Meghalaya govt turns down oppn demand to pass resolution against UCC

SHILLONG, 21 Sep: The Meghalaya government on Thursday turned down the opposition's demand for an official resolution against a uniform civil code (UCC) on...

Manipur: Mobs try to storm police stations over arrest of 5 youths, curfew reimposed

IMPHAL, 21 Sep: More than 10 people were injured when Manipur security forces fired tear gas shells on protesters for trying to storm police...

NLFT militant arrested in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 6 (PTI) A militant belonging to the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) outfit was arrested in the Mizoram capital on...

No possibility of alliance with BJP, outfit to contest 30-35 assembly seats: Tipra Motha...

Agartala, Mar 21(PTI) Hours after newly joined BJP leader Patal Kanya Jamatia said that Tipra Motha was a small regional party that won't survive...

Cong upbeat on Yatra’s response in Assam, but cautious of electoral gains

Guwahati, Dec 22 (PTI) For the Congress which had been the dominant force in Assam since Independence till it saw its base eroded over...

Nagaland declared moderate drought hit state

Kohima, Feb 9 (PTI) The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) has declared a 'drought of a moderate nature' in the entire state for...

Heroin worth Rs 8 crore seized in Assam, two held

Diphu/Guwahati, Sep 21 (PTI) Two persons were on Tuesday arrested in Assam's Karbi Anglong district with a consignment of 1.5 kg heroin, estimated to...

5 drug peddlers from Manipur, associate held in Guwahati

Guwahati, 19 Nov: The Guwahati Police claimed to have busted an inter-state drug cartel, arresting five peddlers hailing from Manipur, including two women, and...

Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Over 55 Lakh People Affected

Guwahati, 22 Jun (PTI): The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating...

Two cadres of Myanmar-based outfit held in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 11 (PTI) Troops of Assam Rifles have apprehended two cadres of a Myanmar-based outlawed outfit, Maraland Defence Force (MDF), in south Mizoram's...

Assam govt carries out eviction in two districts

Barpeta/Golaghat (Assam), Feb 5 (PTI) The Assam government on Saturday carried out eviction drives in Barpeta and Nagaon districts to clear encroached land and...

Rs 1,000 Cr-Assam varsity will upskill NE youths: Himanta

Guwahati, Nov 6 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that the Rs 1,000 crore-Assam Skill University will upskill youths of...

Assam Police to hire over 5,500 people

Guwahati, 8 Oct: The Assam Police has advertised over 5,500 posts for hiring under its various divisions, an official said on Sunday. The State Level...

MSSV Vice-Chancellor resigns

Nagaon(Assam), Feb 15 (PTI) The Vice-Chancellor of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva Vishwavidyalaya (MSSV) Dr Hitesh Deka has resigned from his post on personal grounds. Deka tendered...

Mizoram to have 2 flyovers to ease traffic snarls

Aizawl, Jul 5 (PTI) Mizoram would have two flyovers soon to ease traffic snarls and to improve the road infrastructure, a senior official of...

Woman, son arrested for drug peddling in Assam

Nagaon (Assam), Sep 5 (PTI) A woman and her son have been arrested from Nagaon district of Assam on charges of drug peddling, police...

Nagaland IPS officer who ‘took seized drugs home’ charge-sheeted

Kohima, Nov 24 (PTI) Nagaland Police has filed a charge sheet against a senior IPS officer for allegedly taking 6.9 kg of seized brown...

Heroin worth over Rs 18 cr, unaccounted cash seized in Mizoram, 5 Myanmerese held

Aizawl, 11 Nov: Five Myanmarese were arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district after heroin worth over Rs 18 crore and unaccounted cash of Rs 1.21...

Mizoram: 3,000 police personnel, over 5,000 central forces to be deployed for assembly polls

Aizawl, Oct 25 (PTI) At least 3,000 police personnel and 450 sections of central armed police forces (CAPFs) will be deployed for the November...

Tripura: BSF personnel injured as ganja smugglers pelt jawans with stones

Agartala, Feb 4 (PTI) A BSF constable was injured when some suspected ganja smugglers pelted jawans with stones in South Tripura district on Friday,...