Monthly Archives: August 2022

Tuki appointed chairman of Congress’ NE coordination panel

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The Congress on Saturday appointed former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki as the chairman of the North East Congress...

Guv congratulates Dhankhar

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Governor BD Mishra has congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on becoming the country's next vice president, and wished him a fruitful and successful...

State’s Covid-19 positivity rate at 12%

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh reported 32 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 66,196, a senior health official said. The toll remained...

Millet threshers distributed

KIBITHU, 7 Aug: The Anjaw Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) on Sunday distributed millet threshers to the Mosai women SHG of Kibithu circle. "Kibithu is one...

National Handloom Day celebrated

Correspondent OYAN, 7 Aug: Guwahati (Assam)-based National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Ltd, in association with the Lisang Donyi Welfare Society (LDWS), celebrated the 8th National...

MR Siang Utd veterans beat Banne Raseng 5-0 in Solung Football Tournament

CHIMPU, 7 Aug: MR Siang United FC beat Banne Raseng 5-0 in a veteran category match of the Solung Festival Football Tournament, 2022 played...

Cash must for small business

Govt in Rs 155 Tr Debt By Shivaji Sarkar The government must come out of the perils of cycle of debts to ensure growth amid high...

Satellites no longer usable after deviation: ISRO on maiden SSLV mission

Sriharikota, 7 Aug: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites onboard its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle "are no longer...

‘Hybrid militant’ arrested in Srinagar

Srinagar, 7 Aug: Security forces on Sunday arrested a ‘hybrid militant’ of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, police said. Arms and ammunition were recovered...

EC issues certificate of election to Dhankhar

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday issued a certificate announcing the election of NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar as the 14th...

PM urges states to focus on modernising farm sector

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong case for modernising agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help...

‘India’s civil aviation to see phenomenal, healthy growth’: Scindia

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The country's civil aviation sector is poised for a phenomenal and healthy growth in terms of passengers, aircraft and airports,...

Hindustan Aeronautics developing long-endurance drone for vigil over LAC

New Delhi, 7 Aug: State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is working on an AI-driven multi-role, advanced and long-endurance drone for strategic missions...

ICMR-NIV analysis finds A.2 strain of monkeypox virus in first two cases

New Delhi, 7 Aug: An analysis of India's first two monkeypox cases by an institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research revealed that...

Maiden test run of first RRTS train set conducted at Duhai in Ghaziabad

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has conducted the maiden test run of the RRTS train-set on its depot...

Arrested Meghalaya BJP leader not cooperating with sex racket probe: police

Shillong, Aug 7 (PTI) Meghalaya BJP vice president Bernard N Marak, who was arrested last month on the charge of running a sex racket...

Assam police officer arrested for accepting bribe

Guwahati, Aug 7 (PTI) A police officer was arrested on Sunday by sleuths of the anti-corruption and vigilance directorate in Assam's Goalpara district for...

Heritage Shillong college asked to cough up Rs 45 lakh as property tax

Shillong, Aug 7 (PTI) Lady Keane College, one of Northeast India's first colleges, has been asked to pay Rs 45 lakh as service charge...

Two wildlife traffickers arrested, 7 exotic animals rescued

Shillong, Aug 7 (PTI) Two wildlife traffickers have been arrested in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district and seven highly endangered exotic wildlife species enroute...

Fake traffic police officer collects fine from motorists, arrested

Tezpur (Assam), Aug 7 (PTI) A fake traffic police officer was nabbed when he was levying fine on violators along with real on-duty personnel...