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    Guwahati airport takes measures to prevent flooding during monsoon
    Guwahati

    Guwahati airport takes measures to prevent flooding during monsoon

    Guwahati, Jul 8: The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati is gearing up to combat the monsoon with full preparedness and safety protocols, an official release said on Saturday. "The airport might face extreme difficulties due to unpredictable rainfall patterns, heavy...
    Left MPs to raise Manipur issue in Parliament, oppose US envoy
    North East

    Left MPs to raise Manipur issue in Parliament, oppose US envoy's remarks on...

    Imphal, Jul 8: Visiting Left MPs on Saturday said they would raise the issue of continuing violence in Manipur in the monsoon session of Parliament while condemning US Ambassador Eric Garcetti's comment on the state. The delegation of CPI(M) and CPI MPs who were on a three-day visit also said to...
    India records 49 new Covid infections, count of active cases now 1,463
    National

    India records 49 new Covid infections, count of active cases now 1,463

    New Delhi, Jul 8: India has registered a single-day rise of 49 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases in the country now stands at 1,463, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,912, the data updated at 8...
    Writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla apologises for hurting people
    National

    Writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla apologises for hurting people's emotions with...

    Mumbai, Jul 8: "Adipurush" dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla extended his "unconditional apology" for hurting people's emotions. The Prabhas-starrer mythological epic film, directed by Om Raut, was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month. The film's team,...
    Teen shot dead in Manipur
    North East

    Teen shot dead in Manipur

    Imphal, July 7: A teenager was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manipur’s Bishnupur district in the wee hours of Friday, police said. According to officials, gunmen fired indiscriminately at Phoubakchao locality during which the teenager, who was hurrying to take cover, was hit by a bullet. ...
    Sensex, Nifty trade flat amid weak global trends
    Business

    Sensex, Nifty trade flat amid weak global trends

    Mumbai, Jul 7: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty traded flat in early trade on Friday due to profit-taking in financials and IT shares amid weak global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened lower and fell further by 294 points to hit a low of 65,785.64 in early trade. The BSE barometer...
    BJP leaders of eastern, NE states meet in Guwahati; 142 Lok Sabha seats in focus
    Guwahati

    BJP leaders of eastern, NE states meet in Guwahati; 142 Lok Sabha seats in focus

    Guwahati, Jul 6: Senior BJP leaders of 12 states in east and northeast India met in Guwahati on Thursday to strategise on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting is being attended by BJP's national general secretary BL Santosh, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma,...
    Opposition members walk out from Parliament panel meet after demand to discuss Manipur denied
    National

    Opposition members walk out from Parliament panel meet after demand to discuss...

    New Delhi, Jul 6: Opposition members of the parliamentary standing committee on Home walked out of a meeting on Thursday after their demand to discuss the situation in Manipur was denied by the panel chief, sources said. At the meeting to discuss prison reforms in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra...
    Manipur violence: 2 armed groups come face to face in Kangpokpi
    North East

    Manipur violence: 2 armed groups come face to face in Kangpokpi

    Kangpokpi, July 6: Security forces thwarted clashes in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district where two armed groups gathered and fired a few rounds, sources said on Thursday. The incident happened around 3.40 pm on Wednesday near Phaileng village, they said. Armed groups from Mapao and Awang Sekmai areas...
    Through toy story, Assam designer wants to present local culture to world
    Guwahati

    Through 'toy story', Assam designer wants to present local culture to world

    Guwahati, Jul 6: A 'toy story' is unfolding in a remote village in Assam's Baksa district where real and fiction are coming together as a young entrepreneur is making dolls combining local culture and motifs for a global audience. If there is a doll of Gambari Sikla who fought against the...
    Heroin worth Rs 6 crore seized in Assam
    Assam

    Heroin worth Rs 6 crore seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong, accused shot at in...

    Diphu, Jul 6: Heroin worth over Rs 6 crore was seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong district and two persons were arrested, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the state police and CRPF raided a house in Lahorijan in Khatkhati police station area near the Nagaland border...
    GST Council to discuss industry demand of full CGST, 50 pc IGST refund in 11 hill states
    Business

    GST Council to discuss industry demand of full CGST, 50 pc IGST refund in 11...

    New Delhi, Jul 6: The GST Council is likely to discuss a demand of industrial units located in 11 Himalayan and North Eastern states for reimbursement of full Central GST and 50 per cent of net Integrated GST paid, sources said. Currently, Centre reimburses 58 per cent of net CGST and 29 per...
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