Monthly Archives: August 2022

6,195 km of border roads are under construction: Govt

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) A total of 6,195 km of border roads are currently under construction, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt...

CAG red flags railways’ waste management system

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the railways over its waste management system in almost all sectors from...

Goddess Parvati Idol Worth ₹ 1.6 Crore Found In New York After 50 years

Chennai, Aug 8 (PTI): An idol of Goddess Parvati, which went missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan Temple at Thandanthottam, Kumbakonam, half a century ago,...

Internet Helps 92-Year-Old Punjab Man Reunite With Nephew After 75 Years

Jalandhar, Aug 8 (PTI): A 92-year-old man from Punjab will reunite with his nephew from Pakistan on Monday, 75 years after they were separated...

5G mobile services likely to be rolled out in about a month: MoS Telecom

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI): The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for...

Nagaland Health Minister releases report on cancer risk factors

Kohima, Aug 8 (PTI) Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom on Monday released the report on Monitoring Survey of Cancer Risk...

Police officer dies by suicide in Assam

Tinsukia, Aug 8 (PTI) A traffic sub-inspector allegedly died allegedly by suicide inside a police station in Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday, police said. The...

Assam: Man held for duping defence personnel with fake gold jewellery

Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) A person was arrested from Sonitpur district of Assam in a joint operation of Army and local police for allegedly...

IOC’s Rs 169-cr LPG plant in Agartala inaugurated

Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) PSU major Indian Oil Corporation has inaugurated its latest greenfield LPG bottling plant at Agartala, set up at an investment...

Mizoram & Assam delegation to hold talks on Tuesday to solve border dispute

Aizawl, Aug 8 (PTI) Delegations of both Mizoram and Assam will sit for talks to find an amicable solution to the decades-old border dispute...

As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, 8 Aug (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s...

China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan

BEIJING , 8 Aug (AP) — China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic...

Nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled; Rising dangers feared

KYIV, Ukraine , 8 Aug (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in...

US pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine

Washington, Aug 8 (AP) The Biden administration announced another 1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine on Monday, pledging what will be the...

TRIHMS’ free diagnostic service under scanner

NAHARLAGUN, 7 Aug: The free diagnostic service (FDS) being provided to patients at the TRIHMS here has come under the scanner with some of...

Climate change making predictions difficult for weather agencies: IMD DG

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: Climate change has hampered the ability of the forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events, and weather bureaus across the...

Take pride in traditional attires: Guv

Weavers honoured with state awards ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Governor BD Mishra called upon the people of the state to take pride in their traditional attires...

Sessa, Elephant to get community hall: MLA

SESSA, 7 Aug: Thrizino-Buragaon MLA Kumsi Sidisow assured to allot fund for the construction of a community hall for Sessa and Elephant areas, during...

Karma chameleon

Monday Musing 1. My elder brother and I reunited after 15 years of estrangement, at our father's funeral, on 9 December, 2021. Together we lit our...

ABK, JNC mourn Prof Mibang’s demise

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 7 Aug: The Adi Bane Kebang (ABK) expressed grief and shock over the demise of former Rajiv Gandhi University VC Prof Tamo Mibang,...