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Sikkim to launch expedition to assess threatened glacial lakes from August 28
North East

Sikkim to launch expedition to assess threatened glacial lakes from August 28

Gangtok, August 25: Sikkim is preparing for a vital expedition aimed at assessing five glacial lakes facing significant threats in the state.The mission, estimated to cost Rs. 32 lakhs, is scheduled to run from August 28 to September 14. The lakes under scrutiny are Gurudongmar A, B, and C, Sakho...
Centre bans 156 Fix Dose Combination drugs used for fever, pain
Sci - Tech

Centre bans 156 Fix Dose Combination drugs used for fever, pain

Guwahati, Aug 25: The central government has banned at least 156 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) medicines due to safety concerns. The list includes commonly used drugs such as antibiotics for fever and colds, painkillers, multivitamins, and more.The Union Health Ministry issued a gazette notification...
Army Chief General Dwivedi makes maiden visit to Manipur, reviews security, meets CM
North East

Army Chief General Dwivedi makes maiden visit to Manipur, reviews security,...

Imphal, August 24: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, on a two-day visit to Manipur, met with Chief Minister N Biren Singh at the Chief Minister’s official residence, on Friday.The visit is regarded as a significant move towards restoring peace and normalcy in the state, which has been...
Students’ call for
National

Students’ call for 'March to State Secretariat' instils fear in Bengal govt:...

Kolkata, Aug 23: The call for 'Nabanna Avijan' (March to West Bengal Secretariat, Nabanna) on August 27 to protest against the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder case has rattled the Mamata Banerjee government, and hence the state administration is adopting ways to stop it, said...
Power struggle: Assam govt challenges Oppn MLAs to install two meters, check for discrepancies
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Power struggle: Assam govt challenges Oppn MLAs to install two meters, check for...

Guwahati, Aug 23: A day after Opposition parties in the Assembly raised the issue of inflated power bills being raised by the smart electric meters installed in Assam households, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Pijush Hazarika refuted the charges and challenged the MLAs to prove the...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hails growing India-US ties
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hails growing India-US ties

Washington, Aug 23: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the growing strength of India-US relations while addressing the Indian diaspora in Washington DC during his four-day visit to the United States at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. He said that both countries are...
RG Kar tragedy: New Principal, two other officials transferred
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RG Kar tragedy: New Principal, two other officials transferred

Kolkata, Aug 22: In a late-night development, the West Bengal Health Department on Wednesday announced the transfer of three top officials of state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, including its new Principal and Vice Principal. Apart from the newly-appointed Principal Suhrita...
ULFA-I
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ULFA-I's influence in Assam declined considerably: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, Aug 22: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the influence of the anti-talks faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Baruah in the state "is very much there, although it has considerably declined over the years", asserting that the outfit has as many as 400 cadres in...
Qazis can
National

Qazis can't register Muslim marriages in Assam anymore: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati, Aug 21: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided that the Muslim marriage registration must be done by a sub-registrar from now on, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that Qazis would not be able to register any Muslim marriage in the state anymore. "Earlier, Qazis used to...
Air India flight makes emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport after bomb threat
National

Air India flight makes emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport after...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22: High tension erupted at the Thiruvananthapuram airport here on Thursday morning when an Air India flight from Mumbai made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The incident took place around 7.30 a.m. when the pilot of the Air India flight informed the airport...
Solvent leakage led to reactor blast at Andhra pharma unit
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Solvent leakage led to reactor blast at Andhra pharma unit

Visakhapatnam, Aug 22: Preliminary investigation showed that leakage of solvent led to the reactor blast at a pharma unit in Andhra Pradesh's Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone that claimed 17 lives and left 35 others injured, officials said on Thursday. Visakhapatnam District Collector M.N....
I knew they’d place me somewhere: BLP’s Rameswar Teli on filing RS nomination
Assam

I knew they’d place me somewhere: BLP’s Rameswar Teli on filing RS nomination

Guwahati, August 21: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Assam, Rameswar Teli and Mission Ranjan Das, formally filed their nominations at the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.Teli, a former legislator from Duliajan, had been passed over for a...
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