“The 1910 kilometre route was completed in 7 hours 30 minutes and made possible by the capabilities of Chinook along with operational planning and execution of the IAF,” a spokesperson for Western Air Command of IAF said.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Chinook heavy-lift chopper has created a flying record by completing a non-stop helicopter sortie in India, flying from Chandigarh to Jorhat (Assam).
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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that there will be good times ahead for Karnataka as he unveiled the 161-ft tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy statue, touted to be the world’s tallest, installed by Basaveshwara Mutt at Bidanagere in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district.
“Panchamukhi Anjaneya is a special form of Hanuman, which is mentioned in the Ramayana.
Hanuman took this form for the welfare of the world. It is the divine wish of Hanuman to have his 161-ft tall statue installed in Karnataka.
The sculptors have done a wonderful job,” Bommai added.
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UAE Golden Visa nominee and the renowned English singer nicknamed as ‘The Queen of the Stage’ Beulah Pinto performs in EXPO 2020 on March 11.
Indian origin, Beulah’s performance witnesses a huge crowd at the Australian pavilion, incredible moments as audience members join in singing along with her and rejoicing in dancing.
On December 16, 2021 Beulah Ruth Pinto performed at the Fashion Show among national and international models at Fashion Week 2021 in Dubai at Arena IMG Worlds of Adventure and was organised to showcase the national and international designers sharing the stage at this unique event in Dubai.
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The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, (RGIA) Hyderabad, has been declared the best airport by size and region in the Asia-Pacific region for 2021.
This is in the category of 15 million to 25 million passengers per annum.
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general, ACI World, congratulated GMR Hyderabad International Airport and said that the award reflects their commitment to improving passenger experience.
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Monolithic microwave integrated circuits developed by the DRDO are on board the EOS04 satellite launched on February 14 by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Ministry.
The circuits have been used in radar imaging modules of the satellite, the ministry said in a statement..
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The later taxi services linking Mumbai’s east coast with the mainland in Navi Mumbai and other locations, was inaugurated on Thursday (February 17th) by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the presence of Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The celebrations of the First Day of the auspicious and much-awaited biennial “Medaram Jathara” commenced on the 16th of February 2022 as the arrival of Saralamma on to the ‘Medaram Gaddhe’ (Platform) was undertaken by the Koya Tribe of Telangana.
Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana- the Koya tribe for four days.
As the largest tribal fair in Asia, Medaram Jathara is conducted in honour of the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma. It is celebrated once in two years in the month of ‘Magha’ (February) on the full moon day. Saralamma was the daughter of Sammakka. Her idol, according to the rituals, is installed in a temple at Kannepalli, a small village near Medaram.
A group of scientists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a new species of primate, White Cheeked Macaque, from Arunachal Pradesh.
After extensive survey, we have multiple evidences that includes two skin samples and a juvenile White Cheeked Macaque that was found in the house of a local villager that confirms our discovery,” ZSI scientist Mukesh Thakur, who led the study said.
He added that ZSI will not only push for its inclusion in Wildlife Protection Act but will take up long term monitoring to demarcate its distribution boundary and population size.”It is very rare in present days when a mammal species is discovered. The discovery of smaller animals like amphibians and insects are quite common,” Thakur said.
The discovery has been published in the international journal “Animal Gene.”
source: www.millenniumpost.in
The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Peema Khandu hosted the 104-ft tall national flag at the Nganga Natme (Buddha Park) a Buddhist pilgrimage town bordering China, on February 04th, 2022.
it is India’s second-highest national flat at the altitude of 10,000 feet
The feat was accomplished by the ‘Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Tawang District Administration and MLA Tsering Tashi.
Hapreet ‘Polar Preet’ Chandi, an Indian-origin British Army Captain created history by becoming the first Indian-Origin woman and the first woman of colour trekking on a solo expedition of 700 miles (1127 Km) to reach the South Pole in just 40 days.
She is a trained Physiotherapist and part of the medical regiment of the British Army.