Daily Archives: July 5, 2022

Ban on SUP, mgmt of traffic discussed

TAWANG, 4 Jul: A meeting regarding the ban on single-use plastic (SUP), disposal of empty glass bottles, and traffic management was convened by Tawang...

Do not perpetuate gender stereotypes

Raising concern over the declining trend of participation of women in the labour force, the NITI Aayog recently recommended various steps to boost female...

Behead hatred

Season of Poison By Poonam I Kaushish The power of rhetorical public abuse by our leaders’ underscores political discourse is only rabble rousing, devoid of substance,...

CM Eknath Shinde wins floor test in Maharashtra Assembly

Mumbai, 4 Jul: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the floor test in the state Assembly on the last day of the...

NGO to transform Nagaland into fruit hub of India

KOHIMA, 4 Jul: An NGO under its ambitious mission, 'Trees for Wealth', has set a target to transform Nagaland into a fruit hub of...

90 pc of India’s adult population fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Mandaviya

New Delhi, 4 Jul: Ninety per cent of India’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on...

Gupkar Alliance will contest J&K polls together, assert Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, 4 Jul: The National Conference and the PDP - major constituents of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration - said on Monday that...

HP: 13 killed, 2 injured as bus falls into 200-ft gorge in Kullu

Shimla/Manali, Jul 4 (PTI) Thirteen passengers were killed and two others injured after a private bus carrying them fell into a 200-foot deep gorge...

India has eliminated all queues by going online, digital push has curbed graft, saved...

Gandhinagar, Jul 4 (PTI) Praising the role of digital technology in changing the lives of people of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Majority of patients who have recovered from Covid experienced stigma: Study

New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) A majority of people who have recovered from COVID-19 have experienced some form of stigma, according to a study...

Fake NRL website created to dupe job-seekers, refiner files plaint

Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI) Northeast India's largest PSU refiner Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) on Monday said a fake website has been created in its...

MoU signed to improve livelihood of STs, Adivasis in Assam districts

Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI) Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) on Monday said it has joined hands with Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) to improve the...

Tripura CM to take oath as MLA on July 8

Agartala, Jul 4 (PTI) Chief Minister Manik Saha, who won the by-election from Town Bardowali assembly seat, will take oath as MLA on July...

IIT-G researchers design electricity-free radiative cooler

Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI) Researchers at IIT-Guwahati have designed an affordable and efficient passive' radiative cooling system that does not require electricity to operate. This...

Assam reports 74 COVID-19 cases

Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI) Assam has reported 74 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,24,926, according to the National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin. The...

Barcelona strengthens squad by adding Kessie, Christensen

BARCELONA, 4 Jul: Barcelona boosted its midfield and defense by signing Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen on Monday. The 25-year-old Kessie, who had been playing...

West Indies beat B’desh by 35 runs in 2nd T20

Roseau, 4 Jul: Rovman Powell hit two fours and six sixes in a 28-ball 61 not out as West Indies' 193-5 proved too much...

Quieter Kyrgios overcomes shoulder, US foe at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, 4 Jul: Much quieter, much calmer than in his previous match, Nick Kyrgios overcame a troublesome right shoulder to deliver 35 aces and...

Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk

Pokrovsk, 4 Jul: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew...

Myanmar hosts 1st regional meeting since army takeover

Bangkok, 4 Jul: Myanmar's military government on Monday hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China's Foreign...