Assam Police working on strategy to reduce supply, demand of drugs: DGP

Guwahati, Dec 10 (PTI) Assam Police is working on a strategy to reduce the supply and demand of drugs as its trafficking from Myanmar...

Two trucks carrying construction materials torched in Manipur

Imphal, Jun 15 (PTI) A mob set on fire two trucks carrying construction materials in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Saturday, an official said. Four trucks...

Man sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor sister

Nagaon, Feb 22 (PTI) A court in Assam's Morigaon district has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found...

No ‘clean chit’ to police in cases of firing at accused trying to flee...

Guwahati, Apr 6 (PTI) The Assam government on Thursday said that a "clean chit" has not been given to the police in cases in...

African Swine Fever Found In Wild Pigs Of Mizoram: Report

Aizawl, 6 Aug (PTI): The African Swine Fever (ASF) has now spread to wild animals in Mizoram and it appears that inoculation is the...

2 arrested with gold worth Rs 2.42 crore in Siliguri

Siliguri, Sep 6 (PTI) Two persons were arrested in West Bengal's Siliguri with gold biscuits worth Rs 2.42 crore, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on...

Assam govt, IIT-G ink MoU for advanced healthcare institute

Guwahati, May 20 (PTI) The Assam government and IIT-Guwahati on Friday entered into an agreement to set up a state-of-the-art healthcare institute that will...

Assam to form joint company with NDDB to boost dairy sector

Guwahati, Sept 13 (PTI) A joint venture company will be formed by the Assam government and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for the...

Large quantity of Burmese betel nuts seized in Guwahati

  Guwahati, Oct 28 (PTI) Huge quantity of Burmese betel nuts have been seized from Guwahati Railway Station, when those were being transported from Tripura's...

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...

Drones to map unsurveyed inhabited areas of BTR in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 28 (PTI) Drones will be deployed to map unsurveyed inhabited areas in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) as the exercise will enable authorities...

Chopper service to connect four major Assam cities from Wednesday

Guwahati, 6 Feb: Helicopter services in six routes connecting four major cities of Assam will be launched by central PSU Pawan Hans Ltd on...

Over 350 mobile towers to be set up in Meghalaya

Shillong, Apr 10 (PTI) Over 350 mobile towers will be set up in Meghalaya to ensure that all villages come under mobile network, officials...

Assam: Transporters call for 48-hr strike over new provisions on hit-and-run

GUWAHATI, 5 Jan: Movement of all commercial vehicles in Assam is likely to come to a halt as a joint forum of all transporters'...

Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hits parts of Meghalaya

SHILLONG, 8 Dec: An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit the Meghalaya capital Shillong and adjoining areas on Friday morning, an official said. There was no...

Political parties calling bandhs could lose registrations: Himanta

Guwahati, 10 Mar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said political parties could lose their registrations if they called bandhs in violation...

Nagaland has 12.97 lakh voters

Kohima, Oct 28 (PTI) Nagaland has a total of 12,97,573 electors as per the draft photo electoral roll published by the state election department. The...

SC asks Manipur govt to apprise of steps taken to secure places of worship

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Manipur government to apprise the apex court-appointed committee of the steps taken to...

Working for welfare of deprived, backward sections our priority: PM Modi

Guwahati, 3 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that welfare of the deprived and backward sections is the Central government's priority. Modi, during...

Assam to transfer two ULFA(I) serial bombs planting cases to NIA: DGP

Guwahati, Aug 20 (PTI) Assam DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Tuesday said two cases of the 10 related to ULFA(I)'s planting of "IED-like" objects...