Daily Archives: August 14, 2024

DC urges govt officials to bring about drug-free society

LIKABALI, 13 Aug: Lower Siang Deputy Commissioner Rujjum Rakshap urged the government officials to play a pivotal role in bringing about a drug-free society. After...

Bandhs are an outdated method of pressing demands

The decision of the All Nyishi Students' Union (ANSU) to defer its proposed 36-hour bandh in the Itanagar Capital Region, which was supposed to...

Whither Indian Parliamentary Democracy?

By Inder Jit (Released on 13 September 1966) Parliament’s monsoon session has made all right-thinking people sit up and ask: whither our young democracy? Undoubtedly, the...

Grant six months for preparing for APPSCCE

Editor, The recent announcement to conduct the APPSCCE in a mere four months has sparked a heated debate. While some argue that the exam should...

Need for a shared common language

Editor, Lately, I've begun to feel a sense of disconnect and, at the same time, melancholic, especially when I find myself relying on foreign languages...

Conduct APTET at the earliest

Editor, I am writing with deep concern to highlight the conducting of the APTET 2024. The higher & technical education department has not conducted any...

Power outages affecting exam preps

Editor, The persistent power outages have become a significant hurdle for students and job aspirants in Yupia-II, severely impacting their preparations for various competitive exams....

SC closes proceedings against Ramdev

NEW DELHI, 13 Aug: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings against yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Limited...

Ensure return of people displaced by violence: Cong to Manipur govt

IMPHAL, 13 Aug: Senior Congress leader O Ibobi Singh on Tuesday urged the BJP government in Manipur to ensure that people displaced due to...

Delhi AIIMS warns resident doctors against protest on campus

NEW DELHI, 13 Aug: The AIIMS Delhi has warned its protesting resident doctors against holding any demonstration on or around the hospital campus,stating it...

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv’s cross-border incursion

KYIV, Ukraine, 12 Aug: The Russian army is intensifying its attacks in eastern Ukraine, military authorities said Tuesday, even as the Kremlin’s forces try...

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

ISLAMABAD, 13 Aug: Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing, killing a woman and two children on the...

Myanmar releases a Japanese executive after he was convicted for selling rice above set...

TOKYO, 13 Aug: A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of...

Indians wanting their money back for undelivered Teslas shows how drastically the EV...

HANOI, Vietnam, 13 Aug: In April 2016, Elon Musk invited Indians to preorder the upcoming Tesla Model 3. Vishal Gondal was one of the...

1 dead in grenade attack on a store selling national flags ahead of Pakistan’s...

QUETTA, Pakistan, 13 Aug: Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at a store selling Pakistani national flags in the restive...

Philippines protests Chinese air force jets’ firing of flares in the path of patrol...

MANILA, Philippines, 13 Aug: The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and...

Union cabinet approves road connecting proposed Vadhvan Port to NH48, says JNPA

Palghar, Aug 13 (PTI) A 32-km long road connecting the proposed Vadhvan Port in Maharashtra's Palghar district to the national highway 48 has been...

Develop policy for safe work environment in campuses: NMC to medical colleges

New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory for all medical colleges and institutions, urging them to develop...

IITG signs MoU with Taipei Education Cultural Centre

Guwahati, Aug 13 (PTI) Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Education Division of the...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh joins ‘Tiranga yatra’ in J-K’s Kathua

Kathua/Jammu, Aug 13 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday joined Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's 'Tiranga yatra' in Kathua district as part of the...