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Dimapur — IndiGo Airlines will begin its operation from Dimapur on April 15 with daily direct flight between Kolkata and Dimapur. The flight will be an extension of the Delhi-Dimapur flight via Kolkata. IndiGo Airlines also announced Dimapur as its 33rd domestic and 38th overall destination, catering to various segmentsContinue Reading

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Vatican City — Pope Francis made a surprise visit to greet 150 homeless people who were given a special tour of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums Thursday by the papal charitable office. It was a brief, affectionate and emotional encounter. The Pope crossed the threshold of the SistineContinue Reading

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New Delhi — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend $300 million to India for improving regional road connectivity. India on Thursday signed an agreement with ADB for developing 500km of roads under this programme, along the north Bengal-north eastern region (NER), the government said in a statement. The funds provided byContinue Reading

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Guwahati — The arrival of the refugees from Burma (now Myanmar) in Guwahati town took place much before the arrival of the refugees from the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in this town. Noted writer Kumudeswar Hazarika made this statement while talking to this correspondent. During the World War-II, around 1943-44,Continue Reading