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Person behind the voice you hear in local trains every day Mumbai-Sarla Chaudhary: The Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is made up of 24 stations, extending from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan Junction, and it was opened in 1853. Since 1982 though, there's been one woman's voice that's been unfailingly letting people know of imminent arrivals and departures. For those of you who wonder about the person behind the soft voice informing us about the approaching stations and even on the stations along the central line, the mystery is solved. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the name behind the voice Sarla Chaudhary. Chaudhary, now 49, was one of the hundreds who gave the test for the post of the announcer in Central Railway in 1982. Sarla Chaudhary Chaudhary was selected and she joined on daily wages basis. However, due to her hard work and soft voice, she was made permanent in 1986. “I was working as an announcer at one ...

The United Nations has designated 2016 as the "International Year of Pulses" The United Nations (UN) will be celebrating its 71st foundation anniversary this October 24. Hence, October of every year is known all over the world including the Philippines as the UN month. The Philippines, it can be recalled, is one of the original 51 UN member-states. In relation to that, the UN has designated 2016 as the   “International Year of Pulses” (IYP 2016)  with the following themes: A. Food Security, Nutrition, and Innovation B. Creating Awareness and Sustainabilty C. Market Access D. Productivity and Environmental Sustainability According to a resolution passed during the   68th UN General Assembly (A/RES/68/231) , 2016 Year Theme By UNO this designation aims to “create a unique opportunity to encourage connections throughout the food chain that would better utilize pulse-based proteins, further global production of pulses, better utilize crop rota...

UNO Day 2016 - October 24 (Monday):                UNO stands for United Nations Organization. The United Nations or UN Day is celebrated worldwide to commemorate the foundation of United Nations Organization in 1945. This day reminds us of the official formation of the United Nations in 1945 by a joint agreement and unanimous signing of the UN Charter by majority of its participants. The UNO comprised of five permanent members at that time in its Security Council.  These permanent members were the US, UK, Soviet Union, the Republic of China, and France.             Each year, the UNO Day, popularly known as UN Day, falls on this fixed date, that is, October 24. The United Nations Day is a special day in the United Nations Week, which takes place between October 20 and October 26.            The UN Day and Its Celebrations Around the Globe        ...

Kabaddi World Cup 2016 The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup kicks off on October 7, 2016 in Ahmedabad. It will be the biggest Kabaddi extravaganza of the year as teams from 12 countries are going to participate in the event. Besides hosts India, other participating nations in the tournament are USA, England, Australia, Iran, Poland, Thailand, Bangladesh, South Korea, Japan, Argentina and Kenya. Summery: The standard style Kabaddi World Cup, is an indoor international kabaddi competition conducted by the  IKF,contested by men's and women's national teams. The competition has been previously contested in 2004, 2007 and 2016. All the tournaments have been won by India. Here is all that you need to know about the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup: No. of teams: 12 teams, divided in two groups of six each. No. of Groups: 2 pools. Pool A: India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Australia, England and Argentina. Pool B: Iran, Thailand, Japan, USA, Poland and Ken...