Pivotal role of NE in textile industry: Singh
SHILLONG, 25 Oct: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday emphasised the importance of innovation and the Northeast region's pivotal role in the textile industry...
Priority to complete 57 critical highway projects in Assam: Himanta
Guwahati, Oct 22 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the collective priority of both the Centre and the state...
Under-construction IIIT in Manipur to offer world-class edn: CM
IMPHAL, 22 Oct: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), which is under construction...
Assam bypolls: Congress’ Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha files nomination for Dholai
Guwahati/Silchar, Oct 22 (PTI) Congress candidate Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha on Tuesday filed his nomination from Assam’s Dholai constituency for the upcoming assembly bypolls, a senior...
Manipur govt disallows manufacture, sale of edible tobacco items for 1 year
Imphal, Oct 22 (PTI) The Manipur government has prohibited the manufacture and sale of edible tobacco items for a period of one year, an...
Heroin worth Rs 6 cr seized in Assam, two arrested
Guwahati, Oct 20 (PTI) Heroin worth nearly Rs 6 crore has been seized and two persons arrested from Assam's Kamrup district, police said on...
Assam: Around 200 people fall ill due to food poisoning after consuming snacks
Golaghat, Oct 20 (PTI) Around 200 people have fallen ill due to food poisoning after consuming snacks during an obituary function of a deceased...
Will retain four seats, work hard to win fifth: Himanta on Assam bypolls
Guwahati, 20 Oct: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the ruling NDA will retain all four seats and work hard to...
Assam govt to undertake Rs 800 cr project to rejuvenate 129 ‘beels’
Guwahati, 19 Oct: Assam government will undertake an Rs 800 crore project to rejuvenate 129 'beels' (lake-like wetlands) in the state to boost fish...
Infiltrator nabbed, sent back to Bangladesh: Himanta
Guwahati, 19 Oct: An alleged infiltrator from Bangladesh was apprehended by Assam Police in Karimganj district and handed over to authorities of the neighbouring...
LEI lit fest organised in Mizoram
AIZWAL, 18 Oct: LEI, Mizoram's first-ever literary festival, celebrated the power of words in Aizawl with a glittering array of participants and authors from...
8 coaches of Agartala-Lokmanya Terminus Express derail in Assam’s Dima Hasao
Guwahati, Oct 17 (PTI) Eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed at Dibalong station in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Thursday afternoon,...
Nagaland to meet central govt on border dispute with Assam
KOHIMA, 16 Oct: Representatives of the Nagaland government will soon meet PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma...
‘Assam’s debt rose to Rs 1.52 L cr under CM Himanta’: Cong demands white...
Guwahati, Oct 16 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday demanded a white paper from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the financial health of...
Kaziranga National Park records 446 butterfly species
Guwahati, 16 Oct: More than 446 butterfly species have been recorded in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP), famed for the one-horned rhinoceros, making it...
CFSB accuses NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) of ceasefire violation
DIMAPUR, 15 Oct: Ceasefire Supervisory Board (CFSB) chairman Amarjeet Singh Bedi has accused the Nikki Sumi faction of the NSCN-K of abducting two Naga...
Meitei, Kuki, Naga MLAs of Manipur to meet in Delhi on Tuesday
IMPHAL, 14 Oct: For the first time since the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur last year, a number of MLAs of the Meitei,...
Assam hit by 4.2 magnitude earthquake
GUWAHATI, 13 Oct: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude jolted the north-central part of Assam on Sunday morning, an official bulletin said.
There is no immediate...
Assam: Heroin worth Rs 4.5 cr seized; four nabbed
Guwahati, 13 Oct: Drugs worth nearly Rs 4.5 crore have been seized and four persons were arrested from Karimganj district of Assam on Sunday,...
Assam BJP’s poll unit meets to discuss upcoming assembly byelection
Guwahati, Oct 13 (PTI) The election committee of the Assam BJP met on Sunday to deliberate on the upcoming bypolls to five assembly constituencies.
In...