Monthly Archives: September 2021

Skill development course underway

KHONSA, 31 Aug: Eighty-five trainees from different villages of Tirap district are attending a weeklong skill development course in electrical works, masonry and plumbing...

Mugli launches Kamle dist badminton team’s jersey

ITANAGAR, 31 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh Forest Corporation Chairman Talo Mugli on Tuesday launched the jersey of the Kamle district badminton team for upcoming badminton...

Neta-police: Hum saath saath hain

Hair Trigger Nation By Poonam I Kaushish Last week was telling. Underscoring three testaments. One: Our polity suffers from Orwellian syndrome ‘I-am-more-equal-than-you.’ Union Cabinet Minister Rane...

Security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved: Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved as compared to previous years, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on...

Four LeT terrorist associates held for alleged involvement in grenade attack on sarpanch’s residence

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Four terrorist associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested for their alleged involvement in a grenade attack on a sarpanch's residence...

World’s highest motorable road at 18,600 ft inaugurated in Ladakh

Leh, Aug 31 (PTI) A strategically important road, which connects Leh to the Pangong Lake, was inaugurated here on Tuesday by Ladakh MP Jamyang...

India to make it mandatory for auto makers to offer biofuel vehicles in 6...

Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India will make it mandatory for auto manufacturers to offer vehicles running 100...

Assam governor stresses on girls’ education

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday stressed on the importance of educating girls to ensure the development of the...

Assam CM briefs governor on progress of projects

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called on Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi to apprise him of the progress...

Nagaland plans to attain 100 pc literacy by 2030

Kohima, Aug 31 (PTI) The Nagaland government has made an ambitious plan of attaining 100 per cent literacy by 2030 through strengthening anganwadi centres...

AIDS cases decline 8pc in two years in Assam

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) The number of people infected with AIDS in Assam has come down by eight per cent in two years to...

443 people died of AIDS in Mizoram in a year: Govt

Aizawl, Aug 31 (PTI) At least 443 people died in Mizoram due to complications caused by AIDS during the financial year 2019-2020, as per...

Assam: AIUDF MLA resigns from party, likely to join BJP

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Opposition All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Phanidhar Talukdar on Tuesday resigned from the party, claiming that it is...

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: ‘Armless archer’ Matt Stutzman vows to be back for Paris 2024

Tokyo, Aug 31 (AFP): "Armless archer" Matt Stutzman said he would not be giving up on his quest for an elusive Paralympics gold medal...

Pro Kabaddi League: Pardeep Narwal goes to UP Yoddha for Rs 1.65 crore to...

Mumbai, Aug 31 (AFP): Talismanic raider Pardeep Narwal smashed an all-time record by becoming the highest-ever bought kabaddi player in the history of the...

Serie A: Moise Kean joins Juventus after Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit

Milan, Aug 31 (AFP): Moise Kean will be the final piece of Juventus' post-Cristiano Ronaldo attack after the Italy forward completed his move from...

Feeling of medal win is really sinking in now: Nishad after Sports Ministry felicitates...

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) High jumper Nishad Kumar on Tuesday said the feeling of winning a silver at the Tokyo Paralympics is finally...

Mariyappan, Sharad win silver and bronze in high jump; India’s Paralympic medal tally hits...

Tokyo, Aug 31 (PTI) Defending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T42 event...

UNSC resolution sends “strong signal” of int’l community’s expectations from Afghanistan: Shringla

United Nations, Aug 31 (PTI) The UN Security Council's resolution on Afghanistan, adopted under India's current presidency, "unequivocally" conveys that Afghan territory should not...

8 Injured, Aircraft Damaged In Drone Attack On Saudi Airport

Riyadh, Aug 31 (AFP): A drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport wounded eight people on Tuesday, said the Saudi-led coalition battling Huthi rebels...