Assam govt to provide Rs 250 more to ‘Orunodoi’ beneficiaries for electricity bill payments:...
Guwahati, Aug 20 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said his government will provide an additional amount of Rs 250 to...
Cong upbeat on Yatra’s response in Assam, but cautious of electoral gains
Guwahati, Dec 22 (PTI) For the Congress which had been the dominant force in Assam since Independence till it saw its base eroded over...
Mizoram assembly adopts resolution opposing any move to implement UCC
AIZAWL, 14 Feb: The Mizoram assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted an official resolution opposing any move to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in...
College teacher in Meghalaya completes 40,000 kms on bicycle trips in 6 years
Shillong, Jan 23 (PTI) This 40 year-old man from a remote Mawnai village in Meghalaya's Eastern West Khasi Hills district has scripted a history...
Five militants involved in IED blasts arrested
Imphal, Aug 16 (PTI) Five cadres of the banned militant outfit People's Liberation Army (PLA) involved in two Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts were...
Tripura attempting to boost economy with Agar plantation
Agartala, 9 Oct: Agar tree or Aquilaria malaccensis, a major source of medicines and perfumes, might be a critically endangered species on the IUCN...
Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 2 crore seized in Mizoram
Aizawl, Feb 12 (PTI) In a major drug haul, Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department and Border Security Force (BSF) seized over 12 kg of...
Nine arrested in Assam fertilizer scam
Guwahati, Mar 22 (PTI) Nine persons have been arrested in connection with the fertilizer scam in Assam, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Chief Minister...
Tripura CM urges people to strictly follow Covid protocol
Agartala, Jul 12 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday exhorted the people to adhere to Covid protocol strictly to prevent coronavirus infection.
The...
Tribal council urges Tripura guv to clear pending bills
AGARTALA, 31 Dec: Tipra Motha-run Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has sought Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu's intervention to clear bills awaiting approval...
Militant arrested in Imphal: Police
Imphal, Oct 14 (PTI) An alleged militant was arrested in Imphal's Kwakeithel area on Friday, police said.
Paikhomba Wahengbam, 30, was the founder of newly-formed...
Mizoram Excise & Narcotics Dept seize heroin
Aizawl, Sep 15 (PTI) The Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department seized 537 gm of heroin and 976 gm of Methamphetamine tablets at different locations...
NGT needs to broaden proceedings against illegal sand-mining across Meghalaya: HC
Shillong, May 25 (PTI) Meghalaya High Court has said that there is a need for the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to broaden its proceedings...
‘Love jihad’ behind Assam triple murder: Himanta
Guwahati, Jul 26 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed the recent triple murder in Golaghat was an outcome of 'love-jihad',...
Himanta’s ‘Miya’ remarks: MP, CPI(M) file police complaints, TMC writes to CJI
Guwahati, 17 Jul: The CPI(M) and an Independent Rajya Sabha MP on Monday lodged police complaints against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging...
Assam: Sec 144 clamped in Cachar ahead of LS polls
Guwahati, 27 Mar: Ahead of elections to the Silchar Lok Sabha seat, the Cachar district administration in Assam's Barak Valley on Wednesday clamped prohibitory...
Nigerian man, woman arrested from Delhi by Meghalaya Police in cyber fraud case
Shillong, Nov 1 (PTI) A Nigerian man and a woman were arrested by the Meghalaya Police from Delhi in a cyber fraud case, officials...
Assam Cabinet approves DA hike for govt employees
Guwahati, 31 Mar: The Assam Cabinet on Friday approved the hike in dearness allowance of state government employees to 42 per cent from 38...
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)...
Assam: Man held for duping defence personnel with fake gold jewellery
Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) A person was arrested from Sonitpur district of Assam in a joint operation of Army and local police for allegedly...