Vodafone Marks 10 Years of Mobile Money Service"M-Pesa'

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 25^th February:- As Vodafone marks the 10th anniversary of M-Pesa, the world’s leading mobile money service, it was revealed that a record 614 million M-Pesa transactions were processed during December 2016.

Vodafone now offers M-Pesa services in 10 countries: Albania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Romania and Tanzania.  As of the end of December 2016, M-Pesa served almost 29.5 million active customers through a network of more than 287,400 agents.  During 2016, the service processed around 6 billion transactions, peaking in December 2016 at 529 transactions every second.

M-Pesa was launched by Vodafone’s Kenyan associate, Safaricom, on 6 March 2007. The service is designed to enable customers safely and securely to send, receive and store money via a basic mobile phone and, more recently in some markets, using a smartphone app. Customers visit an M-Pesa agent to top up their M-Pesa account and are then able to use their mobile phone to make purchases in shops and send money to other people who can then visit their nearest M-Pesa agent to withdraw their funds.

M-Pesa also reduces significantly the potential risks of street robbery, burglary and petty corruption within cash-based economies where only a small proportion of the population benefit from access to conventional financial services.

Vodafone Group Managing Director of M-Pesa, Michael Joseph, said: “M-Pesa is a revolution that has empowered tens of millions of people in some of the poorest communities in the world to start and grow businesses and gain greater financial resilience. All of us at Vodafone are very proud of how M-Pesa has enhanced our customers’ daily lives and helped them plan for the future with confidence.”

Andrew Dunnett, Director of the Vodafone Foundation, added that M-Pesa is a critical component of many of the Vodafone Foundation’s core health services, such as the Text to Treatment services we have launched in Lesotho and Tanzania. These services dramatically improve quality of life and in many cases, save lives – particularly in some of the remote and isolated areas that we serve.

According to a recent study conducted by MIT and published in the journal Science, M-Pesa has had a dramatic impact on the overall economy in Kenya – lifting some households above the poverty line and particularly benefiting families headed by women.  In one notable example, poverty fell 22% within a kilometre of where six M-Pesa agents opened between 2008 and 2010.   In Tanzania, financial exclusion was lowered by 50% as a result of mobile money services (source: Finscope 2013).

The M-Pesa Foundation, established in 2010, is an independent charitable trust investing in projects that improve the social and economic status of Kenyans. Funded by M-Pesa, it has supported a number of large-scale health, environmental, conservation, education and water projects - including the M-Pesa Foundation Academy, a boarding high school serving talented but disadvantaged Kenyan students with demonstrable leadership potential.

Dr Chugh Appointed Chairman Expert Group of Kidney Diseases

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 25^th February:- Dr K S Chugh, Eminent Nephrologist and Professor Emeritus of Nephrology at the PGIMER, Chandigarh popularly known as father of Nephrology in India and recipient of several national and international awards has been appointed as the Chairman of the Expert Group of Kidney Diseases Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Scheme of Inter-Sectoral Convergence and Coordination for Promotion and Guidance on health research, by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health Research, Govt. of India. This would promote innovation in major public health problems for the purpose of focused and deliverable research for developing indigenous, advanced and cost-effective health technologies for better health care in the country. 

The other members of this committee are from AIIMS New Delhi,  SGPGIMS Lucknow, Kalinga Institute Bhubneswar,  Institute of Kidney Diseases Ahmedabad , Batra Hospital New Delhi ,   Apollo Hospitals  Chennai & New Delhi  and Pt. BDS Univ. of Health Sciences  Rohtak and PGIMER  Chandigarh.

Police Register Cases Under Consuming Liquor at Public Place

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 25^th February:-Chandigarh Police arrested Anoop Singh of Village Hallo Majra, Chandigarh near Light Point, Sector-31/Ind. Area and recovered 500 Gram of Ganja from his possession. A Case FIR No. 83, U/S 20 NDPS Act has been registered in PS-31, Chandigarh. Investigation of the case is in progress. 

Action against consuming liquor at public place

A case FIR No. 25, U/S 68-1-14 Excise Act has been registered in PS-3, Chandigarh against a person Sachin R/o # 509, Sector-18, Panchkula, Haryana who was arrested near Chandigarh Club, Sector-1, Chandigarh while consuming liquor at public place. Accused later on bailed out. Investigation of the case is in progress.

A Case FIR No. 50, U/S 68-1-14 Excise Act has been registered in PS-34, Chandigarh against a person Lalu R/o SCO No. 84, Market, Sector- 34/C, Chandigarh who was arrested near Wine Shop, Sector-34, Chandigarh while consuming liquor at public place. Accused later on bailed out. Investigation of the case is in progress.

One arrested for stealing truck

Rajinder Kumar of Village Lalaru, Distt. Mohali, Punjab alleged that Jaspreet @ Jassa of Village Mullanpur Dhaka, Distt. Ludhiana, Punjab stolen away Truck No. PB-65J-8762 from near CITCO Godown, Village Dariya, Chandigarh on 24-02-2017. Later on accused arrested from near Kishangarh Chowk and truck recovered. A Case FIR No. 49, U/S 379 added 411 IPC has been registered in PS-Ind. Area, Chandigarh.  Investigation of the case is in progress. 

MV Theft

Gobind Sharma of Mani Majra, Chandigarh reported that someone has stolen his Activa Scooter No. CH-03P-1349 parked in front B.Ed. College, Sector-20, Chandigarh on 24-01-2017. A case FIR No. 21, U/S 379 IPC has been registered in PS-19, Chandigarh. Investigation of the case is in progress.

Umang Sharma of Distt. Una, Himachal Pardesh reported that someone has stolen his M/Cycle no. HP-19C-7858 parked near DLF Building, Gate No. 1, IT PARK, Chandigarh. A case FIR No. 27, U/S 379 IPC has been registered in PS- IT PARK Chandigarh. Investigation of the case is in progress.

Cheating

A Case FIR No. 51, U/S 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC has been registered in PS-17, Chandigarh on the complaint of Smt. Charanjit Kaur, Chief Manager, State Bank of Patiala, Sector 22, Chandigarh against Sudarshan Kumar Chadha of Sector 22-D, Chandigarh who withdraw Rs. 1,75,000/- by cheating. Investigation of the case is in progress.

MCM organizes Informative Session on Investment Management

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 25^th February:- MCM DAV College for Women organized an informative session on Investment Management for its staff, under the aegis of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA).

G.B. Singh, SBI Regional Head (Mutual Funds) conducted this session wherein he underscored the importance of choosing the investment options as per one's goals like higher education, provision for old age, etc. He opined that keeping inflation and taxation in mind, one needs to invest wisely striking a healthy balance between safe investments with moderate returns and risky investments with higher returns. The session witnessed enthusiastic participation of the staff that addressed their investment related queries to the expert and got appropriate advice.

RUSA coordinator Neena Sharma thanked G B Singh for informing the faculty members about safe investment plans in the changed financial scenario in the country.

MCM Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava thanked RUSA for making it possible to organize such informative sessions which are a need of the hour in this age of increasing financial insecurity.

राज काली की एल्बम का नया गाना 'भोलेनाथ' रिलीज़

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th February:- महाशिवरात्रि का त्यौहार आज बड़े ही धूमधाम से मनाया गया| आज शिवजोत एन्क्लेव खरड़ मे भी महाशिवरात्रि के पावन अवसर पर रूद्र महादेव सेवा दल के सोजन्य से तीसरे बड़े कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया गया| जिसमे भोलेनाथ गाने से सुर्खियो मे आए राज काली ने अपनी शानदार परफॉरमेंस देकर वहा आए लोगो का दिल जीत लिया |  इस अवसर पर राज काली ने अपनी एल्बम का नया गाना  'भोलेनाथ' अधिकारिक तौर पर रिलीज़  भी किया |

राज काली ने बताया कि उनकी बड़ी तमन्ना थी कि वे अपनी आवाज को जनता के सामने लाए और अपने हुनर को तराशें | इससे पहले राज काली डांस डायरेक्टर, कोरेओग्राफेर के रूप मे अपने हुनर को लोगो सामने पेश कर  चुके है|

भोले नाथ गाने के ट्रैक के विडियो को रफ़्तार रिकार्ड्स और शैगी बॉस ने  बड़े ही शानदार भाव से पेश करने की कोशिश की है |

यह गाना पहले से ही भोलेनाथ नाम से  यूटूब और जी ई टी सी हिंदी और एम् एच वन पर आपको देखने को मिल रहा है. राज काली ने बताया कि उन्होंने यह गाना युटुब पर लगभग दस दिन पहले ही डाला है| जिसे अब तक 8.5 लाख व्यू मिल चुके है| उन्होंने बताया कि जब यह गाना ओन एयर हुआ तो उन्हें उम्मीद नही थी कि उन्हें इतनी कामयाबी मिलेगी| अपनी इस कामयाबी पर राज काली अपने सहयोगियो के साथ सभी दर्शको का भी शुक्रिया करते है| राज काली ने बताया  की उनका यह गाना किसी भी तरह के नशे को प्रमोट  नही करता |.इस मोके पर उनके साथ प्रोडक्शन हेड जैन साहब  भी मोजूद रहे |

Ichha to Fight Evil Gilheri in Ichhapyaari Naagin

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th February:- Sony SAB’s Ichhapyaari is currently showing a lot of up’s and down’s in the love life of Ichha and Babble.

In the upcoming track we will see that Mayuresh (Akash Talwar) being introduced to the Pehelwans. Mayuresh comes with a marriage proposal for Ichha (Priyal) but, Ichha refuses to marry Mayuresh. Fuming with the rejection Mayuresh threatens Ichha that he will reveal her real identity in front of the family.

Then, evil Gilheri who is Gilnaar attacks Ichha, Ichha screams with pain and faint in Mayuresh’s arm. On hearing Ichha scream, the pehelwan family gathers, Mayuresh tells the family that a leopard has attacked Ichha but he saved her at the right time. Ichha then figures out that Gungun is the gilheri but in turn Gungun clears that she was not the one who attacked Ichha but it was the evil Gilheri Gilnaar who was sent by Vishnaini.

Gungun also advises Ichha that if she wants to know the real identity of Mayuresh, she should visit the magical pond in the jungle, where she has to collect the water and throw it on Mayuresh to know who he is actually.

On Gunguns advice Ichha goes to the jungle. While on her way she faces a wild boar and his team. Then Gilnaar attacks Ichha again.

Commenting on the track, Priyal Gor who plays Ichha said that this track is interesting as Ichha will be seen fighting the evil Gilnaar.  Also since Mayuresh appears to be a very mysterious character, Ichha is in dilemma of his real identity.