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Abdul Kalam, former president, passes away

namangera — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:32:41 +0000

Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today died in a Shillong hospital following a sudden illness. 84-year-old Kalam was rushed to Bethany hospital in Nongrim hills in the capital city of Meghalaya after he collapsed during the lecture in the Indian Institute of Management at around 6.30 PM. where he was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).M Kharkrang, SP Khasi Hills said“The former President has been admitted to Bethany hospital in a critical condition”Doctors from the army hospital and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) rushed to Bethany hospital.

Vice President Greets Citizens on Id-ul-Fitr

namangera — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 03:22:24 +0000

New Delhi :- Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has conveyed his heartiest greetings and good wishes to the citizen of our country on the joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of holy month of Ramzan. In his message, he says;this festival signifies the traditional expression of brotherhood and understanding between the people and reaffirms their spirits of compassion, charity and generosity.

“I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to the citizen of our country on the joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of holy month of Ramzan.This festival signifies the raditional expression of brotherhood and understanding between people and reaffirms the spirit of compassion, charity and generosity.May the noble ideals that mark Id-ul-Fitr enrich our lives with peace, prosperity and harmony and unite us all in the spirit of humanity.”

President of India greets Sultan of Brunei on his Birthday

namangera — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 03:05:40 +0000

New Delhi :-President of India,Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed his greetings and felicitations to his Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzadin Waddaulah Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam on his birthday .President has said, “On behalf of the Government and the people of India and on my own behalf, I am extremely pleased to extend to Your Majesty warm greetings and felicitations on the happy occasion of Your Majesty’s 69th birthday.
We wish Your Majesty all success in realising the aspirations of the friendly people of Brunei Darussalam. We are confident that the bilateral relations between our two friendly countries will continue to strengthen for the benefit of our two peoples in the years to come. Please accept, Your Majesty, my best wishes for Your Majesty’s good health and well-being and the continued progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Brunei Darussalam”.

Civil Aviation Minister Launches GAGAN System

namangera — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:51:24 +0000

India:-GAGAN is the first SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) in the world certified for Approach with Vertical Guidance operating in the Equatorial Ionospheric region and the third SBAS to have achieved this feat, after WAAS of USA and EGNOS of Europe. GAGAN was already certified for en route operation since 30th December 2013. GAGAN is a joint effort of Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Since 14th February 2014, GAGAN has been continuously providing navigation signals from GSAT-8 and GSAT-10 satellites launched by ISRO, augmenting the performance of GPS signals received over Indian Airspace. Shri R.N.Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Smt M.Sathiyavathy, Director General of Civil Aviation, Shri R.K.Srivastava, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Dr. Y.V.N.Krishnamurthy, Scientific Secretary,ISRO were also present on the occasion.