Author: Benny P

Two days workshop on Official Language Policy of the Union of India and Functional Hindi was conducted on 7th February, 2017 and 8th February, 2017 from 10 am to 4.30 pm at the Central Excise Headquarters, Auditorium.  19 Officers from all cadres working in the Cochin Central Excise Commissionerate, Chief Commissioner’s office, Cochin Zone, Appeal & Audit Commissionerate, Cochin attended the workshop.  Certificates were distributed to all the candidates by Shri Pullela Nageswara Rao, Principal Commissioner, Cochin on completion of the workshop.

Cochin Commissionerate of the Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax Department organized a ONE DAY INDOOR CRICKET TOURNAMENT on the 8th of July, 2016 to commemorate the “INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE & ILLICIT TRAFFICKING”.  Four teams among the various formations of Central Excise Customs & Service Tax Department which were named after the four prominent rivers flowing through the state of Kerala viz., Nila, Tejaswini, Periyar and Pamba participated in the tournament in a knock-out basis.

In the first match Audit Commissionerate (Nila) defeated Headquarters, Chief Commissioners Unit and Appeals Commissionerate (Periyar) for 4 runs and in the second match Service Tax, Muvattupuzha and Kottayam Divisions (Pamba) defeated Ernakulam I and II Divisions (Tejaswini) for 7 wickets.  The finals were played between Audit Commissionerate (Nila) and Service Tax, Muvattupuzha and Kottayam Divisions (Pamba) in which Nila defeated Pamba by 19 runs.

Ms. Reshma Lakhani, Commissioner inaugurated the tournament.  The Chief Guest of the function was cine star Dr. Sai Pallavi, popularly known as ‘Malar’ of the super hit Malayalam movie “Premam” who presented trophies and mementoes to the winners.  She reminded us that drugs which may seem to enhance ones capabilities at the beginning will backfire badly after a period of time.  “As I find my high on dancing or on seeing a smile on my Dad’s and Mom’s face, you too find a way to keep your spirits up, but not drugs”, added Malar.  She also launched the facebook page of the Cochin Central Excise Sports Council on the occasion.

An Anti-Drugs Seminar was conducted by the department with the assistance of Dr. Elsie Ommen, Psychiatrist, Medical Trust Hospital at 2.00 PM.  She enlightened the audience on the ill effects of using drugs, the symptoms shown by children and adults on using drugs and the necessity to lead a drug-free life.

The function concluded by 5.30pm.

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Dr. V. P. Gangadharan, noted Oncologist, observed that Cancer is curable if detected early and that misconceptions and ignorance about this disease are widely prevalent in our society even today.  He added that Tobacco, Alcohol & Non-Vegetarian diet are the major factors that invite cancer.  If these can be avoided and vegetables and fruits are included in the diet, Cancer can be prevented to a great extent.

He was delivering the keynote speech at a seminar on ‘Cancer- Myths & Facts’ organized by Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Commissionerate, Cochin.

Ms. Reshma Lakhani, Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Cochin, who presided over the function, stressed that taxmen are not solely concerned with collecting tax.  Giving back to the society we live in also is our objective.  She pointed out that it was with this in mind that a Blood Donation Camp was organized by the department and that similar Social Initiatives shall be actively promoted in the future also.  Assistant Commissioners Ashwin John George and T. P. Salim Kumar also spoke.  A Blood Donation Camp in association with Indian Medical Association and Cancer Detection Camp in association with Cochin Cancer Care Society were held in the morning.  More than 50 people came forward to donate blood.