Assam govt to provide Rs 250 more to ‘Orunodoi’ beneficiaries for electricity bill payments:...

Guwahati, Aug 20 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said his government will provide an additional amount of Rs 250 to...

Four new toy trains in Darjeeling for festive season

Guwahati, Aug 30 (PTI) The NFR has decided to operate four new special joyrides under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)...

Naga body objects to viva voce comprising 12.5% of marks in govt job test

Kohima, Sep 13 (PTI) A key student organisation of Nagaland on Tuesday objected to the conduct of oral interviews comprising 12.5 per cent of...

416 projects worth Rs 1,300 incomplete in Nagaland: CAG Report

Kohima, Sep 26 (PTI) The Nagaland government has spent over Rs 1,300 crore on 416 projects which are incomplete for almost 20 years, a...

Assam: Police fire in air to disperse mob protesting death of newly married woman

Tinsukia (Assam), Oct 18 (PTI) Police fired in the air to disperse a mob who gathered to protest the death of a newly married...

Assam govt employees hold protest meet seeking restoration of old pension scheme

Guwahati, Nov 8 (PTI) Thousands of Assam government employees on Tuesday staged a protest meeting here, demanding re-introduction of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)...

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...

Maha CM, ministers visit Guwahati to pay obeisance to Goddess Kamakhya

Guwahati, Nov 26 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and several other ministers along with their families on Saturday visited Guwahati to pay obeisance...

Meghalaya CM distributes Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers in state

Jengjal (Meghalaya), Dec 6 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma distributed Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers of the state under the Focus+...

Uproar in Assam Assembly over high rate of crime against women

Guwahati, Dec 20 (PTI) The Assam Assembly on Tuesday witnessed an uproarious scene over the high rate of crime against women with opposition MLA...

Sec 144 imposed on Lowairpua Bazar area in Assam after Bajrang Dal activist’s murder

Karimganj/ Hailakandi, Jan 9 (PTI) Prohibitory orders were on Monday clamped on Lowairpua Bazar area of Assam's Karimganj district, where tension erupted following the...

Heroin worth over Rs 3 crore seized in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, three arrested

Diphu (Assam), Feb 1 (PTI) Heroin worth over Rs 3 crore was seized and three persons were arrested in two separate operations in Assam's...

Action against those involved in child marriage to be intensified: Himanta

Guwahati, 17 Feb: Action against those involved in child marriages will be further intensified in Assam as the government aims to eliminate the social...

Assam hit by two earthquakes

GUWAHATI, 18 Mar: Two back-to-back earthquakes of 3.6 and 2.8 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit central Assam on Saturday morning, an official bulletin...

Rio woos G20 delegates for investment in Nagaland

Kohima, 4 Apr: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday focused on the state's weather, its green cover, culture and heritage to woo G20...

Modi spoke to Putin and Zelenskyy, war stopped and Indian students in Ukraine could...

Aurangabad, 14 May: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on May 14 said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was instrumental in evacuation of Indian students from war-torn...

Be Ready To Tackle Floods: Himanta Biswa Sarma Tells Officials

Guwahati,11 Jun (PTI): With the onset of monsoon and the possibility of floods across the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday...

AAP says Congress no alternative to BJP in Assam

Tezpur, Jul 2 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Assam on Sunday said the Congress cannot be an alternative to the BJP in...

Constitutional adoption of name India ‘borrowed from colonial legacy’: Himanta

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the Constitutional adoption of the name India was "borrowed from a colonial...

Manipur MLAs seek ‘complete disarmament’, NRC; torch rally held

IMPHAL, 10 Aug: Forty MLAs of violence-hit Manipur have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the state requires complete disarmament to foster...