Historic Almora jail to become museum
The State Government is going to develop the historic Almora jail where leaders like Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, GB Pant, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan to name a few had stayed during their freedom struggle days, as a museum. Therefore, to give a concrete shape to this ambitious project, a new jail would...
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Media stalwarts discuss crowd-sourcing at XIMB
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PCC submits letter to SSP against Shah
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Health issue: BJP to gherao block offices on Sep 2
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'Cong not filing FIR to save its face'
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Achyuta Ashram Pothi to be kept in State Archives
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'Unauthorised red light use on vehicles an offence'
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Blocked since a week, Joshimath-Malari road adds to people's woes
31 August 2015 | Pradeep Bhandari
U'khand resident commissioner's integrated building inaugrated in Delhi
Chief Minister Harish Rawat inaugurated the newly-constructed Uttarakhand resident commissioner’s integrated building in Delhi on Sunday. Amid the presence of the State MP and MlAs, the building, which is spread over an area of 500 square metres and constructed at the cost of `11 crore, was dedicated to the public by...
ONGC's phenomenal journey towards Diamond Jubilee
August is a significant time for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as it is the month in which this company, now a ‘Maharatna’ of India, was born in the serene environs of the Doon valley. This year, August became more special as the corporation entered its diamond jubilee year...
Nat'l Marketing Conclave held at KIIT
The 6th National Marketing Conclave was organized by KIIT School of Management on August 29 last. The theme of the conclave was "E-Commerce: Changing Business Fundamentals". The event was inaugurated by Sandip Das, former MD, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Nitin Seth, president (lCV and Defence), Ashok leyland and Peshwa Acharya, founder, Think...
Sports
3,500 join mini marathon in Mayurbhanj Baripada: For the first time, a Mini Marathon was organised here in Mayurbhanj district under the direct supervision of district Collector Rajesh Prabhakar Patil on the occasion of eminent hockey player Dhyan Chand’s birthday. Nearly 3,500 persons participated in the marathon that began from the...
HP lawmakers rue decline in education
About 200 State-run primary schools in Himachal Pradesh have no teacher at all. Fifty per cent of Class V students in Government schools are not able to comprehend textbooks meant for Class II students and cannot solve three-digit problems, so say many of the State’s legislators. Concerned over the declining standards...
Hot weather prevails in Punjab, Haryana
Hot weather conditions on Sunday prevailed in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with the mercury crossing above normal level in several parts of both States. The Union Territory of Chandigarh, the joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded mercury at 35.5 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, according to the...
BSP rebuilds Coke Oven Battery
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has achieved a major milestone with the re-building of its Coke Oven Battery Number 9 . BSP Chief Executive Officer (CEO) S Chandrasekaran lighted up the battery in the presence of senior officers of the plant and representatives of different agencies involved in the project...
