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GUWAHATI: With the steep surge in Covid-19 cases across the state, all six national parks and 18 wildlife sanctuaries in Assam have been closed by the state forest department for the visitors until further orders are issued.
The forest department’s order comes close on the heels of the advisory of ministry of forest, environment and climate change to the states, asking them to shut down all national parks and sanctuaries with immediate effect due to the alarming spread of Covid cases. The ministry, in its order, had mentioned that there had been reports of some lions dying due to the virus, owing to which the ministry felt that the virus also posed a major threat to animals living in these places.
J&K announces financial incentives for frontline warriors
Former Governor of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Jagmohan Malhotra popularly known as Jagmohan passed away on Monday here after brief illness. He was 94. In a late night tweet, his family members said, With profound grief, we inform about the sad demise of Jagmohan. Former Union Minister, Former Governor Jammu and Kashmir. In grief : Wife: Uma Jagmohan, children: Dipika and Rajiv Kapoor, Nutan and Justice Manmohan.
Jagmohan had served two terms as governor in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir - from 1984 to 89, and then from January to May 1990.
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Mahabharat: ASI permits excavation in Banawa to find Kauravasâ âlac palaceâ
Mahabharat: ASI permits excavation in Banawa to find Kauravasâ âlac palaceâ
Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI) Has Given Green Signal To Excavate A Place In Uttar Pradeshâs Bagpat District Which Is Believed To Be The Site Where Kauravas Had Built âLakshagrihaâ (lac Palace) To Kill Pandavas By Historians And Archaeologists.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 02 Nov 2017, 02:58:47 PM
New Delhi:
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has given green signal to excavate a place in Uttar Pradesh’s Bagpat district which is believed to be the site where Kauravas had built ‘Lakshagriha’ (lac palace) to kill Pandavas by historians and archaeologists.
Long Read: Returning heritage Filed on April 30, 2021 | Last updated on April 30, 2021 at 10.12 am
Gifted, looted or stolen Britain has a large number of priceless artefacts from India, other former colonies and elsewhere. but now, some are on their way back home as demands grow
Stepping into India House in central London is like stepping back in time. Designed by the legendary architect Herbert Baker and inaugurated by King George V in 1930, the home of India’s high commission is a blend of change and continuity, with paintings, portraits, busts, artefacts and symbols of modernity set in the high-domed, colonial-style structure. There have been 27 Indian high commissioners since independence in 1947, but rarely have they been as busy as recent envoys, who, since 2016, have overseen the return of several priceless objects that were stolen from India and ended up in the antiques art market in London. The returns happened in the context of intense debates about the wid
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Phalke had six siblings three brothers including him and four sisters. Phalke s father, Dajishastri, was a Sanskrit scholar and worked as a Hindu priest conducting religious ceremonies. He learnt to perform religious rituals like yajna and distributed medicines from his father. Phalke completed his primary education in Trimbakeshwar. After his father was designated as a professor of Sanskrit in the Wilson College, Mumbai, he completed his secondary education in Mumbai. He enrolled in the Sir J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai, completed a one-year course in drawing. By 1890, he moved to Baroda, Gujarat as a photographer with his elder brother, Shivrampant. Phalke did a course where he learnt sculpting, drawing, paintin