Monthly Archives: August 2024

World Breast Feeding Week celebrated

KHUPA, 7 Aug: The week-long celebration of the "World Breast Feeding Week, organized by the Anjaw KVK concluded at its office here on Wednesday. ...

APEDA conducts retailers training prog under BEE at RGGP

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: A retailers training programme under standards and labelling programme of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) was organised for the students and...

National Handloom Day celebrated

SHERGAON, 7 Aug: The Seinthuk Women Self Help Group (SHG) celebrated the National Handloom Day at Garung Thuk Community Library here in West Kameng...

Bangladesh situation matter of concern for NE: Himanta

GUWAHATI, 7 Aug: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the situation in Bangladesh is a matter of concern for the northeastern...

Guv to inaugurate Chintan Shivir

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug:  Governor K.T Parnaik will inaugurate the 3-day 'Chintan Shivir-cum-Education Conclave 2024' at the DK Convention Center here on 8 August. Aiming to...

DCWPC meet held to review action plan

ROING, 7 Aug: Lower Dibang Valley deputy commissioner Soumya Saurabh chaired a meeting of the District Child Welfare and Protection Committee (DCWPC) to review...

Abotani Vidya Niketan conducts ‘Vigyan Mela’

PACHIN, 7 Aug: Abotani Vidya Niketan Secondary School here organized a one-day 'Vigyan Mela 2024 (Science Mela)' on Wednesday. The science mela featured a range...

A ruined legacy

The end came swiftly. Five decades after her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, was assassinated in his own home, the curtain...

“Not the centre’s chaprasi”

By Inder Jit (Released on 17 April 1984) The Governors and their role are in the news again. Late last month, Mrs Gandhi made most people...

Stick to exam calendar

Editor, As an avid reader of your esteemed daily, it is amusing to witness the constant shifts in opinions expressed by certain people in the...

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal

New Delhi, 7 Aug: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said it thwarted a "significant" infiltration attempt by a large group of Bangladeshis...

PM KUSUM scheme faces implementation hurdles: Report

New Delhi, 7 Aug: The PM KUSUM scheme, which aims to promote solar energy in agriculture in India, has achieved only 30 per cent...

SC verdict on aldermen appointment calls for soul searching by AAP govt: LG...

New Delhi, 7 Aug: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's office on Wednesday said the Supreme Court judgement on aldermen appointment in the MCD calls...

Ouster of Bangladesh’s prime minister will test India’s regional power, with Beijing’s on the...

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The dramatic resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poses a dilemma for India’s government, and the South Asian powerhouse...

Opp should convince their states to propose removal of GST on insurance at Council...

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked the opposition to convince their states to propose removal of 18 per...

BSF stops Bangladeshi group in West Bengal

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday stopped a group of about 120-140 Bangladeshi citizens who were attempting to...

Kerala battles amoebic brain fever; govt to ascertain cause of rise in infections through...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (PTI) The Kerala government has decided to conduct a scientific study to determine the reasons behind the increasing cases of amoebic...

Constitution is powerful tool to curb disparities: CJI Chandrachud

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said the Constitution is a "powerful tool" to curb disparities...

IIA Bengaluru director to get national award for contribution towards space science

Bengaluru, Aug 7 (PTI) Prof Annapurni Subramaniam, director of Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru has been selected for the first Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar...

Hundreds of Bangladeshis gather at border with India seeking refuge

Jalpaiguri (WB), Aug 7 (PTI) Hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the international border with India in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday, seeking...