Daily Archives: March 23, 2022

LPG Price hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder

New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI): Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price on Tuesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder in line with a spike...

Assam govt proposes to increase Contingency Fund corpus to Rs 2,000cr

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the state assembly to increase the corpus of Contingency Fund to...

Assam oppn MLAs demand socio-economic survey of ‘char’ areas

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) Opposition MLAs of Assam on Tuesday demanded a socio-economic survey of 'char' areas (sandbars) that reel under high levels of...

Nine arrested in Assam fertilizer scam

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) Nine persons have been arrested in connection with the fertilizer scam in Assam, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday. Chief Minister...

Noisy scene witnessed in Assam assembly over BJP’s promise to provide one lakh govt...

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) A noisy scene was witnessed in the Assam assembly on Tuesday as the ruling and the opposition members got engaged...

Man gets 10 year jail term for raping minor girl in Assam

Nagaon, Mar 22 (PTI) A person accused of raping a six-year old minor girl was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by a special...

Rhino population in Assam’s Orang National Park increases by 24, total at 125

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) The population of one-horned rhinoceros has increased by 24 over the last four years in Assam's Orang National Park, a...

Rape accused shot at after attempt to escape from Assam Police custody

Diphu (Assam), Mar 22 (PTI) A 54-year-old man, who was accused of raping two minor sisters, was shot at by police when he allegedly...

Oppn members walk out of Assam assembly over FM’s comment on standard of House

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) Members of the opposition Congress and the Raijor Dal on Tuesday walked out of the Assam assembly briefly to protest...

Woman advocate stabbed to death

Barpeta (Assam), Mar 22 (PTI) A woman advocate was stabbed to death by three motorcycle-borne assailants in Assam's Barpeta district, police said on Tuesday. The...

ASI suspended for beating 13-year old boy in police station

Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) An Assistant Sub Inspector of Police has been suspended for allegedly beating a 13-year old boy inside the police station...

Vaishnaw to visit Tripura on March 25 to inaugurate railway projects

Agartala, Mar 22 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw would visit Tripura to unveil some railway projects on March 25, a senior government official said...

Sports training programme for prisoners

Shillong, Mar 22 (PTI) The Meghalaya Prison department and Indian Oil Corporation have launched a new initiative to train jail inmates in various sports...

Bhatia, Rana power India to 110-run win over Bangladesh, keep SF hopes alive

Hamilton, 22 Mar: Yastika Bhatia's gritty half-century and Sneh Rana's all-round performance powered India to a dominating 110-run win over Bangladesh and kept them...

In IPL-15, India will be looking for a solid captain for future: Shastri

New Delhi, 22 Mar: The IPL-15 is an opportunity to unearth a "solid" future captain for the Indian cricket team, former national team head...

Nadal out injured at least 1 month in lead-up to French Open

MADRID, 22 Mar: Rafael Nadal will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a rib injury, putting in jeopardy his preparations for...

Pakistan trails Australia by 301 runs 2 days into 3rd test

LAHORE, 22 Mar: In-form opening batter Abdullah Shafique and veteran Azhar Ali led Pakistan to 90-1 after Australia was bowled out for 391 on...

FIFA open to reducing number of venues for U-17 Women’s World Cup, says official

Navi Mumbai, 22 Mar: Director of FIFA Tournaments Jamie Yarza on Tuesday indicated that the world body is "open" to reducing the number of...

Youngsters’ FIH Pro League experience could be handy in Junior World Cup: Salima Tete

Bhubaneswar, 22 Mar: India skipper captain Salima Tete feels several youngsters making their senior debuts at the FIH Pro League 2022 will benefit the...

India is not far from having a Major winner, says golf legend Gary Player

New Delhi, 22 Mar: Golf legend Gary Player on Tuesday said Anirban Lahiri's second place finish at The PLAYERS championship just shows that India...