Nagaland reports COVID case for second consecutive day

Kohima, Jun 11 (PTI) Nagaland reported a fresh COVID-19 case for the second consecutive day taking on Saturday the tally to 35,500, a health...

In a first, successful open-heart surgeries in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 19 (PTI) A group of doctors successfully performed open-heart surgeries on two high-risk cardiac patients at a private hospital in Aizawl, in...

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,...

Man impersonating as crime branch official nabbed in Assam

Guwahati, Jun 14 (PTI) A fraudster, who masqueraded as a crime branch official and extorted money from a number of accused persons, was arrested...

Mizoram church to donate money for flood relief in Assam’s Silchar

Aizawl, Jun 27 (PTI) The Presbyterian Church of Mizoram on Monday decided to donate Rs 8 lakh for relief operations in flood-hit Assam's Cachar...

Suspected thief injured in police firing in Assam

Kokrajhar (Assam), Jul 6 (PTI) A suspected bag snatcher was injured in police firing in Kokrajhar district of Assam when he tried to snatch...

Assam govt transfers 17 bureaucrats

Guwahati, Jul 12 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday transferred 17 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and state civil service officers. As per an order...

LPG cylinder carriers of IOC in NE on indefinite strike from Monday

Guwahati, Jul 25 (PTI) The North-East Packed LPG Transporter Association (NEPLTA) has called for an indefinite strike starting Monday, protesting against several issues, including...

Heroin seized, 5 arrested in Meghalaya

Shillong, Aug 1 (PTI) Five people, including two teenagers and a woman, have been arrested in Meghalaya after heroin worth over Rs 3 crore...

Tezpur University gets A+ from NAAC

Tezpur, Aug 10 (PTI) Assam's Tezpur University has been awarded A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), placing it among the...

No rollback of fee hike in Assam’s Dibrugarh University: VC

Dibrugarh (Assam), 24 Aug: Amid the stalemate between Dibrugarh University authorities and its students' union over fee hike, the vice chancellor on Wednesday said...

Quality of research has gone down in Indian universities: Meghalaya Governor

Shillong, 5 Sep: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday said the quality of research has "gone down" in Indian institutes and universities because...

Thai delegation, CII representatives call on Assam CM, discuss bilateral trade

Guwahati, Sept 20 (PTI) A joint delegation of representatives of the Thailand government and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) called on Assam Chief Minister...

Assam cabinet nod for Rs 190 cr power purchase subsidy to avoid tariff hike

Guwahati, 7 Oct: The Assam cabinet on Friday decided to extend a power purchase subsidy of Rs 190 crore to a state-owned utility to...

Water, power connections to ex-Assam CM Prafulla Mahanta’s quarters snapped for overstaying

Guwahati, Nov 2 (PTI) Water and electricity connections to former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's quarters inside the Assam Assembly complex were snapped on...

IIT-Guwahati sees 21% more pre-placement offers, highest package at Rs 1.20cr

Guwahati, Nov 14 (PTI) IIT-Guwahati on Monday said that it has registered an over 21 per cent increase in pre-placement offers during the current...

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...

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...

No corruption allegation against BJP govt in Tripura: CM

Agartala, Dec 22 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday asserted that no allegation of corrupt practices has been raised against any minister...

Assam: Suspected dacoit injured in police firing while trying to flee

Golaghat (Assam), 13 Jan: A suspected dacoit was injured when police fired at him as he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam's...