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Chandigarh, December 4, 2018:  Vivo, the global innovative smartphone brand, today launched the Y95 in Punjab as part of its growth strategy in the region.With a strong focus towards the Y series, Vivo plans to address the consumers’ needs and preferences in the sub-20Kcategory with a suite of quality products that are a perfect blend of performance and design at an aggressive price. Priced at INR 16,990, the Y95 will be available in Starry Black and Nebula Purple starting today at all offline channels in Punjab and also on leading online platforms such as Flipkart, Amazon, PayTM and  Vivo India E-store ,  to ensure availability across the country. Like all Vivo devices, the Y95 will be manufactured at Vivo’s Greater Noida facility. Consumers will also get an array of attractive offers* on the purchase of the Vivo Y95 on offline and online channels, such as– ·           No Cost EMI (Upto 15 Months on Credit ...

Chandigarh – 12 th  October 2018: State Bank of India Chandigarh Circle CGM, Sh Rana Aushutosh Kumar Singh inaugurated the centre and addressed  addressed the customers and apprised them the various new intiatives started by the Bank for different Strata of the Society. Home Loan Centre will cater to the House Loan needs of the customers of Zirakpur, Derabassi , Mohali and near by areas. This centre has been opened  in view of the increasing demand of the builders and customers of this area. This will save considerable amount of  time of the customers and all their Home Loan related needs will be taken care of under one Roof.

Chandigarh, October10 th , 2018 :As the festivities kickstart in every nook and corner of the country, TECNO Mobile, the premium smartphone brand from TRANSSION India is set to double the festive excitement withits ‘ HarSuratKhoobsurat ’ marketing campaign. The campaign aims at leveraging the Best Any light photography experience among the consumers. The 360-degree marketing campaign will start from 10th Oct and will continue until 11th Nov’18. Going with the brand philosophy of “ Expect More ” TECNO has been consistently redefining the smartphone camera and best in class features available in the mid-range segment. Staying true to its DNA,  TECNO has recently launched four new smartphones, CAMON  iAIR2+, CAMON i2 & CAMON i2X,  CAMON iCLICK2  priced at INR 8999, 10499, 12499, 13499 respectively. The powerful line-up of TECNO CAMON AI  series takes its bandwagon of superlative camera- centric smartphones a notch higher,  byoffering  6.2” HD+ s...

Greenlight Planet, a recognized global leader in solar home energy products and Midland Microfin Ltd., a technology savvy microfinance institution collaborate to work towards providing solar powered entertainment (radio) and lighting to un-electrified and under-electrified customers across Punjab and Haryana. With the launch of the Sun KingTM Boom, a solar light and radio, both the companies aim to provide access to light and entertainment to low-income households in the two states. The ‘Sun KingTM Boom’ is a 4 in 1 solar-powered lantern with a built-in radio, MP3 player, and USB port for mobile charging and entertainment. With a 2-year warranty and Lighting Global (World Bank) quality certification, this product is in line with the growing aspirations and demand for lighting, mobile-charging and entertainment amongst the rural consumers. This product will be available in 42 Midland Microfin branches across Punjab and Haryana. Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sahil Khanna, Partners...

Chandigarh – 02nd October 2018: State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Chandigarh, its 8 Administrative Offices, 42 Regional Business Offices and 1978 branches spread over the four states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and UT Chandigarh celebrated Swachhta Hi Sewa campaign with full enthusiasm and zeal on 02.10.2018.  Chandigarh Circle Chief General Manager, Sh. Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh conducted Swachhtta drive at SAMARTH JIYO, Residential Care Centre for specially challenged children located in the building of International Boys Hostel, Madhya Marg, Sector 15 A, Chandigarh wherein all staff members joined together to make this campaign a grand success.

23 rd  September, 2018, Chandigarh:  The city of Chandigarh was filled with zeal and fervor as  Venus Crème Bar ‘ Aapki Khoobsurti Unki Nazar Se: Season 2’   witnessed the city finale at  the Holiday Inn. Mr   …… & Mrs …… were crowned winners of Chandigarh among ……. participating couples after scoring impressively in the grueling but fun rounds. The jury comprised Mr. Tarlok Singh(Former   Mr.Punjab , 2 nd  Runner Up & Model)  Mr. Agendra Singh Gautam( Choreographer)  and Ms.Shalini Bhatti  (Former Ms.Punjab & Model) .The winners will now compete for the national title at the grand finale to be held in January 2019 at Delhi.  The maiden event of ‘Aapki Khoobsurti Unki Nazar Se’ contest witnessed enormous response with 6000 couple registrations. In terms of engagement, the contest generated a massive reach of 200 mn across Print, OOH and Digital medium.  Chandigarh was the fifth city among 15 c...

Chandigarh.   BMW India has commenced the 2018 edition of the BMW xDrive Experience in Chandigarh. This unique BMW Sports Activity Vehicles (SAVs) driving experience has been specially curated for adventure seekers and is being held from on 22-23 September 2018 at Panchkula, Chandigarh. The BMW xDrive Experience 2018 will be hosted in 15 cities across India, demonstrating the prowess of the intelligent BMW xDrive in challenging outdoor environment. The intelligent systems in BMW Sports Activity Vehicles enables participants to drive their vehicles like a sports car on an off road terrain. The BMW xDrive Experience showcases the sophisticated technology of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles (SAVs) such as BMW X1, the all-new BMW X3, BMW X5 and BMW X6. Under the expert guidance of BMW trainers, participants will get to experience the extraordinary control, manoeuvrability and the grit of signature BMW xDrive technology on specially designed off-road track. The event wil...

LIC  Sr.Divisional Manager,Chandigarh  Shri Rajat Mukherjee today formally launched a new plan, ‘LIC’s Jeevan Shanti’. LIC’s Jeevan Shanti Plan is a non-linked, non-participating, single premium annuity plan wherein the Policyholder has an option to choose an Immediate Annuity or Deferred Annuity. The Deferment period can range from 1 -20 years The joint life annuity option can be exercised with any lineal descendant/ascendant of a family (i.e. Grandparent, Parent, Children, Grandchildren) or spouse or siblings as secondary life. If the Proposer has a handicapped dependant (Divyangjan), the plan can be purchased for the benefit of Divyangjan as nominee or as a Second Annuitant under the Immediate Annuity option. All the annuity options under Immediate Annuity shall be available to NPS subscriber. The NPS subscribers include government employees, private companies and also those who have subscribed to NPS lite. The annuity rates are guaranteed at the inception o...

Chandigarh, 19 September, 2018 In another first to his credit, Dr HK Bali, Director Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, has become the first surgeon in north India to conduct a non-surgical valve replacement. A team of doctors led by Dr. Bali performed this exclusive Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement [TAVR] surgery which till date hasn’t been carried out even at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, itself.  Dr. Bali also did the stenting of a narrowed vessel of the heart. The procedure lasted 2.5 hours and was completely successful. Patient has made complete recovery and has become mobile from the second day after the procedure. Addressing a press conference here today Dr. Bali informed, ‘’Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is a new treatment option for patients of critical aortic stenosis, in whom surgical risk is very high as it carries increased morbidity. This is the first case of non-surgical aortic valve replacement in this region and comes as a boon to patients of North Ind...

Chandigarh – September 18, 2018: With the remarkable success of the inaugural edition of SBI Green Marathon, country’s largest commercial Bank announces the launch of its 2nd season. In its second edition, this mega event will be held in 15 cities across the country pledging for a greener future. The SBI Group is organizing a 5K, 10K, 21K run on the 10th of February 2019 in Chandigarh. The event is going to be a zero-waste event and is expected to witness close to 4300 participants who will run to spread awareness about the importance of cleaner and greener globe. SBI General Insurance is going to be the health partner for SBI Green Marathon whereas SBI Life, SBI Mutual Funds and SBI Cards are also significantly contributing to this cause. The 15 city marathon event will start from 30th of September, 2018 in New Delhi followed by Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Guwahati, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Patna and concluding in Jaipur o...

In  the village of Kheri, Panchkula, the celebrations of Poshan Maah (Nutrition Month) were kick started in the first week of this month by Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER,Chandigarh  under the able guidance of Professor Dr Arun Kumar Aggarwal  in collaboration with Department of Dietetics, PGIMER and ICDS programme officials. Continuing with our previous efforts,  second event was organized on 17 th  September where the mothers of all under five children of the village were called up in the Anganwadi centre of village Kheri, Haryana to carry on the message of appropriate nutrition. As per the rapid survey done by Dr Kanica Kaushal, Senior Resident and Dr Saraswathy, Junior Resident, under 5 population of Village Kheri is 127. Out of these, fourteen children are suffering from Moderate Acute Malnutrition and 2 from Severe Acute Malnutrition. Special focus was kept to assess these children and counsel the mothers to kee...

. The increasing level of concepts in Punjabi cinema is not only attracting Bollywood but also people from other regional cinemas of India. In fact, it has started to get attention from the people based outside India as well. This has ensured that Punjabi film industry will reach newer heights in coming times. Contributing to this, Canada-based reputed NRI businessman and producer Avtar Singh Bal and Bikram Bal today announced two films under their production house Bumbal B Productions. Their first film ‘Lukan Michi’ is set to go on floors on 11 November and the second film ‘Paan Di Begi’ will start from April next year. Producers also told that the stories of both these films are written by Raju Verma. The two projects will be helmed by director M Hundal. The filmmakers are also planning some other projects, the details of which will be revealed soon. Talking about the Punjabi cinema they said that the industry needs some talented faces now. Keeping this in mind, they will pres...

A Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (RCTC) was inaugurated to have a common platform or one-point reference system for all tobacco control information/updates/ activities and technical resource materials across India. Dr Jagdish Kaur, Regional Advisor, SEARO; Dr Mira B Aghi Behavioural Scientist and Communication Expert; Anne Jones, Tobacco Control Technical Advisor from Australia, Dr Prakash C Gupta, Director, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health inaugurated the Resource Center for tobacco control at the 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health in Bali, Indonesia last week. The tobacco control advocates and leaders from various organizations including Dr. Rakesh Gupta CCE/Deputy Director Health and FW Punjab attended the event. The major collaborating partners are Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, WHO-SEARO and The Union. Dr. Sonu Goel, Additional Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh India said that framing a Resource Centre was a mu...

Chandigarh – 14th September 2018: State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Chandigarh celebrated Rajbhasha Diwas today. Dr. Pratibha Kumari, HOD, Hindi Department. GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh graced the occasion as chief guest. Sh. Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager of the Circle addressed the staff and impressed upon them to reach out to the customers in their languages. Dr. Pratibha Kumari while addressing the audience, appreciated the efforts of State Bank of India for doing their work in Rajbhasha Hindi. Prizes were distributed amongst 27 Staff members for doing their work in Hindi.

The 18th Annual Meeting of AOSPR (Asian and Oceanic Society of Paediatric Radiology) combined with 16th Annual meeting of ISPR (Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology) was inaugurated by Prof. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The conference is being organized by Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh under the Chairmanship of Prof. N. Khandelwal, Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis.  Prof.A.K. Saxena and Prof. K.S.Sodhi are Organizing Secretaries of the conference.  Around 800 delegates from different parts of the world are attending the conference. In today’s deliberation, various scientific sessions and symposia were held on paediatric imaging and paediatric emergencies. The major attraction of the day was Dr. MVK Shetty Oration on “The Enigma of Paediatric Liver Tumors; can Multi-modality Imaging be the Guiding Light?” which was delivered by Prof. Raju Sharma, AIIMS, India. Dr. Raju highlighted the role of MRI in diagnosing and character...

Chandigarh, 14th September, 2018 – Fitness lovers in the city have a reason to rejoice as Anytime Fitness, world`s largest gym chain, announced its launch today. Centrally located at Sector 17, Chandigarh, Anytime Fitness is set to serve to the health conscious residents of City Beautiful for 19 hours a day 7 days of the week. Equipped with world class equipments, the gym also provides 1 key access globally. The gym is Harrdy Sandhu`s venture along with Naveen Grover and Manu Grover who are the multiple franchisee owners of Anytime Fitness. It is a visionary project by Harrdy Sandhu, a former cricketer, a fitness freak who aims to transform the health scenario of the city. After the much successful functioning of Anytime Fitness in Ludhiana, Chandigarh becomes the second city in Punjab where the gym will open paths for a healthy living. The first gym was launched in Delhi in 2003. Currently, there are 53 existing Anytime Fitness open clubs in India with some key locations being De...