Saturn will come close to Earth on June 27!
Mangaluru, June 26: Our planet Earth orbiting the Sun and the ringed planet Saturn will come close to each other on July 27 as the Earth flies between Sun and Saturn. It will also shine the brightest on Wednesday. The lovers of celestial bodies could see the rings of the Saturn and one of its satellite Titan with a normal telescope.
Rising in the East, the Saturn will be visible in the South East from 8 pm and shine like a bright star in the night. If there are no clouds, the interested could watch this celestial phenomenon through a telescope from Regional Science Centre at Pilikula, according to a press release from the Director of the Dr Shivarama Karanth Biological Park of Pilikula.
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Ruskin Bond hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg problem
Dehradun (PTI): Author Ruskin Bond has been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to a leg problem, a close friend of the writer said here on Sunday.
After visiting Bond at the hospital, well-known Dehradun-based publisher Upendra Arora said the elderly author was unable to walk properly, following which he was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday.
The 91-year-old Bond, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, lives in the Landour area of Mussoorie.
Arora said Bond is undergoing physiotherapy under medical supervision and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days.
"There is nothing serious," he said.
Bond has written more than 500 short stories, essays and novels, of which 69 books are for children.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
