Monthly Archives: August 2023

Assam delimitation: Opposition cries foul, CM says ‘some requests’ for changes met

Guwahati, 11 Aug: Opposition parties in Assam on Friday criticised the final report on delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies and termed it a...

Gauhati HC acquits ex-militants, others in terror funding case

Guwahati, 11 Aug: The Gauhati High Court on Friday acquitted all accused, including militants-turned-politicians Niranjan Hojai and Jewel Gorlosa as well as NCHAC former...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls for concerted global efforts to restructure debt for...

Mumbai, 11 Aug: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, August 11, 2023 called for concerted global efforts led by rich nations to help...

China detains a military group worker suspected of spying for the CIA

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 11 Aug (AP) — China has detained a worker from a military industrial group on suspicion of spying for the CIA, national...

A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission...

TALLINN, Estonia, 11 Aug (AP) — A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50...

Illinois Supreme Court plans to rule on semiautomatic weapons ban

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ,11 Aug (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban of...

Severe floods in China’s northern province killed 29 and caused tens of billions of...

BEIJING, 11 Aug (AP) — Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least...

Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. Blame the dry season and vehicles for...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 11 Aug (AP) — The dry season and and motorized vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian...

Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots...

NICOSIA, Cyprus, 11 Aug (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday it was “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100...

Gunmen ambush a bus carrying Syrian soldiers, killing 20 in the country’s east

BEIRUT, 11 Aug (AP) — Gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others,...

China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 11 Aug (AP) — China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, the nation’s domestic intelligence agency...

Rly projects shelved due to low traffic projections

NEW DELHI, 10 Aug: In a major setback to the efforts of extending railway connectivity in the state, the proposed 21.13 kms long Naharkatia...

Oppn stages walkout during PM’s address, say Manipur not mentioned in first 90 mins...

NEW DELHI, 10 Aug: Opposition MPs staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was replying to a...

Society expresses shock over MoA for HEP

ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: The Acheso Atih Welfare Society (AAWA) has expressed shock over the report that the state government is going to sign a...

Manipur tribal body says feels let down by Shah’s remarks on ethnic clashes

IMPHAL, 10 Aug: The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) of Manipur on Thursday said that tribals and Kuki-Zo community members have felt let down...

Ratan hands over food baskets to adopted TB patients

NAHARLAGUN, 10 Aug: Oju Welfare Association (OWA) chairperson Anya Ratan handed over food baskets to six tuberculosis (TB) patients adopted by her under the...

Nat’l webinar on customary practices & formal laws

ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) on Thursday hosted a national webinar for stakeholders on 'Synergy between customary practices...

Tender for bridge over Noa-Dehing to be floated soon

MIAO, 10 Aug: Local MLA and UD Minister Kamlung Mossang has informed this correspondent that the tender for construction of a suspension bridge over...

‘Short height men’s’ volleyball tourney

BOLENG, 10 Aug: A short height men's volleyball tournament, with a net height of 7'2" in comparison to the international standard net height of...

Manipur MLAs seek ‘complete disarmament’, NRC; torch rally held

IMPHAL, 10 Aug: Forty MLAs of violence-hit Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the state requires complete disarmament to foster...