A psychopath chef and his pursuit of happiness, WATCHO premiers crime-thriller ‘HAPPY’ on its platform

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New Delhi, 05 April 2022:  WATCHO, one of India’s fastest-growing OTT platforms, premieres yet another thriller web series titled ‘Happy’. Close on the back of delivering the enthralling crime drama ‘Jaunpur’ and award-winning  ‘Aghaat’, this latest series is a gripping crime thriller that follows the journey of a chef named Happy Singh in his pursuit of happiness. The eight-episode web series is live now and available in Hindi.

The thriller revolves around Happy Singh who makes his living working as a chef at a Girls’ Hostel. Known for his grumpy demeanor and extraordinary culinary skills, he is often the center of attention of the residents and working staff. His only family member is his mother who holds him as dear as a 5-year-old child. But things take a different turn when he meets Gunjan, and instantly falls for her. What follows is a mad pursuit of obsessive patterns turning a one-sided lover into an erratic criminal. 

Written by Hitesh Bali, under the impactful production of Percept Purple, the show is steeped in a gripping narrative, heart-racing plot twists, building upon the edge-of-your-seat tension with every scene. The star cast includes Bhagwan Das Patel who has played the protagonist Happy. Actor Deeksha Sahu portrays the jovial character of Gunjan with her charming smile and forthcoming personality.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sukhpreet Singh, Corporate Head – Marketing, DishTV & WATCHO, Dish TV India Ltd. said, “Happy is an unconventional crime thriller that comes with a blend of suspense and hard-hitting drama. The series has carefully crafted characters which makes the story delve into the theme of the class divide and how it reflects upon our society. With an engaging screenplay, background music, and memorable cast performance, the series is a remarkable watch. Shot at some of the most exquisite locations, the series will also be an aesthetic treat to the viewers in all aspects. As a promoter of entertainment, we have always strived to invent and deliver innovative content for our viewers. Happy is yet another testimony to our pathbreaking content, that appeals to regional audiences.”

Bringing in a unique assortment of snackable content cutting across all genres, WATCHO offers many original shows including web series like Gupta Niwas, Jaunpur, Papa Ka Scooter, Aghaat, Cheaters – The Vacation, Sarhad, Mystery Dad, JaalSaazi, Dark Destinations, It’s My Pleasure, 4 Thieves, Love Crisis, Ardhsatya, Chhoriyan, and Rakhta Chandana. There are also original influencer shows like Look I Can Cook and Bikhare hain Alfaaz. Available across screens (Android & iOS devices, Dish SMRT devices, D2H Magic devices, and Fire TV Stick) and at http://www.WATCHO.com, WATCHO presently provides over 35 plus original shows, 300 plus exclusive plays, and 100 plus live channels in Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu. 

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NURA believes that preventive health screening can significantly lower India’s illness burden.

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The number of preventive health tests done each year in India is between 20-30 lakhs, a miniscule figure compared to the size of the population
Screening for visceral fat is not part of most preventive check-ups in India due to low awareness, even though it is the primary reason for a range of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension

BENGALURU / April 5, 2022: Catching diseases early through preventive health screening is a much more effective and inexpensive solution to improve health parameters of society compared to billions of dollars being spent to create massive healthcare infrastructure geared for treatment when diseases have progressed to advanced stages undetected. Rather than looking at it as just the government’s job, collective effort is needed to be aware of potential disease threats and undergo preventive screening regularly to make a healthier society, said Dr. Tausif Ahmed Thangalvadi, Medical Director, NURA, a collaboration between Fujifilm Healthcare and Dr Kutty’s Healthcare offering AI-enabled imaging and expert healthcare at Bengaluru.

Dr. Tausif added: “It’s not possible to get exact number of preventive health screening tests done in India because this category is very fragmented. However, as per market trends, the number of preventive health tests done each year in India may roughly be around 20-30 lakhs. With addition of online players, this figure would have seen a steep increase in recent years. Yet, this is miniscule compared to the total size of the population. In developed countries, there are clear set of rules to regulate the lists of tests to be done for specific targeted population group and frequency of these check-ups. This is missing in India.”

Heart diseases are the topmost killers in India, followed by cancer and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In cancers, breast, oral, cervical and lung cancers lead the number. “Tests for these diseases should be added in each preventive check-up. It is important to have very sensitive techniques to identify these diseases at early stages. Technologies like ultra-low-dose radiation backed by Ai software can help build such accurate solutions,” said Dr. Tausif.

The doctor noted that excess of visceral (abdominal) fat deposition is primary reason for a range of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. He added: “Screening for visceral fat is not part of most preventive check-ups due to low awareness. It is important for people to get their belly fat screened regularly to prevent several lifestyle diseases. Image-based technologies are best for screening visceral fat and other critical diseases like cancers, COPD, etc.”

Said Dr. Tausif: “Cancers and heart blockages are some of the diseases where chances of successful treatment are quite high if detected early. There is a reason why these diseases are called silent killers. They don’t show any symptoms in earlier stages. By the time symptoms surface, these diseases would have already reached their last stages, making treatment difficult. At NURA Ai health screening centre, we are able to detect heart blockages in 20% of cases which were not showing symptoms. These individuals were successfully cured through angioplasty or, in some cases, bypass surgeries.”

One in every four healthy women carry anomalies that may develop into cervical cancer, and one in every five women for breast cancer. These findings are based on data of 2,400 healthy individuals who underwent cancer screening in the last few months at NURA’s Bengaluru center.

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ಡಾ.ಜಿ. ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರ ಅವರ ಕುರಿತ ಪ್ರೊ.ಮಾದೇವ್ ಭರಣಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿತ “ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿ ” ಗೌರವ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿನಂದನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭ

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ತುಮಕೂರಿನ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ನೌಕರರ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ , ಸಿದ್ದಾರ್ಥ ನಗರ , ತುಮಕೂರು ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಹೇ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಕುಲಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳಾದ ಮಾಜಿ ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊರಟಗೆರೆ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಶಾಸಕರು ಡಾ.ಜಿ. ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರ ಅವರ ಕುರಿತ ಪ್ರೊ.ಮಾದೇವ್ ಭರಣಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿತ “ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿ ” ಗೌರವ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿನಂದನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭವನ್ನು ದಿನಾಂಕ 10 ನೇ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ , 2022 ಭಾನುವಾರದಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ದಾರ್ಥ ಮೆಡಿಕಲ್ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಆವರಣ , ಅಗಳಕೋಟೆ , ತುಮಕೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 10.30 ಕ್ಕೆ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ .

ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಡಾ . ಕೆ . ಸಿರಿ ಸುಮೇಧಾ ಥೇರಾ , ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು , ಇಂಡೋ ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ ಇಂಟರ್ ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಬುದ್ದಿಸ್ಟ್ ಅಸೋಸಿಯೇಷನ್ , ಹೈಸ್ಟ್ ಜಂಬೂದ್ವೀಪ , ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಸ್ಟ್ ಟೆಂಪಲ್ , ಸಮಥ್ , ವಾರಣಾಸಿ , ಭಾರತ ಇವರು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ ಡಾ . ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ , ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ ಕವಿ , ನಾಟಕಕಾರ , ಕಾದಂಬರಿಕಾರರು ಹಾಗೂ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು , ನವದೆಹಲಿ ಅವರು ‘ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿ ‘ ಗೌರವ ಗ್ರಂಥವನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ವೀರೇಶಾನಂದ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು , ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು , ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ ಆಶ್ರಮ , ತುಮಕೂರು ಹಾಗೂ ಹಳೆಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ , ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ , ತುಮಕೂರು , ದಿಕೂಚಿ ಭಾಷಣ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ನಾಡೋಜ ಡಾ . ಬರಗೂರು ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಪ್ಪ , ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಚಿಂತಕರು , ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯನ್ನು ವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಶ್ರೀ ಮಾರುತಿ ಡಿ . ಮಾಲೆ , ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು , ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಕನ್ನಿಕಾ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರಿ , ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಳಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರು , ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ , ತುಮಕೂರು ಇವರು ವಿಶೇಷ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿತರಾಗಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಸುಗಮ ಸಂಗೀತ : ಖ್ಯಾತ ಗಾಯಕಿ , ಸಂಗೀತಾ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಳಗದಿಂದ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 10 , 2022 ಭಾನುವಾರ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ : 8.30 ರಿಂದ 10.30 ಸುಗಮ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಸ್ವರ ಮಾಧುರ್ಯ ಗೀತಗಾಯನ ವೈಭವ : ‘ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಭೀಷ್ಮ ‘ ಡಾ . ಹೆಚ್.ಎಂ. ಗಂಗಾಧರಯ್ಯರವರ ಕುರಿತು ಡಾ . ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣದಾಸ್ , ಹರಿಕಥಾ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ , ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಾಟಕ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತರು ಜನಕಥಾ ಕೀರ್ತನವನ್ನು ಏನೇ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 2022 ರ ಸಂಜೆ 6.30 ರಿಂದ 10.30 ರವರೆಗೆ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಇದೇ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಗಾಯಕ ಕೆಂಕೆರೆ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಅವರಿಂದ ಜಾನಪದ ಝೇಂಕಾರ ( ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ 101 ಜಾನಪದ ಗಾಯಕ ವೃಂದದೊಂದಿಗೆ ) ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ .

ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ. ಎಂ.ಜೆಡ್ , ಕುರಿಯನ್ ( ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ) ಡಾ.ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ಕುಮಾರ್ ( ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರು ) ಪ್ರೊ . ಮಾದೇವ್ ಭರಣಿ ಲೇಖಕರು ಉಪಸ್ತಿತರಿದ್ದರು

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TVS Eurogrip appoints “Vector Brand Solutions as Brand & Communication Agency” on record

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Bengaluru, 4th April 2022: TVS Eurogrip, one of India’s largest manufacturers and exporters of two and three-wheeler tyres as well as off-highway tyres has awarded its Brand & Communications mandate to Mumbai based Brand & Communications consultancy, Vector Brand Solutions.

Having already worked together on the immensely successful ‘Tyres for a country full of turns’ campaign, Vector Brand Solutions has been assigned to further strengthen brand strategy and communication.

Madhavan P, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing TVS Srichakra said, “The journey since the launch of our brand TVS Eurogrip has been an exciting one. On the distribution front, we have been steadily penetrating and growing market share. In collaboration with our Europe product development centre, we now have best-in-category range of quality tyres that cater to the needs of the new age millennial rider. We have already successfully worked with the team at Vector to create a differentiated brand communication and we are excited to turn this into a long-term partnership. Team Vector’s all-round capabilities fit well with our value of delivering consistent high performance. With our new partnership with IPL champions Chennai Super Kings in place to catapult our brand salience, we look forward to partner with Vector on strengthening brand”.

Joseph (Joe) George, Founder & CMD, Vector Brand Solutions added, “Our working relationship with the team at TVS Eurogrip has been spectacular and we are thrilled to now work with them long term – building the brand, and growing the business. We passionately believe in TVS Eurogrip’s desire to become the market leader in terms of both performance and experience; and we will bring to bear all that we have, to fulfil their rightful ambition, which hereon is ours too”.

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RENAULT INDIA STRENGTHENS ITS PRESENCE IN “RURAL AREAS”

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Customers in rural areas get easy access to Renault’s products and services with 300 Booking Centres across India

In a collaborative effort with CSC (Common Service Centre) to bring Renault vehicles closer to rural customers, opens 300 Renault Booking Centres across India

Bengaluru, 4th April 2022: Further widening its reach in the rural areas, Renault India has announced opening of 300 Renault Booking Centres across India in collaboration with CSC Grameen e-Stores, a subsidiary of CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV).

Through this initiative, Renault India and CSC aim to increase accessibility in remote regions and provide rural customers an opportunity to book their favourite Renault car within their locality with ease and convenience. The customers can book their Renault car with minimum documentation formalities, by scanning the QR Code available at the nearest Renault Booking Centre, making digital inclusion of rural India a reality. The CSC’s nationwide network and digital services will further strengthen Renault India’s reach in rural geographies, including remote areas of the country.

The Renault Booking Centres will also serve as a customer information center, providing all information related to the product, its features, price range, finance schemes and offers applicable at that point in time. To facilitate smooth rural e-commerce, these Booking Centres are equipped with highly trained Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) catering to all financial and products related queries and enabling sale to end customers in rural areas under one roof.
CSC e-Governance Services India, Special Purpose Vehicle, has been set up by the ministry of electronics & IT under the Companies Act, 1956 to oversee implementation of the CSC scheme. CSC SPV provides a centralised collaborative framework for delivery of services to citizens through CSCs, besides ensuring systemic viability and sustainability of the scheme.
Renault had partnered with CSC Grameen eStore last year to enhance its reach in rural India and move closer to customers in remote areas. Renault India’s leading product range and services are listed on the CSC Grameen eStore and made available to potential customers in the rural areas. Recently, Renault joined hands with CSC e-Governance Services to support Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA), Government of India’s flagship programme that aims to provide digital literacy to six crore rural citizens.

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