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28 May

Flipkart’s Shopsy Summer Store records 5X growth

Business Correspondent0 CommentsSikkim, BusinessFlipkart’s Shopsy, guwahati

Flipkart’s social commerce platform Shopsy recently launched the Summer Store, a unique curation to address customers’ nuanced seasonal needs by offering a wide range of products across categories under one umbrella. Sellers in Guwahati recorded nearly a 5X growth in sales bolstered by the summer store initiative.It aims to continue its endeavor to offer a wide range of quality and engaging products for customers at affordable prices, while being a value-based and reliable platform. Fashion emerged as a top priority for customers with demand for products such as kurta sets and cotton sarees topping the charts. Shopsy Summer Store is…

28 May

India is capable of becoming 100% organic farming nation by 2040: Former Sikkim CM

editor0 CommentsSikkim‘Global Organic Expo 2022’, sikkim

Former Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling said, “India is capable to become a 100 percent organic farming nation by 2040. With political will and collective action, it would indeed be possible to transform India into an organic country.” Under the theme ‘Profitability for Humanity’. During the inaugural session, Chamling reiterated Sikkim and its journey as the first organic state of India and also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for pushing the organic agenda on a national level and making it a national program. Manoj Mishra, director-global projects, iconex exhibitions private limited, also echoed that ‘Profitability for Humanity’ is the…

28 May

7 soldiers killed, 19 injured as bus plunges into river in Ladakh

editor0 CommentsAccidentladakh

Seven Army soldiers were killed and 19 others seriously injured when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok River in Ladakh on Friday. The accident took place in the Tuktuk sector which is around 25 kilometres from Those in the Nubra region of Leh district. A party of 26 soldiers was moving in the vehicle from Partapur transit camp for the Siachen to a forward location in sub-sector Hanif when the mishap occurred. A rescue operation was carried out swiftly and all the soldiers were evacuated to the field hospital in Partapur. Seven of…

27 May

Dog walking row: IAS transferred to northeast; ‘Why shame Arunachal?’ asks Mahua Moitra

editor0 CommentsNorth East, Political

Amid the social media furore round a pinnacle civil servant for shutting a sports stadium in the countrywide capital Delhi early evenings so he may want to stroll his canine has led to his transfer to the contrary quit of the country, the Centre has transferred IAS Sanjeev Khirwar to Ladakh and his spouse Rinku Dugga to Arunachal Pradesh. However, Trinamool Congress Party MP Mahua Moitra has slammed the centre for solely paying lip provider to the northeast place after Dugga's transfer to Arunachal Pradesh. Tagging Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu, Mahua entreated them…

27 May

Terrorists involved in killing of female TV artist killed in encounter in Kashmir

editor0 CommentsIndiakashmir

Four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, inclusive of two who have been involved in killing a girl TV artist, had been killed in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police stated on Friday. An stumble upon broke out at Aganhanzipora locality in Awantipora region of Pulwama district late on Thursday night, a police spokesman said. Undated image of TV artist Amreen Bhat. Bhat was once shot lifeless via terrorists at her domestic in Budgam's Chadoora on Wednesday. He said two ultras, who have been accountable for killing TV artist Amreen Bhat in Budgam district a day earlier,…

27 May

Actor Allu Arjun poses with wife Sneha Reddy, son Ayaan in new pics from London trip

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentAllu Arjun

Actor Allu Arjun is on a excursion with family in London. Before he begins work on the 2nd part of Pushpa, the Telugu film actor was once seen with his spouse and kids taking part in their outing to the ancient city. Over the closing few days, each Arjun and his wife Sneha Reddy have been sharing a glimpse of their kid-friendly holiday on social media via posting pictures. Sneha on Thursday posted a few snaps from the trip on her Instagram Stories. One of the snap shots presenting her husband and son Allu Ayaan used to be at the…

27 May

Fire at 2 hospitals in Delhi

editor0 CommentsSikkim

Two fires broke out at Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi and Makkar Multispeciality Hospital in the eastern part of the city on Friday morning, but no casualties were reported, officials said. Four fire tenders were rushed to Makkar Multispeciality Hospital in East Delhi's Lakshmi Nagar after a fire broke out on the roof of the facility at 8.10 am, they said. The fire has been brought under control.

27 May

UP woman succumbs to burns by in-laws

editor0 CommentsSikkim

A woman died of burns on Thursday. An FIR has been registered against her husband and other family members at Jahanabad police station. According to her family members, she got married to a man from Sajna village in 2021. The in-laws allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh from the woman's family as dowry. According to the complaint, the in-laws allegedly poured flammable liquid on the woman and set her on fire after her family members failed to meet the dowry demands.

27 May

Two fresh COVID-19 cases in Andamans

editor0 CommentsSikkim

The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,043 on Friday as two more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. So far 9,910 people have recovered from the disease and 129 patients have died from the infection. The administration has so far tested over 7.36 lakh samples for COVID-19.

27 May

COVID-19 cases rise to 15,814

editor0 CommentsSikkim

India reported 2,710 new coronavirus infections in a day, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,47,530, while active cases reached 15,814, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll rose to 5,24,539 with 14 new fatalities. Active cases comprise 0.04 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 percent, the ministry said. An increase of 400 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who recovered from the disease rose to 4,26,07,177, while the death rate was…