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04 Feb

Indian documentary ‘Writing with Fire’ wins audience award at Sundance Film Festival

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Amid internet shutdown at the National Capital’s borders, where farmers are protesting against the farm bills, and concerns are being raised regarding freedom of speech, a documentary film by a Delhi-based duo on grassroots journalism has won two awards at the just-concluded prestigious Sundance Film Festival 2021, presented by the non-profit Sundance Institute in the US. At the virtual award ceremony on Tuesday night, remotely hosted by actor-comic Patton Oswalt, Writing with Fire — written, directed, produced and edited by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh — picked up the Special Jury Award: Impact for Change and Audience Award, among the…

04 Feb

Cancer Survivors’ Get Together on World Cancer Day at Siliguri

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Siliguri, February 4, 2021: On the occasion of World Cancer Day, eminent Oncologist of North Bengal, Dr. Saptarshi Ghosh of Siliguri Nursing Home has organized a unique Cancer Survivor Get together at Hotel Sinclairs on 4th February 2021. The cancer survivors treated by Dr. Ghosh took part and shared experience and struggle to come back in normal life after fighting Cancer. The main aim of the Survivors Program was to make the Cancer Survivors interact within themselves and share their experiences to find out a common way to keep on living together. Dr. Ghosh provided some general information and discussed…

04 Feb

Actor Mahie Gill to reunite with Abhay Deol in 1962 The War In The Hills

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Mahie Gill has joined the cast Disney+Hotstar series 1962: The War In The Hills, the streaming platform announced on Thursday. The series will mark a reunion between Gill and actor Abhay Deol after they featured together in Anurag Kashyap’s 2009 blockbuster movie Dev D. 1962: The War In The Hills, directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, is set against the backdrop of the 1962 India-China War. Gill, whose film credits include movies such as Gulaal, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster and Dabangg series, will essay the role of Shagun Singh, the wife of Deol’s character. The show is inspired by true events that…

04 Feb

COMSO threatens stir if Centre fails to implement ILP in Meghalaya

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The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organizations (CoMSO) on Wednesday has threatened to resort to agitation if the Central Government further delays appointment for discussion on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the State. Home Minister Amit Shah, who recently visited Shillong, had assured Chief Minister Conrad Sangma that he would the State Cabinet and pro-ILP groups in New Delhi to deliberate on the contentious issue. “We are waiting for the appointment as we believe dialogue is also very important and we do hope that the union home minister honors what he had assured to the chief minister that he would…

04 Feb

NTEP Dmu conducts active case-finding of TB

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Dimapur district’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) has been conducting active case-finding (ACF) of TB in individuals under Dimapur district since January 23, led by DTO Dimapur, Dr. Benchilo Ngullie. A press release by media officer, NHM Dimapur, Kimnei stated that the ongoing ACF was effectively conducted at central jail, sub-jail, Ura villa colony, 4th to 6th mile stone quarries, day & night shelter home and Miqlat Ministry Centre, Singrijan. Three TB cases were detected during the ACF and have been initiated for treatment. It may be noted that NHM Dimapur ACF is an activity to reach the unreached in…

04 Feb

Mass food poisoning in Diphu

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Nearly two hundred and nine (209) persons, including a large number of children, were admitted to Diphu Medical College and Hospital and in Bakulia Civil Hospital, around 65 kilometers from Diphu, since yesterday for acute food poisoning. The incident happened within hours after thousands consumed packed lunch provided at an official meeting organized at Diphu Medical College and Hospital to mark the beginning of the first academic session of the institution on Tuesday. It may be mentioned that the impressive ceremony was attended by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma which witness a gathering of…

04 Feb

Manipur doctors protest against ‘mixopathy’

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Correspondent IMPHAL, Feb 3 | Publish Date: 2/3/2021 12:48:12 PM IST Members of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Manipur state branch on Wednesday staged a hunger strike in Imphal in protest against mixopathy. The hunger strike staged in Imphal’s IMA complex was a part of a nationwide protest by doctors against permission to Ayurvedic doctors to conduct surgeries. IMA Manipur state branch observed the hunger strike as part of the all India relay hunger strike launched by the IMA starting from February 1. The strike will continue till February 14. The protest was staged to show doctors’ resentment and for the…

03 Feb

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah diva Sonalika Joshi stuns fans with her mellifluous voice

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah diva Sonalika Joshi stuns fans with her mellifluous voice, Sunayana Fozdar has something to say TMKOC fame Sonalika Joshi aka Madhavi Bhabhi is one of the popular actresses in the entertainment world right now. She has wowed us with her brilliant acting flairs in the show. What’s more, the actress is all set to stun us with her versatility. And in the hunt, we got to find that she has gotten a mellifluous voice, as she shares a video of her singing “Hamein Tumse Pyaar Kitna”, Sunayana Fozdar falls in love with her voice!

03 Feb

Is Naira alive in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai?

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Is Naira alive in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai? Fans warn Rhea! Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is one of the most loved shows on television and fans loved watching the chemistry and love story of Kartik and Naira. The show saw a change in the storyline as the makers decided to end the character of Naira and introduce Shivani as a new character. This track had broken the hearts of fans, as they could not accept that Kartik would romance someone else. Sirat has already made an entry in the show, and the audiences are finding it difficult to…

03 Feb

Popular singer Shreya Ghoshal’s Angana Morey leaves a soothing effect on the listener

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Popular singer Shreya Ghoshal’s latest single “Angana Morey” is out. The melodious track leaves a soothing effect on the listener and is the perfect song to start one’s day. “Angana Morey” has been sung, composed and written by Shreya Ghoshal, with music production by her brother Soumyadeep Ghoshal. The video of “Angana Morey”, directed by Nazeef Mohammed, focuses on Shreya while telling a story through contemporary dance forms. Soumyadeep also appears in the video. “The song is Shreya’s contemporary interpretation of the girl longing for her beloved, deeply in love for each other, but away from her. The raag, the…