Drugs worth Rs 39 crore seized in Assam, 3 arrested
Guwahati, Dec 14 (PTI) Drugs worth Rs 39 crore were seized from an ambulance here and another vehicle in Karimganj district in the early...
10.54 lakh more people to benefit from Assam’s poverty alleviation scheme
Guwahati, Dec 14 (PTI) The Assam government on Wednesday rolled out the second edition of 'Orunodoi', its flagship Rs 4,142-crore poverty alleviation scheme, by...
Assamese ‘Gamocha’ gets GI tag; state in jubilation
Guwahati, Dec 14 (PTI) 'Gamocha', a symbol of the culture and identity of Assam, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the central...
TMC’s Saket Gokhale claims NPP did not file 2018 poll expenditure, moves Meghalaya HC
Shillong, Dec 14 (PTI) TMC national spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Wednesday moved the Meghalaya High Court seeking legal action against the ruling National People's...
Meghalaya govt inks MoU for FIRST Cancer Care’ project
Shillong, Dec 14 (PTI) The Meghalaya government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a healthcare firm with expertise in telemedicine for...
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...
PM Modi to visit Tripura on Dec 18 to address rally
Agartala, Dec 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tripura on December 18 to address a public rally here ahead of the assembly...
Diganta Barah new commissioner of Guwahati Police
Guwahati, 13 Dec: The Assam government on Tuesday appointed senior IPS officer Diganta Barah as the new Commissioner of Guwahati Police.
Barah will replace Harmeet...
Meghalaya CM hands lease docs to over 1,200 families living on govt land
Shillong, 12 Dec: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday handed lease documents to over 1,200 families who have been living on government...
Anti-CAA protest: NESO to observe ‘black day’ on 11 Dec
SHILLONG, 9 Dec: The North East Students' Organisation (NESO) on Friday said it would observe 11 December as a 'black day' across the region...
Rubber Board sets target of 2 lakh hectares land for cultivation in NE by...
AGARTALA, 8 Dec: The Rubber Board has set a target of 2 lakh hectares of rubber cultivation in the Northeastern states by 2025 to...
Assam: 14 dental college students expelled from hostel for ragging
Silchar, Dec 6 (PTI) Fourteen students of Silchar Dental College in Assam have been expelled from the hostel for six months for allegedly ragging...
Probe ordered into PDS rice scam in Assam district
Morigaon (Assam), Dec 6 (PTI) Morigaon district administration Tuesday ordered a probe into all cooperative societies in the area following suspicions of a scam...
Constable shot dead by colleague in Assam
Guwahati, Dec 6 (PTI) A police constable was shot dead allegedly by his colleague in Assam's Charaideo district on Tuesday morning following an altercation...
Meghalaya CM distributes Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers in state
Jengjal (Meghalaya), Dec 6 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma distributed Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers of the state under the Focus+...
HC quashes Meghalaya govt order barring govt-aided college teachers from contesting elections
Shillong, Dec 6 (PTI) The Meghalaya High Court has quashed a 2018 state government policy barring teachers of government-aided colleges from contesting elections and...
3 arrested for raping tribal girl in Tripura
Agartala, Dec 6 (PTI) Police arrested three youths for allegedly raping a minor tribal girl in Tripura's Gomati district, an officer said on Tuesday.
The...
Six policemen among nine injured during eviction drive in Manipur
Imphal, Dec 6 (PTI) Three forest guards and six police personnel suffered serious injuries on Tuesday after residents of a village in Manipur's Kangpokpi...
Manipur CM calls on people to use social media responsibly
Imphal, Dec 6 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday called on people of the state to use social media responsibly and...
Over 700 foreigners among 66,133 tourists visited Nagaland’s Hornbill festival till Monday
Kohima, Dec 6 (PTI) Altogether 66,133 tourists visited the picturesque Naga Heritage village Kisama till Monday, where the Hornbill festival is being held.
The total...