Monthly Archives: January 2022

Taki urges farmers to grow indigenous crops

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 24 Jan: Agriculture Minister Tage Taki urged farmers to grow indigenous crops like maize, oilseeds and grams on large scales to boost their...

Villagers felicitate 6th AR jawans for rescue operation

LAHU, 24 Jan: The villagers of Lahu in Tirap district organized a function here on Monday to felicitate the jawans of the 6th Assam...

Nagaland, Assam ready for out-of-court settlement of boundary dispute: Rio

KOHIMA/GUWAHATI, 24 Jan: The governments of Nagaland and Assam are ready for an out-of-court settlement of the long-pending interstate boundary dispute between the two...

Treasury office inaugurated

LIKABALI, 24 Jan: Accounts & Treasuries Director Sukhamay Bhowmik inaugurated the treasury office here in Lower Siang district on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Marto Riba, who...

Fin’l literacy camp conducted

PIYONG, 24 Jan: The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) conducted a financial literacy camp here in Namsai district on Monday to...

Bose remembered on 125th birth anniv

PASIGHAT, 24 Jan: The 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was celebrated at 2 Mile area here in East Siang district on...

Futsal tournament underway

MIAO, 24 Jan: Namphai-I FC (A Team) and Vijaynagar won their respective matches on the first day of a futsal tournament which began at...

A praiseworthy move

The decision of the Miao subdivision administration in Changlang district to start a 'free sports equipment bank' at the ADC office in Miao is...

Who controls babudom?

Centre-States Tussle By Poonam I Kaushish A Government of India car drives into Delhi’s Lodi garden at 6.30am, ‘saab’ instructs his driver to stay ‘right here’....

Pakistan hands over 20 Indian fishermen to India

Attari (Amritsar)/Islamabad, Jan 24 (PTI) Twenty Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for allegedly entering into the country's territorial waters were handed over to India...

Centre introduces new ranking system for state authorities giving environment clearance to increase efficiency

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) The Ministry of Environment on Monday introduced a new system of ranking the State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs),...

Govt mulling policy to facilitate creation of indigenous mobile operating system- MoS IT

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) The government is planning to come up with a policy that will facilitate an ecosystem for the industry to...

Over 162 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 162.77 crore on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said. More...

India’s fuel demand recovery to continue: Fitch

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI): India’s fuel demand will continue to recover through the current quarter as the easing of Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions boosts...

Adani Wilmar to use Rs 450 cr from IPO proceeds to tap inorganic growth

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI): FMCG major Adani Wilmar, which has grown to become the largest category leader through acquisitions, has set aside Rs...

Electronics production in India to reach USD 300 bn by 2026: Report

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI): Electronics production in the country is expected to reach USD 300 billion by 2026, industry body ICEA said in...

Assam govt tightens COVID restrictions, non-vaccinated people banned from visiting public places

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) The Assam government on Monday issued an order tightening restrictions to contain spread of COVID-19 in the state and banning...

NPP releases first list of 20 candidates for Manipur assembly polls, renominates 3 MLAs

Imphal/Shillong, Jan 24 (PTI) The National People's Party on Monday announced its first list of 20 candidates for Manipur assembly elections with three sitting...

From Ratan Tata to ASHA worker, Assam govt bestows its highest civilian awards

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) From COVID frontline workers to entrepreneurs to conservationists the Assam government on Monday bestowed its highest civilian awards to 19...

BJP-AGP alliance sweeps Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council polls in Assam

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) The ruling BJP-AGP alliance retained the Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council by winning 17 out of 22 seats, the Assam State...