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11 Jan

25th National Youth Festival to be inaugurated by Narendra Modi on Wednesday, 12 Jan

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The birth of Swami Vivekananda Academy which is observed as National Youth Day, this year, its inauguration will be done by PM Narendra Modi through video conferencing, to be held on Pondicherry. Modi tweeted, "On the 12th, I would be taking part in the 25th National Youth Festival via video conferencing. Apart from asking my young friends to join the program, I also urge them to share their inputs as well. Always a delight to hear from India's talented youth."Due to the rise of covid situation, the event is to be held in virtual form. The main aim of the…

10 Jan

New version of SUV Kodiaq at Rs. 34.99 launched, 2022

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The new Kodiaq is equipped with various luxury features, 2-litre petrol engine mated to a seven-speed transmission sending power to four wheels also can accelerate to 100kph I just 7.8 seconds."Kodiaq has a rich, international legacy of being a pioneering model of our SUV campaign. In India, as in with the other markets where the KODIAQ is present, the SUV has stood out for the ample space on offer, comprehensive range of equipment and its excellent value-for-money proposition," Skoda Auto India Brand Director Zac Hollis said in a statement."With several segment leading features and uncompromising safety, Kodiaq is a complete…

09 Jan

3 BJP workers arrested for sex racket case in Indore

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3 BJP workers were arrested for sex racket in Indore alleged Madhya Pradesh congress. There were 18 people among them 3 were arrested. The incident took place after a salon was raided in Vijay Nagar were seven women from Thailand and three male customers hailing from Khandwa, a police official said. Narender Saluja, MP congress spokesperson in a statement claimed they were close to MP forest minister Vijay Shah in Khandwa and the arrested people were leders of Bharatiya Jnata Uva Morcha (BJYM) Mr Shah, however, could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. Police said the salon operator has confessed…

08 Jan

In the thick of rising covid cases schools, colleges are to be closed in Mizoram

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Schools in Mizoram will be closed for students of classes 1 to 9 and class 11 amid the rise in coronavirus cases along with it colleges and universities will also remain closed across the state. Students of each sector will be conducted in the online mode, according to the guideline. However, schools and hostels will remain open for students of classes 10 and 12, who are appearing for their board examination this year. The School Education Department will ensure full vaccination of teachers and other officials on duty. Training institutes are allowed to remain open with 50 per cent seating…

07 Jan

South Africa captain Dean Elgar on winning over India in Johannesburg test

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Dean Elgar being the senior most batter said he took the responsibility to take his team over the line as he led from the front to ensure a famous seven-wicket win over India at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The 34-year-old opener finished the match unbeaten on 96 off 188 balls, an innings spanning five hours and nine minutes, as they chased down 240 to level the three-match series. "I said to myself I'm going to be there till the end as a senior batter, someone who's been around for a long time. I needed to take the responsibility,” Dean Elgar said to the media. "It's…

06 Jan

First Omicron case in Assam from Saudi Arabia Returnee

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Assam reported its first Omicron case after a Saudi Arabia returnee tested positive for the new coronavirus variant. The 35-year-old man, who hails from Hojai district, was found infected with the Omicron variant. His sample was sent to the Jorhat-based North East Institute of Science and Technology as he had tested positive for COVID-19 after his return from the West Asian country. His report for genome sequencing was sent during the day. But very soon he has already recovered from the infection. Along with him a teenager from Digaru area in Kamrup Metropolitan district had also tested positive for the…

05 Jan

15 influential women are felicitated by Sunshine Professional Academy and Illumis Clinic

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Sunshine Professional Academy and Illumis Clinic is hosting one felicitation evening from this year to felicitate 15 influential women of the society . Juri Saikia , owner of Sunshine Professional Academy and Dr Reema Das Mallik have said that their long term mission is to work more to uplift the women of Northeast, in order to create an inclusive pool of talent and to promote and encourage the young women of Northeast India towards a self sufficient life. Apart from providing training to the main stream students they have trained the youth belonging to Below Poverty Line , free of…

01 Jan

On New Year’s Eve, Rajasthan ministers clash about curfew timings

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On Friday, two Rajasthan ministers feuded about whether to provide a two-hour respite in the night curfew to allow residents to celebrate the New Year. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presided over a cabinet meeting on Thursday that decided on the relaxation. During the discussion, Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena stated that the people was opposed to the idea of curfew easing. He was interrupted by Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariya was, who expressed his opinion that the Chief Minister should know the "correct thing." He said that the state's youths were looking forward to the meeting's decision…

31 Dec

The Style Icon 2K21 Winners

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The Grand finale of the Style Icon 2K21, organised by the SR Modelling Studio was held at Swastika Ecopark Resort in Fulbari near Siliguri on 25 December. Puran Chettri of Alipurduar and Ridhima Singhania of Siliguri won the runaway category awards; Amrita Roy of Raiganj and Regem R Nayaak of Sikkim have won in the print category in the finale.It was the sixth edition of the national level beauty contest. Over 50 participants from all over India had taken part in The Style Icon 2K21. The show director, Samrat Rajput, "Our main aim was to provide a platform to aspiring…

29 Dec

AGL plans one of World’s largest Tiles showroom in Gujarat

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Asian Granito India Ltd is planning to launch one of the World’s largest Tiles showroom in India’s Tiles hub – Morbi, Gujarat. The showroom is conceptualised in 1.5 lakh square feet area and aims to showcase AGL Group's production, technological excellence at one place.The five storey showroom will be designed as a one-stop-solution to meet the diverse needs of household, architect, builder for building their dream projects as well as keeping in mind the needs of the International markets. It will have the entire range of the group’s exquisite and innovative range of Sanitaryware, Bathware and Engineered Marble and Quartz…