Monthly Archives: January 2023

Govt to hold separate consultation next month on PIB fact-check

NEW DELHI, 24 Jan: Amid outrage over a plan to give powers to its arm PIB to police fake news on social media, union...

Drop amendments to IT Rules: INS

NEW DELHI, 24 Jan: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) on Tuesday urged the government to drop the draft amendment to the IT Rules that...

Secy for setting up road safety cell in GSS

MANI, 24 Jan: Expressing concern over the rising road accidents, particularly those involving youngsters, Transport Special Secretary Parul Gaur Mittal asked the headmaster of...

‘Khilkhilata bachpan’ campaign launched

NAMSAI, 24 Jan: The Namsai district child protection unit, in collaboration with Piramal Foundation, launched a 'khilkhilata bachpan' campaign here on Tuesday. The campaign is...

Students from various schools participated in a cleanliness drive in Diyun township in Changlang district, organised by the India Foundation for Education Transformation on...

2nd edition of KJMPPL kicked off

PASIGHAT, 23 Jan: The 2nd edition of the Kangir Jamoh Memorial Pasighat Premier League (KJMPPL), organised by the Adi Bane Kebang (ABK) and the...

Meeting for FPO organised

MARO, 24 Jan: The Upper Subansiri Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) convened a project monitoring committee meeting for the DAP-DUM farmers-producers organisation (FPO) here on...

Workshop on scientific coconut cultivation

MOMONG, 24 Jan: Ninety-two farmers participated in a workshop on 'scientific coconut cultivation technologies', organised by Guwahati (Assam)-based Coconut Development Board (CDB), in collaboration...

Proper roads along LAC needed

The report of the visit of Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande to the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh will boost the morale...

Nation of the rich: Oxfam

Govt Promises & Reality By Dhurjati Mukherjee Speeches of Union ministers, specially at the top, the Prime Minister, are prepared by highly qualified people and many...

The pot calling the kettle black

Editor, Just when we were grappling with the recent 64.71 percent takeover of NDTV, a pioneer in India’s news television and digital journalism, by Adani,...

Aspirants have been kept hanging

Editor,  There is a dark cloud of uncertainty looming over the future of the youths in this land of the rising sun. The recent cash-for-job...

Talks between India and Pakistan is a matter for those two countries to...

Washington, 24 Jan: The US has reaffirmed that the pace, the scope and the character of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is a...

Assam govt employees warn of more agitation if OPS not reintroduced

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) Assam government employees, who have been pressing for reintroduction of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), on Tuesday said they would...

Silchar’s coaching maintenance depot still going strong at 125 years

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) Though 125 years have passed, the Coaching Maintenance Depot at Silchar is still used for the maintenance of coaches and...

Assam BJP to improve performance in 2024 LS polls: Himanta

Morigaon, Jan 24 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the BJP will improve its performance in the state in the...

Work on to have Coal-to-Methanol plants in India: Union min Puri

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) Work is in progress to set up Coal-to-Methanol plants in the country using indigenous technology, Union Minister of Petroleum and...

PM prioritising energy sector in NE: Union minister Puri

Guwahati, Jan 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always prioritised the energy sector of the North East, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep...

Border pact with Assam to be revoked if TMC comes to power in Meghalaya:...

Shillong, Jan 24 (PTI) Opposition TMC in Meghalaya on Tuesday said it would "revoke" the border pact signed with Assam if it comes to...

Border pact with Assam to be revoked if TMC comes to power in Meghalaya:...

Shillong, Jan 24 (PTI) Opposition TMC in Meghalaya on Tuesday said it would "revoke" the border pact signed with Assam if it comes to...