Karishma Kapoor Pledges For Road Safety In India - Launches Season 3 of the USL-Diageo Road to Safety initiative

United Spirits Limited (USL), a Diageo Group Company, today announced the launch of Season 3 ofits Road to Safety initiative with Bollywood actor - Karisma Kapoor pledging her support for the cause of road safety in India. As part of the launch was a special panel discussion on ‘Road Safety: New Challenges and the Road Ahead’ attended by Suhel Seth – CEO, Counselage India, Shaina NC – Spokesperson BJP, Abanti Sankaranarayanan - Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, USL, Seji Cherian - CEO, Save Life Foundation, Dr. Shankar Vishwanath - Hon’ble advisor, Mumbai Traffic Police, and Dr. Sanjay Oak – Ex Dean, KEM Hospital, sharing their insights and solutions for issues affecting road safety in India.

With over 1,45,000 fatalities a year, India accounts for 12.5% of global road accidents. Launched in 2014, USL-Diageo’s signature intervention, ‘Road to Safety’ endeavours to bring a collective consciousness around responsible drinking and road safety through various touch-points of television, radio and social media , encouraging citizens, especially the Indian youth to ‘Never Drink and Drive.’

This campaign also includes working with law enforcement agencies and government bodies to provide capacity-building training to India’s traffic police officials and educating commercial drivers and university students on the perils of drunk driving.

Speaking about this initiative, Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, USL, said “At USL, we believe that alcohol, when consumed in moderation and responsibly can be part of a normal lifestyle. We also recognize that excessive and harmful consumption of alcohol can lead to problems for individuals and society. Research shows that drunk driving is a major concern in India, which led us to launch the Road To Safety initiative. In the last 3 years, through strategic partnerships with not-for-profit organisations, governments, media and civil society, this program has created significant awareness of the problem and its potential solutions. We are committed to play our role to reduce drunk driving and the harmful consumption of alcohol.”

Supporting the initiative, Karisma Kapoor, Bollywood Celebrity said, “Road Safety is a growing concern and I believe that road safety measures need to be taken seriously. As a mother, whenever my children head out and are on the road, I’m always concerned that someone else might be careless. I strongly urge everyone to Never Drink and Drive and support the Designated Driver concept by USL-Diageo.”

In Season 3, citizens will be encouraged to celebrate responsibly by nominating a ‘Designated Driver’ during social occasions and celebrations, inspiring them to play a crucial role in road safety in India.

Till date, the ‘Road to Safety’ programme has:

•          Covered 22 states and 53 cities in India

•          Trained 4000 police officials on traffic regulations, enforcement of drunken driving offences; types and correct usage of breath alcohol analysers.

•          Donated high quality breath alcohol analyzers to police departments of several states

Taught 6000 university students about the perils of drunk drinking and underage drinking

•          Educated 5000 drivers of commercial vehicles (school buses, auto rickshaws, trucks and buses) on the dangers of drunk driving

•          Received over 3,00,000 pledges to “Never Drink & Drive’ from people from all walks of life through the social media and on-ground activations.

Anil Kapoor,Surdaas Prabhu Iskon temple,Hema Malini,Pahlaj Nihlani,Jeetendra,Anup Jalota,Sunil Pal,Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj,Sandeep Soparkar,Udit Narayan,Javed Ali,Kailash Kher,Ismail Darbar,Ganesh Acharya,Archana Kochar,Bharat Doris,Mubeen Saudagar-comedian to get Bharat Icon Award on 28th November at 6 PM onwards at Lokhandwala Garden 2,Lokhandwala,Andheri West.Akhil Bansal,CMD of Bharat Icon Awards announced the list of awardees.He will give award in different fields apart from Bollywood and TV Industry.

Karan Singh Grover to reunite with director Bhushan Patel for another thriller which will go on floor in 2017.

Gajanan Surendrasa Shobha Kalburgi of Legendary Man Entertainment Pvt Ltd have signed Karan Singh Grover for his maiden untitled film to be directed by Bhushan Patel.Karan Singh Grover and Bhushan Patel have worked together in Alone."Bhushan and Karan had been discussing the film since Alone was in production. The film will be shot in Mumbai with two more schedules in Malaysia and Bangkok.Reportedly, Bhushan Patel had been working on two scripts -a horror and a thriller -but wants to kick off the thriller first.Sandeep Harish Kewlani is associate producer of the film.Auditions are going on for the lead lady in the film.

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IT WAS FUN, FROLIC AND.... NO VEHICLE ZONE ON SUNDAY IN LOKHANDWALA

Flag Off done by "SHALINI THACKERAY"

Residents of Lokhandwala street woke up to a bright Sunday morning, Lokhandwala street turned into a no vehicle zone for a family fun day with Sports, Games, Yoga, Music, Dance, Food, Fun & Frolic, Arts & Crafts.

20th November, 2016 in Mumbai 7am Sunday morning saw the presence of Anjali Pandey, Pragati Mehra, etc encouraging and engage in few activities.

 The street turned into a huge black board for many children; it was a playground for some others; a platform to showcase talents for school and college students; and a workout area for those interested in yoga and fitness programmes.

Over hundreds of women, conducted yoga for an hour. Students gave an enthralling band performance. And members of Laughter Club also occupied a space on the vehicle-free road. And, students also marched in with a band performance. A mind blowing performance, street play,  by some students, music and races for children were some of the other activities.

Mr Surjeet Singh Dadiala and Mrs Shalini Thackeray encouraging the participants at various programmes said "To make car-free Sundays more engaging, we planned several interactive and group activities, road art, dumb charades, antakshari, music and dance.  In addition, sports professionals lead fitness sessions and games, Zumba, badminton, frisbee, and karate and yoga"

Designer Riyaz and Reshma Gangji wore digitally printed jackets of old 500 and 1000 Rs notes at Bangalore Fashion Week.

Riyaz and Reshma Gangji showed their Sabr collection in Bangalore presenting a collection dedicated to artisans and the patience behind intricate artworks. Blending intricate designs with modern styles the duo presented a collection that was full of contemporary and traditional pieces.The show was opened by models Candice Pinto and closed by Deepti Gujral and Param Singh .The highlight of the show were the 1000/- and 500/- rupee note printed jackets worn by the designer duo in support of the cleaning up of black money movement .

Abhishek Bachchan joins OMEGA in Delhi to celebrate the success of the World’s First Master Chronometer

 Amidst a large crowd and an enormous turnout of fans at the OMEGA Boutique at Connaught Place, OMEGA brand ambassador Abhishek Bachchan and the brand’s Vice President, Product Development and Customer Service, Mr. Jean-Claude Monachon, celebrated the success of OMEGA's Globemaster.

The Globemaster, which has been tested at the industry's highest level, represents a new era in watchmaking for OMEGA and its launch was a proud moment for the Swiss brand.

Abhishek Bachchan, who wore a Globemaster to the event, said, “I am a true fan of OMEGA watches. The brand has time and again redefined watchmaking by spectacular innovations.  The Globemaster watch reflects OMEGA’s DNA in its truest form, combining aesthetics with technology.”

Mr. Jean-Claude Monachon, Vice President, Product Development and Customer Service said, “In India, OMEGA is highly valued by its patrons for its movements and design. This year we feel proud to introduce Globemaster as the World’s First Master Chronometer. The anti-magnetic technology is a major breakthrough in the watchmaking industry and this watch leads the trend.”

VIVEK MISHRA OF BIG BOSS 7 FAME & DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD RECIPIENT FELICITATED WITH BHARAT NIRMAN AWARD
 

"I believes that an individual can make faster growth, if first he develops his own natural attributes and qualities, and then imbibes those of others which can suitably be added to his own" says Vivek Mishra Of Big Boss7 fame & Dada Saheb Phalke Award recipient who was felicitated with Bharat Nirman Award from Chief Imam of India Dr . Umer Ahmed Ilyasi

 

Recipient of Bharat Nirman Award, Vivek Mishra says "I thank Bharat Nirman Foundation for honoring me with this prestigious award. While it is most gratifying to be recognized for the efforts to help the community, quite honestly, it is the very community who deserve all the accolades for giving me a chance to contribute"

Bharat Nirman Awards is regarded as one of the most prestigious award in India for the contributions to the society in different fields. Bharat Nirman Awards was established in 1980 to honour those who have excelled in their sphere of Activities & Career and has conducted over 160th conclaves. Some of the inspiring past recipients of this prestigious award are Javed Akhtar, Shahnaz Husain, Kiran Bedi, Padma Vibhushan Birju Maharaj, Padmavibhushan Dr. Sonal Mansingh , Nafisa Ali, Chetan Bhagat and Geeta Chandra, to name a few.