Новости за 09.02.2021

The political tussle that has broken out between the Congress and its Grand Alliance partner AIUDF over seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly election in the state, especially in minority-dominated areas in lower Assam, has made the grand old party scurry for peace with an assurance that a common minimum programme would be worked out soon.

The Congress has come up with an innovative campaign before the assembly election to motivate voters to give their inputs on the party manifesto, which would fetch them attractive prizes like iPhones.

An increase in the flow of liquor into poll-bound Assam from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya has raised alarm bells in Dispur. Excise department sources said if this goes unchecked, this might play a role in influencing the electorate in the upcoming assembly polls.

Covid vaccination on Tuesday crossed one lakh beneficiaries in Assam and there were no serious cases of adverse effects following immunization (AEFI).

The state government on Tuesday approved eight investment projects worth Rs 1,242 crore in various sectors like metal and metal and metal downstream, electronic system designing, logistics and tourism, which will create 3,135 employment opportunities.

A factory owner allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with an iron grill at his house in Ambala district.

A film and television artiste today turned Yamraj to create awareness about road safety and wearing of masks in front of the traffic police station near AG Square on the Sachivalaya marg.

The third transformer of 400/132kv system will be energised along with two transformers of 132/33 kv system at the 400kv substation in sector 123 from April this year.

To give a boost to the Khati (adda) culture of Cuttack, some of the residents have started a formal khati session, where a storyteller tells stories or sing songs, and people listen and take part in the discussion.

A 13-day international exhibition on folk and tribal art was inaugurated today at the Odisha State Museum amidst the presence of hundreds of visitors.

The National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA), a leading socio-cultural organisation, will hold a nation-wide blood donation drive on the occasion of 90th death annivarsary of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev at 1,500 venues and in some foreign countries in an attempt to create a world record by collecting 90,000 units of blood in a single day.

The ‘Kandaya Adalat’ juggernaut of Udupi district administration in Karnataka on Tuesday rolled into Kundapur taluk.

The ongoing Adivesa Mela 2021 though lacks the extravagance of previous years, it has not deterred youngsters from thronging to this annual event held at Adivasi Exhibition Ground.

Four people were injured on Tuesday when a fire broke out on the premises of a private company in Noida following an LPG cylinder explosion, police said.

Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday firmly asserted that people of the state would never allow any vested interest to tarnish the image of Assam’s tea.

Asking the finance minister to not “paralyze welfare mechanisms” Gogoi, who is a member of standing committee on finance, says amid increasing number of drop-outs from schools due to the lockdowns and the pandemic situation, curtailing funds for mid-day meals is alarming for the public education sector.

The annual Dhauli Kalinga Mahotsav, held at the Dhauli peace pagoda, enthralled not only the classical dance and music lovers but also the tourists coming to this tourist place.

Six people were killed and 11 others injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Varanasi-Jaunpur highway in Jalalpur area of Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district on Tuesday, police said. All the 17 people were travelling in a jeep after attending a cremation in Varanasi, they said.

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a saviour of the Indian tea industry, Tea Board of India chairman PK Bezbaruah told TOI on Monday that people like Greta Thunberg should not be allowed to interfere in the country’s internal matters. Referring to the “toolkit” that the Swedish environment activist had shared on Twitter wherein it was said that India’s ‘yoga and chai’ image should be disrupted as part of the pushback against the contentious farm laws brought by the Centre, Bezbaruah added that... Читать дальше...

Assistant professor Basappa, HoD, organic chemistry department of the University of Mysore (UoM) has discovered a new drug-seed in lab conditions for breast cancer.

A 10-year-old schoolgirl from Hubballi clinched a Guinness World Record in fastest 100 meters on inline skates while spinning three hula hoops. She completed the fete in just 23.45 seconds.

The huge number of complaints that the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) control room is bombarded with each month has prompted the civic agency top brass to launch a dedicated helpline to respond to grievances about the underground drainage (UGD) network.

That the law eventually catches up with criminals is an oft-bandied around adage and on Monday, Gadag police arrested a man accused of a murder he committed 17 years ago, proving the maxim true. Laxmeshwar police arrested Veerayya Hiremath, 42, a resident of Hiremallapur village who had been absconding after he allegedly killed his wife on the outskirts of Ankali village in 2004.

Taming bull ‘Ranebennur Huli’ was given a farewell on Monday evening, hours after its death due to an illness.