Monthly Archives: May 2024

5 held with heroin in Assam

Guwahati, 27 May: At least five drug suspected peddlers were arrested and heroin seized from their possession in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Cuts deficit, boom likely

RBI $ Trade Magic Bonanza By Shivaji Sarkar A staggering windfall has hit the Indian treasury as the Reserve Bank of India delivers its largest-ever dividend...

Megalomania and brainwashing

Editor, All 'revelations' of Ganesh and Karna representing plastic surgery and test tube baby technology, respectively, practiced in ancient India, or that radars turn ineffective...

8 held for transporting illicit liquor in Assam

Guwahati, May 27 (PTI) At least eight people were arrested for allegedly transporting illicit liquor in two separate seizures in Assam's Guwahati, officials said...

Black money’s impact on polls to rise, alternative to electoral bond scheme should be...

New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Home Minister Amit Shah believes the influence of black money will increase during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections following...

Assam braces for heavy rain in aftermath of Cyclone Remal

Guwahati, May 27 (PTI) Several districts of Assam are on high alert in the wake of forecast for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from...

INDIA govt to scrap Agnipath scheme, deposit Rs 8,500 in women’s accounts every month:...

Bakhtiyarpur/Paliganj/Jagdishpur (Bihar), May 27 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power, would scrap the Agnipath...

INDIA bloc leaders likely to meet on June 1 to assess Lok Sabha polls...

New Delhi, 27 May (PTI): The top leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc are likely to meet in the national capital on June 1...

Exemption from wearing black coats in summerfor lawyers sought

NEW DELHI, 27 May: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions to exempt lawyers from wearing black coats and gowns...

Misuse of ED, CBI will not help BJP: Lamba

MANDI, 27 May: The misuse of the ED, the CBI and electoral bonds will not help the BJP retain power and its slogan of...

Takins sighted for first time in Zemithang

TAWANG, 26 May: After Dibang Valley district, where takins (gnu goats) are often sighted, takins were sighted for the first time in Zemithang in...

Heema Hospital reiterates commitment to provide quality healthcare

ITANAGAR, 26 May: Multispecialty Heema Hospital here reiterated its commitment to provide quality healthcare on its 17th foundation day on Sunday. On its foundation day,...

Country’s freedom, Constitution, democracy in danger: Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH, 26 May: Attacking the BJP-led Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the country's freedom, Constitution and democracy are in...

PM waived loans of 22 people but couldn’t give Rs 9,000 cr for HP...

SHIMLA, 26 May: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crores of 22 people in the last 10 years but could...

Govt working to remove Meitei-Kuki trust deficit: Shah

NEW DELHI, 26 May: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government is working on removing the trust deficit between the Meitei...

Workshop on preservation of priesthood culture

AALO, 26 May: The indigenous affairs department,in collaboration with the West Siang district administration, organised a workshop on 'Preservation of priesthood culture-cum-conference of priests'...

DRDO chairman inaugurates R&D centre in Tawang

TAWANG, 26 May: Union Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat inaugurated an R&D centre at the defence research laboratory...

Fmr min terms SC collegium system ‘undemocratic’

KARAKAT, 26 May: Former union minister Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday expressed hope that upon return to power, the BJP-led NDA will make a fresh...

Shaking the state’s conscience

Monday Musing The recent child prostitution and human trafficking racket unravelled by the Itanagar police, involving five minor victims, has deeply shaken the state's conscience....

Army chief’s tenure extended by a month

NEW DELHI, 26 May: The government on Sunday extended the tenure of Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande for a period of one month. Gen Pande...