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Farmers observe 12-hour bandh in Bolangir over 'katni chhatni' in mandis

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 20 -- A 12-hour bandh has been called by farmers and youths of Tushura and Gudbhela blocks of Bolangir on Saturday protesting 'katni chhatni' by millers in mandis. The dawn to dusk ... Read More


National Unity Ministry mulls designating Aug 14 as 'National Unity Calligraphy Day', says minister

KUCHING, Jan. 20 -- The National Unity Ministry is thinking of organising a Unity Calligraphy Festival to promote and enhance social unity in diversity. Its minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the p... Read More


Chandigarh: After poll deferral, leery parties keeping councillors on the move

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 20 -- As the battle for power in Chandigarh draws longer, cautious parties are keeping their councillors on the move, even confiscating their phones, leaving nothing to chance. On Th... Read More


Time warp: Indus Valley, silken weaves, and the Kashmiri floor covering

India, Jan. 20 -- The earliest woven mats in Kashmir were simple, but they're still around, 5,500 years later. Evidence of the golden-brown wagoo (made from reedmace or bulrush) has been found at Ind... Read More


Shanghai launches new online portal for expat services

Indonesia, Jan. 20 -- A news report from chinadaily.com.cn: Shanghai Municipal People's Government launched the beta version of a new online portal (english.shanghai.gov.cn) for expat services on Jan ... Read More


Germany celebrates 250th anniversary of romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth

India, Jan. 20 -- Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich is one of Germany's most famous painters. As the 250th anniversary year of his birth starts, DW takes a look at his life and work. "Save the Y... Read More


Manipur governor stresses on plight of IDPs at NEC meet

Manipur, Jan. 20 -- Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in relief camps need to be sent to their homes. She stressed the need to immediately give relie... Read More


MP felicitates Arun Yogiraj's family, flays Ram Temple critics

Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 20 -- Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha felicitated the family members of city sculptor Arun Yogiraj who has carved the Ram Lalla idol that will be consecrated on Jan. 22 at Ayodhya. ... Read More


BoT: Economy records impressive growth

Dar es Salaam, Jan. 20 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE central bank, through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said yesterday that the countrys economic growth improved last year, thanks to the governments i... Read More


'Just doing my business, want it to become employer of choice': CEO on Cognizant 'poaching' from rival firms

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Cognizant must become an 'employer of choice,' CEO Ravi Kumar S has said, making his first remarks on the company's 'poaching' of top-level executives from rival firms. "I am ju... Read More