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  • Remove distortions and become self-conqueror- Yug Pradhan Acharyashree Mahashraman

    Remove distortions and become self-conqueror- Yug Pradhan Acharyashree Mahashraman

    Yugpradhan Acharyashree Mahashramanji, the eleventh discipline of the Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Dharmasangh, who enlightens the people with his spiritual light, is currently illuminating the diamond city and silk city Surat of Gujarat state with his spiritual light. After the effective completion of the Akshaya Tritiya festival, on Monday, a civic reception ceremony was organized in the Mangal Sannidhi of Acharyashree Mahashramanji, the messiah of humanity. In which Surat’s mayor Himaliben Boghavala, many industrialists of Surat and many Padma Shri honored dignitaries expressed their feelings in greeting Acharyashree and received holy blessings from Acharyashree.

    A civil felicitation ceremony of Acharyashree was organized on Monday at the grand Mahavir Samavasaran built in the Mahavir University campus. Mumukshu Rijul gave his faith-filled expression in this program that began with Acharyashree’s auspicious Mahamantrochar. After four years, Samani Chaitanyapragyaji, who visited Gurudarshan from abroad, mentioned the work done in the spread of Jainism while giving his expression of joy. Sadhvivarya Sadhvi Sambudhayshaji addressed the people present.

    Acharyashree while making the people of Surat drink his Amritvani said that there is a situation of victory and defeat in the world. Some lose in the election and some win. One who conquers a million enemies may be victorious, but one who conquers his own soul is the ultimate victor. To conquer the soul becomes the ultimate victory. Body is temporary and soul is permanent. The body gets destroyed and the soul is indestructible. Winning your soul means getting rid of the perversions that pollute the soul. It is a matter of self-victory to reveal the pure form of the soul by removing the distortions.

    Man can get convenience through material means, but to attain peace, man should try to move forward in the direction of spiritual practice. Anger is a perversion of the soul. To remove anger, one should try to do spiritual practice. The soul can be made pure by removing the deformity of anger through Prekshadhyan, Swadhyay, Anupreksha and Sankalp. Similarly, Mardav should be used to remove the perversion of pride. Arjav Bhav can be used to remove distortions in the form of illusion, deceit, fraud. Greed is conquered by satisfaction. In this way the conqueror of seductive deeds can become a conqueror of the Self.

    Acharyashree further said that at present our Anuvrat Yatra is going on. Param Pujya Acharyashree Tulsi started the Anuvrat movement. During my travels, I also try to convey the resolutions of goodwill, morality and de-addiction among the people. The spirit of these sources should remain in the people of Surat as well. Acharyashree also gave holy blessings to the Samanis who had Gurudarshan.

    After the auspicious speech of Acharyashree, the civic reception ceremony started. Invocation was done by Terapanth Samaj. Bharat Bhai Shah and famous industrialist Govind Bhai Dholakia of Acharyashree Mahashraman Nagrik Abhinandan Samaroh Samiti gave their expression.

    The people of Surat have been enlightened by the divine light of Aapshree: Mayor Himaliben Boghavala

    Mayor of Surat Municipal Corporation Himaliben Boghavala said that today on behalf of the people of the entire city of Surat, I bow down, salute and congratulate Acharyashree Mahashramanji. The atmosphere of Surat has changed with the arrival of Aapshree. It will take many births to sing your praises. The work you have done for the welfare of the world is commendable. The people of Surat seem to be impressed by the spiritual divine effulgence of Aapshree. I will also try to bring the inspiration received from you in my life. May you bestow such blessings that Surat continues to gain fame all over the world.

    Veteran dignitaries of Surat gathered at the civic reception

    Apart from this, social worker Kanjibhai Bhalala, Municipal Corporation Standing Committee Chairman Pareshbhai Patel, former JEETO President Ganpat Chaudhary, Padmashree Mathurbhai Sawani, Padmashree Yazdibhai Karanjia, Padmashree Kanu Bhai Taylor, Dr. Jitubhai Shah and Vesu ISKCON President Mr. Radhacharanji paid tribute to their Acharyashree. Received holy blessings by expressing your feelings in Abhinandan. Sanjay Jain read out the congratulation letter. Acharyashree gave holy blessings to the people. Anurag Kothari and Vishvesh Sanghvi conducted the civic reception program.

  • Rajkot: Another 19-year-old youth dies of heart attack

    Rajkot: Another 19-year-old youth dies of heart attack

    The incident of death of another youth from Rajkot due to heart attack has come to light. A 19-year-old youth died of cardiac arrest. The youth was complaining of breathlessness and pain in hands and feet for the last 2-3 days. At present, the rate of heart attack at a young age has increased after Corona. For a long time, cases of death due to heart attack are increasing in youth. The process of death due to heart attack among the youth is not taking the name of stopping. The relatives were shocked when a 19-year-old youth, who was going to the gym regularly in Rajkot, died of a heart attack early in the morning. Even before this, more than 6 youths have died due to heart attack while playing sports like cricket and football in the city.

    The health of the young man deteriorated early in the morning

    According to the police, Adarsh Savaliya, a resident of Sardar Nagar-1, used to go to the gym regularly. For two-three days, he was complaining of difficulty in breathing and pain in hands and feet. The family members thought that going to the gym might have caused the problem. Although the young man went to the bathroom early in the morning. Where the family members were taken from 108 to Civil Hospital after falling. Where the doctors declared him dead. Not only this, the doctors also said that he died of a heart attack.

    There was chaos in the family due to the death of the only son.

    According to the police, Adarsh’s father has a factory in Attica. Adarsh was the only son of his parents. He has a sister who is elder to the deceased Adarsh.

    43-year-old watchman dies of heart attack in Morbi

    On the other hand, a person working in a factory near Rafaleshwar in Morbi died of a heart attack. Srihari Bahadur Paripal, 43, working in Meta Tech Industries, died of a heart attack. The deceased Bahadur Paripal, posted on the duty of the watchman, was going to open the door of the office. There he had a sudden heart attack and fell down. The family including the staff are shocked by the sudden death of a laborer working in the factory.

  • Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    Surat: Growth in India’s gems and jewelery exports amid global challenges

    In the financial year 2022-23, there has been an increase of 2.48% in the export of gems and jewelery to Rs 300462.52 crore, which was recorded at Rs 293193.19 crore in the same period last year. The total gems and jewelery exports in US Dollars were recorded at US$ 37468.66 million as against US$ 39331.71 million in the same period last year.

    Congratulating the Government of India on achieving the export target of $770 billion in FY 2022-23 and analyzing the export performance of Gems and Jewelery Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said that “Indian Gems and Jewelery industry has risen to the global challenges. Despite this, it has given a commendable performance. Despite inflation in America, war between Russia-Ukraine, continuous lockdown in China for 6 months, the Indian gems and jewelery industry has performed commendably in achieving its target. The total gross export of gems and jewelery has registered a growth of 2.48% to Rs.300462.52 crore this year as compared to the previous financial year. Due to the timely implementation of CEPA between India and UAE by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, plain gold exports to UAE have seen a growth of 17% in the financial year 2022-23. The main markets of India are America, Hong Kong and UAE. ,

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the total gross exports of cut and polished diamonds are expected to decline by 2.97% (a decline of 9.78% in US dollar terms) to Rs. 176696.95 Crore (US$ 22044.58 Million), a decline has been recorded from Rs. 182111.14 crore (US$ 24433.75 million) was recorded at Rs. Talking about the decline in exports of cut and polished diamonds, Vipul Shah shared his view that, “Global challenges affected the demand for diamonds in major markets including India, USA and China. But Europe And some regions in South-East Asia did well. India faced difficulties due to inconsistent Russian rough diamond supplies and challenges with profitability, as countries such as Namibia, Botswana and Angola export their rough diamonds to their countries. They prefer to do cuttings in countries only.

    • Gold jewelery exports up by 11.13% to Rs 75635.72 crore
    • Export of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% to Rs.33177.86 crore
    • Export of studded gold jewelery declined by 2.97% to Rs 176696.95 crore
    • Export of Polished Lab Grown Diamonds increased by 37.31% to Rs.13466.42 crore
    • 16.02% growth in silver jewelery exports to Rs 23492.71 crore
    • Export of Colored Gemstones increased by 45.44% to Rs.3373.43 Crore

    Vipul Shah further added, “However, stability will return to the diamond sector in the coming months, especially in China and Far East Asia. For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of gold jewelery is Rs 75635.72 Crore (US$ 9423.31 million), an increase of 11.13% (3.22% in US dollar terms) from Rs.68062.41 crore (US$ 9129.71) million recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of plain gold jewelery increased by 17.22% (8.74% in US$ terms) to Rs 33177.86 Crore (US$ 4128.57 Million). 28303.37 crores (US$3796.70 million) has been recorded in the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of all types of studded gold jewelery registered a growth of 6.79% (decrease of 0.72% in US$ terms) to Rs 42457.87 Crore (US$ 5294.74 Million) from Rs. 39759.04 Crore (US$ 5333.01 Million) for the year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of Lab Grown Diamonds stood at Rs 13466.42 Crore (US$ 1679.98 Million), a growth of 37.31% (27.85% in US Dollar terms). 9807.56 crore (US$1313.98 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    On the increasing business of Lab Grown, GJEPC President Vipul Shah said that Lab Grown Diamond is a fast recovering sector. An increase of 37.31% has been registered in the export of lab grown from April 2022 to March 2023 to Rs 13466.2 crore. IITs have been given a grant of Rs 242 crore by the Government of India for the next 5 years to do research on lab grown, which will prove to be helpful in developing manufacturing technology at the local level. The removal of custom duty on lab grown diamond seeds, which was earlier 5%, is also a commendable step. This will help India to complete the production cycle of lab grown-diamonds globally and gain leadership as a jewelery manufacturing.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of silver jewelery stood at Rs 23492.71 crore (US$ $ 2932.12 million), a growth of 16.02% (8.03% in US$ terms). 20248.09 crore (US$ $ 2714.14 million) was recorded for the previous year.

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross exports of platinum jewelery registered a growth of 10.01% (2.49% in US$ terms) to INR 237.73 Crore (US$29.01 Million) from US$ 29.01 Million last year (Rs. 216.09 crore was recorded).

    For the period April 2022 – March 2023, the provisional gross export of colored gemstones is Rs. 3373.43 Crore (US$ 419.63 Million) from Rs 2319.41 Crore (US$ 311.21 Million) last year, registering a growth of 45.44% (34.83% in $ terms).

    Export performance in March 2023

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gems and Jewelery declined by 23.75% (a decline of 29.39% in US$ terms) from Rs. $3699.90 million).

    The total gross export of cut and polished diamonds in March 2023 is Rs. 13207.10 Crore (US$ 1604.67 Million), registering a decline of 27.68% (a decline of 33.05% in US$ terms) as compared to Rs 18263.16 Crore (US$ 2396.96 Million) registered in the previous year.

    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of Gold Jewelery registered a growth of 4.24% from Rs 5769.24 Crore (US$ 701.26 Million) to Rs 5534.53 Crore (US$ 726.27 Million) in the same period last year.

    The total gross export of Plain Gold Jewelery in March 2023 is Rs. 2760.02 crore (US$ 335.56 million), indicating an increase of 27.27% (or 17.86% in US dollar terms) from Rs. 2168.70 crore (US$ 284.70 million) at Rs.
    In the month of March 2023, the total gross exports of studded gold jewelery stood at Rs.3009.22 crore (US$ 365.70 million), a decline of 10.60% (a decline of 17.18% in US$ terms) from Rs. 3365.83 crore (US$ 441.57 million).

  • Ahmedabad: Free shuttle facility to the spectators going to watch the match at Modi Stadium, parking will have to be booked through the application

    Ahmedabad: Free shuttle facility to the spectators going to watch the match at Modi Stadium, parking will have to be booked through the application

    The match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians is to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. As thousands of spectators throng this stadium, parking becomes a major problem. That’s why special arrangements have been made for the spectators coming to watch the match. Viewers will be able to book parking on an app called Show My Parking. Also, free shuttle has been arranged for them to go from the parking plot to the stadium.

    Vehicle will be towed and fine will be charged

    Ahmedabad Police has tweeted that the spectators coming to watch the match should not face any problem, so advance booking will have to be done compulsorily through the Show My Parking application. Apart from this, free shuttle service has been arranged for the spectators living away from the parking of the stadium. Vehicles parked at places other than the parking lot will be towed and fined.

    Spectators used to pay money for vehicle parking

    Due to the Modi Stadium match, parking was allowed by charging more money for parking vehicles in the surrounding areas. Apart from this, traffic was affected due to parking of vehicles everywhere. Therefore, now the police has tweeted that special arrangements have been made for the audience. Arrangements have also been made for the movement of spectators from the parking lot to the stadium. So that traffic is not affected and visitors can get rid of parking by paying more money.

  • Vadodara: 130 days’ remuneration paid to the permanent employees of the State Health Department, but anger over non-payment to contract workers

    Vadodara: 130 days’ remuneration paid to the permanent employees of the State Health Department, but anger over non-payment to contract workers

    During the Corona epidemic, permanent employees across the state have been given additional remuneration of 130 days for doing duty on holidays. But even though the contract employees of the health department have worked on holidays during the Corona period, no separate remuneration has been given to such employees by the state government. Due to which there is resentment among thousands of employees of such technical and non-technical contracts.

    Separate remuneration of contract employees has not been paid till date

    have been offered from time to time by all the districts and corporations of the state to the concerned departments of the state government, but the separate remuneration of such contractual employees has not been paid till date. Along with this, written information has also been given to the Mission Director (NHM) by the Chief District Health Officer from all the districts. However, this question has not been resolved till date.

    More than 70 percent of the employees did extra work during the Corona period

    Significantly, during the last pandemic Corona period, more than 70 percent of the employees did extra work. Even during the holidays, he performed duty during the Corona period. It is an indisputable fact that if the contractual employees had not joined shoulder to shoulder with the permanent employees during the Corona period, the condition of the administration would have deteriorated. However, permanent employees have been given an honorarium of 130 days for doing duty during the Corona period. But in this case, thousands of contract workers of the health department are indignant when the government’s discriminatory policy of not giving any remuneration to thousands of contract workers was exposed.

    Fury prevails among contract workers

    It is noteworthy that the number of contractual employees is likely to be much higher in comparison to permanent employees in all the departments of the state. There is a general feeling and demand of the contract employees that all the rights which are available or given to the permanent employees should be given to the contract employees according to their salary. The government had made a written recommendation for salary allowance to the permanent employees, but there is anger among the contract employees for not recommending the contract employees.

    Recommend in writing to the Deputy Secretary for certain cadres

    The Additional Director of the State Government has recommended in writing to the Deputy Secretary for certain cadres, in which regular or permanent employees have been recommended to receive 130 days leave salary in addition to the higher monthly allowance during the last Corona period, but Thousands of contractual employees have not been recommended to give more monthly allowance or 130 days fixed pay leave, which has exposed the double policy of the Health Department. However, no recommendation has been made by any higher level authority regarding additional allowance for contract employees or payment for work done on holidays. There is anger among the contract employees for not solving the problems of the contract employees.

  • Rajkot: Traffic signals will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm due to rising heat

    Rajkot: Traffic signals will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm due to rising heat

    Scorching heat has started in the state. In some cities, the temperature is going beyond 40 degrees. In Rajkot city too, the mercury has started reaching beyond 40 degrees. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of increasing the temperature further in the coming days. The onset of summer has been delayed this year, but now there is a possibility of severe heat wave. After this, the Rajkot traffic department has decided to keep the traffic signals closed from 1 pm to 5 pm so that the drivers do not face any problem in the afternoon.

    Traffic signals in Rajkot will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm

    Rajkot traffic department has taken an important decision to avoid the scorching heat. All traffic signals in the city will remain closed from 1 pm to 5 pm. Due to which the drivers will not have to stand on the traffic signal in the scorching heat and get scorched in the heat. People avoid going out without work in the afternoon or summer, but this decision is important for those who have to go out under compulsion. Traffic signals usually remain closed for 60 to 90 seconds. This time may sound less but when you have to stand for so long in the scorching heat then it is very difficult. Especially the elderly and children will benefit more from this decision and will be able to avoid heat stroke.

    cases of fainting due to heat stroke in summer

    Due to the unbearable heat in summer, many cases of sunstroke come to the fore and sometimes people even faint. The traffic department has tried to save people from trouble by standing on the traffic signal. During this, due to the strong sunlight, people go out only when there is some very important work. So that due to this decision the traffic department does not have to face any kind of traffic problem. This decision will be effective till further notice.

  • Gujarat: 5 more accused arrested in dummy case, accused had given 10th and competitive exam

    Gujarat: 5 more accused arrested in dummy case, accused had given 10th and competitive exam

    Police on Monday arrested 5 more accused in the Bhavnagar dummy paper case. Significantly, the police had arrested Ghanshyam Landhwa and Bipin Trivedi last day. Both of them are named in the complaint along with Yuvraj Singh. Bipin Trivedi is a close friend of Yuvraj whose video surfaced. Bipin Trivedi claimed to have taken 55 lakhs from Yuvraj. Along with this, the name of Ghanshyam also came up in this video, who had done the transaction of Rs. A total of 38 complaints have been registered so far in the dummy case and 19 accused have been arrested so far.

    arrested accused

    The accused, arrested by the police on Monday, appeared as dummies in class 10th as well as competitive examinations. The names of the accused are Hasmukh Punabhai Bhatt, Jaideep Bababhai Bheda, Devang Ramanuj Yogeshbhai, Yuvraj Singh Jitendrasinh Parmar and Jani Hirenkumar Ravi Shankar.

    6 accused were detained on Sunday

    Along with this, six more accused in the Bhavnagar dummy case were sent to jail. On completion of the remand of the accused last day, all the 6 accused were sent to jail. Vipul Agravat, Bhargav Baraiya, Parth Jani, Ashwin Solanki, Ramesh Baraiya and Rahul Lambadia have been put behind bars in the dummy case. A total of 10 accused are in jail so far in the dummy case. Significantly, on Thursday, Bhavnagar SIT had arrested 6 accused. After this, he was presented in the court and demanded remand. Therefore, the court had approved the remand of the accused for two days, after completion of the remand, all the accused have been sent to jail.

  • Dawoodi Bohra society is the country’s peace-loving society: Brijmohan Agarwal

    Dawoodi Bohra society is the country’s peace-loving society: Brijmohan Agarwal

    Raipur. Senior BJP leader and Raipur South MLA Brijmohan Agarwal attended the Eid Milan function organized by Dawoodi Bohra Samaj at Jamaat Khana. Giving Eid greetings to the society on this occasion, Brijmohan Agarwal said that the Dawoodi Bohra community is a peace-loving society of the country. Not only in Chhattisgarh, but also in the progress of the country, this society has contributed significantly. The Eid Milan ceremony ended with the National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana…” on the occasion.

    In his address, Brijmohan Agarwal said that if someone forms an opinion about any society or group, then there is their work behind it. If the work is good, then people remain attached to it with positivity. He said that the traditions of the Dawoodi Bohra community have greatly influenced him. The food of the entire society is prepared at one place at one time. People eat food by taking tiffin. Rich or poor, everyone’s food remains the same. All the people of the society wear the same type of clothes. This sense of equality is wonderful.

  • India launches Operation Kaveri to evacuate its nationals from Sudan

    India launches Operation Kaveri to evacuate its nationals from Sudan

    NEW DELHI: India on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Sudan.

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India’s ships and aircraft are set to bring the Indians back home. ”Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way,” Jaishankar tweeted.

    ”Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home. Committed to assist all our brethren in Sudan,” he said.

    India on Sunday said it has positioned two transport aircraft of the IAF in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port in Sudan as part of its contingency plans to evacuate the stranded Indians.

    The government had on Friday said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout Sudan. Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country’s army and a paramilitary group for the last 11 days that has reportedly left around 400 people dead.

  • The MLA advised the police station in-charge to return the money, the video went viral

    The MLA advised the police station in-charge to return the money, the video went viral

    Balrampur. A video of Ramanujganj MLA Brihaspati Singh is going viral. In the viral video, the MLA is talking to the outpost in-charge on the phone about returning the bribe money. According to the information received, in the viral video, the MLA of Ramanujganj is talking about returning the bribe money.

    While talking to Vijayanagar outpost in-charge on the phone, he is talking about the bribe money taken from the villager. They say that there is no problem with the little bribe you are taking. But taking money from someone whose family member is in jail and then troubling him is not right. Return all the money taken from them. It is being told that this video is from the time when Jawahir Nagvanshi, a resident of Mahavirganj, reached the MLA with a complaint about this.