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Impact Story! Over 700 booked in Outer Delhi for escaping penalty with 'ordinary stickers'
The alleged nexus between transporters and traffic cops has finally caught Delhi Traffic Police's attention, it seems. After our correspondent raised the issue of transporters buying 'ordinary stickers' for anywhere between Rs 2,000-Rs 4,000, the traffic cops are now being seen removing these stickers actively from the commercial vehicles. Read more
All that's happening to make 350th Prakashotsav in Patna a grand success
Prepping for the 350th anniversary celebrations of tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, the management committee at Takht Sri Patna Sahib is expecting devotees from all across the world for the religious event scheduled to be held next year in January. Read in detail
Watch: President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter depicts shades of Varanasi during Khatak recital
Noted Kathak artist and President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee gave a spell-binding performance at Pt Omkarnath Thakur auditorium, Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday evening as part of the university's centenary celebrations. Watch it here
'Mantostan' by Kashmiri filmmaker will retell horror of 1947 partition at Cannes
Among the choicest movies from across the globe that will be screened in the 69th edition of prestigious Cannes Film Festival, there is also a motion picture in the line-up that retells the horror of 1947 India-Pakistan partition through Saadat Hasan Manto's imagination.
The stories of the 1947 partition by Pakistani playwright Manto, that riveted people to the extent of haunting them for decades, have been crafted together by filmmaker Rahat Kazmi from Kashmir’s Poonch region. Read more
Doctor from Varanasi bags 4th position in IAS 'without coaching classes'
Without taking any coaching classes, a Varanasi girl has made the temple town proud by cracking one of the toughest competitive exams in the country. A doctor by profession, Artika Shukla has secured fourth rank in the 2015 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
Topper in Uttar Pradesh, Artika made it big following the footsteps of her elder brother, who is also an IAS officer. Read more
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