Top news of the day: PM inaugurates Bogibeel bridge; Chhattisgarh\, Madhya Pradesh CMs expand Cabinets

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Top news of the day: PM inaugurates Bogibeel bridge; Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh CMs expand Cabinets

The bridge, constructed at an estimated cost of ₹5,920 crore , has a “serviceable period of around 120 years”, according to the project’s Chief Engineer Mohinder Singh. The bridge reduces travel time from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh to four hours and will cut out the detour of over 170 km via Tinsukia.

The bridge, constructed at an estimated cost of ₹5,920 crore , has a “serviceable period of around 120 years”, according to the project’s Chief Engineer Mohinder Singh. The bridge reduces travel time from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh to four hours and will cut out the detour of over 170 km via Tinsukia.   | Photo Credit: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury

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Here are the important news stories of the day

Narendra Modi inaugurates Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 inaugurated the country’s longest rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in Assam.

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 Ministers

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath expanded his Council of Ministers on Tuesday by inducting 28 MLAs, including two women legislators and an Independent.

Chhattisgarh CM expands Cabinet, inducts nine Ministers

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday conducted the first expansion of his Cabinet by inducting nine Congress MLAs, including a woman legislator, as ministers.

12 injured in attack during Sunday mass in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur

At least 12 people were injured when they were attacked by a group of people during a prayer meet in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, police said on Tuesday.

The Hindu Explains | Keezhvenmani: The first chronicle of violence against Dalits in independent India

December 25, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Keezhavenmani massacre. In a wage struggle, 16 women, 23 children, and five men were charred to death on December 25, 1968 inside a hut in which they took refuge.

The Bogibeel: An architectural marvel across the Brahmaputra

The massive structure was born “small” on paper – a scribbled note in Parliament after a dramatic display of anger – 22 years ago.

Christmas celebrations across the world

Towering Santas, majestic cakes and more. Christmas 2018 was nothing short of creative and quirky.

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission

Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has asserted that schools cannot make the 12-digit biometric identifier a pre-condition for student admission and warned that doing so will be against the recent order of the Supreme Court. The word of caution from UIDAI comes at a time when admissions to nursery and entry-level classes have just begun in over 1,500 private schools in Delhi.

India drops openers for Melbourne Test, Mayank Agarwal to debut

India has dropped both its opening batsmen among three changes for the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground beginning on Wednesday.

Palani student’s artwork to feature in NASA calendar

A drawing by a 12-year-old from Palani has found a place in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) international Commercial Crew Calendar for 2019.

 

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