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Queen of Thumri, Girija Devi, passes away at 88

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The legendary singer of the Benaras gharana belonged to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh but had settled down in Kolkata
Eminent classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi – often hailed as the Queen of the Thumri style of singing – passed away at the BM Birla Heart Research Centre in Kolkata on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest. She was 88 and is survived by her daughter.
“Girija Devi’s condition was quite critical when she was brought to the hospital. She was admitted to the CCU and was under constant watch. But she passed away around 8.45 p.m.,” a hospital spokesperson said.
Several distinguished persons, including President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a host of people from the film, art and culture fraternity have condoled her death.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]A legendary singer of the Benaras gharana, Girija Devi was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972, Padma Bhushan in 1989 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.
Though Girija Devi decided to make Kolkata her home but her birthplace Kashi or Varanasi – always had a special place in her heart. The legendary classical singer had wanted to build a world-class music academy here, a wish that remained unfulfilled.
In an interview to news agency PTI some years ago, Girija Devi had rued the fact that she had been asking successive Uttar Pradesh governments “for land for a music academy in Varanasi for the past 50 years” but that no government paid heed to her request. “I could not get any land for the proposed academy. If I was given the land, I would have built a world class academy of music here (in Varanasi),” Devi had told PTI.
The legendary singer had even insisted that “If there was an academy in Varanasi, I would not have settled in Kolkata.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Shocking: 3-year-old child chews snake to death in UP’s Farrukhabad
The boy’s grandmother, Sunita informed that they had also taken the snake with them to explain the situation to doctors.

In a stunning incident from Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh a three-year-old boy, named Akshay chewed a snakelet to death.
Akshay, son of Dinesh Kumar was playing outside his house when a small snake emerged from the bushes and caught the child’s attention. Unknown of the potential danger he picked up the snake and put it in his mouth and chewed it, ultimately leading to a distressing turn of events. After chewing the snake, the boy started screaming.
The child’s grandmother rushed to the scene and was dismayed to find a snake in his mouth. She then swiftly removed the snake from his mouth. The parents of the child took him immediately to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia district hospital to seek medical attention.
The boy’s grandmother, Sunita informed that they had also taken the snake with them to explain the situation to doctors.
Doctors thoroughly examined the child, assess his condition and declared that the child has not suffered any significant injury.
Doctors have kept the child under observation for 24 hours and after all the necessary medical care he has been discharged.
Dr Mohammad Salim Ansari who observed the child said that the necessary medicine had been given to the child and he has been discharged.
The doctor informed that the snake was of non-venomous species.
In a similar strange incident from Gujarat’s Mahisagar district in 2019, a 60-year-old man died after biting a venomous snake that bit him earlier.
In another event from Uttar Pradesh a man named Raj Kumar was bitten by his snake took his revenge by biting a reptile and killing it.
The most possible thing one can do after a snake bite is to take immediate medical help. The doctor will evaluate the condition and will specify the necessary course of treatment.
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Tata Group’s EV Future: to establish Rs 13,000 crore manufacturing plant in Gujarat
By 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to become a carbon net zero country. Electric vehicles, or EVs are more efficient and environmentally friendlier than conventional gasoline-powered automobiles. Rising fuel prices is also the main reason to switch to electric vehicles.

Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group has signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to establish a giga-factory for manufacturing of lithium-ion cells, with an initial investment estimated at approximately 13,000 crore. According to a state government document posted on its website, Tata Agaratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt., a subsidiary of Tata Group, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to establish an electric-vehicle battery plant with a production capacity of 20 gigawatt hours, creating direct and indirect employment for more than 13,000 people.
In past also, Tata Group has been investing heavily in the electric vehicle (EV) market. In 2018, Tata Group launched The Tata Tigor EV for the commercial market. The Tigor EV can be charged up to 80% in 90 minutes and has a range of up to 142 km on a single charge.
The Nexon EV, Tata Motors’ first EV for the personal market, was introduced in 2019. The Nexon EV can be charged up to 80% in 60 minutes and has a range of up to 312 km on a single charge. The Tata Group subsidiary Tata Power also participates in the EV industry.
According to the state government, the Tata facility will establish Gujarat as a global leader in the production of lithium batteries, and the company would receive support in establishing a production eco-system in the region. A spokesman of the Tata Group declined to comment.
By 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to become a carbon net zero country. Electric vehicles, or EVs are more efficient and environmentally friendlier than conventional gasoline-powered automobiles. Rising fuel prices is also the main reason to switch to electric vehicles.
India is expanding the use of EVs nationwide in an effort to become an EV-efficient nation. Although the demand for these vehicles is now being driven by the two- and three-wheeler segments, automakers are already either introducing models or announcing plans to do so in the near future.
Haryana news
Shiromani Akali Dal warns Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann over his meeting with Haryana CM ML Khattar on college affiliation issue
The spokesperson of the SAD, Daljit Singh Cheema said CM Mann should keep away from all the meetings related to change the character of Punjab University instead he should have registered a strong protest with the Punjab governor on this issue.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhawant Mann to avoid any unwanted meetings with his counterpart on the issue of affiliation of Haryana colleges with Punjab University, adding this was being done to further weaken the Punjab’s hold over Chandigarh.
The spokesperson of the SAD, Daljit Singh Cheema said CM Mann should keep away from all the meetings related to change the character of Punjab University instead he should have registered a strong protest with the Punjab governor on this issue. He was raising the party’s concern on Haryana’s demand that its colleges be affiliated with Punjab University, which was discussed during a meeting called by the governor recently and another meeting scheduled to be held on June 5 to discuss the issue forward.
Cheema also said that after the voluntary disaffiliation of Haryana’s colleges from the Punjab University in 1978, restrict any stake in PU. It even stopped funding the University subsequently, now it seems an effort is made to gain control over the democratically elected institutions which govern the University (Senate and Syndicate) by affiliating colleges from Haryana to the Punjab University.
He said there is a conspiracy behind it, Haryana wants to have a control over Chandigarh by building its separate Vidhan Sabha as there was a recent demand to secure land for the State. Haryana as part of conspiracy also wants to eliminate Punjabi as a compulsory language throughout graduation in Punjab University.
The 60:40 ratios in posting of Punjab and Haryana officers in Chandigarh are not being followed. Haryana CM M L Khattar while seeking affiliation for Haryana colleges with PU in June 1 meeting said that the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the share of Haryana was given to Punjab University and the colleges and regional center of Haryana were affiliated to PU. However it was abolished by the issue of a notification in 1973.
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