PGGCG-11 Gets 6th Rank in India and 1st in Chandigarh and Bags 'Swachhta Award'

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 14^th September:- Post Graduate Govt. College for Girls (PGGCG) Sector 11 Chandigarh has been ranked 6th among all Govt. institutions of Higher Education in the country by the Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India under the Swachhta Ranking-2017. The Principal of the College Dr. Anita Kaushal received the award at the national level function organized by Ministry of Human Resource Development at New Delhi today. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar gave away the awards.

3500 institutions participated in a tough competition across the country, out of which PGGCG Sector 11 Chandigarh has stood 6th at the All India level and 1st among all colleges of Chandigarh. Dr. Anita Kaushal thanked the UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, Adviser to the Administrator Parimal Rai, and all officers of UT administration for lending infrastructural and financial support to the College. Earlier, the College was adjudged the best in Chandigarh by NAAC also.

Dr Anita Kaushal said that the distinguished academic faculty, brilliant students and non-teaching staff has made great efforts to score 6th rank at All-India level, which is a matter of great pride for the institution.

अलीया भट्ट अन्य बॉलीवुड सितारों सहित मुंबई के लिए रवाना

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- बॉलीवुड स्टार नायिका  आलिया भट्ट और उनके सहयोगियों ने जो यहाँ फिल्म की शूटिंग के लिए थे, भी सहमति व्यक्त की उनकी टीम को भी सिरसा डेरा प्रमुख गुरमीत राम रहीम प्रकरण से उपजी  स्थिति का शिकार होना पड़ा।

अब अलीया भट्ट और अन्य कलाकारों ने फिल्म की शूटिंग को समाप्त कर दिया और फिर मुंबई के लिए रावण हो गए । फिल्म राजी जो की  मेघना गुलजार द्वारा निर्देशित पहली फिल्म है।  आलिया भट्ट के साथ इसमें  विक्की कौशल की मुख भूमिका है भूमिका है । यह एक कश्मीरी लड़की की कहानी है, जो पाकिस्तानी अधिकारी से शादी कर रही  है। इस फिल्म को पटियाला, मलेर कोटला, नाभा, मनप्रीत शरीफ और पंजाब में चमकौर  साहिब में फिल्माया गया है । इस सिलसिले में आलिया भट्ट और विक्की कौशल, अन्य कलाकार यहां रुके थे।

Online HDF Will Provide Higher Degree of Blood Purification: Dr Manish Singla

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Kidney and transplant specialist Dr Manish Singla of Mayo Hospital, Mohali, announced the launch of a new dialysis technology "online HDF" for the first time in tricity. Mayo Hospital, Sector 69, Mohali has become the first medical centre in tricity to provide this state of the art dialysis technology.

Around 0.1 percent of population suffers from permanent kidney failure needing lifelong dialysis. It means more than 3000 patients in Chandigarh Tricity and more than 30,000 patients in the region need lifelong regular dialysis support.

Addressing a press conference at the Chandigrh Press Club here today, Dr Manish Singla, the only nephrologist in Chandigarh tricity having done a Fellowship from Canada, said that Mayo is first centre in the region to provide this facility, which is the gold standard of dialysis across Europe. Demand of dialysis has increased tremendously. The quality of life of these patients remains very poor. The new technology of "online HDF" will give much higher degree of blood purification. 

Dr Virendra Dhankar, Urologist, Mayo Hospital, also detailed on the benefits of this new dialysis technology like better blood purification, better control of blood pressure, less requirement of costly Erythropoietin injections, and better overall life quality. 

Dr Manish Singla said that the Online HDF dialysis technique is a new lease of life for kidney and dialysis patients in this region. The new facility removes up to 10 times bigger toxins from the body. It improves the hemoglobin level, so less need of erythropoietin injection saving almost Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per month.

It may be recalled that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had also emphasized in the last annual budget session that “across India we need more than 3 crore dialysis sessions every year”.

Dr Manoj Sharma, Urologist, and Dr Neha, Dialysis Medical Officer from the Mayo Hospital were also present on the occasion.

The ‘kidney helpline’ number of Dr Manish Singla is 98723-25087.

CRB School Celebrates Hindi Diwas

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- CRB School sector 7 B celebrated Hindi Diwas today in school premises. On this occasion debate competition, poem recite in Hindi also held.

School Principal Sangeeta Mittal said that Hindi is our national language and we all should must use it maximum in our day to day life. We the Indian must know our mother language Hindi.

ItzCash's Parent Firm Ebix Inc Recognised Fastest Growing Company Globally by Fortune

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, e-governance and healthcare industries, today announced that it ranks No. 76 on Fortune magazine’s 2017 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list of domestic and foreign publicly traded companies, based on their past three years’ growth in revenues, profits and stock returns.

Ebix was also ranked 11 on the Fortune list in terms of 3-year return, with total 3-year annualized return of 57%. Ebix had the unique distinction of being the only insurance Software Company on the list. Ebix also was the only Georgia based computer software company to make it to the prestigious list.

Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list ranks companies with market capitalization of $250 million or more based on revenue growth rate, earnings per share growth rate and three-year annualized total return for the period ended June 30, 2017. The data was provided by Zacks Investment Research while the data checking process was aided by information provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and Lexis Securities Mosaic.

Ebix Chairman, President and CEO Robin Raina that this marks the 5th time in the last decade that Ebix has been included in Fortune’s ranking of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies, and we are humbled to be included on this prestigious list with so many of the best-in-class companies across many industry sectors, in the world.

Mahindra Electric Crosses 50 Million Electric Kilometers on Indian Roads

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Mahindra Electric, a pioneer in the development and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV) and a part of India’s USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, today announced the completion of 50 million electric kilometers on Indian roads.

Together, the e2o and e2oPlus electric cars have contributed to a saving of 2, 50,000 kgs of carbon dioxide emission into the environment which is the equivalent of planting 25,000 new trees. This milestone marks the beginning of a greener future for India and announces the arrival of an Electric Mobility revolution.

Commenting on this milestone, Mahesh Babu, CEO Mahindra Electric  that crossing the 50 million electric kilometers milestone comes at a time when the Government has significantly increased its thrust on electric vehicles and accelerated the process of large scale adoption of electric vehicles through its Electric Mobility Mission 2030.  This is a proud moment for us and reaffirms our role in India’s electric mobility revolution.

Mahesh Babu, further said that to put this 50 million electric kilometers into perspective, imagine the e2o and e2oPlus doing a trip from Earth to Mars. We would like to thank our customers, the EV pioneers of India, for their support that has enabled us to reach the country’s first EV milestone and helped us to set out on the next phase of this exciting journey.

India’s leading electric car, the e2oPlus has smart technology and telematics integrated into it. These features allow the vehicle to remain connected with the customer as well as Mahindra Electric. Telematics help Mahindra Electric engineers to remotely diagnose and fix any issues that may come up in the vehicle. It also helps collect big data to help fine tune and improve the technology that is at the core of these vehicles.

Land Rover Announces Thrilling Off-Road Drive Experience for Customers in Delhi

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Delhi 14^th September:- After the kick-off of the Land Rover Experience tour in Hyderabad, followed by Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Indore, Land Rover will continue its adventurous journey in Delhi. The customers will get to explore some of the toughest off-road terrains with the most versatile and stylish Land Rover vehicles.

Crafting experiences that customers will love for life, this one of its kind event offers a unique opportunity to embark on a real-life adventure. The Land Rover Experience will be held at Golden Tulip Suites, Gurugram from 15^th to 17^th September 2017.

Rohit Suri, President and Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL), said that over the years, these unique drive experiences have received an overwhelming response and we are thrilled to take the Land Rover Experience to car enthusiasts in more cities across the country this year and provide an opportunity to experience the unmatched drive capability of these cars. Every year we go above and beyond, to ensure that each Land Rover fan and customer gets to experience the breadth of capability of these cars. He added that the Land Rover range in India includes the Discovery Sport, the All-New Discovery, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover.  He further shared that Land Rover vehicles are available in India through 25 authorised outlets in Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Karnal, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur and Noida.

Untreated Hernia Can Be Fatal: Experts

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- “Hernia is a preventable killer and if remains untreated, it can lead to death. Although most hernias aren’t immediately life-threatening, but they may require surgery to prevent potentially dangerous complications. Ironically risk of death rate is 7-10 times higher if the hernia is operated in emergency as compared to planned hernia surgery where it is less than 0.05%.”

These startling revelations were made by doctors of Max Hospital who have examined and studied many cases in their clinical history and practice, while addressing a press conference at a hotel here today.

Explaining further, Dr KS Dhillon, Director and Head, Laparoscopic and GI Surgery said  that Hernia occurs when an organ pushes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place. (e.g. the intestines may break through a weakened area in the abdominal wall). Hernia is a gap or hole in the abdominal wall through which internal contents protrude out. It is most common in the abdomen, but can also appear in the upper thigh, groin and chest areas.

Dr KS Dhillon  explained further that what causes death in patients, is strangulation of intestine which gets trapped in the hernia. They leave their normal position & comes into  a gap or hole in the abdominal wall.  The intestine gets trapped in the hernia opening and blood supply is cut-off causing gangrene of intestine.

Stressing upon the need for early detection and treatment, Dr KS Dhillon said that untreated hernia is like a snake, it never gives any warning signs but presents suddenly with pain and vomiting. Emergency hernia surgery is 5-10 times costlier than an elective surgery due to more complication rates, ICU stay & increase in hospitalization days.

Sunit Aggarwal, General Manager–Operations Max Hospital said that the department of GI Surgery is a centre of excellence for hernia surgery and conducts regular training and observership  programs in laparoscopic hernia surgery for practicing surgeons from all over North India who are keen to master the skills of Laparoscopic Hernia surgery .

Cyient Signs an Agreement to Sell its 49% Stake in Infotech Aerospace Services Inc

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Cyient Limited (“Cyient”) a global provider of engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network and operations management services to global industry leaders, has signed a definitive agreement to divest its 49% equity ownership in IASI. Established in 2003, Isabela, Puerto Rico, IASI is a 51:49 Joint Venture between Pratt & Whitney and Cyient. IASI provides aerospace defence design, development & related services, primarily to United Technologies and its business units.

The transaction would be EPS neutral. The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Krishna Bodanapu, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Cyient Ltd. Commented that we continue to embark on the journey towards realization of our “Design-Build-Maintain” Strategy. To enable greater focus on the strategy, we have been exiting the non-core businesses. This is the second divestment post the sale of Infotech Enterprises IT Services (IEITS) that we did in October of 2015 as a part of our strategy to exit the IT services business. This divestment is a step in the right direction and will aid us in becoming more focused striding towards achieving our vision. We will continue to evaluate and rebalance our business portfolio.

Get Set for ‘Grand Meet’ with International Stars at Madame Tussauds

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Roll out the red carpet and meet all your favourite international stars at the amazing, interactive world of Madame Tussauds Delhi.The attraction announces the presence of global icons and legends, whose wax figure will join the league of Indian stars in Delhi.  Madame Tussauds Delhi will allow their guests to enjoy and evening with their much-admired global stars from Hollywood, sports, music, etc in India.

With presence of world-class iconic celebrities present at Madame Tussauds, visitors get to do the Moonwalk with Michael Jackson, serenade their friends alongside Justin Bieber, strike pose with the elegant Marilyn Monroe, score a goal with David Beckham, Lionel Messi along with other international celebrities who will be famed in the Delhi attraction. For guests to experience a holistic and memorable time, the figures will be displayed in dedicated theme based zones. The dedicated zone will also have Hollywood’s sexiest sirens of the likes of Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Winslet, Beyoncé, and Kim Kardashian. 

Anshul Jain, General Manager and Director, Merlin Entertainments India Pvt. Ltd. That India has massive numbers of fans following Hollywood / International celebrities, and this count is growing fast. Madame Tussauds has always been known to bring a fan closest to their most loved icon. We understand this is necessary for audiences to feel the same exhilarating experiences that people all over the world feel. With the presence of these iconic celebs, the Indian fans will get the ultimate wish to indulge themselves in an immersive red carpet experience with their favourite global icons at the attraction.

Madame Tussauds Delhi is an attraction known for the beautiful portrayal of the fascinating world of glamour, sports, history, politics and history under one roof, through planned themed and interactive areas, by the skilful and innovative interpretation of renowned celebrities through wax figures. The visitors will be encouraged to interact with the life-like figures of the celebrities, which marks the uniqueness of the wax attraction.

Punjab University School of Communication Studies Celebrates 'Hindi Diwas'

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- 'Hindi Diwas' was celebrated at the School of Communication Studies, Panjab University. The students of the department discussed the History and growth of Hindi journalism, shared the biographies of well-known journalists, recited self composed poems, and got information about the history of Hindi's first newspaper Udant Martand, contributing to Hindi language journalism that began before independence, informed Prof. Archana R. Singh, Chairperson, School of Mass Communication. She further stated that Hindi journalism has contributed a lot to the freedom struggle. Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mahatma Gandhi etc. empowered the freedom struggle through Hindi newspapers. Mahadevi Verma's statement, "History is written from journalists' feet," was stated well in the performances by the students of the department. They considered the dignity of Hindi
journalism and highlighted their love for Hindi language through their participation in
the event.

The event was attended by all the students, research scholars and the faculty of school of communication studies.

Laghu Udyog Bharati to be organisie Blood Donation Camp on September 15

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Laghu Udyog Bharati Chandigarh Unit is organizing its Second Blood Donation camp at Shiv Manas Mandir, Industrial Area, Phase-2Chandigarh on 15th September from 9:30 AM onwards.

About 160 donors are expected to donate blood. This is a dengue season and there is a huge demand of blood in the hospitals. A team of doctors from Blood Bank, GMCH-32 will collect the blood.  This is our social responsibility service project. Laghu Udyog Bharati will honour the donor with a beautiful gift to motivate them.

Kirron Kher, MP has consented to be the Chief Guest and to bless the donors.

Keventer Agro Raises USD 25 Million to Fuel Growth of its Dairy and Agro Food Processing Businesses

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Chandigarh 14^th September:- Marking a significant development in the agro food processing sector in India and boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) interest into the State of West Bengal, Rs.800 Cr Keventer Agro Ltd(KAL), the flagship enterprise of Rs.1800 Cr Keventer Group having diverse interests in Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Realty, Infrastructure and Exports, has secured a capital of USD 25mn (Rs.170Cr. approximately) from Mandala Capital, a private equity firm, which has primary investment interests in the Food and Agri-business sectors in India. The capital raised will help Keventer Agro fuel its growth story further and will be utilised for future expansion plans. Baker Tilly DHC, the Indian arm of one of the world's leading accountancy and business advisory services company, Baker Tilly International, has been the transaction adviser of this deal while Fox Mandal and DSK Legal were the legal advisors to Keventer Agro Ltd and Mandala Capital respectively.

Keventer Agro is currently on an aggressive growth path eyeing significant surge in its business scale. The Company has revamped its business strategy and to this effect, the governing board of the Company has rearranged the key functions of its top management. With effect from September 13, 2017, Mayank Jalan has been designated as Chairman and Managing Director of Keventer Agro Ltd and he would also play a pivotal role in taking ahead the growth agenda of Metro Dairy as its Chairman. Mahendra Kumar Jalan, the Founder of Keventer Agro Ltd would continue to guide the management and provide strategic inputs as the Chairman Emeritus of KAL.

Mayank Jalan, Chairman and Managing Director, Keventer Agro Ltd and Chairman, Metro Dairy Ltd commented that we have charted out a robust growth plan for each of our businesses, be it dairy, banana or frozen foods. Thus we were looking for an experienced investment partner who would be a part of our journey going forward and what could be better than Mandala Capital  with their proven track record of successful partnerships with some of the finest organisations operating in Indian agro business sector. With this fresh infusion of capital, we intend to invest about USD 100mn into our dairy business in Bengal and grow our food processing business exponentially - all towards our endeavour of turning into a USD 500mn company by the year 2022.