Tura — Angered at the growing instances of abductions in Garo Hills region, a 15,000 strong crowd Tuesday rallied against militancy and the Achik National Liberation Army (ANLA) for kidnapping two persons from Kharkutta village in North Garo Hills today. The protesters sought immediate and unconditional release of the two labourers,Continue Reading
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Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Muslims would not leave the country, come what may, and that they would continue to live here as “proud Indians”. “Muslims will not succumb to dog whistle politics of the Sangh Parivar and other fascist forcesContinue Reading
Ranchi: State-run schools in Jharkhand will impart Hindi and Mathematics lessons to students between class one and three in their tribal mother tongue, a state official said on Monday, aiming to curb a high dropout rate in primary classes. Tribals constitute nearly 26% of the state’s 3.29-crore population but lagsContinue Reading
New Delhi: Reiterating its early observation, the Supreme Court-appointed one-man Upamanyu Hazarika Commission has reported that there is an established institutionalised mechanism that enables a Bangladeshi national to freely come into the country, acquire citizenship and voting rights here and a large scale racket of fake certificates is involved. In hisContinue Reading
Guwahati: A Sunday press conference meant to “clarify” an earlier comment landed Assam Governor PB Acharya in fresh controversy. On Saturday Mr Acharya was quoted in the local Assamese media as saying “Hindustan is for Hindus”. The Governor addressed a press conference Sunday morning to “explain” that his comments were in theContinue Reading
Ranchi: Mothers, who constantly stay by the side of their children admitted for treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), will be served free meals by the state-run hospital along with their wards. Earlier, only patients were entitled to free food. But state health minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi said theyContinue Reading
Dimapur: Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has applauded the Catholic Church’s “great contribution” to the educational sector of the northeastern Indian state. Speaking at the Golden Jubilee of All Saints Higher Secondary School (ASHSS), Peren on November 21, Zeliang congratulated the pioneers and faculty of ASHSS for their contribution towards theContinue Reading
St Stephen’s Principal has called for giving a major say to Church of North India in the functioning of the college, handing over the faculty appointments and admissions to the Supreme Council.Continue Reading
Kolkata: The Bengal government may have distanced itself from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission but citizens in Bengal appear to have embraced it, feels an Air Force officer who has just completed a record 2,800 km swim covering the entire length of river Ganga. Wing commander Paramvir Singh,Continue Reading
