Monthly Archives: April 2022

Assam man gets 10 yrs RI for sexually abusing boy

Hailakandi (Assam), Apr 13 (PTI) A court in Assam's Hailakandi district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing...

Four political parties release list of candidates for district council polls in Mizoram

Aizawl, Apr 13 (PTI) Four political parties, including the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, have released their list of candidates for elections...

Five chimpanzees rescued in Assam; 2 arrested

Diphu (Assam), Apr 13 (PTI) Five wild chimpanzees have been rescued from a vehicle and two suspected traffickers arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong district,...

Ganja worth Rs 10 lakh seized from train in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 13 (PTI) Three passengers, including a woman, were apprehended from a train after 28 packets of ganja valued at Rs 10 lakh...

Dacoit killed in gunfight with police in Assam

Mangaldoi (Assam), Apr 13 (PTI) A suspected dacoit has been killed in a gunfight with police in Assam's Darrang district, police said on Wednesday. The...

JCO killed, 2 soldiers injured as army vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu, Apr 13 (PTI) A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the army was killed and two soldiers injured when the vehicle in which they...

Over 186.21 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Over 16,350 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered to beneficiaries in the 18-59 years age group till 7...

No need to learn Hindi to prove we’re Indians, Tamil could be link language:...

Chennai, Apr 13 (PTI) Tamil Nadu BJP leaders claimed that there is no compulsion to learn Hindi to prove one is an Indian and...

Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states as food subsidy last fiscal

New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore towards food subsidy during the last fiscal to Food Corporation of India...

IAF signs MoU with IIT-Madras to develop solutions to maintain weapon systems

New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT-Madras on Wednesday to develop indigenous solutions to...

Rajnath Singh arrives in Hawaii to visit US Indo-Pacific Command HQ

New Delhi, 13 Apr (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Hawaii for a brief visit to the Headquarters of the United States...

Odisha reels under intense heatwave, Jharsuguda hottest at 44 degC

Bhubaneswar, Apr 13 (PTI) A large part of Western Odisha reeled under intense heatwave conditions on Wednesday, with Jharsuguda town recording 44 degrees Celsius,...

Ensure rights of nutritional security for women & children: Centre to eastern states

Bhubaneswar, Apr 13 (PTI) The Centre Wednesday called upon states to ensure nutritional rights of security for women and children apart from their good...

Dornier aircraft lands at Pasighat airport; Scindia promises more

PASIGHAT, 12 Apr: A Dornier 228 aircraft, manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), landed here in East Siang district on Tuesday in its...

SIC says no investigation into Hollongi airport issue yet; CRRC dismisses union’s fact-findings

ITANAGAR, 12 Apr: The Special Investigation Cell (SIC) on Tuesday issued a clarification, stating that it has not conducted any investigation into the Hollongi...

NE’s first flight training academy opened at Lilabari airport

LAKHIMPUR, 12 Apr: The first flight training academy in the Northeast was inaugurated at the Lilabari airport in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Tuesday. Civil Aviation...

Villager rescues Asiatic black bear

ITANAGAR, 12 Apr: An around three-month-old orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cub has been rescued from remote Ithalin village in Dibang Valley district...

Rain triggers landslides in K/Kumey

KOLORIANG, 12 Apr: Incessant rain triggered landslides in different locations in Kurung Kumey district, snapping surface communication and posing a threat to vulnerable buildings. Several...

DNGC students sweep national-level Hindi letter writing competition; winners felicitated

ITANAGAR, 12 Apr: Three BA 6th semester (Hindi major) students of Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) here have brought laurels to the state by...

Northeast Literary Festival concludes

ITANAGAR, 12 Apr: The Northeast Literary Festival, organised by the department of IPR (DIPR) in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS), concluded...