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17 Mar

DENSU to organize blood donation camp in Dimapur: Nagaland

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Dimapur Eastern Nagaland Students’ Union (DENSU) in alliance with National Integrated Forum of Artists & Activists (NIFAA) has informed that it would be organising blood donation camp on March 23, 2021, 10 a.m., at district hospital Dimapur. In a press release, DENSU stated that the core purpose of organising the blood donation camp was to ensure that adequate blood was stored at district hospital for emergency requirement, with a purpose to save lives in time of emergency. The union encouraged citizens to come forward and participate in the blood donation drive and informed that each donor would be acknowledged with…

17 Mar

Alpha 1 Camera: New era in professional imaging

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A leader in imaging sensor technology and digital imaging, Sony introduced a new full-frame mirrorless Alpha 1 Camera. The new Alpha 1 comes with 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor. The newly developed image sensor is built with integral memory and paired with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine. Alpha 1 viewfinder features the world’s first, up to 240 fps refresh rate, for a super-smooth display. The 9.44 million dot OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder does not blackout when an exposure is made and offers an uninterrupted view allowing seamless framing and tracking. Combined with Sony’s acclaimed autofocus technology,…

17 Mar

IVF centres: patients resume treatment

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It is expected that life will soon be getting back to normal, as the world comes out of lockdown. Hospitals have restarted their OPDs, doctors are meeting patients again and stalled treatments are resuming. IVF centres in Guwahati have started seeing patients returning to them. Infertility treatment is one of the many treatments that were hindered during the pandemic. However, life is slowly getting back on track, with the restart of treatments that were left off in the middle. Dr Diganta Deka, Pratiksha Hospital, Guwahati, said, the IVF centres in the region are seeing more than 50% of their original…

16 Mar

Official Statement from Vodafone Idea

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"Certain individuals/ groups are spreading fake news about Vi shutting down services in Assam. We wish to clarify that this is absolutely false and baseless news being spread to mislead our customers. We wish to inform that strict action will be taken against anyone known to indulge in spreading such fake news about the company. Vi remains committed to serve our customers in the market."

16 Mar

Hockey India Women Academy National Championships To Kick Off On Wednesday

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A total of 14 teams will vie for top honours at the 1st Hockey India junior women academy national championship 2021, while 10 teams will compete in the 1st Hockey India sub-junior women academy national championship 2021 that gets underway from Wednesday in Bhubaneswar. With the two tournaments being held at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium which has hosted numerous landmark international tournaments including the prestigious FIH Men's World Cup in 2018, the participants are eagerly awaiting to demonstrate their skills at the world-class stadia. Having created several top women players including Junior India Women's Captain Suman Devi Thoudam, the…

16 Mar

Alia Bhatt Celebrates Birthday With ‘Most Important Women’ Including Future ‘Saasu Maa’ Neetu Kapoor

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Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt turned a year older on Monday and the celebration had begun on Sunday night at filmmaker Karan Johar's house. The actress turned 28 and to celebrate the occasion, Karan Johar threw a party. The party was attended by Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora and others. Alia's boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor who contracted the COVID-19 pandemic was absent from the bash but his absence was compensated by his sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. Post this, Alia seems to have an intimate celebration with her family and loved ones. Last night, the young actress celebrated her birthday with Neetu…

16 Mar

Nationwide bank strike enters day 2; unions warn of stir similar to farmers’

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The two-day bank strike led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country has severely affected the banking operations. Customers are facing inconvenience in parts of the country due to the strike called against the Centre's policy to privatise the lenders. The strike has affected services like cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services. Government transactions related to treasury as well as business transactions have also been impacted. The national strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) said that the strike may take a form similar to the farmers’ protests against the agri reforms…

16 Mar

British PRIME MINISTER Boris to visit India at the end of April

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to visit India at the end of April. This was stated by the Prime Minister's Office in that country on Monday. This will be his first visit to India as Prime Minister after leaving the European Union and, of course, the first important international visit. He was scheduled to arrive in India on January 26 during Republic Day. But the visit was cancelled due to the growing number of diseases in Britain. That's when Boris Johnson, however, said he would come to India soon. It is finally learnt that he is coming to…

16 Mar

‘Maitri Setu’ project completed in Tripura

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A pan-India infrastructure consultancy firm, Rodic Consultants Pvt Ltd completed the 1.9 km long ‘MaitriSetu’ project over river Feni. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Tuesday. As Authority Engineer, Rodic was responsible for the supervision of construction of the Bridge over river Feni at Sabroom on Indo-Bangladesh Border on NH-8 in Tripura. Steered by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), the bridge will establish direct connectivity from South Tripura to Chattogram (Chittagong) in Bangladesh. The Bridge will provide much shorter access of this landlock North-Eastern Region to the port from present 1,700 km to…

16 Mar

Vi launches new prepaid packs starting at Rs 401

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Vi (India’s leading telecom brand) collaborates with Disney+ Hotstar (one of India’s leading video streaming platforms) to bring high-quality entertainment and a year full of Cricket to Vi customers. This coming-together aims to bring the best of video content to Indians across the two most popular genres of Entertainment and Cricket. Vi customers will now be able to watch everything that Disney+ Hotstar VIP has to offer – right from 12 months of non-stop cricketing action to the latest blockbuster movies in Hindi & Tamil, the best of global movies and shows dubbed in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu, including Marvel’s…