Guruvayur: K. Radhakrishnan, who has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, said on Saturday that by 2015 India would be ready for a manned moon mission.Work on Chandrayaan-II was progressing. Efforts would be made to take the benefits of space research to the common man, he told journalists here.Mr. Radhakrishnan received his appointment order while he was at the Sree Krishna...
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Ramakrishna slept only two or three hours at night. Sometimes he would walk around the garden and ask the night guard, 'Can you chant the Lord's name a little?' In the early morning he would get up and pace in his room and chant the names of gods and goddesses. At that time he would use his yogic vision to observe the spiritual progress of his disciples, and then help them accordingly. At 3:00 a.m.,...
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Cruise vessel AIDA Cara, with 1,135 passengers and 376 crew on board, called at the New Mangalore Port on Saturday, marking the beginning of the cruise season from October to April. A majority of the tourists were from Germany.As many as 1,025 passengers opted to visit tourist spots such as the 1,000-pillar Jain temple at Moodbidri, monolithic statue of Bahubali at Karkala, Udupi Sri Krishna temple,...
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Postal Department, in-principle, accepted a request of the Guruvayoor Devaswam Board, administering the famous Sri Krishna Temple in Thrissur, to release a postal stamp on ''Gajarajan'' (king of elephants) Guruvayoor Kesavan, a temple elephant which died in 1976. ''The Postal Department asked us to send all details, including the importance of the tusker, popularity, people's views and newspaper cuttings...
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At a time when doctors who teach in State-run medical colleges are drawing criticism for reasons other than medical, a group of doctors from the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, set an example by taking health care to the community.Their three-year-old initiative, Sasneham (With Love), for geriatric care now owns a room near the Sree Krishna Temple, Ambalappuzha, where medical camps...
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Ayyappa devotees in the city will be provided free ‘Bhiksha’ or community lunch by Visakha Sri Dharmasasta Annadana Charitable Trust for the entire 41 days of Mandala period from Monday.According to president of the Trust Guruswami Adala Venugopala Reddy, the facility will be provided at the Veda Dharma Rakshana Sabha beside the Sri Guruvayoorappan (Sri Krishna) temple premises in North Extension Layout...
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Few real-life success stories are as dramatic as that of Steve Jobs. Thrown out of his own company, two near-death medical experiences, reacquiring Apple, followed by a dream-like business turnaround by creating the world's most creative application-driven company, it is little wonder that he has been declared the CEO of the Decade byIn his commencement address at Stanford University, Jobs admitted...
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Senior Scientist Mr K Radhakrishnan is the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), sources said.Mr Radhakrishnan succeeds Mr Madhavan Nair, who had a distinguished service as the head of the ISRO.Mr Radhakrishnan was the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Thiruvananthapuram.Mr Nair in his six-year tenure was instrumental in majority of the space launches, which...
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Scientist Mr K Radhakrishnan is the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), sources said.Mr Radhakrishnan succeeds Mr Madhavan Nair, who had a distinguished service as the head of the ISRO.Mr Radhakrishnan was the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Thiruvananthapuram.Mr Nair in his six-year tenure was instrumental in majority of the space launches, which were...
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THRISSUR:Newly appointed ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan today said it was a greatchallenge to head the country's space agency, considering the high expectationsfrom various quarters.Speaking to reporters here, Radhakrishnan alsosaid he was privileged to get the post and considered it anhonour."As a team, in ISRO we need to move ahead. We will do ourbest to achieve our goals," Radhakrishnan, presently...
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