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Srinagar’s Oont Kadal, seen in Hindi films of yesteryear, to be restored The iconic 17th-century bridge, Oont Kadal, shaped like the hump of a camel and located in the middle of the picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar, will be restored through a conservation project with the help of Germany. Going …

Inaugurates Parakram Parv to celebrate anniversary of surgical strikes Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the annual Combined Commanders Conference in the Air Force Station Jodhpur on Friday and stressed on the need for “jointness” among the three services. The stress was of the speech was on “jointness” and the need …

Kolkata launches first flood forecast system The Kolkata Municipal Corporation, with the support of the Asian Development Bank, on Thursday launched the country’s first flood forecasting and early-warning system, which will provide real-time data on inundation, rainfall intensity, temperature, air quality and other climate-related data. This is expected to help …

Mizoram remained cut off by road from the rest of the country on Wednesday with the Opposition, the Mizo National Front, staging a 12-hour blockade to protest against bad condition of the NH-54, the police said. Source  :  https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/mizoram-remains-cut-off-due-to-highway-blockade/article25053297.ece

As a commentator, he covered 9 Olympics & 6 Asian Games Renowned hindi commentator Jasdev Singh passed away on Tuesday after prolonged illness. Jasdev was 87 and is survived by a son and daughter. “It is with deep sadness that I note the demise of Sh. Jasdev Singh, one of …

The new government in the Maldives will make resolving all recent issues with India a priority, and the problems of Indian job-holders awaiting work-visas will be a “key issue”, says a senior leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party and member of former President Mohammad Nasheed’s cabinet. While a decision is …

The Indian Armed Forces will observe ‘Parakram Parv’ from September 28 – 30 to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes against terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC) and to “showcase the courage, valour and sacrifice of Armed Forces”. “The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes in 2016 …

India is the only SAARC country to have a quit-line number India has become the first and only SAARC country to have a quit-line number on tobacco products. The Union Health Ministry has already made 85% pictorial health warning mandatory on both sides of packets containing cigarettes, bidis, and chewing …

Punjab sounds red alert; Air Force rescues 21 people in Himachal Pradesh Incessant rain triggered flash floods and landslips in hill States of northern India, with at least 11 people killed on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. In the wake of heavy rain, the Punjab government …

More small, marginal farmers, share-croppers included in scheme The Odisha government on Monday decided to facilitate entry of more small and marginal farmers and share-croppers into the procurement fold by bringing changes in the norms of food and procurement policy for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2018-19. “The past practice …