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Silchar: Dimasa history will take centre stage as Dima Hasao prepares to celebrate a 450-year-old royal legacy.The North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) has announced initiatives to promote the community’s language, culture and socio-economic development, alongside a commemorative programme at Maibang on Aug 12.Addressing the media in Haflong on Sunday, chief executive member Debolal Gorlosa said officials, council members and retired officials would visit villages monthly to raise awareness about Dimasa language, culture and education. Weekly discussions on Dimasa history, traditions and folk dances will also be organised.Gorlosa welcomed Assam govt’s decision to make Dimasa mandatory alongside English for official…
Uttar Pradesh, quite a big state of about 25 crore people, has often been described as a state of many regions rather than a single homogeneous entity. From the fertile plains of Western Uttar Pradesh to the forests and hills of Bundelkhand, from the industrial heartland of Kanpur to the spiritual landscape of Purvanchal, every region has had its own strengths and challenges. Historically, development was uneven, with some areas witnessing rapid industrial growth while others struggled with inadequate infrastructure, poor connectivity and limited economic opportunities.Over the last nine years, after Yogi Adityanath became the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh has…
No casualties or injuries were reported, though one coach gutted in the blaze Patna: A coach of the Samastipur-Saharsa MEMU train caught fire at Simri Bakhtiyarpur railway station in Saharsa district early Monday, triggering panic among passengers and disrupting rail traffic for nearly two hours. No casualties or injuries were reported, though one coach gutted in the blaze.According to Samastipur divisional railway manager (DRM) Jyoti Prakash Mishra, the incident occurred around 3.10am when the train arrived at platform no. 2 of Simri Bakhtiyarpur station. As flames spread through the coach, loco pilot Murari Kumar and assistant loco pilot Deepak Kumar…
Police used water cannons and lathi-charge to disperse Karni Sena protesters in Jaipur JAIPUR: Jaipur police on Monday lathi-charged activists of the Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena during a protest against the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026.The protesters were demanding withdrawal of the regulations, alleging that the guidelines were biased against upper-caste students, news agency PTI reported.The protest march, led by Karni Sena president Mahipal Singh Makrana, was held in Jaipur as part of the organisation’s wider agitation against the UGC regulations.Protesters clash with policeThe latest confrontation came after police attempted to stop…
RMC representatives post notice on a shop in Upper BazaarRMC representatives hands over closure notice to a shop owner in Upper BazaarRMC representatives post notice on a shop in Upper BazaarRMC representatives hands over closure notice to a shop owner in Upper BazaarRMC representatives post notice on a shop in Upper Bazaar Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation has intensified its enforcement drive against commercial establishments in Upper Bazaar that are operating without approved building plans and lack adequate parking facilities. The crackdown by the civic body has triggered strong opposition from the business community, with the Federation of Jharkhand Chamber…
Kolkata: ITC has concluded the acquisition of Century Pulp and Paper (CPP), marking the formal integration of the business into ITC Paperboards & Specialty Papers portfolio. The completion, announced through a regulatory filing, makes ITC India’s largest integrated paperboards and paper business. The total installed capacity will rise by over 50% to approximately 1.5 million tonnes.The acquisition includes the Century Pulp and Paper undertaking along with its assets, liabilities, contracts and employees as a going concern under the business transfer agreement signed earlier. In a LinkedIn post, ITC chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri welcomed the CPP workforce to the company…
Florida AG James Uthmeier. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has urged Catholic schools across the state to recognise religious exemptions from mandatory vaccinations, warning that failure to do so could put their access to state-funded education voucher programmes at risk.In a letter sent to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday, Uthmeier argued that Catholic doctrine does not prevent schools from accepting religious vaccine exemptions. He said schools receiving public scholarship funds should comply with Florida’s exemption laws.”I therefore urge Catholic schools to comply with Florida law and grant religious exemptions to school vaccine policies. Failure to comply could…
In 1986, at a conference on the global ecological crisis held in Findhorn, Scottish ecologist Alan Watson Featherstone stood before hundreds of delegates and made a public commitment. He promised to begin restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest, one of Britain’s last remnants of native pine woodland. At the time, the idea was ambitious. Much of the forest had been reduced over centuries through timber extraction, grazing by deer and sheep, and fragmented land management.What followed was not a short campaign but decades of steady work. Volunteers, conservation staff and supporters gradually turned that early promise into one of Scotland’s best-known…
Presenter Tony Livesey has left BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years at the station, the corporation has announced.Livesey stepped back from his weekday late night talk show last month following allegations made against his former newspaper boss David Sullivan.He had previously worked as editor-in-chief of Sullivan’s Daily and Sunday Sport publications.Several women have accused Sullivan, a billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner, of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were teenagers. Sullivan has strongly denied the allegations.The claims against Sullivan were made in a joint investigation by the Times and BBC…
The expansive planet, Jupiter, moves into the Pushya nakshatra on August 3, 2026. This transit can bring about a major change in the direction of one’s life, career growth, family responsibilities, money thinking and wisdom. Pushya is related to nourishment, patience, protection, discipline and consistent blessings. Jupiter is guidance, expansion, learning, faith and good luck. But according to numerology, this transit will be experienced uniquely by Mulank 3 and Mulank 8. Mulank 3 is linked to wisdom and the growth of Jupiter. Mulank 8 is connected to karma, patience, hard work, delay and responsibility. This transit can be a turning…