Daily Archives: July 20, 2022

Highways within 100 km of LoC, borders will not need green nod: Centre

New Delhi, 19 Jul: The Centre has notified amendments to environmental impact assessment rules, exempting highway projects related to defence and strategic importance within...

Nirmala Sitharaman clears air on new GST rates for daily use items, says decision...

New Delhi, 19 Jul: Facing criticism over GST on daily use items, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitha-raman on Tuesday said the five per cent tax...

Assam flood situation improves, affected population down to 23,000

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) Assam's flood situation eased further on Tuesday, as the number of people affected by the deluge came down to 23,088,...

Over 40,000 pigs died of African Swine Fever in Assam since early 2020

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) More than 40,000 pigs have died of African Swine Fever in Assam since its detection in the state in early...

PNB signs MoU with Assam Rifles to provide banking services

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) Punjab National Bank (PNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assam Rifles to deliver specially designed banking products...

Anti-Corruption & Vigilance Bureau arrests official for accepting bribe

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) A state government official was arrested by sleuths of the Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Bureau while accepting bribe money in Baksa...

Tripura HC asks SEC to complete VC election by first week of November

Agartala, Jul 19 (PTI) The High Court of Tripura on Tuesday asked the State Election Commission and the state machinery to complete elections to...

‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme: 80 lakh flags to be hoisted across Assam

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) The Assam government has decided to hoist 80 lakh national flags across the state from August 13 to 15 as...

Brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore seized in Assam’s Hojai, 1 arrested

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) Brown sugar worth around Rs 1 crore was seized in Assam's Hojai district on Tuesday and a person was arrested,...

In a first, successful open-heart surgeries in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 19 (PTI) A group of doctors successfully performed open-heart surgeries on two high-risk cardiac patients at a private hospital in Aizawl, in...

22 killed, 33 injured in car crash in southern Egypt

CAIRO, Jul 19 (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and 33 injured in a car crash on Tuesday near Egypt’s southern province...

Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

TEHRAN, Iran , Jul 19 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday in Iran for a visit intended to deepen ties with regional...

Sri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Jul 19 (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office near the...

Man detained in police probe of raging wildfires in France

LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France , Jul 19 (AP) — French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in the...

China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan

BEIJING , Jul 19 (AP) — China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi...

Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over crossing

RABAT, Morocco , Jul 19 (AP) — Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall...

Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions

FARNBOROUGH, England , Jul 19 (AP) — Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as...

Train endangers some of Mexico’s oldest pre-historic sites

MEXICO CITY , Jul 19 (AP) — The Mexican government has invoked national security powers to forge ahead with a tourist train along the...