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Locally known as Tamil Maravan meaning ‘Tamilian Warrior’, the canopy butterfly, usually sized between 60 and 75mm, belongs to the family of brush-footed butterflies or the Nymphalid. This is the latest addition to Tamil Nadu’s existing symbols from the natural world – palmyra as the state tree, gloriosa lily as the state flower, emerald dove as the state bird, jackfruit as the state fruit and Nilgiri tahr as the state animal.
The senior BJP leader was brought to AIIMS between 9:30pm and 10:00pm and was straight away taken to the emergency ward. AIIMS doctors said she died of a cardiac arrest.
Whether the stone is placed by a human being person or by nature is still a mystery till date. The secret for this is remains unsolved. It is a popular tourist attraction in the city and is listed as a historical monument by the Archeological Survey of India.
The Global Xplorer program, conceived by egyptologist Sarah Parcak, and backed by Tata Trusts, the philanthropic arm of the Tata Group, will give Indians access to satellite images and tutor them in the ways of becoming space or satellite archaeologists.
Salihundam in Srikakulam district is spread over 57 acres extent of land located adjacent to Vamsadhara river and 12 km away from the National Highway-16. Here Buddhist remains like stupams and chaityam can be seen which have been attracting tourists from far and near.
The iron implement included a nail, a chisel, a wedge, a knife and a dagger. The broken pieces of the dagger were recovered from a cist burial found at the location.
Dr Shyam Sundar Tiwary, a researcher on Sone valley civilization, had in last week of November 2018, discovered six megalithic burial sites on Kaimur hills near historical Rohtasgarh Fort and Hurmeta village under Nauhatta block of Rohtas district. Megalithic period in India spanned from 1500 BC to 600 BC during copper and iron ages. Megaliths are specific ancient monuments of aboriginal people in memory of their ancestors.
NEW DELHI: It is rightly said that you can take the soldier out of Army but you cannot take the Army out of the soldier. Meet 74-year-old CBR Prasad, a retired airman who has donated almost entire savings of his life to the Ministry of Defence.
Though Nahargarh Fort was built for defence purposes, it was never attacked by the enemies. Which means, the field guns stationed at the fort were never used for war. The untouched beauty of the fort is what makes it such a delight to the onlooker.
The word Bhimbetka translates to “the place where Bhima sits”. Legend has it, Bhima, an important mythological figure from the Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata, rested here with his brothers after they were exiled from their kingdom.
