Assam logs 161 new COVID-19 cases, highest since Feb 14

Guwahati, Jul 5 (PTI) Assam reported 161 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in nearly five months, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. The state recorded...

Mizoram govt to soon declare outbreak of African Swine Fever as state disaster: Minister

Aizawl, May 31 (PTI) The Mizoram government would soon declare the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has killed more than 37,000 pigs,...

UDA hails resumption of talks on Naga issue

Kohima, Oct 6 (PTI) The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) of Nagaland appreciated the resumption of talks between the Centre and the Naga negotiating groups. A...

Himanta inaugurates new infrastructure projects at GMCH

Guwahati, Nov 15 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated several infrastructure projects at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Speaking on...

Ailing under-trial prisoner dies in Tripura hospital

Agartala, Jun 8 (PTI) An under-trial prisoner who was suffering from liver ailments died during treatment in a government hospital here, a senior police...

Govts of M’laya, Assam write to CBI to take over Mukroh firing incident

SHILLONG, 23 Nov: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday said that the state government and the Assam administration have written to the...

1 killed, 2 injured in Tripura landslides

Agartala, Aug 25 (PTI) A 21-year-old man was killed and two children were injured on Wednesday in two separate landslides caused by incessant rain...

Cong takes out march seeking Guwahati civic poll postponement

Guwahati, Mar 26 (PTI) The opposition Congress on Saturday took out a march to the election office here, demanding that the date of Guwahati...

NGO to transform Nagaland into fruit hub of India

KOHIMA, 4 Jul: An NGO under its ambitious mission, 'Trees for Wealth', has set a target to transform Nagaland into a fruit hub of...

Tripura govt starts culling pigs in ASF hit Debipur farm

Agartala, Apr 24 (PTI) The Tripura Animal Resource Development (ARD) department has culled 165 pigs and piglets at the government-run Debipur farm and adjacent...

1,166 govt ad hoc teachers agitate demanding regularisation of service in Nagaland

Kohima, Sep 26 (PTI) The All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers Group (ANATG)-2015 Batch on Monday resumed its agitation demanding immediate service regularisation. The ANATG-2015 Batch...

5 arrested with marijuana worth Rs 4 crore in Nagaland

Kohima, Sep 11 (PTI) Five persons were arrested with 1,000 kg of marijuana worth Rs 4 crore in Nagaland's Dimapur district, as per an...

Special four-day break for Assam govt employees to visit parents begins

Guwahati, Jan 6 (PTI) A four-day-long break, including two special casual leaves, for Assam government employees to spend time with their parents and in-laws...

Notice served on Tripura CMO official for ‘model code of conduct violation’

Agartala, May 31(PTI) The election office in bypoll-bound Tripura has served a notice on the principal private secretary (PPS) of Chief Minister Manik Saha,...

Congress revived in Mizoram, will provide good governance: Ex-CM Lal Thanhawla

Aizawl, Oct 19 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and former Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla on Thursday asserted that the grand old party has revived...

Meghalaya to restrict movement of people to prevent spread of Covid: CM

Shillong, Jan 3 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said his government will take a slew of measures including night curfew,...

Himanta launches project to dispose pending files in Assam secretariat

Guwahati, Feb 1 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the entire process of functioning of the state secretariat has...

Sikkim bans milk from outside on quality issues

Gangtok, Jan 18 (PTI) The Sikkim government on Tuesday temporarily banned the entry of all packaged and canned milk from outside the state saying...

Cong, AIUDF walk out of Assam Assembly against repeal of Muslim Marriages Act

Guwahati, Feb 26 (PTI) The opposition Congress and AIUDF staged walkouts from the Assam Assembly on Monday, protesting the decision by the state Cabinet...

Married daughter eligible for job in die-in harness scheme: HC

Agartala, Feb 9 (PTI) A Division Bench of the High Court of Tripura has upheld a single-bench order that a married daughter, who depends...