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Parakram Diwas: PM Modi to unveil hologram statue of Subhas Chandra Bose, participate in ceremony to name 21 unnamed Andaman islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees
Reports said the hologram statue is made of granite and will be powered by a 30,000 lumens 4K projector.

On Parakram Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the hologram statue of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose being built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep on January 23, Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
Reports said the hologram statue is made of granite and will be powered by a 30,000 lumens 4K projector. The 3D image of Subhas Chandra Bose will be projected on a 90% transparent holographic screen.
The hologram statue is 28 feet in height and 6 feet wide. PM Modi will also confer the Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabhandhan Puraskars for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 and 7 awards will be presented during the ceremony.
Apart from the unveiling of Netaji’s hologram statue, PM Modi will also participate in the ceremony of naming the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees.
According to the statement released by PMO, the largest unnamed island will be named after the first Param Vir Chakra awardee, and the second largest unnamed island will be named after the second Param Vir Chakra awardee, and likewise.
The decision was taken to pay an everlasting tribute to the heroes to sacrificed their lives to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
21 Param Vir Chakra awardees after whom these islands have been named are as follows:
- Major Somnath Sharma
- Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM
- 2nd Lt Rama Raghoba Rane
- Nayak Jadunath Singh
- Company Havildar Major Piru Singh
- Captain GS Salaria
- Lt Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa
- Subedar Joginder Singh
- Major Shaitan Singh
- CQMH Abdul Hami
- Lt Colonel Ardeshir Bursorji Tarapore
- Lance Naik Albert Ekka
- Major Hoshiar Singh
- 2nd Lt Arun Khetrapal
- Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon
- Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran
- Naib Subedar Bana Singh
- Captain Vikram Batra
- Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey
- Subedar Major (then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar
- Subedar Major Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav
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7 dead as massive blaze engulfs firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram
A massive fire engulfed a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district on Wednesday leaving at least seven people dead while 15 others received severe burn injuries, reports said.

A massive fire engulfed a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district on Wednesday leaving at least seven people dead while 15 others received severe burn injuries, reports said.
As per reports, an enormous blaze consumed a firecracker making unit at Vazhathottam, 10 kilometers from Kanchipuram, killing at least seven people and leaving fifteen others wounded.
A report quoted Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services DGP, Abhash Kumar as saying that the building collapsed due to the gigantic inferno and many people are still feared trapped inside. The officer said that a joint rescue operation was launched by the firemen, the Kanchipuram district police along with Rescue Services personnel and local residents to pull out survivors from the torched building.
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DGP Kumar said the firecracker unit had a valid license and that an investigation has been launched to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
Local reports said that the injured, who suffered burn injuries, have been rushed nearby hospital for medical attention.
More details are awaited.
In a similar incident, ten people, including three children, were injured after a fire erupted at a seven-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Mulund West last week. The incident happened at around 2:55 pm at the Jagruti Society in Vithhal Nagar.
Rescue services and firemen successfully had rescued 80 people trapped in the burning building.
Officials at the time had said that the fire out in the electric meter room on the ground floor of the building and the smoke from the meter room spread to all its seven floors.
Fire brigade chief Sanjay Manjrekar said it was not a major fire but the smoke had spread to all the floors. He had said that people got scared of the smoke, came running and got trapped.
The official said that the fire was confined to electric wiring, electric installation, electric main cables, all meters, all switches, etc. in a common electric meter cabin on the ground floor plus the upper seven floored residential building.
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Man checks into Delhi hotel, dies by suicide after overdosing on oxygen
As per the Police, Nitesh researched painless ways to end his life and used a method which he learned during his research.

A harrowing story has come to light from Delhi where the body of a 24-year-old man was recovered from inside a hotel in the national capital. As per the reports, the man allegedly died by suicide after overdosing on oxygen.
As per the reports, the victim, identified as Nitesh, stayed in the hotel in Adarsh Nagar with his friend and checked out the next day. However, subsequently the same day, Nitesh checked back into the hotel again.
As per the reports, the victim had been under stress from the increasing cost of the treatment for his illness which drove the man to take the drastic decision. Nitesh had entered the room with a small bag, said reports.
The body of the man was recovered from inside his hotel, according to the reports, Nitesh’s face was covered with a plastic bag that was connected to a small oxygen cylinder. It was reported that the 24-year-old man learned about this method online. When one takes in excess oxygen, the heart rate drops which leads to oxygen poisoning.
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It was also reported that a suicide note was recovered near where his body was found. In the letter, Nitesh talked about the struggles to pay for his treatment due to his prolonged illness. Nitesh, in his suicide note, also wrote about how he didn’t want his family to pay for his treatment anymore.
As per the Police, Nitesh researched painless ways to end his life and used a method which he learned during his research.
Another case of a similar nature came to the fore when a woman died by suicide subsequently after her husband committed suicide in South Delhi. It was reported that the 32-year-old woman was a resident of Hudco place in South Delhi.
The friend of the husband. who informed the police about the woman, told the media that the 32-year-old woman died by suicide after learning about the suicide of her husband.
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India became Hindu Rashtra after partition, says BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya | WATCH

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, Tuesday, courted controversy with his remarks saying that India became a “Hindu Rashtra” or Hindu nation after the country’s partition which he said was done along religious lines and led to the formation of Pakistan in 1947.
Speaking to reporters in Indore, Vijayvargiya said that India was partitioned on religious lines after the independence, Pakistan was formed and what remained of the country is a ‘Hindu Rashtra.’
The senior BJP leader claimed that he has a Muslim friend from Bhopal who visits a Shiva temple everyday and also recites Hanuman Chalisa. He claimed that his Muslim friend was inspired to worship Lord Hanuman and Lord Shiva after knowing about the history of his family as his ancestors were Rajputs of Rajasthan.
He said some of his friend’s relatives are still Hindu Rajputs living in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. However, Vijayvargiya did not reveal his mystery Muslim friend’s identity.
The saffron party leader claimed like his Muslim friend, there are many such people who feel their ancestors once recited the Hanuman Chalisa and he was mulling to form a “Hanuman Chalisa Club” to wean youths away from drugs.
Vijayvargiya also commented on the recent surge in separatist activities in Punjab, saying that Centre and the state government were working together to deal with the problem and their efforts will yield good results.
The senior politician who is also a former state cabinet minister is not new to controversies. In June last year, Kailash Vijayvargiya was criticized for his remarks on Agniveers.
The BJP leader reportedly said that he would give priority to Agnipath recruits for security jobs at his BJP office but retracted his comments later by issuing a clarification later, saying he only meant that the excellence of Agniveers will be utilised in whichever field they choose after completing service in the defence forces.
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