Assam coal mine incident: Judicial, SIT probes announced
MORIGAON/GUWAHATI, 16 Jan: The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal...
Help us restore peace, Manipur CM urges people
IMPHAL, 16 Jan: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of the state to help his government restore peace,...
Mizo group urges Centre to reinstate FMR, revoke border pass on India-Myanmar border
AIZAWL, 15 Jan: An Aizawl-based Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi group has urged the Centre to reinstate the Free Movement Regime (FMR), which facilitates a visa-free movement across...
Dewatering continues in Assam mine, five trapped workers yet to be traced
GUWAHATI, 15 Jan: Dewatering continued in the coal quarry in Assam's Dima Hasao district, with the authorities failing to trace the five workers who...
Assam’s Charaideo Maidams get World Heritage certificate from UNESCO
Guwahati, Jan 14: The World Heritage Certificate of Inscription from UNESCO for the Charaideo Maidams was received by Assam's Culture Minister Bimal Bora in...
Assam: Rescue efforts continue as survival chances fade for trapped miners
GUWAHATI, 13 Jan: The chances of survival of the five coal miners trapped inside an abandoned quarry in Assam's Dima Hasao district continue to...
Army chief pitches for reconciliation in Manipur
NEW DELHI, 13 Jan: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday batted for "reconciliation" in violence-hit Manipur even as he asserted that "synergised" efforts...
Assam mining tragedy: 3 more bodies recovered, Gogoi seeks SIT probe
GUWAHATI, 11 Jan: The bodies of three workers, who were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, were recovered on Saturday...
First HMPV case detected in Assam this season
DIBRUGARH, 11 Jan: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials...
Manipur CM urges Naga leaders to take greater role in resolving ethnic crisis
IMPHAL, 11 Jan: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday requested the church, community and other leaders of the Naga community to take...
Assam mining tragedy: Head of labourers held
GUWAHATI, 10 Jan: The 'sardar' or the head of workers of the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, where eight miners remained trapped,...
Apex body of 5 major tribes in Nagaland opposes Indo-Myanmar fencing
KOHIMA, 9 Jan: The Tenyimi Union Nagaland (TUN), an apex body of five major tribes in Nagaland, has opposed the central government's decision to...
Assam mining tragedy: WCL team joins rescue efforts
NAGPUR, 9 Jan: An expert rescue team of Nagpur (Maharashtra)-headquartered Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has gone to Assam to take part in the operations...
Centre committed to empower tribal communities: Uikey
AIZAWL, 9 Jan: Union minister Durgadas Uikey said the Centre is committed to empower and uplift tribal communities in the country, particularly in the...
Nine labourers trapped inside flooded coal mine in Assam
Guwahati, 6 Jan: Nine labourers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Monday, after a sudden gush of water...
Fisheries, animal husbandry, dairy projects launched in NE
Guwahati, 6 Jan: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation for 50 projects...
Assam: CPI(M)’s state conference to be held from January 5-7
Guwahati, 30 Dec: The 24th state conference of CPI(M) will be held in Guwahati from January 5-7, during which the opposition party will devise...
HC directs Arunachal, Assam to report on jails’ conditions
GUWAHATI, 29 Dec: The Gauhati High Court recently issued a directive to the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram to file detailed...
Prolonged violence affecting students in Manipur: Academics
IMPHAL, 8 Dec: Prolonged violence in Manipur with frequent internet shutdowns, curfews and general strikes is affecting the academic and career pursuits of students...
Women’s commission sets up team to probe into killing of women, children in Jiribam
IMPHAL, 4 Dec: The Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW) has set up a three-member fact-finding team to investigate the killing of three women...