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  • Director General of IRRI calls on CM Our farmers must get confidence to capture world rice market: Assam CM

    By Bhupen Goswami Guwahati : “Our farmers must get support and motivation to adopt latest agricultural technologies to increase production. As rice is a staple food of the state it is still being cultivated traditionally. We need to change the attitude of the farmers by giving them access to information of modern innovations in paddy […]

    General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Harish Rawat To Visit Assam

    By Bhupen Goswami Guwahati : General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Harish Rawat has scheduled to make a five-day visit to Assam on August 26. He will take part in party’s executive bodies meetings in Dibrugarh and Guwahati Loksabha constituencies. As per reports, Rawat will preside over meetings at Rani on August 26, […]

    ‘Assam: Police arrests self-styled godman ‘Kissing baba’ for alleged sexually exploiting women

    By Bhupen Goswami Guwahati : Assam: Police arrests self-styled godman ‘Kissing baba’ for alleged sexually exploiting women. Assam-based self-styled godman Ram Prakash Chauhan, also known as ‘kissing baba’ to his followers, has been arrested for alleged sexually exploiting women. Chauhan claimed to possess ‘supernatural powers’. He would then hug and kiss women on the pretext […]

    Three Killed in Landslides As Torrential Rains Batter Assam

    By Bhupen Goswami Guwahati : Three people, including a mother and child, were killed in landslides here following torrential rains since Thursday night which triggered flash floods and led to water logging in several areas, official sources said . Landslides at Sankardeb Nagar and Hastinapur at 9th mile in Jorabat along the Assam-Meghalaya inter-state border […]

    Security forces gun down one terrorist in J&K

    In Jammu & Kashmir, an unidentified terrorist was killed during fierce gunfight between terrorists & the joint security forces in a  counter-terrorist operation at Gadole Vailoo Kokernag area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Security sources said that two armed terrorists are still believed to be holed up in the house. The counter terrorist operation […]

    SC refuses to cancel West Bengal panchayat polls

    The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the pleas seeking cancellation of elections to over 20,000 uncontested local body seats in West Bengal. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud,however allowed those obstructed from filing nomination papers to challenge polls by filing election petitions. The Apex court […]

    Fodder Scam: Jharkhand HC rejects bail extension plea of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav

    The Jharkhand High Court today cancelled the interim bail of RJD Chief  Lalu Prasad Yadav and has directed him to surrender before the 30th of this month. Mr. Prasad is currently on interim bail and undergoing treatment. Lalu Prasad’s application for regular bail came for hearing today at the Court of Justice Apresh Kumar, where […]

    Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu today

    After remaining suspended for three days due to bad weather and security issues in Kashmir Valley, Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Friday. The 46th batch of pilgrims comprising 137 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Base camp in Jammu around 5 this morning. They include 74 men, 17 women 43 Sadhus and 3 sadhvis.

    Maharashtra govt succeeds in efficiently implementing MUDRA scheme

    Maharashtra government has succeeded in efficiently implementing MUDRA scheme, an ambitious scheme of the Centre. Over 80 Lakh persons have got sanctioned loans under the scheme in the last three years. Here is a ground report from our Aurangabad. Maharashtra stands at the fourth position in terms of availing and utilising the ‘Mudra’ loan scheme […]

    Hardcore Maoist Pahad Singh surrenders before Chhattishgarh Police

    A hard core Maoist, having a reward of 47 lakh rupees on his head, has surrendered in Chhattisgarh. Maoist named Pahad Singh surrendered before Inspector General of Police (Drug Range) GP Singh. Police said, the Maoist was active since 1999 and was wanted by the police of three states – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Meanwhile, […]