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Assam: Renowned linguist Dr. Ramesh Pathak no more

GUWAHATI: Eminent linguist, educationist, Sahityacharya Dr. Ramesh Pathak is no more. Pathak, a former professor of Department of Assamese at Cotton College breathed his last on Tuesday evening at his Hatigaon residence in Guwahati. He was 79. Prof. Pathak made…

North East

2 new cases push Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally to 12,081

Kohima: Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally rose to 12,081 on Tuesday as two more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Three more people have been cured of the disease, Health Department Director Dr. Denis Hangsing said. The state…

India

Police fire tear gas shells, lathicharge at protesters break barricades in Delhi’s Nangloi area

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday used tear gas shells and resorted to baton charging to disperse farmers, at Nangloi area in West Delhi, who entered the city as part of their Republic Day ‘tractor rally’ protest against the Centre’s…

North East

15 personalities from Northeast conferred Padma awards | See full list of recipients

GUWAHATI: A total of 119 recipients have been conferred with the Padma Awards for their excellent contribution in the fields of social work, public affairs, art, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education and sports among others.…

India

Groups of farmers start moving back to respective protest states, but thousands still in Delhi

New Delhi: Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites on Tuesday evening after hours of chaos during their tractor parade against the farm laws, but thousands of other protesters were still in several areas, including…

India

Sikh religious flag was hoisted by protesters at Red Fort

Chandigarh: The saffron flag hoisted by protesters from a staff at the iconic Red Fort during their tractor parade against the farm laws on Tuesday was the ”Nishan Sahib”, a symbol of Sikh religion seen at all Gurdwara complexes. The…

Entertainment

Netizens troll Shilpa Shetty for confusing ‘Republic’ with ‘Freedom’

New Delhi: Bollywood actor and yoga enthusiast Shilpa Shetty Kundra recently got trolled by netizens after she made a goof-up, confusing the word ‘Gantantra’ (republic) with ‘Swatantra’ (freedom). On the 72nd Republic Day of India, the 45-year-old actor took to…

Assam

67 Assam MLAs listed Crorepatis in ADR Report

GUWAHATI: As many as 67 MLAs out of 119 sitting MLAs of Assam Legislative Assembly have been listed as crorepatis, according to a report released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Assam Election Watch. The report has listed 55…

Guwahati

CM Sonowal presents Republic Day Journalism Award to Atin Das

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday presented the Republic Day Journalism Award 2021 to senior journalist Atin Das at College of Veterinary Science playground at Khanapara in Guwahati. Das has been honoured with the award for his immense…

India

On Republic Day, Akshay Kumar launches multi-player game FAU-G

New Delhi: On the occasion of Republic Day, Akshay Kumar launched the mobile action game ‘Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G). Kumar took to Twitter and shared a short trailer of the game to announce its launch. “Face the enemy. Fight…