Susan Choi novel Trust Exercise, in which a high school romance is spun out into a web of memories and perspectives, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Sarah M. Broom family memoir The Yellow House won in non-fiction and Martin W. Sandler’s 1919 The Year That Changed America for young people literature. The winner for best translated book was Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Baron Wenckheim’ Homecoming, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet. In poetry, the winner was Arthur Sze Sight Lines.The 70th annual National Book Awards were presented on Wednesday night at a dinner benefit gala in downtown Manhattan, with winners each receiving $10,000. Finalists were chosen by panels of authors, critics, booksellers and others in the literary community. Publishers submitted more than 1,700 books for consideration. Ms. Choi expressed gratitude not just for the award, but for the writing life, saying that writing and teaching showed her that the word was “its own … [Read more...] about Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards 2019
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Tirupati spruced up for national athletics meet; 5,000 participants expected
Tirupati is all set to host the prestigious three-day National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) from November 23 to 25. Over 5,000 athletes from all over India are set to participate in the event.The Chittoor district administration, which is hosting the event, is leaving no stone unturned to make it a hit. District Collector Bharat Narayana Gupta has conducted a series of review meetings with all the heads of the departments, entrusting them with key works pertaining to the event, focussing on the arrangements of grounds, accommodation, transportation and food. Incidentally, Chittoor district hosted the NIDJAM 2018 also.While the Government of Andhra Pradesh released ₹50 lakh for the mega event, the district administration has embarked on collecting donations from sports lovers and corporates. From November 21 onwards, the organisers are ready to host the participants arriving beforehand for practice, which included various athletic games such as running, high and … [Read more...] about Tirupati spruced up for national athletics meet; 5,000 participants expected
Kakadu National Park’s Jabiru set for $446m revival, rather than planned demolition
Email By Emily Smith Updated July 27, 2018 09:06:17 Photo: Some of Kakadu's traditional owners, the Mirarr Peoples, have unveiled plans for Jabiru's future. (Supplied: NT Government) Related Story: New town centre and 'croc-proof' lake planned to transform mining town into tourist destination Related Story: Kakadu at a crossroads: Traditional owners welcome call to restore park to its former glory Related Story: Jabiru in limbo as governments, miner contemplate town's future Map: Jabiru 0886 The town at the heart of Kakadu National Park has been assured a lifespan beyond its scheduled demolition in 2021, following an NT Government promise to keep the lights on and the release of a $446 million blueprint to transform it into a tourism hub. Key points:The Mirarr Peoples' $446 million vision for the future of Jabiru has been releasedIt would see crocodiles removed from the lake for safe swimming and a World Heritage Interpretive Centre builtThe NT Government also has … [Read more...] about Kakadu National Park’s Jabiru set for $446m revival, rather than planned demolition
Kakadu National Park’s Jabiru set for revival, draft plans from traditional owners reveal
Email By Emily JB Smith Updated March 14, 2018 15:46:34 Photo: The concept plan for Jabiru's proposed lakeside development area. (Supplied: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation ) Related Story: Jabiru in limbo as governments, miner contemplate town's future Related Story: Residents of mining town flagged for closure have their say on hopes for future Related Story: Ranger mine rehab deal welcomed after Rio Tinto offers $100m clean-up loan Related Story: Jabiru bakery latest victim of mining town's slowdown Related Story: NT Chief Minister urges 'new way forward' on Australia Day Map: Jabiru 0886 The town at the heart of world-famous Kakadu National Park is fast approaching a crossroads that will either see it revived to a "tourism destination in its own right" or demolished completely. Key pointsA group representing Mirarr traditional owners put forward a draft plan to revive JabiruIt hopes stakeholders will sign off on a final plan within three to four monthsNo … [Read more...] about Kakadu National Park’s Jabiru set for revival, draft plans from traditional owners reveal
IED found on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in J-K’s Kulgam, defused
SRINAGAR: An improvised explosive device (IED) was on Thursday recovered and later defused by security forces on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Kulgam district, police said. A road-opening party of the Army detected a suspicious object on the highway at Ganjipora stop axis, a police official said. He said bomb disposal squad teams of the Army and police reached the spot and on their search, two tin boxes with wires out were found. Apparently it looked like an IED and was destroyed on the spot, the official said, adding there was no loss of life or property in the incident. … [Read more...] about IED found on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in J-K’s Kulgam, defused
