The onus of filling up teaching posts in Central universities lies on the varsities as they are autonomous bodies, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Monday. Nishank…
Record 2 lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj without any subsidy
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated a two days ‘orientation-cum-training programme’ for Haj 2019 deputationists in New Delhi on Tuesday. He said that the Centre Government …
Guwahati boy ‘held hostage in Jammu and Kashmir’
GUWAHATI: It seems militant organisations from Jammu and Kashmir are spreading their tentacles in Assam. In a recent incident, one Suruj Zamal from Garigaon, Guwahati has been reportedly held captive …
Assam: ACS officer arrested for alleged involvement in multi-crore land scam
ACS officer Homen Gohain Barua, who is serving as Dergaon Circle officer has been arrested by the police in connection with an alleged land scam. Barua, who has been arrested by the Police in Assam’s …
NPP appoints Paknga Bage as Nagaland state in-charge; Jarpum Gamlin appointed national secretary
The National People’s Party (NPP) has appointed MLA Paknga Bage as the party in-charge of Nagaland. Prior to this, Bage was holding the post of the party’s National Secretary. Replacing Bage as the NP…
Country went through ‘Super Emergency’ in last 5 years: Mamata attacks Modi govt
Taking aim at the BJP-led central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that the country went through a period of ‘Super Emergency’ in the last five ye…
PIL in Gauhati HC against move to transport four elephants to Ahmedabad
A PIL has been filed in the Gauhati High Court against the decision of Assam Forest Department to send four elephants through train from Tinsukhia to Ahmedabad to take part in a temple ritual. The PIL…
PM, Shah salute people who resisted Emergency
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to all “those greats” who resisted the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on this day in 1975 and said democracy…
Fans annoyed over price set for clicking selfie with Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone fans are anything but joyous over a colossal sum of USD 1,081 set for clicking a selfie with the ‘Rocky’ legend. This comes after the announcement of Stallone’s up…
Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as next Director General of Indian Coast Guard
Krishnaswamy Natarajan was appointed as the next Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday replacing Rajendra Singh, who was the first cadre officer to head the force. Natarajan, the secon…
