Guv lays foundation of TRl building
Governor Droupadi Murmu on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a new building where the Department of Tribal and Regional languages (TRl) under Ranchi University will soon start functioning. The construction work of newly proposed TRl building is expected to get complete in one and half years. The building which is...
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India-Afghan ties better: Envoy
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CM pays tribute to lok Manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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State Govt launches revival project for rivers
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Youth hacked to death by rival gang
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Spike in crime against women in State
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UK clinched two gold as curtains fell on police tourney
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CM meets NTPC chairman, stresses on timely completion of projects
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I wear handloom
The trend of wearing handloom has caught on and how. NAVNEET MENDIRATTA traces the trend from where it caught the fancy of India Modern and etched its way into their hearts The hashtag #IWearHandloom — that was launched as a social media campaign by the Union Textile Minister of India, Smriti...
A heritage of military might
Unlike other hill stations, lansdowne was not groomed to be a vacation spot by the British. Its beauty, however, turned it into one by default, writes SOMEN SENGUPTA After suppressing the Indian mutiny of 1857 with an iron fist, the colonial rulers realised that there was a need for an army...
A monument to Bhartrihari's ruminative ebullience
Three Hundred Verses Author- Bhartrihari Publisher- Penguin Random House, Rs 599 This competent translation of Bhartrihari verses by AND Haksar makes the celebrated Sanskrit poet’s theories available to a much wider group of readers and thus spreads the joy that arises out of reading good poetry, writes ANUBHAV PRADHAN The meeting of giants...
Travelling beyond the peak of norms
Zanskar to Ziro Author- Sohini Sen Publisher- Niyogi, Rs 995 Particularly for women readers, Sohini Sen’s travelogue Zanskar to Ziro is proof that barriers based in society’s understanding of gender and religion are never too difficult to break, writes SNEHA Zanskar to Ziro is a travelogue by Sohini Sen. It describes her journey around...
India's health: Past, present and future
2017 can largely be summed up as the year of policies and regulation for the health sector. Next year, the Government must kick-start the ‘decade of implementation and actions’ The year 2017 started with a high note of 27 per cent increase in financial allocation for the health sector in the...
Karachi's reach across the world
On October 9 this year, the website of the British tabloid Daily Mail ran a piece on a street robbery taking place on limestone Street in Ipswich — an urban town near the state of Queensland in Australia. The website also posted an accompanying video in which two very South...
When nature starts to lose the eco-battle
Half of the world's coral reefs are already gone and the destruction continues relentlessly. To top it all, interventions in natural systems will get much bigger and penalties for mistakes much more costlier. It's up to us to regulate and maintain them Whenever I get a chance, I go diving. The...
