Tripura to have organic certification agency
Agartala, Sep 15 (PTI) An organic certification agency will be set up in Tripura to promote organic farming in the Northeastern state, Information and...
Assam marks Tourism Day with focus on attracting more visitors
Guwahati, Sep 27 (PTI) World Tourism Day was being celebrated in Assam on Tuesday with a focus on attracting more visitors to this northeastern...
Meghalaya considering shifting secretariat to New Shillong
SHILLONG, 28 Oct: The Meghalaya government is considering shifting the state secretariat and other administrative offices to New Shillong township in a bid to...
Assam to abolish 8,000 vacant school teacher posts; opposition fumes
Guwahati, Nov 8 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday said it will abolish 8,000 vacant posts of permanent school teachers as a larger number...
Navy team to embark on motorcycle expedition in NE
GUWAHATI, 24 Nov: Thirty-one personnel of the Indian Navy will travel 3,500 kms across the Northeastern states as part of a special motorcycle expedition...
Non-participation of 7 tribes in Hornbill Festival unfortunate: CM
Kohima, Dec 6 (PTI) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday said that non-participation of seven tribes of the eastern part of the state...
Over 2,000 Bru voters removed from Mizoram electoral roll
Aizawl, Dec 20 (PTI) The names of more than 2,000 Bru voters have been deleted from the electoral roll of Mizoram following their enrolment...
CYMA demonstrates in Mizoram, seeks shelter for Kuki-Chin refugees from Bangladesh
Aizawl, Jan 9 (PTI) Hundreds of people on Monday staged demonstration near the Raj Bhavan here demanding that the Centre provide asylum and relief...
Assam: Bandh in Sonitpur against inclusion of Bodo villages in BTR evokes mixed response
Tezpur (Assam), Jan 28 (PTI) A 12-hour Sonitpur bandh called by two students' organisations on Saturday to protest against the Assam government's decision to...
Crackdown on child marriage in Assam creating havoc in private life: Gauhati HC
Guwahati, Feb 15 (PTI) Observing that arresting a large number of people in the crackdown against child marriage created "havoc in the private life...
Assam govt to acquire 59 acres of land allotted to 17 institutions to be...
Guwahati, 12 Mar: The Assam government will acquire 179 bighas (59 acres) of land allotted to 17 institutions that will be evicted from Silsako...
DC’s administrative powers entrusted to ADCs of four merged districts in Assam
Guwahati, Mar 29 (PTI) The Assam government on Wednesday said it has issued a notification entrusting all administrative and statutory powers of a deputy...
Assam Cabinet fixes parameters for appraisal of DCs, maintaining strength of district officials
Guwahati, 29 Apr: The Assam Cabinet on Saturday took decisions relating to the criteria for appraisal of deputy commissioners, and a policy for maintaining...
Court sentences man to 5 years imprisonment in corruption case
Aizawl, Jun 6 (PTI) A special (Prevention of Corruption Act) court in Aizawl sentenced a 45-year-old man to five years imprisonment in a corruption...
AR, police recover weapons heading to Manipur
KOHIMA, 28 Jun: In a joint operation, the Assam Rifles (AR) and the Nagaland Police recovered arms and ammunition that were being taken to...
TMC to raise Manipur issue in Parliament, condemns sexual assault of women
Imphal, Jul 19 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said the party will raise the issue of ethnic strife-torn Manipur in Parliament, while condemning the...
Manipur women stage protest demanding removal of security forces from Moreh
IMPHAL, 31 Jul: Over 1,000 women on Monday staged a protest in Manipur's Churachandpur, demanding immediate removal of state police forces from Moreh town.
They...
Assam flood situation worsens, 3.40 lakh affected in 22 districts
Guwahati, Aug 30 (PTI) Assam's flood situation worsened on Wednesday with over 3.40 lakh people affected in 22 districts as the water level of...
Only 14 pc of Assam farmlands covered by irrigation schemes this year: Minister
Guwahati, Sep 15 (PTI) Only 14 per cent of the gross sown area in Assam has been covered by irrigation projects this year, Irrigation...
Assam, Army wanted full removal of AFSPA; cautious’ Centre kept it: Himanta
Guwahati, Oct 9 (PTI) Days after AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state...