Centre approves major road reconstruction, bridge conversion projects for Assam: CM

Guwahati, Dec 2 (PTI) The Assam government has received approval from the Centre for re-construction of road network damaged in Dima Hasao district in this...

Charilam violence glaring example of fascist-style rule in Tripura: Manik Sarkar

Agartala, Dec 2 (PTI) Former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar on Friday alleged the deadly violence in Charilam was a glaring example of the fascist-style...

Tripura targets to procure 35,000 MT of paddy in 2022-23: Minister

Agartala, Dec 2 (PTI) The Tripura government is targetting to procure 35,000 MT of paddy in 2022-23, minister Sushanta Chowdhury said on Friday. Chowdhury, the Information...

MBB Airport to get foreign exchange counter

Agartala, Dec 2 (PTI) The Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport here, the second busiest airport in the Northeast will soon have a foreign exchange counter...

Boarders staying illegally in hostels to be asked to leave for preventing ragging:...

Guwahati, 1 Dec: The Assam government will soon launch a drive to find out all former students staying illegally in college and university hostels...

Border violence: Protesters burn effigies of Amit Shah, Meghalaya CM among others in Shillong

Shillong, Nov 26 (PTI) Members of various social organisations in Meghalaya on Saturday burnt effigies of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister...

NHPC’s pig farming initiatives for women near Subansiri hydro project

Guwahati, Nov 26 (PTI) Power major NHPC is lending a helping hand to women by developing the infrastructure of a pig farming company in...

Maha CM, ministers visit Guwahati to pay obeisance to Goddess Kamakhya

Guwahati, Nov 26 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several other ministers along with their families on Saturday visited Guwahati to pay obeisance...

Assam continues to ‘restrict’ movement of people to Meghalaya; net services suspension extended

Guwahati/Shillong, Nov 26 (PTI) Assam continued to restrict the movement of people and private vehicles to Meghalaya for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday...

Situation tense but ‘under control’ along violence-hit Assam-Meghalaya border

Guwahati/Shillong, Nov 25 (PTI) The situation along the Assam-Meghalaya border, where six people were killed in a village following violent clashes, remained tense but...

BJP led NDA will form board in Mara Autonomous District Council: Vanlalhmuaka

Aizawl, Nov 26 (PTI) Mizoram BJP unit president Vanlalhmuaka on Saturday claimed that the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the board...

Tripura dy CM meets Sitharaman; demands AIIMS-like institution, funds for tribal devpt

Agartala, Nov 26 (PTI) Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma has met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and placed several demands including an...

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...

Petroleum workers’ union in Assam stops fuel supply to Meghalaya

GUWAHATI, 24 Nov: The apex body of petroleum workers in Assam on Thursday said it has stopped transportation of fuel to Meghalaya, following reports...

Four quintal ganja seized in Assam, two held

Guwahati, 20 Nov: Two persons were arrested on Sunday after four quintal of ganja was recovered from their possession in Assam's Karbi Anglong district,...

NE Green Summit begins in Umsaw

SHILLONG, 20 Nov: Ways to deal with the challenges that climate change poses for the Northeast will be deliberated at the seventh edition of...

Political leadership must build trust for national integration: Meghalaya CM

Guwahati, 20 Nov: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Sunday emphasised the role of political leadership in building trust among all sections of people...

Energy connectivity with neighbours to be game changer: Shringla

Guwahati, 20 Nov: Energy connectivity and trading within the region can prove to be a game changer for India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, chief coordinator...

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...

Country’s longest train to run bi-weekly: Vivek Express, country’s longest train, to operate twice...

Guwahati, 19 Nov: The services of the country's longest train, Vivek Express, that connects Assam with the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu will be...