Monthly Archives: February 2022

Five firms submit Rs 1.53 lakh crore proposals to set up semiconductor, display plants

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : The government has received proposals from five companies for setting up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants with...

Assam becomes first state to launch night navigation mobile app in rivers

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) The first night navigation mobile application in rivers in the country was launched for ferries plying on Brahmaputra river here...

Assam govt reverses renaming of Kamakhya temple road after public outcry

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) The Assam government, which had announced that roads would be renamed to reflect the cultural ethos of the state, withdrew...

Senior Assam journalist Pratap Bordoloi dies at 72

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) Pratap Bordoloi, a pioneer of television journalism in Assam, has died at his Guwahati residence, his family said. He was 72,...

Mizoram BJP accuses state govt of misusing MGNREG funds; state govt denies allegations

Aizawl, Feb 19 (PTI) The BJP Mizoram unit has accused the Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by Chief Minister Zoramthanga of "violating" the...

Harmanpreet Singh Reveals How Indian Hockey Team Overcame “Difficult Situations” At Tokyo Olympics

New Delhi, 19 Feb (PTI): Spending time together during the coronavirus-forced lockdown developed a collective mindset which helped the Indian men's hockey team overcome...

Panel denies US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

BEIJING , 19 Feb (AP) — Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the...

Let’s go Brandon: Driver caught in unwinnable culture war

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., 19 Feb (AP) — Brandon Brown drove into NASCAR’s home track and immediately saw his name everywhere. Banners. Yard signs. T-shirts....

Water squirt costs Stars captain Benn $5K in NHL fine

NEW YORK, 19 Feb (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after squirting water from the bench...

Christian family separated during Partition reunites at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan

Lahore, Feb 19 (PTI) The second-generation members of a Christian family that got separated during the Partition were reunited after 35 years amid an...

Blast at busy restaurant kills 15, wounds 20 in Somali city

Mogadishu, Feb 19 (AP) Police say at least 15 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a crowded restaurant...

Jaishankar meets German foreign minister; discusses bilateral and global issues with several counterparts

Munich, Feb 19 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and held a wide range of discussion...

Pak national in US sentenced to 12 years in jail for healthcare fraud, money...

Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) A 33-year-old Pakistani national, who used several fake identities, including Indian names, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail...

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching

Colombo, Feb 19 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested six Indian fishermen and seized their boat for allegedly poaching in the country's...

US securities agency denies claims it”s harassing Elon Musk

Detroit, Feb 19 (AP) US securities regulators responded to allegations that they are harassing Elon Musk, writing in a letter that they're following a...

Karnataka politics to hilt

Hijab &Tricolour Row By Insaf Karnataka has more on its plate than it can handle. In the midst of the raging hijab controversy, there is another,...

Commuters affected by skyrocketing taxi fares

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: The skyrocketing fares charged by taxis such as Tempos and Trekkers have become a matter of concern for the commuters,...

Arunachal could have continued as UT for a few more years, says Khandu

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh was accorded statehood in 1987, before it had actually matured enough, said Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday, adding...

NERIST’s 8th convocation held

Gov asks passing out students to pay back to society NIRJULI, 18 Feb: Seventy-three meritorious students received gold medals in different disciplines, 97 students received...

Mock drill on earthquake preparedness at SLHEP conducted

GERUKAMUKH, 18 Feb: The Itanagar-based 12th battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with the Central Industrial Security Force posted at the...