Agartala, Dec 31 The first border market, locally called ‘haat’, in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be inaugurated Jan 13, an official said here. Two ‘border haats’ were set up in 2012 at Meghalaya’s
New Delhi, Dec 31 The health and family welfare ministry Wednesday placed the draft of the National Health Policy 2015 in the public domain to seek the public’s suggestions, an official statement said. According to the ministry, the policy is
Jammu, Dec 31 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday called on Governor N.N. Vohra, claimed the support of 55 legislators in the 87-member state assembly and lauded former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mehbooba Mufti met the governor
Beijing, Dec 31 China Wednesday launched a meteorological satellite from Sichuan province. The satellite “Fengyun-II 08” will collect meteorological, maritime and hydrological data and transmit information that will be used for weather forecasting and environment monitoring, Xinhua reported. Both the
Agra, Dec 31 Agra recorded its coldest day in 22 years Tuesday as the maximum temperature hovered around 10 degrees Celsius, an official said Wednesday. The weatherman said the day temperature in this Uttar Pradesh city was the lowest since
Jakarta, Dec 31 Three more bodies were recovered Wednesday from the site where AirAsia flight QZ8501 crashed in the Java Sea, taking to six the number of bodies recovered so far, a media report said. The Indonesian National Search and
Washington, Dec 31 NASA is all set to launch an instrument that will measure the moisture lodged in Earth’s soils with unprecedented accuracy and resolution. Scheduled for launch Jan 29, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) instrument has a radar,
Islamabad, Dec 31 A former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) junior technician, convicted in former president Pervez Musharraf assassination attempt case, was executed Wednesday, a media report said. Niaz Mohammad was hanged at the Peshawar Central Prison, Dawn online reported. He
New Delhi, Dec 31 Cash-strapped airline SpiceJet Tuesday said that it will cancel 300 more flights till Jan 31, even as the government seemed to rule out any help by saying the budget carrier will have to itself resolve its
Bengaluru, Dec 31 Infosys Ltd. Tuesday announced a $5-million annual outlay for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the US through its not-for-profit trust Infosys Foundation. “We will focus on making computer science education accessible to communities in the
New York, Dec 31 Some international fraudsters are exploiting the tech-savvy reputation of Indians to trick computer users into giving them access to their machines by pretending to be from Microsoft. Now the technology giant is fighting back suing several
New Delhi, Dec 31 The central government Tuesday decided not to extend the excise duty concessions provided to the auto sector in 2015, which may lead to cars getting expensive. The Narendra Modi-led NDA government had in June extended the
New Delhi, Dec 31 Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said that an agreement to start the work on the Rs.12,000 Sagar Port project located near Kolkata would be signed Jan 7. The agreement will be signed as
Jakarta, Dec 31 AirAsia confirmed that the debris spotted in the Java Sea, is from the missing flight QZ8501, even as three bodies confirmed to be those of passengers in the ill-fated plane were retrieved. “AirAsia Indonesia regrets to inform
Sydney, Dec 31 Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations in Afghanistan will enter a new phase in the New Year to train, advise and assist local soldiers, defence authorities said Wednesday. There are 400 Australian troops still in Afghanistan, who will
Wuhan, Dec 31 China launched a new frigate built for the Bangladesh Navy. The frigate, with a displacement of 1,300 tonnes and a maximum speed of 25 knots, is 90 metres long and measures 11 metres across the beam. It
Jammu, Dec 31 After getting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s mandatory approval, the state law department has issued a notification for constituting the 12th legislative assembly. “After obtaining the mandatory approval from the chief minister on fax from
New Delhi, Dec 31 There will be restrictions on many roads in the capital for smooth flow of traffic during the New Year’s eve celebrations, police said Tuesday. A press statement from Delhi Police said the areas included Saket, M-Block
New Delhi, Dec 31 Some states, including Punjab and Kerala, Tuesday voiced their opposition to the NDA government’s draft civil aviation policy on the grounds that its proposal of creating only six international hubs in metros would work against states’
Shillong, Dec 31 Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul termed his transfer and appointment as new governor of Uttarakhand as “normal”. “Yes. I am going to Dehradun (the capital of Uttarakhand). Dehradun is also a nice place and transfers of governors
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