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Both Bandhani and Leheriya are often grouped as ‘Rajasthani tie-dye.’ Bandhani and Leheriya may belong to the same family of resist-dyeing traditions, but they have totally different appearances.Bandhani: Bandhani, or Bandhej, is produced by tying little pieces of fabric and then dyeing them. Later, when the tying is removed, the fabric shows small dots or patterns. It is a technique that involves tying small pieces of the fabric with threads before dyeing. This results in beautiful polka patterns on the surface of the fabric. Thus, the visual identity of Bandhani is defined through dots, patches, circles, and tied designs.Leheriya: Leheriya…
Samba, Aug 22 : The body of a man was found lying in a field at Keso village in the Ramgarh area of Samba district on Saturday, officials said.An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that police reached the spot and took the body into custody.The deceased was identified as Balkar Singh, a resident of Barota Camp, Ramgarh, he said.Meanwhile, police have initiated an investigation into the incident.—(KNO) Source link
The US Department of War on Friday fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and a Middle East correspondent of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news publication that reports on the US military, the New York Times reported, citing sources.The Department of Defense seal is seen on the podium in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon. (AP Photo)The firings come amid US’ prolonged war with Iran in the Middle East that has been going on since February 28. Notably, the three people at Stars and Stripes were terminated nearly 10 days after its journalists reported on hardships that Navy sailors were facing…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a re-examination for 49 candidates who could not complete the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 at a test centre in Jaipur due to a power failure.The re-exam will be held on September 1, 2026, from 10 am onwards, according to an NTA notice.AIAPGET 2026 was conducted on August 22 for candidates across the country. A total of 36,979 candidates were registered for Shift 1, of whom 35,837 appeared at 200 examination centres.AIAPGET 2026 Jaipur centre power failureAccording to NTA, 192 candidates appeared for the examination at Shri Satya Sai…
Ranchi: Three senior Jharkhand BJP leaders — Champai Soren, Sanjay Seth and Babulal Marandi — on Saturday accused the JMM-led government of using force against protesting job aspirants and demanded a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.Talking to reporters, former chief minister Champai Soren accused the state government of cheating job aspirants and using police force against those seeking a fair probe into the alleged irregularities.He demanded that the state government recommend a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities, claiming that the ruling alliance had no intention of providing justice to the protesting job aspirants.”JMM workers and police…
If you work out regularly, you probably know that strength training is key to building muscle, improving strength and boosting endurance, while cardio is essential for keeping your heart and cardiovascular system healthy. But when weight loss is the goal, the question becomes a little more complicated: which type of exercise helps you burn more fat, and does it matter whether you do cardio before or after lifting weights?Also Read | Does creatine make you bloated? Fitness coach Eric Roberts explains 2 usage mistakes which can lead to bloatingEric Roberts, a fitness coach with eight years of experience who has…
The 5% reservation for students with disabilities in higher education institutions must be implemented in practice and not remain a provision on paper, Manmeet Kaur Nanda, Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, said at Ashoka University’s ASCENT 2026 conference in New Delhi.Speaking at the Inclusive Higher Education National Conference organised by Ashoka University, Nanda called on higher education institutions to move beyond policy commitments and focus on implementation, outlining a six-point roadmap for making campuses more inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities.Her recommendations included audited accessibility, implementation of the…
Veteran actress Tanuja once said she sounded ‘like a rat’ after watching herself on screen for the first time Veteran actress Tanuja once shared an interesting throwback story about the first time she saw herself on screen, revealing that she was so unhappy with how she sounded that she wanted to quit acting altogether. Speaking on the popular chat show ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’, Tanuja recalled the amusing exchange she had with her mother that changed her mind.Here’s what Tanuja told her mother about her onscreen voiceRecalling the incident on the show, Tanuja had said, “I saw my first…
A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a family hike has been reprimanded by local police.A worker on Japan’s highest mountain discovered the child sitting alone on a bench near the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) on Thursday.After inviting the boy to take shelter at the station, the worker called the police, who took the child into protective custody.It emerged that he had told his father he was too tired to continue while they were…
A newborn died and two others were injured after a warmer machine caught fire in Chhindwara’s NICU CHHINDWARA: A fire in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara left one newborn dead and two others injured after a warmer machine allegedly caught fire early Saturday, officials said.The incident occurred around 2am when sparks from the filament of the warmer machine allegedly triggered the blaze at the Chhindwara district hospital, they said.Hospital staff used firefighting equipment to bring the fire under control.District hospital civil surgeon Kanchan Dubey said all three newborns were given primary…