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  • Free Family Health Mela held
    Kohima, July 19 (MExN): The Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) Siekhazou, Kohima and Reproductive Health & Family Planning Clinic (RHFPC) FPA India under the aegis of the Office of Chief Medical Officer, Ko
    Nagaland / 19th July 2017
  • KVK organise trainings in Mon, Zunheboto
    Zunheboto/Mon, July 19 (MExN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Mon and Zunheboto organised trainings in villages in their respective jurisdictions.   Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mon, Aboi organized farmers&rsqu
    Nagaland / 19th July 2017
  • Asia facing dire future toll from climate change
    Associated Press   A report by the Asia Development Bank says Asia will endure extreme heat, rising sea levels, growing losses from severe weather and increasing food insecurity in coming decades as
    / 19th July 2017
  • Shifting narratives
    Moa Jamir   In recent times, public discourse has been increasingly compartmentalized. The cacophony generated from competing narratives has drowned out the ‘silent majority.’ As the angst c
    Editorial / 19th July 2017
  • In junta-ruled Thailand, critics turn to comedy
    BANGKOK, July 19 (Reuters): Dissent has been muted by Thailand’s ruling generals since a 2014 coup. But there is one area where critical voices still have some space: humour.   With political activ
    / 19th July 2017
  • US, British volunteer fighters in forward role in IS battle
    RAQQA, July 19 (AP): Hunkered down in sniper positions on the top floor of an abandoned building in the Syrian city of Raqqa, two Americans and a British volunteer face off Islamic State snipers on the other si
    / 19th July 2017
  • Filipino rebel refuses to broker for militants
    MANILA, July 19 (AP): The leader of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group says Islamic State-linked militants wanted his group to broker their possible withdrawal from Marawi city during the major mili
    / 19th July 2017
  • Trump, Putin had undisclosed hour-long discussion at G20
    Washington, July 19 (IANS): US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for a second time on July 7 in a previously undisclosed discussion during the G-20 summit in Germany, the W
    / 19th July 2017
  • News in brief
    First half of 2017 ranks 2nd hottest globally, behind 2016   WASHINGTON, July 19 (AP): The first half of 2017 was the second warmest on record for Earth, only behind last year. The National Oceanic a
    / 19th July 2017
  • India’s economy set to reclaim top spot for growth this year: Reuters poll
    BENGALURU, July 19 (Reuters): India will reclaim its position as the fastest growing major global economy this year, partly propelled by benefits from a new tax system and bolstered by an expected central bank
    / 19th July 2017
  • Lenovo unveils future-ready laptops for millennials in India
    New Delhi, July 19 (IANS): Aiming to provide powerful computing to millennials in India, Chinese technology major Lenovo on Wednesday unveiled new additions to its Yoga and Ideapad range of future-ready laptops
    / 19th July 2017
  • News in brief
    BSNL offers waiver of landline installation charges New Delhi, July 19 (IANS): The BSNL on Wednesday said it has decided to waive off installation charges for new landline/wireline broadband/fibre-to-the-hom
    / 19th July 2017
  • I still say “Buy a boat”
    Monalisa Changkija   Hearing about how severely Dimapur has been inundated by very jubilant rains on the night of July 18, and seeing some photographs of the disastrous consequences thereof, I remembere
    Public Space / 19th July 2017
  • Right to privacy is amorphous and not absolute, SC judge
    New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) As lawyers challenging the Aadhaar scheme put up a strong defence of the right to privacy, a judge of the nine-judge constitution bench raised several questions, observing that it was
    / 19th July 2017
  • Assam: 4 more dead, flood toll touches 73
    Till Tuesday, nine lakh people were affected in the latest wave of flood across 16 districts in the state. At the Kaziranga National Park, 18 anti-poaching camps or 10 per cent of the area is under water. &n
    / 19th July 2017
  • Paramilitary, army are not comparable on one to one basis: Government
    New Delhi, July (IANS) Paramilitary forces and army are not comparable on a one to one basis as there are differences in their retirement age and service rules, parliament was told on Wednesday.   Mi
    / 19th July 2017
  • Britain's William and Kate meet Merkel during pre-Brexit charm tour
    BERLIN, July 19 (Reuters) - Prince William and his wife Kate met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday as part of a charm offensive to shore up relations with European Union countries before Britain leav
    / 19th July 2017
  • Deepika Padukone 'honoured' to be part of Academy members
    Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone says she is honoured to be a part of the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts & Sciences for its "Class of 2017".   "Honoured to be a new Academy memb
    / 19th July 2017
  • North Korea conducts public executions for theft, watching South Korea media: report
    SEOUL, July 19 (Reuters) - North Korea carries out public executions on river banks and at school grounds and marketplaces for charges such as stealing copper from factory machines, distributing media from Sout
    / 19th July 2017
  • All northeast states to have business facilitation centres
    New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Minister for DONER Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that Business Facilitation Centres (BFC) will be set up in all northeastern states to guide new and first generation entrepreneurs i
    / 19th July 2017
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