Chhath Puja: Four Day Worship of the North

Chhath Puja: Four Day Worship of the North

by | Nov 22, 2020 | Press Releases

Chhath Puja, the dedication to Lord Surya

India is a land of colourful and beautiful festivals. Each part of India has its own bunch of festivals. Chhath Puja is one such Hindu festival which is dedicated to the Sun God or Surya Bhagwan. This festival is largely celebrated in the Northern parts of India including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It is celebrated in other parts of India as well. Chhath Puja is also known as Chhath, Chhath Parva, Surya Shashti, etc.

The word ‘Chhath’ means sixth in Bhojpuri, Nepali and Maithili languages. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the Kartikeya month and this is how it gets its name. Chhath Puja is a four-day long festival with significance for each day. Today is the first day of Chhath Puja. The significance of each day is:

Day One: Nahay Khay is the first day of Chhath. Early morning, the devotees take a bath in the holy Ganga. The families prepare a traditional meal and serve it to the Sun as Bhog (Prashad). The house is entirely purified with Ganga Jal. In the entire day, only one meal is eaten. The meal includes Chane ki Daal, Kaddu ki Sabji, and Kheer without any salt. The food is served in soil or bronze utensils only.

Day Two: Lohanda and Kharna (Argasan) is the second day of Puja. This is an entire day Nirjala Vrath i.e. fasting without even drinking water from sunrise to sunset. They break their fast after worshiping the Sun during sunset.

Day Three: Sandhya Arghya is the second last day of Puja. This day is also observed with fasting without water. The children make bamboo baskets filled with fruits and sweets. The men of the family take the baskets to the riverside. At the open ghats, these baskets are kept where the ladies take a dip and offer the Arghya to the setting sun.

Day Four: Bihaniya Arghya is the final day. All the families of the devotees reach the river before sunrise. The baskets are again brought to the river and offers prayers and Prasad to the Sun while rising. After this, they break their fast by eating the Prasad.

Being the most eminent festival of the North, it is celebrated with much enthusiasm. Hindu people believe that early sunlight can help cure diseases and is great for healing too.

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90’s Top TV show ‘Friends’ would continue to air on Nick at Nite

90’s Top TV show ‘Friends’ would continue to air on Nick at Nite

by | Nov 22, 2020 | Press Releases

A new syndication contract got signed between ViacomCBS and Warner Bros.

Washington (US) –

The famous 90’s top TV show ‘Friends’ will continue to air on Nick at Nite, as there was a new syndication contact between ViacomCBS and Warner Bros. Television.

 According to Variety, the megahit sitcom will continue to be a part of Nickelodeon’s late-night lineup under the multi-year deal, which also covers several other shows that air across the ViacomCBS cable portfolio.

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 The deal also includes some off-network cable premiere rights to ‘Young Sheldon,’ which will begin airing on Nick at Nite from November 30.

 Nick has also announced that the network will air the ‘Super-Stuffed Friends-Giving,’ which features a lineup of classic ‘Friends’ episodes starting from November 23, at 9 pm ET.

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 It will also include some of the beloved funny moments from the series airing throughout the week, and a marathon of Thanksgiving-themed episodes on Thursday reported Variety.

 There are few more shows which would be aired on Nick at Nite are ‘Mom,’ and ‘Full House.’

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MBBS and BDS admission seats are reserved for ‘COVID Warriors’

MBBS and BDS admission seats are reserved for ‘COVID Warriors’

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

Five Central Pool MBBS seats to be reserved in this category for the year 2020-21

New Delhi –

November 19, 2020: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday affirmed another classification for the choice and selection of applicants from ‘Wards of COVID Warriors’ under the Central pool MBBS and BDS seats for the coming academic year, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

According to an assertion from the Health Ministry, five Central Pool MBBS seats have been saved for this classification for the year 2020-21.

“This move plans to exalt and respect the honorable commitment made by the COVID heroes in the treatment and the executives of COVID patients. This will respect the serious penance of all COVID heroes who presented with magnanimous devotion for the reason for obligation and humankind,” an assertion from the service citing the Health Minister said.

“The Central pool MBBS seats might be distributed for determination and assignments of applicants from among the wards of COVID heroes, who have lost life due to the Covid, or passed on inadvertently by virtue of COVID-related obligation,” the assertion added.

All private emergency clinic staff and resigned, volunteer, nearby metropolitan bodies, contracted, day by day wage, specially appointed and redistributed staff ordered by states, focal or self-sufficient medical clinics of Central/states/UTs, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Institutes of National Importance (INIs) or medical clinics of Central Ministries drafted for COVID-19 related obligations will be qualified for the new classification, it added.

The Health Minister likewise reported a Rs 50 lakh protection bundle for COVID champions while helping comrades that the definition to remember a COVID hero has been set somewhere near the Government of India.

The choice of up-and-comers will be made by the Medical Council Committee (MCC) through online application based on rank got in the NEET-2020 directed by the National Testing Agency

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Gunfight breaks out in Parigam village of J&K’s Pulwama

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

The exchange of gunfire is going on. However, no reports of either killings or injuries are being received.

SRINAGAR (J&K) —

Another gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Parigam village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

Reports reaching here said that joint teams of J&K Police, Indian Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Parigam village.

Soon after the searches were being conducted, the exchange of fire took place in the area between the trapped militants and government forces.

As per latest details available with Digpu News, the exchange of gunfire is going on. However, no reports of either killings or injuries are being received.

Meanwhile, local news reports quoting ‘local sources’ said that youth hit roads and pelted stones on the joint forces after a separate CASO was launched in Astan Mohalla area of Karimabad village in Pulwama.

Also Read: Nagrota Gunfight: IGP Jammu says heavy ammunition recovered and big plans foiled

However, officials feigned ignorance about the clashes, but confirmed that the area has been cordoned off after the input about the movement of militants in the village.

It is pertinent to mention here that four unidentified militants were killed and two SoG men were injured in an early morning gunfight which broke out between government forces and militants, who were travelling in a vehicle near Ban Toll Plaza of Nagrota area in Jammu district.

As per the official statement of Central Reserve Police Force, inputs about the movement of militants from the Samba sector towards Nagrota Toll Plaza were received by CRPF and J&K Police.

“They were trapped and eliminated. Total 11 AK-47 rifles have been recovered,” the statement added.

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Conan O’Brien will end his late-night show by June 2021

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

Conan O’Brien may appear in weekly variety series on HBO Max

Washington (US) –

November 19, 2020: American TV show have Conan O’Brien’s TBS late-night show will envelop by June 2021 after 10 seasons on the link organization. He will at that point segue to a week after week assortment arrangement on HBO Max, which like TBS is claimed by WarnerMedia.

As indicated by The Hollywood Reporter, the 57-year-old television have O’Brien, “In 1993 Johnny Carson offered me the best guidance of my profession: ‘As quickly as time permits, get to a streaming stage. I’m excited that I will keep doing whatever the damnation it is I do on HBO Max, and I anticipate a free membership.”

O’Brien won’t leave TBS altogether: His ‘Conan Without Borders’ movement specials will keep on broadcasting on TBS. O’Brien is the longest-tenured current host of a late-night show, having first facilitated NBC’s ‘Late Night’ in 1993. He has a year left on his present arrangement with TBS.

Brett Weitz, head supervisor of TNT, TBS and TruTV stated, “28 years is a stupendous accomplishment in late-night TV. We’re staggeringly pleased with the historic work that Conan and his group have achieved during the 10 years at TBS and are happy to the point that we will keep on having his quality on our air with the ‘Conan Without Borders’ specials. We praise his prosperity and are happy to see it develop over our WarnerMedia family.”

Subtleties on the week after week HBO Max arrangement are meager right now. Theory that O’Brien would unwind his daily show or move to a week by week design has been circling for quite a long while, going back to before the 2018 choice to manage Conan from an hour to 30 minutes per night. O’Brien said at the time that the half-hour design “offers us the chance to twofold down on the stuff we’re doing that works best and reverberates with our fan base, particularly our computerized stuff, and make the show less fatty so I’m never out there occupying time in any capacity.”

O’Brien likewise has a current relationship with HBO Max, as his Team Coco is creating a few stand-up specials for the decoration.

As indicated by The Hollywood Reporter, HBO and HBO Max boss substance official Casey Bloys, “Conan’s novel image of vigorous, relatable and now and again, absurdist, satire has enchanted late-night crowds for almost three decades. We can hardly wait to perceive what he and the remainder of Team Coco will devise for this pristine assortment design every week.”

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Training of Trainers (TOT) Program in Laparoscopic Surgery by DR. R.K. Mishra

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

The Training of Trainers (TOT) model has been started at World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon, under the direction of DR. R.K. Mishra.

Recognizing the need for training and development of Master Trainers existing in the laparoscopic and robotic surgery, World Laparoscopy Hospital in collaboration with the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons (WALS) has come up with a special training program for Master Trainers on enhancing training minimal access surgery skills.

The Training of Trainers (TOT) model has been started at World Laparoscopy Hospital, Gurgaon, under the direction of DR. R.K. Mishra which is intended to engage master laparoscopic trainers in teaching new trainers that are less experienced with minimal access surgical skill, or with training overall. This workshop is started with the help of a pool of competent experts of laparoscopic surgery under the direction of Dr. R.K. Mishra who can then teach the other trainers who want to train the surgical resident.

This means a new participant typically gets to watch an experienced trainer teach, complete the exercises, and then practice teaching segments to other participants. The master trainer and trainer participants should use the CDC Professional Development (PD) Best Practices.

This course is designed by Prof. R.K. Mishra to help the professor ranked surgeon, gynaecologists, urologists, and paediatric surgeons who are not (or at least not yet) a professional trainer in laparoscopic surgery. The focus is on the laparoscopic new trainer who has been asked to present or train a group of the individual surgeon and gynaecologists in their country; a task for which he or she has little prior experience. 

As a result of attending a ToT, participants will be able to: 

  • Recognize the importance of considering the participants and their minimal access surgery training needs, including the different learning styles and adult learning principles in the different specialization of surgery.
  • Know how to write objectives and evaluate whether these objectives have been met at the end of a laparoscopic training session.
  • Develop an effective laparoscopic training style, using appropriate training aids and techniques in minimal access surgery.
  • Understand the importance of an instruction guide to help a laparoscopic trainer prepare and deliver effectively and consistently.
  • Conduct a short group laparoscopic training session that incorporates these training concepts.
  • Enhance your understanding of laparoscopic learning styles and how to accommodate them in the classroom
  • Understand the key principles of effective communication in a workshop hands-on laparoscopic setting
  • Identify strategies to create a no-risk environment with a variety of training techniques to stimulate participation
  • Develop a plan and prepare for an effective training session
  • Practice thinking on your feet in a safe laparoscopic surgery environment
  • Identify advanced interventions for difficult surgical situations
  • Practice the skills needed for a team presentation

Eligibility and benefit to laparoscopic trainer

  • The participants of this course should be of at least associate professor rank and they should have at least 15 years of experience in laparoscopic surgery.
  • The trainer should have infrastructure ready to start training and they should be ready to take the students for further training in their institute.
  • World Laparoscopy Hospital will give all the study material require for training to the participants of this course and we will help the institute to get accreditation by WALS, SAGES, EAES and different universities of World.
  • The laparoscopic trainers who are trained by Prof. R.K. Mishra can use all the PowerPoints, books and DVDs of Prof. Mishra in their institute.

This on the job training can strike fear into the heart of the most skilled and experienced surgeon. If you do on the head of training in your organization the course will help you feel more comfortable and more competent. The TOT engages participants in a comprehensive, multi-day distributive learning process that builds the knowledge and skills required to effectively train educators to perform state of the art laparoscopic surgery.

On successful assessment, participants shall be certified through a joint certificate by the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons. Thereby becoming eligible to conduct laparoscopic training in the area of their expertise.

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Nagrota Gunfight: IGP Jammu says heavy ammunition recovered and big plans foiled

Nagrota Gunfight: IGP Jammu says heavy ammunition recovered and big plans foiled

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

IGP Mukesh Singh said that a large number of weapons were recovered from the slain militants including 11 AK rifles and 29 grenades.

Inspector-General of Police (Jammu range) Mukesh Singh said that a newly infiltrated group of four militants were killed at Ban Toll Plaza near Nagrota on Srinagar-Jammu highway after a truck in which they were travelling was intercepted at a checkpoint.

He said that the truck driver managed to flee from the spot while security forces recovered a large number of arms and ammunition that include 11 AK 47 rifles and 29 grenades.

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Heavy Ammunition and Pakistani labeled drugs recovered.

Addressing a press conference, IGP Jammu Mukesh Singh said that ever since the announcement for the District Development Council (DDC), police had been receiving inputs about a possible infiltration bid in Jammu.

“We had kept our all teams deployed at Naka points. There were intelligence inputs that militants may sneak in along with large quantities of arms and ammunition,” the IGP Jammu said.

He said at around 5 AM, a truck was stopped and when it was searched, the driver stepped out and fled. “During the search of the vehicle, the hiding militants opened a heavy volume of fire that was retaliated. The encounter lasted for three hours. Two policemen sustained injuries and both are stable,” he said.

The IGP Jammu said that four unidentified militants were killed in the gunfight. “All the slain were carrying large quantities of arms and ammunition with them. This is for the first in the past few years that such a large quantity of weapons were recovered from the slain—11 AK rifles, 29 grenades (apart from those lobbed at forces), three pistols, pouches, mobile phones and other incriminating material,” the IGP Jammu said.

Gunfight: Four ‘unidentified’ militants killed in Jammu’s Nagrota - Digpu News
Slain militants killed in the Nagrota Gunfight this morning.

Asked about the motive of militants, the IGP said that given the quantity of weapons recovered from the slain, it seems that the group had infiltrated recently and were “planning something very big.”

“But their plan stands foiled,” he said, adding that the operation was carried out jointly by police, CRPF and the Army. “The sanitization operation is still on and identity and the affiliation of slain militants is being ascertained,” he said.

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Gunfight: Four ‘unidentified’ militants killed in Jammu’s Nagrota

Gunfight: Four ‘unidentified’ militants killed in Jammu’s Nagrota

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

As per initial reports, the militants are believed to foreign (Pakistani) belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit.

JAMMU (J&K) —

Four unidentified militants were killed and two SoG men were injured in an early morning gunfight which broke out between government forces and militants, who were travelling in a vehicle near Ban Toll Plaza of Nagrota area in Jammu district.

As per the official statement of Central Reserve Police Force, inputs about the movement of militants from the Samba sector towards Nagrota Toll Plaza were received by CRPF and J&K Police. “They were trapped and eliminated. Total 11 AK-47 rifles have been recovered,” the statement added.

As per initial reports, the militants are believed to foreign (Pakistani) belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit. Meanwhile, two policemen from the Special Operations Group (SoG) sustained splinter injuries. However, both the cops are said to be stable after being hospitalized in GMC Jammu.

Gunfight: Four ‘unidentified’ militants killed in Jammu’s Nagrota - Digpu News

The injured in the Nagrota gunfight have been identified as Kuldeep Raj (32) of Akhnoor and Mohammad Ishaq Malik (40) of Neel Qasim Banihal, Ramban. Apart from CRPF and J&K Police, the Indian Army also joined the ‘operation’ to neutralize the militants.

Earlier, traffic on Jammu—Srinagar national highway was blocked after the gun battle ensued around 5 AM. The traffic is likely to be restored within some time.

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College Board’s Executive Director for South & Central Asia joins NoPaperForms as Chief Business Officer

by | Nov 20, 2020 | Press Releases

NoPaperForms announced the appointment of Vikram Shah as its Chief Business Officer to oversee school admissions in India

Gurugram –
NoPaperForms, the Enrolment Automation Company, today announced the appointment of Vikram Shah as its Chief Business Officer. Vikram will oversee the company’s UniApply vertical, focussing on school admissions in India. His immediate focus would be to scale the business operations in over hundred cities by the end of 2021 and make it a ‘go to place’ for parents for school admissions.

“Vikram is the right person to lead and grow UniApply, given his strong experience in the education industry and proven ability to deliver superlative results” said Naveen Goyal, Founder and CEO of NoPaperForms. “We are in a hyper growth phase here at NoPaperForms and Vikram is going to add wings to our momentum even further. Along with our entire senior leadership team, he, I am sure, would ensure NoPaperForms’ next phase of growth and market leadership in this exciting vertical,” he added.

Vikram is an industry veteran with over 18 years of experience under his belt and has played an instrumental role in setting up and scaling the business verticals of major international testing bodies in India viz. Graduate Management Academic Council (GMAC) and The College Board. 

“I am honoured to be part of NoPaperForms and look forward to contributing to the next phase of company’s growth. NPF’s technology and delivery capabilities provide an immense competitive advantage to the company and tremendous value to its clients” Vikram said. 

“The number of schools in our country are more than three times the number of schools in China and the school admission landscape in India presents a massive untapped opportunity. NoPaperForms has just scratched the surface and we will be scaling it rapidly. My priority is to build upon NPF’s rich legacy of innovation, industry leadership in the education and I will leverage the company’s client-centric culture into building the UniApply business to improve the lives of parents and schools administrators across India,” he further added.

Founded in 2017, NoPaperForms is the country’s largest and most trusted enrolment automation platform. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services which enable institutions to digitise, streamline, and scale their entire admissions process. UniApply is NoPaperForms’ answer to the perennial problems of school admissions. It is a Common Application Platform for schools that allows parents and students to Explore, Decide, Apply, and Enrol to multiple schools with just a click.

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Grenade attack leaves many civilians injured in Pulwama

by | Nov 19, 2020 | Press Releases

Soon after the grenade explosion, the area was cordoned off by government forces to nab the suspected militants.

SRINAGAR (J&K) —

Suspected militants on Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade on government forces in Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

“Militants lobbed the grenade on a joint team of Police and CRPF in Kakapora. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on road,” an unnamed police officer was quoted by a local news agency.

In the incident, twelve civilians received splinter injuries who were subsequently shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. All of them are said to be stable, as per the latest reports.

The injured in the Pulwama attack were identified as Raja Begum, Suhail Ahmed, both residents of Naman Kakapora, Shabir Dar, Mushtaq Ahmed, Bashir Dar, Habibullah Sheikh, Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, Bashir Ahmed and Abrar Ahmed, all residents of Kakapora, Ghulam Mohiuddin of Laribal Kakapora, Adil Ahmed of Samboora Pampore and a non-local from Uttar Pradesh identified as Muhammad Aamir.

Soon after the grenade explosion, the area was cordoned off by government forces to nab the suspected militants. Watch the video to know more.

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