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Wednesday, 16 March 2016

[www.keralites.net] 108 feet Lord Venakteswara statue in Mauritius

108 feet Lord Venakteswara statue in Mauritius :- Nellore: Mauritius will soon have a 108 feet tall Lord Venakteswara statue. Representatives of Mauritius-based Hari Hara Devasthanam led by Brindavanam Pardhasaradhy revealed this after worshipping the Lord of Seven Hills at Tirumala on Wednesday

According to Mr Pardhasaradhy, they are spending nearly Rs 38 crore for huge statue and 80 per cent of the works are already completed. He said that they have come to seek the blessings of the Lord and fix a date for Kumbhabhishekam (consecration) of the statue in September or October as per Vaikhanasa Agama Sastra. Apart from Prime Minister of Mauritius, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu are being invited for the Kumbhabishekam, he informed.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170316/108-feet-lord-venakteswara-statue-in-mauritius.html

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[www.keralites.net] Ex-soldiers to teach PT in schools - will teach children patriotism and mental toughness

Ex-soldiers to teach PT in schools: HRD ministry says hiring veterans as instructors will teach children patriotism and mental toughness :-

Soldiers will now light the fire of nationalism in schoolchildren and also toughen them up physically and mentally, according to Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) sources.

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani had proposed hiring retiring junior commissioned officers and soldiers as physical training instructors at central government schools. That plan has now been set into motion.

"Soldiers retiring from the army after completion of 17 years of 'colour service' and JCOs at the end of their military tenure who are willing to join central schools are to be posted as PT instructors," sources said.

The pilot project will begin at select central schools and if the feedback is positive it will be extended to other central schools across the country, as well as private schools.

"While PT classes are compulsory for students, interaction with soldiers and classroom talks on nationalism, patriotism, military deployment in counter-terror operations etc will be optional for students to attend,'' the official added.

full article : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/article-3495759/Ex-soldiers-teach-PT-schools-HRD-ministry-says-hiring-veterans-instructors-teach-children-patriotism-mental-toughness.html#ixzz437qnD9hq