New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday declined specific comment if his government considered industrialist Vijay Mallya an absconder but sought to assure that every penny that is due from him to state-run banks will be recovered.

Answering a specific question at the India Today conclave on Mallya, who is said to owe Rs.9,000 crore to 17 banks, most of them in the state sector, the finance minister said every agency in India, be it for enforcement or investigation, was on the job regarding the case.

"The facts are very clear: Every government agency will take strong action against him. Banks will go all out to recover every single penny," Jaitley said about Mallya who left the country earlier this month amid charges of wilful default on bank loans worth thousands of crores.

Even as Jaitley was speaking, a consortium led by the State Bank of India was preparing for the auction of Mallya's Kingfisher House at Jogeshwari in Mumbai, in a bid to recover a part of the the nearly Rs.7,000 crore debt due from the now grounded Kingfisher Airlines alone.

New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission here on Thursday refuted an Indian claim that the mission had been approved 19 permits for witnessing World T20 matches in which Pakistan is taking part.

The high commission officials here maintained that the mission had applied for permits to 34 officials to watch four matches -- two in Kolkata and two in Mohali, a high commission official said on condition of anonymity. He said so far, only 10 applications have been approved which include one for High Commissioner Abdul Basit.

"Permits for the defence, naval and air force advisors; press and political counsellors; and protocol assistants have not been approved so far," the PHC official said. "The figure of 19 given by India is misleading as it also includes family members of those who have not received approval yet," the official added.

"Pakistan has never hosted a T20 World Cup ... India is hosting it but not allowing Commission officials to be present at venues where our team is playing," the official said.

Indian External Affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup had on Wednesday said that considering the occasion, 19 approvals were issued as a gesture to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. "This has been conveyed to Pakistan ministry of foreign affairs at senior levels," Swarup said.

New Delhi: Two flights have been grounded at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday due to a bomb scare.

The Kathmandu-bound Nepal Airlines flight, which was supposed to take off at 11.30 am, and Bhubaneswar-bound Air India flight, scheduled for 11.00 am departure, have been grounded till security clearance. The authorities rushed into action after receiving a threat call at around 10.00 am.

All the passengers have been de-boarded from the aircrafts while the security personnel are screening the aircrafts and the baggage. The flights have been taken to an isolation zone in the airport.

Chennai: The Transgender community on Thursday sought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ticket to contest the upcoming TN assembly elections. On behalf of the Transgender community, Sudha applied for a nomination ticket from the AIADMK Head Office.

"I came here to the AIADMK head office to file nomination for the upcoming assembly election. We transgender have come here to get our seats from amma ( J.Jayalalitha). Our Chief Minister has done a lot for us. We have faith that we will win this election."

Tamil Nadu will have single phase assembly elections on May 16, and the results will be announced on May 19.

Tamil Nadu's 15th legislative assembly is ruled by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK. It has 234 assembly seats. In 2011 assembly elections, AIADMK had won 150 seats, DMDK-29, DMK-23, CPM-10, CPI-9 and Others-13 seats.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today announced the establishment of a new long-range corporate vision and a new mid-range business plan. The Epson 25 Corporate Vision outlines the path the company should follow over the next decade, from the 2016 fiscal year ending March 2017 to the start of the 2025 fiscal year. Meanwhile, the Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018) is a three-year plan for the first phase of work toward achieving the vision.

1. SE15 Corporate Vision and SE15 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2013-2015) review

Under the SE15 Corporate Vision that began in FY2009 and the SE15 Updated Mid-Range Business Plan the company has followed since FY2013, Epson focused on its strengths and transformed its business portfolio by shifting to new business models and product lineups in existing businesses and by opening up new business domains. On the other hand, we were unable to fully advance in some new business areas.

Epson identified issues in these areas that it must address to secure future growth. Specifically, we will have to acquire knowledge in these new areas. We will have to expand and upgrade our sales and support organization here and in other priority areas. On the whole, however, the actions taken under SE15 are yielding results in each business. The company is now structured to generate a steady flow of cash and, with exchange rates acting as a tailwind, Epson has achieved a solid financial turnaround.

2. Epson 25 Corporate Vision

The Epson 25 Corporate Vision, which is formulated based on considerations such as changes in the business environment and mega trends, describes how Epson wants to be in 2025. Epson 25 includes the vision statement and financial targets below.

(1) Vision statement

"Creating a new connected age of people, things and information with efficient, compact and precision technologies"

* Creating a new connected age
Epson aims to help free people from repetitive manual work and from unnecessary wastes of effort and time. Epson's goal is to heighten people's creativity, and to create a sustainable and affluent society in which people enjoy safe and healthy lifestyles.

* People, things, and information
Advances in information and communications technology will mean increasing amounts of information will become available on the internet, causing cyber space to continuously expand. As a company that specializes in generating value in the real world, Epson will refine its technologies, and will work with IT companies to increase the value of its technologies it provides to customers.

* Efficient, compact and precision technologies

Epson will leverage its efficient, compact and precision technologies to generate value in three areas: smart technologies, the environment and performance. Smart technologies: Use advanced products and software so customers can easily, conveniently, and securely use Epson products anywhere and anytime. 

     Environment: Contribute to the development of a sustainable society by leveraging its technologies to reduce the environmental impact of its products and services across their life cycles.

     Performance: Create new and higher value by providing outstanding products that contribute to customer productivity, accuracy and creativity.

(2) Financial targets in the Epson 25 Corporate Vision

 * Business profit is calculated by subtracting cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses from revenue.

(3) Business strategy in each innovation area

* Overall strategy

     Epson 25 identifies four areas where it will drive innovation: inkjet innovation, visual innovation, wearables innovation, and robotics innovation. Microdevices are seen as supporting these areas of innovation. Epson will generate value in the form of smart technologies, the environment, and performance across these four areas of innovation. The company will also strengthen IT and business infrastructure in human resources, technology, manufacturing, sales & support and environment to support the achievement of the Epson 25 Corporate Vision.

* Strategy in each business domain

     Printing: Inkjet innovation

     Refine Micro Piezo technology, and expand into high-productivity segments. Improve environmental performance and create a sustainable printing ecosystem.

     Visual communications: Visual innovation

     Refine original microdisplay and projection technologies, and create outstanding visual experiences and a natural visual communications environment for every aspect of business and lifestyles.

     Wearables: Wearables innovation

     Leverage our watchmaking heritage, refine timekeeping and sensing accuracy, and offer a sense of status and fashion.

     Robotics: Robotics innovation

     Combine our core technologies with sensing and smart technologies in manufacturing, expand applications, and create a future in which robots support people in a wide variety of situations.

     Microdevices: Supporting the four innovations

     Contribute to Epson's finished products and to the development of smart communications, power, transportation and manufacturing systems with advanced Epson quartz timing and sensing solutions and low-power semiconductor solutions.

3. Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018)

(1) Objectives

Epson will take a three-phase approach to realizing the Epson 25 Corporate Vision. The Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018) is the plan for the first phase. In this first phase, we will sustain the achievements made based on the strategies executed to date, and will aggressively invest as necessary in product development and lay a solid foundation for achieving the Epson 25 vision.

(2) Basic policies

Epson will build a solid foundation for business growth by pursing the basic policies below under the Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018).

Basic policies of the Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan

     * In businesses where SE15 strategic initiatives were successful, continue to grow by honing our edge. In business domains where we were unable to fully advance, quickly address issues and establish a path to growth.

     * Ensure growth by creating products and services that deliver customer value in the areas of smart technology, the environment, and performance.

     * Invest management resources as needed to achieve Epson 25, while also taking into account short-term profit growth.

     * Quickly establish new business models, and strengthen sales, support, the brand, and operations.

(3) Financial targets in the Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-2018)

*1: Forecast as of January 29, 2016

*2: Assumed rates: ¥115/US$, ¥125/EUR

(4) Initiatives in each business

     * In the printer business, Epson will establish a competitive advantage in the home printer market by boosting the attractiveness of products, and get office market development on track with linehead models.

     * In professional printing we will establish outstanding competitive advantage with hardware, improve support and other organizational infrastructure, and achieve solid growth in new domains.

     * In visual communications we will further strengthen our presence in the projection market and will use laser light sources to pave the way to rapid growth in new markets.

     * In wearable products, we will lay the foundation for building wearables into a core business by refining watch resources and combining them with sensors to create families of differentiated products

     * In robotics solutions we will create a framework for growth on top of Epson's technology base.

     * In microdevices, we will create a stable business platform in the quartz business by building competitive strength. The semiconductor business, meanwhile, will create new core technologies and devices.

(5) Strengthening business infrastructure

     * Technology: Refine our efficient, compact, and precision technologies, advance our actuator, optical control, and sensor technologies, and bring in information and communications technology to continue to create new customer value.

     * Manufacturing: Provide timely products that others cannot easily imitate, and offer them at competitive costs and quality.

     * Sales & support: Strengthen the office and industrial domains, establish optimum area sales organizations, improve product quality with a market-driven (market-in) approach, and transform the brand image.

     * Environment: Expand initiatives to reduce environmental impacts across product and service life cycles and supply chains.

     * Basic policies of the Epson 25 Mid-Range Business Plan

(6) Strengthening management infrastructure

To realize the Management Philosophy vision, sustainable growth, and increased corporate value long-term, Epson will institute corporate governance that realizes transparent, fair, timely, and decisive decision-making. Specifically, Epson will adopt an Audit & Supervisory Committee governance structure and will introduce a performance-linked stock compensation plan for executive officers.

(7) Financial targets

* Cash flow and investing in growth

Epson will look to generate steady cash flow while strategically investing in future growth in an ongoing basis, with investment primarily geared toward research and development, increased manufacturing capacity, automation, strengthening information and communications technology, alliances, and mergers and acquisitions.

Investment in growth

* Cash use

Investment in growth will be the top priority, but cash will also be used to strengthen our financial structure and reward shareholders.

(8) Basic shareholder returns policies

Epson intends to be more proactive in providing shareholder returns.

* Calculated based on profit after an amount equivalent to the statutory effective tax rate is deducted from business profit, which shows profit from operations

Tokyo: The Japanese government on Friday issued an interception order in anticipation of North Korea's repeated firing of missiles.

Sources said the order was issued to the Self-Defence Forces to shoot down any incoming ballistic missile or debris, public broadcaster NHK reported. North Korea fired two mid-range ballistic missiles earlier on Friday.

The North's state media reported on Tuesday that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, gave the order to prepare soon for nuclear warhead explosion tests and test firings of several kinds of ballistic missiles.

The Self-Defence Forces are considering sending Aegis destroyers fitted with sophisticated radar to patrol waters around Japan, as well as deploying surface-to-air PAC3 interceptor missile systems.

High-street fashion brand Splash has unveiled its Spring Summer 2016 collection showcasing high-impact trends for its fashion forward audience. The Splash wardrobe has something for everyone. Be it a casual weekend, dressed up night out with friends to weekday workwear or a formal board meeting, the styling options are endless to choose from. 

Splash allows customers the ease of browsing across various sections named- Splash Basics, Splash Youth, Splash Smart, Splash DNM, Splash Vintage and Splash Accessories and the newly launched Splash Characters. This season’s collection comprises of numerous options in casual, semi-formal and formal wear, in figure-flattering styles for women and stylish representations for men.

Inspired by the skate culture and contemporary designs, the Youth collection for women offers a range of casual wear options in an interesting mix of cropped tops, oversized shirts with badge embroidery, and a bold fusion of color blocked printed shirts. The collection brings alive the retro look with the use of 80s prints and graphics and sheer &loose fabrics.

The Youth range for men focuses on the popular taste of college/university goers. The collection has a medley of options including mono-colored shirts, long tees with quirky conversation prints and half sleeved hoodies in loose fit fabrics and jogger coordinates.Priced attractively between Rs 599/- and Rs 2999/- the youth collection is high on style and comfort.

The Splash Smart segment is for the dressed up fashionable look and straddles corporate work wear to evening wear and getaway wear. You can update your wardrobe with a mix of formal and casual pieces from versatile collection of Splash which can be worn in different ways.

Inspired by Memphis Mottle, the Smart range for womendisplays great options for work wear and evenings out. The range includes lace and panel details, oversized geometrical prints in light fabrics.The collection ensures a feminine appeal with a selection of creatively designed dresses and skirts with interesting asymmetrical detailing.

The Splash Smart segment for men focuses on young working professionals. The product range includes an array of options from polka dot shirts, chequered shirts, blazers, printed polo tees to mandarin & paisley shirts. With minimalistic colors & shades, this line caters to the well-dressed man who looks for precision and tailor-made finishes.

Splash has launched Smart essentials for women- a compilation of dresses, maxis, long shrugs, contrast collared jackets and long skirts. The Splash Smart Vintage range for Womanis free spirited and bohemian in character, it displays a tasteful collection of floral and mixed prints, long skirts, loose print kaftans, tunic tops, palazzos, geo embroidery patterns and flowy fabrics in distinctive colours such as celestial blues, orange rust and warm taupe.

The Splash XXL collection is meant for women with larger body frames. The collection features trousers, fit pants, tops, jackets in light monochromatic colors this season. The range leans towards ethnic prints and bohemian, layered garments, capturing the notion of wandering the globe whilst maintaining a glamorous international appeal.The range also keeps the bohemian culture of prints & tassels, experimenting the wear with a mix of sleeveless embroidered jackets, shrugs, tops.

The price range of the Spring Summer collection starts from Rs 299 to Rs 4599 for women and Rs 299 to Rs 6999 for men. The collection is available across all the Splash outlets in the country.

Momentous evening for ZOPO at 2nd Mobility Excellence Awards Night 2015; wins Best Upcoming Brand of China and best Affordable premium handset

Establishes itself as one of the best smartphone developers

New Delhi, March 18, 2016: Securing its position as a leading smartphone developer and manufacturer, ZOPO Mobiles was recently felicitated with the award for best Upcoming Brand of China, as well as Best affordable Premium handset award for their Speed 7 model, at the recently concluded 2^nd Mobility Excellence Awards Night 2015. The award was presented to ZOPO for developing highly functional and affordable smartphones that cater to the needs of every customer. The award ceremony was held on 4^th march, 2016.

Conveying his gratitude and delight over the win, Sanjeev Bhatia, Founder & Chairman, ADCOM (Partners for ZOPO in India), said, “We at ZOPO Mobiles are thrilled and are absolutely humbled by this acknowledgement. Bagging this prestigious award for our work, adds to our resolve of making our brand more successful by continuing to develop smartphones, which will cater to our customers from all walks of life. I would like to take this opportunity to thank ZOPO’s hard working team for their significant contribution in making this brand a success and we will strive to keep innovating further for our valued patrons.”

ZOPO mobile has been instrumental in developing quality smartphones catering to different needs of their customers. Their Speed series, which includes the award-winning Speed & model, has garnered lot of success and greater market value among their customers. Other series of ZOPO is the Flash series which offers mid-range smartphone models for their urban audience, and their budget friendly Color series which was developed for young adults.

Savvy Magazine Women's day special edition featuring journalist and TV host Aspara Reddy as the cover girl has been released in Chennai. Celebs like Gautami Tadimalla, Khushboo, Ramya Krishnan, Ritvika Singha, Poornia Bhagyaraj among others graced the event.

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Kolkata: Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who blasted an unbeaten 83 off 56 balls in a World Twenty20 encounter against Afghanistan at the Eden Gardens, said he wanted to anchor the innings with others batting around him. His knock on Thursday helped the defending champions cruise past the Afghanistan total of 153/7 with six wickets to spare.

“When I saw that I had got a start, I wanted to bat through. I wanted the others, the youngsters to bat around me. Very pleased with the way things went,” Dilshan said at the post-match media conference. The 39-year-old said scoring runs on the Eden wicket was not an easy task at all with rival spinners making life difficult.

“Batting was not easy on the wicket. Especially with their spinners bowling. That is one of the reasons why I made it a point to stick around and see my side through,” said the veteran, who was adjudged man-of-the-match for his efforts.

The right-hander added that it was a knock he needed under his belt before going onto the big matches. “I did not score many runs of late. And I needed this knock going into the big matches. I am happy that I could stay till the end,” he said.

When asked about retirement, Dilshan said: ”Not going to retire if I keep on playing like this. But you never know one fine day I may just wake up and feel like not playing anymore. But for the time being I have no plans to quit.” Dilshan's illustrious teammates, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara retired last year.

Hanoi: Vietnam's first nuclear power plant will be put into operation by 2028. According to a plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, nuclear power plants will be developed in Vietnam to ensure stable future power supply when domestic primary energy sources are depleted.

The capacity of nuclear power in Vietnam is set to reach 4,600 megawatt (MW) by 2030 while some 32.5 billion kWh of nuclear power will be produced, accounting for 5.7 percent of the country's total electricity production, reported Xinhua news agency.

In the meantime, the country will speed up development of electricity from renewable energy such as wind power, solar power and biomass power among others. Proportion of these kinds of electricity will be gradually increased in Vietnam's total electricity structure.

Mumbai: IDBI Bank employees have decided to go on a four-day nation-wide strike from March 28 to oppose the government's move to dilute its stake in the troubled state-run lender. Employees and officers of the lender under the banner of United Platform of IDBI Bank Unions have given the strike call.

"We are against the privatisation plan. If the government wants to divest their stake they can do it but the bank should remain a public sector bank," United Platform of IDBI Bank Unions said in a statement here today, while claiming that the Platform has support of over 12,000 employees of the bank.

"We want a written assurance from the Government that their shareholding in IDBI Bank will not be less than 51% at all times as assured on the floor of Parliament," it said. The Government owns around 80% stake in the lender.

In the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said the Government was open to bring down its stake in IDBI Bank to below 50%.

"The process of transformation of IDBI Bank has already started. The Government will take it forward and also consider the option of reducing its stake to below 50%," Jaitley said in the February 29 Budget speech. The employees are also demanding immediate implementation of wage settlement which is pending since November 2012.

(வாரம் தோறும் சனிக்கிழமை மாலை 6.00)

நியூஸ்7 தமிழ் தொலைக்காட்சியில் வாரம் தோறும் சனிக்கிழமை மாலை 6.00 மணிக்கு அறிவியல் தகவல்கள் அடங்கிய ”வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம்” என்ற சுவாரஸ்யமான நிகழ்ச்சி ஒளிபரப்பப்படுகிறது.

30 நிமிடங்கள் அடங்கிய இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில் அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் நிகழ்வுகள், செய்திகள் அடங்கிய பல தொகுப்புகளை அழகான காட்சிகளோடு தொகுத்து வழங்கப்படுகின்றது.

இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியினை தயாரிப்பாளர் சோனியாவுடன் அர்ச்சனாவும் சேர்ந்து தயாரிக்கின்றனர். ஷர்மிளா இந்நிகழ்ச்சியினை தொகுத்து வழங்குகிறார், அது மட்டுமின்றி க்ரிஸ்டி, பார்க்கவி ஆகியோர் அப்டின்னா மற்றும் ஹேஷ் டேக் விஞ்ஞானம் என்ற பகுதிகளை வழங்கி வருகின்றனர்.

இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியின் இன்னொரு சிறப்பு கேமராவுமன். தமிழகத்திலேயே நியூஸ்7 தமிழ் தொலைக்காட்சியில் தான் பெண் கேமரா வல்லுநர்கள் இருக்கிறார்கள். ஒருவர் தன்யா மற்றொருவர் ப்ரீத்தி.

வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் நிகழ்ச்சியை பொருத்த அளவில் அனைத்து வாரமும் GFX SETல் படமாக்கப்படுகிறது. இதனை வாரம் தோறும் படம்பிடித்து தருபவர் தன்யா தான்.

வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் நிகழ்ச்சியில் பகுதிகள் இருக்கின்றன, அதில் அப்டீன்னா பகுதியில் நம்மை சுற்றி இருக்கும் அறிவியலை சிறு சிறு சோதனைகள் மூலம் செய்து காட்டுகிறார் கிரிஸ்டி.

அடுத்ததாக ஹேஷ் டேக் விஞ்ஞானம், இந்த பகுதியினை சமூக வலைதள செய்தியாளர் பார்க்கவி வழ்ங்கி வருகிறார். சமூகவலைதளங்கள் இப்போதைய காலக்கட்டத்தில் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கின்றது. ஆகவே தவிர்க்க முடியாத சமூகவலைதள செய்திகளை குறிப்பாக அறிவியல் சார்ந்த்த செய்திகள், கமெண்ட்கள் குறித்து சுவாரஸ்யமான வகையில் பார்க்கவி வழங்குகின்றார்.

வாரம் ஒரு விஞ்ஞானி பகுதியில் வாரா வாரம் ஒரு விஞ்ஞானியின் வாழ்க்கை வரலாற்றை அற்புதமாக செய்தி தொகுப்பாக வழங்குகின்றனர்.

இந்நிகழ்ச்சி குறித்து தயாரிப்பாளர் சோனியாவிடம் கேட்டபோது, தமிழ் தொலைக்காட்சி வரலாற்றிலேயே அறிவியல் தொழில்நுட்பம் சார்ந்து வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரே நிகழ்ச்சு வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் தான். அந்த வகையில் இந்நிகழ்ச்சியினை தயாரிப்பதில் பெருமையாக உள்ளது. மேலும் பள்ளி கல்லூரியில் படித்ததை விட இந்நிகழ்ச்சிக்காக அதிகம் படிக்க வேண்டியுள்ளது. அப்போது தான் நேயர்களுக்கு உண்மையான தகவல்களை நேர்மையோடு எங்களால் அளிக்கவும் முடியும் என்று பெருமிதத்துடன் கூறினார்.

அர்ச்சனாவிடம் கேட்டபோது, வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் நிகழ்ச்சியை பொருத்தவரை நாசா, ஈசா துவங்கி சென்னை ஐஐடி, அண்ணாபல்கலைக்கழகம் வரை மேற்கொள்ளும் அறிவியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் மற்றும் நிகழ்வுகளை நாங்கள் கவனித்து தொகுத்து வழங்குகிறோம். அதுமட்டுமின்றி தனி நபர் மேற்கொள்ளும் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளை பற்றியும் நாங்கள் வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் நிகழ்ச்சியில் இடம் பெறும் வண்ணம் எங்களால் ஆன முயற்சிகளை எடுத்து வருகின்றோம் என்று தெரிவித்தார்.

வியப்பூட்டும் விஞ்ஞானம் நிகழ்ச்சி குறித்து நேயர்கள் பலர் தங்களுடைய கெருத்துக்களையும் பகிர்ந்துக்கொண்டு இவர்களோடு உரையாட முடியும். உங்களுக்கு இந்நிகழ்ச்சி குறித்து ஏதேனும் கருத்துக்களோ விமர்கனங்களோ இருந்தால் SCIENCETECH@NS7.TVஎன்ற மின்னஞ்சல் மூலம் பகிர்ந்துக்கொள்ளலாம். இந்நிகழ்ச்சியின் முடிவில் நிகழ்ச்சி சார்ந்த கேள்வி கேட்கப்ப்பட்டு பரிசுகளும் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. நீங்களும் பகிர்ந்துக்கொண்டு பரிசுகளை வெல்லுங்கள்.

(திங்கள் முதல் வெள்ளி வரை இரவு 7.00 மணிக்கு)

விதிவசத்தால் சோதனை மேல் சோதனைகளை எதிர்கொள்ளும் இளம்பெண்ணின் தாமரையின் கதையே, ‘பட்டுச்சேலை’ தொடர். புதுயுகம் தொலைக்காட்சியில் திங்கள் முதல் வெள்ளி வரை இரவு 7.00 மணிக்கு ஒளிபரப்பாகும் ‘பட்டுச்சேலை’ தொடர், வரும் வாரத்தில் இருந்து மேலும் சூடு பிடிக்கிறது.

காஞ்சனாவின் கடையில் பட்டுச்சேலை வாங்கி, கிராமத்தில் விற்பனை செய்பவள் தாமரை. காஞ்சனாவின் மகனை காதலித்தாலும், சந்தர்ப்பவசத்தால் மனநலம் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட அருணை திருமணம் செய்யவேண்டிய கட்டாயத்துக்கு தாமரை ஆளாகிறாள். காஞ்சனாவின் மகனை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்ட வீணாவும், அவளது அம்மாவும் சேர்ந்துகொண்டு தாமரையையும் அவளது கணவனையும் தினம்தினம் கொடுமைப்படுத்துகிறார்கள்.

காஞ்சனாவின் கடையில் இருந்து புடவை வாங்கமுடியாத சூழலுக்கு தள்ளப்படுகிறாள் தாமரை. இந்த நேரத்தில் அடையாளம் தெரியாத நபர்களால் தாமரையின் கணவன் அருண் கடத்தப்படுகிறான்.

அருணை கொலைசெய்து, அந்த பழியை தாமரையின் மீது சுமத்த ஒரு கும்பல் திட்டமிடுகிறது. யார் அவர்கள்? அவர்களின் திட்டத்தை தாமரையால் முறியடிக்க முடியுமா? என்பது போன்ற கிடுகிடு திருப்பங்களுடன் பயணிக்கிறது பட்டுச்சேலை தொடர்.

தாமரையாக ஷாதிகா, காஞ்சனாவாக பிரபல நடிகை மீனாகுமாரி, அஜய்யாக ரிச்சர்ட் நடிக்க, இவர்களுடன் மேலும் பல பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் நடிக்கிறார்கள். விறுவிறுப்புக்கும் பரபரப்புக்கும் பஞ்சமில்லாத, ‘பட்டுச்சேலை’ குடும்பத்தொடர் புதுயுகம் தொலைக்காட்சியில் திங்கள் முதல் வெள்ளி வரை இரவு 7.00 மணிக்கும், மறுநாள் மதியம் 1:00 மணிக்கும் ஒளிபரப்பாகிறது.

தி லக்ஷ்மிநாராயணா குளோபல் மியூசிக் பெஸ்டிவல்

(ஞாயிறு தோறும் மாலை 6.00 மணிக்கு)

தி லக்ஷ்மிநாராயணா குளோபல் மியூசிக் பெஸ்டிவல் - இதனை 1992 ஆம் வருடம் மறைந்த தனது குரு மற்றும் தந்தையான பேராசிரியர் வி. லக்ஷ்மிநாராயணா அவர்களின் நினைவாக டாக்டர் எல். சுப்ரமணியம், விஜி சுப்ரமணியம் அவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து நிறுவினார். எல் ஜி எம் எப் துவங்க பட்டதில் இருந்து உலகெங்கும் உள்ள பல பிரபல கலைஞர்கள் உதாரணமாக யெஹுடி மெனுஹின், எம். எஸ். சுப்பலக்ஷ்மி, பிஸ்மில்லாஹ் கான், அல் ஜெர்ரியு, ஸ்டான்லி கிளார்கே, ஜார்ஜ் டுக்கே மற்றும் ஜீன்- லுக் பொன்டி போன்றவர்கள் இதில் பங்கேற்று உள்ளனர்.

2010 ஆம் வருடம் கவிதா கிருஷ்ணமுர்த்தி மற்றும் சுப்ரமணியம் கலை இயக்குனர் ஆக பதவியேற்றனர். இந்த இசை விழா மட்டுமே உலகெங்கும் உள்ள கலைஞர்கள் தங்கள் திறமையை வெளிபடுத்தவும் பல விதமான இசை வடிவங்களை அரங்கேற்றும் மேடையாக அமைந்தது.

இது இந்திய பாரம்பரிய இசை ( கர்நாடகம் மற்றும் ஹிந்துஸ்தானி) ஜாஸ் ராக் மேல்நாட்டு பாரம்பரிய இசை ஆர்செஸ்ட்ரல் இந்திய கிராமிய இசை கசல்ஸ் ஹிந்தி திரைப்பட இசை அத்துடன் வெவ்வேறு ஐந்து கண்டங்களை சேர்ந்த பலவிதமான பாரம்பரிய இசை மற்றும் கிராமிய இசை இதில் இடம் பெற்றன. இன்று வரை இத் திருவிழா 22 நாடுகளில் 55 நகரங்களில் நடந்துள்ளது இதன் ஒவ்வொரு நிகழ்விலும் சுமார் 200000 மக்கள் பார்வையாளர்களாக இருந்து இருக்கின்றனர். சின்ன திரை உலகில் முதன் முறையாக ஸ்ரீ சங்கரா தொலைக்காட்சியில் பிரத்தியேகமாக ஒரு தொடராக இது ஞாயிறு தோறும் மாலை 6.00 மணிக்கு ஒளிபரப்பாகிறது.

In Pic: WABCO equips Tata Motors’ PRIMA race truck with advanced safety and efficiency technologies. The company serves as official Braking Technology Partner to the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship on March 20, 2016 at the Buddh International Formula 1 Circuit in Greater Noida, India

WABCO Demonstrates its Industry-Leading Safety Technologies at Tata Motors’ T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship

* Serves as Official Braking Technology Partner for Third Year in a Row

* Anti-Lock Braking Systems as Mandated by Indian Government for Medium- and Heavy-duty Trucks, Buses in India Help Improve Safety Performance of Tata Motors’ PRIMA Trucks on the Race Track and India’s Roads

NEW DELHI, India, March 19 2016: WABCO, a leading global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, will demonstrate the high performance of its industry-leading technologies in one of the most challenging environments known to heavy duty trucks – the race track. For the third year in a row, WABCO will serve as the official Braking Technology Partner for Tata Motors’ T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship 2016 on March 20, 2016 at the Buddh International Formula 1 Circuit in Greater Noida, India.

WABCO will again provide all competing race teams and their twelve, state-of-the-art Tata Motors’ PRIMA Model 4038.S trucks with a range of innovative safety and efficiency technologies. The 2016 Championship features race trucks that are lighter, accelerate faster, and reach a higher top speed of 130 kilometers per hour (more than 80 miles per hour) compared to last year’s event.

Tata Motors equips its PRIMA race trucks as well as production trucks with WABCO’s industry-leading braking systems to optimize the vehicles’ safety and stability performance on the race track – and on India’s roads in everyday traffic. In October 2015, the Indian government mandated medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles to be equipped with Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS).

“We are thrilled to demonstrate industry-leading safety and efficiency technologies at Tata Motors’ world-class truck racing Championship,” said Mr. Jacques Esculier, WABCO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We are honored that Tata Motors, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, equips its PRIMA trucks and other state-of-the-art vehicles with WABCO products and systems.”

“As India continues to upgrade the safety and efficiency technologies on trucks and buses, WABCO is there to support OEMs and fleet operators with industry-leading technologies and technical services,” said Mr. P. Kaniappan, Vice President, WABCO INDIA. “Furthermore, we are proud to serve commercial vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators in India through WABCO’s local product development, advanced engineering and world-class manufacturing capabilities.

“We value WABCO’s contribution as a strategic technology partner to Tata Motors and to our T1 Truck Racing Championship,” said Mr. Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Limited. “WABCO’s advanced technologies help improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of Tata trucks on the race track and on India’s roads.”

Brand Avatar presents the inaugural edition of Fashion Premier Week March 18, 19 and 20 – Day 1

Brand Avatar presents FASHION PREMIER WEEK in Chennai for the first time on 18th, 19th and 20th of March, 2016 at Crowne Plaza. FASHION PREMIER WEEK is a Global fashion festival that will offer wide networking opportunities to designers, buyers, retailers and models, besides aligning with India's vibrant cosmopolitan culture, blend arenas of fashion and hence appeal to a broad spectrum of fashion lovers, besides fostering creative opportunities for all stakes – holders and participants.

Osman Abdul Razak, Indrajith, Studi 9696, Studio 149 by Swathi Purushothaman, Anuradhaa, Glamora by Sarath & KD, Maheshwari and Falguni and Shane Peacock are the designers who will be showcasing their collections in FASHION PREMIER WEEK. Each fashion show will see Bollywood and Kollywood celebrities walking the ramp as showstoppers.

Neil Nitin Mukesh, Brand Ambassador for Fashion Premier Week, brings his own brand of youthful fashion sensibility of modern India. Neil Nitin Mukesh will also been seen hitting the ramp as a showstopper for one of the fashion shows. Fashion Premier Week will also be a platform for new upcoming models to walk the ramp with the most experienced and renowned models in the fashion industry and showcase their talent to the nation.

This edition of FASHION PREMIER WEEK will feature a retail platform on all the 3 days, in the form of multiple designers’ exhibition. This will create a buzz among fashionistas and direct customers. Also it will act as a networking platform between retailers, direct institutional buyers and designers.

FASHION PREMIER WEEK will feature Chennai Choreographers, the multi talented Karun Raman, Priyamanigandan and the celebrated Choreographer Achala Sachdev.

Inauguration of the Fashion Premier Week Exhibition

The exclusive launch of FPW took place at Crowne Plaza on 18th March with Maari Director Balaji Mohan) inaugurating the exhibition. FPW translates its vision into practice by providing Thank Bunny - a retailers app a platform to launch their app for the end users.

Brand Avatar's Fashion Premier Week always aim to set new standards in fashion ecosystem and to begin with we want to provide platform for technology solutions providers. So, Thank Bunny App is right platform to fashionistas to connect with fashion world.

Thank Bunny is a suite of technology platforms designed exclusively for Fashion Retailers that include Jewelers, Apparel retail, and salons.

The first is a mobile application for buyers to discover and connect with their favorite fashion brands. Using this application, fashion retail brands can build their own fan-clubs and announce exclusive news and offers to their club members.

The second is the cloud based Loyalty platform that is used in-store by the retail merchant. He can build his own network of loyal customers, track their buying behavior and reach out to them with greetings.

DAY 1

Osman Abdul Razak

Osman Abdul Razak (OAR) - Private Label! Is a mere representation of how men should dress today!

The atelier studio has been servicing clients with specific sartorial requirements since its inception in 2007. Although the label focuses more towards bespoke fashion, the ideation behind this preview collection is for men to experiment with different genres of current fashion trends, at the same time keeping it simple and classy.

The current collection takes a cue from the seasons forecast, showcasing a classy play of colours and fabrics, fine hand embroidery and interesting embellishments.

With impeccable finish the collection adds suave to any wardrobe and the best part: it’s exclusively yours.

The show features shoes by Language.

Elevate your dress sense;

#DapperDa

SHOWSTOPPER - Vikram Prabhu

Indrajith Indar

This collection highlights the brightness of summer with its wide vibrant colour palette, components of cord and embroidery will merge with the basic shapes to create newness.

SHOWSTOPPER – Sakshi Agarwal

Studio 9696 by Sandeep

Scribbles, tessellations and doodles have made us go crazy, simplifying this and making something wearable has led us to create an innovative and off beat collection. Our spring summer line titled "Tradition meets quirky" takes us back in time, drawing from some of our most cherished childhood memories - be it the dragon fly that we chased in the park, the TV remote that we fought our siblings for, the cool shade of summer umbrella's that we spent hours lazing under, puzzles the wacked our brains, finger prints that marked our identity and tiara's that excited young girls, all elements cleverly disguised to suit today’s trends were the key motives used in this collection.

The collection is created using intensive manual laboured techniques such as ethnic hand embroidery, tie & dies and block printing to give it a handcrafted feel.

As we believe "Style isn't about attention but self-expression", so infuse a part of what you are in every outfit!!

SHOWSTOPPER – Ramya Krishnan and Divya Darshini

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World renowned spiritual leader Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, affectionately known to her devotees across the globe as "Amma," is undertaking a 'Bharat yatra.' As part of the yatra she is in Hyderabad for two days began yesterday.

Excerpts from Amma’s talk at the Hyderabad Brahmasthanam Mahotsavam (19/03/2016)

Hyderabad, March 19th 2016: Many people feel, “Life is a curse. It is the result of all the sins I have done in the past.” Instead, we should be able to think, “Life is a blessing. It is a gift given to us by God. God has sent me here to think good thoughts and do good deeds. So, I need to develop the ability to accept all situations with discernment. This life is meant for me to grow,acquire strength and become as expansive as the universe.” The experiences and situations we face throughout life are even greater teachers than time. What attitude should we develop while facing them? We need to develop gratitude.

Gratitude is a prayer. A famous philosopher once stated, “This single prayer of ‘Thank you.’ is really all you need.” We often forget that this life and all of nature are gifts graciously bestowed upon us by the divine. In our ignorance, we arrogantly feel that these are our right. Our greatest misconception is that of confusing our blessings for our birthright. The mistake borne from this misconception is that we lose gratitude and reverence.

Human beings survive because of the thousands upon thousands of aspects of nature that constantly and selflessly serve and support them. At each heartbeat, we are indebted to many subtle as well as obvious parts of nature. When this awareness dawns within, it becomes easy to appreciate everything during each breath we take. A heart overflowing with gratefulness, without any complaints or criticism, is a sign of mental maturity.

Today, many people use the words, ‘thank you’ merely as a verbal embellishment. Even though everyone says thank you all the time, very rarely do these words truly come from the heart. The dark clouds of selfishness often conceal the moonlight of gratitude.Gratitude is the ability to reminisce about all the support and help we have received, with an attitude of humility.

It is a state of mind. When we lovingly recognize the goodness in another person, this helps to awaken the goodness in ourselves. When we look back at our life with this attitude, we will realize that we owe so much to thousands of people. It would take lifetimes to pay back these debts, especially towards nature and above all, to God. In fact, gratitude benefits us more than anyone else. The positivity and goodness that awakens within as a result of being grateful in turn benefits society and the entire world.

The ways of our mind are very strange. We don’t see things that are right in front of our eyes, be we see many things that don’t even exist. It is the nature of the mind to fixate on what we don’t have and forget how much we have. Say, for example, one of our teeth falls out. From the moment the tooth falls out, our tongue will keep poking at the gap created. Our tongue never did that when the tooth was still there. But now, the tongue finds it difficult not to go into the gap. It is the same way with our mind. It is more interested in looking for what is not there than to see all the good that always surrounds us. When we develop the ability to see the power of God that pervades everything, both within and without, gratitude will spontaneously overflow from our mind.

In reality, do we really have any right to assert our ownership or authority over anything in this world? Millions of people have lived on this Earth before us. They, too, claimed that parts of the world were ‘theirs’. Seeing mankind’s folly repeated over and over, the Earth must have mused to itself then and now, “What a shame! People of the past already tried to stake claim to the land upon which they stood. But, they all eventually disappeared without taking even a single grain of sand with them. Those who exist now will also face the same fate. I existed then, exist now and will go on existing forever.” We must not forget that endless are the corpses of those who previously tried to claim what we presently consider to be ours.

Gratitude will spontaneously arise in the mind of one who is prepared to help others without expecting anything in return. The real expression of gratefulness is in giving, not in taking. This is true prayer. When we contemplate deeply on the concept of thankfulness, at first thoughts of all those who have helped or protected us in the past come to mind. As we think even deeper, we will come to realise that gratitude is actually an inner connection between God, the entire creation and us.

As we often act without an attitude of gratefulness, we cut down trees. This reduces the purification of air. When Amma was young, when a person got cut or wounded, cow dung would be applied to the wound to avoid infection. Today, if we were to do the same, the wound would get infected. This is how polluted nature has become. This pollution is destroying the harmony of nature. Instead of greed, if we could develop gratitude, we would be able to save nature and ourselves.

Just as happiness, gratitude towards all of life is also a decision. Once we make this decision, our mind will not sway in the face of temporary difficulties. Such minds will always be filled with happiness and contentment. We face many different kinds of situations in life. In some situations, we may have the freedom to choose how we should react. But, in certain other situations, we may have no choice but to accept. When we have the choice to decide how to respond to a circumstance, there is no need to remain idle, thinking that everything is God’s will. Here, we need to use our discrimination to choose the right path of action.

In order to manage businesses and companies, many people get their MBA and other such degrees. Learning how to manage 500 people really means learning how to manage 500 minds. However, despite all our learning, we fail to learn to manage our own mind. Just as we manage the external world, it is equally important to learn how to manage the internal world. Otherwise, we will remain half developed. The ability to face situations in life with maturity is real success.

We should try not to jump to conclusions about anyone. While travelling by road, we often see signs that say, “Road work ahead. Thank you for your cooperation.” When we see such a sign, we wait patiently for the traffic to move, no matter how busy we are. In the same way, when we meet and interact with people, some may express anger, hatred or other negativities. In these situations, we need to develop patience. ‘Road Work’ may be going on in their mind.

Let our lives become an offering that alleviates the pain of the suffering people. To be compassionate towards the poor, one does not need a lot of wealth or a very high position in society. A kind word, a compassionate glance, a small favour, all these can bring light into their lives and into ours as well. It is not what we received, but what we were able to give, that determines the value of our life. If we have been able to bring happiness to a soul even for a minute, it is a great achievement in itself.

In Pic: Mr. Rajesh Nahar- CEO, Co-Founder of Cbazaar is speaking at the session Bootstrapping or Funding for success session – Panel discussion by Mr. Chandu Nair - Consultant to entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Mr.Satish CV-Founder & CEO of Atchayam's Food Box, Mr.GokulVisveswaran of NFN Labs, Mr.SriramManoharan- CEO of Contus

TiE Chennai organizes Lufthansa “Runway to Success -Season 4”, mentoring camp in the city

Chennai, March 19, 2016– TiE Chennai in association Lufthansa organized a full day mentoring camp in the city named “Lufthansa Runway to Success - Season 4”, a multi-staged initiative that celebrates the spirit of Indian entrepreneurship. The program was developed by Lufthansa in partnership with the business experts at TiE across its chapters in India.

“Runway to Success” kicked off with a nationwide outreach inviting small and medium entrepreneurs to mentorship camps conducted byTiE in key cities across the country. The camps hosted by well-known entrepreneurs of the region offered insightful sessions as well as individual mentoring sessions by experts. It was a great learning curve for the new age entrepreneurs as they had an opportunity to interact, discuss and hear the success stories from the established entrepreneurs in their region.

The Chennai chapter of season 4 mentoring camp saw a series of discussion that include –

* Bootstrapping or Funding for success– Panel discussion by Chandu Nair - Consultant to entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Mr.Satish CV-Founder & CEO of Atchayam's Food Box, Mr.GokulVisveswaran of NFN Labs, Mr. Rajesh Nahar- CEO,Co- Founder of Cbazaar, Mr.SriramManoharan- CEO of Contus

* Perfecting your pitch - DoraiThodla- CEO of iMorph Inc. and Technology  Mentor

* Financing your venture - V Shankar - Founder, CAMS, Ms. ShobanaAnand -Director, Redrock India Offshore Consultants Pvt Ltd, Mr. Mahalingam K – Director of TSM Group

* Agile entrepreneurship: What’s it all about and how can I use it? - Guerrilla Outlier marketing- Pravin Shekar-kreator-in-chief at krea

* Negotiation Skills – Do I Need it? - J Krishnan (UniMity Solutions)

* Authoring Books- Kiruba Shankar –Blogger, Digital Entrepreneur, Social Media Specialist, Successful Entrepreneur

* Personal Branding - Sorav Jain –Thinker in Chief –echoVME, Nandita Pandey-Director- Strata Vision Pvt Ltd.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Narayanan, President, TiE Chennai, says, “We admire Lufthansa's commitment to entrepreneurship. They have much to contribute themselves as a leading player in the travel and hospitality industry, possessing all the capabilities of customer friendliness. A much needed skill that has great promise in a country like India where such skill can create huge entrepreneurial opportunities for differentiation within verticals. “Runway to Success – Season 4” mentoring camp is a unique platform which brings together the successful and aspiring entrepreneurs under one roof. Through this program, we try to set up a platform for each and every entrepreneur to find his/her mentor to discuss and get the necessary guidance to achieve their business goals.”

Like the previous editions, Season 4 of the mentoring camp also has organized a contest for start-ups to find India’s most innovative SMEs. The winner gets a free Lufthansa Business Class ticket to the US and a seat at Stanford University’s Design Thinking Boot Camp. The mentorship camps are being organized across the country to empower entrepreneurs, culminating in a grand Startup Expo at Gurgaon on April 23, 2016. The event will bring together start-ups, investors, corporates, students and embassies.

Organ recipients at Apollo Hospitals, thank donors & celebrate new lease of life on the eve of World Happiness Day!

Hyderabad, March 19th, 2016 : Apollo Hospitals hosted a unique 'Organ Recipients' Carnival & Thanks Giving' on the eve of 'World Happiness Day' on Saturday. It was an occasion for the patients who underwent organ transplants at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, to express their heartfelt gratitude to the organ donors' families, whose generous decision to donate the organs of their loved ones gave them a new lease of life.

Around 15 organ recipients and their families were joined by Ms Sangita Reddy, Jt. Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals; Dr. Manish C. Varma, Chief Transplant Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and Dr. G. Swarnalatha, Incharge, Jeevandan at the event.

For someone who has been on death bed not knowing how the next day would shape up and constantly enduring the trauma of life and death, the organ donor's family provides truly a new lease of life. This life changing episode is of boundless happiness and celebrations not only to the recipient, but his family too. There can no better day than World Happiness Day to celebrate this joy and also to extend their deepest gratitude to the donors and their families. It is a day on which every recipient would count his blessings and thank the people and events that contributed to his Happiness.

Speaking on the occasion Ms Sangita Reddy said, the organ recipients and their families have a constant desire to express their gratitude to the donor families for their munificence, because the cure of organ failure is through organ transplantation. This World Happiness Day celebration is a small effort from Apollo Hospitals in collaboration with Jeevandan to provide a forum to the recipient & families to express their gratitude to the donor families and an assurance to those families that their gesture has been instrumental in spreading happiness in the lives of so many.

We have to acknowledge Jeevandan for its tremendous contribution in this success. But there is need to raise awareness about the beauty and joy of organ donation. Every donor's family gets immense happiness of knowing that their loved one is living through four others. Till date only 10,000 people registered for organ donation through Jeevandan, by next year we should have at least one lakh registered to donaate organs, more and more people should come forward to bridge the gap of organ requirement, she said.

She herself signed and handed over the Organ Donation Registration form to Dr Swarnalatha on the occasion. She regretted that 45% of those waiting for liver transplantation pass away even before they get a liver. Today Apollo runs one of the largest organ transplant programs in the world and has teams and infrastructure producing results on par with the best in the world, Ms Sangita Reddy said.

Dr. G. Swarnalatha said, fortunate to see so many organ recipients at one place and being happy, this is a great motivation to those in the waiting list. Jeevandan has made study progress, since its inception in 2013, we got 204 donations of which 41 were in 2013, 51 in 2014 and 89 in 2015. We had done 199 liver transplants, 357 kidney transplants, 19 heart transplants and 3 lung transplants through Jeevandan. More should come forward for donations and several lives could be saved. The All India organ donation rate is 0.5 per million population. Telangana ranks number two in donations after Tamilnadu with 1.7 per million and Hyderabad 8 per million population. If we continue at this rate we can be number one. Off the five lakh accidents, 60% are brain deaths and only 10% of them are coming forward to donate organs, therefore there much greater scope. We look forward to a day when there is no waiting list for organ transplantation. We are conducting CMEs and Counsellors' training to raise the number of Organ donations. Apollo has made tremendous contribution to Jeevandan by being in the forefront in organ donations, she said.

The Organ Transplantation journey at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad is spread over 100 liver transplantations and many more kidney transplantations. Our team has had the privilege to witness the amazing journey of these patients from Disease to Health and from Despair to Hope. It is our constant endeavor to spread health and happiness through good work. The superlative outcomes of liver transplantation with over 95% success rates, which is better than the national and international average, ensures that the generosities of donor families do not go waste and we have more smiling faces at the end of the day, says Dr. Manish C. Varma.

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