Day: January 13, 2021

Old couple found dead at home in UP's Banda

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

11:17 pm January 13, 2021

Washington: Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world. That’s one type of health — physical. When it comes to mental and emotional health, older adults in the United States are […]

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J&K govt pushes for GI tag for Doda Gucchi mushroom

11:15 pm January 13, 2021

Jammu: Marking a new age of heirloom crops and products, the government has taken a historical initiative by pushing for the geographical indication (GI) tag of ‘Gucchi mushroom’ produced in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, according to official spokesperson. The spokesperson added that the Great Mission Group Consultancy Pune has submitted an application through Borderless World Foundation Chairman Adhik Kadam, facilitated by the Department […]

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Bengal's Silicon Valley big flop, cows graze there: Dilip Ghosh

Bengal’s Silicon Valley big flop, cows graze there: Dilip Ghosh

11:09 pm January 13, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday mocked the state government for its handling of the Silicon Valley project, suggesting that ”cows still graze in the land” allotted to corporates. Ghosh, while interacting with reporters at Khardaha in North 24 Parganas, said the project was touted to be the pride of Bengal, but […]

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BJP,NPP to jointly rule Itanagar Municipal Corporation; JD(U) will be their opponent

11:05 pm January 13, 2021

Itanagar: The BJP and the NPP hammered a deal on Wednesday to form a joint government in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation, where JD(U) will be their opponent. As part of the agreement reached at a joint meeting during the day, Tame Phassang of BJP will be the new Mayor of the Itanagar civic body, while […]

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Prachanda accuses Oli of dissolving Parliament at India’s direction

10:57 pm January 13, 2021

Kathmandu : Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party’s splinter faction, on Wednesday accused Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli of splitting the ruling party and dissolving Parliament at India’s direction. Addressing leaders and cadres of his faction at the Nepal Academy Hall in the capital, Prachanda said that Prime Minister Oli had in the recent past accused that ”some leaders […]

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