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J&K police to Get RoVs to Defuse IEDs

“The robotic machine will help reduce human intervention in tracing explosives,” Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Provision and Transport (J&K Police), Mubashir Latifi said. “Only a few organisations in the country have such equipment. The state police is procuring the muti-crore machinery for the first time.”

Pada Hastasana | Hand Under Foot Pose

Padahastasana strengthens the lower back, leg muscles and eases the digestion process. When practised regularly, it enhances overall flexibility of the body. Those with heart problems, blood pressure variations, spinal cord concerns and lower back issues should avoid this asana. Also pregnant women are not advised to practice this posture.

Cargo Traffic at Non-Major Ports Grew 4.8 % to 447.21 MT in April -December

For April-December 2019-20, highest growth in traffic was recorded by Directorate of Ports at Odisha at 64.2 per cent followed by Ports of Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (34.1 per cent), Directorate of Ports, Puducherry, 27.7 per cent) and Ports Management Board, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (25.4 per cent) against the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, as per the report.

INS Airavat Providing Humantarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Madagascar

Whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean, Indian Naval Ship Airavat was diverted on 26 January 2020 to render assistance to the citizens of Madagascar who have been affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Diane. Airavat is undertaking this Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission as part of ‘Operation Vanilla’ launched by the Indian Navy, which is the first international respondent to this evolving humanitarian crisis in Madagascar.

Para Jumping Show by Top Serving, Retired Army Officers A Huge Draw

Deputy chief of army staff (planning and systems) Lt Gen Sudarshan Hasabnis, along with other serving and retired army officers, including two septuagenarians, participated in an exhilarating para jumping and sky diving exercise at Dighi Hills on Thursday as part of the bicentenary year celebration of the Bombay Engineering Group (BEG) and Centre, also known as the Bombay Sappers.