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Cabinet approves construction of Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur district to International Border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Union Cabinet has approved building and development of Kartarpur Corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab to international border with Pakistan. It was approved as part of 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, which falls in 2019. Kartarpur It is located in Shakargarh in Narowal ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Topics: Cabinet Decisions • Dera Baba Nanak • Gurdaspur district • Gurdwara • Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur • Guru Nanak Dev • Indian religions • Kartarpur • Kartarpur Corridor • Kartarpur, Pakistan • National • Punjab • religion • Sikh architecture • Sikhism
India’s National Emblem
The state emblem depicts four lions, standing back to back. It is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra). The Lion Capital was erected in the third ..
Topics: Indian religions • Indian Sculpture • Lion Capital of Ashoka • Mundaka Upanishad • National symbols of India • religion • Satyameva Jayate • State Emblem of India
Persons in News: A.A.Manavalan
Saraswati Samman to A A Manavalan for his comparative study on Ramayana The esteemed Saraswati Samman was conferred on AA Manavalan for his work, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum. “Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum” A comparative study of epic Ramayana in 48 different languages. The characters, plot and individual insertions of the book deals with the alterations that occurred ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Topics: Deities • Hindu texts • Indian religions • Irama • K. K. Birla Foundation • Persons in News • Rama • Ramayana • Samman • Sanskrit • Saraswati • Saraswati Samman • September 2012
Gunman kills 6 at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin
A gunman shot 6 worshippers dead at a Sikh temple at Oak creek in Wisconsin. Oak Creek: A city in Milwaukee County of Wisconsin state of US. Wisconsin: A state located in north central region of the US. The US has 50 states. Sikhism is 5th largest organized religion in the world, with more than ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Current Affairs – December, 2014 • Gurdwara • Indian religions • Milwaukee • religion • Religious identity • Sikhism • Sikhs • Theism • Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting
Madhya Pradesh: Sanchi becomes first blind-friendly heritage site
Buddhist sites in Sanchi have recently become the first friendly world heritage monuments in country for the visually challenged. Special tactile walkways, signages in Braille, beepers and a Braille map would make the famed Buddhist monuments, including the Stupa, come alive for the visually challenged, who will also be also allowed to “feel” the grandeur ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Topics: Braille • Buddhism • Buddhist art • Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India • Indian religions • Maurya Empire • Mauryan Art • Sanchi • States and union territories of India • Stupa