Union Bank of India participates in mudra camp
Chandigarh: A mega camp on Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) was organised by all banks at Hotel Parkview, in which Union Bank of India actively participated. On this occasion Nitesh Ranjan, Deputy General Manager, Union Bank of India, handed the sanctioned letters to 5 beneficiaries under this scheme. During the daily camps for Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana organised by Union Bank of India, the bank was successful to provide loans to 845 beneficiaries in Chandigarh region. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8 to cater to the needs of Micro Enterprise entrepreneurs and aimed at “funding the unfunded” and is categorised in three buckets according to amount – Shishu, Kishore and Tarun.
IDBI Bank organises mega Mudra camp
Chandigarh: IDBI Bank organised a mega camp under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yogna (PMMY) at Kissan Bhawan here. Ajay Sharma, Chief General Manager & Zonal Head for North II IDBI Bank inaugurated the camp. He emphasized the role played by Government of India to give a boost to flow of credit to micro industry/ individuals engaged in non-farm/non-corporate entrepreneurial activity in the country for the loan requirement upto Rs 10 lakh. Around 200 camps were organized by IDBI Bank branches across Punjab. Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh during September, with objective of “fund the unfunded’ and bring the micro enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. Over 1800 loan cases were granted to individual by IDBI Bank across the zone for various entrepreneurial activities.
UT IGP visits Chitkara School of Mass Communication
Chandigarh: Inspector General of Chandigarh Police, RP Upadhyay visited the Chitkara School of Mass Communication, Chitkara University to interact with the students and share his experience with media. He shared his views about the kind of pressure a correspondent faces while working for a media house and how it affects the police investigation and perception of police among the residents. He asked the students to follow the law. He also answered questions about delayed investigations and its causes, the growing menace of drugs and traffic and a few students also made suggestions for traffic regulation. He then visited the Chitkara community radio, 107.8 FM and recorded a small show hosted by the dean, Ashutosh Mishra.
AISECT kick-starts Kaushal Vikas Yatra 2015
Chandigarh: India’s ICT and skills based education group, AISECT has launched the 2015 edition of its annual nationwide Kaushal Vikas Yatra in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). In Punjab, the Yatra was launched on September 28 and will continue till October 5. The Yatra will be conducted across 17 areas namely Panchkula, Chandigarh, Rupnagar (Nangal), Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Patiala (Rajpura), Mansa, Bhatinda, Muktsar (Doda), Ferozepur, Monga, ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala. Youth across 18 districts will be mobilized during the 8 days long initiative.
DCH league to give platform to aspiring cricketers
Chandigarh: To provide an opportunity to anyone who has ever thought of being the one to take the final wicket, or the one to score that much needed boundary, Desi Cricket Heroes (DCH) was launched on Friday by DCH president Harbans Singh Ghuman, who as accompanied by Gurpreet Singh, DCH vice-president and Surender Kumar Saini, general secretary. Ghuman said, the DCH league will be held in November and December and Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is the brand ambassador of DCH. The matches will be played in Punjab and Haryana and both States have been divided into four zones each. The winning team will be awarded `3 lakh while the runners up team will get `1.5 lakh prize money.
Wildlife Week 2015 observed
Chandigarh: The celebration of Wildlife Week 2015 was started by Chandigarh Department of Forest and Wildlife by the organising a “Nature and Wildlife Trek” inside Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary on October 2 coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Nature and Wildlife Trek started from Nepli and culminated at Kansal log Hut and was about 7 km in length and passing through three Hillocks reaching a maximum height of 1500 feet. Around 700 people participated in the Trek which included school children, general public and large number of people from media. The participants were divided into groups of around 50-60 people. Each group was having one forest official, one policeman with wireless set and one bird watcher with binocular.
CGRF members to listen to people grievances
Chandigarh: The Members of the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will make extensive visits of various areas in October for hearing grievances of the consumers and to entertain new complaints. The proceedings of the CGRF will be held at Karnal on October 5, Yamuna Nagar on Oct. 7, Sonepat Oct 9, Panipat Oct12, Ambala Oct 14, Jhajjar Oct 19, Kuruksehtra Oct 21, Rohtak Oct 23 and Kaithal Oct 26. Now, the consumers from distant places will not be required to go to the Forum office at Panchkula for redressal of their grievances.
Over 250 children participate in painting contest
Chandigarh: Sant Nirakari Mandal organised a drawing and painting competition at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Sector 30 here on Friday. The competition was inaugurated by Dr BS Cheema, zonal incharge, Chandigarh and over 250 children from Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula participated in the competition, which was organised for the age groups 7 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years and 14 to 17 years on the themes-World without walls, a village scene, cleanliness drive, the best day of my life, teachings of Nirankari Mission, Samagam Sewa. The aim of the drawing and painting competition was to give the budding talents a chance to portray their skill on a wider platform.
Microsoft launches Cloud Services
Chandigarh: Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Azure services via local data centre regions in India. As the first public cloud provider from India, Microsoft has opened three new regions. Governments, large businesses, small and medium businesses and citizens can use the massive computing power now available locally to fuel India’s inclusive growth, spur innovation and accelerate digital transformation.
Tata Tea re-launches of Tata Tea Premium
Chandigarh: Tata Tea Premium announced the re-launch of its brand, promising a unique blend of badipatti and chotipatti. The brand offers information to the discerning consumers on what a harmonious blend of badipatti and chotipatti can bring to tea.
Itzcash partners with Flipkart
Chandigarh: Itzcash has announced their partnership with Flipkart to reach out to the next billion segments, primarily the ones without having access to either a debit or a credit card. This partnership is in the form of a co branded online store http://itzcash.store.flipkart.com/, which will be available across all the 75,000+ franchisee stores of ItzCash called ItzCash World (ICW). With festive season around the corner, this is the right time to launch this service, as both franchisees and ItzCash Prepaid Card users will enjoy valued offers and discounts on the site.