Ahimsa Times 2007 08 SrNo 86

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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AHIMSA TIMES - AUGUST 2007 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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COUNTRY-WIDE ARTIFICIAL FEET REPLACEMENT CAMPS FROM APRIL, 20TH TO OCTOBER 20TH - On the occasion of fiftieth diksha anniversary of Poojya Ganini Aryika Shri 105 Suparshwamati mataji maharaj country-wide campaign has been launched by the 'Aryika Suparshwamati mataji Swarnim Diksha Mahotsava Samiti', to eradicate disability due to Polio and provide artificial feet to about 5000 people living in villages all over the country. The campaign had been started at Calcutta on Akshya Tritiya day, the 20th April, '07 in the auspicious presence of Digambar Muni Shri Prasanna Sagarji Maharaj and by the end of June, about 1500 disabled persons had been provided with artificial feet by holding 18 camps, free of cost. In the remaining few months from July to October period, about 40 villages are going to be covered in different states. Once provided with artificial feet, a person can walk comfortably, drive a cycle and even climb on a hill. Various charitable organisations are offering their cooperation for this purpose. The main donors so far are Akhil Bharatiya Marwari Yuva manch, Calcutta and Sethi Trust (Silchar/ Guwahati/ Delhi). Donations for this righteous and sacred work are welcome at the rate of Rs. 1100/- per foot, by the organising committee, 'Aryika Suparshwamati mataji Swarnim Diksha Mahotsava Samiti' at Shri Bharat-varshiya Digambar Jain (Teerth Sanrakshini) Mahasabha, 609, Bhandari House, 91, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019. The campaign will be concluded at Jaipur on the 21st October, 2007.
COMPLETE BAN ON SMOKING IMPOSED IN GREAT BRITAIN A total ban has been imposed on smoking in Britain through a law passed recently by the House of Commons to be effective from 1st July, 2007. Saturday, the 31st June, being the last night for smoking was celebrated at many places by farewell ceremonies. It will be of interest to know that this ban has already been imposed earlier in Scotland, Wales and North Ireland. The Chief Medical Officer of U. K., Sir William Donaldson expressed his firm conviction that this step will help in saving the lives of hundreds of people in the country.
JITO TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARING FOR UPSC VAIN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORO
Sedintele EXAMINATIONS Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO), Mumbai are now going into the field of doing service to mankind. Their main purpose is to work for the upliftment of the Jain community in India and abroad. As part of their project they are going to sponsor the aspiring and eligible Jain students to prepare for the courses to be conducted for UPSC (Union Public Service Commission in India. This is a very important and huge project taken by them for the benefit of all Jains. Thus they would like to have the list of all the aspiring and eligible Jain students who would be interested in making their career in Indian Administrative Services in different fields.
UPSC conducts a common Civil Services Exam for about 26 services like IAS, IFS, IPS, IRS, etc. About 4 lac students appear for public service examinations every year. Out of these, about ten thousands pass preliminary entrance exams and selected for Main exams and about 1,500 finally passes and are selected for interview. Finally, every year about 500 candidates are selected for the top All India Class-I Services. At State Level also similar exams are held for State Civil Services and total of 4,000 candidates are selected for various Central & State Govt. levels. The proposed coaching byl JITO will immensely benefits to Jain students. For any information you can contact Mr. Shridhar Jamadagni, Sr. Business Development Manager, JITO, Phone: 022- 6610 2003 / 6610 2004, E-Mail:contact@jito.org Courtesy: Mr. Rajan Parekh, E-Mail : parekhrajan@gmail.com
YOUR MEDICINES CONTAIN ANIMALS INGREDIENTS? The use of animal ingredients in medicines is far less talked about but it is a major problem for the five million people in the UK who avoid some or all animal products for reasons of faith, ethics or allergy. With the advent of legislation such as the Equality Act 2006 there is mounting concern that the ethical spiritual and dietary needs of these groups should be properly recognised and addressed in respect of all goods and services, including those offered by the pharmaceutical and medical sectors,
The Act will see the establishment of The Equality Commission in October, but the Department of Health is ahead of the game - it has already appointed a director of equality and human rights, Surinder Sharma, to ensure that it meets the requirements of the new legislation. This is particularly important considering that many medical goods and services are of necessity and are provided when the receiver is at his or her most vulnerable.
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