Olympic-bound Commonwealth Games champion Vikas Krishan (69kg) signed off with a silver medal at the Asia/Oceania Qualifiers after an eye injury forced him to pull out of the final on Wednesday. Krishan, a world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash. “He will not compete because
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IMPHAL, March 11 – The people of Manipur have been celebrating Yaoshang with the ritual burning of ‘yaoshang’, a structure made of straw and bamboo, since last evening. The five-day festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, and also the triumph of devotion. It usually begins on a full
SHILLONG, March 11 – A 25-year-old man died after he and his friends were attacked by a mob on the suspicion of practising ‘witchcraft’ in East Khasi Hills district, the police said today. Eight people suffered injuries in the assault. A total of 27 people, including two minors, were arrested
The Kamrup (M) District administration has declared a local holiday on March 10. In a notification the administration said, “To enable the people to celebrate the festival of color, Holi in reference to the wishes expressed from various quarters, seeking to declare March 10 as a holiday to enable the
Kamrup (M) district administration has declared dry day on March 9 in view of the “Holi Festival”. A notification was issued by the administration it stated “In exercising power conferred under section 52 (1) of Assam excise Act, 2000, the undersigned hereby declares the closure of all the retail IMFL