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Investment by ONGC in Tripura

Central Ground Water Board organizes workshop

ONGC has decided to invest Rs 5050 crore in Tripura for gas exploration and associated infrastructure.  In a meeting on Feb 11, 2016 in New Delhi, Board of ONGC  agreed to invest Rs 31.04 Crore in Tripura. Meanwhile, Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas chalked out Hydrocarbon Vision – 2030 for North East Region. It is learnt that ONGC has decided to infuse more invest in accordance with this and make Hydrocarbon Hub in Tripura more comprehensive.  Notably, ONGC has 11 gas wells in Tripura and out of this, gas is being collected from 7 wells.

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Central Surface Water Board has organized a workshop on Friday in Agartala as a part of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ launched by the Central Govt. Experts have opined that unless water reservation is taken seriously and systematically, water crisis will prevail worldwide. Experts also discussed upon underground water and rainwater harvesting and preservation. Regional Director of Central Surface water Board Dr Utpal Gagoi, Chief Engineer of Water Resource Department of the State Govt Tapan Lodh, Professor of Women College Dr Rita Das Nayek and Chief Engineer of Drinking water and Sanitation Department of the State Govt B K Debbarma spoke on various related issues in the workshop.

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PM Modi to address farmers’ rally in MP today

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will address farmers and highlight Government initiatives for the development of the agriculture sector and welfare of farmers, at the Kisan Kalyan Mela in Sherpur village in Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday(Feb 18, 2016).

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Entire J&K including PoK is an integral part of India: UK MP

A UK lawmaker has said that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir, including parts illegally controlled by Pakistan, are integral part of India.

Talking to media in Jammu, UK Member parliament and leader of ruling conservative party Robert John Blackman said, State of Jammu and Kashmir in totality is part of India and it needs to be reunited and should come under the dominion of India.

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Blackman said Pakistan must vacate the territory of Jammu and Kashmir which is illegally occupied. He said, the erstwhile ruler of Jammu and Kashmir had signed instrument of accession with India and given the control of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to India and it is Pakistan which illegally occupied its territory which it should hand back to India through negotiation.

Blackman said that as both the countries were nuclear power, so there was no question of both the nations for going on war for Kashmir, but Pakistan must itself vacate the territory and hand it over to India.

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The lawmaker from the Harrow East constituency in England said that in the past Pakistan lobby had strong presence in the UK parliament but things have changed and people like him who are friends of India have been started speaking about India.

He said that the ties between India and the United Kingdom have grown stronger even since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the reins of power in India and his last year’s historic visit to UK has further strengthened the bond.

Invoking the Gujarat model of development he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision to develop India as an economic and military power of the east and United Kingdom was ready to provide all possible support to India for attaining the goal.

He said Mr Modi has been working tirelessly to take India to greater heights. He said India has been a victim of terrorism originating from Pakistani soil and it should take measures to rein in the forces that spread terrorism in countries like India.

Asked why UK does not declare Pakistan as a terrorist state, Blackman said he cannot speak on behalf of the UK government, but he was aware of the terrorist attacks that India faced and that originated from the Pakistani soil. He said that UK government is aware of the terrorism being faced by India and it stands shoulder to shoulder with India to combat terrorism.

দক্ষিণ এশীয় গেমস্‌-এর বক্সিং-এ ভারতীয় মহিলাদের দখলে সবকটি সোনা

দ্বাদশ দক্ষিণ এশীয় গেমস্‌-এর শেষ দিনে আজ ভারতীয় মহিলা বক্সাররা ইতিহাস রচনা করেছেন। শিলং-এ ভারতীয় মহিলারা শ্রীলঙ্কার প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীদের হারিয়ে তিনটি পদকই নিজেদের দখলে রাখতে সক্ষম হয়েছেন। পাঁচবারের বিশ্বজয়ী বক্সার এম সি মেরি কম, এল সারিতা দেবী ও পূজারানী নিজ নিজ বিভাগে বিপক্ষ বক্সারদের হারিয়ে সোনা পেয়েছেন। এরফলে, ভারতীয় মহিলারা বক্সিং-এর বিভিন্ন বিভাগে ১০টির মধ্যে ১০টি সোনা পেয়ে দেশের নাম ক্রীড়া আঙিনায় আরও একবার উজ্জ্বল করলেন।

উল্লেখ করা যেতে পারে, গতকাল ভারতীয় পুরুষ বক্সাররা ৭টি বিভাগের সবকটিতেই স্বর্ণপদক পেয়ে বিপক্ষ প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীদের স্বর্ণপদকের প্রত্যাশা ব্যর্থ করে দেন।

স্বর্ণপদক জয়ের পর পাঁচবারের বিশ্ব চ্যাম্পিয়ন ও অলিম্পিয়ান বক্সার মেরি কম তাঁর খুশি ব্যক্ত করে বলেন, “খেলা শুরুর আগে নিজেকেই তাঁর প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী বলে মনে হয়েছে। যদি আমাকে কেউ চ্যালেঞ্জ জানায়, তা হলে আমি মতামত জানানোর প্রয়োজন মনে করি না। সত্যিই বলছি, আজকের ফলাফলে আমি ভীষণ খুশি এবং আরও সাফল্য পাওয়ার ব্যাপারে আমি যথেষ্ট আশাবাদী”।

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Vidya Balan awarded 'Pride of Kerala' award

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been awarded the 'Pride of Kerala' award by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV.  National award-winning actress Vidya Balan, who hails from Kerala, has starred in films like "Parineeta", "Paa", "No One Killed Jessica", "The Dirty Picture" and "Kahaani". In a tweet she said, Proud to have received the Pride of Kerala award from the World Malayalee Council and Kairali.

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‘Blood for Your Valentine’

In Mizoram, a blood donation camp called ‘Blood for Your Valentine’ was organised at the Aizawl Civil Hospital on Feb 13 where 248 youths donated blood. The ‘Blood for Your Valentine’ was inaugurated by state health minister Lal Thanzara. Leaders of Association for Voluntary Blood Donation Mizoram said that blood donors included 67 girls and two men who donated blood voluntarily for more than 50 times and two women who donated blood for more than 40 times who were felicitated. The blood donation camp on Valentine’s Day was started by a local television personnel Zikpuii in 2010 and taken over by the AVBDM where 3,368 units of blood was donated till last year.

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MoS Agriculture stresses on organic farming practices

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Mohan Bhai Kundariya on Saturday emphasised the need to adopt organic farming practices and avoid the temptation of excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides due to their adverse effects on soil and population. He was addressing a farmers' conference in Margao in Goa on Saturday. He also emphasized the need to have Krishi melas to educate and make farmers aware of the latest technological advances in agriculture. He said this will enable them to get higher yields, to add value to their produce and earning more returns.

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Around 87.82 % vote cast in Tripura by-election

In Tripura, around 87.82 per cent votes were cast in the by-election to the Amarpur assembly constituency .No untoward incident was reported from anywhere of the constituency, police said.  The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of CPI-M legislator Manoranjan Acharjee due to his reported involvement in molestation of a minor girl. Acharjee, however, denied the charges.

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কৃষি পরামর্শ ও আবহাওয়ার পূর্বাভাষ

আগামী ১৪ ফেব্রুয়ারি সকাল সাড়ে আটটা পর্যন্ত আবহাওয়া প্রধানত মেঘলা ও হাল্কা বৃষ্টিপাতের রয়েছে।  দিন ও রাতের তাপমাত্রা অপরিবর্তিত থাকবে এবং  উভয় তাপমাত্রা যথাক্রমে ২৮ থেকে ৩০ এবং ১৭ থেকে ১৯ ডিগ্রী পর্যন্ত পরিবর্তিত হতে পারে। এই সময়ে বাতাসের বেগ স্বাভাবিক থাকবে এবং  দক্ষিণ পূর্ব দিক থেকে  গড়ে ৫ কিমি প্রতি ঘন্টায় বয়ে যেতে পারে। আর্দ্রতা ৩৩ থেকে ৯৭ শতাংশ পর্যন্ত পরিবর্তিত হতে পারে।

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Nation prays for Siachen survivor

After days of bone chilling cold and being buried deep under many feet of ice, Lance Naik Hanumanthappa has miraculously survived the deadly avalanche at Siachen. PM Modi and Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhaag visited the hospital where the jawan has been admitted and is under intensive care. Hanumanthappa is currently in comatose and continues to be in shock with low blood pressure. The R&R Hospital where he is being treated said he remains extremely critical and is expected to have a stormy course in the next 24-48 hours.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the brave soldier in hospital and spoke to the doctors. The Prime Minister tweeted, “No words are enough to describe the endurance & indomitable spirit of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. He is an outstanding soldier. Team of doctors is attending to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. We are all hoping & praying for the best”

Lance Naik Hanumanthappa hails from Dharwad in Karnataka. His family is overjoyed at the news that he is still alive and are hoping and praying for his recovery.

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US Prez unveils Cyber Security National Action Plan

President Barack Obama has unveiled a cyber security national action plan as his intelligence chief warned of growing risks from new technologies that open more doors to hackers. Obama asked for 19 billion US Dollar for cyber security efforts in his budget request, a 35 per cent increase from current levels, with 3 billion US Dollar earmarked to help modernize the patchwork of computer systems used in government agencies. The Obama cyber initiative responds to an epidemic of data breaches and cyber attacks on both government and private networks in recent years. The US intelligence chief James Clapper has named Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as leading threat actors which pose risks for US security.

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