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Art work gives Tuensang a facelift
16th April 2021 /
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Nagaland Govt sanctions 30 lakh for construction of new morgue in Kohima
16th April 2021 /
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A little push goes a long way
15th April 2021 /
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MOSPI statistical profile reveals contrasting status of Nagaland’s PwDs
15th April 2021 /
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Dr T Ao Trophy: 12 persons  test positive for COVID-19
14th April 2021 /
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Nagaland yet to appoint regular ombudsman for PLHIVs
14th April 2021 /
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Nagaland Health dept prepares for probable second wave of COVID-19
14th April 2021 /
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Nagaland’s energy potential attracts private investment
13th April 2021 /
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There is ‘enough stock’ of vaccines for Nagaland: Health official
12th April 2021 /
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5 yrs since govt’s notice, New Chingmei awaits its first PHC
9th April 2021 /

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SPORTS

  • Players from Nagaland at the 2nd Nagaon Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2021.
    Nagaland players at Nagaon Open Int’l FIDE Rating Chess Tourney
    Our Correspondent Kohima | April 16 Five prominent chess players from Nagaland are taking part at the 2nd Nagaon Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2021, which commenced today at ADP College Indoor Stadium, Nagaon in Assam. The five players from
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Vinesh, Anshu, Divya bag gold medals in Asian wrestling
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): India won three gold medals on Friday at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty. Vinesh Phogat (53kg), Anshu Malik (57kg) and Divya Kakran (72kg) won their respective finals as India ended the competition with a tally of
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Stokes out for 12 weeks, leaves India for surgery
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): England and Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Ben Stokes will fly home on Friday from India and will be out of action for 12 weeks after sustaining a finger injury. CT scan and repeat X-ray conducted on Thursday showed that Stokes has
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Racer Rabindra geared up for European GT4 season
    Monza (Italy) April 16 (IANS): India's Akhil Rabindra commences his 2021 European GT4 Series season with AGS Events Racing Team, from April 16-18. The 24-year-old Bengaluru racer -- the only Indian in the European GT4 Championship this season -- will drive a
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Women to set new benchmarks at Tokyo Olympics
    New York, April 16 (IANS): UN Women, a United Nations entity for gender equality and women's empowerment, on Friday said that the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will have close to equal representation of women and men competing for the first time in its history. The To
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Arundhati reaches quarters at youth boxing Worlds
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Rajasthan's Arundhati Choudhary defeated Columbian boxer Deyaneira Casas to advance into the 69kg women's quarterfinals on the third day of the AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Championships in Kielce, Poland. Arundh
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    So much to learn from Sreejesh: Pathak
    Buenos Aires, April 16 (IANS): India hockey team goalkeeper Krishan Pathak, who was adjudged the 'Player of the Match' in his 50th outing for the country against Olympic champions Argentina in the FIH Pro League encounter, says that a tough competition for
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Organisers rule out cancelling or postponing Olympics
    Tokyo, April 16 (IANS): Organisers of this year's Tokyo Olympics are ruling out a cancellation or another postponement of the Games despite a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections in Japan. "There are a lot of concerns, but as the organizin
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Ukraine starts vaccinating Olympic, Paralympic athletes
    Kiev, April 16 (IANS): Ukraine started vaccinating national athletes of Olympic and Paralympic teams with CoronaVac vaccine produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, the country's health ministry said. "We want all athletes to attend the competitions
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Hertha forced into quarantine after four test Covid positive
    Berlin, April 16 (IANS): Hertha Berlin was forced into quarantine and three upcoming matches will have to be postponed after a total of four officials and players tested positive for the coronavirus, the Bundesliga club announced. Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai,
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    United through to Europa League last four with 4-0 win over Granada
    London, April 16 (IANS): Edinson Cavani set Manchester United on course for a comfortable victory against Granada as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side reached the Europa League semi-finals for the second successive season. Marcus Rashford's fine goal and a lat
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Stokes out for 12 weeks, leaves India for surgery
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): England and Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Ben Stokes will fly home on Friday from India and will be out of action for 12 weeks after sustaining a finger injury. CT scan and repeat X-ray conducted on Thursday showed that Stokes has
    Sports / 16th April 2021
  • IANS Photo
    Racer Rabindra geared up for European GT4 season
    Monza (Italy) April 16 (IANS): India's Akhil Rabindra commences his 2021 European GT4 Series season with AGS Events Racing Team, from April 16-18. The 24-year-old Bengaluru racer -- the only Indian in the European GT4 Championship this season -- will drive a
    Sports / 16th April 2021
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    Organisers rule out cancelling or postponing Olympics
    Tokyo, April 16 (IANS): Organisers of this year's Tokyo Olympics are ruling out a cancellation or another postponement of the Games despite a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections in Japan. "There are a lot of concerns, but as the organizin
    Sports / 16th April 2021
  • Participants of the TSUD sports meet which concluded on April 15.
    TSUD sports meet concludes
    DIMAPUR, APRIL 15 (MExN): The Tenyimi Students' Union Dimapur (TSUD) sports meet concluded today. Er Chirotho Rasutho, Joint Director, Geology and Mining and Advisor, TSUD, Panti Rongmei encouraged the players and gave away the prizes. The programme was chaire
    Sports / 15th April 2021

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INDIA

  • 'Strong evidence' COVID-19 predominantly spreads through air: Lancet Report reveals
    India / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (PTI): There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal. The analysis by six experts from the U
  • 27 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Buxar test Covid positive
    India / 16th April 2021 /
    Buxar, April 16 (IANS): Twenty seven students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Buxar tested positive for coronavirus on Friday after tests were conducted in the school premises following a teacher turning Covid positive. Dr Sanjay Kumar, in-charge of Nawanagar Community Health Centre, s
  • UK Home Secretary nod to extradition of Nirav Modi to India
    India / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): In a major boost to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, sources said on Friday. &q
  • Union Minister Javadekar tests positive for Covid
    India / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, Javadekar, who also holds the portfolios of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Heavy Industries and Public Enterpr
  • Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan tests Covid positive
    India / 16th April 2021 /
    Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS): Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has contracted coronavirus and is undergoing treatment at his farmhouse in Hyderabad, Janasena party statement said on Friday. "As Coronavirus infection has been confirmed for Janasena president Pawan Kalyan, he is un

BUSINESS

  • Petrol, diesel price revision on hold again a day after cuts
    Business / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Fuel prices in the country remained unchanged on Friday a day after oil marketing companies decided to cut the retail price to pass the benefit of softer global oil prices to the consumers. Accordingly, pump price of petrol and diesel remained at Thursday'
  • 'Govt should regulate cryptocurrencies, not ban them'
    Business / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): As government plans to come up with a Cryptocurrency Bill, sector stakeholders have said that the government should regulate the cryptocurrency ecosystem, rather than banning them. Experts are of the view that India should formulate regulations in the lines o
  • Amazon Prime hits 200M users globally: Bezos
    Business / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Amazon Prime has reached a user base of 200 million, according to the outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos, which is an increase of over 50 million during the pandemic only. In his final annual letter to Amazon's shareholders on Thursday, Bezos who will be replaced by
  • General insurer Royal Sundaram fined by IRDAI
    Business / 16th April 2021 /
    Chennai, April 16 (IANS): City based Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company Ltd was fined Rs 3,00,000 and also warned by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for violation of norms. Royal Sundaram was penalised for violation of Motor Insurance Service Provid
  • Online communities helping Indians sail through pandemic: FB
    Business / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Amid the pandemic, India saw a steep growth in online communities on Facebook and 92 per cent respondents said they received some form of support through online community groups amid the deadly Covid wave last year, a new Facebook-New York University (NYU) repor

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HEALTH

  • Ancient wisdom will help build immunity to beat Covid
    Health / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS): Going beyond precautions and vaccinations, doctors and the World Health Organization (WHO) have advised that proper nutrition and hydration would be key in fighting the second wave of Covid-19. This is a throwback on some essential ancient wisdom. 2500 years ago
  • Covid survivors may only need one vaccine dose: Study
    Health / 16th April 2021 /
    Washington, April 16 (IANS) People who have recovered from Covid-19 require only one vaccine dose. A second jab is important for those who have not had Covid-19 to reach strong immunity, suggests a study. The study, led by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the US, found
  • Why wearing mask is not enough to keep Covid at bay
    Health / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) With Covid-19 spreading fiercely in many parts of the country, it has now become extremely important to follow all the precautionary measures, besides wearing a mask, to keep infections at bay, health experts have said. It is important to understand that the v
  • Young Covid survivors not safe from reinfection: Lancet
    Health / 16th April 2021 /
    New York, April 16 (IANS) If you are planning to avoid vaccination just because you are a Covid survivor, think twice. According to a new study, despite a prior Covid-19 infection young people can likely catch the virus again and may still transmit it to others. Even after a previous in
  • 3rd vax dose likely needed within 12 months: Pfizer CEO
    Health / 16th April 2021 /
    Washington, April 16 (IANS): Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said people will likely need a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully inoculated. Bourla told CNBC News on Thursday that it is possible people will need to get vaccina

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LIFE AND STYLE

  • Gul Panag: Business of life has become urgent for focus on environment
    Life & Style / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Actress Gul Panag feels enough is not being done for the environment, though she doesn't think it is a result of indifference. "I think a lot of us are aware of what kind of an existential crisis the environment faces but we have other fires to fight
  • Women owned-businesses in India to rise 90% in next 5 years: Report
    Life & Style / 16th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Businesses owned by women entrepreneurs in India are likely to witness a 90 per cent growth in the coming five years, compared to the US (50 per cent) and UK (24 per cent), according to EdelGive Foundation Report. The study, conducted across 13 states, focuses
  • People trust computers more than humans: Study
    Life & Style / 15th April 2021 /
    New York, April 15 (IANS) Despite increasing concern over the intrusion of algorithms in daily life, a new research shows that people are more likely to rely on algorithms than humans, especially if a task becomes too challenging. From choosing the next song on your playlist to choosing
  • Fatima Sana Shaikh: I am constantly doubting myself
    Life & Style / 15th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Fatima Sana Shaikh became popular even before the audience knew her name. Way back in 1997, she endeared herself to viewers playing Kamal Hassan and Tabu's daughter in "Chachi 420". Years later, she would score her first blockbuster with the 2016 Aa
  • Matchmaking on video calls rises to 50%: Survey
    Life & Style / 13th April 2021 /
    New Delhi, April 13 (IANSlife) Virtual ways to find a life partner is now a reality, or better yet, the new normal, suggests a new survey. With the second wave of Covid-19, Jeevansathi.com, a matrimony platform, rolled out a survey to understand how this impacts the search for a life pa