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...
Heroin worth Rs 14 cr seized, three arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong, 18 Nov: Three people were arrested and heroin worth Rs 14 crore was seized from their possession in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district on Friday,...
BSF reviews operational preparedness along Indo-Bangla border
Guwahati, 18 Nov: The security scenario along the Indo-Bangladesh border and operational preparedness of the Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) were reviewed...
Mixed response to Assam bandh demanding ST status
Guwahati, Nov 15 (PTI) A 12-hour Assam bandh called by six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status drew a mixed response on Tuesday, with...
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...
Assam elephant mistreated again’ in Tamil Nadu temple: PETA
Guwahati/Chennai, Nov 15 (PTI) Joymala, an elephant from Assam which was allegedly mistreated at a temple in Tamil Nadu, is in news again with...
ULFA(I) takes responsibility for ambush on Army in Assam
Guwahati, Nov 15 (PTI) The proscribed ULFA(Independent) outfit on Tuesday took responsibility for an ambush on an Army patrol party in Assam's Tinsukia district...
Banned PFI’s student wing leader in police remand
Guwahati, Nov 14 (PTI) Leader of banned Popular Front of India's student wing Amir Hamza was on Monday remanded in police custody by a...
Aizawl, TRAU share spoils; 10-man Rajasthan prevail over Churchill Brothers
Aizawl, Nov 15 (PTI) Aizawl FC and TRAU FC shared the spoils after a 1-1 draw in their I-League match at the picturesque Rajiv...
Mainpuri bypoll: Shivpal Singh Yadav in SP’s list of campaigners
Lucknow, Nov 15 (PTI) The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday announced the name of Shivpal Singh Yadav as one of its campaigners for the Mainpuri...
Assam elephant mistreated again’ in Tamil Nadu temple: PETA
Guwahati/Chennai, Nov 15 (PTI) Joymala, an elephant from Assam which was allegedly mistreated at a temple in Tamil Nadu, is in news again with...
Woman, son trampled to death by elephant in Assam’s Goalpara
Goalpara, Nov 14 (PTI) A 25-year-old woman and her son were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam's Goalpara district on Monday,...