licenses of 26 haryana depot holders cancelled
Chandigarh: Haryana Food and Supplies Department has cancelled licences of 26 depot holders for committing various irregularities and security of 35 dealers amounting to Rs1.42 lakh has been forfeited. Haryana Food and Supplies Minister Mahender Partap Singh said that essential commodities were being supplied to the people through 9,216 fair price shops located in urban and rural areas, near industrial units and hostels of students. Out of the total fair price shops functioning in the State, 6,517 were located in the rural areas and 2,699 in urban areas. As many as 77 fair price shops were located near industrial units and 22 near schools or hostels, he added.
CA women celebrated Teej
Chandigarh: Women Chartered Accountants on Friday got time from their accounting routine to celebrate much awaited Teej at CA Bhawan, Sector 35, Chandigarh. Over 150 CA women under the banner of ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) had moment of their lifetime marking this Indian festivity. The festivity was marked by rangoli making competition and mehndi. Tambola game brought delight to winners while techno music foot tapping numbers enthralled everyone till the end. Traditional dishes of Maal-Pua ended the festivity in the evening. Uma Kant Mehta, Chairman, ICAI, Chandigarh Branch said, “Every festivity value to us, hence this celebrations for our members brought the joy in their lives. We wish to have more such occasion for our members.
Discovery’s Special programme on loC on Aug 15
Chandigarh: Discovery Channel will air an exclusive one-hour programme on the 740 km line of Control (loC), the military frontline between India and Pakistan, on August 15 at 9 pm. Viewers can watch what it takes to keep the loC efficiently managed, secure and peaceful. The programme looks at the formidable challenge of managing the treacherous frontline in that region starting from the plains and weaning its way into hills and jungle terrain and ending at the snowy heights short of a glacier.
no transportation of apple, potatoes by goods trains
Shimla: The Himachal Government has exempted all Goods carriages coming from neighbouring States from the requirement of obtaining a permit under Section 66(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for transportation of apple and potatoes. The exemption will be operative from August 1 2014 to 31st October, 2014. A notification has been issued in this regard. The exemptions will be available in respect of goods carriages coming from the neighbouring States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh for transportation of apple and potatoes from Himachal Pradesh to outside the State.
Infosys launches ‘Go Green’ drive
Chandigarh: ‘Go Green’, a month long initiative by ‘Eco Club’ and Arpan, the employee run Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of Infosys Chandigarh, was inaugurated by RP Upadhyay, Inspector General of Police (IGP) at its campus here. Upadhyay flagged this campaign to plant 750 trees in the campus and across the city. The Go Green initiative aims to build awareness about importance of a green environment and to make a conscious effort towards saving the nature among the Infosys employees and citizens of Chandigarh. Eco Club will conduct many green and energy saving programs like a pollution check drive for the employees, a food wastage awareness drive, a ‘best-out-of-waste’ competition. An e-waste collection drive was held successfully at the Infosys Chandigarh campus recently. The employees will also be encouraged to carpool and use the bus facility to commute to work to reduce fuel consumption and pollution. A play will also be staged to emphasize various environmental issues.
Honda Cars India launches MPV Honda Mobilio
Chandigarh: Honda Cars India ltd. (HCIl) on Friday announced its entry into the MPV segment with the launch of its mid-size stylish 7-seater, Honda Mobilio for the Punjab market. The Mobilio is expected to expand the MPV segment and will appeal to diverse customer profiles from many vehicle segments. Its performance is achieved by 1.5l i-DTEC diesel and 1.5l i-VTEC petrol engines renowned for their best balance of exhilarating power and best in class mileage. Raman Sharma, Senior Vice President and Director, Honda Cars India ltd said, “We are confident that Honda Mobilio will meet the needs as well as aspirations of our customers and help us expand the pride and joy of buying a Honda to a new set of customers.”
Easyday announces ‘Price Crash’ across stores
Chandigarh: Easyday has annouced seasons biggest ‘Price Crash’ across all its easyday and easyday Market stores. “Price Crash” will offer consumers discounts on top-quality products across a range of categories such as vegetables & fruits, Atta, Rice, sugar, oils, pulses, FMCG products, apparel, electronic appliances and Kitchen and house-ware products. Innovative offers like ‘Buy luggage or mattress @Rs100 downpayment only” with balance in easy emi (No interest and no processing fee) are also being offered for the first time. Customers can save a further 5% more by availing cash back offers on popular credit cards from SBI, Diners credit cards and Easyday Kotak Credit card. “Price Crash”, will starts from August 2 till August 17.
Skoda India on 24x7 Roadside Assistance programme
Chandigarh: Skoda Auto India has extended its 24X7 Roadside Assistance program (RSA) to its customers across the entire model range starting from August 1. The service will be able for a period of 2 years. It will also be available to customers who want to extend their coverage of this service. The program will assist Skoda car owners and occupants in case of breakdown eventualities no matter where the customer is located i.e. at home, on the roadside, on a highway or in a parking lot etc. The 2 years Roadside Assistance program (RSA) coverage for vehicles less than 5 years (across models) can be availed at Rs3,233 and for vehicles older than 5 years (across models) at Rs4,233.
3-day holistic healing workshop at Max Hospital
Chandigarh: The 3-day holistic healing workshop for cancer patients started at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali on Friday. The workshop is the joint efforts of MSSH, Mohali along with Holistic Healing Trust, Chandigarh, The Hypnotherapy School of India, Aikya The One and The Empowerment and Healing Foundation to ‘make a difference’ through the workshop to empower and equip individuals with the awareness of connecting back to themselves to live effective and productive lives. Realising the need to have a support program in place, HIS and a team of Therapists from the Cancer Unit of Max Hospital have come together to create a ‘Healing Support Programme’.