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Thiruvananthapuram: Up Café, a cafeteria to be managed and operated by differently-abled persons will begin functioning at the Different Art Centre for Thursday (June 6). KB Ganesh Kumar, Minister for Transport, will inaugurate the Up Café at the DAC campus at a function to be presided over by Kadakampally Surendran, MLA. DAC Executive Director Gopinath Muthukad, Manager Sunilraj C K, Intervention Director Anil Nair and others will participate. The UP Café project is being initiated to develop employment skills of differently-abled children and make them self-reliant. In the initial phase,…

Thiruvananthapuram: It was an evening that resonated in the magic of mellifluous Carnatic renditions, as the young Varun Raveendran, an autistic student at the Different Art Centre (DAC) mesmerised the audience with his performance. Adding to the excitement, renowned music director M. Jayachandran accompanied Varun on the Ganjira, gifting a new experience to the musical evening. Music lovers who assembled at the DAC were enthralled by the performance at Varnam – Radiance of Carnatic Harmony – jointly organized by MJ Music and DAC, on Friday. Varun overcome the limitation of…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that no one would have known Gandhiji, the father of the nation, after the British rule. It took a director named British filmmaker Richard Attenborough to introduce the rare personality of Mahatma Gandhi to the world. In an interview to a television channel, Modi said that his 1982 Oscar-winning film Gandhi introduced him (Gandhiji) to the world. He criticized the previous Congress governments for not properly introducing Gandhiji to the world. Mahatma Gandhi was a great man. Modi also asked if we did not…

(Bergen County, New Jersey; May 23, 2024) — The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) wants citizens to be prepared with nonpartisan information to participate in New Jersey’s Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.  To prepare voters in Bergen County for what they need to do for the Primary Election, the League developed ‘Make a Voting Plan’.             “Voters should educate themselves about the voting process and exercise their right to vote in the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4.  The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley encourages people to…

MoU was signed at the Union Coop headquarters to increase community awareness and extend the necessary support as the ‘Diamond’ sponsor Dubai, UAE: Union Coop has signed a cooperation agreement with the Emirates Down Syndrome Association to sponsor and support its annual programs as the ‘Diamond Sponsor’. This agreement aligns with the cooperative’s objectives to activate corporate social responsibility by supporting public welfare institutions within the country, as well as local humanitarian and social care programs. The agreement was signed at the Union Coop’s headquarters in Al Warqa City Mall…

Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram-based Different Art Centre (DAC) will organise a training programme in graphic design and editing for differently-abled children, on May 24, Friday. The training programme under the aegis of a new project called IMAGE (Initiative for Mentoring Amiable Graphics and Editing) will be conducted by the DAC in collaboration with Toonz Academy. The programme aims at developing job skills among differently-abled children and increase employment opportunities for them. The training programme will be inaugurated by Dr Ratan U Kelkar, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala, at…

Ernakulam: It is suspected that the main link in the organ transplant group is a doctor from Hyderabad. A special investigation team has started investigating him. It is believed that the accused Sabit, a native of Thrissur, was made a part of the international organ racket gang by a doctor in Hyderabad. Sabit had testified that he came to sell organs and became an agent in Hyderabad. Angamaly Magistrate Court remanded accused Sabit to police custody for questioning. As requested by the police, the custody was granted for ten days. The…

Upset Hindus are seeking relocation of Lord Brahma Shrine, located outside iconic Caesars Palace casino on the Las Vegas strip, which they call sacrilegious. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was highly insensitive, disrespectful and out-of-line to place the creator god Brahma in front of a gambling establishment, next to Hell’s Kitchen showing devil’s pitchfork whose signature dish is Beef Wellington, a show tent hosting “adults-only circus variety show featuring a cocktail of wild and outlandish acts”, and a cocktail bar. Lord…

Qatari humanitarian aid provided assistance to flood victims of Baghlan province in Afghanistan floods. A consignment of about 22 tonnes was delivered to Mazar-e-Sharif. The aid consisting of food items, medicines, tents and other material was handed over at Maulan Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi Airport in Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday. While delivering the material, the Qatari representative said that Doha wants to provide humanitarian aid to the people affected by the floods in Afghanistan. The floods have wreaked havoc in Badakhshan, Ghor, Baghlan and Herat provinces of Afghanistan. About 2000 houses have…