railway authorities are about to be bombarded with 5,000 postcards urging better train services in Tripura, courtesy the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)."Over 5,000 young men and women from across Tripura will soon send letters in postcards to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) general manager demanding upgradation of railway services between Tripura and rest of the country," said DYFI state...
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Send your postcards with a phone app by e-mail, US < ');" class="size11 blue"> Rate, a complete address or even motivation have turned countless scribbled postcards into nothing more than bookmarks in my guidebooks.But now there's no excuse. New apps make it ridiculously easy to send a photo postcard from your phone. I checked out a few of the free ones.First up, Postcard by Concierge.com. It's the...
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Joint Action Council (JAC) of College Teachers of Tamil Nadu plan to conduct a postcard campaign to urge the State government not to convert colleges into unitary universities.Between November 1 and 30, they hope to collect 5 lakh signatures from students, parents and teachers addressed to the Chief Minister, according to a press release.The JAC is also urging the government not to confer minority...
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Film crazy fans all over the globe have done crazy things for their favourite stars.Small or big, young or old… a common man’s wish is to explore the fabulous life of his favourite Superstar. There are different ways fans show their affection and craze for their idol-collecting autographs, picture postcards, film posters, worshipping their idols to building temples. All of it seems passé now. The new-gen...
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Otto von Bismarck, the 'Iron Chancellor' who forged modern Germany, received thousands of fan mails including marriage proposals from women besotted with the dashing leader. The Bismarck Foundation in Friedrichsruh has for the first time released over 6,000 personal letters for scholars, reports the Telegraph.All these letters, professing love and devotion to the Prussian leader, were sent to Bismarck...
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KOLKATA:Writer-activist Mahasweta Devi on Saturday joined the campaign against theproposed nuclear power plant at East Midnapore's Haripur.In herletter addressed to the Prime Minister, Mahasweta wrote: "Please stop the WestBengal government's insane decision. No Haripur power plant and Soula thermalpower plant. No SEZ for us."The writer appealed to every citizen tosend one postcard each to the PM,...
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Leading a high-level delegation comprising diplomatic corps and representatives of CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will leave for the UK tomorrow on a three-day state visit at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth during which the two countries are likely to reaffirm strategic and historical ties. The President's state visit to the UK holds significance, being the first in 20...
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David Leggett's unique web log on the globalautomotiveindustry, key events, people and his own daily experiences.If you would like to offer your comments, opinions, suggest topics or just have a good rant, please feel free to email:While next year will not see anything like the disruption to vehicle production in Europe that we saw this, there is the persistent problem of excess capacity. Some have...
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Sir, — Although the Government has revived the airport project in Gulbarga under BOT (Build, Operate and Transfer), work has not progressed since signing of the contract with Maytas.Sir, — The Meghdoot postcards, announced with great fanfare as a facility for the poor and the rural people, are not available in post offices. They are priced at 25 paise each. Will the Government of India replenish the...
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