** Special postal cover on Tholpavakkoothu

The Department of Posts will honour the traditional art form Tholpavakkootthu by bringing out a special cover on Saturday.

V.K. Sreekandan, MP, will inaugurate the honouring function to be held at Puthur Sree Thirupuraikkal Temple here on Saturday afternoon. North zone post master general T. Nirmala Devi will release the special cover. Tholpavakkoothu exponents Ramachandra Pulavar and Sadananda Pulavar will be felicitated at the function.

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** BJP hits a century in Rajya Sabha, first party to do so after 1988

Before polling, it was on 97 seats

The results of the set of 13 Rajya Sabha seats that went to the polls on March 31 has set a record of sorts for the Upper House, with the BJP crossing the double digit mark, and having 101 seats currently in the House, a first after the period of 1988-90 when the Congress had held that distinction.

Before the polling, the BJP was on 97 seats, but one seat each in Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam has put the party into the 100 seats club. The tally of the National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP now stands at 117 members in the 245-member House, including the “extra seat” from Assam, a contest that saw cross-voting and resulted in the BJP and its ally, the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), grabbing the seat late on Thursday evening. Currently, the Lok Sabha has 236 members and nine vacancies.

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** Beulah Ruth Pinto Performs at EXPO 2020 Dubai

UAE Golden Visa nominee and the renowned English singer nicknamed as ‘The Queen of the Stage’ performs in EXPO 2020 on March 11.

Beulah’s performance witnesses a huge crowd at the Australian pavilion, incredible moments as audience members join in singing along with her and rejoicing in dancing.

I will Survive – (Gloria Gaynor)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=n3RcFIliO38&feature=share

Someone likes you – (Adele) https://youtube.com/watch?v=aT_EL_d63QY&feature=share

On December 16, 2021 Beulah Ruth Pinto performed at the Fashion Show among national and international models at Fashion Week 2021 in Dubai at Arena IMG Worlds of Adventure and was organised to showcase the national and international designers sharing the stage at this unique event in Dubai.

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