Pak set to declare
Panja Sahib as holy city
The Pakistan government has decided to declare 'Panja Sahib'
a holy city and would initiate efforts to sort out all issues related to the
welfare of the Sikhs living at the pilgrimage site. Panja Sahib is believed to
house a rock having the hand print of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikh religion, and
is a popular pilgrimage spot for Sikhs across the world. The Pakistan officials
said that the forum would also try to sort out all issues related to the
welfare of Sikhs living at Panja Sahib.
Andaman tsunami
warning system can alert in 3 minutes
The Early Tsunami Warning System installed at Rangachang in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands can predict a tsunami immediately after an
earthquake. This system can predict tsunami within 3 minutes after the
occurrence of the initial tremors and send alerts The system would assess the
impact of waves during the earthquake for the possibility of triggering tsunami
and send the alerts.
Vice President of
India released the book Ziauddin Barni’s Tarikh-I-Firoz Shahi
The book entitled
Ziauddin Barni’s Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi brought out by Rampur Raza Library; Rampur (UP) under Ministry of Culture was
released on 28 June 2013 by the Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari. Ziauddin Barni belonged to the elite society
of medieval India and was able to achieve the status of Secretary (Nadeem) to
Sultan Mohammad Bin Tuglaq.
Who is Ziauddin
Barni’s?
He was a Muslim historian and political thinker
who lived in Delhi Sultanate during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's
reign. He was best known for composing the Tarikh-i-Firuz
Shahi, a major historical work on medieval India, which covers the period
from the reign of Ghiyas ud din Balban to the first six years of reign of Firuz
Shah Tughluq and the Fatwa-i-Jahandari
which details the Muslim Caste System in South Asia.
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