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20 Feb

Kangana Ranaut replies to Ex MP minister’s ‘Naachne Gane Wali’ remark

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Kangana Ranaut replies to Ex MP minister's 'Naachne Gane Wali’ remark; Says 'I'm no Deepika, Katrina, or Alia'In a recent tweet, Kangana Ranaut has expressed her disgust over former Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Sukhdev Panse’s defamatory remark against her.Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut never shies away to put across her opinion. She often grabs eyeballs for her statements on social media. The Queen actress has been quite vocal about her opinion on the recent farmers’ protest. Now, she has expressed her disgust over former Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Sukhdev Panse’s defamatory remark against her. According to the IANS report, the former…

20 Feb

Rakhi Sawant makes fun of Aly Goni’s emotional encounter with his mother

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Rakhi Sawant makes fun of Aly Goni's emotional encounter with his mother; Rubina Dilaik schools herIn the latest episode of Bigg Boss 14, Rakhi Sawant was seen making fun of Aly Goni's emotional encounter with his mother and newborn niece. Rubina Dilaik and other housemates were seen schooling her The current season is probably the only season till now which has extended to five months and the housemates who entered the house, in the beginning, are emotionally drained and the same can be seen through the episodes. In the latest episode, one wish of Aly Goni was fulfilled by Bigg…

20 Feb

Ram Charan wishes his parents Chiranjeevi and Surekha on their anniversary with a sweet message

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Megastar Chiranjeevi Konidela and his wife Surekha Konidela are celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary on Saturday. On the occasion, their son, actor Ram Charan shared an adorable photo of the couple on his social media handles. Sharing the photo on his social media handles, Ram Charan tagged his parents as his “biggest strength.” Chiranjeevi married Surekha, daughter of veteran Telugu actor Allu Ramalingaiah, on February 20, 1980. The couple have two daughters and a son. Meanwhile, Ram Charan recently joined the sets of upcoming Telugu film Acharya, which stars his father Chiranjeevi in the lead. Ram will be seen playing…

20 Feb

Kma among top 25 in ‘Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge’: Nagaland

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Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, announced 25 shortlisted cities for the “nurturing neighbourhoods challenge” cohort, in collaboration with Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) and technical partner WRI India. A press release by CEO, Kohima Smart City Development Limited, Kovi Meyase stated that the challenge was a 3-year initiative aimed at supporting early childhood friendly neighbourhoods under the government’s “smart cities mission”. The nurturing neighbourhoods challenge launched on November 4, 2020, invited participation from all smart cities, capitals of states, UTs and cities with population above 5 lakhs to participate. During the three-month application period, over 100…

20 Feb

Angami Youth Organisation to conduct cleanliness drive: Nagaland

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Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) has informed that it would be carrying out a cleanliness drive in Kohima town on February 22 from 7 a.m. till 10 a.m. as part of the Sekrenyi festival, 2021. A press release by its president, Kekhrie Pfukha and secretary environment, Neiba Bio stated that the cleanliness drive which would be conducted three days ahead of the premier festival of the Angami Nagas would be carried out in collaboration with Kohima Municipal Council and Kohima Chamber of Commerce and Industries, along the stretch of Kohima town: From Lerie to High School area; TCP Gate to Paramedical…

20 Feb

3-day training prog on scientific poultry farming

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ICAR Nagaland Centre, Medziphema organised three-day training programme on “scientific backyard poultry farming for enhancing the tribal farmers income” on February 17 and 19. A press release by ICAR Nagaland centre, Medziphema stated that 27 participants from Chesezu village of Phek district attended the training programme. The training involved importance of scientific backyard poultry farming, housing management, brooding of chicks and feeding management. Health management of birds under backyard condition and vaccinations training was imparted to the tribal farmers and hands-on training on different vaccination in general and Ranikhet disease was demonstrated to the farmers. Speaking at the closing function,…

20 Feb

SeekMed organizes virtual roundtable in Guwahati

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SeekMed, a global tele-health platform that allows patients worldwide to seek professional and ethical medical advice from India's eminent award-winning doctors, organized a virtual roundtable in Guwahati to discuss on rising and disturbing health disorders in the North-East region. The roundtable also discussed how COVID changed the healthcare world from being traditional to digital mode of consultations, which pushes the need for more reliable and authentic tele-health players like SeekMed. Among the speakers there were country’s top Cardio and Onco experts - Padma Bhushan Awardee, Dr T.S. Kler, Chairman - Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute and Medical Advisor for SeekMed…

20 Feb

Why Rubina Dilaik should win Bigg Boss 14, from taking on Salman Khan to setting relationship goals with Abhinav Shukla

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Why Rubina Dilaik should win Bigg Boss 14, from taking on Salman Khan to setting relationship goals with Abhinav ShuklaRubina Dilaik has emerged as the strongest contestant of Bigg Boss 14. From standing up to Salman Khan to setting indomitable relationship goals with Abhinav Shukla, here is why she deserves to be the Bigg Boss 14 winner. Bigg Boss 14 has been all over the place, with evicted contestants being brought back, former contestants entering the show as ‘challengers’ and even a ‘proxy’ contestant in place of one who walked out. However, if there is one contestant who stood strong…

20 Feb

Foundation stone laid for Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge

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In presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge was held. The 19KM long bridge will connect Assam and Meghalaya over the Brahmaputra River, making it the longest of all river bridges in India. The Dhubri-Phulbhari Bridge is provided with financial support by Japan, amounting to JPY 25,483 million (Rs 1,573-crore). After completion, traveling time between Dhubri and Phulbhari will become shorter. Since 2008, Japan, through its funding agency known as JICA, has extended 231 billion Japanese Yen (Rs 16,174-crore) as concessional ODA loans…

20 Feb

BharatPe launches operations in Guwahati

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India’s leading Fintech company for merchants, BharatPe rolled out its financial services in Guwahati. This is the first of the many cities that the company plans to venture into, in the North East, as part of the second phase of expansion across India. The company’s office in Guwahati will be at Zoo Narengi Road, Guwahati. The company has set a target to onboard over 50,000 merchants across categories including Grocery, Food and Restaurants, Colleges and Educational Institutions, Pharmacies and Amusement Parks. The company will also be launching merchant loans for its merchant partners in Guwahati in coming months. It has…