New Premium Hatch-Altroz Launched to Redefine the Segment With Its Gold Standard in Safety, Design, Technology and Driving Experience

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- Marking its entry into the premium hatchback segment, Tata Motors today launched – the Altroz. The Altroz will be available in five trim levels across all Tata Motors authorized dealerships at an introductory price starting from INR 5.29 lakhs for the petrol version and INR 6.99 lakhs for the diesel version.

The Altroz is the first vehicle developed on the new ALFA architecture and the second vehicle showing the Impact 2.0 design language. With its striking design, bouquet of industry-first features and the most recent achievement of Global NCAP 5-star rating, it has set the GOLD Standard in Safety, Design, Driving Dynamics, Technology and Customer Delight. All set to entice customers, Altroz will come with 6 different factory-fitted customizable options.

According to Vivek Srivatsa, Head-Marketing, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said that we are delighted to announce the launch of our premium hatchback–The Altroz. The Altroz is already a product that we are proud of as it is the second Tata as well as Indian car, to have received a 5-star Global NCAP rating. It is a landmark product and is a true representative of the Gold Standard in Safety, Design, Technology, Driving Dynamics and Customer Delight. We are confident that this product will not only deliver the best driving experience to our customers, but also set new benchmarks as we set foot into the premium hatchback segment.

The Altroz sets the Gold Standard in safety with its 5 Star Global NCAP rating. The car comes with best-in-class safety features such as Advanced ALFA Architecture, ABS, EBD & CSC as standard and Dual Airbags. This comprehensive safety system along with the energy absorbing ALFA architecture ensures that the occupants of the Tata Altroz are recipients of world-class safety.

Based on the Impact 2.0 design philosophy, the Altroz’s futuristic design consists of modern, intelligent and tastefully crafted interiors. The 90 degree opening doors ensure that there is enough space for passengers to get in and out of the vehicle. The laser cut alloy wheels and premium black piano finish on the interiors result in an unmatched road presence and help the customer arrive in style.

Equipped with a 17.78 cm touchscreen Harman infotainment and class leading acoustics, the Altroz also comes with Voice command recognition, Apple Car Play, Android Auto and the Turn-by-Turn feature, ensuring a seamless experience.

With its powerful petrol and diesel engines along with a fine-tuned suspension, the Altroz truly gives the customer a dynamic driving experience. The Cruise Control feature along with multidrive modes ensure comfortable driving in the city and on the highway.

The flat rear floor, rear AC vents, cabin space and 24 utility spaces ensure that the driving experience is convenient and comfortable. Spacious interiors along with a wearable key fob result in a hassle free experience for the customer.

To know more about the new range or to book a test drive, customers can visit ‘cars.tatamotors.com’ or follow social handles across Twitter - https://twitter.com/TataMotors_Carsand Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/officialtatamotorscars

LIC Sold over 1Crore 64 Lakh Policies and Collected First Year Premium Income of Rs. 40111.38 Cr upto 15 January 2020: Mukesh K Gupta

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- Life Insurance Corporation of India at Chandigarh organized a press conference to share new projects and new future plans. LIC’S Managing Director Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Anoop Kumar, Zonal Manager, North Zone, New Delhi and Rajat Mukharjee, Sr. Divisional Manager, Chandigarh  along with other officials were present in the conference. 

While addressing the Conference Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Managing Director, said that LIC has sold over 1crore 64 lakh policies and collected First Year Premium Income of Rs. 40111.38 Cr up to 15 January 2020. North Zone has procured First Year Premium Income of Rs. 5262.66 Cr with 23 lakh 51 thousand policies. LIC has registered a significant increase in market share in the current financial year.   LIC’s market share as on December 2019 is 75.64% in number of policies and 70.52% in First Year Premium Income.  He added that on All India basis upto December 2019 LIC has registered a growth of 18.14% in no. of policies and 13.22 % in First Year Premium Income.

He said that LIC has recruited 114114 new agents during the current financial year. North Zone has recruited 19680 agents, out of which 12997 are millennial agents which is 66.04% of the total agents recruited by North Zone. The agents are trained to give services according to individual needs. The contribution of millennial agents in the new business of North Zone is almost 41%. North Zone, Delhi has an agency force of 1,72,972  engaged in selling Life Insurance throughout the Zone. 

Recently North Zone has also recruited 706 Apprentice Development Officers to boost its marketing operations. These ADOs will recruit new Agents in their team so as to add to the total agency force.

Mukesh Kumar Gupta shared further that LIC has the best Claim settlement performance in the industry. During the current financial year LIC has settled 1.29 Cr. Claims amounting to Rs.67877.40 Cr .  North Zone has settled 20.05 lac claims   amounting to Rs.10759.85 Cr .

For  achieving  the target of 100% of the claims payable during the year, NEFT Mandates are being collected in advance so that claims can be settled on due date.

LIC is constantly upgrading its services to add value to  policyholders’ experience.

In the area of servicing, Alternate Channels of premium payment viz. Premium Points, Life Plus Offices, Payment through Debit/Credit Cards are becoming more and more popular and almost 60.61% of the total transactions are coming through these channels, in Northern Zone,  62.17% of the collection is coming through alternate channel of premium payment.

As a fillip to our on-going support for digital transactions, LIC has recently announced waiver of convenience fee on Credit Card transactions initiated by policyholders for payment of renewal premium, advance premium, repayment of loan and loan interest with effect from December 01, 2019.

He said that LIC has been a nation builder since its formation in 1956 through investment in different sectors for the best advantage of policyholders as well as the community as a whole. Total Investment of LIC as a whole as on 31.03.2019 is Rs.2984331 Cr & investment in States under North Zone as on 31.03.2019 is Rs.383000 cr.

Boss Rides Making Luxury Affordable

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- Kickstarted by two rider buddies a year back, Boss Rides is an online luxury marketplace for pre owned luxury, exotic and imported Bikes for sale in India. Have a luxury Bike in-mind or simply browsing through our vast inventory of used exotic bikes online at highly competitive prices. Your pre owned exotic bike market place is growing majorly on Instagram by the username @bossridesofficial.

Akshay Chaudhary, one of the owners, said that we at Boss Rides are dedicated to make your Bike buying experience memorable. It's a rapidly growing family where members keep coming back for more whilst delivering Pan India.

He added on by listing out the most crucial point to make customer feel like the Boss he is.

Ekjot singh, the other owner of Boss Rides, said that since our inception our primary aim has been our passion for delivering excellence which became our mission. YOU are the driving force behind our company and making sure you get the best is what we thrive on.

Irrespective of which luxury bike brand you choose, every pre owned exotic bike in their inventory goes through the highest level of scrutiny, assuring you the utmost in quality standards. So if you’re looking to buy an exotic bike for yourself from anywhere in India, Boss Rides is the one stop for your dream bike.  You can get in touch with them over Instagram or Facebook. Happy Riding.

HONOR India Launches Its First Pop-Up Camera Smartphone–HONOR 9X

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- HONOR, a leading global smartphone e-brand, today announced the launch of HONOR 9X, its latest flagship smartphone introducing the first Pop-Up selfie camera from the brand, in India. Beside HONOR 9X, the brand further expanded its wearable portfolio with the launch of next-generation devices – HONOR MagicWatch2 and HONOR Band 5i. The product portfolio is a testament of HONOR’s commitment to develop and introduce the device ecosystem in India to make the life of its consumer better and easier.

Taking a significant leap in the smartphone industry, HONOR 9X, a budget-friendly device, is a fusion of the most desired software and hardware features and functionality, offering the ultimate user experience through advancement in photography, design and performance. HONOR 9X is an extraordinary addition to the company’s much celebrated ‘X’ series smartphones and will resonate highly with the Indian youth.

Devised with a 3.53 cms (1.39-in) AMOLED touch screen and impressive 14-day battery life, the HONOR MagicWatch2 is a perfect amalgamation of new-age design with intelligent health monitoring technologies that resonates with youth’s fitness lifestyle. The HONOR MagicWatch 2 redefines healthcare tracking with Kirin A1 chipset and by incorporating industry leading technologies, helping users live a healthier and improved quality of life in various aspects. The HONOR Band 5i is a step-up towards achieving higher fitness levels at an affordable price to reach out to a larger audience and it is an addition to the HONOR’s most celebrated Band series.

Commenting on the launch, Charles Peng, President, HONOR India said that HONOR has always believed in raising the bar when it comes to empowering its consumers with the latest technology that resonates with their lifestyle. Our latest flagship offerings - HONOR 9X, HONOR MagicWatch 2 and HONOR Band 5i, perfectly blend with the brand’s TechChic positioning and devise industry’s leading technologies.

He added that the success of the HONOR X series is a testament of our consumers’ love and support for the brand and the new HONOR 9X will further bring an all new experience with the brand’s first pop-up selfie camera. With the launch of these new devices, we take a step towards further fortifying our commitment of offering and expanded product portfolio to our consumers in India.

NGO I Am Still Human Holds Blood Donation Camp for Welfare of the Indian Army

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- To contribute towards welfare of the Indian Army, the '9th Shaurya Blood Connect With Indian Army' - a blood donation camp was held at DLF Centre Mall, IT Park, here. Over 80 units of blood were collected by a medical team of the Command Hospital, Western Command, which will be specifically used for the welfare of veterans, serving soldiers, officers and their dependents at military hospitals.

The ninth edition of the campaign was organized by a city-based NGO -I am still Human (IASH), which is expeditiously working for the welfare of Indian Army personnel. The camp was put up in association with the corporate PCL Gateway which supported the cause under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) and DLF City Centre Mall.

Lt. Gen. (Retd) K.J Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Former GOC-in-Chief, Western Command was the chief guest. The guests' of honour at the event were S. Jagjit Singh Majha, MD, PCL Gateway & President CREDAI, Punjab & who is also a philanthropist and  Brig. Satinder Singh (Retd), Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab.

Vivek Mehra, Founder, IASH said that we are glad to see the response of civilians, who today came out with full enthusiasm and donated blood for their brothers' in uniform, this way a blood bond has been established between civilians and our armed forces personnel. The primary agenda of this campaign is to organise more blood for army and also inspire the young generation to join the Indian Armed forces.

S. Jagjit Singh Majha, MD PCL Gateway and President Credai Punjab He said that he exhort civilians and people in general to come forward and help martyrs' families financially and emotionally too as they are very much 'our family', due to the supreme sacrifices martyrs make for the country and all of us without asking for anything in return.

The mall was adorned by myriad war pictures of battles fought on Punjab's soil, these dictated the several stories of valour of warriors. There was army decor also put up at different places in the mall.

A motivational session was conducted by Lt. Gen. (Retd) K.J Singh, S. Jagjit Singh Majha and Brig. Satinder Singh (Retd), Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab.

The event saw a tribute ceremony being held for Shaheed Sepoy Ranjit Singh Salaria from Gurdaspur, who lost his life in an avalanche incident a few days ago. Brig (Retd.)Satinder Singh conducted the tribute by way of a poignant speech about the martyr. He also shed light upon the problems and challenges a martyr’s family faces. It was also announced that the expenses of education of Shaheed Sepoy Ranjjt Singh's 4- month-old daughter will be borne by 'I Am Still Human' and its members.

Others present included J.D Ghai, Founder, Santabanta.com, social worker Bobbee Singh, Manvinder Singh, Ashu Khare, Director, Rock and Storm Distilleries, Ex-Gunner Ajit Shukla, Mehakdeep Singh Randhawa and Maj. Akshay Sharma, from Command Hospital, Chandimandir.

वाल्मीकि समाज ने नगर निगम कमिश्नर और पूर्व मेयर राजेश कालिया का पुतला फूंका: गुरचरण सिंह को बहाल और 68 लाख का नोटिस लिए जाने की उठायी मांग

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Chandigarh 24^th Jan, 2020:- नगर निगम के कमिश्नर के के यादव और पूर्व मेयर राजेश कालिया के खिलाफ वाल्मीकि समाज में रोष बढ़ता ही जा रहा है । इसी कड़ी में आज रेजिडेंट वेलफेयर एोसिएशन डडू माजरा कालोनी के अध्यक्ष कुलदीप ढिलोढ (उर्फ टिटा) की अध्यक्षता में एक रोष प्रदर्शन किया गया। यह प्रदर्शन भगवान वाल्मीकि जी की शोभा यात्रा के दौरान लगाए गए भगवान वाल्मीकि व मजलूमों के मसीहा डॉ भीराव अम्बेडकर जी के चित्र को विज्ञापन बता कर गुरचरन सिंह को 68लाख का नोटिस भेजा गया व भाई गुरचरन को नौकरी से भी निकाला दिया गया। वाल्मीकि समाज की आस्था को जो ठेस पहुंचाई गई इसकी घोर निंदा करता है। इस रोष प्रदर्शन में नगर निगम कमिश्नर के०के यादव व पूर्व मेयर राजेश कालिया का पुतला फूंका गया। प्रदर्शन में वाल्मीकि समाज के वरिष्ठ व्यक्ति शामिल रहे।

वाल्मीकि समाज ने यह फैसला लिया कि अगर जल्द ही 68 लाख का नोटिस व गुरचरन सिंह को नौकरी पर बहाल नहीं किया गया, तो यह प्रदर्शन एक विशाल आंदोलन का रूप लेगा । प्रदर्शन में मुख्य रूप से शामिल रहे। इस सामाजिक आंदोलन के अध्यक्ष कंवर पाल गहलोत, चौधरी गीता राम, समय सिंह, मुकेश अनार्य, लव कुमार, भगत राज, जानू, व समाज के युवाओं ने बढ़ चढ़कर हिस्सा लिया।