The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has issued a notification for admission to  postgraduate courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Yoga, and Naturopathy for the academic year 2023-24. Eligible candidates can submit their applications through the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Registration opens at 11am, October 30 and will close on November 2 at 11.59pm. Candidates from the general category will need to pay a registration fee of Rs 2,000, while Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates are required to pay Rs 1,000 for their registration. 

“All candidates who have successfully cleared AIAPGET-2023 are eligible to complete their online registration for available PG AYUSH seats,” the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) official notice stated.

According to the examination authority, 85 per cent of the seats in government institutions will be reserved for the state quota. The KEA will be responsible for filling all Ayurveda, homeopathy, and unani seats, along with 25 per cent of yoga and naturopathy seats in private institutions.

“Candidature is provisional and contingent upon meeting the eligibility criteria outlined in the AIAPGET 2023 information bulletin. Furthermore, provisional admission is subject to approval by NCISM/NCH/government/competent authority/universities, etc. Mere registration or document verification does not guarantee candidates admission to Karnataka AYUSH PG MD and MS courses,” the KEA added.

Steps for applying online for Karnataka AYUSH NEET PG Counselling 2023:

Visit the Karnataka Examinations Authority’s official website.Review the eligibility requirements.Initiate the registration process by clicking on the designated link.Input your personal information and academic details.Submit the required payment.

For more information, candidates are advised to visit the KEA website at http://kea.kar.nic.in.

The Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger Special train rear-ended the Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger Express, causing multiple coaches to derail on Sunday. This collision occurred in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, between the Kantakapalle and Alamanda railway stations. Tragically, at least thirteen people lost their lives as a result of the collision, and several other trains had to be either cancelled or short-terminated early. 

Bulletin1:

Status of Trains Diverted/Cancelled/Short Terminated in the wake of train accident near Kantakapalle. pic.twitter.com/dRlIEyGs4L

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) October 29, 2023

A list of trains that have been cancelled:

Train No. 08527 Raipur- Visakhapatnam Passenger leaving Raipur on October 30

Train No. 08528 Visakhapatnam- Raipur Passenger leaving Visakhapatnam on October 30

The train No. 08527 Raipur-Visakhapatnam passenger leaving Raipur on October 30

Train No. 08528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger leaving Visakhapatnam on October 30 

Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special from Palasa on October 30

Visakhapatnam-Korba Express from Visakhapatnam on October 29

Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special from Palasa on October 29

Visakhapatnam-Paradeep Express from Visakhapatnam on October 29

Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express from Paradeep on October 30

Korba-Visakhapatnam Express from Korba on October 30

Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Passenger from Rayagada on October 30

Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Special from Vizianagaram on October 30

Visakhapatnam-Gunupur Special from Visakhapatnam on October 30

Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Special from Gunupur on October 30

A list of trains that have been short-terminated:

Train No. 20809 Sambalpur-Nanded leaving Sambalpur is short terminated at Vizianagaram and return from Vizianagaram to Sambalpur.

Train No.17479 Puri-Tirupati Express leaving Puri is short-terminated at Balugaon and will return back to Puri

Train No. 07468 Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram leaving Visakhapatnam is short-terminated at Pendurthi.

Train No. 11019 CST Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Express leaving CST is short-terminated at Visakhapatnam

Train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai Short originating at Visakhapatnam to CST Mumbai.

Puri-Chennai Express from Puri will run up to Palasa and will return as a Passenger Special to Puri.

Yesvantpur-Puri Express from Yesvantpur will run up to Visakhapatnam and will remain cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Puri.

Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express from Tirupati will run up to Visakhapatnam and will remain cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Bhubaneswar.

A list of trains that will be diverted:

Train No. 03357 Baruni-Coimbatore Special Express leaving Barauni

Train No. 18189 Tata-Ernakulam Express leaving Tata

Train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai-Konark Express leaving Bhubaneswar

Train No. 12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah

Train No. 12245 Howrah-SVM Bangaluru Duronto Express leaving Howrah.

From online chat forums to corporate board rooms, a lot of discussions this week have been held over Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s remarks urging youngsters to work 70 hours a week. In a podcast, the 77-year-old said that India can only grow and compete with economies like China if youngsters in the country significantly improve their work productivity.

Mr Murthy made the remarks during a conversation with former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai on the first episode of  3one4 Capital’s podcast ‘The Record’. The two discussed how China and the US have made significant economic progress in the last few decades.

Mr Murthy, asked about how India could compete with these economies, said that not only will the country have to increase its work productivity, but also reduce the corruption and bureaucracy in the system.

“India’s work productivity is one of the lowest in the world. Unless we reduce our work productivity, unless we reduce corruption in the government unless we reduce the delays in our bureaucracy in taking decisions, we will not be able to compete with the countries that have made progress,” Mr Murthy said.

He said that young people in India have a habit of taking habits from the West and then not helping the country.

“Somehow, our youth have a habit of taking not-so-desirable habits from the West and then not helping the country. Therefore, my request is that our youngsters must say This is my country, I want to work 70 hours a week,” he said.

To drive home the importance of increased productivity and discipline, Narayana Murthy then cites the examples of Germany and Japan to show how their economies grew rapidly after World War II

He also urged corporate leaders to address young people in their company and explain the importance of hard work.

“I hope our corporate leaders will be able to address our youngsters and say – for the first time India has received certain respect. This is the time for us to consolidate and accelerate the progress. And for that we need to work very hard and improve our work productivity,” he said.  

“Unless we do that, what can the government do. Every government is as good as the culture of the people. Our culture has to change to that of extremely determined and extremely hard-working people. And that change has to come from youngsters because they form a significant part of our population and they are the ones who can build our country with gusto,” Mr Murthy says.

His comments have sparked a debate not only among users on social media, but also among business leaders who are divided on the idea.

Days after the interview, Mr Pai, who hosted the podcast, shared “interesting data” and clarified that the remarks were aimed at people under 30.

Mr Pai, sharing a graph on the number of hours people work in all Indian states, said, “Interesting data! This is for all ages. NRN advice was for youngsters, people below 30! Prosperity needs hard work, data shows.”