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Sr. 6th Year 62nd Issue July 2020 Pages.12 22 49731833 Government Mint Employee Booked for Stealing Unreleased Rs 20 Coins n employee of the India his/her employer), which carries a Acting on a tip-off, a Central Government Mint in Mumbai maximum sentence of seven years. Industrial Security Force (CISF) Aw a s r e c e n t l y inspector posted at the booked for “stealing” two mint had the employee’s unreleased Rs 20 coins and locker in front of two eye- hiding it in his locker. witnesses and had found As per reports, the the unreleased Rs 20 coins. accused identified as R The MRA Marg police, who Chabukswar was booked had booked Chabukswar by the police under on Monday, are now Section 381 of the Indian investigating if he has Penal Code (theft by a clerk stolen more coins from the of property owned by mint earlier. Cont on Page 3rd.. Karnataka Postal Circle Releases Special Cover to Honour MS Dhoni Following His Resignation engaluru: As a tribute to India’s most ‘capped skipper’ BMahendra Singh Dhoni, the Karnataka Postal Circle has released a special cover to honour him. While the move to mark the National Sports Day on 29th August 2020, with release of covers to honour 11 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees from 2017 to 2020 was planned in advance, the cover on Dhoni was added following his resignation from one-day international cricket a fortnight ago. The pandemic has taught us the formats and the unique distinction of Sharda Sampath, Chief Postmaster importance of fitness and health and leading the team to victory in the General of the Circle, released the a determination to fight - which are World T20 championship in 2007, covers at Meghdoot auditorium of all qualities of sportspersons.” An World Cup in 2011 and ICC the GPO. In her address, she said, official statement said, “Mahendra Champions Trophy in 2013.” This “The entire world is passing through Singh Dhoni has the distinction of cover was sponsored by the Karntaka hard times and the world of sports is captaining the Indian cricket team in State Cricket Association. no exception. maximum number of games in all Cont on Page 3rd.. ICCG - An Iso 9001 - 2008 Certified Group QA/QMS/0315194 - Download Free News Paper. www.iccg.in Sr. 6th Year 62nd Issue July Page.2 Numismatic News Paper of India A Division of :- INDIAN COINS & CURRENCY GROUP Article Banaras Hindu University he Banaras Hindu University Hindu School and establish a Bahadur of Raj Darbhanga. was established by Madan university. Established in 1898 in the In October 1915, with support from TMohan Malviya. A prominent Kamachha area of Varanasi, the Malviya's allies in the Indian National lawyer and an Indian independence vision behind the school was that Congress, the Banaras Hindu activist, Malviya considered there should be learning institutions University Bill was passed by the education as the primary means for based on Hindu philosophy. Malviya Imperial Legislative Council. In achieving a national awakening. had supported Besant's cause and in November 1915, Besant, Bhagwan At the 21st Conference of the Indian 1903, he had raised 250,000 Rupees Das, and other trustees of the Central National Congress in Benares in in donations to finance the Hindu School agreed to the December 1905, Malviya publicly construction of the school's hostel. In government's condition that the announced his intent to establish a 1907 Besant had applied for a royal school become a part of the new university in Varanasi. On the request charter to establish a university. university. of Malviya, Attar Singh laid the However, there was no response BHU was finally established in 1916, foundation stone of Banaras Hindu from the British government. the first university in India that was University at Varanasi in 1914. Following the publication of the result of a private individual's Malviya continued to develop his Malviya's plan, Besant met Malviya efforts. The foundation for the main vision for the university with inputs and in April 1911 they agreed to unite campus of the university was laid by from other Indian nationalists and educationists. He published his plan in 1911. The focus of his arguments was the prevailing poverty in India and the decline in income of Indians compared to Europeans. The plan called for the focus on technology and science, besides the study of India's religion and culture: Malviya's plan evaluated whether to seek government recognition for the university or operate without its control. He decided in favor of the former for various reasons. Malviya also considered the question of medium of instruction and decided to start with English given the prevalent environment, and their forces to build the university in Lord Hardinge, the then Viceroy of gradually add Hindi and other Indian Varanasi. India, on Vasant Panchami 4 February languages. A distinguishing Malviya soon left his legal practice to 1916. To promote the university's characteristic of Malviya's vision was focus exclusively on developing the expansion, Malviya invited eminent the preference for a residential university and his independence guest speakers such as Mahatma university. All other Indian activities. On 22 November 1911, he Gandhi, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, universities of the period, such as the registered the Hindu University Prof C. V. Raman, Prafulla Chandra universities in Bombay, Calcutta, Society to gather support and raise Roy, Prof Sam Higginbottom, Sir Madras, etc., were affiliating funds for building the university. He Patrick Geddes, and Besant to deliver universities which only conducted spent the next 4 years gathering a series of what are now called The examinations and awarded degrees support and raising funds for the University Extension Lectures to students of their affiliated university. Malviya sought and between 5–8 February 1916. colleges. received early support from the Kashi Gandhi's lecture on the occasion was Around the same time, Annie Besant Naresh Prabhu Narayan Singh and his first public address in India. was also trying to expand her Central Maharaja Sir Rameshwar Singh ICCG - An Iso 9001 - 2008 Certified Group QA/QMS/0315194 - Download Free News Paper. www.iccg.in Sr. 6th Year 62nd Issue July Page.3 Numismatic News Paper of India A Division of :- INDIAN COINS & CURRENCY GROUP News Cont from Page 1st.. According to the police, it would have notice asking him to cooperate in the 20 coin got delayed due to the been difficult for Chabukswar to investigation. coronavirus pandemic. smuggle the coins out of the office In March 2019, Prime Minister According to the Finance Ministry’s premise, as all employees are Narendra Modi had unveiled a series notification, the Rs 20 coin – the checked by CISF guards on entry and of coins of which, new Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5 highest-denomination coin minted in exit gates. and Rs 10 coins were circulated but India to date will be in the shape of a However, the police have not yet to the Rs 20 coin was expected to be dodecagon, a 12-sided polygon. arrest the accused due to the COVID- released in April this year. 19 situation but they have sent a However, the release of the new Rs Cont from Page 1st.. The athletes from other sports who Mirabhai Chanu (weightlifting) and Department of Youth Empowerment were honoured with separate covers Virat Kholi (cricket); 2019: Deepa and Sports sponsored them. The issued to mark each of the years Malik (paralympic athletics) and special covers will be available for bearing pictures of athletes Bajrang Punia (freestyle wrestling); sale at Philatelic Bureaus of imprinted on them are: 2017 and 2020: Rohit Sharma (cricket), Bengaluru GPO, Mangaluru HO, awardees: Devendra Jhajharia Mariappan Thangavelu (paralympic Mysuru HO and Belagavi HO, and at (paralympic athletics) and Sardhara Aathletics), and Rani Rampal e-post officewww.indiapost.gov.in. Singh (hockey); 2018: Saikhom (hockey). The Karnataka State Cont from Page 2nd.. Sir Sunder Lal was appointed the first university convocation. Vice-Chancellor, and the university The university's anthem, known began its academic session the same as the Kulgeet, was composed by month with classes initially held at Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. the Central Hindu School in the BHU Centennial Kamachha area, while the campus Celebrations: Special was being built on over 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) of land donated by the commemorative coin of Kashi Naresh on the outskirts of the Rs. 100 & Rs. 10 city. A special commemorative coin of Keeping with Malviya's vision Rs 100 was released to mark articulated in his 1911 plan, the Banaras Hindu University's (BHU) Banaras Engineering College 100th year of establishment. Late (BENCO) was among the first new President Pranab Mukherjee, academic colleges of the university to r e l e a s e d a s p e c i a l be established. Krishna Raja Wadiyar commemorative coin of Rs. 100 to IV of Mysore, the first Chancellor of mark Banaras Hindu University's BHU, performed the opening ( B H U ) 1 0 0 t h y e a r o f ceremony of the BENCO workshop establishment. Also a Rs. 10 coin buildings on 17 January 1919, during was released in the market on the his visit to preside over the first occasion. ICCG - An Iso 9001 - 2008 Certified Group QA/QMS/0315194 - Download Free News Paper. www.iccg.in Sr. 6th Year 62nd Issue July Page.4 Numismatic News Paper of India A Division of :- INDIAN COINS & CURRENCY GROUP Article Shivaji Coins Hoans, Shivrai & Rajmudra hhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj father Shahaji Raje. He made the fort prominence. The Holkar of Indore, was one of the brave warriors; Raigadh as his Capital.