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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Demand Survey for Car Parking In Place Of Cycle Sheds In Sector 40

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- On persistent demand from the residents of EWS/LIG houses of Sector-40-C, and in the interest of public service for Construction of Car parking in place of existing 288 cycle sheds ( Out of which a majority are lying vacant) in Sector-40C,Chandigarh, the Board had decided to conduct a demand survey. Therefore, all the residents of EWS/LIG Housing Scheme, Sector-40C were requested to submit their requests in the prescribed Performa/application along with 'Registration Money' of Rs.10,000/- on or before14.7.2017.

As per request of the residents, the last date of submission of request in prescribed Performa/application along with Registration Money is extended up to 31.8.2017 and Registration Money is reduced to Rs.5,000/-. The Performa/application form can be downloaded from the CHB website i.e.www.chbonline.com or can be obtained from CHB Reception office Block –'C' CHB office complex, Sector 9 D, Chandigarh.

Indian Red Cross Society Chandigarh Launched its Mobile Unit of Kalam Express

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- “Kalam Express” is an initiative of the Indian Red Cross Society, U.T., Branch, Chandigarh that aims to promote, develop and maintain the skills essential for children with special needs so that they can better perform in their homes and social setting. This is a mobile Educational cum Rehabilitation unit for Children with Special Needs living in slum, rural and rehabilitation colonies of the city, which cannot commute to schools for attaining education and also require different therapies because of their physical limitations.

Indian Red Cross Society, U.T. Branch, Chandigarh had launched its first mobile unit of Kalam Express on 23^rd June 2016 with support of State Bank of India under CSR. This effort of Red Cross Society is to provide services to those CWSN who cannot afford it or are confined to their homes, and there is need to include them in the mainstream society. A team of Special educator & a physiotherapist have been visiting these children in the mobile unit equipped with audio visual and tactile teaching aids like Braille kits, toys, special Oro Motor kits etc

The team goes door to door in slum areas to provide education to special children who are unable to attend regular school. The service is free of cost and has helped many children improve & made them capable of attending regular school. It caters to visually impaired, hearing and speech impaired, and the mentally challenged children. The teaching methods to various kids vary depending on the IQ of the child.

For physically challenged children, a set of basic movements is done to ascertain the movement of their joints after proper assessment by the physiotherapist. The families are taught helpful techniques and are asked to regularly practice it with the kids.

The various areas covered under Kalam Express are Maloya, Dhanas,Manimajra, Maulijagran, Bapudham, & Colony no. 4. During past one year, the team has identified 260 CWSN that qualify for this assistance. The team is currently catering 168 children in the city slums. Among these, they have helped 36 children to get admission in various government schools and six kids to special schools such as Vatika in sector 19, Chandigarh.

The community is also supporting this noble cause by donating stationary items, wheel chairs, commode chairs etc for these children. There are many more CWSN living in these areas as well as other slums of the city. They require guidance and training from special teachers, to enable them to interact and also improve their physical skills. The inability of parents to provide such care, due to lack of resources and awareness, leads to neglect of these children.

The positive response to the service & need for such units to cater identified CWSN , Indian Red Cross Society has developed the new unit of Kalam Express, a fully equipped mobile educational cum rehabilitation unit to cater CWSN at their doorsteps. The new unit will focus on reaching out to more children in already designated areas. The team will work closely with parents in order to enhance independence & social interaction of these special children.

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Immigration Law Canada also provides potential immigrants with options to apply under Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). Certain provinces of Canada including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and the Yukon Territory provide immigration under special categories aimed at strategic occupations, students, and investors.

Canadian Institute of Immigration & Languages Opens Office in Ludhiana: Inaugurated by Bollywood Actress Mansha Bahl

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- Immigration and visa consultancy firm Canadian Institute of Immigration & Languages (CIIL) opened its office in Ludhiana today at Apra Tower Feroze Gandhi Market.

The office was inaugurated by Bollywood actress Mansha Bahl. Mansha Bahl started her film career with directors David Dhavan and Kabir Sadanand. She has acted in the movie Rascals opposite Arjun Rampal and Fugly under the banner of Akshay Kumar Productions, in addition to the movie Spark released in 2014. She also appeared in many Hindi and Punjabi music videos. Recently she was seen in a popular Hindi music video by T-Series titled Neeli Neeli Aankhein.

With this launch Ludhianvis now have a team of dedicated and trained Canadian immigration attorneys and professionals offering reliable information on student visa for Canada, family migration, Canadian PR applications and much more.

After offices in Canada (Mississauga, Toronto, Brampton), the firm has now opened its office in Ludhiana.

In addition to this CIIL is also going to undertake IELTS and PTE Academic coaching which will help student’s top score in internationally recognized tests. The office has talented IELTS teachers with proven credentials to train students.

CIIL is operating under the guidance of Nanda & Associate Lawyers. Nanda & Associate Lawyers has been providing reliable legal representation to individuals throughout the Toronto region. With total 150+ years of combined legal experience, the firm has been delivering an unparalleled level of service. Strategic focus, competence and dedication to the case are the hallmarks of its services. Whether it is personal injury, civil litigation, immigration or real estate, the company delivers the right solutions that favour its clients.

Present at the inauguration were Chief Financial Officer Iqbal Singh Grover, Legal Adviser Gurpreet Singh Grover, Joginder Singh and Hr Head and Branch Manager Dr Raj Uppal

Speaking at the inauguration, Gurpreet Singh Grover said that Nanda Law Firm, Canadian Immigration Lawyers & Licensed Immigration Consultants, are here to help you immigrate to Canada. With an excellent success rate, we have helped hundreds of families realize their dream to settle in Canada. Whether the client is a Professional Skilled Worker or a Business Entrepreneur/Investor our experienced immigration lawyers have handled cases from diverse realms. We believe in a personalized approach to every case and ensure all Canadian immigration requirements are met. Nanda Lawyers are your best bet to receive permanent resident status in Canada.

The company’s talented lawyers and consultants offer professional guidance for immigrating to Canada. They undertake preliminary immigration assessment within one business day. Simple ‘Assessment Questionnaire’ analyses the suitability for Canadian immigration. They process your in-depth information to provide clients with a precise eligibility assessment. If assessment is considered suitable, they proceed with the Canadian immigration process.

Nanda & Associate Lawyers P.C provides wide range of options to secure Canadian visa, including: Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Businessman, investor or entrepreneur, Family Sponsorships (Spouse, Children and Parents), Work visas for Intra-company transfers, NAFTA, GATS, Work visas for Nanny/Live-In and Live-out Caregiver, Services for Permanent residences (Renewal of PR Card, Issues with status, appeals), Visitor visas including Super Visa

Facebook Made Him Writer to Wrote the Book “Sach De Ark”

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- The Social Media is playing a vital role in everybody’s life these days or in other words it would not be wrong in saying that this medium is ruling every sphere every corner of the country. An individual of every age is making use of this medium every now and then. And surprisingly or fortunately this social media or specifically Facebook has made a full fledged writer who has written a book now.

Jagjit Singh, hails from a city called Moga, in Punjab, today revealed this secret of becoming a writer using facebook and wrote the book as “Sach De Ark”. The book was launched today in the august presence of the renowned and famous writer, Charan Likhari, and other guests which included Gavy Sidhu, Arman Sangha and Chetan Brar.

Jagjit Singh said that this book is not just a book but is a complete journey for him which started in the year 2014. He further added that initially he wrote few verses just to impress his friends. The friend’s appreciation motivated him and he started posting the verses on his facebook wall. He said that the Facebook has played a very important role in getting him this fame. On this occasion, Jagjit also appreciated Gurpartap and said that if he was not there all this wouldn’t have been possible today. “Gurpartap is from the same place, he belongs to and facebook made his friendship quite strong with him. And though he had money with him but Gurpartap motivated him to think big and write this book.

Jagjit further added that initially he wrote few poems under this heading, “Sach De Ark”, which means Result of the truth and the nature, also played an important role in writing this book. And during this time, sometimes he used to have bad dreams also that nobody is going to read his book and he was completely depressed in the year 2015 and was not able to get this book published. But Culture Kingdom and Gurpartap never let him get upset.

The Culture Kingdom who took the ownership of getting this book published is into so many things and its entire team has put in lot of efforts to get this book published. Jagjit summed up by saying this is not just a book for him it has actually given him lot of fame and now it depends on the readers how they take this book once they read it.

ARQ Midcap Stocks Gives its Investors’ 42.66% Return on Investments

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- Angel Broking, India’s top retail focused investing firm’s hero product ARQ, has outperformed yet again despite the cautious nature of the stock market since the past year. ARQ Midcap Stocks outpaced the benchmark Nifty Midcap 100 by 8.87%, delivering 42.66% returns in the span of one year. With an aim to build the company’s vision of ‘Digital Revolution’, almost two years ago, Angel Broking launched their champion product ‘ARQ’, a data-backed machine intelligence mobile application that derived personalized recommendations for its users. This first-of-its-kind, intelligent and predictive Wealth Management engine has already begun to change the industry dynamics by an excellent margin with its remarkable numbers standing as a testimony to the vision behind it. ARQ Midcap Stocks performance indicates the steady pace at which the investment engine is gaining momentum in the market. The results towards the end of June 2017, suggest that if an investor may have invested a sum of INR 1 lakh in the ARQ Midcap Stocks at the beginning of June 2016, his returns today would have surged by 42.66%, thereby enabling the investor a high profit margin. ARQ has managed to successfully leverage the issues of non-flexibility and ‘off-the shelf’ advices that retail investors previously faced and turned it into an opportunity by providing customized solutions for individual investors, thereby gaining credibility in the market. The performance of ARQ Fundamental Stocks has been praiseworthy as well with it yielding an output of 13.24% against the market assessment of 7.66% in a mere span of 4 months. Additionally, since their introduction 10 months ago, ARQ Value Stocks and ARQ Quality Stocks, have witnessed a return of 29.09% and 25.20% respectively. A positive improvement could be witnessed in consumer engagement levels post Angel Broking’s stance to kick-start and lead the ‘Digital Revolution’ in the country.

Vaibhav Agrawal, Head of Research and ARQ at Angel Broking believes that ARQ is a combination of deep seated industry analysis, and advanced algorithms that enable personalized investment advice at zero or minimal cost. The product was envisioned to be a disruptor and make the consumer agile and robust in terms of investments, and ARQ has already begun delivering results on that front. The performance witnessed by ARQ against the benchmark index has been praiseworthy. It goes on to show that the Indian consumer is more receptive towards not just technology, but data-backed technology that will deliver key results, especially during market volatility.

ARQ’s recommendations for the Mutual Funds have exceeded its’ own yardstick and has been scaling new heights with each passing quarter. The hi-tech automated investment machine aims at ushering in a new wave of diligent and disciplined investing in the Indian stock broking industry.

Best Talent of Automotive Engineering to Cmpete for Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2018 at Chitkara University

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By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- SAEINDIA, a professional Society of Automotive Engineers, today announced the commencement of the 11th edition of the much-awaited BAJA series. Mahindra & Mahindra is the title sponsor and the event is known as Mahindra presents BAJA SAEINDIA 2018.

The redesigned Virtual round of BAJA SAEINDIA will be held on 14th & 15th July, 2017 at Chitkara University, Punjab. The teams have already started feeling the heat of this upcoming Mega Event which is due to be held in Chandigarh. With around 388 teams from various engineering colleges of India, 5 students from each team totaling over 2000 students, the battlefield is set and ready for these students to battle out their ideas.

In these two days event, the registered teams will be scrutinized for their knowledge and capability to participate successfully in the main event. Like last year, all the teams at the Virtual BAJA 2017 must make a presentation on their design, followed by a VIVA or Extempore, which will carry equal weightage in their final selection. The evaluation process will test every participant’s knowledge on Rulebook and General Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. Based on the performance in Virtual BAJA, the teams would be selected for participation in the main event to be held IIT Ropar, Punjab or NATRiP, Pithampur near Indore.

BAJA SAE Series® is an event for the undergraduate engineering students, organized globally by the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA. The event spread like a wildfire since its inception in the year 1976 and broaden its horizon in the countries like USA, Mexico, South Africa, Korea, Brazil & India.

In India, the BAJA SAEINDIA (Society of Automotive Engineers) began its journey in the year 2007 and was launched under the leadership of Dr. Pawan Goenka (during his tenure as SAEINDIA President) and the convenorship of Dr. K.C. Vora. As SAEINDIA ventured on to the unchartered territory of holding a mega-event of this scale, NATRiP came forward to lend a helping hand through an earmarked zone at its upcoming proving grounds- NATRAX, situated at Pithampur, Indore. Similarly, IIT Ropar came forward to lend a helping hand at it Roopnagar location from 2018.

BAJA SAEINDIA tasks the students to conceptualize design, build, test & validate a single-seater four wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to take part in series of events spread across a course of 3 days. The finale will be held at the NATRIP facility at Pithampur near Indore, from 24th to 28th Jan, 2018 followed by HR meet on 29th & 30th Jan, 2018 and IIT Ropar from 8th to 11th March, 2018 followed by the HR Meet on 12th March, 2018.

A remarkable feature unique to BAJA SAEINDIA is the adoption of a new theme every year. This year the theme for BAJA 2018 is ‘Ground To Glory’. The passion, hard work and perseverance of the budding engineers, who start their journey from scratch and traverse throughout the year to come up with their dreams converted into reality, the fervour to take up challenges and ability to maximize efforts is rightly justified by this theme. It shall drive the standards and boundaries of our capabilities to new scales and prove BAJA to be a ground of glory for all the people associated to the event in the form of learnings they take away from the event.

Speaking at the conference, Shoaib Sadiq, Convener, Virtual BAJA 2017 & HR Lead SAE BAJA 2018 said that this event has been built through shared passion and ardor among students all over the country, who have the zeal and the intent to venture further. Students undergo a leap’s bound in terms of technical knowledge along with an experience, which leads to the addition of an astonishing dimension to their overall persona. These individuals are surely propelling the Indian Auto Industry to new heights.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice Chancellor Chitkara University said that she is delighted to see that over the years, BAJA has grown in popularity and has become a bigger event nationally signifying its increasing popularity. She has seen the enthusiasm of students who have been participating in this competition. She must say it is an apt platform for the young engineering talent to showcase their skills and acquire a real-life experience. We are glad to extend our support and look forward to contribute more to this competition.

Enthused by Brimming Potential: South Africa to Target Chandigarh with Tailor-Made Holidays

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By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 13^th July:- TAAI & South African Tourism concluded the 7th edition of its annual travel trade training sessions in Chandigarh today. Aimed at equipping travel agents with the best tips to sell the destination, ‘Learn South Africa’ (Learn SA) is a 17-city training programme which covered urban metros and tier II & III markets. The total attendance was 102 from tricity , Punjab & Haryana.

Hanneli Slabber, Country Manager India, South African Tourism said that the sessions were structured to ensure that travelers enjoy many new, exciting, tailor-made itinerary options as a direct result. “Learn SA helps ensure that Indian travel agents know how to choose the best quality hotels for their customer’s budget and needs. It also teaches them how to choose the best in-destination partners to escort the traveler while on holiday. It also gives them updates about new things to see and do in South Africa and basics like visa and logistical know-how to ensure that travelers are catered to efficiently.

Jay Bhatia, Hon. Treasurer, TAAI said that TAAI's endeavor through training programs is to educate travel agents so that it is easy for the staff of travel companies to effectively sell the product. With South African Tourism this is the second time that we have undertaken this training. We are happy that the trade is getting exclusive marketing tips from the SAT team and stakeholders from SA who have come to India.

Hanneli Slabber added further that the preference for holidays in South Africa has been on a rise amongst Indian travelers over the past few years and is expected to continue in 2017. “2016 was a milestone year for us at South African Tourism in India and we are determined to set new benchmarks for the industry as well as ourselves by making 2017 bigger and better. Our internal target is to welcome more than 100,000 Indian visitors in 2017 and we couldn’t be more thrilled to work towards and achieve this target.

Indian leisure visitor numbers to South Africa surged 21.7% during 2016 to close at an arrivals figure of 95,377 and 8^th position among South Africa’s international source markets. This is vis-à-vis 78,385 arrivals in 2015. 2016 also saw the overall spends from India (only in-country on-tour spends excluding flights and attractions, hotels booked in advance) crossed an astounding 1.2 billion ZAR by the year end. All these statistics indicate that Indian travelers are already showing excitement about destination South Africa.

Chandigarh has been identified as one of the emerging source markets driving tourist traffic to South Africa. It has been listed as one of the 10 next high potential cities outside of the traditional Indian metros. South Africa is keen to keep attracting Chandigarh’s travel enthusiasts and potential is brimming. It is part of the 10 city cluster which makes up 23% of India’s ultra HNHs according to 2016’s Top of the Pyramid survey by Kotak Wealth Management.

South Africa is the perfect destination for the emerging Chandigarh traveler with its variety of distinctive attractions, unforgettable experiences, world-class facilities and excellent infrastructure. It attracts both luxury as well as budget travelers. South Africans love their food especially their traditional barbeque called Braai which comprises of meats and vegetables and is similar to the tandoor cooking style of Punjab. One of Learn SA 2017’s focus areas was to train travel agents about new destinations such Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth and the Drakensberg region beyond the immensely popular Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg & surrounds and Kruger National Park. These are picturesque areas where travelers can pack in a lot of action into shorter time-spans.

Learn SA 2017 had numerous participating South African product suppliers resulting in more choices for the end consumer / traveler. These included inbound tour operators and destination management companies like Africa Incoming, Trav Care, Tourvest Destination Management, Centurion Travel and Tours and Southern Africa 360; hotel chains such as Tsogo Sun and Sun International and African air carrier RwandAir which is introducing exciting fares and deals to India.

Over 70 international airlines now fly into South Africa. Efforts are on to increase seat capacity on relevant flight routes ex-Chandigarh. Presently, Chandigarh is connected to South African cities by Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines and Etihad Airways which fly via their respective hubs and domestic India connections. Travelers have a variety of airlines, connections and consequently, multiple fare options to choose from. The Rand (ZAR)-Rupee exchange rate has been relatively favorable for the India market. Since the South Africa product quote comes in ZAR and not US dollars, Indian travelers are able to buy more experiences and activities for less money thus, making South Africa a value-for-money destination.

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

e-auction of Vehicle Registration Numbers of New Series "CH01-BN" Will Start from 18 July to 24th July

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 12^th July:- It is for the information to the general public/residents of Chandigarh that the registration for participating in e-auction of vehicle registration numbers of new series "CH01-BN" for special/choice registration numbers 0001 to 9999 will start from 18.07.2017 (10:00 AM) and will continue till24.07.2017 (05:00 PM) and the e-auction will start on 25.07.2017 (10:00 AM) and will continue till27.07.2017 (05:00PM).

The owner of the vehicle can register himself/herself on the National Transport website:https://parivahan.gov.in/fancy and the link of the same is available on the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website: www.chdtransport.gov.in and obtain the Unique Acknowledgement Number (UAN). The owner of the vehicle who has purchased the vehicle at Chandigarh address only will be allowed to participate in e-auction. Sale Letter i.e Form No. 21, UID i.e. Aadhaar Card and address proof of Chandigarh are mandatory to participate in the e-auction. After getting himself/herself registered on the above cited National Transport website or/through Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website, the owner of the vehicle will deposit the fee for registration for participating in e-auction and reserve amount of the special/choice registration numbers in the O/o Registering & Licensing Authority, Near Municipal Corporation Building Sector-17, U.T., Chandigarh by way of DD in favor of “Registering & Licensing Authority, U.T., Chandigarh” payable at Chandigarh.

The detail of fee for registration for participating in e-auction, the list of reserve price for each special number, procedure of online auction and terms & Conditions for e-auction is available on Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website: www.chdtransport.gov.in . For any further information and query please contact at 0172-2700341 or Inquiry Counter located at O/o Registering & Licensing Authority, Chandigarh (U.T.).

हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी की संगठनात्मक चुनावों के लिए नियुक्त जिला चुनाव अधिकारियों की बैठक सम्पन्न

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 12^th July:- हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी के संगठनात्मक चुनावों के लिए नियुक्त जिला चुनाव अधिकारियों की एक बैठक आज 12 जुलाई, 2017 को हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय चंडीगढ़ में सम्पन्न हुई। प्रदेश चुनाव अधिकारी प्रदीप जैन, पूर्व केन्द्रीय मंत्री ने इस बैठक की अध्यक्षता की और सहायक प्रदेश चुनाव अधिकारी हरपाल ठाकुर ने भी इस बैठक में शिरकत की।

प्रदीप जैन ने बताया कि सदस्यता भर्ती की सूची प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय में उपलब्ध है। कोई भी कांग्रेसजन उसको देख कर, यदि उसमें कोई संशोधन चाहता है या किसी सदस्य का सदस्यता सूची में नाम नहीं है तो वह प्रदेश कांग्रेस कार्यालय में सदस्यता रसीद (पांच रूपए वाली) दिखा कर अपना आवेदन प्रदेश चुनाव अधिकारी के नाम 20 जुलाई तक जमा करा सकता है। 20 जुलाई के पश्चात सदस्यता सम्बंधित कोई आपत्ति स्वीकार नहीं की जायेगी। उन्होंने बताया कि 20 जुलाई के बाद जिला निर्वाचन अधिकारी चुनावी तैयारियों को लेकर अपने-अपने जिलों का दौर करेंगे।

बैठक में अम्बाला छावनी, ग्रामीण व शहरी के डीआरओ श्री मिलटन रशीद, विधायक, फतेहाबाद के डीआरओ वीरेन्द्र उपाध्याय, फरीदाबाद के डीआरओ प्रमोद दुबे, गुडग़ांव शहरी व ग्रामीण के डीआरओ यशपाल गहलोत, झज्जर के डीआरओ डॉ. शिवकुमार डचारिया, कैथल के डीआरओ जगदीश मेहर, कुरूक्षेत्र के डीआरओ श्रीमती पद्यमा मनहर, करनाल शहरी व ग्रामीण के डीआरओ श्यामसुंदर सोनी, महेन्द्रगढ़ के डीआरओ नारायण सिंह बडौली, मेवात के डीआरओ राजेश कुमावत, पंचकुला के डीआरओ विजय जांगिड़, पानीपत ग्रामीण व शहरी के डीआरओ महेन्द्र चंदकरा, पलवल के डीआरओ चुन्नी लाल साहु, रोहतक शहरी व ग्रामीण के डीआरओ रामदयाल, रेवाड़ी शहरी व ग्रामीण के डीआरओ नीतिन भाऊराव पाटिल, सिरसा के डीआरओ लालजी चनवंशी व यमुनानगर शहरी व ग्रामीण के डीआरओ डा. प्रेमसाया सिंह ने भाग लिया।

Rotary Add to UN Billion Tree Campaign: Mayor of Chandigarh Plants Saplings

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 12^th July:- Rotary Club of Chandigarh along with its youth wings, Rotaract and Interact, and their families, as well as members of the Chandigarh Club, planted more than 300 plants in Sector 1.

Mayor of Chandigarh Asha Kumari Jaswal and other prominent citizens joined in this campaign.

Nearly 200 students from various schools including Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Aurobindo High School, Guru Harkrishan Public School, along with Rotaractors from various colleges and families of Rotarians planted the saplings.

Rotary Club President P.S. Matharoo, said that this is a part of the UN campaign, Plant-for-the-Planet Billion Tree Campaign which was initiated in 2004 to encourage people, communities, organizations, business and industry, civil society and governments to collectively plant at least one billion trees worldwide each year.

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Maharishi Dayanand Public School organizes Poster Making Competition on Population Day

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 11^th July:- Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria Chandigarh organised a Poster Making competition on World Population Day in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration. This competition was divided into two categories junior and senior respectively. In the junior section Kumkum, Abhay and Deepali bagged first, second and third position. Whereas in the senior section Tushar, Ajit and Archna secured first, second, third prizes .

Principal of the school Dr. Vinod Kumar highlighted the aim of this competition as to raise awareness of global population issue.

Civil Society Organizations and Citizen of UT Demands to Not to Allow Commercial Cultivation of GM Mustard and HT Maze in Agriculture

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 11^th July:- The Civil Society organizations and common people of Chandigarh Union Territory, today organized a candle light vigil against the possible launch of GM Mustard and the open field trails of Herbicide Tolerant maze in the country. A large number of people joined the Vigil held at sector 17 under the banner of Sarson Satyagraha Samiti, Punjab.

Sarson Satyagraha Samiti, Punjab a broad platform of likeminded organizations representing farmers, consumers, scientists and others that has been at the forefront of resisting the approval of GM mustard in India has demanded reversal of the green signal provided by GEAC to herbicide tolerant GM mustard.

GEAC has proven yet again that it is unscientific and uncaring with regard to citizens' health and environment. They have failed in their very mandate and purpose for which they have been created, to protect citizens from risks of GMOs. Earlier in the case of Bt brinjal too, they behaved irresponsibly and shamelessly unscientific. In this case, it is a hazardous herbicide tolerant food crop at that, which has direct implications for a large number of Indian farmers, agricultural workers and consumers.

We hope and urge Minister DR Harshvardhan to be responsible in his decision-making - this GM mustard should be rejected just a Bt brinjal was, 7 years ago. At least he should fulfill the mandate of his Ministry, even if the regulators did not. He should uphold BJP's election manifesto promise that GM foods will not be allowed without full scientific evaluation on the long-term effects on soil, production and biological impact on consumers. This is exactly what was not done by the regulators in their evaluation, whereas the little amount of testing done, and the very nature of the GMO points to serious problems in store if GM mustard is approved. We urge the Minister to simply reject HT mustard commercialization", said the ‘Sarson Satyagraha Samit’i in a brief statement.

On this occasion Umendra Dutt, Sanjeev Sharma, Professor Manjeet Singh and advocate Pankj Jain addressed the participants on this issue.

Nacchatar Singh Baidwan, District Press Secretory BKU lakkhowal said that claims of GM Crops have never been proved true-it is a mere conspiracy to snatch the seeds from the farmers. Our organisation will oppose all attempts to bring GM Mustard.

Umendra Dutt of KVM said that mustard is an important part of our food in Punjab. Sarson Saag of Punjab is a world renowned dish of Punjab. If GM Mustard is permitted to be grown (ignoring all dangers) it will open the Pandora box of long list of other crops waiting permission. Super weeds are already becoming a great threat in the countries where GM Crops are grown on big scale.

Eminent Yoga Instructor Sanjeev Sharma said GM Crops including GM Mustard and HT Maze are a grave danger to human health, animal health, microbial health, environment and biodiversity. Excessive use of herbicides can damage immunity, cause kidney-liver-brain damage, cause cancer and damage reproductive system. Chronic and incurable diseases are attaining an epidemic proportion. Punjab has already become a state of sick people. The major cause is the excessive and irrational use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and herbicides. Our air, water, soil and food chain is already full of toxins. Bringing in GM Mustard will further worsen the already grim situation.

Advocate Punkaj Jain said that the biggest objection of Sarson Satyagrah is that all data pertaining to field trials is being kept secret. It is neither on their web sites nor is being given under RTI. Refusal to make the data and studies public creates a serious doubt about the intentions of companies and the regulators

Professor Geeta Arora said, a large number of Scientists are opposing the GM Crops across the world on strong scientific basis. So we urge the Govt to not to allow the commercial cultivation of GM Mustard and Herbicide Tolerant maze in the country.

Professor Manjeet Singh Said that in the view of these dangers, the organizations of Punjab associated with Sarson Satyagreh will submit a memorandum addressed to Captain Amrinder Singh- Chief Minister Punjab and Dr. Harashvardhan-Union minister of Forest, Environment and Climate change through Mayor of Chandigarh.

EdgeVerve to Offer Finacle Suite of Solutions on Amazon Web Services

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 11^th July:- EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (Infosys; NYSE: INFY), today announced the availability of its Finacle suite of solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this, banks around the world can securely leverage Finacle’s industry-leading solution suite, along with other enterprise-class applications hosted on the AWS Cloud.

This new offering allows banks to either use the entire suite of Finacle solutions or choose to implement specific Finacle offerings. Such select implementations will also help banks swiftly move to a truly digital experience, ensuring their customers have world class banking experiences across devices and platforms.

Sanat Rao, Chief Business Officer and Global Head, Infosys Finacle said that at Infosys Finacle, we believe that cloud adoption can dramatically change the way banks operate. In the era of constant change, cloud solutions provide the much needed agility for banks to innovate continuously, both within the enterprise as well as with external ecosystem. We believe that along with AWS, we can help banks gradually adopt cloud to cope with ever changing customer needs, operational pressures and volatile business demands.

Frank Fallon, Vice President, Global Financial Services, Amazon Web Services, Inc. said that we understand that banks are dealing with ever increasing customer expectations, expanding regulatory oversight, increased competition, heightened threats to information security, and scarce resources. At AWS, we help banks innovate faster by combining startup agility with enterprise experience and resources, eliminating costly technical debt and reducing risk. Together with Finacle, banks are accelerating their adoption of AWS for critical workloads, and deriving the core benefits of increased security, agility, and scalability, while focusing on what really matters – building great applications for their customers, not in investing in costly and complex infrastructure.

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By Tricitynews Reporter

Mohali 11^th July:- ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਈ.ਏ.ਐਸ. ਦੇ ਟ੍ਰੇਨਿੰਗ ਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਸੰਜੀਵ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਗਰਗ ਨੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜਾਦਾ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਗਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ ਬਤੌਰ ਵਧੀਕ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਵਜੋਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਦਾ ਚਾਰਜ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਕੰਪਲੈਕਸ ਸੈਕਟਰ 76 ਸਥਿਤ ਵਧੀਕ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ (ਵਿਕਾਸ) ਦੇ ਦਫਤਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਚਾਰਜ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਆਪਣਾ ਕਾਰਜਭਾਰ ਸੰਭਾਲਣ ਉਪਰੰਤ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਕਾਰਜਾਂ 'ਚ ਢਿੱਲ ਬਰਦਾਸਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਦਾਇਤਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਦਫਤਰੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਾਲ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਾਜ ਕਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਆਏ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ/ਕੰਮਕਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਨੇਪਰੇ ਚੜਾਉਣ ਨੂੰ ਯਕੀਨੀ ਬਣਾਉਣ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਤਨਦੇਹੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਭਾਵਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਹਦਾਇਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ।