Centre Sanctions Underwater Research Into Ram Setu Origins
The Central Advisory Board on Archaeology approved the proposal for the underwater exploration of the limestone shoals last month, project to begin soon
| 25 Jan 2021 8:47 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The government has given approval to an underwater research project to ascertain the origins of the Ram Setu.
Ram Setu is a 48-kilometer-long chain of limestone sandbars which start from the Dhanushkodi tip of Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and end at Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
Ram Setu is also known as Rama s Bridge or Adam s Bridge or Nala Setu. Pamban Island is also known as Rameswaram Island.
Give BJP 5 More Years & Will Make Assam Flood-Free: Amit Shah
If the Congress-AIUDF combine come to power in Assam they will open all gates to welcome infiltrators, says Union Minister Amit Shah in a Rally
| 24 Jan 2021 12:24 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged people to give five more years to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to make the Assam free from flood.
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Assam s Nalbari on January 24, the Union Minister said, A flood of development came here. Hospitals, new roads, colleges are being constructed. Industries are being set-up here. In the coming days, Only BJP can solve the biggest problem of Assam floods. We have made Assam free from bullets and agitations. Give five years more to BJP and we will make Assam free from flood too .
Jalukbari police arrested two youths with drugs
Jalukbari police arrested two youths – Jitu Choudhury hailing from Garigaon and Muktar Ali hailing from Hajo – from a Wagoner (AS01DZ9126) from the Saraighat Bridge here on Saturday along with 30.780 gm drugs contained in to soap cases, besides Rs 26,500 cash.
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GUWAHATI: Jalukbari police arrested two youths – Jitu Choudhury hailing from Garigaon and Muktar Ali hailing from Hajo – from a Wagoner (AS01DZ9126) from the Saraighat Bridge here on Saturday along with 30.780 gm drugs contained in to soap cases, besides Rs 26,500 cash.
To this effect, a case has been registered at Jalukbari Police Station.
Inspired by Anil Kapoor Starrer Nayak, Uttarakhand Govt Makes 20-Year-Old Girl CM for 1 Day
Shrishti Goswami who is the CM of Uttarakhand for a day wants to give her inputs on the agriculture sector to the state govt and review its preparedness.
| 24 Jan 2021 8:32 AM GMT
Uttarakhand: On the eve of National Girl Day which is celebrated on January 24 every year, 20-year-old Shrishti Goswami from Haridwar becomes chief minister of Uttarakhand for one day.
This is for the first time in the history of Uttarakhand, a girl has become the state s chief minister, even if it is symbolic and just for a day.