Daily Archives: September 22, 2023

Hukanjuri shooting victim’s father, villagers demand probe

KHONSA, 21 Sep: Following the death of 24-year-old Lokhi Wangsu, of Naitong village in Borduria circle of Tirap district, whose body, bearing bullet marks,...

NIT-Silchar suicide: Students’ hunger strike on, 10 hospitalised

SILCHAR, 21 Sep: The hunger strike by students of the NIT here in Assam to press their various demands following the alleged suicide of...

Guv for forming think tank to advise govt on NEP

ITANAGAR, 21 Sep: Governor KT Parnaik suggested setting up a "think tank in the state, which will advise the state government on various aspects...

SEC says will meet dists’ officers regarding panchayat elections

TAWANG, 21 Sep: State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rinchin Tashi on Thursday said that he will meet the administrative officers of various districts in the...

India temporarily suspends issuance of visas to Canadian citizens

NEW DELHI, 21 Sep: India on Thursday announced temporarily suspending issuance of visas to Canadian citizens in view of "security threats" faced by its...

Namsang gets block library

NAMSANG, 21 Sep: DoTCL Minister Wangki Lowang inaugurated the public libraries department's block library here in Tirap district on Thursday. The minister commended the efforts...

Cutting across party lines, RS MPs support women’s reservation bill

NEW DELHI, 21 Sep: Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha (RS) members on Thursday supported the bill to provide 33 per cent reservation for...

Climate Ambition summit exposed nations unwilling to act on fossil fuels, say experts

NEW DELHI, 21 Sep: Calls to stop burning fossil fuels at the United Nations' Climate Ambition summit were resounding and emphatic and the gathering...

SSB IG inspects border outposts

BOMDILA, 21 Sep: Tezpur (Assam)-based SSB Frontier Headquarters Inspector General (IG) Binod Nayak during his two-day annual inspection visited the force's border outposts in...

DC launches Rashtriya Poshan Maah

PASIGHAT, 21 Sep: East Siang Deputy Commissioner Tayi Taggu launched the 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah in Yagrung village, a few kilometres off headquarters Pasighat,...

Rehabilitation of released bonded labourers sought

ITANAGAR, 21 Sep: The All Puroik Welfare Society (APWS) in a representation to the labour & employment secretary on Thursday demanded "immediate rehabilitation" of...

Manipur: Mobs try to storm police stations over arrest of 5 youths, curfew reimposed

IMPHAL, 21 Sep: More than 10 people were injured when Manipur security forces fired tear gas shells on protesters for trying to storm police...

Overcrowding in jails, delayed justice pressing concern: Par panel

NEW DELHI, 21 Sep: A parliamentary panel has observed that overcrowding in jails and delayed justice have become a pressing concern, leading to a...

Tawang WCD dept organises ‘food mela’

TAWANG, 21 Sep: The Tawang district women & child development (WCD) department organised a 'food mela' competition as part of the Rashtriya Poshan Maah...

Destination management training prog

TEZU, 21 Sep: Around 80 tourism stakeholders, including hotel, homestay, restaurant and transportation owners of Lohit district attended a two-day training programme on 'Destination...

Meghalaya govt turns down oppn demand to pass resolution against UCC

SHILLONG, 21 Sep: The Meghalaya government on Thursday turned down the opposition's demand for an official resolution against a uniform civil code (UCC) on...

Manipur: Search ops continue; arms, ammunition seized

IMPHAL, 21 Sep: The Manipur Police on Thursday said that search operations have been conducted by security forces in various districts, and that arms...

India stands as a voice of the Global South

The successful conclusion of the recent G20 summit in Delhi has definitely helped to improve the profile of India at the international level. It...