Guwahati: At a time when religious conversion has emerged as a controversial topic, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national general secretary Y Raghavulu claimed that every year about eight lakh Hindus are being converted to other religions. On the sidelines of a function organized to felicitate veteran VHP leader MohanlalContinue Reading
Chandigarh: The Army on Friday asked civilians to avoid wearing “Army-pattern” dresses and shopkeepers to refrain from selling combat clothes, as it issued fresh guidelines to the public to prevent terror attacks. The guidelines, to be followed across the country, come nearly a week after six terrorists infiltrated through theContinue Reading
Golaghat: Gunaram Khanikar, who documented herbal medicine and was a household name in Assam, passed away at a private nursing home in Guwahati at 1.30 am Friday. He was 66 and a bachelor. Family members said his last rites would be performed at his ancestral house Saturday. The government willContinue Reading
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Shillong: Tourist movement to the highest peak in Meghalaya, the Shillong Peak, which is accessible only through the Air Force base, has been restricted in view of the high security alert sounded across the country post the Pathankot Air Force base attack, Defence officials said. “As a precautionary measure, theContinue Reading
Vijayawada: A circular issued by the Chandrababu Naidu government asking all school students and teachers in Andhra Pradesh to contribute 10 rupees each towards building the new capital Amaravati is drawing flak from the opposition parties, teacher unions and child rights activists. “No wrong in seeking donations from the public, especiallyContinue Reading
Bangalore: Plans are afoot to set up an academy to bring together scholars who are studying and researching on Christianity in Asia. The Asian Academy of Christian Studies (AACS) is being planned to help to promote “cutting edge’’ research by scholars, and to facilitate interaction among scholars on Christianity andContinue Reading
Nagapattinam: After three days of tension-filled moments, the tragic story of the 100-year-old Dalit man who died on Sunday but could not be buried till now due to casteist tensions came to a somewhat farcical end on Wednesday evening, after police personnel snatched his body from his relatives and tookContinue Reading
Guwahati: ‘Ethnique 2016’, a cultural festival for school dropouts and unemployed youth, organized by the Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), concluded with a grand finale at Jorhat on January 3. This was stated in an e-mail received here. The festival, is a simultaneous spread of dances, music, rituals, folktaleContinue Reading
Panaji: Very high figures of over 4,000 rescued trafficked women in Goa during 10 months of 2015 documented in reply to a question in the Parliament recently has puzzled NGOs working in rescue work as well as the Crime Branch of State police. The number of rescued trafficked women in GoaContinue Reading
