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25 Jan

Organic dragon fruit juice launched

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Organic dragon fruit wine/juice produce of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm was formally launched by DPRO Dimapur, Lolano Patton on January 23 at Shitovi village, Dimapur. According to DIPR report, speaking during the launching occasion, Lolano Patton congratulated the proprietor of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm, Lucy Ngullie for achieving another milestone by way of introducing international standard of 100% organic dragon fruit wine/juice, which she observed would definitely boost the economy of the state. She lauded Lucy Ngullie for being such a hard working entrepreneur and for showing the way forward to the farming community to be self dependent and being…

23 Jan

Konkona Sensharma didn’t have a matching blouse with her sari, here’s what she did

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Konkona Sensharma didn’t have a matching blouse with her sari, here’s what she didKonkona Sensharma loves her saris. If you are one among the 320K followers on her ‘gram, you will agree to that statement. From a classic black sari to a bright pink one, the Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi actor can effortlessly ace the six yards. But, what is the trick to nailing the sari every time, especially when you don’t have a matching blouse? Don’t fret, Konkona as the perfect solution for you! Konkona, recently, shares a series of photos in a sari with the caption: “When you…

23 Jan

BLBestof2020: Kangana Ranaut trounces Deepika Padukone and Taapsee Pannu to be declared the Best Actress of the year – view poll result

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#BLBestof2020: Kangana Ranaut trounces Deepika Padukone and Taapsee Pannu to be declared the Best Actress of the year – view poll resultThe poll result is finally out and the audience has chosen Kangana Ranaut as the Best Actress of 2020 for her performance in Panga. She has received 44.7% of the votes, followed by Deepika Padukone at 2nd place with 28.2% votes for her performance in Chhapaak, and Taapsee Pannu at 3rd position with 9.3% votes for Thappad. It is time to honour your favourite Bollywood stars who have entertained the audience with their stellar performances in 2020 despite being…

23 Jan

Katy Perry Made a Last-Minute Change to Her Inauguration Makeup Look

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Katy Perry Made a Last-Minute Change to Her Inauguration Makeup Look When Katy Perry decided to do her first major performance on a national stage since having a baby, she did it with a bang. Literally. Hundreds if not thousands of bangs, actually. The pop star closed out the Celebrating America inauguration special by singing her hit song "Firework" as a seemingly endless supply of actual fireworks filled the Washington, D.C., sky. But despite the impressive pyrotechnics and equally impressive performance, we were mesmerized by how phenomenal the new mom looked for the big event. During the TV presentation on…

23 Jan

Number of minutes don’t matter, impact you leave does: Taapsee Pannu as Baby clocks 6 years

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Taapsee Pannu on Saturday advised young and aspiring actors to not focus on the length of their roles in a project as she celebrated six years of espionage thriller Baby. Before entering Hindi cinema, the 33-year-old actor starred in Telugu and Tamil films. She forayed into Bollywood with David Dhawan’s Chashme Baddoor, but her seven-minute-long role as Shabana Khan in Neeraj Pandey’s Baby acted as a turning point in her career. Pannu said it is important for an artiste to make the most of the screen time they get. “Dear actors, Number of minutes don’t matter, the impact u leave…

23 Jan

DCs issue Republic Day related information

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Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Kohima and Mokokchung have issued information for the forthcoming 72nd Republic Day celebration to all government employees, HoDs, invitees and others. Mokokchung: DC Mokokchung, Limawabang Jamir has informed all government servants posted within Mokokchung town to attend the function positively. According to DIPR report, all village council members and GBs union of Ungma, Mokokchung, Chuchuyimpang and Khensa villages, GBs of Mokokchung town and functionaries of all 18 wards and general public of Mokokchung town have been informed that the celebration would commence at the usual time of 8:40 a.m. at Imkongmeren Sports Complex Mokokchung. However, in…

23 Jan

Shubman Gill Credits Yuvraj Singh his Success in Australia

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Subhman Gill was selected for Australia tour in as the replacement of injured Rohit Sharma and included in the playing XI in the second Test at the MCG, Melbourne. The right-handed batsman deemed to be the next-big-thing in Indian cricket as he showed no signs of nervousness and was calm; he played a wide variety of shots in the 6 innings he played in Australia. He had scored 259 runs at 51.80 batting average with two half-centuries; being India's fourth-highest run-getter overall playing only three matches. Gill credited former Indian player, Yuvraj Singh, for preparing him well for the short-ball challenge…

23 Jan

National level Kala Utsav competition concludes

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Arts Festival 2020-21 organised jointly by Department of School Education (DoSE) and Literacy, Ministry of Education, government of India and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) New Delhi concluded Friday. According to a press release, the art festival focuses on promoting traditional folk and classical art forms that reflect India’s’ rich culture, tradition and civilization and also to create a platform to explore exchange and experience the diverse cultural heritage of the country. Kala Utsav National Level Online Competition was held from January 11 to January 22. There were nine categories of competitions for both female and male…

23 Jan

Tetso College organizes a national conference

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Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Tetso College organised a two-day online national conference on the topic “higher education in North East India: trends, opportunities and challenges”. The conference commenced on January 22. A press release by Tetso College stated that while presenting the keynote address, principal, NEISSR, Dr. Fr. C.P. Anto urged participants to reflect on the situation of higher education, its challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic scenario.Presenting a brief report on higher education in the North East, Dr. Anto stated that there were 10 central universities, 13 state universities, 31 private universities, one deemed university and 924 colleges…

22 Jan

Varun Dhawan-Natasha Dalal wedding: Family members of soon-to-be-bride and groom arrive at venue in Alibaug

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It's finally happening and all the reports around Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal's wedding taking place this weekend turned out to be true. Childhood sweethearts Varun and Natasha are finally getting hitched and it seems like a great start to the year. But given the COVID situation in the country, it won't be another big fat Bollywood wedding. In fact, according to reports, it will be around 40 people from both the family who will gather for the occasion. "It will be around 40 people from both the family gather for the occasion. They will stay in a resort in…