Monthly Archives: March 2023

Massive disparity in pay for men and women

Though the Constitution guarantees equal pay for equal work for men and women and prohibits gender discrimination, the harsh ground reality is that women...

Control, better usage vital

Food Waste By Dr.Oishee Mukherjee With reports of an impending El Nino effect impacting agricultural production and resultant higher food prices would obviously affect populous countries...

India mother of democracy; home to idea of elected leaders much before rest of...

NEW DELHI, 29 Mar (PTI): Describing India as the mother of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has become the...

Amit Shah to inaugurate new Assam Rifles base in Mizoram on April 1

New Delhi/Aizawl, Mar 29 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the new headquarters of Assam Rifles battalion headquarters at Zokhawsang, about 15...

DC’s administrative powers entrusted to ADCs of four merged districts in Assam

Guwahati, Mar 29 (PTI) The Assam government on Wednesday said it has issued a notification entrusting all administrative and statutory powers of a deputy...

Oxygen plant of Guwahati Medical College inaugurated

Guwahati, 29 Mar: An Oxygen plant with 500 Litres Per Minute (LPM) capacity, set up at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital's Cardiothoracic and...

Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks contracts with BEL, NSIL to bolster defence capabilities

New Delhi, 29 Mar: In line with its vision for self-reliance, the Defence Ministry on Wednesday signed three contracts -- two with Bharat Electronics...

AFSPA extended in eight Assam districts

Guwahati, 29 Mar: The Assam government has extended the 'disturbed area' notification under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for another six months...

Over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in India as per Poshan Tracker: WCD

NEW DELHI, 29 Mar: There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government's Poshan Tracker, the women and...

Last rites of IRBn constable Wangniam Bosai performed

KAIMAI, 28 Mar: The last rites of Wangniam Bosai, the IRBn constable who was killed in the line of duty on 26 March at...

Towards a new beginning: GBs of L/Subansiri villages attending basic English course

ZIRO, 28 Mar: It is often said that there is no age limit for learning - and the gaon buras and gaon buris (GB)...

China silent on reports of skipping G20 meet in Arunachal

BEIJING, 28 Mar: China on Monday declined to react to reports that its officials skipped a "confidential" G20 meeting held in Arunachal Pradesh, which...

Lifter Tinku wins bronze in world championship

ITANAGAR, 28 Mar: Golom Tinku of Arunachal Pradesh, representing India at the ongoing IWF World Youth Championship in Durres, Albania, won a bronze medal...

E/Kameng police nab ATM robber

ITANAGAR, 28 Mar: The East Kameng police on Tuesday informed that they have arrested one Taguk Rang, who was involved in the SBI ATM...

Wushu athletes from SAI NCoE shine in Federation Cup

ITANAGAR, 28 Mar: Three wushu athletes from the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) showed brilliant performance to win a...

Arunachal paralympic team wins 3 bronze medals

ITANAGAR, 28 Mar: The Arunachal Pradesh paralympic team bagged three bronze medals in the recently concluded 5th National Paralympic Badminton Championship in Lucknow, Uttar...

Union blames authorities for pathetic condition of GSS

SAKIANG, 28 Mar: The All Mengio Students' Union (AMSU) blamed "negligence by the authorities and the representative of the area" for the sorry state...

Lawyers’ body moves SC seeking action against Dhankhar, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary

NEW DELHI, 28 Mar: The Bombay Lawyers Association on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a high court decision dismissing its PIL against union...

EPFO to continue investing in Adani undertakings

NEW DELHI, 28 Mar: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will continue to invest in Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports. The decision comes even as...

Deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar extended

NEW DELHI, 28 Mar: The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar by three months to 30 June to provide...