Chandigarh

In brief

PNS

Session on customer behavioural change 

Chandigarh: PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Sangrur District Industrial Chamber (SDIC) organised an interactive session on Customer behavioral Change which was well attended by over 150 industry members. RS Sachdeva, chairman, Punjab State Chapter, PHD Chamber said managing the customer’s experience has been a business practice since humans have been trading on this planet. Simarpreet Singh, Chairman, Regional Committee on Power & Renewable Energy, PHD Chamber  shared valuable insights on why  customer is called the king and is the key to any business success. He explained in detail how customer experience can work positively for any organization in boosting their profits through word of mouth and referrals.

PGI faculty body put forth demands

Chandigarh: The PGIMER faculty body has decided to press for demands including accommodation, office space, HAG scale, rotational headship in its first general body meeting. The faculty raised their concern about the mismatch between demand and supply with only 72 houses under construction as compared to the projected demand of 500 houses in the next 5 years. The poor condition of the Teacher’s flats in Sector-12 and the security concerns were also highlighted as these need to be addressed, a spokesman said. It was decided that the HAG scale should be provided to 40% of eligible Professors without any discrimination by direct recruitment and promotion through APS. It was unanimously decided that rotational  headship with collegium system should be introduced in PGIMER at the earliest.

Law Moot Court Competition concludes

Mohali: The team of V Santhosh, Liew Zhi Hao, and Carina Tay from National University of Singapore won the 10th Leiden Sarin International Air Law Moot Court competition which concluded at the Army Institute of Law on Sunday, defeating their close competitors from Leiden University of The Netherlands. The finals of the event were judged by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Justice Mahesh Grover, International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau’s director Jiefang Huang, and University of Bern in Switzerland’s Prof Dr Regula Dettling-Ott.

SBBSU, Pbi Univ winners of Gatka Championship

Jalandhar: Sant Baba Bagh Singh University (SBBSU) Khyala, Jalandhar and Punjabi University-Patiala jointly won the third inter-university women’s Gatka Championship. Chandigarh University-Gharuan and Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU)-Amritsar got the second and third place respectively, while Punjabi University’s Harpinder Kaur was declared the best player of the tournament.

K&A Apparels- Jewels opens store in Zirakpur

Zirakpur: K & A Apparels – Jewels Store's grand opening ceremony was held at Raksha Business Centre (RBC) located on Chandigarh-Ambala Highway here.  The Silver Art jewellry store was opened in the year 2006 in chandigarh by Parveen and Simi Kumaria. The couple has designed custom made jewellery consisting of Kundans, Polkis, semi precious stones etc and is being appreciated by the clients not only in tricity, but also NRI customers from USA, UK, Canada, Dubai.

Anmol Industries Limited celebrates 25th yr

Chandigarh:  Anmol Industries Limited, a player in the FMCG of India has crossed the milestone of 25 year. For the further announcement of expansion plans, new strategies and to discuss about the upcoming investments, Anmol held a Business Partner’s meet here. The Honorary Panel & experts, Gobind Ram Choudhary, Managing Director, Aman Choudhary- Director Operations, Rajneesh Sharma GM sales and Marketing shared their experiences and achievements of the company.

Over 150 sports teachers attend workshop

Chandigarh: A Workshop on ‘Sports Injuries & Basic Life Support’ was organised at Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18 here. The workshop which was jointly organised by Trinity Hospital, Zirakpur in association with Department of Education, Chandigarh Administration, witnessed participation from over 150 physical education teachers from all over the tricity. The BLS Training was imparted by ACLS and BLS trained team ably led by Dr Gagandeep Ghuman, Consultant, Anaesthesiology and Dr Samir Kumar, Consultant, Internal medicine. They demonstrated and educated the teachers about the importance of first aid and basic life- saving skills. The session was followed by hands- on Practice sessions on adult mannequins.

Reliance Jewels launched in Amritsar

Amritsar: Reliance Jewels launched its new showroom in Amritsar which is spread across 1500 square feet with display of Gold & Diamond Jewellery Collections. This opening  marked the 11th showroom in Punjab.  A spokesperson for Reliance Jewels said, “We are extremely pleased to launch our showroom in the beautiful city of Amritsar. Our patrons can enjoy variety of designs and price range with our assurance of quality and purity of a national jewellery brand at our store.”