4-day leadership training programme for Meghalaya MLAs & ministers
Shillong, May 20 (PTI) Twenty eight legislators and three ministers of Meghalaya attended a four-day training programme on leadership and public policy at the...
IIT Guwahati researchers develop tech to generate green energy from waste water
New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed a bio-electrochemical device called Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)...
Online initiative against cyberbullying launched in Assam
Guwahati, Jul 18 (PTI) Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Monday stressed the importance of young people protecting themselves in online spaces and understanding their...
Meghalaya Cabinet approves land deal with over 1,200 encroachers’
Shillong, Jun 27 (PTI) The Meghalaya Cabinet Monday approved a land deal with over 1,200 families living illegally on government land for several years,...
Centre, Assam Government Working To Minimise Problems During Floods: PM
Guwahati, Jul 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Centre and the Assam government are working together to minimise the...
NTPC launches Girl Empowerment Mission in Assam, to train 40 minors
Guwahati, Jul 13 (PTI) The country's largest power producer NTPC on Wednesday said it has rolled out a four-week long empowerment programme for underprivileged...
Protest over MGNREGA affect traffic between Manipur, Nagaland
Imphal, July 25 (PTI) Movement of vehicles between Nagaland and Manipur was affected on Monday as protesters blocked the Imphal-Dimapur Road, demanding the release...
Protest in Aizawl over re-employment of retired govt officer
Aizawl, Aug 2 (PTI) Influential students' body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) demonstrated on Tuesday outside the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in...
Manipur CM inspects preparation of Imphal edition of Durand Cup
Imphal, Aug 16 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday inspected the ongoing preparations for the Manipur edition of the Durand Cup...
Assam Congress working president Rana Goswami resigns, likely to join BJP
Guwahati, 28 Feb: Assam Congress working president Rana Goswami resigned from the party on Wednesday and headed to New Delhi where he is likely...
Air Force chief calls on Assam CM
Guwahati, Sep 7 (PTI) Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Wednesday called on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here and discussed a...
Branchless banking points expansion in North East by Fino Payments bank
Guwahati, Sep 21 (PTI) Branchless banking points are being expanded in North Eastern states by Fino Payments Bank in a bid to expand facilities...
Manipur govt warns of action against school teachers giving private tuition
Imphal, Oct 11 (PTI) The Manipur government cautioned teachers of state-run schools that disciplinary action will be taken against them if they are found...
Meghalaya Police officer arrested for procuring 29 vehicles, some without valid papers
Shillong, Nov 2 (PTI) A senior Meghalaya Police Officer was arrested by the CID on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in procuring 29 vehicles,...
Assam elephant mistreated again’ in Tamil Nadu temple: PETA
Guwahati/Chennai, Nov 15 (PTI) Joymala, an elephant from Assam which was allegedly mistreated at a temple in Tamil Nadu, is in news again with...
Two teens held for attempting to rape girl in Assam
Tezpur (Assam), Dec 2 (PTI) Two teenagers, including a minor, were arrested in Assam's Sonitpur district on Friday for allegedly attempting to rape an 11-year-old...
AICC announces 7 committees for Tripura Assembly election
Agartala, Dec 14 (PTI) With Tripura Assembly elections due early next year, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced setting up of...
Meghalaya CM asks people to start wearing masks
Shillong, Dec 22 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday appealed to the residents to start wearing masks as a precautionary measure.
Sangma,...
Mizoram forms study group to collect information on border areas
AIZAWL, 21 Jan: The Mizoram government has formed a study group headed by an expert from the Mizoram University (MZU) to study and collect...
Nagaland assembly polls: NPF releases first list of 16 candidates
Kohima, 3 Feb: The Naga People's Front (NPF), the oldest regional political party in Nagaland, on Friday released its first list of 16 candidates...