Daily Archives: August 20, 2021

A total of five air guns were surrendered by the gun owners from Watong and Ngi village in an Airgun Surrender Abhiyan held at...

Rule of law should be equal

On Thursday, massive gatherings were witnessed at various locations in Itanagar capital region (ICR) during the visit of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who...

Shaming Parliament

Laws Sans Debate By Poonam I Kaushish Ouch, the truth hurts! This dear readers, was the sum total of the cruel joke perpetrated on us by...

Recruit tourism graduates

Editor, Like me many other choose tourism as a subject for graduation/ diploma with a thought that we will have better scope in both government...

Army JCO, terrorist killed in encounter in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu, Aug 19 (PTI) A Junior Commissioned Officer of the Army died in a fierce gun fight with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri...

UNESCO calls for preservation of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage in its diversity

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) The UNESCO Thursday called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity, and taking all precautions to...

Scientific attitude and temper essential for entrepreneurs to succeed: Union minister

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said new business enterprises are heavily dependent on scientific technology and...

Exporters concerned about payments from Afghanistan: FIEO

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Bilateral trade with Afghanistan has been impacted and Indian exporters are concerned about their payments as banking services and...

India’s national security challenges becoming complex: Rajnath

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India's national security challenges are becoming "complex" in view of rapidly changing geopolitical scenario globally and there is a...

Over 200 fall ill after consuming ‘prasad’ at religious event in Assam

Morigaon (Assam), Aug 19 (PTI) At least 200 people were taken ill due to food poisoning after consuming prasad' at a religious function in...

Landslide blocks NH-10, cuts off Sikkim from Bengal

Gangtok, Aug 19 (PTI) A landslide has blocked National Highway 10, snapping the arterial road link between Sikkim and West Bengal on Thursday, an...

Heroin worth over Rs 4.5 crore seized, two arrested by Assam Police

Guwahati, Aug 19 (PTI) Assam Police arrested two persons and seized heroin worth over Rs 4.5 crore from their possession at Jorabat in the...

ATTA launches bike taxi ‘Huiva’ application

Aizawl, Aug 19 (PTI) The Aizawl two-wheeler taxi association (ATTA) has launched a bike taxi android application. The application named 'Huiva' was inaugurated by state...

Mizoram reports 487 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more fatalities

Aizawl, Aug 19 (PTI) Mizoram's COVID-19 tally crossed the 50,000 mark on Thursday as 487 more people tested positive for the infection, a health...

Polish javelin thrower raises money for sick child by auctioning off Olympics silver medal;...

Warsaw, Aug 19 (AFP): An Olympic athlete from Poland auctioned her silver medal from Tokyo Olympics 2020 to raise money for a life-saving operation...

Three-year Olympic cycle for Paris 2024 will be tricky, says Abhinav Bindra

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI): India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be...

WTT Contender: Manika Batra beats Sreeja Akula to reach singles semis, through to mixed...

Budapest, Aug 19 (AFP): Star Indian paddler Manika Batra reached the women's singles semi-final at the WTT Contender meet after beating country woman Sreeja...

Maharashtra’s Saheb Sodhi upsets seventh seed Daksh Prasad to advance to National Under-18 Clay...

Chennai, Aug 19 (PTI): Unseeded Saheb Sodhi of Maharashtra upset 7th-seeded Daksh Prasad of Madhya Pradesh 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5) to advance to the boys...

Ranji Trophy 2021-22 season from 5 January to 20 March; Vijay Hazare Trophy to...

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): The BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji...

2 killed, 59 injured in explosion during Muharram procession in Pak

Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) A powerful explosion ripped through a Muharram procession in central Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, killing at least two, including...