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2019 Brahmakalashothsava festival started Karnataka
The 6-day Brahmakalashothsava festival is celebrated in the ancient Chandkuru Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple annually in Polali, Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The presiding deity of the temple,...
No Mining Allowed along Kaziranga National park: SC
Mining activities near Kaziranga National Park and catchment area of rivers originating in Karbi Anglong Hills in Assam has been banned. As many of the sites selected for...
Rotary club of Madras launched project ‘Kannamaa’
Rotary club of Madras North has unveiled a project “Kannamaa” to provide sanitary napkins to the students. The project was started in August 2018 by providing free, biodegradable...
Kanpur ranked 1 as the most Polluted city
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) is the most polluted city in the world and is positioned 1st on the WHO’s (World Health Organisation) list of 15 most polluted cities in...
Indian Army patrol found wreckage of World War II US aircraft
A 12-member patrol team of the Indian Army along with a police official has discovered the wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft in...Phayeng Village tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement
Phayeng Village of Manipur has been tagged as the India’s first carbon-positive settlement. As part of the carbon-positive village project, Phayeng will receive a grant of Rs10 crore...
Senior Tripura BJP leader Dilip Sarkar passed away
Dilip Sarkar, Senior Tripura Bhartiya Janta Party leader and five-time MLA Dilip passed away on 1st April, 2019, at a private hospital in Delhi after prolonged acute liver...Kandhamal Haldi gets got GI tag
Kandhamal Haldi, a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha, has finally got the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India. The recognition coincided with the state’s...High-level meeting on security situation in Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh
A high-level meeting was recently convened to review and strengthen the security situation in the northeastern states of Assam, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, focusing particularly on the border...