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  • One day workshop held for librarians
    Kohima, May 17 (MExN): A one day workshop on ‘Identifying quality indicators in library and information services at higher education institutions’ was held today in the conference hall of the Direct
    Nagaland / 17th May 2017
  • Human-animal conflict mitigation campaign
    Mon, May 17 (MExN): Mon Forest Division organized human-animal conflict mitigation awareness campaign at Naginimora in Mon district. Village council members from 35 villages in and around Tizit and Naginimora a
    Nagaland / 17th May 2017
  • Achievements of DMC in last 2 ½ years
    Morung Express News Dimapur | May 17   The Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) which was established on August 28, 1954 earlier known as Dimapur Town Committee has undertaken numerous developmental works d
    Nagaland / 17th May 2017
  • Irish PM to step down, succession contest begins
    DUBLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he was stepping down as leader of the Fine Gael party on Wednesday, kicking off a succession contest between two younger ministers who colleagues
    / 17th May 2017
  • South Korea's Moon says 'high possibility' of conflict with North
    SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programmes it says ar
    / 17th May 2017
  • Indian cabinet approves plans to build 10 nuclear reactors
    NEW DELHI, May 17 (Reuters) - India's cabinet approved plans on Wednesday to build 10 nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts (MW), more than the country's entire current capacity, to try f
    / 17th May 2017
  • Vishakhapatnam cleanest railway station, Darbhanga dirtiest
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Beas in Punjab have been declared the cleanest railway stations in A-1 and A categories respectively. Darbhanga and Jogbani in Bihar were the dirtie
    / 17th May 2017
  • Tripura creates 13,000 posts to 'accommodate' teachers facing the axe
    Agartala, May 17 (IANS) The Tripura government on Wednesday created 13,000 non-teaching posts in two departments - ostensibly to "accommodate" 10,323 teachers facing the axe due to a March 29 Supreme Court verd
    / 17th May 2017
  • Physical activity may cut Alzheimer's risk
    Toronto, May 17 (IANS) Researchers have found that regular exercise may help decrease risk of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, characterised by progressive neurodegeneration that results i
    / 17th May 2017
  • Lonely teenagers more likely to sleep poorly
    London, May 17 (IANS) Is your teenaged daughter or son having trouble falling asleep or sleeping less? It may be because of the feeling of loneliness, researchers say.   Loneliness is defined by rese
    / 17th May 2017
  • Cabinet approves pan-India maternity benefit programme
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Cabinet on Wednesday extended to the entire country a programme to provide compensation for wage loss so that women get adequate rest before and after delivery and not be deprived o
    / 17th May 2017
  • 'SBI ATMs not affected by ransomware'
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Amid reports of several ATMs remaining shut due to a possible virus attack by WannaCry ransomware, the largest public lender of the country State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said t
    / 17th May 2017
  • Apple begins production of iPhone SE model in India
    Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) In a bid to gain foothold in the fast-growing Indian smartphone market, Apple on Wednesday announced commencement of initial production of its popular iPhone SE model at its Bengaluru f
    / 17th May 2017
  • Macron unveils gender-balanced cabinet
    Paris, May 17 (IANS) French President Macron on Wednesday unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 new ministerial posts taken by women.   Macron, 39, ea
    / 17th May 2017
  • SC bench recuses itself from hearing plea against Aadhaar
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court vacation bench on Wednesday recused from hearing a petition challenging several government notifications making the Aadhaar card mandatory for availing benefits under
    / 17th May 2017
  • New political party floated in Nagaland
    Dimapur (Nagaland), May 17 (IANS) A new political party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was launched in Nagaland on Wednesday and it will the contest the 2018 assembly elections.   The formatio
    Nagaland / 17th May 2017
  • Cabinet changes law to evict squatters from govt houses
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS): The cabinet on Wednesday approved changes in a law that empowers an estate officer to fast track eviction of ministers, members of Parliament and bureaucrats overstaying in government-
    / 17th May 2017
  • ICJ to decide Jadhav's fate on Thursday
    The Hague, May 17 (IANS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce on Thursday its verdict on India's appeal seeking revocation of the death sentence awarded by a Pakistani court to alleged spy Ku
    / 17th May 2017
  • 'SBI ATMs not affected by ransomware'
    New Delhi, May 17 (IANS): Amid reports of several ATMs remaining shut due to a possible virus attack by WannaCry ransomware, the largest public lender of the country State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said
    / 17th May 2017
  • WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning freed from prison
    Washington, May 17 (IANS): Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier convicted of espionage for providing national security secrets to Wikileaks, was released from a military prison on Wednesday.  
    / 17th May 2017
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