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    Tipra Motha forms panel to assess poll performance
    North East

    Tipra Motha forms panel to assess poll performance

    The Tipra Motha has constituted a five-member committee to assess its performance in the recent Tripura assembly elections, a senior party leader said on Friday. The panel members include party president Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl, besides Jagadish Debbarma, Mevar Kumar Jamatia, Rajeswar Debbarma and...
    Jairam playing ‘Chief Saboteur
    Assam

    Jairam playing ‘Chief Saboteur': Himanta on Ramesh's prompt to Rahul

    Guwahati, Mar 17 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being apparently prompted by party colleague Jairam Ramesh during a press conference, by terming the economist-turned politician, Congress's "Chief Saboteur". He also...
    NSE, BSE remove 3 Adani group stocks from short-term surveillance
    Business

    NSE, BSE remove 3 Adani group stocks from short-term surveillance

    New Delhi, Mar 17: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE has announced that three Adani group companies — Adani Enterprises, Adani Power and Adani Wilmar — will move out of the short-term additional surveillance measure (ASM). The stocks will be excluded from the short-term ASM framework...
    Air India makes another voluntary retirement offer for staff
    National

    Air India makes another voluntary retirement offer for staff

    New Delhi, Mar 17: Air India on Friday made a voluntary retirement offer for its non-flying staff, the second such offer by the Tata Group after taking control of the loss-making airline in January last year. The latest offer will be available for permanent general cadre officers who have...
    796 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases cross 5K after 109 days
    National

    796 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases cross 5K after 109 days

    New Delhi, Mar 17: India on Friday recorded a single-day rise of 796 coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases surpassed 5,000 after 109 days, according to Union health ministry data. The total tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,93,506). The death toll increased...
    Entire exam system will be analysed, rectified: Assam minister after back-to-back paper leaks
    Assam

    Entire exam system will be analysed, rectified: Assam minister after...

    Guwahati, Mar 17: With two tests of the state board-conducted Class 10 exams cancelled within a week following leak of question papers, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday asserted that the entire examination system will be analysed and rectified. Admitting that there are “lapses in...
    Two pilots die after Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal
    North East

    Two pilots die after Army helicopter crashes in Arunachal

    Itanagar/Guwahati, Mar 16: Two pilots on board a Cheetah helicopter of the Army were killed when it crashed near Mandala in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday morning, a defence spokesperson said.The deceased officers have been identified as Lt Colonel VVB Reddy and his co-pilot...
    9 arrested for duping over 100 youths on pretext of offering them jobs in private airlines
    National

    9 arrested for duping over 100 youths on pretext of offering them jobs in...

    New Delhi, Mar 16: The Delhi Police has arrested nine people and busted a gang of fraudsters who allegedly duped more than 100 unemployed youths on the pretext of offering them jobs in private airlines, officials said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Manvendra Singh Rajawat...
    Bengaluru honoured with USD 150,000 global award for tobacco control efforts
    National

    Bengaluru honoured with USD 150,000 global award for tobacco control efforts

    New York, Mar 16: Bengaluru is among five global cities that have been recognised for achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, with the Indian tech city’s efforts in tobacco control winning a USD 150,000 award by a leading global initiative supported by the WHO. ...
    In Assam budget, funds for creating 2 lakh entrepreneurs, 40,000 fresh govt hirings
    Guwahati

    In Assam budget, funds for creating 2 lakh entrepreneurs, 40,000 fresh govt...

    Guwahati, Mar 16: The Assam government on Thursday presented a Rs 3.22 lakh crore budget for the 2023-24 financial year, announcing funds for promoting micro-entrepreneurship and 40,000 fresh recruitments in different departments. Presenting the budget in the assembly, Finance Minister Ajanta...
    India logs 754 new Covid cases in a day
    National

    India logs 754 new Covid cases in a day

    New Delhi, Mar 16: More than 700 COVID-19 cases were recorded in a day after a gap of over four months, taking the active caseload to 4,623, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The country had recorded 734 cases on November 12 last year. Continuing with its recent...
    Assam boards question paper sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp: Police
    Assam

    Assam boards question paper sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp: Police

    Guwahati, Mar 16: Investigations have revealed that the General Science question paper of class 10 state board examination in Assam were sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp, Director-General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Singh said WhatsApp's...
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