Karimganj now Sribhumi: Assam renames district to honour Tagore’s vision | India News – Times of India

Karimganj now Sribhumi: Assam renames district to honour Tagore’s vision | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet on Tuesday approved the renaming of Karimganj district in the Barak Valley, bordering Bangladesh, as Sribhumi.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while making the announcement, observed that it honours Tagore’s vision, who designated the current geographical area of undivided India as Sribhumi. “Over a century ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore described modern-day Karimganj…

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Nigeria to honour PM Modi with GCON award, Queen Elizabeth only foreign dignitary to receive this honour | India News – Times of India

Nigeria to honour PM Modi with GCON award, Queen Elizabeth only foreign dignitary to receive this honour | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nigeria is set to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) award, making it 17th honour being bestowed upon him by a foreign country.Queen Elizabeth is the only foreign personality to have received this award in 1969.PM Modi reached on Sunday, marking the first…

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