Mangaluru: Sulthan Diamonds and Gold is organizing ‘Vishwa Vajra’ South India’s biggest diamond and Polki diamond jewelry exhibition and sale from December 2 to 20 at its Mangaluru showroom.

“VishwaVajrah – The much-awaited exhibition showcases more than 10,000 carat stock of IGI Certified Diamond and Polki Diamond jewelry from around the world,” Sulthan Diamonds and Gold has said, in a press release.

The company has said that the main attraction of the exhibition would be an exclusive collection from Italy, France, Belgium, Turkey, Singapore, US and the Middle East. There would also be a wide range of unique exclusive celebrity collection of diamond jewelry available for purchase of the luxury segment customers.

The traditional diamond customers would get to choose from the solitaire collection in the latest designs, close-setting diamond jewelry as well as Tanmania collections. In addition, contemporary bridal diamond jewelry designs, along with gemstone collections of uncut diamonds, ruby and emerald, are available in the latest trends, in the bridal segment, said the jewelers.

Light diamond necklaces priced at Rs 56,000 and above, light diamond bangles starting at Rs 15,000, diamond rings starting at Rs 6,000 and diamond nose pins priced Rs 2,000 and above, for daily wear, are also available.

“Customers can avail Rs 8000 Discount per Diamond Carat,” said the company, in the press release.

The jewelers added that, as a part of their decennial celebrations of the Mangaluru showroom, customers would get a ‘shop and win’ lucky draw coupon, with every purchase. Eight winners everyday would get cookers; three winners every week would get a fan, a mixer and a grinder each; and three winners in a month would get a TV, a fridge and a washing machine each.

“One lucky winner get a Hyundai grand I 10 neos car in the mega bumper lucky draw happening in the first week of February 2023,” Sulthan Diamonds and Gold has said.

People interested may contact Sulthan Diamonds and Gold at their Mangaluru showroom on Kankanady Bypass Road on telephone number: 08242438916.

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New Delhi: State Assemblies across India convened for an average of just 20 days and spent 100 hours in sessions in 2024, according to a report by PRS Legislative Research.

The report, as cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, highlighted that some states had significantly more sittings than others. Odisha led the list with 42 sittings, followed by Kerala with 37 and West Bengal with 36 sittings. Karnataka, which has a target of 60 compulsory sittings per year, managed 29 sittings in 2024.

In contrast, Uttar Pradesh, despite having a mandate of 90 sittings a year, and Madhya Pradesh only held 16 sittings each. Manipur saw 14 sittings, while Jammu and Kashmir had the least at five sittings.

The Constitution requires legislatures to meet at least once every six months, eleven states met this obligation through short sessions lasting only one or two days. The report noted that state assemblies have met for fewer than 30 days annually since 2017, with 2020 seeing a drastic dip to just 16 sittings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number has since remained close to 20 days each year.

The years 2021 and 2022 saw 21 sittings each while 2023 saw 22 sittings and last year witnessed a slump to 20, added the report.

In 2024, assemblies averaged 100 hours of sitting time, with Kerala topping the list at 228 hours, followed by Odisha with 193 hours. Other states with notable sitting hours included Maharashtra and Rajasthan (187 hours each), Goa (172 hours), Chhattisgarh (155 hours), and Telangana (149 hours). Karnataka’s Assembly had 145 hours of sittings.

Regarding legislative activity, 2024 saw a total of over 500 bills passed across the country. Karnataka led in bill passage with 49 bills, followed by Tamil Nadu (45), Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra (32 each). However, some states had minimal legislative activity, with Delhi passing just one bill and Rajasthan passing only two.