Monthly Archives: August 2022

Man United loses 2-1 to Brighton in Ten Hag’s 1st EPL game

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — New manager, same old problems for Manchester United. United slumped to a 2-1 loss against Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday...

Ten Sri Lankans missing from Commonwealth Games: Official

Birmingham, Aug 7 (AFP): Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in...

Chennai lad Pranav becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster

Chenna, Aug 7 (PTI): Chennai, Chess prodigy V Pranav on Sunday became India's 75th Grandmaster by winning a tournament in Romania. The Chennai-based Pranav...

India’s Sandeep Kumar wins bronze in men’s 10000m racewalk at Commonwealth Games

Birmingham, Aug 7 (PTI): Indian athlete Sandeep Kumar added one more bronze to India's medal tally after finishing in third position in the final...

Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Aug 7 (AP) — Israel said Sunday that it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee...

Bangladesh seeks China help to repatriate Rohingya refugees

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 7 (AP) — Bangladesh on Sunday sought cooperation from China to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar during a visit by Foreign...

17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility

HAVANA , Aug 7 (AP) A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city...

Shift in war’s front seen as ships cleared to leave Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine , Aug 7 (AP) — Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to...

Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed

BEIRUT , Aug 7 (AP) — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under...

Hitler’s watch sells at Maryland auction for $1.1 million

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. , Aug 7 (AP) — A Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch that once belonged to Adolf Hitler for $1.1...

Former RGU VC Prof Tamo Mibang passes away

Staff Reporter PASIGHAT, 6 Aug: Former vice chancellor (VC) of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Prof Tamo Mibang, passed away after a prolonged illness at his...

MPs meet core group for Tibetan cause

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: A meeting of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet (APIPFT) with the members of the Core Group for Tibetan...

Changlang DA starts innovative camp service to start issuing DLs

CHANGLANG, 6 Aug: In a move to ease the problems of the citizens in acquiring a driving licence (DL), the district administration here has...

Boxers Tara and Siga clinch gold in Meghalaya

SHILLONG, 6 Aug: Heli Tana Tara and Poken Siga of Arunachal Pradesh clinched a gold medal each in the Meghalaya Open Elite Men's Invitational...

Sit-in protest staged over suspension of RPCs

DIYUN, 6 Aug: A two-hour sit-in protest organised jointly by Chakma and Hajong community-based organisations passed off peacefully here in Changlang district on Saturday. The...

NEC secy inspects projects

PASIGHAT, 6 Aug: North Eastern Council (NEC) Secretary K Moses Chalai inspected the ongoing construction work for the agriculture college at the GTC here...

Single-window system for better governance

Flights Of Fantasy Hamara Arunachal... the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed states of the country. Arunachal is one...

State’s water resources can be used for furthering aquaculture, fisheries: Kumar

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: Fisheries Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar said that the state has huge water resources which can be exploited for furthering aquaculture and...

Guv attends meeting on AKAM

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: Governor BD Mishra attended the 3rd National Committee meeting on the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in...

NEC secy takes stock of progress of projects

ROING, 6 Aug: North Eastern Council (NEC) Secretary K Moses Chalai took stock of the progress of various NEC-funded projects in Lower Dibang Valley...