Monthly Archives: June 2022

Gencos have started coal import related process: Power Minister

New Delhi, 7 Jun (PTI): Electricity generation companies (gencos) have started the process of importing coal for blending purposes, Union Power Minister R K...

Indian start-up breaks distance barrier in secure communications

New Delhi, 7 Jun (PTI): India’s deep technology start-up QNu Labs has broken the distance barrier by achieving secure communications over 325 km of...

Woman trampled to death by elephant in Assam

Nagaon, Jun 7 (PTI) A woman was trampled to death and another person was critically injured by a wild elephant in Assam's Nagaon district...

‘Dead’ son returns home during ‘shraddh’ ceremony in Tripura

Agartala, Jun 7 (PTI) A 22-year-old man returned home in Tripura on Tuesday after he went missing last month to find that his post-death...

Assam: Success rate in class 10 board exams dips to 56%

Guwahati, Jun 7 (PTI) The Board of Secondary Education Assam (BESA) announced the results of the class 10 board examinations on Tuesday, in which...

Mizoram super speciality cancer centre likely to be operational by 2028

Aizawl, Jun 7 (PTI) The proposed Mizoram State Super Specialty Cancer and Research Centre (MSSSCRC) is expected to be functional by 2028, a health...

Top German diplomat: Taliban to cause Afghanistan’s downfall

ISLAMABAD, 7 Jun: Germany’s top diplomat expressed concerns Tuesday during a visit to Pakistan that neighboring Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are leading that country...

World Bank dims outlook for global economy amid Russia war

Washington, Jun 7 (AP) The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia's war against Ukraine, the prospect...

Sri Lanka grants 40-year tax relief for China-backed Port City investments

Colombo, Jun 7 (PTI) Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has decided to give special 40-year tax relief for Chinese-built Colombo Port city to attract potential investors...

Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost

KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 7 (AP) — Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and...

Doubts hang over UK’s Johnson though bid to oust him fails

LONDON , Jun 7 (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after surviving a no-confidence...

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

WASHINGTON , Jun 7 (AP) — A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm...

Four states receive first allocations of $10B broadband fund

CHARLESTON, W.Va. , Jun 7 (AP) — More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to...

German FM cuts trip after positive COVID test in Pakistan

BERLIN , Jun 7 (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister is cutting short a three-country foreign trip after testing positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan on...

Women’s groups impose 12-hr chakka bandh over deplorable road condition

Staff Reporter LIKABALI, 6 Jun: Agitated over the deplorable condition of the stretch of the Akajan-Likabali-Bame two-lane road from the army camp to Yirdum in...

Arunachal lifters win 5 medals, including gold, in KIY Games

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Arunachal Pradesh clinched five medals - one gold, two silver and two bronze - in weightlifting on the third day of...

Land finalised for palm oil mills to be run by Ruchi Soya and 3F...

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The two companies that will set up palm oil mills in the state have finalised the land where the industries will...

115 bird species sighted during Ziro bird workshop

ZIRO, 6 Jun: A total of 115 species of birds were sighted during the five-day 'Ziro bird workshop', which concluded on Sunday at the...

Worker killed as under-construction tunnel collapses in NHPC’s Subansiri HEP

LAKHIMPUR, 6 Jun: One person was killed and another seriously injured when the roof of an under-construction tunnel of the NHPC's Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric...

Union min chairs DISHA meeting

PASIGHAT, 6 Jun: Union MoS for New & Renewable Energy, Bhagwanth Khuba chaired the first quarter meeting of the East Siang District Development Coordination...