Assam guv asks state varsities to find solution to tea workers' woes

Edit The Times of India 10 Aug 2016
Assam governor PB Acharya has asked universities in Assam to find a solution to the woes of the tea garden workers, struggling for better education and health care, as the state gears up to celebrate 70 years of independence. Acharya called the vice-chancellors ......

2 new enclosures, e-ticket at zoo

Edit The Times of India 10 Aug 2016
BHUBANESWAR. Two new enclosures will come up at Nandankanan zoo near here to house jackals and hyenas. At present, the nocturnal animals are lodged in a small enclosure ... "We will design the new enclosures in such a fashion that the visitors get a clear view," said zoo's director Sisir Acharya ... The e-tickets will cost us only Rs 3.5 lakh per annum," said Acharya ... RELATED. From around the web....

Rights groups vow to continue fight against Afspa

Edit The Times of India 10 Aug 2016
IMPHAL / GUWAHATI. Irom Sharmila Chanu's decision to end her fast and enter electoral politics might have earned her accolades from many in the northeast but, in her home state of Manipur, also attracted a lot of scepticism ... We are seeking the removal of Afspa from different parts of the country," said Bondita Acharya, Assam coordinator of Women in Organisation ... She will continue to fight without any vested interests," added Acharya....

Azad memorial remains forgotten on PM's turf

Edit The Times of India 10 Aug 2016
Varanasi ... Azad was imprisoned at the Central Jail in Varanasi when he joined Mahatma Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement ... BJPs Kashi Pranth unit president Laxman Acharya said that the party felicitated freedom fighters, martyrs of freedom struggle and wars of 1962, 1971, Kargil and others after garlanding the bust of Chandrashekhar Azad at Azad Park in Lahurabir area ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED....

dna Exclusive: Salman Khan’s next - 'Ek Tha Tiger' sequel with Ali Abbas Zafar!

Edit DNA India 10 Aug 2016
--> Nayandeep Rakshit . Thu, 11 Aug 2016-12.00am , Mumbai , dna. It's titled Tiger Zinda Hai and will be helmed by Sultan director, Ali Abbas Zafar. Salman Khan’s next film after Tubelight, is with Yashraj Films. The film is titled Tiger Zinda Hai, and it is a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger, which was directed by Kabir Khan ... Sequels changing directors. Dhoom ... Dhoom.3 was directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya aka Victor. Housefull ... ....

Packed to brim, shelters see 4-5 cow deaths a day

Edit The Times of India 10 Aug 2016
NEW DELHI. Managers of gaushalas, or cattle shelters, would have nodded in assent when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a couple of days ago that more cows died of ingesting plastic than were slaughtered illegally ... "Many cows have to be taken to an animal hospital for surgeries to clear their intestinal tracts ... In a sorry state ... The Acharya Sushil Gau Sadan in Najafgarh faces this predicament on a daily basis ... RELATED....

Jayanta Bose felicitated on 60th birthday

Edit The Times of India 09 Aug 2016
It was the 60th birth anniversary of Acharya Jayanta Bose ... Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and Pt Tanmoy Bose presented a jugalbandi, based on a raga and taal created by Acharya Bose....

Chhattisgarh supplying Kelo project water to industries: BJD

Edit The Times of India 09 Aug 2016
The allegation was made by the BJD fact finding team leader and MP Prasanna Acharya. "We saw though there were pipelines spread to draw water from Kelo project, there has been no canal work. This indicated that the main purpose of the project is to feed industries," Acharya said news channels from Chhattisgarh ... The team would also visit the Arpa project, said Deb ... AAM DKB SNP ... RELATED....

Aamir Khan to work with Big B in 'Thug'?

Edit DNA India 09 Aug 2016
--> After Hrs Correspondent . Tue, 9 Aug 2016-10.15am , dna webdesk. Amitabh Bachchan was already offered the film when Hrithik was on board. With Aamir replacing Duggu now, will it be Big B and Aamir together? ... But is this true?. Apparently, it will be Yash Raj production's next untitled film to be helmed by Vijay Krishna Acharya ... Acharya known as Victor has previously directed Tashan and Dhoom 3 ... ALSO READ ... Info. ....

Akshaya Patra set to nourish 1L more poor kids in state

Edit The Times of India 09 Aug 2016
AHMEDABAD. The Hare Krishna Movement, a manifestation of which is Iskcon, is preparing to provide meals to 1,00,000 poor schoolchildren in the state through the expansion of its Akshaya Patra initiative ... "The Acharya was shaken by the sight and resolved to do something." ... The movement strives to offer both knowledge and compassion, so the Acharya's desire to battle hunger began soon after the spirit-jarring experience ... RELATED....

Sonowal calls on Assam Governor to discuss security

Edit One India 09 Aug 2016
Guwahati, Aug 9. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called on Governor P B Acharya at Raj Bhawan to discuss prevailing security scenario in the state in the aftermath of the Kokrajhar incident where arms-wielding militants gunned down 15 people and injured ... ....
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