Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill proposed earlier has now been passed by the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per the amendments, the new bill will imply a hefty fine on traffic defaulters. One of the notable changes to the Motor Vehicle Act includes a penalty of Rs 10,000
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Over one lakh people more have been excluded from the draft National Register of Citizens or NRC in Assam. The additional draft exclusion list published today names 1.02 lakh people whose names figured in the draft citizens’ list that was released in July last year. These names were subsequently found ineligible
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted. The craft blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30 am (0630 GMT) after a three-hour
Villagers in Nohwet village in the southern slopes of Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district knew they had to do something to save a nearly 200-year-old living root bridge. The root bridge was getting damaged as people had lined it with large stones to help them cross it easily. These stones
Assam Police on Tuesday arrested one from Jammu and Kashmir for making controversial statement against martyr Sunil Kalita and his wife. A team of Assam Police Crime Branch arrested the accused identified as Mohammad Abbas Bhat alias Syed Abbass and currently on their way back to Assam. “The accused has