GoanTimes August, 30 2019 issue
04 Touristic Friday, August 30, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages PM Modi launches USD 4.2mn redevelopment project of iconic Shreenathji Temple in Bahrain Manama: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Sunday the USD 4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple here and said it manifests the strong ties between India and Bahrain. Narendra Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the key Gulf nation, offered prayers at the Shreenathji Temple here, the oldest temple in the region, and also ate the ‘prasad’ that he bought with the RuPay card after launching Saturday it in the UAE. “Spent time at Bahrain’s Shreenathji Temple. This is among the oldest temples in the region and manifests the strong ties between India and Bahrain,” Modi tweeted and shared some of the blessed moments from the temple in his tweet. Narendra Modi also greeted and interacted the Indian diaspora, who came to witness the event at the temple. The Prime Minister then unveiled the plaque, thus officially launching the redevelopment project of the iconic temple. The facelift for the Shreenathji (Shree Krishna) temple in Manama will kick off later this year. The USD 4.2 million redevelopment project will be on a piece of land measuring 16,500 square feet and the new four-floor structure covering 45,000 square feet will have an overall height of 30 metres. ““Thank you Bahrain for the warmth and affection. PM @narendra modi concludes his historic visit with prayers at the 200 years old Shreenathji Temple in #Manama, the oldest temple in the region. The temple reflects the pluralism of Bahraini society,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet. The heritage and the 200-year-old legacy of the temple will be highlighted in the redevelopment and the new iconic complex will house the sanctum sanctorum and prayer halls. There are also facilities for traditional Hindu marriage ceremonies and other rituals, promoting Bahrain as a wedding destination and boosting tourism. The temple corridors will be adorned with paintings by various Indian and Bahraini artists and people of all faiths are welcome. Around 3,50,000 Indian nationals, mostly from Kerala, live in Bahrain. The Indian community comprise a third of Bahrain’s total population of 1.2 million. 'Virasat-e-Khalsa', museum with highest footfall in India Built to commemorate 300 years of the founding of the 'Khalsa Panth' by the 10th Master, Guru Gobind Singh, the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab has emerged as the museum with the highest footfall in the country. Just over 7 years after it was inaugurated in Nov 2011, the museum has been seen by over 97 lakh visitors so far. On average over 5,000 visitors visit the museum daily, tourism department officials said. The 'Limca Book of Records' recently listed the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum as the country's "top-ranked museum" in terms of number of visitors. "Virasat-e-Khalsa has added another feather in its cap by becoming the top ranked museum in the country. Located close to Takht Keshgarh Sahib, the second most important Sikh shrine (after the Golden Temple complex) in Anandpur Sahib, 85 km from Chandigarh, where the Khalsa Panth -- a kind of Praetorian Guard -- was founded by Guru Gobind Singh on April 13, 1699. Spread across 6,500-square metres, the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum narrates the story of Punjab and Sikhism using hand-crafted artefacts and the latest technology in an interactive manner. Designed by acclaimed Israeli architect Moshe Safdie, an urban planner with a celebrated 50-year career in designing structures worldwide, the museum is a story-telling repository -- the first on this scale in the world. 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05 Fashion & Lifestyle Friday, August 30, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages 2019 Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureates Krithi Karanth and Grégoire Courtine Meet two of the five Rolex Awards for Enterprise laureates, whose inspiring projects will improve life on Earth as part of the watchmaker's Perpetual Planet campaign Rolex, a firm supporter of explorers and individuals to discover more about planet Earth and to find ways to preserve the natural world, has launched the Perpetual Planet campaign this year to further its commitment to maintaining the wellbeing of our planet. One of the three key pillars of the campaign is the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, an award to foster entrepreneurship, advance human knowledge and protect our cultural heritage and the environment. (The other two are marine conservationist Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue initiative and Rolex's deepened partnership with the National Geographic Society.) After a few rounds of presentations and selection by an independent jury, five Laureates were unveiled in a ceremony in Washington in June. Here, two of the Laureates—Indian conservation scientist Krithi Karanth and French scientist Grégoire Courtine—reveal more about their projects and their ambitions to solving Earth's key challenges. KRITHI KARANTH, 40 As the chief conservation scientist at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India, she wants to reduce the friction between wildlife and people living Gucci’s new Grip watches are inspired by Skaters of the 1970s Gucci introduces its new watch line, Grip, inspired by skaters of the late 1970s. The name of the collection references the way a rider’s sneakers stick to the grip tape on a skateboard. Giving off clear vintage vibes, Gucci’s Grip watches feature three windows on the face, as three white rotary disks indicate the hours, minutes, and date. The font is then inspired by early digital watches of the ’70s. Available for men and women, and in 38mm and 35mm sizes, the watches come in steel and PVD versions, as well as with leather straps. You will also be able to customize your timepiece with interchangeable straps available in Gucci boutiques. Gucci’s Grip watches currently run from $1,550 to $2,050. You can purchase them today. near Indian national parks. Every year, there are numerous cases which see animals and humans clashing, resulting in collateral damage, injury and death on both sides. Karanth’s team aims to mitigate the situation by reducing threats, raising conservation awareness and providing education to local communities, as well as assisting with compensation claims through Wild Seve, a toll-free helpline. Nike's rare 'Moon Shoes' sold for over R3 cr A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike Inc, sold for $437,500 (over Rs 3 crore) on Tuesday, shattering the record for a pair of sneakers at public auction. 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We are happy to share this idea with anyone in the world, and use this structure to help other people." — Krithi Karanth GRÉGOIRE COURTINE, 44 An avid sportsman himself, the French scientist, who is an associate professor at the Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a clinical investigator in the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Hospital of Vaud—both in Lausanne, Switzerland—has met many young people who have been paralysed due to serious sports injuries. Hence, he is developing an electronic “bridge” that will be implanted between the patient’s brain and lumbar spinal cord. The “bridge”, which is supported by wireless technology, will link brain signals controlling voluntary movement with electrical stimulation sneakers at Sotheby's auction house in New York. The handmade "Moon Shoe," with a waffle sole pattern, was one of only 12 pairs ever made and the pair that were auctioned on Tuesday are the only ones known to exist in an unworn condition, Sotheby's said. The buyer was Canadian investor and car collector Miles Nadal. Entertainment from A to Z. Russian and Belly Dancers, Jugglers, Fire and LED Performances. Aerial Gymnasts, Hostesses, Welcome Acts, Coyote, Musicians & Much More. BOOK OUR ARTISTS! We do Special Creative Acts! Fb: charizma.india | YouTube: Charizmaindia | Instagram: @charizma_india Email: charizmaindia@gmail.com | Call: +91 988 117 2149 of the lower spinal cord—there is potential for this to encourage nerve regrowth and thus, restore control of the legs. "If treatment is started early, then there is a good chance of recovery. It will help the paralysed to walk and their nerve fibres to grow again, so an individual can walk without electrical stimulation." — Grégoire Courtine
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04 Touristic<br />
Friday, <strong>August</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages<br />
PM Modi launches USD 4.2mn<br />
redevelopment project of iconic<br />
Shreenathji Temple in Bahrain<br />
Manama: Prime Minister Narendra<br />
Modi launched Sunday the USD 4.2<br />
million redevelopment project of the<br />
200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple<br />
here and said it manifests the strong<br />
ties between India and Bahrain.<br />
Narendra Modi, the first Indian Prime<br />
Minister to visit the key Gulf nation,<br />
offered prayers at the Shreenathji<br />
Temple here, the oldest temple in the<br />
region, and also ate the ‘prasad’ that<br />
he bought with the RuPay card after<br />
launching Saturday it in the UAE.<br />
“Spent time at Bahrain’s Shreenathji<br />
Temple. This is among the oldest<br />
temples in the region and manifests the<br />
strong ties between India and Bahrain,”<br />
Modi tweeted and shared some of the<br />
blessed moments from the temple in<br />
his tweet. Narendra Modi also greeted<br />
and interacted the Indian diaspora, who<br />
came to witness the event at the temple.<br />
The Prime Minister then unveiled<br />
the plaque, thus officially launching<br />
the redevelopment project of the iconic<br />
temple. The facelift for the Shreenathji<br />
(Shree Krishna) temple in Manama will<br />
kick off later this year.<br />
The USD 4.2 million redevelopment<br />
project will be on a piece of land<br />
measuring 16,500 square feet and the<br />
new four-floor structure covering<br />
45,000 square feet will have an overall<br />
height of <strong>30</strong> metres.<br />
““Thank you Bahrain for the warmth<br />
and affection. PM @narendra modi<br />
concludes his historic visit with<br />
prayers at the 200 years old Shreenathji<br />
Temple in #Manama, the oldest temple<br />
in the region. The temple reflects<br />
the pluralism of Bahraini society,”<br />
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson<br />
Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.<br />
The heritage and the 200-year-old<br />
legacy of the temple will be highlighted<br />
in the redevelopment and the new<br />
iconic complex will house the sanctum<br />
sanctorum and prayer halls.<br />
There are also facilities for<br />
traditional Hindu marriage ceremonies<br />
and other rituals, promoting Bahrain<br />
as a wedding destination and boosting<br />
tourism. The temple corridors will<br />
be adorned with paintings by various<br />
Indian and Bahraini artists and people<br />
of all faiths are welcome.<br />
Around 3,50,000 Indian nationals,<br />
mostly from Kerala, live in Bahrain. The<br />
Indian community comprise a third of<br />
Bahrain’s total population of 1.2 million.<br />
'Virasat-e-Khalsa',<br />
museum with highest<br />
footfall in India<br />
Built to commemorate <strong>30</strong>0 years of the<br />
founding of the 'Khalsa Panth' by the<br />
10th Master, Guru Gobind Singh, the<br />
'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum in the Sikh<br />
holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab<br />
has emerged as the museum with the<br />
highest footfall in the country.<br />
Just over 7 years after it was<br />
inaugurated in Nov 2011, the museum<br />
has been seen by over 97 lakh visitors<br />
so far. On average over 5,000 visitors<br />
visit the museum daily, tourism<br />
department officials said.<br />
The 'Limca Book of Records' recently<br />
listed the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum as<br />
the country's "top-ranked museum" in<br />
terms of number of visitors.<br />
"Virasat-e-Khalsa has added another<br />
feather in its cap by becoming the top<br />
ranked museum in the country.<br />
Located close to Takht Keshgarh Sahib,<br />
the second most important Sikh shrine<br />
(after the Golden Temple complex)<br />
in Anandpur Sahib, 85 km from<br />
Chandigarh, where the Khalsa Panth -- a<br />
kind of Praetorian Guard -- was founded<br />
by Guru Gobind Singh on April 13, 1699.<br />
Spread across 6,500-square metres,<br />
the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum narrates<br />
the story of Punjab and Sikhism using<br />
hand-crafted artefacts and the latest<br />
technology in an interactive manner.<br />
Designed by acclaimed Israeli<br />
architect Moshe Safdie, an urban<br />
planner with a celebrated 50-year career<br />
in designing structures worldwide, the<br />
museum is a story-telling repository --<br />
the first on this scale in the world.<br />
"The museum has been envisioned<br />
as the world's largest cultural and<br />
historical museum dedicated to a single<br />
community.<br />
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