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Chandigarh.  On the cusp of this year’s auspicious Navaratras, ITC’s Agarbatti brand Mangaldeep Treya has joined hands with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Jammu & Kashmir to offer special langar seva to innumerable devotees of the Mata Vaishno Devi Temple during the 9-day of the Navaratras, which witnesses one of the largest gathering of pilgrims. Mangaldeep’s popular agarbatti variant ‘Mangaldeep Treya’ will also be contributing for the “Shatchandi Maha Yagna” conducted during the Navaratras, at the devout temple.     ITC’s Mangaldeep has also committed to extend its support to the ‘Mata Vaishnodevi Langar Seva’ not only for this Navaratri but for the two Navaratri periods in a year. In 2018, the Vaishno Devi Temple received over 85-lakh ‘Yatris’. Each year, the temple witnesses a footfall of over 3-lakh pilgrims during the Navaratras alone. Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Ravi Rayavaram, Chief Executive, ITC’s Agarbatti Business said “We at IT...

Chandigarh, September 30: As many 100 doctors from tricity attended a CME on World Heart Day at IMA here last night. The CME was organised by IMA in association of Ojas Super Speciality Hospital, Panchkula. In CME, Dr Virendar Sarwal head- cardiovascular & thoracic at Ojas talked about new frontiers in cardiac Surgery’ whereas Dr Anurag Sharma, Director Cardiology spoke about ‘treatment of aortic stenosis , breaking the barrier : TAVR’ Dr Sarwal said that it is well proven that surgery is the only long-term solution for heart diseases and increases the survival. Thus it should be opted by most of the patients as first line of treatment without any fears. He dwelled on the concept of minimal invasive surgery to give these patients more comfort during surgery by making it less stressful, less pain less stay in ICU and hospital and less requirement of blood products. This enable the patient to join work within 2-week instead of 6-week with conventional surgery as patients ...

Offers on credit cards, business loans, personal, auto and home loans 100+ offersfrom over 1000+ brandson in-store and on-line purchases Chandigarh, September 30, 2019 : HDFC Bank today launched  ‘ Festive Treats’ , India's largest financial services  dhamaka . Customers will get special offers on all banking products from loans to bank accounts, as well as major discounts on over 1000+ brands. For the very first time, special festive offers will be available across the entire spectrum of financial solutions for retail consumers as well as business customers with discounts on processing fee on loans, reduced EMIs, gift vouchers and more benefits. In another industry-first, the bank has tied up with over 1000+ retail brands to offer discounts, cashbacks and extra reward points on both in-store and on-line purchases. Leading retail and consumer brands like Reliance Digital, Samsung, LG, Apple, Yatra, OYO, Lifestyle, Myntra, Vijay Sales, Hamleys, HP, Big Basketa...

Thrill Zone organized the 6th edition Kotak Mahindra Bank Punjab Half Marathon here today which took off and concluded at Chandigarh Club. The event was organised to raise awareness about the long ongoing issue in the society - Run Against Drug Abuse. Thousands of participants had gathered at the venue braving rainy weather on Sunday morning. Thrill Zone marked its 62nd event with this edition of the half marathon. They have always supported the society in its on-going battles through its event which happens all round the year. Mr. P. C. Kushwaha, the organiser, said "In a four-year long journey of Thrill Zone we feel grateful to mark our 62nd event with this kind of response at 6th Punjab Half Marathon" There were 20 plus handicapped people on the track, running with full power. All the participants were given a T-Shirt , Medal, certificate, refreshments, Energy Drink , BIB with Timing Chip. There were different distances depending on the interest and age of th...

J Tathastu Yog Studio and Dr Varun Khanna, a Dentist and Bharatnatyam dancer/ tutor, presented a two-day series, Art in the Studio, with a Bharatnatyam recital by world famous living legend, Padmashri, Padmabhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan. The 82-year old Guru is also the founder president of Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi. The event concluded today. Dr Varun Khanna and Advocate Harsh Jakhar said, “The event will feature a solo performance by Dr Vaidyanathan, a performance by two of her foremost disciples (Mrs Debasmita Thakur Bagchi and Ms Gayatri Deka) and Dr Varun, who otherwise is from Panchkula and is pursuing Bharatnatyam under the legend in Delhi.” Chief guest of the programme was Miss Bollywood Sensation 2018 semifinalist and Miss Punjab 2018 finalist Dr Palka Chaudhary and guest of honour was renowned exponent of Kathak, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Dr Shobha Koser, who turned 75 recently.  Tathastu_Yog Studio, st...

‘Royal Nutrition House (RNH)' a one-of-a-kind multi-cuisine restaurant, positioned as Tricity’s first eating out place, established on the concept of tasty 'nutritious food', was inaugurated by famous Punjabi film actor Binu Dhillon in the Phase 3 B 2 market here. An exclusive peek into the restaurant, & its tantalizing menu was also organised for media. The outlet is the brainchild of a young duo of entrepreneurs Raveesh Malhotra & Vikramjit Singh Mann. Raveesh Malhotra said, “RNH is a home kitchen idea. We have conceptualized the restaurant and its menu on the theme of providing a healthy & nutritious menu, which is at the same time is lip smacking. The idea is to usher in a change in people’s lifestyle by giving them an opportunity to have the best & the most nutritious ingredients in recipes. We use our expertise to remove the notion that healthy is not tasty. Our menu line boasts of multi cuisines from genres like Indian, Cont...

Zirakpur,  Sep 29, 2019: Smart Circuits Innovation Pvt. Ltd. organized IES 2019 at Hotel Park Plaza, Zirakpur. The event marked the attendance of experts from education sector. Educators from over 150 institutions from all over India participated in the event.  Chief guest of the programme, Mr Troy D Cline, Director, STEM Innovation, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA addressed the audience. Padmashree Dr V Adhimurthy of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) also addressed the gathering. The talk given by the two stalwarts was quite informative and motivated all present. Keynote Speakers - Mr Mitul Dikshit (Chairman, Dikshit Group of Schools), Dr. Amrita Vohra (Director of Education, GEMS Education India), Munish Dhiman (CEO, Gesture Research International Ltd.), Mr. Anirudh Gupta (CEO, DCM Group of Schools), Ms. Beena Nair (Assistant Vice President & Academic Head, Seth M.R. Jaipuria Group of Schools), and Dr. C.S. Nair (Director Skills, DPSGS) also pu...

Chandigarh, September 28: As a part of World Heart Day celebrations University Institute of Applied Management Sciences, in association with NSS Panjab University and Ojas Super Specialty Hospital Panchkula, organised ‘Happy Hearts Healthy Hearts Campaign’ at Panjab University Campus on Saturday. The campaign was inaugurated at UIAMS premises by Dean University Instructions Professor Shankar Jha along with Professor Upasana Joshi Sethi, Director UIAMS and Professor Navdeep Sharma, Coordinator NSS. Prof. Jha also flagged off a ‘Quit Smoking Rally’, in which around 300 students from various departments of PU took part. In rally students showcased the placards to spread awareness about the ill-effects of smoking, both on heart and on other organs of the body. This was followed by  an  aerobic exercise session and an educative talk on heart health by Dr. Anurag Sharma, senior cardiologist from Ojas hospital.    Dr. Anurag highlighted the importance of h...

Patiala, September 28:  To facilitate process of patient centric evidence based care,  Patiala Heart Institute here on Saturday unveiled  multidisciplinary  ‘Heart Team Approach ’’  concept. Dr. Gurpreet Singh Sidhu, Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Managing Director of Patiala Heart Institute   while talking to media during a press conference on World Heart Day today said that  American College of Cardiology Foundation identifies ‘HEART TEAM’ as cornerstones for modern cardiovascular care. While strategies for implementation of these teams vary from one hospital to other, this broad approach has become a standard of cardiovascular care at  Patiala Heart Institute , asserted Dr Sidhu. Mr. Dilshad Singh Sidhu, COO of Patiala Heart Institute informed that t reatment of heart disease is a team effort. Our Department of Cardiac Sciences at Patiala Heart Institute has a team of Clinical Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists and Ca...

Chandigarh:  With the onset of the festive season, homebuyers, as well as developers, are looking forward to making the most of it. Following the Shraadh period which is considered inauspicious to book property, Navratri is the time when developers start looking for bumper sales. Starting from Navratra till Diwali, the festive season brings a lot of happiness and optimism in the entire market. With the festivities having caliber to enhance the sales multiple times, developers come up with interesting payment plans, schemes, offerings and freebies to attract buyers and push their selling. Real estate developers in Chandigarh are offering many discounts and gifts to woo buyers during the Navratras. From gold coins and discounted schemes, developers such as  Sushma Group, GBP Group, Motia Group, SBP Group  are offering many such freebees on booking/buying property in their projects. Owing to the festive season,  Sushma Group  has announced “Sushma Happy Home ...

   Chandigarh : "Makhmalii Pyaar....Tera Yeh Khumar.... Deewana Mujhko Banaye", these beautiful lines is the song sung by Shael in his melodious voice. This song has been shoot in the beautiful locations of Canada. The song is a mixture of nice lyrics, melodious music with melodious voice, we are talking about the new song of Singer Shael, whose music video titled is "Makhmalii Pyaar".  Shael said that I always love melodious songs that give relief to your soul and you can remember the one who is closest to your heart.  Actress Sameksha will be seen with him in this album, Sameksha has more than 20 movies to her credit in Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi and Bollywood.  Her last release was Pranaam opposite Rajiv Khandelwal. She was critically acclaimed in her latest series Porus and POW by Nikkhil Advani. About working with Shael she says I love Shael’s choice of songs and lyrics he chooses to sing and his videos are performance oriented & she admits that...

Panchkula, September 27: Ivy Hospital, Panchkula on Friday announced the launch of ‘ Heart Team Approach’  for the management of complex heart and vascular diseases. Addressing a press conference today,  Dr. Japnit Singh, director of Ivy Hospital here stated that this concept is gaining popularity all over the world to provide holistic and ethically correct treatment to patients suffering from various cardio vascular diseases. Dr. Harinder Singh Bedi, director of cardio vascular said that the management of complex cardiovascular disease has changed with the development of new strategies of care. Dr Bedi further said that applying all the scientific information and making it useful for the patient and family have assumed central importance. To facilitate this process of patient centric evidence-based care, a multidisciplinary heart team has been setup at Ivy, he informed. The objective of the team is to provide patient-centric care where family and the patients ...

Mohali, September 26: As many as 70 students undergoing various paramedical courses attended a day long ‘scientific conference’ at Tech Mahindra SMART Academy for Healthcare Mohali on Thursday. The conference was an initiative of Tech Mahindra Foundation, the CSR wing of Tech Mahindra Ltd. The students from the courses including cardiac care, technician course and operation theatre technician course took part in the conference.  Dr. Virendar Sarwal, Director and Head of Department of CTVS, at Ojas Super Speciality Hospital, Panchkula was the keynote speaker at the conference. The conference comprised on detailed discussions on the role of  temporary and permanent pacemakers and the topics related to the health of the heart including cardiac disorders due to lifestyle, diet, how to reduce heart diseases by exercise and impact of hypertension on the heart.  Speaking on the occasion, Ritu Nag, Director, of the Aca...

Dr. Sandeep Goyal, today launched his fifth book,  Honest to God  in city. The book launch was followed by an event attended by the city’s elite, where the book was released by Subodh K. Jaiswal, IPS, Director General of Police, Maharashtra. The Foreword of the book too has been written by Mr. Jaiswal when he was Commissioner of Police, Mumbai earlier in the year. Mr. Dinkar Gupta, Director General of Police, Punjab was the guest of honour at the book launch. The book is a compilation of 78 essays on advertising and branding, on corporate and marketing strategy, and on select celebrities - analysed as ‘human brands’. The genesis of the book lies in a column that Dr. Goyal started writing for  Business India  magazine four years ago. The column too is titled  Honest to God . The column has become very famous and well regarded amongst business readers for being frank, forthright and very very candid in the opinions that Dr. Goyal expresses across a bro...

Chandigarh, Sept 25, 2019:   In an endeavour to provide an opportunity to young girls and married ladies of Punjab, to showcase their talent and excel in the world of fashion, Sparkles Production is coming up with the 2nd season of ‘Sparkles Production Ms & Mrs. Punjab - Discover yourself 2019’. The one-of-a-kind beauty pageant was formally unveiled at a press conference by famous Punjabi film actress Japji Khaira, who is the face of the pageant. She was accompanied by Prabhjyot Kaur & Kamaljeet Kaur, Co-founders of Sparkles Production Miss & Mrs Punjab-Discover yourself’ is the brainchild of this dynamic women duo. The press meet also saw participation of Aman Grewal, who has been Mrs. India Worldwide 2014, Vaishnavi Boora, a celebrity fitness coach & fitness model, who trains celebs like Jasmine Sandlas etc.  What’s more, the celeb line up at the press conference which was held at Press Club here, also boasted of Gagan Chahal, a singer &...

City Startup’s AlooPyaz App promises to sell onions and potatoes cheaper than market rates Chandigarh, September 25, 2019 : POT Agritech Private Limited, India’s first Agritech Startup in Onion and potato supply chain industry with a vision to organize the $ 16 billion unorganized onion and potato industry in India, launched a unique mobile app which promises to do away with 6-7 middlemen thus assuring good quality product at less than market prices. The app was launched by Shri. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Director General, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, former Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh and Smt. Nazuk Kumar, IAS, Administrator, Agriculture Marketing Board, UT at Chandigarh Press Club here. It is available both on iOS App Store and Android Play Store. The brainchild was conceptualized by two youngsters Sudarshan Patel, an alumni of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), having an experience in corporate, F&V industry and Vinod Kashyap who has an experience of ...