Monthly Archives: April 2024

Wild tuskers damage house at Mangnang

RUKSIN, 24 Apr: A herd of wild elephants roaming in and around Poba Reserve Forest (RF) near here has been creating havoc in the...

DC holds meet on monsoon preparedness

CHANGLANG, 24 Apr:  Changlang deputy commissioner Vishal Sah held a meeting on monsoon preparedness with the administrative officers and the heads of various departments...

Can’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics

NEW DELHI, 24 Apr: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised...

Guv greets people on Moh Mol, Gumkum Gumpa

ITANAGAR, 24 Apr:  Governor K.T Parnaik on Wednesday greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Moh Mol festival of the Tangsa...

RRU organizes lecture on anti-doping in sports

PASIGHAT, 24 Apr: As part of the inaugural initiative by Bharat Centre of Olympic Research and Education (B-CORE) in Gujarat, the Rashtriya Raksha University,...

Lowest form of vote-garnering tactic

The election season brings out the worst instincts of political parties nurtured on exclusivist ideology. The higher the political stakes, the murkier the campaign...

A new way to combat corruption

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 October 1989) Corruption continues to grow — and the corrupt continue to flourish and prosper. Each succeeding day spotlights some...

Stop explosives in Siyom River

Editor, I would like to bring urgent attention to a grave environmental issue plaguing the Siyom River in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The rampant and...

Campaign ends for second phase of LS polls in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) A high-pitched campaign for five parliamentary constituencies in Assam for the second phase of polls scheduled on April 26 ended...

BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi

Nagaon, Apr 24 (PTI) Congress candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi alleged that the ruling BJP is trying religious polarisation...

3 ‘overground workers’ of ULFA (I) held in Assam Rifles convoy ambush case

Tinsukia (Assam), Apr 24 (PTI) Three 'overground workers' of banned militant outfit ULFA (I) were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the ambush of...

BJP resorting to old tactic of polarisation: Cong MP

Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Naseer Hussain on Wednesday claimed that the BJP has "resorted to its old tactic of polarising...

Mamata hits out at Rajnath Singh for CAA implementation remark

Ausgram/Galsi (WB), Apr 24 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for saying that nobody in the...

‘Doubtful’ voters major poll plank in Assam’s Barak valley

Silchar/Karimganj, Apr 24 (PTI) Despite the Foreigners' Tribunal declaring her a bona fide citizen of India in 2015, Anjali Roy of Saidpur village in...

INDIA bloc playing dangerous game, mulling ‘one year, one PM’ formula, says Modi

Harda (MP), Apr 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the opposition INDIA bloc is contemplating "one year, one PM" formula to...

18 Naxalites including 3 women surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Dantewada, 24 Apr 24 (PTI): As many as 18 Naxalites, including a militia platoon section commander and three women, surrendered on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh's...

Farmers’ body demands action against PM Modi over ‘redistribution of wealth’ remarks

New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Tuesday demanded action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments at a rally...

Excise Department seizes over 1 lakh litres of illicit liquor in Himachal

Shimla, Apr 24 (PTI) Acting on a tip-off and intelligence reports, the Himachal Pradesh Excise and Taxation Department seized more than one lakh litres...

Congress has no plan whatsoever to introduce inheritance tax: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Amid the row over Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s remarks, the party on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans...

BJP uses money, media for smear campaign against Rahul: Priyanka Gandhi

Wayanad (Ker), Apr 24 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday alleged that the BJP used money and media to carry out a...