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VICCO bags ‘Most Popular Brand of Maharashtra’ award

VICCO, which is India’s most revolutionary and pioneering name, recently bagged Maharashtra’s Lokpriya Brand award at the Bombay Stock Exchange Auditorium, Mumbai. The award recognises the brands level of impact as well as the dependability of customers on its products and services.
The evaluation process of the award was uniquely based upon the results of an open consumer awareness initiative, carried out collaboratively by Arthsanket, Neevstone Ad Agency and G5 Web Services. The Most Popular Brand in Maharashtra? award was a testament to the magical and unshaken seat that VICCO has secured in the hearts of its customers. The dazzling event showcased the most prominent personalities and dignitaries, which included Additional Commissioner GST Milind Lanjewar, Shashikant Khamkar, Managing Director BSE Ashish Chouhan, Strategy Head BSE Shankar Jadhav and BSE SME chief Ajay Thakur to name a few.
Talking about the notable accomplishment to the brands credit, Sanjeev Pendharkar, Director, Vicco Laboratories, from Nagpur, said, Delighted to be honoured with this eminent appreciation and acknowledgement. The fact that award is presented on the basis of ?what consumers deem to be the best? makes it even more special and meaningful to me. Not only does it endorse the love that users have for our products, it also strengthens our commitment towards achieving our vision of a healthier and wholesome society. Our promise to serve and heal people by delivering the blessings of nature in form of our products has been reinforced.
The debut of VICCO dates back to 1952, when the first ayurvedic paste with 20 rare medicinal natural herbs was fabricated. Since then, the brand has displayed an amazing growth trajectory. The secret to its unrelenting success lies in the true connection it has managed to develop with its customers and the remarkable approach towards product development. Marching ahead in the skilled and healing hands of Sanjeev Pendharkar, VICCO as a brand name has vouched to hand over the finest products and continues to change and touch the lives of millions of people through its natural and rejuvenating services.
COVID-19
Thane Municipal Corporation adds 25 beds as COVID cases rise
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) added 25 additional beds in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa apart from arranging a special ward dedicated to COVID-19 patients. The total number of active patients in the city stood at 252 while five succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, TMC Commissioner Abhijit Bangar said a ‘death audit’ of patients who died of COVID would be conducted. The TMC has ensured it has additional stock of oxygen concentrators, testing kits, medicines, to name a few. Bangar told HT, “Due to the increasing number of Covid patients, it is necessary for everyone to be alert.”
He added, The number of Covid tests should be increased to stay one step ahead of the disease. As a result, the number of patients is likely to increase due to increased testing. However, as per the ‘test, isolate, treat’ protocol for Covid, it becomes necessary to isolate and treat more and more patients. The testing centres will not remain closed even for a single day. At the same time, more arrangements for testing will be made immediately in public places, markets, railway stations, malls.”
India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.
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Politics
After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, his namesake who contested from Wayanad disqualified

Rahul Gandhi
An independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections named Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from contesting polls for failing to lodge account of election expenses. Gandhi, who’s name figures as ‘Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma’ in an Election Commission list of persons, had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had received 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala – a constituency from where ex-Congress MP Rahul Rajiv Gandhi had won with over seven lakh votes.
However, since it is mandatory for all contestants to submit their account of election expenses among other mandatory requirements under EC rules and the Representation of the People Act.
Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stood disqualified to contest polls from September 13, 2021 till September 13, 2024. According to Section 10A, the Election Commission can disqualify a contestant for a period of three years from the date of the order if he/she has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by law and has no good reason or justification for the failure.
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Nagpur News
Nagpur records 22 COVID cases in 24 hours
A total of 22 patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagpur in past 24 hours on Thursday. Almost 242 people were tested in the city, out of which 15 belonged to urban area while and 6 were from the rural areas, and one from outside Nagpur district.
At present, there are 72 active patients in the city. Three new cases of the new XBB.1.16 variant of COVID-19 were detected that took the total tally to five in the district.
India recorded 3,095 new COVID cases and five deaths in last 24 hours.
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