Manik Saha gets second term as Tripura CM
AGARTALA, 6 Mar: Manik Saha was named as the next chief minister of Tripura at a meeting of the BJP legislative party held here...
Assam govt will do post-mortem of paper leak, evolve fool-proof distribution system: Minister
Guwahati, Apr 6 (PTI) Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday said the state government will do a "post-mortem" of the Class 10 board...
BJP MLA, two other leaders join Cong in Manipur
Imphal, Jan 31 (PTI) BJP MLA P Saratchandra on Monday joined the Congress, a day after he quit the saffron camp, having failed to...
AR files defamation suit against Manipur politician, demands apology
IMPHAL, 29 Aug: The Assam Rifles (AR) has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for harming the "reputation of the organisation" and...
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...
Sikkim bans sale of pigs after African Swine Fever cases detected in state
Gangtok, May 25 (PTI) The Sikkim government has temporarily banned the sale of pigs in the state after cases of African Swine Fever (ASF)...
Mushroom poisoning claims one more life in Assam; toll rises to 2
Haflong, Apr 19 (PTI) The number of persons who died after consuming wild mushrooms in Assam's Dima Hasao district has increased to two with...
Drones to map unsurveyed inhabited areas of BTR in Assam
Guwahati, Dec 28 (PTI) Drones will be deployed to map unsurveyed inhabited areas in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) as the exercise will enable authorities...
Assam govt employees demonstrate seeking old pension scheme
Guwahati, Aug 22 (PTI) Assam government employees in large numbers on Monday staged protests demanding restoration of the old pension scheme and threatened to...
Heroin worth Rs 28 crore seized in Assam, two arrested
Guwahati, Mar 23 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 28 crore has been seized in Assam's Bongaigaon district and two persons have been arrested, police said...
Arunachal, Assam hold border talks, hopeful of resolving disputes
Guwahati, Dec 22 (PTI) The third round of regional committee-level border talks between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam succeeded in resolving certain issues along the...
Assam govt to acquire 59 acres of land allotted to 17 institutions to be...
Guwahati, 12 Mar: The Assam government will acquire 179 bighas (59 acres) of land allotted to 17 institutions that will be evicted from Silsako...
VRS for 300 Assam Police Personnel due to excess alcohol intake: Sarma
GUWAHATI, 30 Apr: About 300 officers of Assam Police, who are “habitual drinkers”, will be offered voluntary retirement, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said...
Brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore seized in Assam’s Hojai, 1 arrested
Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) Brown sugar worth around Rs 1 crore was seized in Assam's Hojai district on Tuesday and a person was arrested,...
Notice issued to social media firms to remove child sex abuse material: MoS
NEW DELHI, 8 Dec: The government has issued notice to social media platforms, including Telegram, YouTube and X, to remove all child sex abuse...
Assam bypolls: Nearly 8 lakh voters eligible to decide fate of 31 candidates in...
Guwahati, Oct 19 (PTI) A total of 7,96,456 voters are eligible to decide the fate of 31 candidates in the by-elections to five assembly...
SSB DG visits Assam; reviews security arrangements along Bhutan border
Guwahati, 7 Aug: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General Rashmi Shukla on Monday visited frontier locations of the force in Assam and reviewed security...
US Climate envoy Kerry meets EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Monday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed issues...
Youths must engage responsibly on social media: Guwahati Police chief
Guwahati, May 20 (PTI) Guwahati Police Commissioner Harmeet Singh on Friday urged youth to engage responsibly on social media and only with its positive...
Assam Cabinet decides to convert grant, loan given to APDCL to equity
Guwahati, Dec 3 (PTI) The Assam Cabinet on Friday decided to convert a grant of Rs 3359 crore and a loan of Rs 930...