश्रेष्ठ खिलाड़ियों भी खेल रहे हैं। 

जेपी समूह देश का एक ख्याति प्राप्त बहुआयामी औद्यौगिक संगठन है जिसे पांच दशकों का अपार अनुभव प्राप्त है। समूह अभियांत्रिकी एवं निर्माण, सीमेन्ट, जल विद्युत, ताप विद्युत, रियल एस्टेट, आतिथ्य, फर्टिलाइजर, एक्सप्रेस-वे, स्वास्थ्य सेवा, स्पोर्ट्स, सूचना एवं प्रोद्योगिकी तथा शिक्षा (लाभ रहित) के क्षेत्र में कार्यरत है। एक सशक्त व उज्जवल भारत के निर्माण के लिए- कार्य में उत्कृष्टता, विशिष्टता, चुनौतियों को अवसरों में बदलना तथा नए कीर्तिमान स्थापित करना समूह की कार्यसंस्कृति बन चुकी है।

जेपी समूह ने खेल के क्षेत्र में भी अपनी मजबूत उपस्थिति दर्ज कराई है। जेपी समूह द्वारा ग्रेटर नोएडा में 6000 एकड़ के क्षेत्र में जेपी ग्रीन्स स्पोर्टस सिटी की स्थापना की गई है जहां खेलों के निम्न विश्वस्तरीय बुनियादी सुविधाएं उपलब्ध हैं-जेपी समूह को बुद्ध इंटरनेशनल सर्किट में भारत में पहली बार होने वाले फार्मूला वन ग्रेंड प्रिक्स का सफलतापूर्वक मेजबानी करने का गौरव प्राप्त है। जेपी समूह द्वारा अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर के क्रिकेट स्टेडियम का निर्माण किया जा रहा है। इसमें स्थित 18 होल्स चैम्पियनशिप गोल्फ कोर्स का प्रारूप ग्रेग नॉर्मन ने तैयार किया है। इसमें इंडोर-आउटडोर खेलों के लिए अत्याधुनिक स्टेडियम का निर्माण भी किया जा रहा है।

जेपी समूह ने विश्वविख्यात खिलाड़ियों सचिन तेंदुलकर, वी.वी.एस. लक्ष्मण, साइना नेहवाल, करुण चंडोक, नारायण कार्तिकेयन सहित कई प्रसिद्ध खिलाड़ियों को प्रोत्साहित करने का भी काम किया है।

जेपी समूह का सीमेंट प्रभाग भी कबड्डी में दिल्ली दबंग टीम के साथ-साथ आई.पी.एल. जैसे खेलों के साथ जुड़ा हुआ है। 

इतना ही नहीं 21वीं सदी के भारत के निर्माण के लिए जेपी समूह निरंतर अपने व्यवसायिक ढांचे के विकास के लिए भी प्रतिबद्ध है।

Shop CJ:Avail Best Offers with Shop CJ’s ‘Bachat Parade’

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- Republic Day is just around the corner, and Shop CJ is here to accentuate the spirit of the holiday with a mega ‘Bachat Parade’. The daylong celebration on 26^th of January, 2017 is a sale one cannot miss. With discounts starting from a whopping 60% , Shop CJ is all set to make the national holiday more enjoyable for all.

To satiate the budget shopping needs of customers, Shop CJ is here with lucrative deals on their home shopping channel and shopping website. As part of the one day ‘Bachat Parade’, customers can avail huge discounts on brands like VLCC, Nutriglow, TTK Prestige, Electrolux, Elisha Coy, Onida, Hawkins, Micromax, Lenovo, iBall, Karbonn, etc. Shop CJ has something to offer to every member in the family, so now shoppers can embark on a shopping spree and choose from a plethora of items like electronic goods, kitchen appliances, men and women’s apparel, footwear, cosmetics, jewellery, home décor etc.

PHD Organizes Workshop on Maximizing Employee Productivity through Effective Performance Management

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- RC Pahooja, Additional Resident Director, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry while speaking during one-day workshop on Maximizing Employee Productivity through Effective Performance Management said that the fundamental goal of performance management is to promote and improve employee effectiveness, when effectively implemented, Performance Management System can mobilize the human energy in an organization and achieve breakthrough performance. The event was organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Germany on 24 January 2017 at PHD House, Chandigarh.

Eminent speaker, Dr. Sunil Abrol, President, Institute for Consultancy and Productivity Research & Director, World Academy of Productivity Sciences (WAPS), New Delhi  mentioned  Performance Management is matching employee development with company objective so that employee can perform as per expectations. It is process of optimization that ends up when an employee fulfills predefined goals. He explained the basic steps in the Performance Analysis Process and concluded by saying that performance objectives and indicators need to be SMART-specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound.

Speaking on the occasion,  Saurabh Kumar Srivastava, General Manager, People Development Group at IDS Infotech Ltd., Chandigarh stated that to act upon the outcomes of the performance management, right process is necessary to ensure that good performance is recognized. He apprised participants on performance rating scales; conducting meaningful performance appraisal discussions and effective goal setting with employees.

Presentations on topics comprising of Performance Management Objectives, Drafting and Implementing Performance Management System; Setting Performance Criteria/ Targets; Performance Monitoring and Review; Performance Feedback and Follow up Action including Reward / Recognition process  were discussed in detail during the day long workshop.

St.Joan’s Public School Celebrates Republic Day with Fervor and Enthusiasm

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- St.Joan’s Public School, Zirakpur celebrated 68^th Republic Day with fervor and enthusiasm. The tiny tots dressed up as national heroes like Bhagat Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose stole the show.

The students enacted two skits on “ The Fundamental Rights” and “Importance of Unity” and secularism in India. The song sung by the girls “De di hamein azadi” echoed the school premises.

Dances performed by the school students on the patriotic songs added new flavor to the celebration.

Shanta Nayyar, Chairperson of the school thanked the students and teachers for their efforts.

NPCI’s BHIM App Hits Google Play Store with Updated Version

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), the common platform across the nation for making simple, easy and quick payment transactions using Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is now available on Google Play Store with an updated version-1.2. This is the second update of this app since its launch on December 30, 2016.

A. P. Hota, MD & CEO, NPCI said that we are pleased to launch the new upgrade for all BHIM users. The new version offers enhanced security features, superior user experience which makes digital transactions much more safe and secure. He added that we believe this will lead to higher acceptance among customers as well as merchants. At NPCI we remain committed to customer centric approach by constantly innovating and improvising our services.

Datamail Brings ‘Data Radio’:A Revolutionery One Way Channel To Connect With Audiance

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- The remarkable DATAMAIL App which was designed under the ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ initiative and to promote digitization has innovated to bring in a new feature. DATAMAIL which was innovated by one of the awarded Tech Innovator, Dr. Ajay Data, Founder and CEO of Data XGen Technologies Pvt Ltd, announced the launch of a unique product under the linguistic email services as ‘DATA RADIO’.

DataMail.Bharat is an email address service, which was launched about three moths ago in India including 8 Indian languages and has now launched yet another feature called Data Radio. Data Radio is an innovative feature which is designed to flash one-way information to the audience.

Dr. Ajay Data, Founder and CEO of Data XGen Technologies Pvt. Ltd. said that DataMail’s Data Radio feature is available free of cost, where users can start their own ‘Data Radio Channels’ to amplify information in text or voice to their fans and followers or select group. Users can involve millions of members per Data Radio channel. This feature in the DATAMAIL mobile app is based on a notification model and has an advanced function of ‘By Choice’ which allows interested people to be tuned in.

Dr. Ajay Data also said that while twitter and facebook are available to people to connect with their audience, however it allows the people to troll them, send abusive comments and important messages also gets missed by real audience. In DATAMAIL message is notified to entire tuned audience instantly and even archived in their phone to view or listen in at later stage.

Data Radio feature can be used by Ministries and the allied Departments in the Country, Panchayats, Banks, Education Universe, A’Lister personalities etc. to amplify their messages amongst their peer groups. Since Data Radio is a one way messaging feature it is designed to keep controls on revealing identities of neither the sender nor the receiver keeping them safe and secure from the malice of ‘TROLLS’.

As DataMail is also popularly used by BSNL’s customers, the added feature DataRadio will also be available to 89.54 million customers of BSNL.

Zee Classic Presents ‘Little Star’:A One Of A Kind Tribute to Bollywood

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- After the phenomenal applause received for Timeless Asha, RD Nights, Daastan-E-Rafi, Zee Classic brings to you an exclusive musical and dance tribute to Classic Indian Cinema with ‘Little Star’ on Saturday, 28^th January, 6 PM onwards. A one of a kind show, it features young talented kid superstars singing and dancing to the tunes of Bollywood melodies ranging from the era of 60s to the late 90s.

Full of megastars, high voltage drama, and the highest number of films produced per year, Bollywood has recently completed over a century since its inception. Indian cinema is the only film industry in the world which can claim an unprecedented throne to music and dance. Hosted by the versatile television actor Jay Soni, ‘Little Star’ celebrates the foundation and torch bearers of Indian Cinema. The show is a perfect blend of music and fresh talent and pays a tribute to the Golden Era of Indian Cinema.

Introducing viewers to the iconic Black and White era of the Hindi film industry, Dance India DanceL’il Masters Prathmesh Mane and Vishal Jadhav will shake a leg with talented dancers Julie and Vidhi. The original 'showman' of the industry, ruddy-cheeked and light-eyed, Raj Kapoor was unmistakably destiny's blue-eyed boy. Multi-talented and versatile, he set an example for generations to follow. A musical tribute by DIDL’il Masters to Raj Kapoor is the highlight of the show. The extravaganza will also feature a performance dedicated to Big B. Adding to the glorious carnival and saluting the ‘Dancing Diva of Bollywood – Madhuri Dixit’, Dance India Dance fame Aditi Gholap gives a spectacular dance performance. Capturing the essence of ‘Old is Gold’, Sakshi Tisgaonkar mesmerizes with her dance moves. ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Líl Champ’ fame Varanyam Pandya and Arunita Kanjilal give a remarkable performance singing various memorable hits.

But that’s not all! Tune-in to watch the young starlets light up the stage and soulful singers uplift your hearts through a musical dance extravaganza.

Jet Airways Celebrates 68th Republic Day:Announces Exciting Fares Across Domestic & Global Network

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- Jet Airways, India’s full-service, premiere international airline today announced special fares* in connection with the celebrations surrounding India’s 68^th Republic Day. The limited period sale will allow guests to book tickets for as little as Rs. 999/ on certain sectors.

The special fares are applicable on tickets booked between January 25 to 29 for select domestic routes and until January 27, 2017 for international travel from India on Jet Airways’ direct flights to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Toronto. While the sale offer is valid for Economy travel on domestic flights, it includes both Economy and Premiere (Business) travel on international flights out of India, offering guests significant savings and a world class flying experience, given the approaching extended weekend.

While international tickets are valid for immediate travel, domestic ones will be valid for travel at least 15 days from the date of booking.

In a significant value add and as an industry first, Jet Airways’ guests flying to international destinations via its gateway at Abu Dhabi will enjoy special fares on both Economy and Premiere travel, courtesy its strategic partner, Etihad Airways. For those flying from Abu Dhabi to alternate global destinations via Etihad Airways, special fares can be availed for Premiere travel.

The special fare tickets, available on a first-come-first-served basis, will be valid for travel on direct flights for both onwards and return journeys on Jet Airways’ network. The air tickets purchased as part of this sale will be non-refundable, though guests can change their travel plans at an additional charge.

Jayaraj Shanmugam, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said that this Republic Day, Jet Airways offers guests yet another awesome opportunity to discover and experience the joy of flying on its extensive domestic and international destinations. It also offers us an occasion to reaffirm our pride as an Indian airline by bringing the spirit of Indian hospitality to the world.

*Passenger Service Fees, User Development Fees, Airport Development Fees, Service Taxes and YQ (fuel surcharge) will be as applicable.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Announces Results:Bank PAT for Q3 FY-17 ` 880 Cr up 39%

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- The Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank (‘Kotak Bank’) took on record the unaudited standalone and consolidated results for Q3FY17, at the board meeting held in Mumbai, today. Kotak Mahindra Bank standalone results Bank PAT for Q3FY17 increased to ` 880 cr from ` 635 cr in Q3FY16, up by 39% Net Interest Income (NII) for Q3FY17 up 16% to ` 2,050 cr from ` 1,766 cr in Q3FY16 Net Interest Margin (NIM) for Q3FY17 at 4.49% up from 4.34% in Q3FY16 Advances as on December 31, 2016 were up 12% YoY to ` 129,261 cr (` 115,345 cr as on December 31, 2015) Savings deposits grew by 45% to ` 38,566 cr as on December 31, 2016 compared to ` 26,579 cr as on December 31, 2015. Current Account deposits grew by 24% to ` 24,217 cr as on December 31, 2016 compared to ` 19,609 cr as on December 31, 2015. CASA as on December 31, 2016 stood at 42.0% compared to 35.3% as on December 31, 2015. TD Sweep deposits as on December 31, 2016 were 7.3% of the total deposits. Capital adequacy ratio of the Bank including unaudited profits as per Basel III as on December 31, 2016 is 17.6% and Tier I ratio is 16.5%. As on December 31, 2016, the Bank has a network of 1,348 full-fledged branches spread across 675 locations and 2,051 ATMs affording it the capacity and means to serve its customers through its wide presence. During this quarter, the Bank received approval from RBI to set up an overseas Branch in DIFC, Dubai. As on December 31, 2016, the branch footprint was as under Zone West 31% North 29% South 34% East 6% Total 1,348 As on December 31, 2016, GNPA was 2.42% & NNPA was 1.07%. As on December 31, 2016, restructured loans considered standard were down to ` 146 cr i.e. 0.11% of net advances as against ` 147 cr i.e. 0.12% of net advances as on September 30, 2016. As on December 31, 2016, SMA2 outstanding was ` 242 cr (0.19% of net advances). Demonetization Effect Demonetization has seen a significant increase in various payment channels of the Bank. Bank’s active Debit card customers saw an increase of 86% in the month of December ’16 as compared to the period prior to demonetization. The daily average for first time logins for mobile banking was up 108% and net banking was up 52%. Transactions on all the digital banking channels saw growth in terms of both volumes & value. During the same period, cheque book issuance by the Bank was up 2.8X. Digital Update Digital remains an area of focus for the Group. Bank and other subsidiaries like Securities, Life Insurance and Mutual Fund are gaining significant traction and market share. Monthly transactions for the Bank on Mobile platform have crossed ` 4,800 cr in December 16. The share of Recurring Deposits sourced digitally was >55% and that of Term Deposits was >60%. On a YoY basis, Payment Gateway transactions have grown 94% and the Payment Gateway transactions from mobiles now constitute 45% of transactions. Kotak Securities mobile transaction volumes touched a peak of ` 8,300 cr in the quarter. Brokerage Contribution of Kotak Stock Trader app was 10% of total brokerage. 60% of sales of Kotak Life Insurance policies through Banca channel in Q3FY17 were through Genie - Tablet based end to end sales solution. 50% of switch requests serviced were serviced through the online customer portal of Kotak Life Insurance. Consolidated results at a glance Consolidated PAT for Q3FY17 increased to ` 1,267 cr from ` 945 cr in Q3FY16 up 34% Consolidated advances up 12% to ` 157,801 cr as on December 31, 2016 from ` 141,136 cr as on December 31, 2015. Consolidated NIM for Q3FY17 stood at 4.48% (Q3FY16 – 4.41%) Consolidated capital adequacy ratio (CAR) including unaudited profits as per Basel III as on December 31, 2016 is 18.0%. Tier 1 ratio is 17.2%. Total assets managed / advised by the Group as on December 31, 2016 are ` 133,078 cr (` 9 5,735 cr as on December 31, 2015). Domestic mutual fund AUM grew by 52% to ` 81,812 cr as on December 31, 2016. Consolidated Networth as on December 31, 2016 was ` 37,047 cr (` 32,349 cr as on December 31, 2015). Other major subsidiaries who contributed to profit after tax for Q3FY17 are Kotak Mahindra Prime ` 133 cr, Kotak Securities ` 85 cr, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance ` 68 cr and Kotak Mahindra Investments ` 48 cr.

Mayor Asha Jaswal Unfurls National Flag

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has organized a colorful function to commemorate the Republic Day in Fire Station, Sector 17, here today. Asha Jaswal, Mayor of Chandigarh was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

While addressing a massive gathering on the occasion after unfurling the National Flag, Mayor said that this was a day of introspection for all of us to see if we have fulfilled the dreams of our great freedom fighters.

She said that Chandigarh is a beautiful city and it is our prime duty to maintain its beauty forever. She said that being a Smart City, Chandigarh needs to be maintained its cleanliness, all basic amenities to the citizens and latest technology and infrastructure etc. She mentioned that throughout the year Swachh Bharat Mission and Women Empowerment will be her priority duties alongwith various developmental works of the Municipal Corporation.

On this occasion, Mayor Asha Jaswal and B. Purushartha, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh given regular appointment letters to 30 dependants on Compassionate ground and regularized the services of two daily wagers besides awarding commendation certificates to 26 employees of MC and Pankaj Sidana, Table Tennis Player from Chandigarh.

Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Deputy Mayor, Anil Kumar Dubey, Deputy Mayor, Capt. Karnail Singh, PCS & Manoj Khatri, Joint Commissioners, N.P. Sharma, Chief Engineer, Sanjay Arora, S.E. (PH), Dr. P.S. Bhatti, Medical Officer of Health, councilors of MC, prominent citizens, officers & officials of MC were present during the function.

During the Republic Day Speech, Mayor listed various developmental projects. The copy of Speech is attached herewith please.

CM Unfurls National Flag on 68th Republic Day

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 26^th January:- Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today appealed the people to maintain peace, harmony and brotherhood in an endeavor to make our state far more progressive and prosperous in the Country.

After unfurling the national flag during the 68^th Republic Day here at Government College amidst inclement weather and intense cold wave, the Chief Minister said that it was a historic occasion when the Constitution Drafting Committee headed by its founding father Dr. B.R. Ambedkar drafted and finally implemented the Indian Constitution way back on this day in 1950. The Constitution of India embodies the ethos of its sovereign, democratic and socialist character. Parkash Singh Badal said that he salute all those national heroes, martyrs and several unsung patriots, who made enormous contribution to make our motherland free from the shackles of British imperialism.

Recalling the indomitable spirit of patriotism amongst the Punjabis, the Chief Minister said that they have inherited the spirit of self-sacrifice and patriotism from their great Gurus- Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who made unparalled sacrifices to protect the dignity of the mankind on one hand and safeguard the human rights and religious freedom on the other hand. Parkash Singh Badal said that it is on record that over 80% of supreme sacrifices made by the patriots and freedom fighters during the national freedom struggle belonged to Punjab and made all of us today really proud for this unique feat.

Paying glowing tributes to the great national heroes, the Chief Minister eulogized the unprecedented sacrifice made by these great sons of the soil- Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Udham Singh and Lala Lajpat Rai, who inspired the entire generation to rise against the British imperialism.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister took a salute during an impressive march past from the contingents of Punjab Armed Police, Punjab Police, Punjab Women Police and NCC Cadets led by parade commander DSP Amroj Singh. Earlier, the Chief Minster also inspected the parade along with the local Deputy Commissioner and SSP.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister honoured Swarn Singh and Gurdeep Singh, both freedom fighters from village Jhajjon with a shawl and sweets. Parkash Singh Badal also gave away prizes and mementos to the respective Platoon Commanders and the school girls, who performed the traditional Giddha and regaled the audience with their scintillating performance,.

On this occasion Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister SK Sandhu, Deputy Commissioner DS Mangat, DIG Ropar Range Gursharan Singh Sandhu, SSP Mohali Kuldeep Singh Chahal besides several civil and police officers and dignitaries from different walks of life were also present.