Itanagar, Dec 13: The families of workers killed in the Anjaw truck tragedy will receive an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh from the Assam Chief Minister and Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister, while injured survivors will get Rs 50,000 from PMNRF. Assam Minister for Art and Culture Bimal Borah on Friday said the … Read more
Bongaigaon, Dec 13: The Bongaigaon district administration on Friday freed and fenced a large plot of encroached government land at Kerkhabari in the district. A total of 75 bighas of government land at Kerkhabari Part-II under Srijangram Revenue Circle was allotted to Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Bongaigaon, on March 4, 2013. However, the land had … Read more
Namakkal, Dec 13: The traditional soapstone artisans of Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal region are facing an uncertain future despite their iconic cookware, Namakkal Makkal Pattirangal, recently receiving the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. While the recognition has boosted visibility and market demand for the centuries-old craft, artisans say it has done little to address their most pressing … Read more
Tezpur, Dec 13: The main accused in the Dubai financial transaction case, Jutika Kalita of the Tezpur-Barjhar area under Tezpur Sadar Police Station, who was arrested a few days ago by Tezpur police after huge amounts of money were detected entering her SBI and Axis Bank accounts from Dubai, has now been found to have … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 13: The consumer price index (CPI) inflation is likely to average 2.5 per cent this fiscal (FY26) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will stay data dependent on future rate decisions, especially amid an uncertain global backdrop, according to a Crisil report. Inflation based on CPI quickened to 0.7 per cent … Read more
Guwahati, Dec 13: The Gauhati High Court Bar Association on Friday conducted a referendum on the shifting of the high court to North Guwahati, and an overwhelming number of voters were against the move. Altogether 1,164 votes were polled against the shifting proposal, while 154 were in favour of the shifting of the court to … Read more
Biswanath Chariali, Dec 13: In a major conservation boost for one of Assam’s most threatened freshwater turtles, the second batch of 110 black softshell turtle hatchlings was released into the Sildubi Wetland, Panpur under the Biswanath Wildlife Division of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Tiger Reserve (TR) on Thursday. The first batch of 110 hatchlings … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 13: With CERT-In’s research collaborations, public–private partnerships and participation in international forums, the national cyber security agency is building a robust and trusted cyber defence architecture aligned with the vision of ‘Digital India’, an official statement said on Saturday. Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In and Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) at … Read more
Srinagar, Dec 13: The J&K Crime Branch said on Saturday that it has filed a charge sheet against four accused in the Rs 53 lakh fraud land sale case. “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Hon’ble Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in case FIR No. … Read more
New Delhi: India is now home to over 2 lakh government-recognised startups, with over 44,000 entities recognised this year alone, the highest in a year since the inception of the Startup India initiative, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.Under the Startup India initiative launched in 2016, the recognised units are eligible to … Read more