Day: December 24, 2018

PM Modi To Flag Off 1st Train On Longest Rail-Road Bridge On Christmas Day

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The Bogibeel bridge connects the south bank of the Brahmaputra river in Assam’s Dibrugarh district with Silapathar in Dhemaji district, bordering Arunachal Pradesh.  GUWAHATI: On Christmas day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Asia’s second-longest rail-road bridge, the Bogibeel Bridge. The Bogibeel bridge, which connects Dibrugarh, Assam, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, to Dhemaji in north Assam, was built at the cost of Rs 4,800 crore. The Bogibeel Bridge, which was a part of the Assam Accord and sanctioned in 1997-98, is likely to play a crucial role in defence…

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CBSE Exam Date 2019 For Class 12, 10 Released, Check Schedule

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NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10th 12th Board Exam 2019 Date sheet has been released and is now availabel on its official website cbse.nic.in. According to the date sheet, Class 12 board examination will be held from February 15 to April 3, 2019 while the Class 10 board examination will be held from February 21 to March 29, 2019. Students who are to appear for the same can visit the official website of the board now to check the full date sheet of the respective…

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Enhance Your Lifestyle With NLP+© Series: Part 6

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group Ways To Achieve Anything You Want    Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 5 When a Goal Becomes a MUST… We Operate from a Different Mind-Set. When We Give Ourselves No Option but to Succeed, We Will Always Find a Way! Is Your Wish a ‘Must’ or a ‘Should’? Anything You Ever Achieved in the Past Was a Must. It is Not What We Expect, But What We are Willing to Accept in Life That Matters KOLKATA: All of us…

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Money Series: Part 52

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Often, in times of crisis and very adverse conditions, we force our brain to think something new and then our brain creates a new world of our success. LUCKNOW: The so-called ‘Bad Times’ ‘Crisis Time’ and ‘Adverse Time’ often highlight your unique and outstanding talents and abilities. When God wants to make you a hero, he creates an unfavorable time for you so that your ‘most special and unique’ talents and abilities can be manifested. I had read an inspirational story of George…

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Indonesia Volcano Tsunami: 222 Dead, Nearly 843 Injured On Islands Of Java And Sumatra

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JAKARTA: At least 222 dead people were killed and nearly 843 injured on the islands of Sumatra and Java after a tsunami struck coastal areas around the Sunda Strait on Saturday night. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate to higher ground.Coastal residents reported not seeing or feeling any warning signs, such as receding water or an earthquake, before waves of 2-3 metres washed ashore, according to media. Pandeglang district on Java’s western tip was the worst affected, with 164 people dead. Large number of casualties were recorded at two hotels…

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Nearly 50,000 People Hit By Flash Floods In Northern Sri Lanka

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COLOMBO: Nearly 50,000 people have been affected by recent flash floods in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Sunday. Nearly 14,000 families had been affected due to the heavy rains and floods in all the five districts of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said. Over 13,000 families in the Tamil-majority area have been impacted, authorities said.“Search and rescue teams have been mobilised with boats. As many as 670 military and police officials have been deployed. The affected districts are…

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