Guwahati: In order to control air pollution level and impact on the environment, the Assam government has decided to convert 300 public buses into electric and CNG buses. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on February 1 that the conversion of the buses will be done by Guwahati Smart City Limited. “The running of city…
Guwahati: Saffron, which was only confined to the Kashmir region can now be cultivated in the northeast region of the country. North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under Saffron Bowl project has identified few locations in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya for the cultivation of saffron. This was informed by the Minister of…
India’s Neeraj Chopra, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist has been nominated for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. He is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for a Laureus Award, after wrestler Vinesh Phogat in 2019 and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who won the Laureus Sporting Moment Award 2000-2020. “I’m delighted to…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday stated that 11 AC bus stops will be set up across the city. He announced this while laying the foundation stone for the RG Baruah Road flyover. While debate over AC bus stops is still going on, the Public Works Department (PWD) has already initiated the…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for 2022-23 in the Parliament. Keeping in mind the growing trend of digital currency or crypto currency, the Indian government has included it in the digital asset category with 30 percent tax. No deductions and exemptions will be allowed on the same. As…
World No 5 Rafael Nadal on Sunday scripted history after defeating Daniil Medvedev in Australian Open 2022 final held at Rod Laver Arena. He became the first man tennis player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. He defeated Medvedev 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in an epic match that lasted five hours and 24 minutes…
Cuttack: Unnati Hooda and Kiran George registered contrastic victories to clinch the women’s and men’s singles title respectively in the Odisha Open Super 100 badminton tournament on Sunday. 14 year old Hooda defeated Smit Toshniwal 21-18, 21-11 in just 35 minutes to win the title while Kiran got defeated Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 in…
Cuttack: Teenager Unnati Hooda reached the finals of the 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament after beating Malvika Bansod in the women’s singles semi-final match held on Saturday. The 14-year-old Unnati secured her place in the finals beating Malavika by 24-22, 24-22. Unnati will face 21-year-old Smit Toshniwal for her first Super 100 title. Smit reached…
Ashleigh Barty becomes the first Australian woman to win Australian Open 2022 Women’s Singles title after a gap of 44 years. To win the grand slam, Ashleigh defeated Danielle Collins by 6-3 7-6 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne one Saturday. The match lasted for 1 hour and 15 minutes. With this victory, the…
Cuttack: Indian shuttlers Malvika Bansod and Ashmita Chaliha reached the semi-finals of the Odisha Open 2022 badminton tournament after winning their respective women’s singles quarter-final match, here on Friday. The 20-year-old Bansod, who beat Saina Nehwal at the India Open earlier this month, registered a hard-fought 21-13, 16-21, 21-17 win over 18-year-old Tanya Hemanth to…
