DAINIK NATION BUREAU First time in the last seventeen years, the portals of the Badrinath shrine will be closed after sunset this year on November 19. Although three portals i.e. the Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines have already been closed for the winter season, the Badrinath shrine is yet to close. The ritual procedure for closure of the portals has ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief  BS Dhanoa today said that there was “no overpricing” in the Rafale purchase as the government had “negotiated a very good” deal for the French fighter aircraft. It is definitely a better deal. It is lower than what was there in MRMCA contract. “It is not overpricing… We have negotiated for ...

Dr SK VARUN DAINIK NATION BUREAU Air pollution smoking and occupational dust are responsible for COPD. Smog in Delhi is equivalent to 40 cigarettes smoking per day. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible COPD is the third leading cause of death and affects > 10 million ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter aircraft agreement and asked the media why it did not question him for allegedly changing the “entire deal” to benefit a businessman. He made this allegation while interacting with reporters after meeting of the newly formed ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed concern over some of the dangerous trends that had crept into the newsrooms of both print and electronic media. They needed to be curbed in order to ensure that the pristine role played by the press earlier stood restored. He made this observation while addressing in function organized by the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul said today that for a progressive country, agricultural and food security must be given top priority. In order to strengthen the economy of Uttarakhand, hill agriculture must be focused upon. He expressed these views while addressing at the 31st convocation of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. There was a ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The much-hyped Panchayat Mahakumbh turned into battleground between the minister and the participants. As the minister Arvind Pandey, who arrived late, today. Ironically the Mahakumbh was organised to felicitate the Panchayats which have done good work in comprehensive development of their areas — saw the online registration system of births and deaths in the rural areas of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Are you having problems with your Wi-Fi signal? Do you have problems connecting to your network when you’re in certain parts of your house? If these problems sound like something that you have to deal with on a daily basis, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Wi-Fi problems are one of the biggest annoyances that affect the modern ...

Rajasthan minister Kiran Maheshwari today joined the chorus of protests against Bollywood movie Padmavati even as the Shri Rajput Karni Sena called for a country-wide bandh on December 1 opposing the film’s release. The Rajasthan State Commission for Women (RSCW) also wrote to the censor board asking it to clear the “ambiguity” over the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film “in the ...

UC Browser has disappeared from the Google Play store. The Alibaba-owned mobile browser, which garnered more than 500 million downloads last month and has over 100 million users in India, is no longer visible on search – though other UCWeb applications – UC Browser Mini and UC News – still are. The development emerges months after the Chinese app had ...