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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Craftsmen and artisans from the north east who participated in the grand Surajkund Craft Fair here have earned appreciation from visitors for their skills and creations.
Subur Ali, a young entrepreneur from Assam’s Barpeta District, showcased his cane furniture creations at the fair.
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Srinagar, Feb.11 (ANI): Though the modern-day youth is fascinated to the use of smses and E-mails to communicate, but Arshid Soliha in Kashmir has kept the charm of traditional Quranic calligraphy alive with his devotion for this great art form.
Soliha is a master of calligraphy art in Srinagar and ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Kohima, Feb 13 (ANI): The martial art Taekwondo meaning “Way of the foot and fist” has a history of 2000 years.
In Nagaland a taekwondo trainer, is using his martial art skills to steer Naga youth towards a positive and constructive attitude towards life and society.
Deep Kumar, a 3rd ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Bikaner, Feb 13 (ANI): Devotees of Lord Shiva indulged themselves in a ''Bhang'' drinking session at National Bhang Congregation (NBC) in Bikaner here on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
The Mahakaleswar Bhootnath Temple of the city organises the NBC every year and serves drinks made of milk, dry fruits, and ''bhang'' ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Deogarh (Jharkhand), Feb 13 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged the ''Baba Vaidyanath Dham Temple'' in Deogarh here on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
Devotees dressed up as ghosts carried floats, depicting demons to recreate a marriage procession dedicated to the deity.
Maya Shankar Shastri, a chief priest said, "This is a tradition ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Saturday deferred its decision to ask all its elected representatives to resign from their post in protest against the terms of reference of the Telangana Committee.
Earlier, the Telangana all party Joint Action Committee (JAC) urged TRS not to decide ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Kolkata, Feb 13 (ANI): South African skipper Graeme Smith on Saturday said he would take a final call on his playing in the second Test match against India only after training and practice session.
The injury to Smith''s little finger has made him a doubtful starter for the second Test match.
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
New Delhi, Feb.13 (ANI): Pakistan’s acceptance of India’s offer to resume the foreign secretary level talks coincided with National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama General James Jones arrival in Islamabad, and analysts believe that it was due to Washington’s pressure that Pakistan accepted New Delhi’s overtures.
According B.Raman, former Additional ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a new technique that can use sunlight and water to make hydrogen tirelessly.
According to a report in New Scientist, the technique, developed by Thomas Nann and colleagues at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, can convert 60 per ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Berlin, Feb 13 (ANI): Researchers, using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, recently took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn’s aurorae, resulting in a unique movie featuring both of the giant planet’s poles.
Saturn is only in this position every 15 years and this favorable orientation has allowed a ...
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