SC dismisses plea against internet shutdown in Manipur
NEW DELHI, 6 Jul: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea by two Manipur residents against repeated internet shutdowns in the...
Need women forces to handle Manipur’s Meira Paibi, say officials
IMPHAL, 21 Jul: More women battalions are needed in Manipur to tackle those posing as 'Meira Paibis' (women torchbearers) as they have not only...
Arms, ammunition recovered in Manipur
IMPHAL, 17 Aug: Eight firearms and 112 rounds of ammunition were recovered from different districts of violence-hit Manipur during search operations by security forces,...
Assam: 3 boys drown while bathing in pond in Morigaon
Morigaon (Assam), Sep 4 (PTI) Three boys drowned while bathing in a pond in Assam's Morigaon district on Monday, police said.
Five boys went to...
Meghalaya coffee producer to help in conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbon
Shillong, Sep 24 (PTI) Two tribal communities involved in the conservation of the endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon in Meghalaya have got a shot in...
Assam mulling scooties for teachers of schools in remote areas: Himanta
Tezpur (Assam), Oct 13 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said his government is mulling providing scooties to teachers of schools...
SDPO shot dead by militants in Manipur’s Moreh
IMPHAL, 31 Oct: A sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) was killed on Tuesday after being shot at by suspected tribal militants at Moreh in Manipur's...
Assam minister Atul Bora gets life threat; CID asked to probe
Guwahati, 14 Nov: Assam minister Atul Bora has received a threat to his life on social media and the CID has been asked to...
New era of peace in Manipur as Centre inks pact with militant outfit: CM
IMPHAL, 30 Nov: Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that a new era of peace and progress has dawned in Manipur as the Centre...
People of Assam fed up with unfulfilled promises of BJP: Jitendra Singh
Guwahati, 18 Dec: Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh on Monday claimed that the people of Assam are fed up with the "unfulfilled promises" of...
3 Naga groups come together for talks with Centre
DIMAPUR, 31 Dec: Three Naga groups have come together and decided to pursue negotiations for a solution to the decades-old Naga political issue with...
2 held for killing of Moreh SDPO
IMPHAL, 16 Jan: Two persons were arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of a sub-divisional police officer at Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal...
Nyay Yatra: Assam Cong chief questioned by police
JORHAT, 31 Jan: Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah was on Wednesday questioned by the police for his "role" in the deviation of the...
Two security personnel killed in Jharkhand’s Chatra in encounter with Naxalites: Police
Chatra (Jharkhand), Feb 7 (PTI) Two security personnel were killed and one injured in a gunfight between Naxalites and police in Jharkhand’s Chatra district...
Assam cabinet gives nod to repeal Muslim Marriage Act, oppn calls it ‘discriminatory’
Guwahati, Feb 24 (PTI) The Assam cabinet has given its nod to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 in a...
Over 1,000 teachers recruited under govt programme will cease to work
Aizawl, Mar 13 (PTI) Over 1,000 teachers recruited by the previous Mizo National Front (MNF) government under its flagship programme Socio-economic Development Policy (SEDP)...
Assam govt to take full responsibility for educating girl students: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Nagaon, Udalguri, 4 Apr (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday promised that the BJP government in the state will shoulder the...
Campaign ends for second phase of LS polls in Assam
Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) A high-pitched campaign for five parliamentary constituencies in Assam for the second phase of polls scheduled on April 26 ended...
Assam reports 120 new COVID cases, two more deaths
Guwahati, Dec 28 (PTI) Assam on Tuesday registered 120 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 6,20,357,...
12 United Liberation of Bodoland cadres surrender in Assam
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) A total of 12 cadres of the newly formed insurgent group, United Liberation of Bodoland (ULB), on Wednesday surrendered with...