U.S. visa fraud: India demands release of students

Suhasini Haidar

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 03, 2019 00:00 IST

Worried about the condition of 129 Indian students arrested in the United States for visa fraud, the government issued a demarche to the U.S. Embassy in Delhi on Saturday, demanding that the students be released from detention and not summarily deported.

“Our concern over the dignity and well-being of the detained students and the need for immediate consular access for Indian officials to the detainees was reiterated,” an Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said, adding that it had urged the U.S. government to “release them from detention at the earliest and not to resort to deportation against their will.”

The MEA has set up helplines for all those arrested, currently in detention centres across states. Indian consulate officials in Texas met with detainees in San Antonio, Conroe and Alvarado, the consulate said.

Letting vastu do its bit without any demolition

Times of India 03.02.2019

One is always looking for that magic wand that could eliminate all life’s problems and wellknown vastu expert Vimal Jhajharia, says, “You can experience this magic in your life with the help of the Vastu Shankh Yantra, an original conch shell filled with metallic elements and charged and pran prathisthit with positive energies. It is a divine gift from my guruji, the Great Himalayan yogi, Swami Murghanandji.”

Jhajharia is being helped by his son Vikas, (an MBA from Australia) who has recently returned from his successful half-yearly tour of the USA. Vikas says, “If the entrance of the house or office is in south/ southwest, it leads to financial instability. Also toilets, if situated in the north-east corner of the plot, can have disastrous effects on the minds of the family members. This can be rectified using the Vastu Shankh Yantra, which ensures flow of positive energy within the area, helping overall prosperity.”

Industrialist Raghav Agarwal endorses Vikas’s views and says, “We were facing a lot of financial issues in one of our factories. I came to know about Vimalji and Vikasji through one of my friends and when I showed them the factories we were told that all our south-facing areas were open and we had our machines placed in the wrong direction. Vimalji placed the shank yantra in different locations to rectify this defect without any demolition or changes and miraculously, the problems were all resolved one by one. It was hard to believe, and so, we tried the same yantra in our house. And there, too, health and relationships improved; peace and harmony returned.”

The Jhajharias are said to be providing their services in more than 50 countries across the globe. Vikas adds, “It is not magic, it is simple science; you need to try to believe it.”

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The Vastu Shankh Yantra

Times of India 03.02.2019

Why climbing stairs is good for your heart

According to a recent report, a few minutes of stair climbing at short intervals throughout the day can improve health

Times of India 03.02.2019

Are you sitting comfortably? Perhaps you shouldn’t be. In the UK alone, one in three Britishers are now couch potatoes who put their health at risk by spending too much time on their backsides. In India too, spending up to nine hours every day sedentary — at work, in a car, or in front of the TV — is putting many of us at risk of a life-threatening heart attack and an early death. It might be tempting to take that easy escalator or lift, but climbing the stairs is a great way to squeeze extra exercise into your day. And to maximise the benefits take one step at a time, rather than two. The research published in the journal Applied Physiology suggests that virtually anyone can improve their fitness, anywhere, any time by ditching elevators and taking the stairs.

“The findings make it even easier for people to incorporate ‘exercise snacks’ into their day. Those who work in office towers or live in apartment buildings can vigorously climb a few flights of stairs in the morning, at lunch, and in the evening and know they are getting an effective workout,” said Martin Gibala, lead author of the study.

“We know that sprint interval training works, but we were a bit surprised to see that the stair snacking approach was also effective. Vigorously climbing a few flights of stairs on your coffee or bathroom break during the day seems to be enough to boost fitness in people who are otherwise sedentary,” said Jonathan Little, co-author. The findings of the study suggested that in addition to being more fit, the stair climbers were also stronger compared to their sedentary counterparts and generated more power during maximal cycling.

— ANI



Vigorously climbing a few flights of stairs during your break can help

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Jewellery goes missing at TTD temple

Tirupati:03.02.2019

In an embarrassment to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, precious jewellery, including three crowns worn by processional deities at the Govindaraja Swamy temple, managed by TTD, have gone missing.

TTD top brass, including Tirupati joint executive officer Pola Bhaskar and chief vigilance and security officer Gopinath Jatti, IPS, rushed to the Govindaraja Swamy temple after the jewellery missing episode was brought to their notice on Saturday.

According to sources in the vigilance and security, CCTV footage of the temple was being examined by senior officials to find out how the jewels went missing which is abuzz with pilgrims and security.

Senior officials as well as the vigilance wing questioned priests and paricharakas. The value of the missing crowns is yet to be made public. TNN

Railway clerk put off duty for helming train with 700 on board

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Surat:03.02.2019
The railway booking clerk facing inquiry after his video of him driving a passenger train on Tapti line from Surat to Jalgaon went viral has been taken off duty by Western Railway (WR) authorities on Saturday.

Official sources said the railway authorities have taken cognizance of booking clerk Ravindra More, 38, employed at Athwalines passenger reservation centre (PRS), driving the passenger train with more than 700 passengers onboard.

While the inquiry is still going on, the clerk has been taken off duty.

The video of Ravindra More had gone viral on social media, showing him operating the locomotive engine of the passenger train for about 10km at a speed of 60km per hour.

More was taking directions from the loco pilot on increasing speed and applying brake. However, the identity of the loco pilot, who allowed More to drive the passenger train is yet to be established.

In the preliminary inquiry, More stated that the video was around seven years old and that he does not remember the train which he drove.

As per Indian Railways rules, even an assistant loco pilot is not allowed to take control of the loco engine in the absence of the authorized loco pilot.

Area railway manager (ARM), Surat railway station, CR Garuda said, “The clerk in question has been put off duty by higher authorities. He will have to report to work on a daily basis, but will not be able to perform his duty. The inquiry is still going on against him. If the WR finds substantial evidence against the clerk, he may face severe action.”

A senior officer of WR said, “The inquiry is on to find the identity of the loco pilot, who allowed the booking clerk to drive the passenger train. As per loco running staff rules, the loco pilot is not allowed to hand over the system to an outsider. In this case, both the clerk and the loco pilot are equally responsible for putting passenger safety at risk.”

Degrees must have photos of students: Javadekar

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Pune:03.02.2019

The HRD ministry has directed all universities to issue degree certificates with photographs of students, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Saturday.

Speaking at the 20th convocation ceremony of Bharati Vidyapeeth, Javadekar said this was being done to avoid any misuse of degrees. He also spoke about a National Academic Depository and said universities can upload students’ documents on it free of charge till September. He, however, did not give any time frame for implementation of the directive.

“Students tend to lose their important documents, and when they go abroad they want authenticated certificates. Hence, we have started electronic depository called National Academic Depository. Degree certificates and marks lists will be on this depository. The institutes can upload their 10 years’ data free of cost till September,” added Javadekar.

Taking a jibe at Bharati Vidyapeeth University, which still continues with the tradition of convocation gowns, Javadekar said, “I had written a letter to all universities requesting them to switch to Indian dress, designed by their own students, for convocation. I hope Bharati Vidyapeeth, too, will follow this directive from next year.”

Speaking at the 20th convocation ceremony of Bharati Vidyapeeth, Javadekar said this was being done to avoid any misuse of degree