Monthly Archives: August 2024

Focus on limiting chemical fertiliser use, promoting organic farming: Thakur

Dibrugarh (Assam), 3 Aug: Union Minister Ramnath Thakur said on Saturday that the Centre is focusing on limiting the use of chemical fertilisers in...

Kuki-Zo MLAs write to PM against replacing AR with CRPF

IMPHAL, 3 Aug: Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs of Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,seeking his intervention to ensure that the Assam Rifles (AR)...

Ceasefire doesn’t accord immunity to carry out taxation: Official

KOHIMA, 3 Aug: Provisions of ceasefire agreements do not grant immunity to any Naga group to carry out any form of 'taxation' or threaten...

Nagaland govt condemns NSCN-K (Khango) for issuing threat to local contractor

KOHIMA, 3 Aug: The Nagaland government has condemned the threat issued to a local contractor by the Khango Konyak-led NSCN-K, an official release said...

Incessant rain lashes Kolkata, other parts of Gangetic West Bengal

Kolkata, 3 Aug: Incessant rain lashed Kolkata and its neighbouring districts on Saturday as a low-pressure area turned into a deep depression, an official...

India needs solution to mushrooming of coaching institutes: Cong

NEW DELHI, 3 Aug: India needs a comprehensive policy solution to mushrooming of coaching institutes, the Congress said on Saturday, and called for a...

Bullying tactics of Kakopathar buyers affecting sale of local produce from Wakro

WAKRO, 2 Aug:  The farmers of Wakro circle in Lohit district are facing difficulty in selling their agricultural produce, in particular pumpkins, due to...

12-yr-old boy abducted, killed; 2 arrested

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: A 12-year-old boy was recently abducted while he was returning home from school in Gohaingaon in Lohit district, and eventually...

GoAP hikes TLA for regular staffers by 25%

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: The state government has enhanced the tough location allowance (TLA) for its regular employees by 25 per cent. The announcement was made...

Luminous Lummer Dai Literary Award bestowed upon Thajam Aboh, Wangsam Zongsam

BORDURIA, 2 Aug: The Luminous Lummer Dai Literary Award-2024 was jointly bestowed upon Thajam Aboh and Wangsam Zongsam, in recognition of their immense contribution...

Bonded Puroik rescued

SEPPA, 2 Aug: The East Kameng district administration has rescued another Puroik woman, aged around 20 years, who was allegedly being kept as a...

Min takes stock of aftermath of fire in Pareng

BOLENG, 2 Aug: Rural Development (RD) Minister Ojing Tasing on Friday took stock of the ground situation following the fire accident that had occurred...

Bankers urged to expedite loans for beneficiaries

AALO, 2 Aug: West Siang Deputy Commissioner Hage Mamu has urged the bankers in the district to expedite the loan process, so that the...

RIWATCH inks MoU with Indonesian institute

ROING, 2 Aug: The Research Institute of World's Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH)here in Lower Dibang Valley district recently signed a memorandum of...

China ready to work with India to bridge gap: Diplomat

MUMBAI, 2 Aug: Chinese Consul General in Mumbai Kong Xianhua has said that his country is ready to work with India to bridge the...

NEET-UG had no systemic breach: SC

NEW DELHI, 2 Aug: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it did not cancel the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 amid concerns of paper leak...

Meghalaya tightens migrant worker rules

SHILLONG, 2 Aug: The Meghalaya Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal by the labour department, mandating registration of migrant labourers, with fines of up...

Workshop on scientific coconut cultivation

NAMSAI, 2 Aug: The Namsai KVK, in collaboration with the Guwahati-based regional office of the Coconut Development Board (CDB), organised a two-day district-level workshop...

U/Subansiri police form Nagrik Bhaichara Samiti

DAPORIJO, 2 Aug: The Upper Subansiri district police have formed a 'Nagrik  Baichara Samiti' (NBS) for effective policing in the district. During the first consultative...

Wayanad tragedy a lesson for Arunachal

The unfolding tragedy in the landslides-hit Wayanad, with over 300 people dead and several still missing, is a manmade disaster. Nature's fury comes as...