DAILY GK 12 MAR 2020
1. Govt
sets up a committee on Kisan Rail
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The committee has been formed under the aegis
of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, consisting of representatives
from Ministry of Railways also, to work out the modalities of ‘Kisan Rail’.
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Already, newly designed Refrigerated
Parcel Vans were procured through RCF (Rail Coach Factory),
Kapurthala, Punjab to transport perishable parcel traffic.
2. Hola
Mohalla’ festival celebrated
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‘Hola Mohalla’ is
the annual Sikh festival celebrated on the following day of the festival Holi
at Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. The festival aims to physically strengthen Sikh
community by holding acrobatic military exercises and mock battles. The
festival holds an annual fair which was initiated by Guru Gobind Singh ji, the
10th sikh guru.