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22 Mar

HDFC Bank’s “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign conducts 1,000 workshops

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Guwahati, March 22, 2021: HDFC Bank’s “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign about safe banking practices successfully conducted its 1,000th workshop this March. The bank had launched a 360-degree campaign in November 2020 to educate people about Cyber Frauds and Secure Banking ways to counter online fraud. The bank leveraged print and digital medium to reach over 7 crore individuals. General public appreciated the online leg of the campaign which allowed them to evangelize the message with artificial reality filters launched by the bank. The workshops were conducted for a host of audiences ranging from Law Enforcement Agencies, Senior Citizens, Channel Partners,…

19 Mar

The Birds and Bees Talk organizes a bike rally in Imphal

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Reckitt Benckiser, the global leader in consumer healthcare with ADRA India has organized a purpose-led bike rally in Imphal, Manipur under the Durex led Birds and Bees Talk program. The rally aims to showcase the support for the importance of informed decision making, consent and life skills for adolescents. A group of 55 riders will cover 110 km from Imphal East to Bishnupur, Imphal West in support of Durex led The Birds and Bees Talk program. The program was designed to address the information gap around young people's reproductive and sexual health and rights and provide them with a comprehensive…

19 Mar

100 winners in Nissan Magnite bookings pool

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Nissan India announced 100 winners in the first round of its special Valentines program, which was introduced to thank the customers who are eagerly waiting for their Big, Bold, Beautiful and ‘Carismatic’ SUV – the all-new Nissan Magnite.Every month, for the next few months, 100 waiting customers of the all-new Nissan Magnite will win. “The all-new Nissan Magnite has received an overwhelming response and customers are eagerly waitingto drive the Big, Bold, Beautiful and ‘Carismatic’ SUV.Congratulations to all the 100 winners of the Valentines program, which makes their wait worthwhile” said Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India.The all-new Nissan…

17 Mar

Vi rolls out host of benefits for its customers

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GIGAnet from Vi has been verified as the fastest 4G network across Assam for the second consecutive quarter, by Ookla. Vi delivered the fastest 4G Download and Upload speeds compared to all other operators in Oct – Dec ’20 quarter. It is the only operator to be ranked No. 1 in voice call quality, as per TRAI’s MyCall report, for the last three months. Vi is offering various facilities like high speed data without limits from 12 am to 6 am, weekend data rollover benefits on all unlimited packs of Rs.249 and above. Vi has collaborated with Disney+ Hotstar to…

17 Mar

Kabzend ropes in Kharaj Mukherjee as brand ambassador

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Kabzend, an ayurvedic cure for constipation from the house of Mankind Pharma has announced its association with Bengali film actor, Kharaj Mukherjee to connect with the West Bengal market. Kabzend is an Ayurvedic-based formulation that will help maintain regular bowel movements and ensure proper cleansing of the body. Kabzend is a blend of time-tested potent and quality herbs to effectively relieve problems leading to gastrointestinal disorders such as constipation, indigestion, gas and irregular bowel syndrome. In the year 2018, Mankind Pharma launched Kabzend Natural Laxative Granules, an over-the-counter (OTC) product with late veteran actor Rishi Kapoor. Being Ayurvedic, Kabzend has…

17 Mar

Alpha 1 Camera: New era in professional imaging

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A leader in imaging sensor technology and digital imaging, Sony introduced a new full-frame mirrorless Alpha 1 Camera. The new Alpha 1 comes with 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor. The newly developed image sensor is built with integral memory and paired with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine. Alpha 1 viewfinder features the world’s first, up to 240 fps refresh rate, for a super-smooth display. The 9.44 million dot OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder does not blackout when an exposure is made and offers an uninterrupted view allowing seamless framing and tracking. Combined with Sony’s acclaimed autofocus technology,…

17 Mar

IVF centres: patients resume treatment

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It is expected that life will soon be getting back to normal, as the world comes out of lockdown. Hospitals have restarted their OPDs, doctors are meeting patients again and stalled treatments are resuming. IVF centres in Guwahati have started seeing patients returning to them. Infertility treatment is one of the many treatments that were hindered during the pandemic. However, life is slowly getting back on track, with the restart of treatments that were left off in the middle. Dr Diganta Deka, Pratiksha Hospital, Guwahati, said, the IVF centres in the region are seeing more than 50% of their original…

16 Mar

Official Statement from Vodafone Idea

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"Certain individuals/ groups are spreading fake news about Vi shutting down services in Assam. We wish to clarify that this is absolutely false and baseless news being spread to mislead our customers. We wish to inform that strict action will be taken against anyone known to indulge in spreading such fake news about the company. Vi remains committed to serve our customers in the market."

16 Mar

Nationwide bank strike enters day 2; unions warn of stir similar to farmers’

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The two-day bank strike led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country has severely affected the banking operations. Customers are facing inconvenience in parts of the country due to the strike called against the Centre's policy to privatise the lenders. The strike has affected services like cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services. Government transactions related to treasury as well as business transactions have also been impacted. The national strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) said that the strike may take a form similar to the farmers’ protests against the agri reforms…

16 Mar

‘Maitri Setu’ project completed in Tripura

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A pan-India infrastructure consultancy firm, Rodic Consultants Pvt Ltd completed the 1.9 km long ‘MaitriSetu’ project over river Feni. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Tuesday. As Authority Engineer, Rodic was responsible for the supervision of construction of the Bridge over river Feni at Sabroom on Indo-Bangladesh Border on NH-8 in Tripura. Steered by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), the bridge will establish direct connectivity from South Tripura to Chattogram (Chittagong) in Bangladesh. The Bridge will provide much shorter access of this landlock North-Eastern Region to the port from present 1,700 km to…