Monthly Archives: August 2022

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...

Changlang DA’s DL initiative worthy of emulation

The decision of the Changlang district administration to organise special camps at various subdivisions in order to help citizens in acquiring a driving licence...

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...

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...