Science & technology
Scientists gear up for Solar Eclipse
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:46 am
Surat, Top six scientists of Science City in Gandhinagar would visiting Surat tomorrow to educate and guide citizens about the rare celestial occurrence.
Surat will witness a total solar eclipse tomorrow.
The team will hold meetings and seminars on the day at important places including educational institutions.
For the first time, scientists will be using 3-D [...]
Scientists gear up for Solar Eclipse
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:45 am
Surat, Top six scientists of Science City in Gandhinagar would visiting Surat tomorrow to educate and guide citizens about the rare celestial occurrence.
Surat will witness a total solar eclipse tomorrow.
The team will hold meetings and seminars on the day at important places including educational institutions.
For the first time, scientists will be using 3-D [...]
Tirumala temple to remain close during Eclipse for 11 hour
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:43 am
Tirupati, World revered Venkateswara temple atop the seven hills-Tirumala and other temples in Chittoor district closed at 2100 hours today, in view of tomorrow’s total solar eclipse.
The Tirumala temple would reopen around 0800 hours tomorrow morning. Pilgrims will be allowed for ‘Sarvadarsanam’ from 1100 hours after the priests performing the ‘Suddhi’ (ritualistic clearning) [...]
Solar eclipse not just about dragon-sun combat!
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 10:37 am
New Delhi, The century’s longest total solar eclipse is not just about the dragon-sun combat, it also means business for some.
For beggars, the occasion means an extra day of receiving alms and food.
Babbu, a panhandler in Shadipur area of West Delhi said that he visits nearby temple every week on Tuesdays and Saturdays, [...]
Kanakadurga temple to remain closed during eclipse
By chennaivision at 20 July, 2009, 2:36 pm
Vijayawada, The famous Sri Kanakadurga temple atop the ‘Indrakeeladri’ hill here will remain closed from 2000 hrs tomorrow to 1200 hrs the next day in view of the total solar eclipse.
Talking to UNI here today, a Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam official said the temple would be opened at 0800 hrs and after [...]
Police arrest two hardcore criminals
By chennaivision at 1 July, 2009, 7:02 pm
Rourkela, Rourkela police today arrested two active members of the Jharkhand Badshah gang allegedly involved in several cases of extortion.
Rourkela District Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik told newspersons here that Dinesh Choudhury and Md Fakiruddin of Raibaga of Sundergarha district were involved in seven cases of extortions in Bonai, Brahmanitarang and Lathikatta.
Mr Patnaik said [...]
HINDALCO to consider capital rising on qip route
By chennaivision at 1 July, 2009, 11:05 am
Mumbai, Hindalco, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla group, is contemplating to raise 500 million USD additional capital through qualified institutional placements, Company Managing Director D Bhattacharya today indicated.
Announcing the results of the company for the last fiscal, he said that the Hindalco had set a total capital expenditure programme of [...]
Two killed over land dispute
By chennaivision at 27 June, 2009, 2:34 pm
Lucknow, Two people including a historysheeter Sriram and his accomplice Ashok were killed over a land dispute in Baldev Vihar locality in Telibagh area of the State capital late last night.
They were called at a place when some people killed them using firearm and sharp-edged weapons.
The incident dates back to 2002 when a land was [...]
Scientist to deliver lecture on nuclear energy on July 2
By chennaivision at 24 June, 2009, 11:49 am
Tirupati, Noted Nuclear Scientist and Principal Scientific adviser to the Centre, R Chidambaram, will deliver a lecture on nuclear energy at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) on July two.
Dr Chidambaram will speak on ‘Nuclear energy: Energy Security and Climate Change’, organised jointly by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers(IETE) and SVU.
IETE Honorary Secretary and [...]
MP gears up to set up first planetarium in Gwalior
By chennaivision at 19 June, 2009, 6:48 pm
Ujjain, MP, Madhya Pradesh government is geared up to set up the state’s first planetarium at this district’s Mahidpur Tahsil and a observatory at Dogla village in International Year of Astronomy 2009.
Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology spokesperson (MPCST) said that state-of-the-art technologies would be used in the proposed planetorium while [...]
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