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January 2018

Young Shuttler Pratul Joshi Soon To Reach Top 50

After beating the former Olympic and World champion Taufik Hidayat at the Syed Modi Grand Prix in in New Delhi Pratul Joshi is making records in every badminton championship Joshi a Pune based Shuttler bagged his third title in the - season in the men s singles crown last week in Uttar Pradesh The tournament was held at Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Bareilly The young shuttler holds many titles in his bag and currently holds a rd ranking in the nbsp Badminton World Federation BWF nbsp and wants to make a mark in the Top nbsp

31 Jan 2018
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Kashmir's Gulshan Books Makes A Record.

Situated near the beautiful Dal Lake is the Gulshan Books a bookstore for all This bookstore that consists of books provides you a calm atmosphere with a scenic view that every reader can enjoy nbsp Gulshan Books is the only bookstore in the country located near a lake The store was established in with an aim to promote reading after floods in Kashmir nbsp Currently the bookshop has a reading room with a cafe where they can sip on their coffee and enjoy their reading session One can reach the bookstore in a shikara nbsp The bookstore got it s record in the Limca Book Of Records which came as a surprise to the owner Ahmed and he only looks forward to maintaining the literary heritage in Kashmir nbsp

31 Jan 2018
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A Rainbow Village In Mumbai.

Mumbai s Asalpha village located in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar has it s very first art gallery on the walls of the little huts nbsp A non-profit organization Chal Rang De coloured the old walls old houses of the village into beautiful paintings and artistic portraits nbsp nbsp To change the perspective of the people and the concept of urban slums is the aim of Chal Rang De This initiative made Asalpha the first slum to experience a colourful transformation nbsp This transformation was done in three days with over people taking part to paint this slum This NGO plans to colour maximum slums in Mumbai in the future to change perspectives of the slums

31 Jan 2018
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Resembling A Train Is A School In Udupi District.

The Government Higher Primary Hindustani School at Nagpur village of Udupi is an eye catcher to many nbsp The school that was once full of nearly students came down to just a this year had to get back it s students This called for an extraordinary initiative by the headmaster himself nbsp Headmaster Vishwanath Poojary painted the entire school to look like a train This was done to bring the attention of the people government and NGO s and mainly to attract the students to take admission nbsp Poojary along with two other teachers from the school saved up from his salary and after a total saving of started the painting work nbsp This initiative attracted a lot of attention and people came forward to provide the school with amenities that were needed From water purifiers to better toilets the school now has all the amenities and is looking forward

31 Jan 2018
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Karanj The Scorpene Submarine Launched On Wednesday. Inbox x

Karanj the third Scorpene class submarine was launched on Wednesday by the Indian Navy The submarine was launched by the Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba s wife Reena Lanba nbsp Karanj was constructed at the Mazagon Dock Limited MDL in Mumbai The submarine will go through rigorous tests for the next one year before it is put in action nbsp The submarine is provided with all means and communication to ensure proper communication with other components of a naval task Having metres of an overall length and a height of about metres Karanj has many weapons which are unmatched by most submarines nbsp This Scorpene class submarine will be a big step in the country s defence programmes stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last month

31 Jan 2018
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Kumbh Mela Gets Water Transportation in 2019.

The Union Minister for road transport highways and shipping gave a statement during the last week According to which the Kumbh Mela of will have water transportation also nbsp As Yogi Adityanath had requested the ministry would ensure that the facility of water transport will be enabled before Kumbh According to the Union minister plans are already in process to extend the Varanasi- Haldiya water transport facility nbsp This facility will not only reduce the traffic and chaos on streets during the Kumbh Mela but will also provide another transport access through the water nbsp

31 Jan 2018
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Showcasing History Through A Laser Show.

The history of India is known to us but we all have our own opinions about it Kerala takes an initiative to depict history in the most creative way by hosting a laser show This show will be hosted at the oldest dam in Asia The walls of this dam are of foot high and make it the second such damn in the world And if this show is successful it will result to soon become a tourist hotspot According to the officials the project has been submitted to the state Tourism Department and costs a total of crores nbsp The laser show will display the story of the evolution of state s hydel projects and how KSEB was formed The show will have three shows every day for minutes each

31 Jan 2018
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Laxmikutty - A Poison Healer.

Decades ago we ve seen rishi-munis practise medicine using herbal trees and plants It was believed that these medicines healed fast and had no side effects st century also has one such wonder woman Laxmikutty Amma the -year-old wonder woman who lives nbsp in the kallar forest nbsp in Kerala and is known as the poison healer Amma leads a single life after the death of her husband and two sons with the third son currently working in the Railways nbsp Amma has the knowledge of various fields including poetry drama and is a teacher in folklore academy Amma who is has a good memory and remembers the name of more than medicinal plants Belonging to the Kanni Tribe Amma says she acquired the knowledge from her mother who was a traditional nurse She followed her mother s path and keenly learnt about nature and its benefits to the mankind

31 Jan 2018
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Kolhapur hosts a captivating flower show

A large number of visitors were drawn to a horticultural and floricultural show recently held in Kolhapur The entrance to the show looked attractive with a colorful Clock Tower made of flowers which became a selfie point for visitors Apart from the wide variety of vibrant and beautiful flowers visitors also got information on beekeeping bee boxes vegetable carvings and vegetable cultivation Besides different flower arrangements of petunia marigold geraniums red salvia baby zinnia and salvia the show had stalls of consumer goods materials made from clay ornamental fish and the like A stall by the zilla panchayat showcased integrated waste management nbsp

30 Jan 2018
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