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Group V<br />

Internal News Letter<br />

November 2012, Vol.3, Issue 10<br />

For Private Circulation Only<br />

Vijay path<br />

V-<strong>Trans</strong> wishes you<br />

V-<strong>Trans</strong><br />

Hard Freight <strong>Trans</strong>portation<br />

V-Xpress<br />

Express Cargo Surface and Air<br />

V-Logis<br />

Warehousing &<br />

Inventory Management


CORPORATE INITIATIVES – TRAINING FOCUS:<br />

One of the participant making a point<br />

during the training session<br />

HR Manager.<br />

Karnataka Region:<br />

The second session of VijayVikas Training programme<br />

th th<br />

was held in Bangalore on 19 & 20 Oct '12.<br />

The first day covered topics on branch functions like<br />

booking, delivery, insurance, HVC and UGD and<br />

culminated with a visit by all participants to Peenya<br />

and Nelmangala TC until late in the night to<br />

understand TC operations and processes.<br />

The second day focused on IT & eCargo accounts<br />

module, compliance, control mechanism and audit<br />

Mumbai Region:<br />

UTKARSHTA an in-house staff development program<br />

initiative led by Mumbai Region was launched on<br />

October 11, 2012.Designed on the lines of NexStep,<br />

the training is aimed to sharpen entrepreneur skills of<br />

Mumbai Region Team. Eighteen select participants<br />

would be taken through the rigors of intense training in<br />

a series of sessions over the next five months. The<br />

opening session dealt on personal grooming and<br />

communication skills by Ms. Shilpa Chapukar, National<br />

requirements.<br />

Mr. V.J. Rohit addressing participants of VijayVikas<br />

Rajkot Region:<br />

The region organized a one-day workshop on<br />

Effective Communication Skills for assistant level<br />

staff in their headquarters on 6th October '12. The<br />

same was conducted by Ms. Shilpa Chapukar and Mr.<br />

Chandrakant Makadia.<br />

Corporate Office:<br />

• Expansion and shifting of Corporate-CCD department to a new premise:<br />

The steady growth of Co has necessitated geographical expansion of the Corporate Office. In keeping with this<br />

pace and future requirement, the Co acquired additional premises at CBD-Belapur, Navi Mumbai – the<br />

happening and planned satellite city – symbolizing progression where many top national / international<br />

organizations have their offices today. The CCD, Business Audit and Key Accounts department headed by<br />

Mr. Avinash Pande has now relocated from Sion to the new office. Incidentally, the Corporate Offices of our Vth<br />

Xpress Division are located on the 10 floor of the same building while Mumbai Regional Office of V-<strong>Trans</strong> is<br />

th<br />

located just a few blocks away in Dakshina Building. Make note of the postal address: 801, Casa Blanca, 8<br />

Floor, Plot No. 45, Sector 11, CBD – Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400 614.Tel: 022-3256 8855.<br />

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MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S DESK<br />

Dear Friends,<br />

<strong>Mahendra</strong> K. <strong>Shah</strong><br />

Let me begin by first greeting all our readers, well-wishers and members of Group V<br />

family A VERY HAPPY DIWALI AND NEW YEAR.<br />

May the New Year be fruitful<br />

–professionally as well as personally – and bring health, happiness, peace and<br />

prosperity in every family and home.<br />

Speaking of October performance well let me put it this way – it was a turn of tide in<br />

comparison to the plateaus of its previous two months. For the first time in this FY, V-<strong>Trans</strong><br />

achieved the freight budgets. The sundry weight was missed by a tiny margin, else it<br />

would have served like an icing on the cake.<br />

Team Mumbai Region deserves to be praised for crossing the seven crore-revenue<br />

barrier, a landmark achievement beating all estimates fulfilling the commitments made<br />

in their MRM last month. Team V-Xpress too achieved a great performance – their all time<br />

best. The Co is once again on the path of growth trajectory.<br />

How can V-Logis lag behind? Adding to the joy, this youngest division leaped into prominence by bagging yet<br />

another prestigious 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse space contract in Bhiwandi.<br />

An astounding feat Team V-<strong>Trans</strong> Group, congratulations to each and everyone and keep this momentum going<br />

in the coming months! I'm sure these are positive signs of an auspicious and promising beginning of the New<br />

Year!<br />

It is the season of business exhibitions and expos happening in most cities of India. These are ideal grounds for<br />

sourcing business opportunities. It would be prudent for field and sales teams to visit these venues meet<br />

prospective customers who are in the right frame of mind to discuss business prospects.<br />

Customers today want their goods to reach destination at the fastest possible time, in safe and intact condition<br />

and at a reasonable cost that will not eat into his margins. However, incidents like short and damaged receipt of<br />

goods at destination keep occurring due to human errors. Such negligence cost the Co heavily. They not only<br />

act as a loss of opportunity to the customer as well as the Co. but also result in loss of party's' trust and<br />

goodwill in our service. Read our article of the month: Initiatives towards Zero Short / Excess detailing various<br />

steps taken by the Cos operations machinery to curb this menace and establish 100% accuracy.<br />

In our Health Zone, we present ten dangerous habits to avoid immediately after eating meals, for better and<br />

faster digestion of food. Following these tips will help the body absorb the nutrition value of the food and avoid<br />

many ailments.<br />

In this fast-paced world, every passing minute counts and needs to be spent in productive activity. Many times<br />

during our work, we are bombarded with lengthy and unnecessary mails, which can be very distracting and<br />

time consuming. Our article, Minimizing Email Nuisance deals on controlled email usage with some valuable<br />

tips that will go a long way in time management.<br />

Best wishes,<br />

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V-TRANS: REGION SPEAK<br />

Network Expansion:<br />

East Area:<br />

• Durgapur (Own branch – Bkg & Dly): J-7, Zonal Center, Durgapur – 713211, West Bengal. Contact<br />

Person: Mr. Prabhakar Pandey. (M): 09332030899. Email: durgapur@vtransgroup.com<br />

Durgapur is an industrial township located about 160 km from Kolkata and well connected by road. It is<br />

home to one of the largest industrial units in the state, the Durgapur Steel Plant. A number of power plants,<br />

chemicals, engineering and metallurgical units are located here.<br />

• Howrah (Own branch – Bkg & Dly): 129/1, Belilious Park, (On By-pass Road), Tikiapara, Howrah –<br />

711101. Contact Person: Mr. Subrata Roy. (M): 09331427136. Email: howrah@vtransgroup.com<br />

Howrah, an engineering hub and the twin city of Kolkata connected by the iconic Howrah Bridge, is located<br />

on the west bank of river Hooghly. Shalimar Paints is one of the oldest and biggest paint manufacturing Co.<br />

located here.<br />

Change of address and contact numbers:<br />

Baroda Region:<br />

• Manjusar Branch: Opp. Ambaji Mandir, Near Bajaj Healthcare Ltd., GIDC Gate No. 3. Manjusar, Dist:<br />

Baroda. Tel: 02667-264071. (M): 09327037032<br />

North Region:<br />

• Bhiwadi Branch: Khasara No. 590, Sector – 3, UIT Road, Mukadam Chowk, Near Parashavnath Citi<br />

Center, Opp. Thana, Bhiwadi – 301019, Tehsil – Tijara, Dist. Alwar, Rajasthan. Tel: 0144-3200499. (M):<br />

09351805172 / 09351437355. Email: bhiwadi@vtransgroup.com<br />

Chennai Region:<br />

• Ranipet Franchisee is converted Into our own branch at: No.30/A, Emerald Nagar, M B T Road,<br />

TCL Opposite, Sipcot, Ranipet - 632 403. Contact person: Mr. P. Boopalan. (M): 08012983475. Tel:<br />

04172-244827.<br />

Karnataka Region:<br />

• New Mobile numbers: Please make note of New mobile contact numbers issued to key people in the<br />

Region:<br />

Name Designation Branch/Office Area New Mob. No.<br />

Mr. Badrinath P. Manager - CCD Area Office Karnataka 07483215812<br />

Mr. Poovanna Traffic Incharge Area Office Karnataka 09379655697<br />

Mr. Noorullah Khan Asst. Mgr- Dly Area Office Karnataka 07483224753<br />

Mr. Paul Abraham Branch Manager Peenya Karnataka 07483225582<br />

Mr. Swadhan BIC K.P. Road Karnataka 07483225572<br />

Mr. Venkatesh G. BIC Doddabelapur Karnataka 07483225581<br />

Ms. Mangala Asst. Mgr - Key Accts Nelmangala TC Karnataka 07483224749<br />

Mr. Venkatesh C. Asst. Mgr- Dly Bangalore City Karnataka 07483225580<br />

Mr. K. Chandramouli Sr. AM Area Office Andhra 09393443872<br />

Mr. G. Somayya Reddy Sr. Op. Mgr Area Office Andhra 09393443873<br />

Mr. Gowri Shankar Patnaik Inward Manager Area Office Andhra 09393443862<br />

Mr. Satya Sr. Exe - Accts Area Office Andhra 09393443870<br />

Mr. N.S. Ramaraju Area Sales Manager Vijaywada Andhra 09393443861<br />

Mr. Md. Rizwan BIC Vijaywada Andhra 09393443866<br />

Mr. ASV Appa Raju Traffic Executive Area Office Andhra 09393443874<br />

Mr. P. Balamurali Krishna Sr. Branch Mgr. Vizag Andhra 09393443864<br />

Mr. C. Babu Kuttan BIC Secunderabad Andhra 09393443865<br />

Mr. C. Satish Giridhar Raj BIC Jeedimatla Andhra 09393443867<br />

Mr. Panduranga BIC Patancheru Andhra 09393443871<br />

Mr. Deshmukh Pandit BIC Balanagar Andhra 09393443869<br />

Mr. D.Uma Maheswarlu Sales Executive Tirupathi Andhra 09393443868<br />

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NEWS FROM V-XPRESS<br />

Top 2 Zones in October - 2012<br />

Punjab<br />

Vapi<br />

Zone<br />

Top Branches in `10 Lac+ Monthly Business League:<br />

%age Achieved<br />

Bhiwandi, Baddi, Peenya, Koper, Parwanoo, Vadape, Wagholi, Mahapa, Delhi-North, Jaipur, Gurgaon,<br />

Perungudi, Andheri, Chennai-Broadway, Sativali, Okhla, Saharanpur, Boisar, K.R. Puram, Silvassa, Daman,<br />

Lalbaugh Road, Narol.<br />

Branch<br />

103%<br />

91%<br />

Va’s – Top 5 Performers in October – 2012<br />

Wagholi<br />

Peenya<br />

Baddi<br />

Saharanpur<br />

Parwanoo<br />

VA/Franchise Name<br />

VA<br />

VA<br />

VA<br />

VA<br />

VA<br />

Santosh Ingale<br />

Mudligiri Gowda<br />

Lal Chand<br />

Sudhir Kumar<br />

Amit Oberoi<br />

New Franchisees Opened:<br />

• Alwar: A-320, <strong>Trans</strong>port Nagar, Alwar – 301028 (Rajasthan). Contact Person: Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav. (M):<br />

09772870606/09680825627. Email: alwarvx@vtransgroup.com<br />

Alwar is located around 160 km south of Delhi, and about 150 km north of Jaipur and rich in mineral<br />

resources. It produces marble, granite, feldspar, dolomite, quartz, limestone, soapstone, barites, copper<br />

clay, copper ore and pyrophylite.<br />

• Kanjikode: IV/1165, Naragimhapuram Chedayen Kalayey, Kanjikode (W), Palakkad – 678623 (Kerala).<br />

Contact Person: Mr. P. L. Giri. (M): 08089872615. Email: kanjikodevx@vtransgroup.com<br />

Kanjikode is an industrial town situated 12 km from the town of Palakkad and 33 kilometers from<br />

Coimbatore. Kanjikode is one of the largest industrial area.<br />

• Siliguri: 1660, Rajmani Apartment, Anchal Bazar, Siliguri – 734001 (WB). Contact Person: Mr. Sanjay<br />

Kumar Pathak. (M): 09832094935. Email: siliguri@vtransgroup.com<br />

Siliguri the largest city of North Bengal in the foothills of Himalayas is a principal commercial and<br />

transportation centre. It is also the transit point for air, road and railway traffic to the northeast states and<br />

the neighboring countries like Nepal & Bhutan.<br />

• Mohali: Plot No. D-90, Phase VII, Industrial Area, Mohali – 160055 Punjab. Contact Person: Mr. Rajiv<br />

Kumar. (M): 09501015661/090501015211. Email: mohalivx@vtransgroup.com<br />

Mohali is located close to Chandigarh. It is now officially renamed as Ajitgarh. Several national & MNC cos<br />

have their presence here, such as Punjab Tractors Ltd., Dell computers, etc.<br />

• Mau: Shop No. 2-3, Md. Hasim City Travelling Agency, Sadar Chowk, Next to Union Bank ATM, Mau –<br />

275101(UP). Contact Person: Mr. Sanjay Pandey. (M): 09919348780. Email: mauvx@vtransgroup.com<br />

Mau is located app. 90 km from Varanasi and a textile-weaving powerhouse in Eastern UP.<br />

Hearty Welcome:<br />

• Mr. Vivek Shankar Jagtap, Zonal Delivery Manager, Mumbai, (M): 09320153368.<br />

Email: mumdlyvx@vtransgroup.com<br />

Goodbye:<br />

• Mr. Abhijit Bhowmick, Zonal Manager, Pune.<br />

• Mr. Hemant Singh, Asst. Manager – Key Accounts, Delhi.<br />

Badhai Ho Badhai:<br />

• Ms. Dipali Kamalakar Lad, HR Executive, Corporate Office, has been blessed with baby girl.<br />

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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: INITIATIVES TOWARDS ZERO SHORT / EXCESS OCCURRENCES<br />

For the customers, an ideal transporter is one who will deliver his goods in the fastest possible time to his<br />

consignee at destination, in safe and intact condition and at a reasonable cost that will not eat into his margins.<br />

Keeping these customer needs in our hearts and matching his aspirations is our guru mantra in V-<strong>Trans</strong>.<br />

'Service' being our main product, the customers' experience of the same forms the basis of his opinion and<br />

building of future association. If he is satisfied with the quality of service, he will recommend the same to 10<br />

others, if not he will dissuade an equal number against it. While it takes years for an organization to build its<br />

reputation, but a tiny mistake can undo all good initiatives and bring it a bad name in a matter of seconds.<br />

Keeping in mind the above stated customer needs, the<br />

organization was determined to achieve optimum operations<br />

efficiency. This included provision of trainings to staff, as also<br />

to hamals and drivers on skills enhancement and attitude<br />

management. However, due to other diversions, the<br />

organization lost focus on this activity of late, which is now<br />

regained through various measures and steps in the right<br />

direction with use of latest technology and communication<br />

tools for better results.<br />

Co norms for Operations require them to physically count<br />

and check packages whilst the truck is loaded, also check for<br />

any leftover packages before it leaves premises. Many times<br />

these rules are overlooked, maybe due to casual<br />

attitude/laziness, pressure of work, or lapse in concentration. Photo of goods received without marking<br />

These human errors result in occurrence of short / excess dispatches and damage to goods.<br />

Cases of short / excess articles also get reported in trucks that are directly loaded / unloaded at the parties'<br />

premises. Ideally, our staff should have accompanied the truck sent to party's premise. Again this does not<br />

happen. While the party promptly lodges a claim on us, it is only after rechecking, the consignor admits to the<br />

availability of the same at their end.<br />

Internally too, a lot of noise is made over short receipt of articles, but branches rarely give details of excess<br />

receipt in unloading reports. As per Compliance dept., these are noticed only at the time of physical stock<br />

audits.<br />

The important point to make here is that such incidents act as a loss of opportunity to the customer as well as<br />

to us in terms of additional revenue loss, wastage of precious man-hours, exchange of correspondence, above<br />

all, impact cordial business association.<br />

With due diligence and thanks to our focused, special quality orientation drive and dedicated monitoring,<br />

on-the-spot action policy, there has been a drastic drop in shortage/damage and we hope to bring it to near<br />

zero level soon. The Co maintains a hawk-eye on movement of articles, P & L and vehicle procurement policy;<br />

including marking errors, weight loss, transit documents, packing sustainability, etc. These are reported with<br />

photographic evidence and explanations sought during MRMs & monthly Executive Meetings to nip them at<br />

grass roots level.<br />

TCs and BICs are expected to resolve short/excess cases instantly or on the same day, if not, goods would be<br />

held up until correct details are furnished. Drivers too aren't spared and held accountable for poor quality and<br />

quantity of loading found in the trip.<br />

'Prevention is better than cure.' This article is a message to all our booking, delivery and operations staff to<br />

be extra cautious follow the right booking and delivery procedures. In case of slightest doubt, don't hesitate to<br />

seek help of seniors. This small act will save both the customer and the organization a lot of probable heartburn<br />

and loss.<br />

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USEFUL TIP OF THE MONTH: MINIMIZING EMAIL NUISANCE<br />

A common problem many of us face is the number of mails received in a day. The<br />

excessive traffic of mails can be bothersome, disturb focus, affect priorities, and<br />

much more. Many times important mails are ignored and are buried under trivial<br />

mails.<br />

We all float in the same boat. , so to improve productivity this needs to be<br />

addressed to sensibly. The solution lies in understanding the value of time,<br />

especially that of seniors with larger responsibilities, curtail this unhealthy practice of shooting out long<br />

descriptive mails, marking CC unnecessarily to everyone “just for information” instead of on need-to-know<br />

basis.<br />

Let us minimize email nuisance with the following useful tips, which have<br />

become necessary to serve its purpose, at the same time, create the<br />

needed impact.<br />

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Keep the matter as much ''precise'' as possible, avoid lengthy mails.<br />

Keep font size ideally ''10'' as bigger font size increases mail size<br />

Before sending, go through the draft thoroughly, and see what you<br />

can still delete.<br />

Mark ''CC'' only to those who you believe must be informed. Do not<br />

mark CC unnecessarily.<br />

While replying, don't use ''reply to all'' blindly. Here too, mark CC only<br />

to those who you believe should be informed.<br />

Always type the subject in the column – this helps in drawing attention<br />

to the mail faster.<br />

Keep subject-line self-explanatory & don't leave it blank. Subject-line<br />

gives an instant idea to recipient about contents of mail.<br />

While replying, instead of retaining the entire original message, you may either delete the history or retain<br />

only the required portion.<br />

Never type e-mail ID while mailing; a spelling error caused while<br />

typing will result in the mail bouncing back and not reaching the<br />

intended recipient/s. Instead, use it from Address Book.<br />

When mailing attachments always zip the file – this will reduce its<br />

size. To the extent possible, try pasting contents in the mail body<br />

instead of attachment.<br />

Avoid bigger attachments, if unavoidable then upload it on a netbased<br />

mailing service provider and mail the download link to the<br />

recipient.<br />

Responding to queries is a must; don't delay. Do respond even if the matter is pending at your end.<br />

Avoid using fancy stationery<br />

Ask for acknowledgment only in case of important e-mails<br />

Know when to communicate directly over phone instead of using e-mail.<br />

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V-BUZZ<br />

Buzz – the Bumbling Bee is never tired of buzzing around, picking up interesting news<br />

bytes.<br />

v MRM @ Mumbai Region<br />

th<br />

The Mumbai Region MRM held on 5 October 2012 to review September performance turned out with a<br />

different flavor. Shri Rajesh <strong>Shah</strong>, Regional Director, deliberated with the Team on strategic plans for next 6<br />

months. The month of September was tough for the Region, but it did well to touch the<br />

freight budget. There were 3 sundry budget achievers – Mr. Lloyd, Goregaon, Mr. Ranade,<br />

Khopoli and Mr. Faiyaz, Palghar were given awards for their outstanding efforts. Shri<br />

Rajesh <strong>Shah</strong> lauded BICs and Sales team for making it possible despite slow-down. The<br />

Team was all charged up and left on a positive note assuring to give an extra nudge in the<br />

coming months to stay in the winners' league. Well they have proved themselves with a<br />

great performance in October. (Photos on page 12)<br />

v Navratri Festival<br />

This year's Navratri festival was a colorful affair at CO celebrated with equal gusto by all<br />

staff members who attended office in attires according to different color theme of the<br />

th<br />

day during all 9 days. Traditional Day was celebrated on Thursday 18 October when all<br />

ladies wore sarees while the gents donned ethnic attire in yellow, the color of the day<br />

lighting up the entire office ambience.<br />

v V-Logis takes off with a new prestigious contract<br />

October 29, 2012 – another landmark date for our very young V-Logis division. The<br />

division bags the prestigious contract of a multinational bank outsourcing their logistics<br />

requirements to them with a dedicated warehouse admeasuring 40,000 sq.ft. in<br />

Bhiwandi.<br />

Inside view of the warehouse<br />

The V-Logis Bhiwandi Team pose<br />

for a group photo alongside<br />

Company Directors during their<br />

visit to the warehouse<br />

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NEWS FROM AROUND<br />

A day in the life of Shri A.K. <strong>Shah</strong>, Chairman:<br />

The past few weeks have been hectic on the social front for Shri A.K. <strong>Shah</strong>. As such, he is known for his penchant<br />

for music, especially the golden hit songs from old Hindi cinema and as a motivating speechmaker in his<br />

community. He is often invited to grace social functions. On September 29, 2012, Shri Ashok <strong>Shah</strong> presided<br />

over as the Chief Guest, alongside President of Kutch Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The occasion was<br />

“Celebration of Happiness – a melodious musical evening” organized by M/s. Rang Vastram on their 1st<br />

Anniversary in Mundra, Kutch. Sharing the dais with him were dignitaries of Aditya Corporation, M/s. Purvi<br />

Group, M/s. Jindal Saw Ltd. – Coke<br />

Plant, and M/s. AMW Ltd.<br />

(Left): Shri A.K. <strong>Shah</strong> inaugurating<br />

the function with the traditional<br />

lighting lamp while alongwith<br />

him were others guests.<br />

Kutch Community Forum, Mumbai<br />

th<br />

October 6 , '12 was a big day for the KCF in Mumbai. A thought provoking three-part seminar was held to<br />

deliberate on the Impact of FDI on Retail by Mr. Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO, Retailers Association of India. The<br />

second part was entitled “Know How Computers can <strong>Trans</strong>form Businesses” held by Mr. Pankaj Gala. The<br />

third and final session dealt on Success & Growth of Business after Computerization based on<br />

presentation of real case studies shared by community businesspersons from three varied products.<br />

V-<strong>Trans</strong> was one of the proud Cos. to share its success story with the forum and very confidently represented by<br />

Mr. Vishal <strong>Shah</strong>. The other speaker was Mr. Jigar Gangar of Gangar Eye Nation Group fame, who also made an<br />

impactful presentation of his business success. Incidentally, Mr. Jigar Gangar happens to be son-in-law of Shri<br />

M.K. <strong>Shah</strong>, MD, V-<strong>Trans</strong>. The third presenter was from Prince Plastics who is also one of top clients.<br />

Top: Mr. A.K. <strong>Shah</strong> on<br />

the dais<br />

Mr. Jigar Gangar<br />

making his<br />

presentation<br />

on stage<br />

Mr. Vishal <strong>Shah</strong> talking about V-<strong>Trans</strong><br />

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CHILL OUT ZONE!<br />

Many of us cultivate habits, beliefs, or practices that could adversely affect our health. Here we present ten such habits:<br />

1. Drinking Cold Water: It is natural for most of us to enjoy a glass or two of iced / chilled<br />

water, unaware of the fact that it freezes fats in the food, especially those containing oils<br />

and ghee. The fat accumulates in the intestines narrowing the digestive tract leading to<br />

obesity. Drinking water at normal temperature a few minutes after eating is good;<br />

however, lukewarm water is much better and healthier.<br />

2. Eating fruits – Everyone likes to gorge on fruits after a meal.<br />

Under normal circumstances, it usually takes 1–2 hours for<br />

normal food to digest. Eating fruits immediately prolongs this<br />

process. Besides symptoms of diarrhea, constipation and<br />

excessive stomach acid, it causes the stomach to bloat. It is therefore advisable<br />

to eat fruits one or two hours later or an hour before meal.<br />

3. Drinking tea – Most of us love to indulge in a cup of tea after a nice meal. Tea<br />

leaves contain a high amount of tannin. This substance mixes with the<br />

undigested food to form sediments, affecting the absorption of proteins. Tea<br />

also affects the iron in the body, causing anemia.<br />

4. Smoking – experiments have proven that smoking a cigarette<br />

immediately increases blood circulation 10 times faster,<br />

causing damage to liver, brain and blood vessels of the heart<br />

and increases chances of cancer forming cells.<br />

5. Relaxing belt – Making the waist belt loose to reduce<br />

tightness immediately after a heavy meal decreases air<br />

pressure in the abdominal cavity, causing the stomach to sag downwards.<br />

Continued habit causes blocked intestines and severe diseases.<br />

6. Bathing immediately after meal increases blood flow<br />

to hands, legs and body thereby decreasing the amount<br />

of blood in the gastro-intestinal tract weakening the<br />

digestive system leading to indigestion.<br />

7. Walking – Often heard people saying that a brisk walk - say a hundred steps<br />

after a meal makes one live until 99. This is not true. On the contrary, the<br />

digestive system is unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake,<br />

constrict the blood vessels affect the abdominal cavity.<br />

8. Singing: After eating, the stomach walls become thinner due to the food contents. The<br />

blood flow increases. In this condition, singing increases the burden on stomach cavity,<br />

cause disruption of digestion and downward movement of food.<br />

9. Driving should be avoided because the blood flow is more<br />

towards the stomach to digest the food and less towards the<br />

brain making it dull leading to judgmental errors and cause<br />

accidents.<br />

10. Sleep: Laying down on bed or sleeping immediately after taking food retards<br />

digestion leading to gastric and infection in the intestines.<br />

Remember, it is never too late to reverse your habits<br />

for a happier, healthier life.<br />

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CHILL OUT ZONE!<br />

Test your general knowledge by writing the right answers in the blank boxes as per up and down<br />

clues given below.<br />

9<br />

2<br />

1<br />

12<br />

Correct solution to last months' Crossword # 2.<br />

Across: 1. Franchisee. 4. Zonal. 5. Assam. 8. Vendors. 9. Gandhi. 10. Coimbatore. 12. Black. 13. Jayanti.<br />

Down: 2. Coal. 3. Sanand. 6. Platform. 7. Kerala. 11. Bulky.<br />

Joke of the Month:<br />

Sudoku<br />

3<br />

11<br />

4<br />

5<br />

7 8<br />

10<br />

Across<br />

2. The structure of V-<strong>Trans</strong> is made of Regions & Areas and that of V-Xpress<br />

division is made of Regions & ----- (5)<br />

3. Special payment facility extended to corporate customers which is neither Paid<br />

nor To-pay, is called “------“facility (6)<br />

9. While transport Co.s issue Goods Consignment Note (GCN) in lieu of goods<br />

received for transportation, the express cargo Co issues a ------ (6)<br />

10. Name of major V-<strong>Trans</strong> <strong>Trans</strong>hipment Center near Narol, Ahmedabad (6)<br />

11. Name of the Region headed by Mr. Chandrakant Makadia (6)<br />

12. Short/excess of parcels in transit is caused by wrong -------- (8)<br />

Down<br />

1. Name of the department based in Ahmedabad, which takes care of matters<br />

pertaining tod eviations from rules and regulations of the Co. (10)<br />

4. Some branches located in this state fall under Ahmedabad Region while some<br />

are controlled by North Region (9)<br />

5. This V-<strong>Trans</strong> branch in Central Area is situated on the outskirts of Indore (5, 4)<br />

6. Re-arrange the letters 'an inch e' to get the name of a city in Tamil Nadu, south<br />

India (6)<br />

7. Name of the department, which handles movement of goods and vehicles (10)<br />

8. An employees' performance review is called --------- (9)<br />

Two best friends are fishing quietly in the middle of a pond. Almost<br />

silently, so as not to scare the fish, Tom says, “You know Bob, I'm<br />

thinking of divorcing my wife. She has not spoken to me since two<br />

months.” Bob ponders over this, replies, “You'd better think it over Tom,<br />

women like that are hard to find.”<br />

Fill in the grid so that every row and every column of 3x3 boxes contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />

Every puzzle has only one correct answer.<br />

(NOTE: CORRECT ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD & SUDOKU WILL BE PRINTED NEXT MONTH)<br />

6<br />

Correct answer to<br />

last month’s Sudoku<br />

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PHOTO GALLERY:<br />

Welcome aboard! New Joiners during November Induction Training at Pathshala, Ahmedabad<br />

Below: Mumbai Region MRM on October 5, 2012.<br />

Wedding Bells!<br />

C.V. Naveen, son of Mr. Venkatesh, Assistant Manager -<br />

Delivery, Lalbagh Road Branch, Bangalore,<br />

married L. Kavya.<br />

Seen from (L-R): Mr. Somanna, Mr. Ramanna,<br />

Mr. Venkatesh, the bride & groom, Mr. V.J. Rohit, &<br />

Mr. N.C. Krishna.<br />

Please send your feedback to : response-vijaypath@vtransgroup.com<br />

Newsletter Printed by V-<strong>Trans</strong> (India) Limited (For Internal circulation only)<br />

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5-A, Navre Apartments, S. V. Marg, Sion (W),Mumbai - 400 022. Tel: 022 - 2402 0880. Fax: 022-24043144. Toll Free No.:1800-220-180<br />

Email: info@vtransgroup.com Web: www.vtransgroup.com<br />

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