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Can a global health conference on tobacco control kick butts?

France, Nov. 17 -- Some 1,400 delegates representing governments, international organisations and civil society will converge in Switzerland for the 11thconference of the parties to the World Health O... Read More


UK to join as country partner at Hornbill Festival 2025 in Nagaland

India, Nov. 17 -- The Nagaland government and the British Council on Monday signed an agreement formalising the United Kingdom's role as one of the country partners for the upcoming Hornbill Festival ... Read More


Assam: Kamakhyaguri Railway Station renovation nears completion

India, Nov. 17 -- The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is set to complete the redevelopment of Kamakhyaguri Railway Station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS), officials announced on Monday.... Read More


Nagaland University trains farmers on innovative agricultural practices

India, Nov. 17 -- Nagaland University organised a 10-day farmers' training programme on the extraction and value addition of non-conventional banana fibre to empower Naga farmers. The training, condu... Read More


Bus set ablaze in dead of night in Chattogram

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Assailants have torched a bus in Chattogram on the eve of the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Police and the Fire Service said... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN to participate in the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) and its associated Meetings in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Jakarta, Nov. 17 -- At the invitation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secret... Read More


Nagaland: DMC launches digital rate board in Dimapur

India, Nov. 17 -- The Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) officially launched its digital rate board at New Market in Nagaland's Dimapur on Monday, providing customers with real-time access to updated pri... Read More


Tripura Gramin Bank: Rs 2.53 crore siphoned off through loan fraud

India, Nov. 17 -- Around Rs 2.53 crore was allegedly siphoned off from Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) through fraudulent loan sanctions, the bank said, after which it lodged a police complaint nearly one-a... Read More


Mutual Benefits, Access Holdings, Custodian Investment top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Nov. 17 -- Nigerian stocks shed 1.7 per cent last week on the back of profit-taking activities in a number of equities. Sell pressures on industrial goods stocks triggered the decline. Howe... Read More


Bus owners in Odisha threaten strike from Dec 1 over police's power to check vehicles

India, Nov. 17 -- Private bus operators in Odisha have warned of a statewide strike starting December 1 if the government goes ahead with its plan to give vehicle-checking powers to the police. The P... Read More