Mall of Amritsar unveils coffee table book ‘Chef Mumma’

Mall of Amritsar organised a cooking competition "Chef Mumma" in association with Taj Swarna hotel on the occasion of Mothers Day. For this initiative, children motivated their mothers to enroll themselves and take part in a live cooking contest judged by chef Saurabh Singh. To salute the talent of winners of "Chef Mumma" -Saloni Bansal, Dr Usha Vyas, Nisha Dhunna and Shalini Kochar -their recipes were compiled in a coffee table book "Chef Mumma". The book was released by Sumit Taneja, General Manager of Taj, Avnish Kumar Singh, Marketing Head of Mall of Amritsar, and Executive Chef Saurabh Singh. 

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Grey Matters invited to European Education Summit in Berlin

Sonia Dhawan, Director, Grey Matters, Chandigarh has been invited to take part in the Education Summit being held in Europe from October 28. She is the only representative selected from North India. Around 10 top education consultants of the country are participating in this summit. Sonia Dhawan has been selected after six months of rigorous screening. She has an expertise in the field of foreign education consultancy. More than 800 world universities are participating in the summit being held in Berlin, Germany. 

J&K Bank posts net profit of Rs 101.83 crore in H1

J&K Bank has posted a net profit of Rs 101.83 crore for the half-year ended September 2017. J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed attributed the faster-than-anticipated turnaround to the coordinated efforts of operations and administrative teams of the bank across the geographies. Market analysts too have rated the performance of the bank as positive and are expecting similar performance for the remaining quarters of the year. "The incidence of slippages gradually reducing and thrust on recovery has resulted in improvement of net NPA to 4.76% from 6.81% a year ago," Ahmed said.

‘SANKALP’ and ‘STRIVE’ to boost Skill India Mission

Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) and Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) are set to boost the Skill India Mission in the country. SANKALP is Rs 4,455-crore centrally sponsored project, including Rs 3,300-crore support from World Bank whereas STRIVE is a Rs 2,200-crore Central project, with half of the project outlay as World Bank assistance. SANKALP and STRIVE are outcome focused projects marking a shift in government's implementation strategy in vocational education and training from inputs to results building in a strong shift to an outcome based skill ecosystem.

NHPC organises free eye check-up camp in Faridabad

NHPC organised a free eye camp in association with Centre for Sight, New Delhi, at its Corporate Office Complex in Faridabad on October 25 and 27. The camp was inaugurated by Balraj Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC. Speaking on the occasion, Joshi said the camp was dedicated to provide high quality and affordable healthcare facilities for its employees. Over 340 employees availed of the benefits of the camp. 

Northern Railway goes green to light up stations

Minister for Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal dedicated a 5MW solar power plant to the nation on October 27 during the International Conference on Green Initiatives & Railway Electrification organised by the Institute of Railway Electrical Engineers. An initiative by the Delhi Division and Northern Railway, this is the first largest solar power plant commissioned by Indian Railways having roof-top units on Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Anand Vihar and Delhi Jn. railway stations. 

Tourism fraternity hails Sarmad Hafeez’s appointment as Secy

Members of the Jammu Kashmir Ladakh Tourism Promotion Council, Association of Tourism Facilitators and Bhaderwah Travel Trade Association have welcomed the appointment of Sarmad Hafeez as Secretary, Department of Tourism, J&K Government. They passed a resolution to lend full support to the newly appointed Secretary to enhance tourism-related initiatives undertaken under the guidance of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who is also the Minister for Tourism. 

Max Healthcare launches Max@Home in tricity

To bring medical expertise and quality care at home, Max Healthcare on Monday launched its new venture Max@Home in the tricity. "This new vertical will help patients in recovering faster and lead a comfortable life. The services include nursing care attendants, physiotherapists and doctors for home visits. We also arrange for home sample collection, free medicine delivery, facilitate medical equipment on rent and x-ray facilities at home," said Max Healthcare officials.