Yearly Archives: 2024

SC to hear on 22 Jan plea seeking implementation of women’s reservation bill

NEW DELHI, 16 Jan: The Supreme Court will hear on 22 January a plea of Congress leader Jaya Thakur that has sought immediate implementation...

Women are the backbone of society: MLA

RIGA, 16 Jan: Pangin-Boleng MLA Ojing Tasing termed women "the backbone of the society," and emphasised their pivotal role in "social building." He said this...

Editors Guild terms draft broadcast bill ‘intrusive’

NEW DELHI, 16 Jan: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has said that the draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill circulated by the government is...

Coordination meetings on SLAC held

ITANAGAR/YUPIA, 16 Jan: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) District Leprosy Officer (DLO) Dr Dominic Lokham said that the nationwide Sparsh leprosy awareness campaign (SLAC), under...

Army gifts blankets, heaters to villagers

JANG, 16 Jan: The Indian Army gifted blankets to villagers, traditional jackets to the gaon burahs, and cushion chairs and kerosene heaters to the...

DNGC’s ethnographic fieldwork in Lapnan village concludes

ITANAGAR, 16 Jan: Students of the anthropology department of Dera Natung Govt College (DNGC) here completed their ethnographic fieldwork in Lapnan village in Tirap...

WEF meeting begins amid concerns over conflicts, climate change

DAVOS, 16 Jan: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting began here on Monday evening with an opening concert dedicated to the Sahara desert...

2 held for killing of Moreh SDPO

IMPHAL, 16 Jan: Two persons were arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of a sub-divisional police officer at Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal...

Apex bodies, churches urge Naga groups to come together for Naga solution

KOHIMA, 16 Jan: Naga apex bodies and churches have urged the NSCN (IM) and the Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) to come together and...

Startup India has become vehicle to garner publicity for PM: Kharge

NEW DELHI, 16 Jan: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that the Narendra Modi government is only drum-beating about the National Startup Day,...

Women’s empowerment essential for India to become a developed nation: Murmu

TURA, 16 Jan: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that empowerment of women in social, economic, political, and spiritual spheres is essential for the...

World yet not fully prepared for future pandemics: Gates Foundation prez

Barun Jha DAVOS, 16 Jan: Praising India and other countries for contributing to a global pandemic fund, a top official of the Bill and Melinda...

Nagaland people should feel equal to all others in country: Gandhi

KOHIMA, 16 Jan: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the people of Nagaland should feel at par with others in the country...

Manipur: 10 tribal MLAs urge Shah to reinstate suspended officers

IMPHAL, 16 Jan: Ten tribal MLAs in Manipur have written to union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to issue directions to the state...

Putting an end to child marriage

Editor, Child marriage pertains to the formal union or informal alliance between an individual under the age of 18 and either an adult or another...

Escalation in noise pollution

Editor, I am writing to express my concern and that of many residents regarding the escalating issue of noise pollution stemming from events at the...

Action needed against people giving communal colour to Namsai incident

In what can be termed an unfortunate incident of road rage that turned into a violent clash between two groups recently in Namsai forced...

GoAP has recommended our demands to Centre: JACPDF

ITANAGAR, Jan 15: The Joint Action Committee for Postal Department Fiasco (JACPDF) on Monday said that the state government has recommended its two-point demand...

Assam Rifles restores peace in Namsai

NAMSAI, 15 Jan: Following the clash between groups of Khamti and Adivasi people here on 14 January night, in which several Khamti as well...

IPR dept mourns fmr deputy director Michi Kani

NAHARLAGUN, 15 Jan: The officers and staff of the information & public relations (IPR) department have deeply mourned the demise of former IPR deputy...