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Some of the important institutions established during Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's tenure:

ITI 1948

Planning Commission 1950

IIT 1951

AIIMS 1952

Bhilai Steel Plant 1955

SAIL 1954

BARC 1954

ONGC 1956 ..

DRDO 1958

IIM 1961

NID 1961

Incospar (ISRO) 1962

BHEL 1964

HAL 1964

As a result of their institutions, we reach space today, in academia, we have world class doctors and engineers. In technology, we are considered to be iron-it was possible because of Nehru's thinking of making the country truly self-reliant.

Jawaharlal Nehru

14.11.1889- 27.5.1964 100

Naman

The Odisha government on Wednesday advised farmers to take preventive measures to save crops from the attack of locusts after the swarms spread to several states.

The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has issued guidelines to farmers in this regard, informed Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo.

Farmers residing in bordering areas of the state have been asked to remain alert and take immediate preventive steps.

A 39-year-old man was crushed to death by a speeding truck in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area, police said on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Naveen, a resident of Uttam Nagar, they said.

Last Friday at 5.03 am, police received information regarding an accident. After reaching the spot, the body of the victim was found lying on the road.

Naveen's father Hariraj (65), who called police, said he worked as a vegetable supplier. Around 5 am on Friday, the father-son duo were heading to Azadpur Mandi on a bike, a senior police officer said.

Heatwave to severe heatwave prevailed over Delhi. Today maximum temperature at Safdarjung and Palam are 45.9°C and 47.2°C respectively with slight fall of -0.1°C and -0.4°C compared to yesterday. Further fall expected tomorrow with major respite from 29 May 2020: IMD

Andhra Pradesh: A scuffle broke out between 2 factions of YSRCP in Payalakuntla village of Kadapa dist, during groundbreaking ceremony for construction of village secretariat earlier today. 2 people injured. The factions were later dispersed following Police intervention.

Three men drowned while bathing in a reservoir in Rajasthan's Karauli district, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased have been identified as Keshav Gurjar (19), Balkrishna Gurjar (20) and Shyam Singh Gurjar (21), natives of Karauli's Alipura village, they said.

The three men had gone to take a bath in the reservoir in Alipura on Tuesday and drowned one after the other, Station House Officer (SHO), Karauli Sadar police station, Vijay Singh said.

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Rajeev Bindal resigned from the post on moral grounds, sought an impartial probe into the last week’s arrest of Health Director for allegedly seeking Rs 5,00,000 bribe.

Bindal denied involvement in the Health Department scam. Former Health Minister and four-time legislator Bindal sent his resignation to BJP president JP Nadda.

In his letter to Nadda, he refuted allegations of involvement in any scam.

An audio, purportedly carrying the voice of Ajay Kumar Gupta, Director of Health Services, demanding the bribe from a supplier, had gone viral on the social media.

Subsequently, Gupta was arrested by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on May 20.

While the opposition Congress has been demanding a CBI probe, Bindal has denied involvement of any BJP leader in the scam.

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Three people were injured in a clash between two groups allegedly after a girl was harassed by some men in Purkazi town of the district in Muzaffarnagar, police said.

The incident took place on Tuesday, they said.

The clash turned violent when Imran and Shafik from opposing groups came to blows with lathis and sharp weapons also used, police added.

They registered a case of rioting and attempt to murder while another case was filed in connection with the violence.

In a similar incident, two people were injured in a clash between two groups of the same community after a girl was sexually harassed at Kalyanpur village under Khatauli police station area of the district on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old TCS techie died an unnatural death when she was hit on the head by a volley of bricks and construction material that were blown by the gale during a severe storm that caused heavy rain in the city, an official said on Wednesday.

A 58-year-old migrant was found dead on board the Shramik special train here, police said on Wednesday.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government for transferring IPS officers, terming it as an attempt to lower the morale of the force.

A man and his son were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit their two-wheeler near Bargahni village here, police said on Wednesday.

Ramswaroop Lakhera (58), a postal department employee, was on his way to the post office along with his son Deepak (21) on Tuesday when the accident took place, Additional Superintendent of Police, Lal Bharat Kumar Pal, said.

Three members of a family were killed and five injured when their car dashed into a stationary truck on the National Highway-2, police said on Wednesday.

The family belonging to Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh was on its way for a marriage at Kasganj in Etah district of the state when their vehicle hit the truck near Parsupura village under the Bakewar police station area around 3 am on Tuesday night, SSP, Etawah, Ashok Tomar said.

Six people, including two women, were arrested from a guesthouse in Greater Noida on Tuesday in a police raid that busted an alleged sex racket, officials said.

Those arrested include the owner and the manager of the guesthouse located in Sigma 1 residential area, under Beta II police station limits, the officials said.

An 18-year-old BBA student was shot dead allegedly by his friend in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Monday night in Duhai village under Muradnagar police station limits and the main suspect, his father and two accomplices have been arrested, Superintendent of Police (rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said

Four bike-borne men allegedly looted a bank 'mitra' of cash worth Rs 3.5 lakh on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

A fireman was injured while trying to douse a fire that broke out in an office in West Delhi's Vikaspuri, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said on Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that a low-pressure area was likely to form over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining areas around May 31 and advised fishermen not to venture into the deep-sea fishing till June 4.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 56th death anniversary on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 56th death anniversary on Wednesday.