Dikshantites Show Talent in Dance & Drama Competition

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Chandigarh 27^th May:- Dikshant International & Global Schools' first major event of the new academic session, the Inter House Drama , Music and Folk Dance Competition was organized successfully at Yavanika Open Air Theatre. The Chief Guests were Sanjeev Kumar Bajaj , Circle Head, PNB and Amar Kaushik , a noted director whose short film 'Aaba' has recently won several prestigious national and international awards .The film won the best short fiction film at the 64th National Film Awards, Best Screenplay at the 7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival and 'Best short film' at prestigious international film festivals including New York Indian Film Festival, Berlinale, IIFLA,LA and Aspen Shortfest. 'Aaba' was screened at the venue for the first time in India. The film has been produced by the Chairman of Dikshant Group of Schools, Mitul Dikshit.

Meanwhile the Dance & Drama competition was judged by eminent theatre actor Parvesh Sethi and senior journalist  Shayeda Bano. Students of Dikshant International School (DIS) displayed their talent in an intense competition between the four houses. The singing competition comprised renditions of iconic songs by artists ranging from John Denver to Cliff Richard. The plays enacted were The Dear Departed by Stanley Houghton, Heavenly Express by Sharon Kay Chatwell, Debit and Credit by August Strindberg, and The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde. The folk dances reflected the rich legacy of culture across India. Manipuri, Kashmiri, South Indian and Lavani dance performances were imbued with grace. Interspersed in between were; heart winning performances by students of Dikshant Global School (DGS).

Sanjeev Kumar Bajaj addressed the audience at the end and appreciated the students' effort in putting up the show; Amar Kaushik said that it was a pleasure to behold such spectacular performances.

Ramadhan App Launched by JK Students of Aryans Colleges

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Chandigarh 27^th May:- Once again the JK students of Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh have come up with a new Innovative Idea in the interest of Muslim community of JK.

Aryans JK students developed Ramadhan App. Developed by a group of four JK girls of Computer science branch of Aryans College of Engineering, an android based app of 3.0 version christened as "Ramadhan App developed by Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh" would now help to solve the problem of Muslim community during Ramadhan for their fasting. The app featured an automatic alarm which would buzz in the morning at Sehar time to awake them and in evening at the Iftar time to remind them for their meals. The app is available on Google Play Store.

B. Tech students Mehwish Rashid & Bisma Parveen who hail from Srinagar while Pooja Safaya and Mansi Salaria who hail from Jammu have set a true example of Religious Beliefs, universal brotherhood and respect for the religion of each other by developing this app which would help the entire community for time Management.

Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group said that Aryans has always motivated its students for the innovations and work on live projects which could bring a revolution in them and the society. He said that Kashmiri students possess the instinct to work in this direction and hence they have always been supported for their ideas.

Mehwish Rashid & Bisma Parveen while interacting with the media said that as the computer science students we have tried to implement our knowledge to solve the problem of those Muslim people who find tough to match the variations in sehar time in the auspicious month of Ramadan due to various physical or biological factors.

Pooja Safaya and Mansi Salaria while speaking said that it was tough to work on such a big project for a large community in a short time period but we were fully guided, motivated and supported financially by the College Management without the help of which this project could be a dream for us. "We have developed this app in 72 hours. They added that though it's a small initiative from our side but we aim to add Azaan prayer along with the alarm. In the beginning the app would work according to location of JK but in next few days it will work according to the location of entire Globe.

It is to be mentioned that earlier to this, four major innovations done by Aryans students namely "Aryans Android App" in lieu to make campuses paper free, "Aryans Save Kashmir App" which was developed for the rescue operation at the time of floods in Kashmir, " Aryans Life Saving Glove" developed to provide timely assistance to the people prone to the risk of cardiac disease, "Aryans Safety Helmet" to provide timely first aid facility in case disaster happens at construction/ mining/ industrial sites were launched and applauded at various Government Levels and gained interest of many people.

 It is worth mentioning that Aryans has emerged as a popular destination for the JK students. Aryans is the only campus near Chandigarh outside Kashmir having majority of JK students. Over 1500 JK students from various parts of Kashmir are studying in Aryans in various courses including B.Tech, Leet, LL.B, BA-LLB, MBA, BBA, BCA, B.Com, B.Sc(Agri), GNM, ANM, B.Ed, MA(Edu), Polytechnic Diploma etc.

Generation Saviour Association is Celebrating World No Tobacco Day on May 28

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Chandigarh 27^th May:- Generation Saviour Association is celebrating World No Tobacco Day on May 28, 2017 at Pracheen Kala Kendra, Mohali. To mark the celebration there will be a series of cultural events from Schools and also a one act play Suchetak Rang Manch. The event will also include result declaring of COTPA Compliance study conducted in 5 districts of Punjab by the team of PGIMER and also the Association will be releasing its annual Souvenir.

The function will be chaired by A.S. Chatha, Former Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Punjab; S. Kulwant Singh, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, M/S Janta Land Promoters Ltd; Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, President Bar Association Punjab and Haryana High Court, along with other dignitaries from various departments.

VIA Screening of All Females of District Will Be Done to Identify Cervical Cancer: Sapra

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Chandigarh 27^th May:- To identify cervical cancer among females VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) screening of all females in the district SAS Nagar will be done to identify cervical cancer and awareness among females and teenage girls will be generated for various types of female problems. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra while addressing the Senior Medical Officer, ANMs, LHV (Lady Health Visitor) at auditorium of Punjab Health System Corporation.

Gurpreet Kaur Sapra said that since ANMs and LHVs are connected with people at village level therefore they can play a very prominent role for this. During this, Gurpreet Kaur Sapra asked Dr. Jai Singh and District development and Panchayat Oficer D. K. Saldi to generate awareness among females about VIA screening for cervical cancer with the help of village panchayats, so that every female could ensure her VIA screening. During this, she asked all ANMs to brought minimum 15 cases of VIA screening within week at nearby primary health centre. During this she also asked to ANMs, LHVs and Asha workers to generate awareness among general public at grass route level for the various health schemes.

Deputy Commissioner said that best performing ANMs will be honored on Independence Day. She further said that being aware about the self health; females could get their medical checkup regularly and could live better and healthy lives. She especially appealed the females and teenage girls to be aware about the health problems.

During this Civil Surgeon Dr. Jai Singh said that cervical cancer can be cured if it is identified at initial stages. She said that under NCD program special efforts have been done to eliminate cervical cancer at initial stages. After the VIA screening suspected cases are being diagnosed by the experts and requisite tests are also being performed. She appealed the females to approach nearby primary health centre to ensure their VIA screening for prevention of cervical cancer.

During this District Family Planning officer Dr. Usha Singla said that MHS (Menstrual Hygiene Scheme) has been implemented in 6 districts of Punjab namely Moga, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa & Bathinda and for its implementation in district SAS Nagar, a proposal has been sent to Government of India.  Under this scheme school going teenage girls of the age group 10 to 19 years will be covered and awareness among them will be generated for health problems.

1 in 5 Indian Women Suffer from Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome: Experts

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Chandigarh 27^th May:- A Polycystic Ovarian Disease Clinic has launched at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali today.

 Speaking during occasion, Dr Kamna Nagpal, associate director Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Max  Hospital said that Polycystic  ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the  commonest  hormonal disorder in women in which the eggs in the ovaries are not released but develop small cysts in their ovaries. PCOS could be a result of both genetic and external causes and is affected by our lifestyle.

Dr Kamna Nagpal said that studies have shown that one in five women in India suffer from  PCOS, with rates as high as up to 22.5 % in female population. These rates are higher in urban population as compared to rural population.

Explaining this common disorder, Dr. SK Mathur, director-Endocrinology said that in PCOS, an imbalance of female hormones and male hormones is developed . Normally an ovary makes a tiny amount of male hormone but in PCOS there is increased production of male hormones which results in patient getting PCOS.

Dr. SK Mathur said that this results in acne, facial and body hair and obesity which  is cosmetically very distressing for young women. Due to suppression of egg formation it further results in menstrual irregularity and infertility. If these patients with PCOS become pregnant they have an increased incidence of miscarriage like twice the risk of normal  pregnant women as well as risk of developing pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm delivery as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality. He added that long term consequences of this disease include sleep apnea, disorder in lipid profile, endometrial cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

Dr  Kamna  further informed that  depression and anxiety in women with PCOS is a common presentation but often overlooked and therefore left untreated. There is a tremendous negative psychological impact on patients of PCOD who have weight gain, excess hair growth on body and face, pimples, hair loss as well as inability to conceive.

Dr Kamna Nagpal said that approximately 34% of women with PCOS have depression as compared to 7% in general population and 45% of these patients have anxiety as compared to 18% of general population. It has been shown that the longer it takes to diagnose and treat PCOS , the more likely they will be to develop depression and anxiety related disorders.

Zee Cinema Presents Sci-Fi Blockbuster ‘International Rowdy’ on 1st June

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- Science-fiction movies transport you to a world of imagination where nothing is impossible and the power of science is explored beyond the mind's eye. Being a contrast to films that depict realism, these stories offer the audience a chance to live beyond the ordinary. Zee Cinema, World's Largest Theatre for Hindi Movies brings one such blockbuster 'International Rowdy' on Thursday, 1^st June at 9 PM.

After the super-hit movie 'I', the versatile Chiyaan Vikram returns to the screen with International Rowdy. What makes the movie a must watch is that there are going to be two of him—Chiyaan Vikram is playing a dual role in the film and he is both the hero and the villain. Vikram known for his different looks in all his films plays an intelligence officer named Vinod and his staunch opponent Love –a psychotic transgender scientist. Along with Vikram, Nayanthara and Nithya Menen are in lead roles. Shot in the exotic locations of Malaysia and Thailand, the movie boasts of beautiful locales, exuberating chemistry between the lead stars, high-octane action and just the right amount of drama to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

The actor known to pursue movies that require him to push the envelope, superstar Vikram said that he loves experimenting with powerful, contrasting, layered and varied roles. Besides the subject, it was the portrayal of characters that made me accept the film. It was quite unconventional and challenging. He gave his 300 percent and pushed himself to the maximum as an actor and an individual. Every day was an experience for him.

Director Anand Shankar commented that there are elements of science fiction in the movie but that's only one part of the film, which adds to the intriguing factor. Basically, he wanted to make an action thriller which is large in scale and has the fine sensibilities of a James Bond flick.

Several Indian Officers get killed in Malaysia by a 71 year old suspicious man within 5 minutes. To get hold of the criminal who triggered this mass killing, RAW officials reach out to suspended officer Vinod (Vikram) to take charge of the case. He recognizes the scientist as Love (also played by Vikram), who killed his wife Meera George (Nayantara), 5 years ago. He discovers about the mysterious drug 'Speed' that Love uses and plans to put an end to it. He is helped by another RAW agent Aayushi(NithyaMenen), who travels with him to Malaysia, only to find that Meera is alive and works as a hacker for Love. Thereon, begins a deadly chase revolving around the Speed Inhaler.

DCPU Holds Awareness Drive for Child Labor

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), under the aegis of District Magistrate, Chandigarh visited Burail market, sector- 45, Chandigarh on 23/5/2017 & 26/5/2017 for raising awareness about child labor.

The team spotted child labor in Dhabas within the area and rescued three children in collaboration with labor department .After filing DDR and getting their medical examination done the children were rehabilitated in Child Care Institute.

It is an appeal to general public not to appoint any child as a labor. Employing any child should be discouraged and we all should together uproot these ill practices which are directly violating Child Rights.

Administration Launches Survey under e-Awas Project

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- Chandigarh Administration has launched e-Awas Project recently with the approval of H.E. the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh to make transparency in the system for allotment of Govt. houses. The entire system of allotment of Govt. houses has been made online and allotment of houses is being made to the applicants according to their online choices through bidding System. To get the details of all Govt. accommodations, a survey has been conducted by Chandigarh Administration during May 2017, through the N.S.S. /N.C.C. Volunteers for getting the information from the allottee with regard to the Adhar Card, e-mail address, date of birth, present designation and present place of posting etc.

Administration Sanction Special Casual Leave to Voters and Employees on May 28

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- The Chandigarh Administration has granted special casual leave for 28.05.2017 (Sunday to all those voters/employees who are working with Chandigarh administration/Boards/Corporations/Institutions/Industries/Factories/Private Sectors /Shops and hail from the concerned area and are registered voters in U.T., Chandigarh, as well as also within the meaning of section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to enable them to exercise their franchise.

Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill Passes Away

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- K P S Gill, former Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab expired today 26th May 2017 at 02.55 pm at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  (SGRH). K P S Gill was admitted on 18th May 2017 under the care of Dr D S Rana, Chairman, Department of Nephrology and Board of Management.

According to Dr D S Rana, that K P S Gill was suffering from End Stage Kidney Failure and significant Ischemic Heart Disease. He had been recovering from Peritonitis but died of sudden cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia."

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Punjab, India, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. While many see him as a hero, there are accusations that he and the forces under his command were responsible for human rights violations "in the name of stamping out terrorism."Gill retired from the Indian Police Service in 1995.

KPS Gill was an author, editor, speaker, consultant on counter-terrorism, president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).

In 1996, Gill was convicted of sexual harassment at a 1988 party. It has been alleged that he was targeted by lobbies inimical to him. After allegations of corruption within the IHF in 2008, the Indian Olympic Association suspended the IHF indefinitely.

He received a Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honor, in 1989 for his work in the civil service.

He passed away in New Delhi on 26 May 2017 due to cardiac arrest.

ਮਹਾਰਾਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਜੀ ਦੇ 477ਵੇਂ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਵਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਰਾਜ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਆਯੋਜਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ: ਸਪਰਾ

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- ਮਹਾਰਾਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਜੀ ਦੇ 477ਵੇਂ ਜਨਮ ਦਿਵਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਰਾਇਲ ਬੈਂਕੁਇਟ ਹਾਲ ਸਵਾੜਾ (ਲਾਂਡਰਾ -ਸਰਹਿੰਦ ਰੋਡ) ਵਿਖੇ ਰਾਜ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਆਯੋਜਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਇਸ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਬਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ ਅਤੇ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਸਪਰਾ ਨੇ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਵਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਾਇਜਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਮੀਖਿੱਆ ਮੌਕੇ ਦਿੱਤੀ। 

ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਮਹਾਰਾਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਜੈਯੰਤੀ ਮੌਕੇ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਣਯੋਗ ਰਾਜਪਾਲ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵੀ. ਪੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਦਨੌਰ ਬਤੌਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਸਾਮਲ ਹੋਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਰਾਣਾ ਕੇ.ਪੀ.ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਸੇਸ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਸਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਦੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਵਧਾਉਣਗੇ । ਇਸ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਦੇ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਐਮ.ਐਲ.ਏ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਹੋਰ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਸਖਸ਼ੀਅਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਸਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਕਰਨਗੀਆਂ। ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਨੂੰ ਸਫਲਤਾਪੂਰਵਕ ਨੇਪਰੇ ਚੜਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਵਿਭਾਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਡਿਊਟੀਆਂ ਵੀ ਲਗਾਈਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸਮੂਹ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਦਾਇਤਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਪੁਰੀ ਤਨਦੇਹੀ ਨਾਲ ਨਿਭਾਉਣ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮੂਲੀਅਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਦਿੱਕਤ ਪੇਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਣ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਣ ਟਰੈਫਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਹਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਾਰਕਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਸੁਝੱਜੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

3M Productions Launch Ssonee with Her Brand New Track “Gall Hass Ke”

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Chandigarh 26^th May:- 3M production is all geared up to launch the young and emerging singer Ssonee with her brand new Punjabi song 'Gall Hass Ke', music by Jassi Nihaluwal and penned by Vijay Dhammi. The beat of the song are enthusiastic and melodious and its lyrics are certainly going to win the hearts of the listeners. Renowned Punjabi singer Sangram, producer Jashan Sandhu and Vishal Kalsi were present at the launch of song. Song is digitally managed by Knock network.

The video of the song has been controlled by young and talented Jashan Sidhu, who is currently working with several new and renowned artists. With two Punjabi melodious songs he has announced the launch of his own company 3M Productions.

3M productions also launched the first look of its second song 'Supne' Singer Raman Rai has given his amazing voice to the song in the direction of Gavi Singh.

Speaking on the occasion Ssonee said that singing has always been my first love and being able to do it as a profession is nothing short of a blessing.  "Gall Hass Ke" is very romantic and energetic song which she is sure the audience in Punjab and abroad would love and she is very grateful of Jashan Sandhu and 3M productions who gave her a chance to fulfill her dream.

Jashan Sandhu said that it's great to see young talent to come through and enthrall the audiences with their talent and it makes him happy that the future of the Punjabi music industry is bright. We have high hopes with this song and are really looking forward to the success of this track. He is very thankful to the entire team who has put in a lot of efforts in making of this song.

Renowned Singer Sangram added that he has heard this song and really liked it and he wishes Ssonee and the entire team for the success of their song. He also wanted to congratulate Raman Rai for launch of first look of his song 'Supney'.