Wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders doused
The two-week long wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders has been doused, and no fresh fire
| 13 Jan 2021 5:43 AM GMT
KOHIMA/ IMPHAL: The two-week long wildfire in Dzukou Valley on Nagaland-Manipur borders has been doused, and no fresh fire or smoke was visible on Monday, said officials.
Kohima District Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammed Ali Shihad A said that a coordination cum de-briefing meeting was held in connection with the Dzukou Valley wildfire and the meeting reviewed the entire operation. The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) would assess the damage caused to the forest, environment and other flora and fauna in Dzukou Valley, said the DC.
Pakistan embraces terror as state policy
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday that Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism
| 13 Jan 2021 6:11 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday that Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism as an instrument of state policy. Pakistan continues to embrace terrorism. We have zero-tolerance for terror. We reserve our right to respond at a time and place of our own choosing and with precision. This is a clear message we have sent across, said General Naravane during an annual press conference in New Delhi. He said that India has zero-tolerance for terror.
Feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes Says Tisca Chopra
Actress Tisca Chopra says feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions
| 12 Jan 2021 6:53 AM GMT
Actress Tisca Chopra says feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions and trajectories. When I started out, there were three types of roles; there were the three B s. The babe from age 16-25, the Bhabhi from age 25-40 and anything over 40 was Biji, Tisca said while talking about how things have changed for female stars. Fortunately, since then, things have moved and characters have now evolved to becoming far more layered,nuanced, lived in and fleshed out. Feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions and trajectories and are far more interesting to play, she added.
1st Covishield COVID-19 Vaccine Consignment of 276,000 Doses Reach Guwahati
PM Modi said the two approved made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines were more cost-effective than any other in the world, carefully developed as per the needs.
| 12 Jan 2021 11:55 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine were dispatched from the Serum Institute of India from Pune reached Guwahati at 5 PM today.
Meanwhile, upon arrival, the consignment will be directly moved to the cold storage situated next to the Guwahati International Airport.
The vaccine consignments from Pune includes 276,000 doses to Guwahati, 996,000 doses to Kolkata, 3,72,000 doses to Hyderabad, 480,000 doses to Bhubaneswar, 648,000 doses to Bengaluru, 552,000 doses to Patna and 408,000 doses to Vijayawada on Tuesday.