Mid-day News Nuggets
1. Female voters outnumber male electors in Mizoram
Female voters in Mizoram outnumbered their male counterparts by 22,192 margin.
2. Arunachal landowners to shut down Mopa Tea Estate over non-payment of dues
The Landowners of the Mopa Tea Estate has announced to shut down the tea firm in Longding district, an undertaking by the state government of Arunachal Pradesh over non-payment of pending dues.
3. President Kovind, PM Modi extend wishes to people of Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura on Statehood Day
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended their best wishes to people of the three Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura as they celebrate their 49th Statehood Day today, the 21st of January, 2021.
4. Mumbai police summon Kangana in Javed Akhtar defamation case
Mumbai police have summoned Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut in a defamation case filed by veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar.
5. Bhandara hospital fire: Panel to submit report on Thursday
The panel probing the death of ten newborns in a fire at the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra on January 9 is expected to submit its report to the government on Thursday.
6. PM congratulates US Prez Biden, says committed to working with him to take ties to greater heights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden for being sworn in as the President of the United States and said he was committed to working with him to take the India-US partnership to greater heights.
7. IIT Bombay’s annual social fest -‘The Denizen Dream’ to start from Jan 23
Abhyuday, a social wing of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT), will be organising its 8th edition of annual social fest under the theme - ‘The Denizen Dream’ from January 23 and 24.
8. President Kovind, PM Modi extend wishes to people of Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura on Statehood Day
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended their best wishes to people of the three Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura as they celebrate their 49th Statehood Day today, the 21st of January, 2021.
