Monthly Archives: April 2022

Man dies of mushroom poisoning in Assam

Haflong, Apr 18 (PTI) One person died while five others have been admitted to a hospital after consuming wild mushrooms in Assam's Dima Hasao...

Doctors’ stir affects health services in Nagaland

Kohima, Apr 18 (PTI) Health services in government hospitals of Nagaland were affected on Monday as doctors started a three-day agitation demanding that their...

Cong leader Adhir Chowdhury writes to Amit Shah for early resolution of Naga issue

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urging...

Sixteen more pigs die of African Swine Fever in Mizoram

Aizawl, Apr 18 (PTI) At least 16 more pigs died of African Swine Fever in Mizoram with the toll due to the disease rising...

Ukrainian officials: Russian strikes kill at least 7 in Lviv

LVIV, Ukraine, Apr 18 (AP) — Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded other targets across Ukraine on...

Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war

BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AP) — During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an...

Sweden links riots to criminal gangs that target police

HELSINKI, Apr 18 (AP) — Swedish police said Monday they consider the violent riots that have shaken several cities and towns in the Nordic...

Sri Lankan Cabinet reshuffled to counter economic crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 18 (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president appointed 17 new Cabinet ministers on Monday as he and his powerful family seek...

Nepal cuts fuel allowance of government agencies by 20%

Kathmandu, Apr 18 (PTI) The Nepal government has cut fuel allowance of its ministries and state-owned enterprises by 20 per cent, as the country...

Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq

Ankara, Apr 18 (AP) Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, that has left at...

Pakistan PM requests China’s support in reviving Karachi Circular Railway

Islamabad, Apr 18 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday requested China to support the planned revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)...

Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children: Study

Washington, Apr 18 (PTI) Omicron is more likely than other coronavirus variants to cause upper airway infection (UAI) among children, putting them at risk...

Asian shares sink as China says 1Q growth at 4.8 per cent

Bangkok, Apr 18 (AP) Shares were mostly lower in Asia after China on Monday reported that its economy expanded at a 4.8 per cent...

China’s economic growth edges up despite virus outbreaks

Beijing, Apr 18 (AP) China's economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8 per cent over a year earlier in the first three months...

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to take CPEC forward with new vigour: PML-N leader

Islamabad, 18 Apr (PTI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigour, vitality and in...

Citizens struggle as vegetables become unaffordable

Staff Reporters ITANAGAR, 17 Apr: Blame it on the rise in transportation cost because of increase in fuel prices or the incessant rains in the...

Massive landslides along MV road, ADC restricts vehicles’ movement

MIAO, 17 Apr: During the three-day visit of DCM Chowna Mein and a high-level ministerial team to Vijaynagar amid inclement weather from 2 to...

Min urges people to take up farming to make state self-sufficient

ITANAGAR, 17 Apr: Agriculture & Horticulture Minister Tage Taki urged people to take up farming using traditional cultivation methods to make the state self-sufficient...

Aspirational Namsai becoming model dist: Rijiju

NAMSAI, 17 Apr: Union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said that aspirational district Namsai is developing into "a model district in the state." Chairing...

Padma Shri awardee Guru Rinpoche felicitated

BOMDILA, 17 Apr: Thousands of people, young and old alike, thronged the Thubchog Gatsel Ling (TGL) monastery here in West Kameng district on Sunday...