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11 May

OnePlus launches OnePlus Road Trip campaign

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business

OnePlus India, the global technology brand, has launched a first-of its kind campaign by the brand, called the OnePlus Road Trip. The exciting, new initiative kickstarted in Guwahati and aims to provide a unique OnePlus experience to its community across the Northeast region. The OnePlus Road Trip initiative was flagged off in Vivanta Guwahati today, in the presence of its enthusiastic community members, unveiling its special pop-up OnePlus experience outlet that showcases an exciting range of OnePlus products. After the flag-off event at Vivanta Guwahati, the pop-up outlet will be stationed next at IIT Guwahati – 12th May, City Centre…

10 May

Amit Shah lauds Assam CM for developing health infra in state

editor0 CommentsAssamamit shah, Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday dedicated the Cardiothoracic and Neuroscience Centre of the Superspecialty Hospital under GMCH in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a function held in Guwahati. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma expressed his gratitude to the Union Home Minister for his presence at the event. “Honourable Home Minister Amit Shah Ji has always been a source of inspiration and support for us. His presence here today is a reiteration of the importance the current government led by the Honourable Prime Minister attaches to Assam and the Northeast”, Sarma added. The Union…

10 May

Twelve new Covid cases at 0.08% TPR in Odisha

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Odisha reported 12 new COVID-19 cases at 0.08% test positivity rate on Tuesday, with the tally rising to 12,88,222, the health department bulletin said. Odisha now has 166 active cases, while 12,78,877 patients have recovered from the disease, including seven on Monday, the bulletin said. The daily positivity rate was 0.08 per cent as the new COVID-19 cases were detected from 14,225 sample tests. The state has been recording around 20 cases a day for the last one month but witnessed a sudden surge in the number on Sunday with 71 fresh infections, including 64 students living in two hostels…

10 May

Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma dies at the age of 84; PM Modi and others condole

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Legendary Santur player Pandit Sivakumar Sharma passed away in Mumbai due to a heart attack. He was once battling kidney disease when he was 84. For the final six months. The veteran musician, one of India's best-known classical musicians, will perform in Bhopal next week.”He had a extreme coronary heart assault at round 9 am. He was once energetic and was once to operate in Bhopal subsequent week. He was once on regular dialysis however was once nonetheless used to be active,” the household supply informed PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of the legend and said, “Our…

09 May

India reports 3207 fresh Covid cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours

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India reported 3207 fresh Covid cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 20,403 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74% with 3410 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 4,25,60,905. While the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.82 percent, the daily positivity rate stands at 0.95 percent, as per…

09 May

‘Asani’ cyclonic storm likely to move northwestwards till May 10

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The severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ is very likely to move northwestwards till Tuesday night and reach Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts, said Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday. Light to moderate rainfall is very likely to commence from Tuesday evening at many places over districts of coastal Odisha and heavy rainfall (7 -11cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, and Puri, added the Meteorological Centre. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the deep sea area over the central parts of…

09 May

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Assam on two-day tour

editor0 CommentsAssamamit shah, Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah late on Sunday arrived at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati for a two-day tour to inaugurate and launch several projects on the first anniversary of Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government.On the occasion of its first anniversary in Assam, Shah will address a public rally at the Khanapara field in Guwahati on Tuesday and will inaugurate several projects including Super Speciality Hospital and National Forensic Sciences University. During the visit, he will lay the foundation stone for various projects on the day, including Public Auditoriums, Integrated DC Office, Police Commissionarate Building, and Guwahati Police Reserve…

08 May

Khali demonstrates true strength of Maithan Steel

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business, North East

The Great Khali, a very significant, powerful man with an international reputation appeared at the unveiling of the "Dham Test" to substantiate his claim of superior quality of Maithan steel and his use of Maithan in building his own houses. An unmistakable indicator of high quality and standards is the resonance of strong steel. When a TMT rebar made of stronger steel was thrown from a height compared to an average grade of TMT rebar, Great Khali performed the "Dham Test", which revealed a significant difference in sound. The resonant sound of strong steel is an unmistakable indication of the…

05 May

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says subsidy on electricity to become optional from October 1

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities will subsidize electricity only to those citizens of the national capital who want it. He said residents will be asked if they want to go ahead with the subsidy and the exercise in this regard will begin soon. “The Delhi government will now ask people whether they want to get electricity subsidy or not. From October 1, only those consumers who opt for it will be provided the subsidy," he said during an online briefing. Currently, customers in Delhi run a "zero" energy bill for…

05 May

Seeds of depression over Bay of Bengal, cyclone blips on Bengal radar

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A cyclone that formed over the South Andaman Sea on Wednesday is set to turn into a depression this weekend. Met officials said it was too early to predict whether the gadget would become a cyclone. But May is a good time for a tropical cyclone and the chance cannot be ruled out now. If the device turns into a cyclone, it will be 0.33 in May for three consecutive years after Amphan in 2020 and Yas in 2021. “Wednesday's cyclone is likely to develop into a low pressure area. In the next 48 hours, it is likely to intensify…