Virginia Department of Transportation Issues Solicitation Notice for Renovations & Additions to the Smart Traffic/State Police Bldg

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 15 -- Virginia Department of Transportation has issued a solicitation notice (IFB-100979) on Aug. 14 for Renovations & Additions to the Smart Traffic/State Police Bldg (Constructio... Read More

'Our home became a shelter'

India, Aug. 15 -- "I am at the edge of partly reminiscing about this episode and partly reliving it," says 82-year-old Nina Puri, seated in her Vasant Vihar home. Born in Old Delhi, she witnessed her ... Read More

'We thought humanity would prevail, but Partition won'

India, Aug. 15 -- Raj Kumar Chawla was just eight, a Class 4 student, when Partition upended his world. Of his lost home in Kasur Tehsil, now in Pakistan's Lahore, three images remain etched in his mi... Read More

'We moved from a palace in Pakistan, to barracks here... but we held on to hope'

India, Aug. 15 -- "There we had everything; here, nothing in comparison." That was how Raminder Kaur's paternal grandmother summed up the upheaval of Partition, when the family left behind their house... Read More

'Attackers thought our train carried only cargo'

India, Aug. 15 -- For 84-year-old Mohinder Singh, a two-night train ride in August 1947 remains the longest and most terrifying journey of his life. He was just six when his family, along with hundred... Read More

'We boarded a train with the dead'

India, Aug. 15 -- In August 1947, Atma Singh was just 15 when four or five armed armymen arrived in his village in Lahore. Holding "large weapons," they gave his family of six barely 15 minutes to pac... Read More

How Partition reshaped the Capital - and its soul

India, Aug. 15 -- In August 1947, writer and playwright Bhisham Sahni boarded a train from Rawalpindi to Delhi - not to relocate, but to witness history. Jawaharlal Nehru was to speak in Delhi at the ... Read More

'wounds of Partition still bleed': hry CM in faridabad

Gurugram, Aug. 15 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said that the "wounds of Partition still bleed in our collective memory", as he attended an event in Faridabad to observe Part... Read More

Hapur denies transfer of 16 villages to gzb authority

Ghaziabad, Aug. 15 -- The Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority (HPDA) has raised objections and denied handing over 16 revenue villages to be included in the jurisdiction of the Ghaziabad Development ... Read More

Murder accused tries to perform 'magic' in court

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- A surgeon on trial for murder threw rice on the courtroom floor in Delhi on Monday purportedly to perform "black magic", making the court convict him for disrupting proceedings. ... Read More

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