Yearly Archives: 2022

SAD camp organised

HIME, 20 Dec: More than 1,000 beneficiaries availed of services provided by government departments during a Seva Aapke Dwar (SAD) camp organised by the...

SUP ban drive carried out

KHONSA, 20 Dec: A team of the Tirap district administration, comprising Town Magistrate Dr Ripi Doni, UD&H AE L Hosai, JE Shiv Prasad Pillai,...

DC stresses on harnessing agri-horti potentials of U/Siang

YINGKIONG, 20 Dec: Upper Siang DC Hage Lailang emphasised on "harnessing the huge potentials of natural resources, agriculture and horticulture crops in Upper Siang...

Entrepreneurship development prog

NAMSAI, 20 Dec: The ICAR's Basar (Leparada)-based state centre and the Namsai Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) jointly organised an entrepreneurship development programme for farmers...

Over 300 benefit from health camp

Correspondent RUKSIN, 20 Dec: More than 300 patients from Jonai in Assam and Ruksin area in East Siang district benefitted from a free health camp...

Covid situation in China worries the world

China is once again battling severe Covid infections. After the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, the country is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases....

Twin track approach vital

Impending Food Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Poverty, hunger and food insecurity along with inadequate funding in agriculture are among the key trends the United Nations’ Food...

Indian Navy gets 5th Scorpene-class submarine Vagir

New Delhi, 20 Dec: The Indian Navy on Tuesday received the fifth scorpene-class submarine Vagir ahead of its planned commissioning next month, officials said. The...

NCW summons Congress leader over ‘misogynistic’ remark against Smriti Irani

NEW DELHI, 20 Dec: The National Commission for Women on Tuesday summoned Congress leader Ajay Rai over his "misogynistic" and "derogatory" remark against Union...

GSAT-6 Satellite Launched In 2015 Largely Unitilised: Centre’s Auditor CAG

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): India's GSAT-6 satellite, launched in August 2015, has largely remained unutilised as the ground segment required for processing its...

India’s subsidies for renewable energy, EVs more than doubled in FY 2022: Report

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles in India more than doubled in the financial year 2022, but it...

Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister...

Nepal Blacklists 16 Indian Firms Including Patanjali-Linked Divya Pharmacy

Kathmandu, Dec 20 (PTI): Nepal's drug regulatory authority has blacklisted 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies, including Divya Pharmacy which manufactures Yoga Guru Ramdev's Patanjali products,...

Gujarat’s Sun Temple, Vadnagar Town Among 3 In UNESCO Heritage Sites List

New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Three new cultural sites in India, including iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, historic Vadnagar town in Gujarat and rock-cut...

Underworld Gangster Chhota Rajan Discharged In 1999 Murder Case

Mumbai, Dec 20 (PTI): A sessions court in Mumbai has discharged gangster Chhota Rajan in a case related to the 1999 murder of an...

Over 900 Maoist supporters surrender in Odisha

Malkangiri (Odisha), Dec 20 (PTI) Over 900 active militia who provide support to Maoists during operations against them and their sympathisers surrendered to Odisha...

Clamour for compensation grows in Assam’s Nagaon after ‘peaceful’ eviction drive

Guwahati/ Batadrava, Dec 20 (PTI) A drive to evict alleged encroachers from a piece of a government land in Assam's Nagaon district was completed...

Royal Bengal Tiger spotted in Brahmaputra in Guwahati

Guwahati, Dec 16 (PTI) A Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted in Brahmaputra river near the Raj Bhavan here on Tuesday before it moved away...

Assam plans to remove jail punishment in labour law violation cases

Guwahati, Dec 20 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday introduced 10 labour law amendment bills related to private sector employees for diluting the criminal...

Assam opposition raises Mizoram encroachment issue in Assembly; stages walkout

Guwahati, Dec 20 (PTI) Opposition Congress, CPI(M) and the lone Independent MLA on Tuesday staged a walkout in Assam Assembly over refusal to discuss...