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Dalai Lama arrives in Sikkim after 13 yrs

editor December 11, 2023

GANGTOK: After a thirteen-year absence, the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, arrived here on Monday morning for a three-day visit to Sikkim. While he is in the Himalayan state, he will give lectures on the "Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas". At approximately 10.30 am, the Dalai Lama touched down at the Libing army helipad in East Sikkim, where he was greeted by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. Monks from different monasteries in the state also gave him a warm welcome, performing a traditional Buddhist ritual called "Sherbang," which involves prayer and dancing. He was greeted by a few representatives of the Local Tibetan Assembly, Tibetan Settlement Office, and the exiled Tibetan Parliament.Hundreds of people lined up on both sides of the highway from Deorali to Zero Point to see the 87-year-old Dalai Lama when he visited a hotel in Gangtok. On Tuesday, he will give lectures at Paljor Stadium, which is about 50 km from the India-China border in Nathula, on the "Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas". According to Gangtok SP Tenzing Loden Lepcha, "about 40,000 devotees will attend the event at Paljor Stadium to receive blessings from the Dalai Lama." The Dalai Lama last travelled to Sikkim in 2010. According to officials, he will also figuratively lay the cornerstones for the Karmapa Park project at Rumtek and the Gyalwa Lhatsun Chenpo statue at the Simmik Khamdong constituency in the Gangtok district. He will remain in Gangtok until Thursday morning, at which point he will travel to Salugara, a town in Siliguri, West Bengal. The October visit of the Dalai Lama to Sikkim was cancelled because of a flash flood that left thousands of people homeless and claimed many lives. [caption id="attachment_7010" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dalai Lama arrives in Sikkim after 13 yrs[/caption]

Drone Found Near IB In Punjab’s Amritsar

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CHANDIGARH, Dec 4: Early on Monday, a BSF spokesperson reported that a drone had been discovered close to the India-Pakistan International Border in the Amritsar district of Punjab. The Border Security Force (BSF) forces detected the drone's movement at approximately 3:40 am in the vicinity of Chan Kalan village in Amritsar. A Chinese-made quadcopter was discovered in a field during a search. [caption id="attachment_6735" align="alignnone" width="300"] Drone Found Near IB In Punjab’s Amritsar[/caption]

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Anyone picking up drone-dropped items is India’s biggest enemy, will be booked: DGP

editor December 4, 2023

SAMBA: Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police, RR Swain, described drone-dropped objects from across the border, such as weapons, drugs, and money, as a "new challenge" and warned anyone who tries to retrieve them of being the nation's greatest adversary and facing treason and terrorism charges. Speaking with media in Samba, he declared that anyone found in possession of drone-dropped weaponry would be "degraded and disincentivised" in line with the law if they are captured. "We consider anyone coming to pick up the weapons, ammunition, explosives, narcotics or money (dropped by drones) as the biggest enemy of the country and those caught accused will be booked for treason and terrorism of the highest level," he stated.The DGP referred to a meeting held in the Ministry of Home Affairs and stated that, given the technology of the device, conventional methods such as air defence systems fail to detect the movement of drones. As a result, the highest level of authority has been informed that many people can act as eyes and ears. The unmanned aerial vehicle sneaks in like a rat. When we learn about drone movements, we want a mechanism in place at the police station and police post level with the goal of responding as soon as feasible." In addition to obtaining information to pinpoint the precise moment the drone takes off, he stated that this technology should track and intercept these drones. He claimed that despite the strict security at the border, there were attempts to undermine the calm in the UT from across it. The J&K Police chief described them as a "emerging trend" and mentioned that in the recent past, tunnels were created in numerous locations to transport weapons and militants. He noted, "Drones are a new challenge now, and to counter these challenges, planning and strategy are needed." He said there was a difficulty being faced and that people's cooperation, area dominance, intellect, and investigation should be combined to make "their work so difficult that they will understand it is of no use." He pointed out that generalisations don't tell the whole story. When questioned about the recent upsurge in terrorist activity in the Poonch and Rajouri border regions, Swain stated, "Operational strategy does not allow revealing the number of active militants." "We don't discuss the figures because they don't provide context for the issue. A significant incident can be carried out by even two people ", he continued. According to him, people are crucial in overcoming these kinds of obstacles. In order to combat militancy, he continued, active collaboration with security services was being conducted. Numerous information are being received by security forces from residents in the Rajouri-Poonch districts. Individuals have become enmeshed with extremists themselves." [caption id="attachment_6693" align="alignnone" width="300"] Anyone picking up drone-dropped items is India’s biggest enemy, will be booked: DGP[/caption]…

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Consider Anyone Coming To Pick Up Drone-Dropped Weapons As Nation’s Biggest Enemy: DGP

editor December 3, 2023

SAMBA/JAMMU, Dec 3: Asserting the drone activities from across the border is a challenge, DGP R R Swain on Sunday said anyone coming to pick up the drone-dropped weapons, narcotics and money is the nation’s…

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8 dead, many injured after unidentified men open fire on passenger bus in PoK

editor December 3, 2023

Chilas (Gilgit Baltistan) [PoK], Dec 3 : At least eight people lost their lives and 26 others were injured in a firing incident on a passenger bus at Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK), ARY…

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Chinese National Arrested For Attempt To Cross Indo-Nepal Border Illegally

editor December 3, 2023

BAHRAICH (UP), Dec 3: Officials reported that a Chinese national woman was apprehended at Rupaideha after she was discovered to have crossed the illegal boundary between India and Nepal. The woman was detained on Saturday by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) staff members while reportedly attempting to enter Nepal illegally by posing as a Buddhist monk, they continued. A senior SSB official stated that the woman's Chinese passport bore a valid Nepalese visa that verified her entry at Tribhuvan Airport in Nepal between November 19, 2023, and February 16, 2024.To find out why she entered and left India, investigations are in progress. According to the official, details of her trip through India are also being looked at. According to the official, the SSB has filed a case at the Rupaideha police station under Section 4(A) of the Foreigners Act against the Chinese woman, and the accused is currently being questioned. As the woman tried to enter Nepal under the cover of a Buddhist monk, SSB Commandant GS Adawat told on Sunday that she raised suspicions. The accused has been identified as Li Xinmei (45), a native of Shandong, China, based on her passport, Adawat said.The commandant added that the woman could not understand Hindi or English when being questioned at first, so an interpreter from India's intelligence services was required to help with the interrogation process. [caption id="attachment_6628" align="alignnone" width="300"] Chinese National Arrested For Attempt To Cross Indo-Nepal Border Illegally[/caption]

Meeting Friends Is Always A Delight: PM Modi To Italian Leader

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New Delhi, Dec 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reacted to a viral selfie his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni took with him on the sidelines of the COP28 meet in Dubai, saying “meeting friends…

Vaishali Rameshbabu becomes India’s third female Chess grandmaster, makes history with brother Praggnanandhaa

editor December 2, 2023Leave a comment

NEW DELHI: Being the third Indian female chess player to achieve this feat, Vaishali Rameshbabu became the grandmaster after surpassing 2,500 International Chess Federation (FIDE) ranking points on Friday at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain. Vaishali accomplished the last condition on Friday by obtaining the necessary number of rating points, having previously satisfied three GM norms. Other than Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli, she is the third female player to achieve the title of grandmaster. She presently holds this title alongside more than eighty other Indian chess players, such as the renowned Vishwanathan Anand, Humpy, Dronavalli, Dibyendu Barua, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and others.In addition, Vaishali is the sister of the 18-year-old chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa, who makes them the first-ever grandmaster siblings in the annals of the game. MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, complimented the pair on their accomplishment. "Congratulations, @chessvaishali, for becoming the first female Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu and the third female Grandmaster from India! For you, 2023 has been fantastic. You two have created history by being the first sister-brother team to earn a spot in the #Candidates competition, along with your brother @rpragchess. To top it all off, you are the first Grandmaster siblings ever. We're very pleased of all that you've accomplished, and your incredible journey serves as both a model for aspiring chess players and evidence of women's empowerment in our state! "#TamilNaduPride@Udhaystalin @ChessbaseIndia @FIDE_chess," Stalin posted on Twitter using his official X account, which was once Twitter. [caption id="attachment_6558" align="alignnone" width="300"] Vaishali Rameshbabu becomes India's third female Chess grandmaster, makes history with brother Praggnanandhaa[/caption]

Solar Wind Particle Experiment Payload Onboard Aditya-L1 Starts Operations: ISRO

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Bengaluru, Dec 2: India's Aditya-L1 satellite's Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment payload has started operating and is operating normally, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Saturday. On September 2, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft was successfully launched by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The first space-based observatory in India, Aditya-L1, is studying the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-earth Lagrangian point (L1), situated approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.The Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and the SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer (STEPS) are two state-of-the-art instruments that are part of the Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX), according to a statement from ISRO. September 10, 2023 was STEPS instrument functioning. Since its activation on November 2, 2023, the SWIS instrument has performed at its best. "SWIS operates in planes perpendicular to one another, utilising two sensor units with an impressive 360° field of view each," the statement said. The device has successfully measured solar wind ions, mostly protons and alpha particles, according to ISRO.According to the agency, fluctuations in the counts of protons and alpha particles (doubly ionised helium, He2+) may be seen in a sample energy histogram that was obtained from one of the sensors over the course of two days in November 2023. "This comprehensive snapshot of solar wind behaviour was provided by the variations that were recorded with nominal integration time," stated ISRO. According to the space agency, SWIS's directional capabilities allow for accurate measurements of solar wind protons and alphas, which greatly aids in answering long-standing concerns regarding the characteristics of the solar wind, its underlying processes, and its effects on Earth.It is possible to infer information regarding the arrival of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point L1 indirectly from changes in the proton and alpha particle number ratio that SWIS has detected, according to ISRO. For space weather research, the enhanced alpha-to-proton ratio is important since it is frequently thought to be one of the most sensitive indicators of the passage of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) at the L1. [caption id="attachment_6555" align="alignnone" width="300"] Solar Wind Particle Experiment Payload Onboard Aditya-L1 Starts Operations: ISRO[/caption]

Video of Pakistan cricketers loading kitbag in truck after landing in Australia goes viral

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DEC 02, 2023 : After arriving in Australia for a three-match Test series, the Pakistani cricket team players were photographed, in an unusual sight, packing their bags onto the back of a truck. It didn't take long for the unusual video of players packing their own bags to become widely shared on social media. There were reportedly no representatives from Cricket Australia or the Pakistani embassy in Australia present to greet the visiting team when they arrived. After helping his colleagues carry their suitcases and kitbags, wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan responded to fans' pleas for selfies. The three-match Test series between Pakistan and Australia will begin in Perth on December 14. After that, the action will move to Melbourne (December 26–30) and end in Sydney (January 3-7). [caption id="attachment_6544" align="alignnone" width="300"] Video of Pakistan cricketers loading kitbag in truck after landing in Australia goes viral[/caption]

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