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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 18:
1932 - Scottish aviator Jim Mollison made the first transatlantic solo flight from east to west – from Portmarnock, Irel
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Rupin Sharma IPS The General Diary (GD) or Station Diary or Roznaamcha-1 A number of States have State Police Rules and Manuals. Rules take precedence over manuals. Manuals are usually interna-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 17 1812: Napoleon Bonaparte's army defeats the Russians at the Battle of Smolensk during the Russian retreat to Moscow. 1833: The fi
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 16: 1600s - Annual bareback horse race in Siena's central square, dating back to the 1600s. 1948 - American baseball player
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 15 1261: Constantinople falls to Michael VIII of Nicea and his army. 1385: John of Portugal defeats John of Castile at the Battle of Aljub
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 14: 1900 - The Boxer Rebellion, a peasant uprising aimed at forcing all foreigners from China, was finally defeated when an
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Dr T Tiakaba Jamir Chemistry Department, Kohima Science College, Jotsoma With the increasing number of covid-19 infected cases and in the absence of vaccine, maintaining proper hand hygiene at all time beco
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 13: 1910 - Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, died. 1912 - Jules Massenet, French composer of the operas &
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Rupin Sharma IPS In the first piece, I had tried to explain the basic structure of Indian law in criminal matters. However, one thing that wasn’t elucidated there was the hierarchy of laws. The h
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 12: 1922 - Arthur Griffith, first president of the Irish Republic and a founder of Sinn Fein, died. 1955 - German novelist Thom
Morotsung Longchar Kohima Mental Health is a very important aspect of a healthy life. But what actually does Mental Health mean? Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. It-
Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 11: 1919 - Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie died at 83. 1952 - King Hussein of Jordan to
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 10: 1913 - The Treaty of Bucharest was signed between Bulgaria and the Balkan allies Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, endin
Rupin Sharma, IPS Although it is almost impossible to discuss all provisions of all the laws on crimes and all the nuances associated with them, I intend commencing a series of write-ups where certain degree-
Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 9: 1919 - The Italian composer and librettist Ruggiero Leoncavallo, famed for his opera "Pagliacci", died aged 62.
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 8: 1900 - The first Davis Cup tennis competition began at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was won by the United Stat
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 7: 1942 - The first U.S. land offensive of World War Two in the Pacific started in the Southern Solomon Islands, on Guadalcana
Besesayo Kezo, IPS, Retd DGP Approach to the new National Education Policy 2020 is a progressive and ambitious policy statement by the government of India in its attempt at overhauling and revamping much ne-
Dr Gautam Patikar Nagaland University The new National Education Policy announcement is a very significant step for strengthening our education system. The announcement is historic as the new policy has com
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Reuters Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 6: 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia, and Serbia declared war on Germany in World War One. 1926 - American Gertrude
