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P.O.BOX 5728 SRT NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110055 (BHARAT); Email : [email protected] No. Sm1405/2071 (For Private Circulation Only) Jyeshth Shukla 4, Vik Samvat 2071. Yugabda 5116 Tel: 91-11- 23684445; Fax: 91-11-23517722 1 June 2014 1. FESTIVALS: Jagannath Ratha Yatra in Puri 3. DAWN OF HOPE BEGINS: When Narendra takes place on Ashadha Shukla Dwitiya Damodardas Modi took oath as Pradhan Mantri at corresponding to June 29 this year. On this day the bustling forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Bhagwan Jagannath, Bhagwan Balabhadra and on Monday, the 26 th May, it was a historic Subhadra come out of their abode and proceed to occasion for the man of the moment, the BJP, and Gundicha Mata temple. After resting eight days in most importantly, for Bharat. In his first message Gundicha temple, Bhagwan Jagannatha returns to to the nation after taking oath, Modi said, “On his main abode. This day is known as Bahuda 16th May, 2014, the people of Bharat gave their Yatra or Return Yatra and is observed on Dashami verdict. They delivered a mandate for Tithi. During Bahuda Yatra Lord makes a short development, good governance and stability.” stoppage at Mausi Maa temple which is dedicated He went on to add, “As we devote ourselves to to Goddess Ardhashini. Ratha Yatra is also take Bharat’s development journey to newer observed at all major temples world over. heights, we seek your support, blessings and active 2. 13-YEAR-OLD FROM AP BECOMES participation. Together we will script a glorious YOUNGEST GIRL TO SCALE EVEREST: future for Bharat. Let us together dream of a Malavath Purna, a tribal student from Nizamabad strong, developed and inclusive Bharat that district in Andhra Pradesh, created history on May actively engages with the global community to 25 by becoming the youngest girl in the world to strengthen the cause of world peace and scale the Mount Everest. She pitched the Bharatiya development.” flag at 6.00am and was closely followed by 4. 3rd YEAR TRAINING CAMP OF RSS at Sadanapalli Anand, a 17-year-old student from Nagpur is being attended by 717 swayamsevaks in Khammam district. the age group of 18-40 from all over the country. This is the first time that two poor tribal students RSS Sahsarkaryavah Dr Krishna Gopal, while from remote areas of Andhra Pradesh braved one inaugurating the camp on May 19 in Nagpur said of the world's most unfriendly terrains. Anand and that the stream of volunteers trained there has Purna are both students of Andhra Pradesh Social spread the work of RSS in their respective regions Welfare Residential Schools (APSWRS). Purna is in the country and even abroad bringing various a student of class IX in Thadwai APSWRS. Her cross sections of the society together under the parents are daily wage workers. Extremely good in Hindu identity. He said this happened to be the studies and extracurricular activities, she grabbed karma bhoomi of RSS founder Dr Hedgewar, and the opportunity by undergoing a four-stage his successor Shri Guruji, who toiled hard and screening test. During the training programme, braved many adverse conditions to nurture the Purna got 'A' grade by climbing Kanchenjunga RSS in entire country and outside Bharat. It is for and she was finally selected for the Everest. She this very reason, Nagpur is considered as an along with Anand began the hike on April 4 from important pilgrim centre for every swayamsevak. Kathmandu. This is the place where the swayamsevaks are "We are happy that she has set the world record. groomed to shoulder various responsibilities in the We know she will go places. She is not only bright social life of the country and dedicate themselves in academics, but also in adventure," Purna's in the man-making and nation-building mission of parents said. RSS. 1 5. 18-YEAR-OLD BHARATIYA STUDENT 8. PINAKA ROCKETS: Bharat on May 29 CHOSEN FOR ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: successfully test-fired the indigenously-built Zareen Cheema was barely eight when she first Pinaka rockets from a defence base in Odisha. saw photographs of aurora australis in all its glory. Three rounds of rockets were fired from the multi- Since then, it has been her dream to see the barrel rocket launching system (MBRLS) at the phenomenon in person. That desire paved the way Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) in for the now 18-year-old's selection as the only Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, around 230 Bharatiya student in the December expedition to km from state capital Bhubaneswar. Capable of Antarctica. firing 12 rockets in a single salvo with 1.2 tonnes 'Students on Ice', a research-based expedition to of explosives within 40 seconds, the Pinaka the icy continent, aims at educating students about system has already been inducted into the armed global issues such as climate change. The Pune forces and was used in the field during the 1999 girl is also the youngest and among the 44 Kargil war. Bharatiyas out of 705 people selected from around 9. BHARATIYA AMERICAN WINS the world in Round 2 of the one-way manned NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE: Akhil mission to Mars, popularly known as Mars One. Rekulapelli, a 13 year-old eighth grader from 6. VIJNANA BHARATI ORGANISED northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, is the winner SCIENCE FAIR AT HYDERABAD: of the 2014 National Geographic Bee. Rekulapelli Bhagyanagar unit of Vijnana Bharati organised a emerged as the victor of the Bee’s 26th annual science camp at Saraswati Sishu Mandir, iteration on May 21, beating out competitors from Badangapet for children studying from 6th to 12th each state and territory in the US. His win as the standard from May 16 to 18. Inaugurating the national Geographic Bee champion continues a camp, Shyam Prasad, coordinator, Vijnana streak of Bee dominance displayed by Bharatiya Bharati, Andhra Pradesh stressed on the American students, who have also regularly importance of developing scientific solutions to topped the Scripps National Spelling Bee in recent medical health care and looking at job creation. years, too. Rekulapelli will represent the nation at The students had the opportunity to experiment the International Geographic Bee, which will take with more than 50 experiments on physical place in Monaco later this year. sciences. The topics covered were sound, optics, 10. LOOTED STATUES COME HOME: magnetism, electronics and Thermodynamics. Sandstone figures packed into crates returned to 7. HINDU FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES Cambodia on May 28. The Kingdom welcomed TEACHERS: Teachers from the Simi Valley, the repatriated 11th-century statues with little Moorpark, Conejo Valley and Oak Park school fanfare, a remarkably placid homecoming given districts in California USA were recognized on the lengthy legal battle with auction house Teachers Appreciation Day on May 10 in Simi Sotheby's and the enlivened conversation with a Valley on behalf of Hindu Education Foundation. California art museum that led to their return. While Dr. Amrit Ram from SVYASA Yoga The Duryodhana and the Bhima, which depict University, presented a demonstration on Yoga , opposing Hindu warrior figures that were locked Chetan Gandhi, a Hindu minister and councilor, in a mythic battle, were displayed at the Prasat discussed the significance of a teacher and yoga in Chen Temple in Siem Reap before being hacked enhancing the quality of life for individuals. from their pedestals and moved through the Students presented a mosaic of cultural programs antiquities black market in the 1970s. Over the with elements from Bharatiya classical dance, past three years, Cambodian officials and art martial arts, folk dances and yoga. About 100 researchers have traced seven of the Prasat Chen's people attended the event. nine statues to collections in the US. 2 11. DRDO GETS SUPERSONIC MISSILE Divi’s Labs. ABB India is ranked 37th, with an SIMULATOR: Bharat has joined an exclusive enterprise value of $2.7 billion (`15,787 crore) and club of four countries that can test payloads for innovation premium of 56.4%. The list has been missile and rocket technology by simulating a made on the basis of innovation premium, a flight environment on the ground. Terminal measure of how much investors have bid up the Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL), a DRDO stock price of a company above the value of its lab in Chandigarh, has indigenously developed the existing business, based on expectations of future facility known as the Rail Track Rocket Sled Penta innovative results (new products, services and Rail Supersonic Track. It is a 4km track where markets). trials are conducted. Some confidential tests have 14. 400-YR-OLD STOLEN IDOLS already been conducted on this range, which REAPPEAR POST-QUAKE: Even as panic- include recovery of crew capsules in manned struck people were making frantic efforts in space mission. Bhubaneswar to get out of their residential 12. GUJARAT'S 'RANI KI VAV' TO BE buildings when the earthquake struck on May 21 DIGITALLY RECREATED IN UK: One of night, some miscreants while trying to shift nine Gujarat's monuments — Rani ki Vav (The Queen's antique idols hidden at a place to an undisclosed Stepwell) — is among five international heritage location dropped them near Phirphira Bridge. sites to be replicated digitally using latest The idols of Lord Radhakrishna worth crores of technology in Scotland. It is part of a project rupees, said to be of 400-year-old, were stolen called The Scottish Ten — an ambitious five-year- from the Shree Kishore Jew temple in Niali area in programme to create accurate digital models of Cuttack on May 6. The idols had fallen on the road Scotland's five UNESCO-designated World after the bag tore off while those were being Heritage Sites and five international heritage sites carried by the culprits on a bike minutes after the in order to better conserve and manage them.