Five CLAT Possible students secure positions in top 200

Five students of CLAT Possible, Chandigarh, secured positions in top 200 ranks in CLAT 2019 in its very first year. They secured all-India rank 66, 98, 99, 106 & 151. They have been selected in top 3 colleges for undergraduate programme in law at the National Law Universities (NLUs). The test was conducted on May 26 for over 2,500 seats across 21 NLUs.

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Royale Estate Group unveils ‘Oxford Street’ 

The Royale Estate Group has launched new commercial set-up called ‘Oxford Street’ in the tricity. “Our objective of bringing this kind of a commercial set-up to the tricity was to have the much- needed relaxation unlike the closed mall structure. We will have open sitting surrounded by cafes, food outlets, kids play areas, smoking kiosks, all inspired from London's Oxford Street,” said Piyush Kansal, director, Oxford Street.

Mehr Chand Polytechnic, Jalandhar, ‘best’ in Punjab

Mehr Chand Polytechnic College, Jalandhar, has again been adjudged “Best Polytechnic of Punjab”. Principal Dr Jagroop Singh received the memento and trophy from Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia and Vasant Kumar, Adviser, Ministry of MSME, at a function held in New Delhi recently. 

FIITJEE students shine in JEE Advanced examination

FIITJEE students Himanshu Gaurav Singh and Archit Bubna have secured all India rank 2nd and 3rd respectively in the JEE Advanced exam, the result of which was announced recently.  "The success of our students at JEE each year bears testimony to the fact that our unique way of teaching along with pattern proof study material has succeeded in bringing the best in students. We congratulate all our successful students and teachers for their effort to make it possible," said RL Trikha, director, FIITJEE.

Arjun Meghwal reviews performance of BHEL 

Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal recently reviewed the performance and the future readiness of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) during a visit to the company's corporate office at New Delhi. Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL, functional directors on the Board of BHEL and other senior officials welcomed the minister.

Record placements at Galgotias University

Galgotias University has witnessed a record campus placement this year with 90% of students from B.Tech (CSE/IT), 71% of students from all branches of B.Tech and 92% of MBA students receiving their job offers. During the first 15 days of the current placement session, students secured 1,000+ job offers. Major employers included MNCs such as Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro and TCS.

M&M’s electric three-wheeler now available in Punjab

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, a part of the $20.7-billion Mahindra Group, has announced that its electric three-wheeler range Treo and Treo Yaari will now be available across Punjab. It will be priced attractively at Rs 1.77 lakh (ex-showroom Chandigarh for Treo Yaari SHT) and Rs 2.79 lakh (ex-showroom Chandigarh for Treo SHT).

Chenab Valley Projects celebrates 9th Raising Day

Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Ltd. (CVPPPL) celebrated its 9th Raising Day on June 13 with full fervour and enthusiasm at CVPPPL corporate office, Jammu, poject sites in Kishtwar and camp office, Faridabad. CVPPPL was incorporated on this day in the year 2011 for execution of three hydro electric projects namely Pakal Dul (1,000 MW), Kiru (624 MW) and Kwar (540 MW) on Chenab river basin in Kishtwar district of J&K.

Wisdom Classes’ student bags 94th rank in AIIMS entrance

Dhanraj Singh, a student of Wisdom Classes, Amritsar, has brought laurels to the institute by standing first in Amritsar district and securing all India rank 94 in AIIMS entrance examination. Prof Uttamjeet Singh, Prof Rishi Mehta, Prof MP Sidana and Prof RK Bhatia felicitated Dhanraj Singh and other students who cleared the exam. 

Mastercard, Payswiff join hands for digital payments

To speed up acceptance and adoption of digital payments in India, Mastercard and Payswiff have signed a strategic alliance that will cut across non-traditional distribution channels to promote low-cost payments acceptance solutions beyond the top eight cities in the country. Payswiff's SET, a simple mobile application is at the core of this alliance. It allows individuals and business owners to accept payments using more than 60 payment options, including credit cards and debit cards, e-wallets, e-payment links, UPI, Bharat QR, multi-bank EMI, etc. 

Cloudnine Group of Hospitals receives excellence award

Cloudnine Group of Hospitals has been conferred with the Punjab Entrepreneur & Excellence Award 2019 for providing best fertility services in the tricity. TV actress Mandira Bedi presented the award to Dr Pawan Kumar, regional director (North), and Sushil Nagpal, business head, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, at a function held in Chandigarh recently.

Live life with positivity to tackle loneliness, says Dr Hardeep

Old age at times brings with it depression and loneliness and in an effort to educate the elderly on how to cope with it, Dr Hardeep Singh, senior consultant, Psychiatry, delivered a talk for members of the Mohali Senior Citizens Association at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, recently. He listed various steps to beat loneliness and live with positivity. The talk marked the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Swaran Singh Chaudhary, vice-chairman, Mohali Senior Citizens Association, anchored the event.

GoAir offers fares at Rs 1,777 from Chandigarh

GoAir has launched an offer where people can travel for as low as Rs 1,777 onwards between July 1 and September 30. To avail FlySmart fares, the booking period is June 18 to 23. Chandigarh to Mumbai fare will cost Rs 3,009 while Chandigarh to Bengaluru ticket will be priced at Rs 4,309 during this period.

Max Life Insurance launches ‘Max LifeSmart Term Plan’

Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd has launched 'Max Life Smart Term Plan'. The plan offers customers flexibility to customise their own protection solution by selecting from a wide range of benefits and features. Under this plan, comprehensive benefits like options of choosing from multiple premium payment term to suit every budget, 'Life Stage Add-on Sum Assured Benefit' for major life's milestones, accelerated critical illness benefit, and 'Premium Back' option, and longer life cover till 85 years are available. 

British Council’s summer programme from June 25

British Council will bring 3rd and 4th batch of exciting Summer Program starting from June 25 to 29. Kids aged between 11 and 12 years can enroll themselves for the 3rd batch and those between 13 and 14 can enroll themselves for 4th batch. 

Reliance Jio absolute market leader in Punjab: TRAI report

Riding on its largest and fastest 4G network in Punjab, Reliance Jio has toppled all telcos to become the absolute market leader in Punjab by capturing top position in both key parameters of telecom performance viz Revenue Market Share (RMS) and Customer Market Share (CMS), according to a TRAI report for the quarter ending March 31.