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India’s Statue of Unity attracts more tourists than USA’s Statue of Liberty: Gujarat official

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Statue of Unity in India (left) and Statue of Liberty? in USA (right)

Located in Gujarat’s Kevadia, Sardar Vallabhai Patels Statue of Unity has been drawing more visitors than USAs Statue of Liberty situated in New York as per a Gujarat government official. The official also added that Statue of Unity one of is India’s most visited tourist spots since its inauguration in October 2018.

Rajiv Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat, informed that Statue of Unity accompanied by a children nutrition park, Arogya Van and river rafting facilities, emerged as a family holiday destination for both, national and international visitors, as a result of which, Kevadia became a tourist hub of modern India. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, around 13,000 tourists were visiting Patels statue daily, while the Statue of Liberty recorded around 10,000 visitors. 2.8 million tourists visited the Indian site in 2018-19.

Gupta said: Under the leadership of Hon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s tourism industry gained momentum and the task of constructing the world’s tallest statue was completed on October 30, 2018. Statue of Unity represents India’s oneness; has cultural importance.

Gupta added that that development projects in Kevadia benefited more than 3000 boys and girls by giving them direct employment and indirect employment to more than 10000 men and women.

Statue of Unity was constructed in the memory of Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India’s finest leader and statesman. Patels contribution was remarkable in uniting the princely states with the Republic of India and that’s the reason why his statue was named as Statue of Unity. At 182 meters, it is the world’s tallest statue. 

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Devendraji (Fadnavis) takes pride in me earning more than him: Amruta Fadnavis interview

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Radhika Dhawad | Mumbai


Banker, social activist and singer Amruta Fadnavis, in a freewheeling chat on Nation Next Adda, speaks about her latest song, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, her courtship and marriage with husband and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and much more.

 
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Elderly couple mauled by tiger on their way from Narsinghpur to Nagpur

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Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

Representational image (Picture by Sarosh Lodhi)

Representational image (Picture by Sarosh Lodhi)

An elderly couple was mauled by a tiger in Chor Bawali on January 25 while on their way from Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh) to Nagpur on January 25. The couple was accompanied by their 25-year-old son in a car. Following the tiger attack, the couple was admitted to Kingsway Hospital in Nagpur.

While on their way to Nagpur, the family of three stopped near Chor Bawali for passing urine. When the 58-year-old woman got out of the car, the tiger, which was probably wounded by a previous vehicular assault, caught hold of the woman’s hand and bit her thumb. When the woman’s husband stepped out of the car to help his wife, the tiger attacked him as well and injured his right leg. A terrfied son started throwing stones at the tiger, who eventually ran away.

The couple was given first aid by the bystanders before being driven to Nagpur by the son to Kingsway hospital. Speaking to Nation Next, treating surgeon Dr Prakash Jain informed that the family was terrified when it arrived at the hospital. Dr Jain said: “The couple is now stable. Tiger mauling is always serious. The couple was lucky to have sustained minor injuries in the incident.”

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‘Dolo 650’ memes take social media by storm as 3rd COVID wave boosts paracetamol sales

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Nation Next Newsroom | Mumbai

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has made terms like ‘oximeter,’ ‘saturation level,’ ‘quarantine,’ and ‘N95’ a part of our daily vocabulary. Another thing, which has gained immense popularity over the last two years is the paracetamol tablet ‘Dolo 650,’ which has been prescribed by doctors during 1st, 2rd and now the 3rd wave of the pandemic in India.

The popularity of tablet, which is manufactured by Micro labs, has led several to several memes on the internet. Dilip Surana, Chairman and Managing Director of Micro Labs, expressed his surprise at the unexpected popularity of the drug in an interview with Money Control. He said: It has always been a popular brand among doctors across India. However, we did not expect the kind of popularity that Dolo-650 gained recently because we have never advertised the tablet directly to the public.

Here are some of the hilarious ‘Dolo 650’ memes doing rounds on the internet:

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