Monthly Archives: June 2022

Ban advertisement of tobacco products: Health experts to govt

New Delhi, 31 May: Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on advertisement of tobacco products. On the eve...

SC directs NIOS to fix examination centres within 10 kilometres from accredited institutions

NEW DELHI, 31 May: The Supreme Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to fix the examination centres within a distance...

Government guidelines on monkeypox stress on surveillance, rapid identification, isolation

NEW DELHI, 31 May: Amid increasing cases of monkeypox being reported in non-endemic countries, the government on Tuesday issued guidelines directing district surveillance units...

Mizoram govt to soon declare outbreak of African Swine Fever as state disaster: Minister

Aizawl, May 31 (PTI) The Mizoram government would soon declare the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has killed more than 37,000 pigs,...

Mizoram: Girls outperform boys in MBSE class 12 board exams

Aizawl, May 31 (PTI) The Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) on Tuesday announced the results of the class 12 board examinations, in which...

Extension of assembly Secretary’s service not to affect others: Speaker

    Kohima, May 31 (PTI) Amid resentment of other Nagaland assembly employees, Speaker Sharingain Longkumer on Tuesday said extension of service to Secretary of NLA,...

Tripura initiates study to operationalise stretch on Gomati river for Indo-Bangla waterway project

Agartala, May 31 (PTI) The Tripura government has initiated a process to conduct a field study to operationalise a 54-km stretch on the Gomati...

Nagaland: Girls outshine boys as NBSE declares class 10, 12 board exam results

Kohima, May 31 (PTI) Girls outperformed boys as the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) declared the results of class 10 and class 12...

Notice served on Tripura CMO official for ‘model code of conduct violation’

Agartala, May 31(PTI) The election office in bypoll-bound Tripura has served a notice on the principal private secretary (PPS) of Chief Minister Manik Saha,...

Assam to provide Rs 50-cr package for relief, restoration work in flood-ravaged Dima Hasao

Guwahati, Mar 31 (PTI) The Assam government has announced a Rs 50-crore financial package to provide relief to people affected by flood and landslides...

Israel says Iran spied on nuclear inspectors two decades ago

Jerusalem, May 31 (AP) Israel said Tuesday it has proof that Iran stole classified documents from the U.N. atomic energy agency nearly two decades...

Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks

Islamabad, May 31 (PTI) Officials from India and Pakistan have discussed a wide range of water-related issues during a meeting as part of the...

Last rites of Indians killed in Nepal plane crash to be performed at Pashupatinath

Kathmandu, May 31 (PTI) The last rites of the four members of an Indian family who were killed in the plane crash in Nepal's...

After Tara Air Crash, Nepal restricts flight permits in bad weather conditions

Kathmandu, May 31 (PTI) Nepal on Tuesday tightened flight permit rules for airlines by making it mandatory to have clear weather throughout the route,...

Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences 3 to death over 1971 atrocities

Dhaka, May 31 (PTI) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death for collaborating with the Pakistan Army and committing crimes...

UK PM Johnson discusses trade, Ukraine, Afghanistan with Pakistan PM Sharif

London, May 31 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif for the first time since the latter's...

India committed to be Gabon’s reliable partner: Vice President Naidu

Libreville (Gabon), May 31 (PTI) India attaches great importance to its relations with Gabon, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday, as he...