There is sorrow in finitude. The Self is beyond time, space and objects. It is infinite and hence of the nature of absolute happiness .
—Sri Adi Shankaracharya
National
Schoolkids to watch #India-Australia Match free
Over 15,000 children, mostly from the economically weaker sections, will have an opportunity to watch India Vs Australia match during the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on March 4, free of cost. Around 5,000 children will be invited on each of the last three days of the five-day contest as there has been a great demand for tickets from the public for the first two days. “Some schools will make their own transport arrangements but for the rest of the children we will approach KSRTC for transportation. We will also provide them snacks and drinking water facilities,” KSCA official spokesperon Vinay Mruthyunjaya said.
#Cashless mass marriage in Gujarat
Nine couples tied the nuptials in a mass marriage at Bayad, a town in Aravalli district on February 18, without a penny changing hands in cash. In a state where people are queuing up at “Chandla counters” to register their cash gifts to the couple is common practice, there was a swipe machine to accept money. Hasmukh Saxena, convener of Shri Veermaya Vankar Samaj Sudharak Samiti which has organised the mass marriage, said that all payments for purchasing wedding gifts for the couples, payments to caterers, mandap owners etc have been made either by cheque or RTGS payments. The priests were also paid by cheque. The ‘dapu’, a traditional cash gift offered to the daughter-in-law by groom”s parents, has also been paid in a cashless manner.
#FemaleCops to hear complaints at police stations
In an image makeover bid, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik has appointed women public facilitation officers who would be the first point of contact for people at Police stations. The department has appointed 60 women sub-inspectors in 20 police stations in the first lot. They have been trained in communication skills and will be in civilian clothes. They have also been trained to handle complaints sensitively. The top cop said the initiative was a step towards smoothening the grievance redress mechanism at police stations. “The aim is to make police interaction with the public more empathetic, responsive and effective,” Patnaik added.
#FemaleCops to hear complaints at police stations
In an image makeover bid, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik has appointed women public facilitation officers who would be the first point of contact for people at Police stations. The department has appointed 60 women sub-inspectors in 20 police stations in the first lot. They have been trained in communication skills and will be in civilian clothes. They have also been trained to handle complaints sensitively. The top cop said the initiative was a step towards smoothening the grievance redress mechanism at police stations. “The aim is to make police interaction with the public more empathetic, responsive and effective,” Patnaik added.
‘#EveningWithADoctor’ program completes six months
‘Evening with a Doctor’, a unique and innovative healthcare initiative, run by Guwahati Press Club, has completed six months. Under the program, the member-journalists of the North East India based press club along with their dependants have been offered free consultation and primary treatments by experienced physicians from various healthcare institutions of the country. The last evening clinic at the press club on February 11 was conducted by the city based Dispur Hospital, where Dr Raj Kumar Dutta (Medicine), Champak Goswami (Laboratory Technician) and Jonprova Devi (nurse) provided free consultations to over 25 media persons along with their families.
–NJ Thakuria
International
A university in #US for Indian
performing arts
In a first, the Telugu community in California has set up a US-based university that offers diplomas, certificate programmes and even a two-year master’s programme in Kuchipudi dance and Carnatic music to students. With a focus on Indian performing arts, the University of Silicon Andhra (UofSA) has adopted a teaching programme which is a mix of virtual classes conducted by experts from India. “We are fortunate to have eminent faculty with doctorates in Carnatic music and Kuchipudi dance. Faculty of reputed institutions in Hyderabad and Chennai came to the University of Silicon Andhra for a week in January to conduct an orientation programme,” Anand Kuchibhotla, CEO and President of the University, said.
First #HinduTemple in Rhode Island functions in a Synagogue
The Temple Am David, which has been in receivership since November 2015, is now under absolute control of Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society Inc., as it is reflected in society’s website. The temple is now being developed by the Society phase by phase. Theodore Orson, the temple’s temporary receiver, conveyed earlier that the Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society (RIHTS) Inc. signed a purchase-and-sale agreement in June, 2015 for $400,001. Kent County Superior Court approved the agreement in July that year. The synagogue had been experiencing financial constraints and had even bought out the contract of Rabbi Richard Perlman about two and a half years ago. Instead of Thorah, the Vedas, Upanishads, Gita, Brahma Sutras, Purans will be more important there, but nobody will disregard Thorah anyway!
7-Year-old applies for job at #Google, gets reply
Chloe Bridgewater, a 7 years old kid, wrote a heartfelt letter from her home in Hereford, England to Google CEO Sundar Pichai in California, ending the note by saying she has “only ever sent one other and that was to Father Christmas”. Her father Andy suggested that she should apply for a job at the beloved Silicon-valley company. When he mentioned that employees also have special access to recreational slides and go-karts, Chloe was sold. She was delighted to find that she had received a response from Sundar earlier this week. “Thank you so much for your letter. I’m glad that you like computer and robots, and hope that you will continue to learn about technology,” wrote Sundar. “I think if you keep working hard and following your dreams, you can accomplish everything you set your mind to – from working at Google to swimming in the Olympics. “I look forward to receiving your job
application when you are finished with school!”
#Treatment has saved 77% cancer patients from amputation
Patients with a form of advanced malignant cancer in their arms or legs have typically faced amputation of the afflicted limb as the only treatment option. However, a group of researchers from US has found a technique that limits the application of chemotherapy to the cancerous region which preserves limbs in a high percentage of cancer patients. The researchers used the treatment technique, known as regional chemotherapy with isolated limb perfusion (ILI), in 77 patients with treatment-resistant, locally advanced soft tissue sarcomas, and were able to salvage limbs in 77.9% of the cases.
