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August, 2019

 

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NASA1st high-resolution measurements of Interplanetary Shock

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The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission — MMS — has spent the past four years using high-resolution instruments to see what no other spacecraft can. Recently, MMS made the first high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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22 August

International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness about religious intolerance, and violence and discrimination against anyone based on their religion or belief.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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1st World Youth Conference on Kindness held in New Delhi

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The theme of the conference was ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the Contemporary World: Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.’ In attendance were Union Ministers, prominent artists, nobel laureates and over 1,000 youth representing 27 countries.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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FEDOR: Russia launches its 1st humanoid robot in space

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Fedor, which stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, is the first humanoid robot sent into space by Russia, and it will learn from and assist with small tasks performed by the astronauts.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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About Composite Water Management Index (CWMI)

Launched by NITI Aayog in 2018 as an important tool to assess & improve the performance of States/ UTs in efficient management of water resources. It is 1st ever attempt at of creating pan-India set of metrics that measured different dimensions of water management and use across the lifecycle of water.(2019 - Gujrat tops).

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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PV Sindhu became 1st Indian to win gold

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the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop-sided final.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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7 new species of insects that can walk on water discovered

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The newly described species belong to the genus Mesovelia whose size ranges from 1.5 mm to 4.5 mm and are equipped with hydrophobic setae (bristles) on their legs.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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Russia launches world’s 1st floating nuclear reactor

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The government of Russia has launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor power station (Akademik Lomonosov), which will sail 5,000km (3,000 miles) from the Arctic port of Murmansk to Chukotka in the Far East.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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Nepal, India launch Kathmandu-Siliguri bus service

The Kathmandu-Kakarbhitta-Siliguri bus service will operate on a daily basis, according to the bus operators. A bus service was launched on Monday between Kathmandu and Siliguri, the 10th bus service between Nepal and India.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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IAF’s Shalija Dhami India’s 1st female flight commander

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The officer took over as flight commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase. Flight Commander is the second in command of the unit.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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World’s first facial biometric data-based ID for seafarers

In a move to boost employment in the coastal shipping sector, India has become the first country in the world to issue a Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) to its seafarers.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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India’s first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhary

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she was country’s second female Indian Police Service (IPS) officer after Kiran Bedi. Bhattacharya, a 1973 batch IPS officer, made history when she was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in 2004. She retired as the DGP on October 31, 2007.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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Peacock Parachute Spider Rare tarantula sighted for 1st time

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The known habitat of Peacock Parachute Spider is in degraded forests near Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh. The spider belonging to the genus Poecilotheria, commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider or Gooty Tarantula was spotted by a team of researchers of the Puducherry-based IBF.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

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India win gold 2019 Junior Track World Cycling Championship

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India's Esow Alben bagged two individual medals at the World Junior Track Championship to help India register its best ever performance at a global cycling event. India won a gold, silver and bronze each to finish sixth in the medals tally.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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Chardham Highway project: 4 holy places in Uttarakhand

Tourists visiting four pilgrim-destinations in Uttarakhand popularly known as ‘Char Dham’ will soon have the convenience of all-weather roads connecting these places. The Supreme Court has modified the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order and cleared the decks for construction of over 880-km all-weather roads under the Chardham highway project.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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Two new species of Freshwater Fish found

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New species of freshwater fish from the north-eastern and northern parts of the country. While Glyptothorax gopii, a new species of catfish was found in Mizoram’s Kaladan river, Garra simbalbaraensis was found in Himachal Pradesh’s Simbalbara river.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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1st Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology Gujarat

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Describing Gujarat as a hub of the chemical industry, Mandiya said that Vapi, Ankleshwar and Vatva have a significant presence of chemical industries. Gujarat will get the country’s first CICET which will be set up either in Vatva or Surat.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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India gets its first national essential diagnostics list

India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) which aims to bridge the current regulatory system’s gap that do not cover all the medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic device (IVD).

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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1st glacier lost to climate change

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Symbolic funeral was held for Okjökull, commemorating the fact that it is the first Icelandic glacier to completely melt away. As part of the ceremony, a plaque was put in place with a chilling message to future generations.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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India biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide

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A new report by Greenpeace India shows the country is the largest emitter of sulphur dioxide in the world, with more than 15% of all the anthropogenic sulphur dioxide hotspots detected by the NASA OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) satellite.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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19 August: World Humanitarian Day

World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. On World Humanitarian Day 2019 we honour the work of women in crises throughout the world.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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1st high-resolution measurements of Interplanetary Shock

The Magnetospheric Multiscale mission — MMS — has spent the past 4 years using high-resolution instruments to see what no other spacecraft can. Recently, MMS made the first high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock. These shocks, made of particles and electromagnetic waves, are launched by the Sun.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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DRDO transfers design of Mobile Metallic Ramp to Indian Army

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over to the Army on Tuesday the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) for strategic mobility of armoured and mechanised units as well as formations of the Army.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

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8 August: 77th anniversary of Quit India movement

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Conch shell of last battle for independence in Indian history. On this day in 1942, foundation of Quit India Movement, run by Mahatma Gandhi was laid, after which whole of India united against British and British rule had to kneel down.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Currency Manipulator

United States has designated China a “currency manipulator”, after country’s central bank allowed Yuan (Chinese Currency) to fall against dollar. This move could escalate tense trade relations between two nations.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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RACE: Rajasthan’s New Higher Education Model

State govt of Rajasthan has launched a new higher education model titled- Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence. For distribution of faculties & movable assets among govt colleges at district level. Model will create a pool for sharing of facilities which will benefit colleges that lack infrastructure.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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7 August: National Handloom Day

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To mark the occasion, Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, will preside over a function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.To honour handloom weavers in India. To highlight India’s handloom industry.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Rajasthan Assembly passes Anti-Lynching Bill

Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajasthan Assembly by a voice vote. Bill was introduced by Shanti Dhariwal Parliamentary Affairs Minister in State Assembly on 30 July 2019. With passage of Anti-Lynching Bill Rajasthan has become 2nd Stateafter Manipur to have a dedicated legislation that criminalises mob lynching as a special offence.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Vinesh Phogat:Gold in 53kg Open Wrestling Tournament

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The 24 year old prevailed 3-2 over wrestler Roksana of Poland in final of competition. This is her 3rd consecutive gold in women’s 53kg category after Spain and Turkey.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Machail Mata Yatra

After the suspension of annual Amarnath Yatra, ‘Machail Mata Yatra’ in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was suspended due to security reasons. Concerned authorities have asked people not to start yatra and those on way to leave and go back. Yatra started on 25 July and was scheduled to end on 5 September.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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QRSAM: successfully test-fired by DRDO

Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted two back-to-back flight tests of its state of the art Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha. The test was conducted against live aerial targets.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award

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It is Asia’s premier prize and highest honour. It is often regarded as region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.Indian journalist Ravish Kumar (44) of NDTV news channel was chosen for 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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India to conduct 1st National Time Release

Dept of Revenue, under Union Ministry of Finance, is conducting India’s 1st National Time Release Study for enabling faster movement of cargo across borders to benefit traders. TRS is an internationally recognized tool advocated by Brussels based World Customs Organization to measure efficiency and effectiveness of international trade flows.

Sun, 11 Aug, 2019

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Papua New Guinea highest number of living

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Papua New Guinea has the highest number of living indigenous languages in the world with 840. India stands fourth with 453. UN observes the year 2019 as its International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 passed in Rajya Sabha

The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2019 and passed in Lok Sabha on 6 August 2019. The Bill proposes to reorganise the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, one to be called Jammu and Kashmir, and the other Ladakh.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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Sushma Swaraj

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Diplomats of 51 countries have written separate condolence messages for veteran BJP leader and India's former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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First 3-D Smart Traffic Signal by Chitkara University

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of Chitkara University Incubated Start-up. The wireless system, called 'Intelights', has been installed at the traffic crossing near Quark City on Airport Road.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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GJ 357 d: NASA’s TESS discovers 1st nearby super-earth

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The super-Earth planet — named GJ 357 d — was discovered in early 2019 owing to NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. The exoplanet is more massive than our own blue planet, astronomy professor said

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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India’s 1st large-scale trial of two new TB vaccines

ICMR has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new TB vaccines, a report in the IE has indicated. This is the first time a large preventive TB vaccine trial involving more than 12,000 healthy household contacts of newly diagnosed TB patients from across six states of India are set to be enrolled.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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Maharastra: digital fingerprint &iris scanning system

Maharashtra became the first state to adopt a digital fingerprint and iris scanning system to aid police investigations. The Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) adopted by the Maharashtra Police will soon be replicated across the country.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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India to conduct 1st National Time Release Study

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To enable faster movement of cargo across borders to benefit traders. The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as part of its strategic commitment to improve global trade, is conducting India's first national Time Release Study (TRS) between 1st – 7th August.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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ISRO institutes Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has instituted two categories of awards in journalism- Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space Science, Technology and Research. These awards were instituted as part of centenary year celebrations of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indian space programme.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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Manipur tops in Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding

The report card on Breastfeeding was released by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister. Union Heath Minister also appealed influential personality on social media to spread message of benefits of breastfeeding to masses.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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9 August:Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Observance of this day seeks to recognize the contributions & achievements of indigenous people to improve world issues such as environmental protection. ‘Indigenous Languages’. It is dedicated to languages of indigenous peoples’.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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10 August: World Biofuel Day

Every year 10 August is observed as World Biofuel Day with aim to create awareness about importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. It is being observed by Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since 2015.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

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Jordan: Underwater Museum Of Military Vehicles unveiled

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Jordan has unveiled its 1st Underwater Military Museum on the bed of Red Sea off the coast of Aqaba As part new underwater military museum the kingdom submerged several military vehicles,including tanks, troop carriers.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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1st batch of Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters reaches India

1st batch of Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters arrived at Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The 1st batch consists of 4 out of 22 choppers ordered by India from United States. AH-64E Apache the world’s most advanced Multi-Role Combat Helicopter.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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29 July: International Tiger Day (Global Tiger Day)

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Why 29 July? This is because 29 July act as a reminder of agreement signed by countries at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia in 2010, to raise awareness about decline of global tiger population.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People’s Choice Award in U.S

Renowned Indian sand artist and Padma Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has won People’s Choice Award at a prestigious sand sculpting festival in United States (US). He was among top 15 sand artists selected from all over world to participate in 2019 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Boston.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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Uttarakhand holds 1st Himalayan conclave

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Conclave of Himalayan States was held on at Mussoorie in Uttarakhand to discuss priorities of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) in 15th Finance Commission (XV FC). The conclave was initiated by government of Uttarakhand with Integrated Mountain Initiative as its knowledge partner.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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‘Odisha Rasagola’ gets GI Tag

After years of controversy around sweet, Rasagola, a popular dessert of Odisha, has received Geographical Indication (GI) tag in GI Registry from Registrar of Geographical Indication. Both Odisha and West Bengal have been contesting origin of rasagola and West Bengal had got GI for ‘Banglar Rasogolla’ in 2017.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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Shawala Teja Singh temple in Pakistan opened after 72 Years

Almost 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Sialkot city of Pakistan, which was sealed for last 72 years, has been re-opened for devotees for the 1st time since partition.Decision to reopen temple was issued by Paksitan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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IAF’s Tarun Chaudhri:1st pilot to do Wingsuit Skydive Jump

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The jump was accomplished from an altitude of 8500 feet (2590.8 meters) from a Mi-17 helicopter. This is 1st IAF Wing Suit Skydive Jump by a pilot who has flown and captained same type of helicopter.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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Julu 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

United Nations (UN) observed World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 to raise awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims, and promote and protect their rights. The theme for this year was ‘Human Trafficking: Call Your Government To Action’.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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TOI 270: NASA’s TESS discovers

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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently discovered new dwarf star and planetary system named as TOI 270. It is located about 73 light years away from Earth, and in the constellation Pictor.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019

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1st time after Partition, Nagar Kirtan arrives from Pakistan

For 1st time after Independence (1947), ‘Nagar Kirtan’ carrying Guru Granth Sahib which was taken out from Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province of Pakistan, arrived at Attari in Amritsar, India. Nagar Kirtan is a religious procession.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2019