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  • Bad roads killed over 10k people in 2015
    3,416 deaths were due to potholes   NEW DELHI, August 1 (Agencies): Last year, 10,727 people were killed in crashes caused by potholes, speed breakers and roads that were under repair or being constr
  • St Paul institute stages “Annie the Orphan”
    Phesama, August 1 (MExN): Teacher Trainees of St Paul Institute of Education, Phesama staged its annual musical play. This year it was “Annie the Orphan”.   Edited and directed by Rev. Bro.
  • Silesian College organize awareness on Hepatitis
    Dimapur, August 1 (MExN): Silesian College of Higher Education (SCHE), Dimapur organized an awareness programme on Hepatitis on August 1.   Sanjay Pandit, Scientific Business Manager of Cipla Company Lt
  • Population Stabilization Fortnight week in Mon
    Mon, August 1 (MExN): After gathering the reports from all the health units, Mon district reported 83 Tubectomy (female sterilization) and 231 IUCD INSERT IGNOREions during the Population Stabilization Fortnigh
  • Legal literacy awareness programme at Pfutsero
    Phek, August 1 (MExN): The Phek District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) in collaboration with Kalos Society, Pfutsero organised a legal literacy awareness programme on July 30 at Baptist School, Pfutsero. The
  • ‘Know your consumer rights’
    Jalukie, August 1 (MExN): The Peren District Voluntary Consumer Organization (PDVCO) conducted an awareness campaign at Jalukie Town Council hall in collaboration with Jalukie Town Youth Organization under the
  • ‘Lokayukta in Nagaland is need of the hour’
    ‘Citizen Rights Awareness Campaigner’ conducts programme   Kohima, August 1 (MExN): Citizen rights awareness programme was conducted at Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Church, Kohima on July 30 coveri
  • LPG price hiked Rs 1.93/cylinder, non-subsidised LPG cut by Rs 50
    New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) In a move to cut subsidies, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) has hiked the price of subsidised LPG by Rs 1.93 per cylinder.   A 14.2 kg subsidised cooking gas cylinder
  • EPF Act to be amended to cover units with 10 workers
    New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced that the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Act will be amended to bring more workers under the ambit of retirement fund by reducing the threshold
  • India's low-caste Dalits rally to demand end to "unclean" jobs
    MUMBAI, August 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Members of India's low-caste Dalit community in Gujarat state have pledged to boycott the dirty jobs traditionally thrust upon them in protest over their treatmen
  • Narsingh Yadav cleared of doping charges, wrestler eyes Rio Olympics
    After the NADA verdict, the Wrestling Federation of India said Narsingh Yadav will be brought back into the Rio Olympics squad   New Delhi, August 1 (IANS) After being exonerated of doping charges by
  • The Humming Bird
    For quite some time now the Naga skyline has been replete with criticisms and accusations, outbursts of anger and frustration against the existing state of affairs in Nagaland State. These strong emotions are n
  • Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat chief minister
    NEW DELHI, August 1 (Reuters) - The chief minister of Gujarat and a long-time confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi resigned on Monday, as protests by the low-caste Dalit community threatened to hurt the s
  • Cameron in cronyism storm over resignation honours
    LONDON, August 1 (Reuters) - David Cameron faced accusations of cronyism and rewarding failure on Monday over a leaked list of names put forward to receive some of Britain's highest honours following his resign
  • India to attend regional meet in Pakistan amid Kashmir tension
    NEW DELHI, August 1 (Reuters) - India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has
  • Clinton accuses Trump of scapegoating Muslim soldier's parents
    CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio, August 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump on Sunday of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after the Repu
  • Simona Halep beats erratic Madison Keys to win Rogers Cup
    August 1, REUTERS - Fifth seed Simona Halep of Romania took advantage of an error-prone display by American Madison Keys to claim her 14th WTA title with a 7-6(2) 6-3 victory in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal
  • Pope says will withhold judgement on Cardinal Pell over sex abuse
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, August 1 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will wait until Australian justice takes its course before taking a position on Cardinal George Pell, who is under investigation
  • Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast, gunfire heard
    KABUL, August 1 (Reuters) - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early on Monday after a powerful explosi
  • Asian factories face fitful activity as world sputters
    SYDNEY, August 1 (Reuters) - Factories in China and Japan - the world's second and third largest economies - saw scant sign of demand recovering in July, with surveys across Asia offering only crumbs of comfort
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