I.N.R. 1307 (1973)
Producer: Films Division
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Summary: 1. LEST WE FORGET: The first commemoration day for police martyrs was
held after the Ladakh incident in 1959.Ten policemen on border patrol duty
were shot down by the Chinese. Since then, the nation has observed the day
solemnly throughout the country. 324 policemen laid down their lives for the
nation last year.
2. TOWARDS FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY: The International Crops
Research Institute, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, serves as a world centre for
detailed studies in land use and crop improvement programme.
3. NEWS FLASHES: a) Chilka Training Centre: On a 600 hectare area is to
take shape the first naval establishment in Orissa. Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi lays the foundation stone of the naval training establishment. b)
Indian Road Congress: The Highway Research Board holds its inaugural
meeting in New Delhi.
4. GRAND PRIX (DOUBLES): The doubles final in India Open Grand Prix,
staged in Delhi. Raul Ramires of Mexico and Jim McManus of America meet Hindi
the Amritraj brothers, Vijay and Anand. The Ramires - McManus
combination wins the doubles trophy in two straight sets.
5. REGIONAL ROUND UP (SOUTH):
a) In Remembrance - Kerala: The
110th Birth Anniversary of Shri. Ayyankali, a revered leader of Kerala
Harijans, is celebrated at Venganur, his birth place in Trivandrum District.
b) Vailankanni Festival - Tamil Nadu: The feast of Nativity of Our Lady has a
special importance to the Vailankanni Church near Nagapattanam, Tamil
Nadu.
c) Family and Child Welfare - Andhra Pradesh: An integrated and
comprehensive scheme for family and child-welfare project in the rural areas
of Andhra Pradesh has been inaugurated in 11 Panchayat Samiti Blocks. The
Central Social Welfare Board is to meet the expenditure on the project for the
first five years. d) Malaprabha Project - Karnataka: The Malaprabha Project
harnesses a main tributary of the Krishna. The area to come under irrigation
is estimated at about 283 thousand hectares. The annual additional food [...]
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