Take steps for withdrawing cases against Kuki academics, KIM urges PM

IMPHAL, 21 Aug: Raising concern over FIRs filed against Kuki academics, the apex body of the community in Manipur has written to Prime Minister...

Assam govt to recommend to Centre for complete withdrawal of AFSPA

GUWAHATI, 9 Sep: The Assam government will recommend to the Centre for complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, 1958...

Trucks painted to look like AR vehicles in Manipur, police informed

IMPHAL, 24 Sep: The Assam Rifles (AR) has written to the Manipur Police, stating that many trucks in Kakching district have been painted in...

Assam youths develop AI-driven traffic management platform for drones

Guwahati, Oct 15 (PTI) As drones revolutionise military, commercial and other activities, an imperative need for 'traffic management' of these flying objects has emerged...

Manipur violence: Mob tries to ‘gherao’ police station near CMO’s office

Imphal, 1 Nov (PTI): A mob on Wednesday tried to gherao a Manipur Police office complex demanding arms in Imphal, the capital of the...

FIR against Manipur tribal leader over self-govt claims

IMPHAL, 18 Nov: The Manipur Police has registered an FIR against a senior leader of a tribal organisation on the charge of conspiring to...

Two Assam labourers rescued from Uttarakhand tunnel reach home

Guwahati, Dec 1 (PTI) Two labourers from Assam, who were among the 41 workers rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, landed here on Friday...

Assam can borrow Rs 45,957 cr in FY25: NABARD

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Thursday projected a credit potential of Rs 45,957 crore for...

Manipur violence: Vadra slams PM, asks govt to take ‘concrete steps’ for peace

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: A day after four people were gunned down in Manipur, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister...

Manipur: 3 BSF jawans suffer bullet injuries, curfew imposed

IMPHAL, 18 Jan: At least three BSF personnel sustained bullet injuries after gunmen fired at security forces in Manipur's Thoubal district, police said on...

Mizoram: Students’ body protests Centre’s decision to fence Indo-Myanmar border

AIZAWL, 1 Feb: The influential Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Mizoram's apex students' body, staged a demonstration in Aizawl on Wednesday, protesting against the Centre's...

Mizoram, Assam agree to resolve border dispute

AIZAWL, 9 Feb: Mizoram and Assam on Friday agreed to make joint efforts to resolve the long pending interstate border dispute, an official statement...

Arms, ammunition recovered in Manipur

IMPHAL, 25 Feb: The Manipur Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives during search operations in two villages in Churachandpur district. Security...

People will see ‘new India’ after LS polls: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati, Mar 13 (PTI) Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, on Wednesday asserted that the people of the country will see...

Assam Assembly passes amendment bill to levy tax on sleeper coaches

Guwahati, Dec 22 (PTI) The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed The Assam Motor Vehicle Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2021,' paving the way for levy of...

Meghalaya BJP, Cong declare candidates for assembly by-polls

Shillong, Oct 4 (PTI) The BJP, which is a constituent of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, will contest in one of the three by-elections...

Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Assam

Guwahati, Oct 10 (PTI) A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam's Golaghat district, a Forest and Environment Department release...

Assam Electronics Development Corp partners with iBus to deploy digital infrastructure

Guwahati, Sep 13 (PTI) State-run Assam Electronics Development Corporation Ltd has appointed tech firm iBus Networks as its exclusive business partner for deploying and...

Heroin worth Rs 1 crore seized in Mizoram

Aizawl, Aug 13 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 1 crore was seized close to the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district on Friday, an Assam...

Entire Guwahati population to be vaccinated by Aug 31: Health minister

Guwahati, Aug 21 (PTI) The Assam government has set a target to vaccinate the entire population of Kamrup Metropolitan district, under which the state's...