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  • Protest against the attack on freedom of press held at Haflong

    By Anup Biswas Haflong: At the call of Indian Journalists Union, the Dima Hasao Journalists Union and Journalists Union of Assam organised a Protest against the attack on freedom of press held in front the office of the Deputy Commissioner Dima Hasao on Saturday at Haflong. Attending the Dharna, several journalists including the President of […]

    India Post Payments Bank launches in Kokrajhar

    By Preetam BC Kokrajhar: With the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced the nationwide launch of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) was held centrally in a function in New Delhi today, the Kokrajhar branch of IPPB has also organized a launched programme at Kokrajhar Commerce College Auditorium today. Principal of Kokrajhar Commerce College Ratnewar […]

    Working journalists protest demonstration in Kokrajhar

    By Preetam BC Kokrajhar: The Journalists’ Union of Assam, Kokrajhar District Committee and Kokrajhar Press Club today carried out a 1-hour sit-in protest demonstration at Children Park, near Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner office here in Kokrajhar against the attack on freedom of press among other deamnds. Working journalists from the print and electronic media in Kokrajhar […]

    Nutrition Month campaign got underway in Assam’s Darrang district

    By Mayukh Goswami Mangaldai : A month long mass nutritional campaign called “Nutrition month” as a part of the Prime Minister’s flagship programme Nutrition Mission has been got underway in Darrang district from Saturday , reportedly along with four other districts of the State namely Dhubri, Goalpara , Barpeta and Karimganj . This campaign aims […]

    President Kovind asserts that technology can help in delivering speedy justice

    President Ram Nath Kovind has said that technology can be a great enabler for speedy justice in India. Addressing a National Conference organised by the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association in New Delhi today, Mr Kovind said, a start was made in 2016 with the opening of India’s first e-court in the High Court […]

    UGC invites proposals from institutions for extension of vocational courses

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited proposals from institutions which have been running Bachelor of Vocational Courses (BVoc) and community college programmes for extension of courses being run under the said programmes. UGC official said that without due approval from the UGC for extension of their skill-based courses, the institutions will not be able […]

    India, Nepal sign MoU on preliminary survey of railway line between Raxaul & Kathmandu

    India and Nepal have signed an MoU on Preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey on Broad Gauge Rail Line between Raxaul and Kathmandu. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and Nepal’s Secretary of Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Madhusudan Adhikari signed the MoU in Kathmandu last evening in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]

    Industry bodies hail 8.2% GDP growth; Say it augurs well for entire fiscal Year 2018

    Industry bodies have said India’s economic growth of 8.2 per cent in the April-June quarter is an outcome of reforms undertaken by the government in the last four years.  FICCI President Rashesh Shah said the double-digit growth in manufacturing comes on back of a low base but does reflect the positive momentum already seen in […]

    PM Modi condoles demise of Jain religious leader Tarun Maharaj

    Jain religious leader Tarun Sagar passed away after prolonged illness in Delhi this morning. The 51-year-old Jain muni was suffering from jaundice but had stopped taking medicines for the past few days. Born as Pawan Kumar Jain in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district in 1967, the Digambar Jain monk had a massive following in the Jain […]

    Dates for Municipal bodies, Panchayat polls announced in J&K

    In Jammu & Kashmir, elections to municipal bodies and Panchayat have been announced.  The State Administrative Council said elections to Municipal Bodies will be conducted in four phases between 1st and 5th of October. Panchayat elections will be conducted in 8 phases between 8th November and 4th December. Chief Electoral Officer has been asked to […]