Daily Archives: October 28, 2021

Horticulture mgmt training for citrus growers underway

PASIGHAT, 27 Oct: A three-day training programme on horticulture management practices for the citrus growers of Arunachal got underway at the College of Horticulture...

Prog on ‘preservation of old manuscript, literature, arts & crafts’ concludes

SEPPA, 27 Oct: A two-day programme on 'Preservation of old manuscript, literature, arts & crafts and documentation of cultural activities', organized by NGO Changkiu...

Unplanned infrastructure construction is a waste of public money

In a huge revelation, Education Minister Taba Tedir on Tuesday informed the media that 379 schools with zero enrolment in the state have been...

Imaginary distinction

Outsider-Insider By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Hundreds of workers who had gone to Kashmir in search of employment are reported to be fleeing...

India criticises China for new land border law

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) India on Wednesday hit out at China for its "unilateral" decision to bring about a new land border law...

India, China Suffered Most From Extreme Weather Events: UN Report

United Nations, Oct 27 (PTI): India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events...

Let COP26 Be COP Of Actions, Not Just Promises And Pledges: India At UN

United Nations, Oct 27 (PTI): As nations head into the crucial climate summit in Glasgow, India has said that the conference should not be...

No Shortage Of Fertiliser In Haryana: State Agriculture Minister

Chandigarh, Oct 27 (PTI): Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister JP Dalal on Wednesday said there will be no shortage of fertilisers in the...

“Jumla” Version Of COVID-19 Vaccine Story Will Not Save Lives: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said actual vaccinations and not the "jumla (rhetoric) version" of the COVID-19...

Pegasus Row: Freedom Of Press An Important Pillar Of Democracy, Says Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI): Freedom of press is an "important pillar" of democracy, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and said the court's...

2016 Patiala House Court Violence: Two Ex-MLAs Acquitted In Assault Case

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI): A Delhi court has acquitted former BJP MLA OP Sharma and ex-Congress MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah in a case...

Need To Discourage Half-Baked Petitions Based On Newspapers: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI): The Supreme Court, which appointed a three-member panel of cyber experts to probe the alleged use of Israeli spyware...

57 new bank branches in Assam by March 2022: Union min

Guwahati, Oct 27 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad on Wednesday said 57 new bank branches will be set up...

Northeast got ‘step-motherly treatment’ under Congress: Sonowal

Tamulpur/Gossaigaon (Assam), Oct 27 (PTI) Alleging that the north-eastern region had received step-motherly treatment during the Congress rule since Independence, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal...

Campaigning ends for by-polls in 5 Assam assembly seats

Guwahati, Oct 27 (PTI) Campaigning ended on Wednesday in the five assembly constituencies of Assam where by-elections will be held on October 30. The by-polls...

Webcasting arrangements in place for Assam by-election : EC official

Guwahati, Oct 27 (PTI) The Election Commission has made arrangements for webcasting during the October 30 by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam to...

England crush B’desh by eight wickets, make two in two

Abu Dhabi, 27 Oct: England dished out a thoroughly clinical display with both the bat and the ball to steamroll Bangladesh by eight wickets...

Martin Guptill suffers toe injury, doubtful for India clash

Sharjah, 27 Oct: Experienced opener Martin Guptill has been rendered a doubtful starter for New Zealand's Super 12 match against India on Sunday after...

Dortmund boss wants clamp down on fans coming onto pitch

Berlin, 27 Oct: Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose says more must be done to prevent the club's supporters getting on to the pitch during...

Australia’s Warner dismisses form worries as ‘quite funny’

DUBAI, 27 Oct: Australia opener David Warner laughed off concerns about his form on his 35th birthday on Wednesday but said he had reverted...