Police action on accused trying to flee custody nothing new in Assam: Minister

Guwahati, Mar 28 (PTI) Asserting that death or injury of suspected criminals as they try to flee custody was nothing new in the state,...

Two-day conclave in Assam to focus on optimum use of NE waterways: Minister

Dibrugarh (Assam), Apr 9 (PTI) Union minister Shantanu Thakur, who is in Dibrugarh, said on Saturday that a two-day conclave, with focus on harnessing...

Himanta stresses on timely completion of projects

Guwahati, Apr 21 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday stressed on timely completion of projects and urged officials to set milestones and...

Fall in voluntary blood donation in Tripura

Agartala, May 6 (PTI) Blood collection through voluntary blood donation camps in Tripura has come down, an official said on Friday. Blood collection through voluntary...

4-day leadership training programme for Meghalaya MLAs & ministers

Shillong, May 20 (PTI) Twenty eight legislators and three ministers of Meghalaya attended a four-day training programme on leadership and public policy at the...

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)...

Online initiative against cyberbullying launched in Assam

Guwahati, Jul 18 (PTI) Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Monday stressed the importance of young people protecting themselves in online spaces and understanding their...

Meghalaya Cabinet approves land deal with over 1,200 encroachers’

Shillong, Jun 27 (PTI) The Meghalaya Cabinet Monday approved a land deal with over 1,200 families living illegally on government land for several years,...

Centre, Assam Government Working To Minimise Problems During Floods: PM

Guwahati, Jul 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Centre and the Assam government are working together to minimise the...

NTPC launches Girl Empowerment Mission in Assam, to train 40 minors

Guwahati, Jul 13 (PTI) The country's largest power producer NTPC on Wednesday said it has rolled out a four-week long empowerment programme for underprivileged...

Protest over MGNREGA affect traffic between Manipur, Nagaland

Imphal, July 25 (PTI) Movement of vehicles between Nagaland and Manipur was affected on Monday as protesters blocked the Imphal-Dimapur Road, demanding the release...

Protest in Aizawl over re-employment of retired govt officer

Aizawl, Aug 2 (PTI) Influential students' body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) demonstrated on Tuesday outside the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in...

Manipur CM inspects preparation of Imphal edition of Durand Cup

Imphal, Aug 16 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday inspected the ongoing preparations for the Manipur edition of the Durand Cup...

Assam Congress working president Rana Goswami resigns, likely to join BJP

Guwahati, 28 Feb: Assam Congress working president Rana Goswami resigned from the party on Wednesday and headed to New Delhi where he is likely...

Air Force chief calls on Assam CM

Guwahati, Sep 7 (PTI) Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Wednesday called on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here and discussed a...

Branchless banking points expansion in North East by Fino Payments bank

Guwahati, Sep 21 (PTI) Branchless banking points are being expanded in North Eastern states by Fino Payments Bank in a bid to expand facilities...

Manipur govt warns of action against school teachers giving private tuition

Imphal, Oct 11 (PTI) The Manipur government cautioned teachers of state-run schools that disciplinary action will be taken against them if they are found...

Meghalaya Police officer arrested for procuring 29 vehicles, some without valid papers

Shillong, Nov 2 (PTI) A senior Meghalaya Police Officer was arrested by the CID on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in procuring 29 vehicles,...

Northeast gets first Unani medicine institute

Silchar, 20 Nov: A first-of-its-kind institute on Unani medicine in the Northeast was inaugurated by Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Silchar town of...

Patel blames Mizoram for not implementing central schemes up to the mark

Aizawl, Dec 5 (PTI) Union Minister Prahlad Patel Monday blamed the Mizoram government for not implementing the Centre's schemes up to the mark and...