India to see investment of USD 67 billion in next 5-6 years in energy...

Betul (Goa), Feb 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India will see an investment of USD 67 billion in the...

Tripura: 23 Bangladeshi smugglers arrested by BSF; 6,000 kg of sugar seized

Agartala, Feb 6 (PTI) As many as 23 Bangladeshi smugglers were arrested by BSF from Samarganja in South Tripura district on Tuesday, an official...

Tripura govt to introduce health insurance for those not included in PMJAY

Agartala, Feb 6 (PTI) The Tripura government will soon introduce a health insurance scheme to provide Rs 5-lakh cover for families which have not...

Tripura zoo gets tigers, leopards

Agartala, Feb 6 (PTI) After a gap of five years, two tigers were taken to Tripura's Sepahijala Zoological Park, bringing cheers among animal lovers...

Mizoram Police recovers crystal meth worth Rs 31 crore

Aizawl, Feb 6 (PTI) The Mizoram Police seized 10.3 kg of crystal methamphetamine worth Rs 31.1 crore at Melbuk area in east Mizoram's Champhai...

Heroin seized in Mizoram, Myanmar national among 4 held

Aizawl, Feb 6 (PTI) Four people, including a Myanmar national, were arrested in Mizoram's Aizawl on Tuesday after heroin was seized from their possession,...

Budget Session of Mizoram Assembly to start from Feb 19

Aizawl, Feb 6 (PTI) The first budget session of the Mizoram Assembly under the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government headed by Chief Minister Lalduhoma...

Sarma, Rio discuss NE development issues

GUWAHATI, 5 Feb: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met his Nagaland counterpart here on Monday to discuss ways to expedite the development of...

Apollo Excelcare Hospital performs first ever swap kidney transplant in Assam

GUWAHATI, 3 Feb: Apollo Excelcare Hospital, Guwahati scripted history by performing the first ever swap kidney transplant in Assam. It involves maintaining a registry...

12 countries sign Asia Music Summit Kohima declaration

KOHIMA, 3 Feb: In a major feat, 12 countries have come together in signing the Asia Music Summit Kohima Declaration for the promotion of...

NE LPG cylinder carriers end stir after ESMA threat

GUWAHATI, 1 Feb: LPG cylinder transporters of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Thursday called off their indefinite strike after the government threatened to...

Terms for laying down arms same for all militant outfits: Sangma

SHILLONG, 1 Feb: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said that the terms and conditions for disarming are the same for all...

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...

Assam govt employees threaten to intensify stir demanding old pension scheme

Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) Demanding the re-introduction of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), a section of Assam government employees on Wednesday said they will...

PM Modi on two-day Assam visit from Feb 3, to unveil projects worth Rs...

Guwahati, 31 Jan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam on February 3 on a two-day visit, during which he will unveil developmental...

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...

PETA seeks ban on buffalo, Bulbul fights in Assam; Gauhati HC fixes Feb 1...

Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking a ban on...

Time to identify real enemies: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, 29 Jan: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday said that the state is passing through a difficult phase and it is...

Assam CM inaugurates Rs 34-cr projects in Sonitpur district

Tezpur (Assam), 27 Jan: Inaugurating projects worth Rs 34 crore in Sonitpur district on Saturday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the...

Manipur CM silent on imposition of Article 355 in state

IMPHAL, 27 Jan: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday maintained silence on reports of imposition of Article 355 in the strife-torn state. However,...