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MLA attacked at wedding in Karnataka
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MLA attacked at wedding in Karnataka

BENGALURU, Nov 18: Congress MLA and former Karnataka Minister Tanveer Sait was attacked by a man, with a knife, at a wedding ceremony in Mysuru late on Sunday night, police said.Sait, the Narasimharaja constituency MLA, was immediately rushed to a hospital in Mysuru, where he underwent a surgery,...
Rupee rises 19 paise to 71.59 against USD in early trade
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Rupee rises 19 paise to 71.59 against USD in early trade

MUMBAI, Nov 18: The Indian rupee appreciated by 19 paise to 71.59 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking gains in domestic equity market and weakening of the American currency vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.Forex traders said market participants were enthused after the US and...
Vodafone-Idea believes govt won
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Vodafone-Idea believes govt won't be in conflict with Supreme Court on telco...

NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Having posted India's biggest ever quarterly loss after being forced to provision for statutory dues, Vodafone Idea believes the government will not be in conflict with the Supreme Court if it does provide any relief for payments ordered by the apex court, brokerages have...
Amazon doing extremely well in India: Jeff Bezos
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Amazon doing extremely well in India: Jeff Bezos

WASHINGTON, Nov 18: E-commerce giant Amazon is doing "extremely well" in India, its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said while expressing hope for regulatory stability in the country.Bezos' remarks came in response to a question on Amazon's concerns over some Indian policies with regard to...
Self-styled doctor held
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Self-styled doctor held

MANGALDAI, Nov 16 - Darrang Police arrested one Sahar Ali (55), a self-styled MBBS practitioner and also seized medical equipment, many injections, bottles with saline, needles and allopathic medicines from his illegal practice chamber at his residential campus at Bihudiya village under Kharupetia...
Students participate in WWF-India�s �Ek Prithvi� programme
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Students participate in WWF-India�s �Ek Prithvi� programme

GUWAHATI, Nov 16 - The WWF-India witnessed coming together of 700 students, principals, teachers and dignitaries at the Panda Fest organised by WWF Assam State Office at Pobitora which started with a rally on Thursday.WWF-India conceived the �Ek Prithvi� programme in 2016 to build conservation...
Construction of BOP stopped after Nagaland�s complaint
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Construction of BOP stopped after Nagaland�s complaint

DIPHU, Nov 16 - Construction works of a border police post was stopped by the Assam government after the Nagaland administration and police objected to it saying that construction cannot take place on a disputed area.The Nagaland administration requested its Assam counterpart to stop border outpost...
Falcon festival under way at Umrangso
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Falcon festival under way at Umrangso

HAFLONG, Nov 16 - Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, etc., Pijush Hazarika inaugurated the 5th edition of Falcon Festival-2019 at Umrangso in the presence of a huge gathering on Friday. The inaugural function was attended by Hazarika as the chief guest and the Chief Executive Member NC...
2-day training imparted on environmental journalism
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2-day training imparted on environmental journalism

GUWAHATI, Nov 16 - Aaranyak, in its endeavour to promote environmental journalism in the region, organised the second training in the series titled �Understanding Biodiversity and Environmental Issues for Better Reportage� in Tezpur University and Nameri National Park on November 12 and 13.The...
Bid to check fungal infection among TE workers under way
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Bid to check fungal infection among TE workers under way

DIBRUGARH, Nov 16 - Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL) Foundation, a charitable trust promoted by Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL) with the support from Zorg van de Zaak Foundation, a Netherlands-based social enterprise, has undertaken a Fungal Free Frocks (3F) project at...
Awareness generated on children�s safety during emergencies
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Awareness generated on children�s safety during emergencies

HAILAKANDI, Nov 16 - An awareness drive on �Children�s safety during emergencies� commemorating IDDR and NDR Day was carried out here on Thursday. AAPDA Mitra volunteers gave demonstration to children from vulnerable areas and children with special ability on safety measures to be adopted during...
Panel for construction of �Tarun-Biren Bhawan� formed
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Panel for construction of �Tarun-Biren Bhawan� formed

GOALPARA, Nov 16 - A meeting was organised by the Goalpara district committee of CPM at Baladmari Sah Bagan LP School, Durga Mandir here on Tuesday to constitute a construction committee for a new building of the party, to be named as �Tarun-Biren Bhawan�, in memory of renowned Communist leaders of...
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