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Hima Das named brand ambassador of Gatorade
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Hima Das named brand ambassador of Gatorade

NEW DELHI, Sept 12: India ace sprinter Hima Das was on Thursday named as the brand ambassador of Gatorade India.The 19-year-old from Assam, nicknamed the Dhing Express, thus joins ace badminton player PV Sindhu and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as the brand�s ambassador in the country.�I am...
Rahul dropped, Gill included; Rohit set to play as opener against South Africa
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Rahul dropped, Gill included; Rohit set to play as opener against South Africa

NEW DELHI, Sept 12: Opener KL Rahul was on Thursday dropped from the Indian Test squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa, propelling senior batsman Rohit Sharma to the opener�s role in red-ball cricket.Rookie Punjab batsman Shubman Gill, as reported by PTI on Wednesday, has been...
DDCA honours Kohli with stand at Arun Jaitley Stadium
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DDCA honours Kohli with stand at Arun Jaitley Stadium

NEW DELHI, Sept 12: In a glittering ceremony in the national capital on Thursday, not only was the famous Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium rechristened the Arun Jaitley Stadium in honour of the late Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley, but the new players� pavilion was also...
Buttler helps England to 271/8 after Marsh burst
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Buttler helps England to 271/8 after Marsh burst

LONDON, Sep 12 (IANS): Mitchell Marsh took four wickets to dent England's middle order, but Jos Buttler roared back to form with an unbeaten 64 to steady the ship and take the hosts to 271/8 at stumps on Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Thursday.Playing his first Test of the...
A team from the DTO Kamrup conducting an awareness drive about new traffic rules, in Guwahati on Thursday. � UB Photos
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A team from the DTO Kamrup conducting an awareness drive about new traffic...

30 e-toilets to be installed in Imphal under Smart City Mission
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30 e-toilets to be installed in Imphal under Smart City Mission

IMPHAL, Sept 12 - Thirty electronic toilets or e-toilets, which are self-contained and self-cleaning toilets, will be introduced in and around the Manipur capital under the Smart City Mission (SCM), Th Harikumar, Director of the Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD)...
10-yr RI for heroin smuggler
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10-yr RI for heroin smuggler

AIZAWL, Sept 12 - A court in Champhai district today sentenced an 18-year-old youth to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for smuggling heroin.The special district court under the NDPS Act found Salemthara, a resident of Champhai, guilty of smuggling heroin, and convicted him under the Narcotic...
NSCN(I-M) rules out other stakeholders in peace talks
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NSCN(I-M) rules out other stakeholders in peace talks

DIMAPUR, Sept 12 - The question of other stakeholders in the Naga peace process does not arise as the talks are between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) as two entities.�Opportunists, deserters, opponents and detractors who have never fought for the cause...
Artist Kamalprabha Devi passes away
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Artist Kamalprabha Devi passes away

AGARTALA, Sept 12 - Tripura�s legendary artist Maharajkumari Kamalprabha Devi died at Nagaon in Assam today, family sources said here. She was 105.�Kamalprabha Devi had been staying with her younger daughter in Nagaon. She was suffering from various age-related ailments,� said Salil Debbarman, a...
Mizoram ranks third in literacy rate in India: minister
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Mizoram ranks third in literacy rate in India: minister

AIZAWL, Sept 12 - With a literacy rate of 91.3 per cent, Mizoram holds the third position in the country, State School Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said here on Wednesday. The minister did not mention the other two States ahead of Mizoram. According to the 2011 Census, Mizoram is behind...
Nagaland body seeks stringent law against illegal tax collection
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Nagaland body seeks stringent law against illegal tax collection

DIMAPUR, Sept 12 - The Public Action Committee (PAC) of the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has submitted a representation to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, seeking a �stringent criminal law� in the State.The representation, which was submitted through the Dimapur Deputy Commissioner, urged the...
Meghalaya Govt to forward State�s views to RS panel
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Meghalaya Govt to forward State�s views to RS panel

SHILLONG, Sept 12 - The Meghalaya Government will forward the views and concerns of various stakeholders on the proposed amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Rajya Sabha.District Council Affairs (DCA) Minister James Sangma said in the...
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