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01 Oct

The best time for joining Vi

editor0 CommentsBusiness, North East

Aiming to gain definite feedback from customers on their new network – GIGAnet, Vi is encouraging customers to reach out with their feedback through the Vi App. Under the new customer engagement drive, new and existing Vi users stand to get huge delights by simply sharing their feedback on their network experience. There are exciting and assured delights in the form of great benefits being offered for every feedback received. Marketing Director of Vodafone Idea Limited, Avneesh Khosla invited all mobile phone users and aspirants to join Vi. He said, Vi was launched with the promise of helping customers move ahead…

01 Oct

Manipur and Dettol launches Life Skills programme

editor0 CommentsBusiness, North Eastdettol, manipur

Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri.N. Biren Singh launched the unique life skills programme - Dettol BSI Birds and Bees Talk, for children between the ages of 10-19 in Manipur. RB, under its flagship Dettol ‘Banega Swasth India’ in partnership with Primus Partners launched a unique life skills program for kids, “Birds and Bees Talk” (BBT). The curriculum was launched for children between the ages of 10-19 in Manipur in the presence of Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh and Chief Secretary, Dr Rajesh Kumar. This comprehensive sexuality education curriculum will help to make children informed with the help of accurate, fact-based…

01 Oct

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Questioned By Mumbai Police In Rape Case

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastanuragkashyap, Bollywood, filmmaker, INDIA

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who arrived at the VersovaPolice Station earlier this morning after being issuedsummons on Wednesday, is being questioned in a rapecase filed last week. The Producer-Director has called therape allegations “baseless” and said he intends to take legalaction in the matter.His lawyer Priyanka Khimani has also reached the policestation.The summons was issued after the actor met MaharashtraGovernor BS Koshyari along with Rajya Sabha MP andUnion Minister Ramdas Athawale seeking Mr Kashyap’sarrest.The actor had recently accused Mr Kashyap of forcinghimself on her in 2013. According to the actor, he hadnamed three other actors as being “just a call away.”…

01 Oct

Amid Hathras Outrage, UP 22-YearOld Drugged, Allegedly Gang Raped, Dies

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbreakingnews, gangrape, hathras, rape, uttarpradesh

Amid outrage in the country over the gangrapeand death of a young woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras,another similar case has been reported from the state. Alittle more than 500 km from Hathras, a 22-year-old Dalitwoman died after being allegedly raped and assaulted onTuesday evening, when the attention of the country wasfocused on the events in Delhi as the police tried to takeaway the Hathras woman's body from Safdarjung hospital.The young woman in Balrampur had died while being takento a hospital in Lucknow. The police, meanwhile, have saidthat two accused in the case have been arrested, but alsoclaimed that the post-mortem…

30 Sep

Ritika Veg Oil augments mustard oil production

editor0 CommentsBusiness, North EastRITIKA OIL

With the Government banning blending of mustard oil with any other cooking oil with effect from October 1, the leading edible oil manufacturer Ritika Vegetable Oil Private Limited would augment its production capability of ‘Mustard oil’ up to 100% per year. Data Group has been in business since last 40 years and producing millions of tons pure high quality edible oils throughout the years. Company markets these oils under various brands including Scooter, Ashoka and Shiv Classic. The Company, which has operations across various districts of Assam and is a leading player in the state, is also present in other…

29 Sep

“TRISSAM” a Value added products from the tribes of Assam under Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana or Van Dhan Scheme launched on 14th April, 2018 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministry of Tribal Affairs as nodal department at central level and TRIFED as nodal agency at national level. This scheme is a well thought master plan for the socio-economic development of the tribal population of the country. TRIFED in Assam has sanctioned 50 Van DhanVikas Kendra (VDVK’s)under the scheme covering 13 Districts of the State. The Directorate of Welfare of Plain Tribes & Backward Classes, Assam (WPTBC) is the State Nodal Agency and Assam Plain Tribes Development Corporation Ltd.…

29 Sep

RPF rescues minor girl Arrests trafficker

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAssam, human trafficking

On 27.09.2020, at about 16.00 hrs, while constable / T. O. Singh of RPF Post, Guwahati was performing duty at CCTV Control Room of Guwahati railway station, he noticed one male person with one minor girl entering into the station suspiciously. Immediately, he informed the matter to on duty constable / L. Ramananda Singh who was performing duty at the circulating area. Acting swiftly, constable / L. Ramananda Singh along with on duty Chief Ticket Inspector / Guwahati detected them and found the minor girl with the person sitting in the concourse area of the station hiding their presence. During…

29 Sep

1200 grams of brown sugar is recovered in Siliguri

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Based on a tip-off, the Matigara police, on Monday night, launched operations at Siliguri City Center area and arrested three people along with 1200 grams of brown sugar.The arrested have been identified as Umar Farooq, Mohammad Akhtarul Haque, and Ratan Roy. Out of the three, Umar Farooq and Mohammad Akhtarul Haque are residents of Kaliachak, and Ratan Roy is a resident of Siliguri’s Baghajatin colony. The market value of the recovered brown sugar has been estimated to be around 1 crore rupees. According to police sources, Umar Farooq and Mohammad Akhtarul Haque reached Siliguri from Kaliachak in a pickup van.…

29 Sep

“multipurpose healthcare workers’ protest plan is hold by Police

editor0 CommentsNorth EastSILIGURI

The police stopped the multipurpose healthcare workers who were ready to stage demonstrations in front of Uttar Kanya today.The state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is on a 3-day North Bengal visit, reached Siliguri yesterday. An Administrative Review Meeting with the two districts has already commenced today in Uttar Kanya.Amidst this, the multipurpose healthcare workers of North Bengal had planned to stage a protest in front of Uttar Kanya demanding higher wages. However, the police stopped them beforehand.Reportedly, around 20 protestors were detained in Jalpai More when they were on their way to Uttar Kanya. They have been taken to…

29 Sep

In big push to clean Ganga, PM Modi to inaugurate 6 mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange .

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission through video conference.He will also unveil the logo of Jal Jeevan Mission at 11 am today through video conference. He will release the guidelines for GPs and Pani Samiti for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). projects include the construction of a 68 MLD STP, up-gradation of the existing 27 MLD at Jagjeetpur, in Haridwar and construction of an 18 MLD STP at Sarai, in Haridwar. The Haridwar-Rishikesh zone contributes about…