Monthly Archives: December 2023

Parliament nod to bill to simplify newspaper registration process

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: The Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to replace a British era law governing the publishing industry and simplify the...

Two more oppn members suspended from LS; total 143 suspended from both Houses

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: Two more opposition members in the Lok Sabha were suspended on Wednesday for displaying placards, taking the total number of...

Journalist bodies deplore freezing of NewsClick’s bank accounts by IT dept

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: Prominent journalist bodies on Wednesday deplored the freezing of the bank accounts of news portal 'NewsClick' by the income tax...

Demarcation of school land in Siang demanded

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 21 Dec: Expressing concern over unabated encroachment on land allotted for government schools and other institutions in Siang district, the Nugong Banggo Kebang...

3 criminal law bills tabled in RS

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: The government on Thursday moved three bills in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage to replace the colonial era...

Oppn protests mass suspension of MPs

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: INDIA bloc MPs on Thursday marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk here to protest the suspension of opposition lawmakers, with...

Parliament passes telecommunications bill

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: The Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services...

National School Games medal winners felicitated

ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: The medal winners in the 67th National School Games, held in New Delhi recently, were felicitated in a function at the...

Mukhya Mantri Champion Literary & Sports Meet underway

Namsai general ground tao be developed as football stadium: DCM NAMSAI, 21 Dec: The second edition of the State-Level Mukhya Mantri Champion (U-17 boys &...

3 arrested in separate two-wheeler theft cases

CHIMPU, 21 Dec: The Chimpu police arrested two persons, identified as Tarh Cheri, of Ganga village, Itanagar and Nabam Gyacha, of C Sector, Itanagar,...

Sensitisation prog for Nyubu Nyegam Yerko students

MIYA, 21 Dec: The Centre for Excellence for Culture at Anamaya-Tribal Health Collaborative (CECATHC) conducted a sensitisation programme for the students of the Nyubu...

MEDP on food processing concludes

MIAO, 21 Dec: A micro enterprise development programme (MEDP) on food processing for members of SHGs concluded here in Changlang district on Thursday. The programme,...

Quiz competitions under SVEEP conducted

ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: The office of the assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) here conducted 'e-quiz and extempore speech' competitions under the systematic voters education...

Towards destruction of parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on 25 August 1987) Parliament today faces its biggest ever challenge and crisis. Some of us have deplored its decline over the...

Decoding the dilemmas of APPSC aspirants

Editor, In our ambitious journey to crack the APPSC, we confronted formidable challenges, acknowledging setbacks as intrinsic to our goal. However, the societal response to...

Viksit Bharat aimed at reaching saturation point in enrolment of beneficiaries: Assam CM Himanta

Guwahati, 21 Dec: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is aimed at reaching saturation point in...

Parliament gives nod to bill on appointments of CEC, ECs

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: The Parliament on Thursday gave its nod to a bill which seeks to establish a mechanism to appoint the chief...

Assam can borrow Rs 45,957 cr in FY25: NABARD

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Thursday projected a credit potential of Rs 45,957 crore for...

CM Banerjee announces 4% DA hike for WB govt employees from Jan 1

Kolkata, 21 Dec: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that her government would be giving a four per cent raise in...

Rare fish worth Rs 4.5 crore seized in Assam’s Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh, 21 Dec: Assam forest department officials have seized over 500 'Channa Barca' fish valued at Rs 4.5 crore from Dibrugarh airport while being...