Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi within the Trikuta Hills of Jammu and Kashmir’ Reasi district will resume from Sunday after remaining suspended for nearly five months in sight of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Saturday. The yatra was suspended on March 18. Ramesh Kumar, the Chief military officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVSB) said the pilgrimage will resume from tomorrow, and within the first week there shall be a cap of two ,000 pilgrims every day of which 1,900 would be from Jammu and Kashmir and therefore the remaining 100 from outside. The…
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COVID-19 warriors will be the first ones to get the dose, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Saturday. Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, he also hailed the National Digital Health Mission unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation. “This is a historic day for the country’s health sector. On the auspicious occasion of our Independence Day, our PM announced this mission. This will bring widespread change in the field of health,” Choubey said. Modi on Saturday unveiled the ambitious National…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday thanked former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his unparalleled contributions to the Indian cricket and hoped that he will continue to contribute in strengthening the game. Shah also said that with Dhoni’s retirement from international cricket, the world will miss his helicopter shots. “I join millions of cricket fans across the globe to thank @msdhoni for his unparalleled contributions to Indian Cricket. His cool temperament has turned several hot encounters in India’s favour. Under his captaincy India was crowned World Champions twice in different formats,” he tweeted. The home minister said Dhoni has…
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CD6ZQn1lGBi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, as he brought the curtain down on his illustrious 15-year career as an India cricketer when he posted on Instagram, calling an end to his international playing career. MS Dhoni has been one of the best wicket-keepers to play international cricket and his record speaks for itself. The 39-year-old last played for India in the World Cup 2019 semi-final loss to New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, played over two days on July 9 and 10. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs…
Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan’s medical condition has deteriorated after suffering kidney failure and has been put on ventilator support at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram. Chetan Chauhan had also tested positive for coronavirus in July after which he was admitted in the Sanjay Gandhi PGI hospital in Lucknow. He was later admitted to the Medanta hospital. Chauhan was yet to recover from Covid-19 when he developed kidney and blood pressure problems on Friday, due to which the doctors decided to put him on life support. Chauhan, a two-time former Lok Sabha MP, is one of the few former international…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking a CBI probe to unearth the cause of the Kozikode air crash where 18 people, including the two pilots, were killed after an Air India Express plane overshot the runway and fell into a 35-feet valley. The PIL, filed by advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, also seeks that the Kozhikode International Airport must be closed immediately. The petition says an independent and impartial inquiry headed by a retired judge must be ordered, instead of the investigation that is being carried out by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. The…
Breaking the taboo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about menstruation and sanitary pads while touching upon other women-related issues in his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Saturday. PM Modi said that under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra scheme, the government has started giving away sanitary napkins at Re 1 to empower women and also to keep their health in check. “In 6,000 Jan Aushadi Kendras, more than 5 crore sanitary napkins have been provided to women in a short period of time,” PM Modi said. https://twitter.com/BJP4India/status/1294609232898093056 “BREAKING TABOOS” PM Modi came…
Three armed forces personnel have been conferred with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra on the Independence Day for showing exemplary courage while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Colonel Krishan Singh Rawat of Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Major Anil URS of 4 Maratha Light Infantry and Havildar Alok Kumar Dubey of Rajput Regiment 44 battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles have been named for the third highest peacetime gallantry award. Lt Colonel KS Rawat, Sena Medal, was team leader of a mission oriented team deployed along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir for conduct of counter-infiltration and terrorist operations.…
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a sustainable process for making brick-like structures on the moon, according to IISc. It exploits lunar soil, and uses bacteria and guar beans to consolidate the soil into possible load-bearing structures, Bengaluru-based IISc said in a statement. “These space bricks could eventually be used to assemble structures for habitation on the moons surface, the researchers suggest,” it said. “It is really exciting because it brings two different fields biology and mechanical engineering together,” says Aloke Kumar, Assistant Professor in the…