Media workshop

A workshop on Talk Journalism, a non-profit initiative of Vox Foundation, which aims at a community that encourages citizen journalism, concluded on Monday.

"The idea is to create a global community that supports individuals and aspiring journalists who have a story to tell," said Avinash Kalla, the founder of Talk Journalism

Protest

Jewellers and goldsmiths, under the banner of Swarnkar Samaj Vikas Evam Shodh Sansthan, staged a daylong protest on Monday and burnt the effigy of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to vent their ire against the Centre's imposition of one per cent excise duty on jewellery and making PAN mandatory for customers on purchases of Rs 2 lakh and above.

Health lecture

John B. Curshinac, a cardiac surgeon from the UK, delivered a lecture at Paras HMRI Hospital on Monday.

He spoke on beta-blocker drugs, which provide relief to patients suffering from high blood pressure.