Sat, Dec 26, 2020
The appreciation for art’s contribution in providing society with a semblance of normalcy during these isolated times must be cultivated into respect and value for an artist’s labour. Else, as a country, we will be collectively responsible for the loss of our cultural lineage.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Tea became a popular beverage after a push from the British East India Company. On International Tea Day, it is important to recognise the contribution of the many small institutions, such as small thelas and hole-in-the-wall teashops, like the amruttulyas of Pune.
Tue, Jan 01, 2019
As we open our eyes to 2019, we are all burdened with the responsibility of defining what “immense value” means to us? How do we, in the truest sense, set the foundations of a just and equal society, an idea enshrined in the Indian Constitution?
Representative image ANI | Updated: Dec 25, 2020 10:40 IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will impose section 144 in 17 villages, including Perne Phata and Koregaon Bhima area from December 30 ahead of the Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary event scheduled on January 1, 2021.
As per PMC s orderm Section 144 will be imposed from December 30 to January 2, 2021 (6 am).
As per PMC s order, people from outside these areas will not be allowed to enter several villages including Koregaon Bhima in the jurisdiction of Shikrapur and Loni Kand police station during the time Section 144 is imposed in the area.
Only those given passes by police will be allowed to visit the Jay Stambh (Victory Pillar) in Perne village to pay their tributes in the memory of the battle of Koregaon-Bhima.
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Pune: Section 144 clamped in 17 villages ahead of Bhima Koregaon anniversary event
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) imposed section 144 in 17 villages, including Perne Phata and Koregaon Bhima area from December 30 ahead of the Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary event scheduled on January 1, 2021. As per PMC s order Section, 144 will be imposed from December 30 to January 2, 2021 (6 am).
As per PMC s order, people from outside these areas will not be allowed to enter several villages including Koregaon Bhima in the jurisdiction of Shikrapur and Loni Kand police station during the time Section 144 is imposed in the area.
Only those given passes by police will be allowed to visit the Jay Stambh (Victory Pillar) in Perne village to pay their tributes in the memory of the battle of Koregaon-Bhima.
Modi’s speech at AMU centenary celebrations: A mixed bag
Modi’s speech at AMU centenary celebrations: A mixed bag
Last Updated: Thu, Dec 24th, 2020, 16:52:02hrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation as the chief guest in the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is nothing short of historic. Not many people saw this coming and when the university announced that Prime Minister will be the chief guest on the occasion, many people felt shocked and bewildered. There were numerous voices of dissent asking the university officials to reconsider their invitation to Prime Minister. However, the university administration refused to succumb to the demand and Prime Minister Narendra Modi not just joined the centenary celebrations held online, but also went on to deliver a rather impressive speech, praising the great services that the university has rendered over the past 100 years as university and previous 45 years as Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College.
First sighted in 1615 by Richard Rowe, master of the
Thomas, the island was named on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company. In 1887 specimens of soil and rock were collected by the men of HMS
Egeria; the British naturalist John Murray analyzed the specimens and found that they were nearly pure phosphate of lime. In 1888 the island was annexed by Great Britain, and the first settlement was established at Flying Fish Cove by George Clunies-Ross of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. A 99-year lease, granted in 1891 to Clunies-Ross and Murray, to mine phosphate and cut timber was transferred six years later to the Christmas Island Phosphate Company, Ltd., which was largely owned by the former lessees. In 1900 Christmas Island was incorporated in the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements with its capital at Singapore. During World War II the island was occupied by the Japanese. In 1948 the governments of New Zealand and Australia acquired the i