At the advent of the riding season going up to the challenging and picturesque UT of Ladakh, Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles has just kick-started a service initiative for its Community members planning to ride to the region from across the country. The ‘Service is on Us’ initiative will offer free service assistance to the riders on the way to Ladakh spanning the major access routes to the region from key parts of the country.

Under this initiative, the service centers situated in major cities along the route will provide necessary service support to the riders. Labor charges for periodic service and running repairs will be complementary and free of charge. Riders can also avail of a complimentary 26-point general check-up at the Leh service station. The company will also station an expert technician at Leh, equipped with essential tools and spares. RSA policyholders will be eligible for enroute breakdown assistance as per RSA policy guidelines while non-RSA policyholders will be able to do so on a paid basis.

Dedicating this service initiative to the riders from Jawa & Yezdi Community, Ashish Singh Joshi, CEO – of Classic Legends said, “A ride to one’s dream destination takes a lot of planning, and with this ‘Service is on Us’ initiative, riders from our Community will have one thing less to worry about – service support throughout the way. This initiative is dedicated to the free-spiritedness of Jawa & Yezdi riders and their quest to explore, and it is our aim to offer them complete peace of mind in terms of service assistance while they are at it.”

The initiative aims to offer comprehensive service cover to riders setting out from almost every corner of the country merging in the NCR to take the two most popular routes to Ladakh; one via Chandigarh and Manali and the other via Jammu, Srinagar, and Kargil. Jawa-Yezdi Community members starting their journeys from states like West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Delhi, can avail of this support as per the details mentioned below.

From Delhi, the riders can utilize the service centers situated in Noida, Ghaziabad & Gurgaon, moving on to Haryana – Faridabad, Ambala & Karnal, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh – Mandi, Punjab – Hoshiyarpur & Pathankot, J&K – Jammu & Srinagar.

Starting from Kolkata, West Bengal, the route passes through the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi/NCR, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir. The key service locations chosen strategically on this route will be Jharkhand – Dhanbad, Bihar – Arrah & Patna, Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow & Agra while taking up the above-mentioned route from Delhi onwards.

For riders coming in from Bangalore, Karnataka, the preferred route traverses the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi/NCR, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir. The service locations on this route would be Telangana – Hyderabad, Maharashtra – Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh – Gwalior & Bhopal, Uttar Pradesh – Jhansi & Agra.

The preferred route for Ladakh from Mumbai through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi / NCR, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir will have the following service locations – Gujarat- Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara & Ahmedabad, Rajasthan – Udaipur, Ajmer & Jaipur.

Riders can also check the comprehensive list of dealerships and service centers falling in their routes at the dealer locator section on Jawa and Yezdi’s official websites

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Good news has come in from the Indian Railways for Maharashtra. The state is all set to get its first Vande Bharat express train, which is said to be one of the fastest in the country. Though the ministry has not announced the date, from when the trains will be operational, they are expected to start by August 15.

The time to travel between the two cities will be reduced to 150 minutes or two-and-a-half hours after the Vande Bharat trains are introduced between the routes.

A senior Central Railway official said that the decision of introducing these trains between Mumbai and Pune was taken considering that the trains have chair cars, hence, they can be operated smoothly on the route between the two cities.

In case you don’t know, the Vande Bharat trains are operational between New Delhi and Varanasi, along with New Delhi and Katra. The operating speed of these trains is 130 kmph while on some railway sections, it has been operated up to 160 km as well. The maximum speed of the train can go up to 200 kmph.

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As India is gripped by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure on its medical infrastructure has intensified. There has been an acute shortage of oxygen, beds, and other facilities in several parts of the country.

The challenges are further aggravated in rural areas which have their unique features. In the Palghar district of Maharashtra, due to tough geographic conditions, the possibility of supplying oxygen cylinders and timely refilling is difficult. Oxygen concentrators are, hence, the best solution to this problem.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, IIFL Foundation partnered with Raah Foundation to provide 40 oxygen concentrators of varying capacity (5 or 10 liters per minute) to COVID care centers in Jawhar and Mokhada regions. These regions are dominated by the native tribal community – Warli. They have witnessed the addition of 2,100 new cases every day.

Ms. Madhu Jain, Director, IIFL Foundation said, “We have been closely watching the developments around the pandemic and are committed to supporting our communities in these testing times. An important step in this direction is addressing the shortage of oxygen in our communities. This will facilitate proper and timely treatment of patients, and a reduction in the number of deaths. It is our strong belief that by staying together and supporting each other, we can abate this crisis soon.”

Going forward, IIFL Foundation will continue to undertake relief measures and support the underprivileged sections of the society in their fight against the pandemic.

IIFL Foundation is the CSR arm of diversified financial conglomerate IIFL Group, which runs one of India’s largest girl child education programs – ‘Sakhiyon Ki Baadi’ – which has already educated over 36,000 girls in rural districts of Rajasthan.

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The Total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 101 including 3 new cases in Pune and 1 in Satara: state Health Department informed.

With Maharashtra, two new positive cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Gujarat, taking the total number in the state to 33, Gujarat Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi Maharashtra said. Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive cases in India has risen to 492.

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Monday announced that domestic commercial airlines shall cease operations from 24 March midnight till 31 March. The Government of India has asked states to strictly enforce lockdown, saying that legal action will be taken against violators.

Northeast on Tuesday reported its first COVID-19 case after a 23-year-old girl from Manipur tested positive for the deadly virus. The virus outbreak has killed eight people so far.

The total number of active COVID19 cases so far in the country is 446, as on March 24. 37 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 9 deaths, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed.

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Among the latest two deaths was a 54-year-old man with no history of foreign travel, suggesting the start of community transmission of the virus. The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has crossed the 16,000 mark.

As many as 370,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in 168 countries/regions across the globe. In India, 30 states/union territories have imposed a statewide lockdown covering a total of 548 districts.

Inter-state bus services, passenger trains, and metro services remain suspended till March 31 in addition to domestic flights which will be grounded starting Wednesday.

Courtesy: https://www.indiatvnews.com

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Mumbai, 24 September 2019: Employees of Bank of Baroda, one of India’s most trusted public sector banks, have committed Rs 5 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of state of Maharashtra. The contribution, which is a collection of funds from the employees, is towards relief work for the rehabilitation of cities and towns in the state that were recently impacted by floods.

About Bank of Baroda:

Bank of Baroda (“The Bank”) established on July 20, 1908, is a State-owned banking and financial services organization, headquartered in Vadodara (earlier known as Baroda) in Gujarat, India.

Bank of Baroda is India’s third-largest bank with a strong domestic presence supported by self- service channels. Bank’s distribution network includes 9,500+ branches, 13,400+ ATMs and 1,200+ self-service e-lobbies. The Bank has a significant international presence with a network of 100 branches/offices of subsidiaries, spanning 21 countries. The Bank has wholly-owned subsidiaries including BOB Financial Solutions Limited (erstwhile BOB Cards Ltd.), BOB Capital Markets and BOB Asset Management Co. Ltd. Bank of Baroda also has a joint venture for life insurance viz. India First Life Insurance. The Bank owns 98.57% in The Nainital Bank. The Bank has also sponsored three Regional Rural Banks namely Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank, Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank, and Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank.

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