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  Kanta  Allaria  demands regular check-up of Corona warriors Chandigarh ,  State Chairperson of Mission Ekta Samiti, Ms Kanta  Allaria has appealed to all capable people of Haryana to come forward in such a difficult time of lockdown and help the needy with ration, masks, sanitizers and medicines. She also appealed to the Haryana government to provide free ration to the poor and needy.   Ms Kanta Allaria  said that the Corona virus does not differentiate between poor and rich or between caste or religion. This virus can affect anyone anytime. Therefore, people need to maintain social distance at such a crucial time, stay at home to break the Corona chain.   The State President of the Mission Ekta Samiti said that pink ration card holders are not getting free ration, while the government was talking about issuing green card.   She said that NGOs were doing a great job in the state by helpi...

चंडीगढ़/पंचकूला --लोगों को कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण से बचने के लिए एक तरफ जहां डॉक्टर्स, पुलिस विभाग सफाई कर्मचारी रात दिन काम करके जहां इस जंग को जीतने के लिए प्रयासरत हैं वही ऐसे में लोगों तक सही जानकारी पहुंचाने के लिए मीडिया भी अहम भूमिका निभा रही है इन दिनों मीडिया कर्मी  भी एक कोरोना योद्धा के रूप में कार्य कर रहे हैं फील्ड मैं जाकर दिन  रात न्यूज़ कवर करने वाले मीडिया कर्मियों पर हमेशा अदृश्य कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण  होने का भय सताता रहता है , क्षेत्र में रिपोर्टिंग कर रहे मीडिया कर्मी को सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के उद्देश्य से ट्राइसिटी प्रेस क्लब ने मीडिया कर्मियों को पीपीई किट बाट कर , मीडिया कर्मियों को एक सुरक्षा कवच देने का प्रयास किया है , ट्राइसिटी प्रेस क्लब के चेयरमैन विक्रांत बाबा ने बताया कि पीपीई किट वितरण का शुभारंभ हरियाणा विधानसभा अध्यक्ष ज्ञान चंद गुप्ता द्वारा किया गया , क्लब के अध्यक्ष डॉक्टर स्वास्तिक शर्मा व संगठन सचिव हरदीप सिंह ने बताया कि इस मौके पर लगभग 50 पीपीई  किट बाटी गई है ,जो  मीडिया कर्मी फील्ड में कार्यरत है ,  उन्हों...

Meet Mishika Goel, an amazing brilliant artistic child with a difference who thought to give all her fine paintings to COVID patients and Doctors. Mishika, a bright student of Class 8th of Carmel Convent School, uses her time to give something back to society. She made several paintings for PGI Doctors who are servicing in COVID Sections and Patients who are suffering. Her paintings are having several solaceful messages for the patients and these are so beautiful that everyone would love to cloak it on the walls of their homes. Dr. Vipin Koushal, NHE-COVID Head for PGIMER says that it feels so good to see the efforts and feelings of the child for doctors and patients in this crisis. The paintings are so good that we decided to present it to every patient at the time of discharge. Ankush Goel, Father, says that I am blessed to have such an artistic child in my family. She is truly an inspiration to all of us. Her style of managing her routine is exemplary for many of us in t...

NUFAB Technical Textiles Pvt. Ltd., a start-up based  out of Ambala has developed a unique non-woven fabric, which will significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers, who are facing heightened risk amid the Covid pandemic. The newly developed fabric is soft, comfortable, light weight, impregnable, permeable and above all breathable, which will help frontline medical workers immensely by reducing the infection risk upto 90%. The value-added fabric is certified and approved by DRDO and is extremely useful in making  Coveralls Gowns - personal protection equipments used by our Health Warriors. Commenting on the launch of nonwoven fabric, Mr. Salil Goyal, Director of NUFAB said, "Our new offering is a specialised product and is certified from DRDO. Besides being lightweight, the fabric is breathable and thus, reduces chances of infection substantially. The product is our way of acknowledging the immense contribution of health warriors. We salute them...

  Chandigargh : La Trobe University a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia has distributed AUD 12 Million (INR 60 Crores) to supports its students  in   the current Covid-19 emergency .  This is in addition to La Trobe’s normal scholarships and support .   To ensure students have the maximum opportunity to start their study in 2020 La Trobe has also introduced more flexible online study options for prospective students and created additional start dates.    Initiatives taken by LTU during Global Crisis Ø   Upsurge in course Intakes for students Ø   New Scholarships i.e. upto 30% of the entire tuition fees of the program Ø   Financial Aid provided to students COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on educational delivery, and the wider impact remains uncertain.  According to Vice-Chancellor and President of La Trobe University Professor John Dewar AO ,  the University’s main prior...

 Chandigarh :  Ola, India’s leading mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride hailing companies, has announced the launch of ‘Ola Emergency’ on its app in collaboration with the Government of Punjab. The new category provides a much-needed mobility solution to citizens who are unable to access a hospital in case of medical emergencies. Starting today, the service will be available in  Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Mohali and Amritsar for medical travel  that do not require an ambulance. Citizens across these cities can seamlessly book a cab by selecting the “Ola Emergency” category and picking the drop location from the list of available hospitals. A dedicated network of cars that are equipped with masks and sanitizers have been earmarked to provide the service, and will be operated by specially trained drivers. Ola has enabled  39 hospitals in Jalandhar, 23 hospitals in Ludhiana, 24 hospitals in Patiala and 18 and 44 hospitals in Mohali ...

Mohali, April 24: She might be aged but her dedication is nothing less than a gritty warrior who is on a mission to serve poor in this crisis situation by stitching masks for them. Wife of an army personnel and mother of 3 doctors, mother-in-law of another 3 and grandmother of one doctor , Mohali phase-1 resident, Bhupinder Kaur Bedi (88) was quite worried to know that doctors and healthcare workers were facing shortage of masks after its panicky buying.   Once she saw a sample of a mask, she realized that it was a simple task for her to stitch it .  She got some pieces of cotton which she had got recently for her dress and started stitching masks at her home.  Being unable to get new cloth as the shops are closed, she uses some old cloth pieces and some of her children’s cotton clothes also. Still very good in sewing she uses an old sewing machine that she got as a marriage gift. After her morning chores, she and her daughter-in-law who is senior paediatric s...

Only university from North India to get featured in the highly prestigious list 24 Apr 2020 Chitkara University has excelled in the highly prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020. It is the only university from North India to get featured in top list in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 with an overall rank of 401-600. The University participated in 8 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations and scored well in all the SDGs which is as good as the scores of all mainstream IITs and other Indian Universities. Chitkara University, Punjab has been able to make 59th rank globally in SDG-07: Affordable & Clean energy. The university has been ranked 101-200 in SDG5: Gender equality, 201-300 in SDG09: Industry, Innovation and infrastructure and SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities for development for making progress in ‘social impact’ aligned with the UN’s sustainable development goals. U...

Chandigarh : Amidst growing news of companies laying off and deducting salaries of the employees, Integrated Centre For Consultancy Pvt. ltd. (ICCPL), the Delhi based PR firm has announced that it will hire competent PR professionals who lost their jobs during lockdown situation. The company also has plans to expand post Covid-19 lockdown. The consulting firm has presence in over 17 cities across India and plans to open 5 more cities in FY 19-20.   Company said that the interviews for such people will be conducted online and on meeting the company requirements the joining letter will be offered immediately. Recently, the company emerged as largest service provider for real estate sector in the country. The agency as group services over 60+ real estate accounts as retainer today apart from other sector clients from automobile, education and start ups.  Announcing the decision, Dushyant Sinha, Founder Director, ICCPL Group of Companies, said, “We fully understand the...

Chandigarh : International Journalism Centre extends heartiest thanks to all the Journalists in India and all other countries of the World, who all have contributed immensely to the coverage of Covid 19 putting their lives to risk. It shows their sincere efforts and love & dedication towards Journalism- Three Cheers,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of International Journalism Centre was created in the year 2007 when few known journalists from different countries decided to promote positive and constructive journalism in the World under the leadership of media guru Sandeep Marwah at Marwah Studios.Few aims and objectives were placed on order including to start a community radio station, a community television station, a news paper to give news on art and culture, to enroll journalist associations as its members, to look into the interest   and needs of journalists and good journalism. It also aims to educate & promote young aspirants in the profession of ...

Dehradun : International Journalism Centre extends heartiest thanks to all the Journalists in India and all other countries of the World, who all have contributed immensely to the coverage of Covid 19 putting their lives to risk. It shows their sincere efforts and love & dedication towards Journalism- Three Cheers,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of International Journalism Centre was created in the year 2007 when few known journalists from different countries decided to promote positive and constructive journalism in the World under the leadership of media guru Sandeep Marwah at Marwah Studios.Few aims and objectives were placed on order including to start a community radio station, a community television station, a news paper to give news on art and culture, to enroll journalist associations as its members, to look into the interest   and needs of journalists and good journalism. It also aims to educate & promote young aspirants in the profession of jo...

(Launches on downwards trajectory) New Delhi, 7 th  April 2020 : Demand for luxury homes remains muted in India’s nine prime residential markets as more than half of such units launched in the past three years in these markets remain unsold, data available with PropTiger.com shows. Numbers available with the Elara Technologies-owned real estate portal, that also owns Housing.com & Makaan.com, shows that a total of 1,131 housing units, priced over Rs 7 crore, were launched during the three year period between December 2016 and December 2019. Of these, 577 units or 51% remained unsold as of January 2020. Similarly, a total of 3,656 units, priced between Rs 5 crore and Rs 7 crore, were launched in these markets in the past three years. Nearly 55% of this stock remains unsold. Additionally, a total of 8,503 units, priced between Rs 3 crore and Rs 5 crore, were launched in these markets during this period, of which 56% stock remains unsold, data show. Luxury awaits  Price brack...

Gurugram: In a recent tweet posted on the official twitter handle of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the CM thanked DLF, the realty major, for Rs 5 crore contribution to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund, Haryana. The tweet read: "Har yogdaan, dega jeewandan; Sankat ki is paristhiti mein DLF dwara 'Haryana Corona Relief Fund' mein 5 crore rupay ki raashi ka yogdaan ke liye dhanyawaad' (Every contribution will give life; we thank DLF for contribution of Rs 5 crore to 'Haryana Corona Relief Fund' during this time of crisis) DLF Foundation has been at the forefront working with all stakeholders to help the poorest of the poor in the midst of the Corona Virus pandemic. DLF Foundation is ensuring distribution of more than 33 lakh meals to the poor in urban slums  and migrants in NCR   who are stranded , have lost their daily means of livelihood and have nowhere else to look for support.  The Foundation is working very closely with the District Administrati...

Chandigarh :  During the current countrywide lockdown, many still face dental pain, bleeding and discomfort. Toothache can be quite severe, and patients need solution. India’s largest dental health chain, Clove Dental, is now offering daily free-of-cost online and tele-consultations for dental need and several clinics are open for urgent treatments. Under a fresh initiative called “ e-Dentist by Clove ”, doctors from Clove Dental will be available to address any questions, provide guidance, and also help determine if treatments are urgent or can be postponed (with some interim measures) until after the lockdown.   With both video or telephonic interaction options made available, the consulting appointments can be booked through Clove’s Dental Health Line Centre at 1800 1200 3232. Once the query is registered, appointments are scheduled on either Zoom or Skype for video consultations besides need-based interactions over the call. The patients are a...