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Railway museum dedicated to public by Union Minister

A railway museum depicting the evolution of advanced systems in the railways was dedicated to the public at Hubballi by Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday.

 

The museum at Hubballi, which is the headquarters of South Western Railway Zone, offers the visitors a glimpse at the rolling stock, Malaprabha and Ghataprabha cottages, theatre coach, Suruchi cafeteria, toy train, memorabilia shop, ticket-printing machine, model train run and childrens activity room, a statement said.

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Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim Congress president till process for electing new chief completes

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat Saptah’ at 3.30 pm tomorrow

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Mizoram University defers undergraduate semester examination

The Mizoram University (MZU) on Sunday deferred the upcoming undergraduate examinations slated for Monday following appeals by student bodies and Mizoram Principals Council due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.

 

An urgent notification issued by the university said undergraduate semester examination will not be held during August 10 to 14 in view of the present situation due to Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown imposed in certain localities in Aizawl.

 

The examination will be held after September 3, it said.

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If need be, govt must drag China to international dispute resolution fora over artificial lake in Tibet: Congress

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urges people to protest new Environment Impact Assessment 2020 draft, saying it is "dangerous" and if notified, long term consequences will be "catastrophic"

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Promoter group Khaitan family's stake in Eveready falls below 10 per cent

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Lebanon explosion: European Commission pledges 30 million euros

The European Commission has pledged additional 30 million euros ($35 million) at an international donors' conference for Lebanon after deadly Beirut explosion.

 

The EU's executive body said in a statement this comes on top of 33 million euros ($39 million) in emergency aid previously announced.

 

The new EU funding will be channelled to UN agencies, NGOs and international organizations and be strictly monitored, the statement said.

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Pakistan launches largest-ever plantation drive; 3.5 million saplings planted on first day

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Latest News LIVE: Officials resign in wake of deadly blast in Lebanon

Lebanon's information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels.

 

The resignation comes comes after a night of demonstrations against the ruling elite, blamed for the chronic mismanagement and corruption that is believed to be behind the explosion in a Beirut Port warehouse.

 

Hundreds of tons of highly explosive material were stored in the waterfront hangar, and the blast sent a shock wave that killed at least 160 people, wounded nearly 6,000 and defaced the coastline of Beirut destroying hundreds of buildings.

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Several houses damaged due to flash flood in Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir

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India proposes virtual talks for Indus Water Commission, Pakistan wants to meet at Attari border

India has proposed a virtual meeting with Pakistan to discuss the Indus Water Commission, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, sources said on Sunday. Islamabad, however, say sources, remains adamant on holding physical talks at the Attari border.

 

"India has asked Pakistan to hold virtual meet of the Indus Water Commission. Pakistan remains adamant on holding the meet at Attari border. India has sought to meet virtually due to #COVID19 situation," the sources said.

 

The Permanent Indus Commission (OIC) is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960, brokered by World Bank. It comprises the Indus Commissioners from both sides and discusses technical matters related to the implementation of the treaty.

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Delhi MCD 2022 polls: AAP appoints Lok Sabha in-charge, district in-charge, assembly observers

With an eye on the 2022 Delhi municipal elections, the ruling AAP has appointed Lok Sabha in-charge, district in-charge, district communication in-charge and assembly observers at all the 70 assembly constituencies, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to wish the members in the newly-appointed roles, according to a PTI report.

 

"Best wishes to all new office bearers. Work hard to strengthen AAP. AAP should emerge stronger and serve people with greater zeal," he said.

 

Addressing a press conference, Rai said the party will appoint in-charge for all the assembly constituencies in the next phase, and the in-charge at all 272 wards in the third phase.

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Three shutters of Aruvikkara dam in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram opened today

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740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate to be moved to Hyderabad from Chennai CFS

Ammonium nitrate weighing 740 tonnes stored in 37 containers at a container freight station (CFS) here is being moved to Hyderabad in a phased manner, said an official of the CFS.

 

"The first 10 containers of ammonium nitrate have left the CFS on Sunday and the balance will be moved over the next two days. All one has to do is to load the containers onto a truck as the ammonium nitrate was imported in containers and impounded by the customs," an official told IANS preferring anonymity.

 

He said that as per the plans, 10 containers will be sent out daily in order to avoid bunching and increasing the risk enroute. A consignment of 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in 37 containers was imported by the Amman Chemicals in 2015 as fertiliser from Korea.