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  • Salasar Balaji temple completes three years of establishment, anniversaries will be celebrated with pomp

    On the completion of three years of the establishment of the Salasar Balaji temple of Raipur, a special program of one day is being organized. Preparations have been made in Salasar Balaji Dham for this festival. A grand lighting has been installed in the temple premises.
    The temple of Salasar Balaji, built on the lines of Jaipur, is the first recognized temple of Madhya Bharat. The temple is recognized throughout Chhattisgarh. A large number of devotees will reach this festival. Wide security arrangements have been made in view of the corona infection. A huge pandal is being built in the temple premises.
    Where Bhajan Sandhya and Mahaprasadi will be held. Apart from this, special artisans have been called from Kolkata for special decoration of flowers in the entire temple complex. Balaji will be anointed on Tuesday morning.

    After this, from 10 am to 2 am, the Lord will be offered the Sawamani Bhog. Simultaneously, the text of Sunderkand will also be read from 11 am. In the evening, the story of Hanuman ji’s seven relationships will be read by life management guru Pandit Vijay Shankar Mehta ji.

  • On the wedding anniversary, Bhupesh Baghel tweeted his best wishes to his wife

    Bhupesh Baghel has a wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Baghel has congratulated Jeevansangini on the wedding anniversary by tweeting. CM has thanked him for being the companion of the beautiful journey of life. CM wrote by tweeting, “Pick me up, I should take care of him … Just like this, 40 years have passed.” Thanks for being a companion of this beautiful journey. With this post, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has shared a beautiful photo with his wife. Many Congress people have given their responses on this.

  • State police academy to be named after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

    On Saturday, Bhupesh Baghel announced the renaming of the State Police Training Academy at Chandkuri in the name of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the country’s great freedom fighter, at a function held at the Chief Minister’s residence office on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that on the occasion of the 124th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary today, the entire nation is bowing down to remember him. We will remember him throughout the year on his 125th birth anniversary.

    Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose took the path of armed struggle for the independence of the country. Touring the world, founded the Azad Hind Fauj. They are the inspiration of youth. It is through their remembrance that passion is communicated. He said that the police officers who were trained in the police academy would take inspiration from them and would be motivated to follow their ideals.

  • US ‘prepared To Defend’ If Iran Launches Attack On Soleimani’s Death Anniversary

    The head of the US forces in the Middle East on December 20 warned that the United States is “prepared to react” if Tehran launches an attack to mark the first anniversary of the killing of the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. While speaking to journalists in an interview, General Kenneth McKenzie, who heads the US Central Command (Centcom), said that the US is prepared to defend itself, its friends and partners in the region. He also added that according to his assessment, the US is in a “very good position” and “prepared for anything”.

     The US General said that he had recently visited Baghdad, where he met with the head of the anti-jihadist coalition, American General Paul Calvert and Iraqi army chief of staff General Abdul Amir Yarallah the Centcom commander said that he had also gone to Syria to meet with American forces deployed in the small southern base at Al-Tanf, near the border with Joran and Iraq. Further, he informed that he was also touring the region weeks before the anniversary of the January 3, 2020 killing of Soleimani by a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport.

  • India Cancels All 70 Events Planned To Mark 70th Year Of China Ties

    Days after China “cancelled” plans to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, India has cancelled all 70 such diplomatic events planned with its Eastern neighbour. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has now decided to ramp up cultural relations with Taiwan, a bitter rival of China. 

    A number of events were planned on the 70th diplomatic anniversary of China and India’s relationship after Xi Jinping and PM Modi had met last year in Chennai but post-Galwan Valley clash, India has decided to cancel these events, Dinesh K Patnaik, DG ICCR told Republic Media Network. Many of these events were to be organised in China.

    China’s State Post Bureau has decided to cancel its plan to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India, state-run CGTN-TV reported on December 8, quoting a statement by the bureau without mentioning the date of the event. No reason was given for the decision, the report said.

  • Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and other leaders extend wishes

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the fallen soldiers at National War Memorial on the 50th-anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war on Wednesday.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday extended their wishes to countrymen on the occasion of the Vijay Diwas, a historic day that made Bangladesh an independent country. The Ministers saluted the bravery and courage of the Indian Army.

    I salute bravery of Indian Army on Vijay Diwas paying my respects to soldiers who wrote new chapter on bravery. Their sacrifice evokes inspiration in Indians. Nation will always revere them: Defence Min Rajnath Singh on 49th anniversary of conclusion of India-Pakistan war of 1971.

    After Pakistan faced defeat in the 1971 war its Army Chief General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, along with his 93,000 troops, surrendered to allied forces which also comprised Indian Army personnel.

    In the 1971 war, India divided Pakistan into two pieces. This is one of India’s biggest victories.

    Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16 every year to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971.

  • Pt Modi Lights Up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashal’ 50th Anniversary of 1971 Indo-Pak War

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi lights up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ at the National War Memorial (NWM) in Delhi on Wednesday and kickstart the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, the Ministry of Defence said.

    In an official release on Tuesday, the Ministry said, “In December 1971, the Indian Armed Forces secured a decisive and historic Victory over Pakistan Army, which led to the creation of a Nation – Bangladesh and also resulted in the largest Military Surrender after the World War – II. From 16 December, the Nation will be celebrating 50 Years of India-Pak War, also called ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’. Various commemorative events are planned across the Nation.”

    Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark India’s triumph in liberating Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.

    In one of the fastest and shortest campaigns of military history, a new nation was born as a result of the swift campaign undertaken by the Indian Army.

    After facing defeat in the 1971 war, the then Army Chief of Pakistan General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, along with his 93,000 troops, surrendered to allied forces which also comprised of Indian Army personnel.

  • President-PM pays tribute to 26/11, pays tribute to martyrs

    On the 12th anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks, political leaders and people on Thursday paid tributes to victims and security personnel who lost their lives in the siege on India’s financial capital.

    The ghastly attacks, which began on November 26, 2008, lasted for four days, leading to the death of 166 people and injuring over 300. While paying tribute, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the nation will be eternally grateful to all the security forces personnel who made the supreme sacrifice.

    “Heartfelt tributes to the victims & martyrs of 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttack & salute to the strength & resilience of people of Mumbai. We will be eternally grateful to all the security forces personnel who valiantly fought & made the supreme sacrifice for Mother India on that day,” Goyal tweeted.

    Social media too saw an outpouring of gratitude and homage to the victims and security personnel as people trended several hashtags related to the 26/11 terror attacks.

    Meanwhile, in Washington DC, Indian-Americans and other community organisations held protests in front of the Capitol Hill.

    A truck with a billboard, reading “We demand justice” was seen outside Pakistan and Turkish embassies in Washington DC on the eve of the Mumbai terror attack anniversary.

    Twenty-Six Eleven, as these attacks are often referred to, witnessed 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists coming to Mumbai via sea route from Pakistan and carried out a series of coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across the city.

  • UN Defeats Russia’s Resolution Demanding Equal Participation Of Women At Peace Tables

    The United Nations Security Council on October 30 defeated a Russian resolution to honour the 20th anniversary of a UN measure demanding equal participation for women in activities that promote global peace. According to the reports by AP, the draft by Russia was supported by Russia, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and South Africa. The countries which were not in favour of the measure were the United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Germany, Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tunisia. The vote stood at 5-0. 

    Countries who abstained from the draft said that it weakens the existing UN resolution adopted in 2000 and 9 follow-up resolutions. Christoph Heusgen, Germany’s US ambassador said that his calls for strong language on the human rights foundation of all the resolutions, and for “the adequate reflection of the critical role of civil society, women peacebuilders and human rights defenders” in implementing the measures were not reflected in the Russian draft. US amabassador Kelly Craft said, “the draft resolution “was designed to undermine and reverse the progress of the past 20 years,” and “it is evident that our Russian and Chinese colleagues … do not believe women should be fully empowered to prevent conflict, or sit at the table to pursue peace and reconciliation”. 

    The resolution which was presented would have honoured the 20th anniversary of the initial women, peace and security resolution. UN Women’s Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuk said that women continue to remain “systematically excluded” from talks to end conflicts and men continue to take most important decisions. She further said that the negotiations elevated and empowered “the actors that have fueled the violence,” instead of empowering women and others who are peace-builders — and women were either confined to “informal processes or relegated to the role of spectators”.

    According to Britain, the draft proposed lacked “sufficient language on implementation”, said UN ambassador Jonathan Allen. Allen said, “The adoption of this text would have undermined the significant achievements made on this critical agenda and the enduring efforts of so many women’s rights activists”. Countries who abstained from the draft were accused by China of not being open to “new perspective and elements” and also for “clinging only to existing language and refusing improvement”.