Prof N Mukunda, vice-president, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, addressed 260 school students from 10 schools of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on ‘Opportunities in Science’ on Wednesday at Gujarat Science City (GSC). He said, “Students, today, are overloaded with information. They get access to lot of facts and data, which wasn’t possible and available...
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- Kerala cardinal seeks peaceful solutionAmid a raging row over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian soldiers, a cardinal from Kerala has appealed to the state authorities not to resort to precipitate action and warned the opposition against trying to exploit the situation. After the last week incident, “I immediately contacted the Catholic Ministers of Kerala urging the government not to […]
- Kerala gets country’s first rail coach factoryThe foundation stone for the Indian Railway’s first coach factory in Kerala was laid at Palakkad on Tuesday. Railways minister Dinesh Trivedi laid the foundation stone for the Rs 550 crore factory. The rail coach factory is being built at Puthusseri West village in Palakkad. The factory is the first factory in the country manufacturing aluminium rail coaches […]
- Kerala fronts want change in by-poll dateBoth the Congress-led ruling UDF and the CPI(M)-headed Opposition LDF in Kerala want the schedule of the by-election in Piravam Assembly constituency changed. As per the schedule announced by the Election commission two days back, polling in Piravam would be held on March 18. It was the LDF which had first called for a revision in the by-poll schedule saying […]
- Amitabh Bachchan fans pray to Lord Shiva for his recoveryHundreds of worried fans of ailing Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today performed a yagna here to pray for his speedy recovery. “We are using the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri to pray to Lord Shiva to help him recover painlessly from his health problems,” Sourav Banerjee of Amitabh Bachchan Fans Association of Kolkata, told. Dressed in tradition […]
- Anna Hazare to receive Rs 25 lakh award for rural developmentSocial activist Anna Hazare will receive an award of Rs 25 lakh from a Delhi-based organisation for his contribution to rural development. The award, instituted by Sitaram Jindal Foundation, will be given on February 23 at a function in New Delhi, Hazare’s aide Datta Awari told PTI from Ralegan Siddhi. “Hazare will also attend a Team Anna core committee meet […]
Science is the future, professor tells Ahmedabad kids
Science, spiritualism mix in mesmerizing exhibit
22Artist Susan MacWilliam has clearly felt that spooky pull. The Belfast-based artist, whose work often delves into the heady paranormal movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, came to Winnipeg in 2008 to work with the Thomas Glendenning Hamilton archive at the University of Manitoba. This mesmerizingly strange collection, which includes hundreds...
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Kalam Stresses the Need of Blending Science with Philosophy
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India released a research work “The Enigma of The Universe” authored by an eminent Jain saint scholar, Prof. Muni Mahendra Kumar, at his residence at New Delhi, today. On the occasion several eminent scientists, academicians and scholars among which Prof. Samten, VC, Central University for Tibetan...
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Stevens Middle School students pledge to be free of drugs, alcohol
PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School students continued their annual tradition of making a commitment to be free of drugs and alcohol during the school’s Red Ribbon program this week. Red Ribbon program events, planned by the school’s leadership students, were scheduled throughout the week.
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City gets a new school of thought
Books are not just a resource of information in school. They bring to life a new world transgressing time and borders. By entering this mystic universe of words, children develop the ability to fantasise and finally, articulate. Children of Ghatlodia municipal school no. 1 and 2 may have no inkling of these gains, but...
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Obama to celebrate Diwali with Mumbai school kids
US President Barack Obama would begin his India visit on November 6 with a message of condolence for the victims of 26/11, and will then celebrate Diwali with school children of the city along with First Lady Michelle. Obama would also visit the Gandhi Museum in Mumbai where he is also scheduled to attend...
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