29 individuals, 2 institutions receive special I-Day awards In a simple function organised at Raj Bhavan,
Governor T N Chaturvedi presented the special annual awards for a group of 20 fishermen from Mangalore, two institutions and nine other individuals.
Celebrations, no speeches! The year-long nationwide celebration of 150th year of first war of independence on Wednesday began on a different note, with no political speech and rhetoric.
Paying tribute to freedom fighters The City wore a festive look even as thousands of citizens, including women and children, attired in colourful dress, thronged the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Grounds to witness the I-Day function.
Boy seeks to end life at I-Day fete Brandishing a knife in one hand and waving the tricolour in the other, Srikanta, a Standard IX student of JSS High School, Lakshmipuram, ran across the ground.
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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