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...

Assam: Budget allocation for ‘child-friendly’ Bodoland Territorial Region to be made, says its chief

Kokrajhar, Oct 8 (PTI) The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam will make special budgetary allocations for developing a child-friendly environment, its chief Pramod...

AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam due to situation in Bangladesh

Guwahati, Oct 8 (PTI) The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, under which an area is declared "disturbed" for the convenience of security...

Assam Cabinet thanks PM for classical status to Assamese language; okays delimitation of panchayats

Guwahati, Oct 8 (PTI) The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting classical language status to Assamese. It...

Violence-affected people returning to native places: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, 7 Oct: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said that the violence-affected people have started returning to their native places and...

Huge cache of explosives recovered in Manipur

IMPHAL, 2 Oct: Security forces recovered a huge cache of explosives, including 21 big and medium IEDs, at Senam village in Manipur's Tengnoupal district,...

PM Modi unveils four bio-gas units in Assam

Guwahati, 2 Oct: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kick-started the construction of four compressed bio-gas (CBG) plants by Oil India Ltd in Assam. The...

Gandhi’s thoughts continue to guide us in building better society: Himanta

Guwahati, 2 Oct: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts continue to guide in building a better society. Offering his...

Huge cache of explosives recovered in Manipur

Imphal, Oct 2 (PTI) Security forces recovered a huge cache of explosives, including 21 big and medium IEDs, at Senam village in Manipur's Tengnoupal...

Tripura mulls introducing app cab services at Agartala airport

Agartala, Oct 2 (PTI) Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government is planning to introduce app cab services to and fro...

3 killed in gunfight in Manipur over cleaning land, prohibitory orders imposed

Imphal, Oct 2 (PTI) Three persons including an on-duty Manipur Rilfes personnel were killed in a gunfight that broke out between two groups on...

Nagaland govt seeks tribal bodies’ support for success of Hornbill Fest’s silver jubilee edition

Kohima, Oct 2 (PTI) The Nagaland government on Wednesday sought active support and cooperation from 18 tribal organisations of the state for making this...