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Bank Holidays in July 2016

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           The following is the list of Bank Holidays in various Indian States.           Please note that there is No RTGS/NEFT Holiday in July 2016. IMPS is open on all the days. July 2016: Holidays for unique festivals Festival: Jumati-ul-Vida. 01-Jul-16. Friday Brief Description: Jamat-ul-Vida is a special and holy festival falls every year a day before the end of Ramzan month. At this day Muslim people perform special prayer (in addition to their regular Friday prayers) by reciting their Holy Quran for whole day. State: Jammu & Kashmir Festival: Guru Hargovind Ji's Birthday. 05-Jul-16. Tuesday Brief Description: Guru Hargobind Sahib also Saccha Padshah (born 5 July 1595–died 19 March 1644. According to another tradition, he was born on 5th of July 1595. He was the sixth of the of the Ten Sikh Gurus and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev ( Fifth guru of sikh ). He was not, perhaps, mo

Bank Holidays in June 2016

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          The following is the list of Bank Holidays in various Indian States during June 2106.           Please note that there is No RTGS/NEFT Holiday in May 2016. IMPS is open on all the days. June 2016: Holidays for unique festivals Festival: Maharana Pratap Jayanti  - 07/Jun/16 - Tuesday Brief Description: Maharana Pratap (1568-1597 C.E.) was a Hindu Rajput King of Mewar in Rajasthan, India. Maharana Pratap belonged to the Sisodiya clan of Rajputs. He is revered and worshipped by many royal families in Rajasthan for his bravery and courage. Maharana Pratap is best known for Battle of Haldighati against Mughal emperor Akbar to defend his kingdom. Celebrations are mainly limited to the regions of Rajasthan. The famous Haldighati fair of Mewar is celebrated in the Rajasthan State. State: Himachal Pradesh Event : Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji – 08/Jun/16 - Wednesday Brief Description: On 16 June 1606, the Mughal Emperor

Bank Holidays in May 2016

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          The following is the list of Bank Holidays in various Indian States.           Please note that there is RTGS/NEFT Holiday in May 2016. IMPS is open on all the days.           May 2016: Holidays for unique festivals Festival: Shri Basava Jayanti Brief Description: Basavanna Jayanti, or Basava Jayanti, marks the birth anniversary of the 12th Century thinker, social reformer, saint and religious teacher, Basaveshwara. In 2016, the date of Basava Jayanti is May 9. Basvanna is considered to be the founder of Lingayatism or Lingayat Sect or Veerashaivism. He was responsible for sweeping social changes in Karnataka and surrounding regions around 900 years ago. States: Karnataka

Chef Vikas Khanna’s Culinary Arts and Culinary Museum @ WGHSA-Manipal

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          Imagine seeing a large building shaped like a large ladle in the distance. Awe-struck you are attracted to it and walk into it. The building houses rows and rows of traditional Indian household kitchen paraphernalia.           You keep on moving, exploring, taking selfies, updating  your social media status and by the end of couple of hours, your taste senses fire up. The ground has been broken for India’s first Culinary Museum at Manipal. In another couple of years, the Culinary Museum in Manipal will attract visitors in large numbers.           The Culinary Arts and Culinary Museum is the brain-child of Michelin starred Chef Vikas Khanna .  Chef Vikas Khanna has spent his formative years at Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal University. He is an alumnus of  WGHSA and hence the choice to locate the Cm at WGSHA, Manipal. Rajesh Bhardwaj , CEO & Founder of Junoon Restaurant, New York and Dubai also accompanied Chef Vikas Khanna

Spreading Happiness#The IPL way

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          The ninth edition of IPL took off yesterday. The opening night was marked by an electrifying opening ceremony that attracted lot of eyeballs both in the physical and virtual world.           The primary aim of IPL Marketing team is to create a centre of attention for the IPL season. The first shot is fired with the auction kickoffs.           The tempo builds up as the D Day approaches.  11 Ways of Spreading Happiness#The IPL way Happiness No 01) The IPL Way :::  Nine Teams spreading the action in Nine Cities Happiness No 02) The IPL Way :::  Extravagant opening ceremony Happiness No 03) The IPL Way ::: Glittering Trophy Happiness No 04) The IPL Way ::: Focus on the Drought scenario  in Maharashtra Happiness No 05) The IPL Way ::: Eye catching TV advertisements Happiness No 06) The IPL Way ::: 100 crores market for the hospitality industry Happiness No 07) The IPL Way ::: Bonding programs for corporate teams especially on match da

State Bank of India wants you to spend less time in its branches

          Though the share of digital banking transactions over physical banking transactions is on the increase, the walk-in customers at bank branches are not decreasing.           To enhance customer satisfaction and reduce staff fatigue, banks are rolling out innovative technology based tools.           In this regard, State Bank of India has launched ‘State Bank of India NO Queue’ Mobile App.           This APP is available on both from Google Play store and Apple App store.           The APP was launched by Smt.Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, SBI in Mumbai.           The aim of the APP is simple – Reduce waiting time for customers in its branches.              The APP is a mobile based virtual queuing application for customers to book an instant queue ticket for selected services at select branches. Based on the services selected by the customers, the list of branches with addresses providing those services within a configured radius of 15 Kms wi