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“Yogi Adityanath’s 6 Years in Office: A Journey of Transforming Uttar Pradesh”

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has completed six years in office today, marking a significant milestone in his political career. Since taking office in 2017, Yogi Adityanath has implemented a number of ambitious policies and initiatives aimed at improving the state’s economy, infrastructure, education, and law and order.

During his tenure, Yogi Adityanath has taken several steps to promote the development of Uttar Pradesh, including the launch of the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, which aims to promote traditional industries and create employment opportunities in rural areas. He has also implemented the ‘Namami Gange’ project to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga river and has focused on improving healthcare services in the state.

Yogi Adityanath’s administration has also taken a tough stance on crime and has made significant efforts to improve law and order in the state. Under his leadership, the state police have undertaken several successful operations against criminal gangs and have implemented strict measures to ensure the safety of citizens.

As Yogi Adityanath completes six years in office, he remains committed to working towards the development of Uttar Pradesh and improving the lives of its citizens. We wish him all the best for his continued efforts in this regard.

Charting Your Path: The Importance of Career Counseling in Achieving Professional Goals”

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Career counseling is a process that helps individuals to make informed career choices and develop a plan to achieve their professional goals. It involves working with a qualified counselor who can provide guidance, support, and resources to help individuals explore their interests, skills, and values and make informed decisions about their future.

Here are some benefits of career counseling:

Self-awareness: Career counseling helps individuals to gain a better understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and interests. This self-awareness can help individuals to make informed decisions about their career and choose a path that aligns with their values and goals.

Career exploration: Career counselors can provide information about different career paths, industries, and job opportunities. They can help individuals to explore different options and understand the skills and qualifications required for each path.

Goal-setting: Career counseling can help individuals to set realistic and achievable career goals. Counselors can help individuals to develop a plan to achieve their goals and provide support and resources to help them stay on track.

Job search strategies: Career counselors can provide guidance on job search strategies, including networking, resume writing, and interviewing skills. They can also help individuals to develop a professional network and connect with potential employers.

Professional development: Career counseling can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required to succeed in their chosen career path. Counselors can provide resources for professional development, including training programs, workshops, and certifications.

Overall, career counseling is a valuable process that can help individuals to make informed decisions about their future and achieve their professional goals. By working with a qualified counselor, individuals can gain self-awareness, explore different career paths, set achievable goals, and develop the skills and knowledge required to succeed in their chosen career.

Navratri: Celebrating the Divine Feminine and the Triumph of Good over Evil

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Navratri is a nine-day festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion in India. The word Navratri is derived from two words, ‘Nav’ which means ‘nine’, and ‘Ratri’ which means ‘night’. It is observed twice a year, once in the spring (Chaitra Navratri) and then in the autumn (Sharad Navratri). This festival is dedicated to the worship of the divine feminine, the goddess Durga, and her various incarnations.

During Navratri, people across India fast, pray and perform various rituals to honor the goddess. The festival begins with the worship of Maa Shailputri, the first form of Durga, and is followed by the worship of Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Mahagauri, and finally, Siddhidatri.

Each day of Navratri has its own significance and rituals. People clean their houses, decorate them with flowers and lights, and wear new clothes. In many regions of India, people also perform Garba and Dandiya Raas, which are traditional folk dances that are performed in circles. The dancers move in a circular motion, clapping their hands and hitting sticks in time with the music.

One of the most important aspects of Navratri is fasting. People abstain from food and some even from water during the day, and then break their fast in the evening with a special meal. The fast is observed to purify the body and mind and show devotion to the goddess.

Another important part of Navratri is the puja, or prayer ceremony. During the puja, devotees offer flowers, fruits, and other items to the goddess and seek her blessings. Special mantras and hymns are recited during the ceremony to honor the goddess.

Navratri is a time to celebrate the triumph of good over evil and to seek the blessings of the divine feminine. It is a festival that unites people of all ages and backgrounds and brings them together to celebrate the power and grace of the goddess. May the blessings of the divine mother be with you always. Jai Mata Di!

Unlocking the Power of Communication: 5 Essential Skills for Success

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Effective communication is an essential skill that can help you to build strong relationships, succeed in your career, and improve your overall quality of life. Here are 5 tips for better communication skills:

Listen actively: Active listening is a crucial component of effective communication. When you are engaged in a conversation, make sure to listen attentively, ask questions, and provide feedback to show that you understand and respect the other person’s perspective.

Be clear and concise: When you are communicating, it’s essential to be clear and concise. Avoid using jargon or complicated language, and try to express your thoughts and ideas in a simple and straightforward manner.

Use body language: Body language is an important aspect of communication. Pay attention to your posture, facial expressions, and gestures to convey confidence and assertiveness.

Show empathy: Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. When you are communicating with someone, try to put yourself in their shoes and show empathy to build rapport and trust.

Practice active communication: Communication is a skill that can be improved through practice. Make an effort to engage in conversations with different people, ask for feedback, and be open to learning and adapting your communication style to suit different situations.

Author : Gaurav Virendra Agrawal is founder and chief executive at NewsNowNation.com and Panacea People Network.

He can be reached at gaurav@panaceapeople.com

Budget 2023 Highlights: From new income tax slabs to capex boost for jobs, everything you need to know!

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Union Budget 2023 Key Highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 on February 1 which had a greater emphasis on the rural sector, social sector schemes, infrastructure creation, and the middle class.

The Budget for 2023-24 kept its focus on expanding Capex showing that the Modi government’s priorities are building roads, highways, and railway lines. The middle class has been given some relief in terms of tweaks in the new income tax regime clearly pointing out that the government wants a shift towards the new regime from the older one. The FM stuck to the fiscal deficit roadmap in the Budget with a target of 5.9% in FY 24 and adhering to the target for the current year. This is a positive considering a bloated deficit will have caused worries about finding the gap.


-Fiscal Consolidation Not Put On The Back Burner -Budget Balances Govt Capex, Push To Private Sector -Plan To Augment Strategic Petroleum Reserves -Allocated Rs 30,000 Crore For OMC Capex In FY24 -FY24 Tax Target Assumption Conservative


– Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharamanon Wednesday announced hiking the capital expenditure by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure development for 2023-24 and will be at 3.3 percent of the GDP

– Presenting the Budget, she said the newly established infrastructure finance secretariat will assist in attracting more private investment.

– With an aim to further improve regional air connectivity, she said the government will revive 50 additional airports, helipads, water aero drones and advanced landing grounds

– The Budget also allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore to the union civil aviation ministry

Budget announcements on digital initiatives focuses on artificial intelligence in the education sector

– Three centres of excellence for artificial intelligence will be established in top educational institutions – 100 laboratories in engineering institutions will be developing applications using 5G services – A national digital library will be set up for children and adolescents for facilitating the availability of quality books across geographies, languages and genres – Centre to recruit 38,800 teachers and support staff for 749 Eklavya Model Residential Schools that will service 3.5 lakh tribal students

Budget 2023: Big bonanza for senior citizens

-Budget 2023 has increased the maximum permissible investment in the senior citizen savings scheme, a popular investment among the elderly. The post office monthly income scheme, too, has been made more attractive.

-Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman doubled the maximum limit under the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) to Rs 30 lakh from Rs 15 lakh. The scheme offers assured interest of Rs 8 percent per annum. The interest is paid quarterly.

-Additionally, the investment limit under the popular Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (POMIS) has been raised to Rs 9 lakh from Rs 4.5 lakh. In case of joint accounts held in POMIS, the investment limit has been hiked to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 9 lakh. The scheme pays monthly interest at the rate of 7.1 percent per annum.

Elon Musk explains why his daughter can’t marry a poor man!

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Wealth is first of all a state of mind.

A few years ago there was a conference in the United States on investment and finance. One of the speakers was Elon Musk and during the question and answer session, he was asked a question that had everyone laughing.

If he, the richest man in the world, could accept that his daughter marry a poor or modest man.

His answer can change something in everyone.

Elon Musk – First of all, understand that
Wealth does not mean having a fat bank account. Wealth is primarily the ability to create wealth.
Example: Someone who wins the lottery or gambling. Even if he wins 100 millions is not a rich man: He is a poor man with a lot of money. That’s the reason why 90% of the lottery millionaires become poor again after 5 years.

You also have rich people who have no money.
Example: Most entrepreneurs.
THEY are already on the road to wealth even though they have no money, because they are developing their financial intelligence and that is wealth.

How are the rich and the poor different?

To put it simply: The rich may die to become rich, while the poor may kill to become rich.

If you see a young person who decides to train, to learn new things, who tries to improve himself constantly, know that he is a rich man.

If you see a young person who thinks that the problem is the state, and who thinks that the rich are all thieves and who criticizes constantly, know that he is a poor man.

The rich are convinced that they just need information and training to take off, the poor think that others must give them money to take off.

In conclusion, when I say that my daughter will not marry a poor man, I am not talking about money. I’m talking about the ability to create wealth in that man.

Excuse me for saying this, but most criminals are poor people. When they are in front of money, they lose their mind, that’s why they rob, steal etc… For them it is a grace because they don’t know how they could earn money by themselves.

One day, the guard of a bank found a bag full of money, he took the bag and went to give it to the bank manager.

People called this man an idiot, but in reality this man was just a rich man who had no money.

One year later, the bank offered him a job as a receptionist, 3 years later he was a customer manager and 10 years later he manages the regional management of this bank, he manages hundreds of employees and his annual bonus exceeds the amount he could have stolen.

Wealth is first of all a state of mind.

So … are u rich or poor?🙂

कृष्ण कौन हैं?

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पहली गाली पर सर काटने की शक्ति होने बाद भी यदि 99 और गाली सुनने का ‘सामर्थ्य’ है, तो वो कृष्ण हैं।

‘सुदर्शन’ जैसा शस्त्र होने के बाद भी यदि हाथ में हमेशा ‘मुरली’ है, तो वो कृष्ण हैं।

‘द्वारिका’ का वैभव होने के बाद भी यदि ‘सुदामा’ मित्र है, तो वो कृष्ण हैं।

‘मृत्यु’ के फन पर मौजूद होने पर भी यदि ‘नृत्य’ है, तो वो कृष्ण हैं।

‘सर्वसामर्थ्य’ होने पर भी यदि सारथी’ बने हैं, तो वो कृष्ण हैं।

जन्माष्टमी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं

5 reasons why Career Counselling is important!

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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”

Students are under a lot of pressure – pressure to perform academically, pressure to be popular, pressure to ultimately, make a good life. The one thread that touches upon all these is the choice of one’s career. It is a decision that is often taken under parental or societal duress. However, one must seek proper career counseling and guidance to make the right decision. Career counseling is really beneficial for students, and there are many reasons it is imperative:

  1. Spot an Aptitude: Career counseling helps a student realize true aptitude. While at a junior level, most students perform evenly across subjects. Aptitude tests, conducted by counselors, bring out clearly the strong intellectual areas of a particular student. This empowers the student to make an informed decision when choosing future studies and making career choices.
  2. An Objective Guide: Many times, students grow up with preconceived notions – “I must become a doctor, since my father is one”. Good counseling can quell these notions, and help the student view himself for the individual that he really is. After all, the doctor’s son can actually be more suited to, and more interested in, being a musician!
  3. Evade Confusion: Often, students haven’t developed a clear idea of what they’d want to study by the time they’re due to make those choices. This isn’t necessarily due to any lack of interest; one is simply too young. Seeking career counseling leads to clarity of thought in a student, helps to identify interests, pick the appropriate subjects, and finally, make the choice of the right career.
  4. Career Relation to Education: It is also likely that a student has decided on a particular career, but is not sure of how to qualify for it academically. Seeking counseling helps to put things in proper perspective – the student chooses the right higher education for the chosen career, and likewise, is able to land safely on the career track, due the interest, motivational factors and the chosen stream of education.
  5. What’s Out There: Perhaps the most important facet of career counseling is to simply know what career options abound today. Say, a student has great flair for writing. It is important that the student or individual is well informed about the prospects of taking writing as a career. Lack of information on the will let the individual or student abandon his talent and intellect.

Sadly, career counseling is often overlooked by students, institutions and parents alike. It is a mistake that can prove costly, for it is sound counseling that leads to well-informed, correct career decisions!

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Reboot : Panacea Theme for the Year 2022

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Live More • Achieve More

Reboot 2022 : Live More • Achieve More

Hi!!

Wishing you all a very happy and safe New Year!

The last two years have taught us that it is our inner strength, our grit, and determination that pushes us to achieve the unimaginable, it is the unity and warmth of company that helps us move past the difficulties and challenges of life.

As we move forward into the new year with newfound hope and strength to face come what may, I welcome you all to join me in the energetic pursuit of a revitalizing new year. As we move into the new year, let us promise to endeavour to live our lives to the fullest and to maximise our contributions in order to maximise our shared achievements.

It is time we metamorphose our insurmountable strength into action. With this background, I am proud to announce the Panacea People theme for 2022- “Reboot: Live more, Achieve More”.

To mark the beginning of a new year, we have made our own small contribution in the form of our collective enterprises. We have contributed significantly by providing career opportunities to people in the Media, HR and Education sectors. We take pleasure in sharing that we are teaching students not just in Prayagraj, Lucknow or Bharwari but around the continent in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well. We have helped bridge the gap between teachers and students by being a facilitative platform for communication.

It is time for us to cherish this spirit and let it rage further. Let us grow individually and collectively as a team and push our boundaries this year.

It is time that we increase our reach and collaborate for the expansion of our enterprise. Let this year allow you to inculcate new business ideas, foster creativity and build better networking than ever. Let the leader in you arise. Reboot!

Happy New Year!

SnehShakti – Law Prep & Round Table India comes together with unique #HarGharDIwali campaign

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This is not just the time of festivities, celebration of the victory of good over evil, some family time but it is also the start of the winter season.
As all of us are aware as to how bad the winters can get here in Allahabad, the Team Law Prep Tutorial & Round Table India has joined forces for the 4th season of our “Sneh Shakti” Program.
“Sneh Shakti” is a joint initiative of Law Prep Tutorial which is India’s oldest coaching institute for Law Entrance Examination and has been providing best results year by year in various law entranceexaminations and this year as well the Law Prep Prayagraj Centre produced the best resuts with Sanvi as AIR 1 in Symbiosis Law Admission Test 2021 and many other students securing All India Ranks in Common Law Admission Test 2021 and ensuring their places in various Naional Law Universities and Round Table India is an organization of non-political and non-sectarian young men between the age group of 18 and 40. The aim of the young men is to promote service, fellowship and goodwill in national and international affairs. Round Table India, the association, was formed in 1962 with just a membership of 100. It has, over the last 4 decades, grown to become a 4600 member strong association, individuals who can rise above personal concerns to seek and serve the larger needs of the community. Round Table Trust is a Trust floated by its parent body. and News Now Nation as the Media Partner of the initiative, to reach out to the underprivileged here in Allahabad and help them get through the winter season providing them blankets, bed sheets, woolen clothes & other old clothes which they can use.

Apart from LawPrepTutorial and Round Table India, other NGOs and Govt. Bodies have also joined this initiative.
The organisers also aim to help these people by connecting and collaborating with NGOs and other private and Govt bodies.
The initiative was started on the eve of Choti Diwali after the Pooja and shall go on this entire month after which the collected clothes shall be donated at the end of this month. This event was attended by Dr. Vive Khatri, Chairman, Round Table India 192, Mr Gaurav Agarwal, Director, Law Prep Tutorial Prayagraj, Diksha Mehrotra, Coordinator, Law Prep Tutorial, Akash Chauhan, Law Prep Tutorial, Apoorva Pandey, Advocate, Allahabad High Court amongst others.
LPT Prayagraj’s Director Mr. Gaurav Agarwal said that the covid period has been extremely difficult for all of us so now when we have this opportunity to celebrate the festivities with our loved ones then why not share some of our happiness with those who are not as fortunate as us and therefore we came up with the idea of Sneh Shakti with the motto of har ghar diwali.
Anyone can be a part of this noble initiative, all you have to do is make a bundle of all the clothes you no longer need and deliver it at the Law Prep Tutorial Prayagraj’s office between 11 am to 5 pm. The clothes should be washed, clean and not torn as they are going to be used by someone else.
In order to connect with this campaign you can also give a missed call at 888-1320-121 and the organizers shall reach out to you.

Teacher And A Guru…What’s The Difference Between The Two? #GuruPunima2021

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The way we use the term ‘guru’ in the west (since we don’t understand it very well) is like a sort of ‘super teacher’.

There are a lot of people that present themselves as gurus, and that has nothing to do with whether they’re gurus or not, in the real sense of the term ‘guru.’

The difference is that a teacher points the way; the guru is the way.

The guru is a cooked goose, all their seeds are burned and they’re free, so when you’re with them, they are a clean mirror, so you only see your own stuff; that’s all you see, you don’t see your stuff mixed with their stuff, because they don’t have any stuff.  With the teacher, you never know what you’re getting, because part of what you see is their stuff, and part of it is your stuff.

You can certainly pick very high teachers. I mean I’m a teacher, obviously, I’m sitting up here teaching – I’m not a guru, but I’m a teacher, and the only way you know them is by your intuitive heart; and my suggestion is that the only thing you owe a teacher is for you to get yourself free. You don’t owe a teacher loyalty. A lot of people say, ‘Well, I’ve been teaching you now, support me or take care of me, or sign and promise me you will’ and I think that’s all nonsense. I think you should take what you can from every teacher, and then go on.

I think that the idea should be to focus on teachings not teachers.

If you focus on teachers rather than teachings, you will spend all your time becoming a connoisseur of clay feet; you know, ‘Is this one pure enough for me to take a teaching from?’ while all I know is when I need a teaching of some sort, I go towards somebody who’s teaching that, and I take the teaching, and I keep taking the part of that which feels intuitively right with my own heart; I do not take any teaching from somebody that goes against my own heart. Every time I have done that, there has been a karmic cost to that, because only intuitively do I know what I need, and I must trust that more than I must trust somebody else telling me what I need.

– Ram Dass, excerpt from the 1989 Summer Retreats – The Listening Heart – Spiritual Practice/Daily Life (Q&A)

Difference between a Guru and a Teacher !!!

1. A teacher takes responsibility for your growth.

A Guru makes you responsible for your growth.

2.A teacher gives you things you do not have and require.

A Guru takes away things you have and do not require.

3. A teacher answers your questions.

A Guru questions your answers.

4. A teacher requires obedience and discipline from the pupil.

A Guru requires trust and humility from the pupil.

5. A teacher clothes you and prepares you for the outer journey.

A Guru strips you naked and prepares you for the inner journey.

6. A teacher is a guide on the path.

A Guru is a pointer to the way.

7. A teacher sends you on the road to success.

A Guru sends you on the road to freedom.

8. A teacher explains the world and its nature to you.

A Guru explains yourself and your nature to you.

9. A teacher instructs you.

A Guru constructs you.

10. A teacher sharpens your mind.

A Guru opens your mind.

11. A teacher reaches your mind.

A Guru touches your soul.

12. A teacher instructs you on how to solve problems.

A Guru shows you how to resolve issues.

13. A teacher is a systematic thinker.

A Guru is a lateral thinker.

14. A teacher leads you by the hand.

A Guru leads you by example.

15.When a teacher finishes with you, you celebrate.

When a Guru finishes with you, life celebrates.

Let us honour both !!

Guru Purnima | 5th July 2020

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On a  full moon night or Purnima, one can step out of their house without a torch since the light of the moon will be enough to guide them through the darkness. In the same way our “Gurus” guide us through our dark times and fill our life with the light of knowledge, guidance and experience. In sanskrit, ‘gu’ means darkness and ‘ru’ means remover of darkness. Today is Guru Purnima, a day to thank our Gurus and mark the birth anniversary of Ved Vyasa, one of the greatest ancient Hindu Gurus of all time and a symbol of Guru-Shisya tradition. Your Guru can be your teacher, your friend, your mother, your father or just a stranger.

My Guru, my late father Shri Virendra Krishna Aggarwal, who was a well known textile businessman and my pillar of strength through the difficult moments of my life, taught me the most important lesson of life which is my guiding light. He used to say “No matter how big a challenge is, if approached with proper calculations it can be resolved”. He showed me the importance of work-life balance and encouraged me to work in the Education and Employability sector despite coming from a business background. When I began my journey in the field of education, he quoted the words of Swami Vivekanand“Educate and raise the masses and thus alone a nation is possible. We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own feet”. Today in 2020, when I look through all these years, I want to thank him for making me what I am today, and hope that I have stood by the principles and vision he entrusted me with and passed the same to over 20,000 students trained at Panacea People, an education institution which I started in 2002 with the principles and vision of my father.

A guru is an epitome of a selfless individual who devotes his life for the future of his students. At Panacea,  I have witnessed that nothing satisfies a teacher more or makes him happier when he receives a thank you call from his students after they succeed in their life. Today, I’ld also take this occasion to thank my father, my teachers and all the seniors who have given my life a proper direction in all these past years. 

Therefore, on this auspicious day, let us take out time to thank our Gurus. Give them a call, whatsapp, a text message or include them in our prayers if they have left the Earth and joined the light of the moon, still guiding us from above, like my father. Let’s look at the moon tonight and remember our Gurus.