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The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts Religious Fair Businessmen’s Coordination Committee is demanding that Muslims be allowed to carry on their trade on the premises of temples, while temple managements have continued to impose restrictions on them in the communally sensitive coastal districts.The committee members had submitted a complaint regarding the boycott of Muslim traders in the Navaratri fare at the historical Mangaladevi Temple in Mangaluru city in Dakshina Kannada district.The Mangaladevi Temple comes under the Muzarai department of the government and the Navaratri fair will be held between October 15 and October 24.The temple management had taken a decision…

“So far, around 11 industrial parks have already been sanctioned and another three will be given permission in the coming days,” said Rajeeve, here. He further pointed out that along with the proposed private industrial parks, the government will also encourage campus industrial parks to be set up in colleges and universities having a minimum of five acres of land. “More than 30 engineering colleges and three universities have evinced their interest in establishing the park. Campus industrial parks will be a path-breaking step by the Industries and Commerce Department,” added the Minister. Recently, the government has revised the Private…

Later, Modi paid obeisance to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and performed meditation there.The Prime Minister also visited the Parvati Kund temple located near the Adi Kailash where he meditated for some time at the entrance of the temple before entering it and performed a puja.Modi is on a one-day visit to Uttarakhand where he first visited the Adi Kailash and then Gunji village, which is located 70 km away from Dharchula town in Pithoragarh. The locals welcomed the Prime Minister displaying local traditions and wearing traditional costumes.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also seen with the Prime Minister Modi…

In a virtual address at Kaushal Dikshant Samaroh 2023, the Prime Minister said that employment creation in India has reached a new height and the unemployment rate in India is at its lowest level in six years according to a recent survey.Noting that unemployment is decreasing rapidly in both rural and urban areas of India, PM Modiemphasised that the benefits of development are reaching both villages and cities equally, and as a result, new opportunities are increasing equally in both villages and cities.He also pointed out the unprecedented increase in the participation of women in India’s workforce and credited the…

Confirming the development, NBU joint registrar Swapan Rakksit said that a departmental inquiry has also been initiated against Jnan Bikash Bhandari .While Bhandari has been asked to proceed on leave, the university’s dean of science department has been given the temporary charge of the botany department.The disciplinary proceedings against the HoD has been initiated following a complaint by a research-scholar who accused him first of offering her sexually explicit proposals and finally physically harassing her.The research-scholar first filed a complaint against the accused professor at the internal complaints committee of NBU and subsequently forwarded it to the office of the…

According to Forbes’ latest list of India’s 100 richest people, brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath were ranked 40th among the country’s wealthiest people, with a combined net worth of $5.5 billion.”They have a net worth of Rs 45,754.50 crore and their rich list rank improved 18 places this year,” Forbes said.The Kamath brothers founded Zerodha in 2010, which revolutionised zero-cost equity investing.Earlier this week, the duo featured in the Hurun India rich list of 2023.Nithin and Nikhil Kamath were ranked 42 and 81, respectively, with net worths of Rs 35,300 crore and Rs 23,100 crore.Meanwhile, Zerodha has reported a revenue…

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Nawal El Moutawakel, Los Angeles 1984 Olympics gold medallist and Laureus Academy member, marked International Day of the Girl with a visit to the Magic Bus programme here.El Moutawakel visited along with former pole vaulter Sergey Bubka. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha, who completed with El Moutawakel in the 1984 Olympics and share a special bond off the track was also part of the event.Both Laureus Academy members, as well as PT Usha, are due to attend the IOC session in Mumbai later this week, with Wednesday’s visit offering them an opportunity to spread…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) About 97 per cent of Indian firms believe that allowing for remote and hybrid work has improved their bottom line, while 79 per cent of organisations agreed that hybrid and remote working has led to their investment in mobility over the last two years, a new report said on Thursday.As many organisations are now implementing more structured approaches to work, about 50 per cent of hybrid workers spend half the work week at the office, according to the IT infrastructure and services company NTT.Less than 57 per cent of Indian organisations provide employees with the…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a scalable and wearable pressure sensor that can potentially provide an easy, low-cost alternative to expensive footwear modifications, surgeries, and posture correction accessories.The new sensor is based on a nanocomposite material, that has unique combination of light-sensitive polymer and piezoelectric nanoparticles, which offers the advantage of easy array design for pixelated sensing over large area, simple process flow, and low-cost implementation for human movement monitoring and injury rehabilitation.In a study published in the journal Nano Energy, the researchers reported the sensor as fully flexible that…

Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) Three children diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease were provided the required enzyme replacement therapy at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).An official spokesperson of the institute said the treatment was facilitated under the national policy of rare disease, 2021.Experts said Gaucher disease is a rare and debilitating genetic disorder that affected one in 40,000 live births.The disease, like many genetic disorders, was untreatable until 2010 when enzyme replacement therapy velaglucerase was approved.However, the extremely high cost made it impossible for this therapy to be used for Indian patients.In the disease,…