PM to launch construction work for ship repairing centre in Assam on Jan 13

Guwahati, Jan 9 (PTI) A ship repairing centre and a maritime skill development centre will come up in Assam, which will help fix problems...

Drugs, liquor worth Rs 20 cr seized in poll-bound Nagaland since MCC enforcement

Kohima, 1 Feb: In poll-bound Nagaland, different enforcement agencies have seized cash, drugs and liquor with a total valuation of over Rs 20 crore...

Assam: Prime accused in businessman murder shot dead

Guwahati, 18 Feb: The prime accused in the killing of a businessman was shot dead by the police on Saturday, after he attempted to...

Centre has sanctioned Rs 2,000 cr for Tripura under Jal Jeevan Mission: CM

Agartala, 19 Mar: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said the Centre has approved Rs 2,000 crore for the state under the Jal...

Assam oppn demands hike in MLALAD fund; govt turns it down

Guwahati, 4 Apr: The BJP government in Assam Tuesday rejected in the Assembly an opposition parties' demand for increasing the MLA local area development...

Manipur violence: CM visits Delhi to meet PM, Shah to discuss situation

IMPHAL, 14 May: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and four members of his cabinet have gone to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra...

Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Assam

Guwahati,11 Jun (PTI): An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit the central part of Assam on Sunday morning, an official bulletin said. There was no...

2 killed, 5 injured in Manipur violence

IMPHAL, 2 Jul: At least three "village volunteers" were killed and five others injured in an exchange of fire with unidentified gunmen in Manipur's...

EC begins 3-day public hearing on draft delimitation in Assam

Guwahati, Jul 19 (PTI) The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) reached here on Wednesday to hold a series of public hearings...

Gauhati HC acquits ex-militants, others in terror funding case

Guwahati, 11 Aug: The Gauhati High Court on Friday acquitted all accused, including militants-turned-politicians Niranjan Hojai and Jewel Gorlosa as well as NCHAC former...

Four Assam Police personnel, two civilians arrested for demanding money

Guwahati, Sep 3 (PTI) Six people, including four Assam Police personnel and the husband of a top police officer, in Bajali district have been...

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...

Happy to return home, survivors of North East Express derailment narrate experience

Guwahati, Oct 13 (PTI) For college student Hitesh, it was divine intervention that ensured his safe homecoming at Sualkuchi in Assam, after the scary...

Totally illegal: Manipur govt on student body’s move to declare Fridays as public holidays

IMPHAL, 28 Oct: The Manipur government has termed "totally illegal" a notice issued by Churachandpur-based Joint Student's Body, calling for declaration of every Friday...

Assam: Heroin worth Rs 1.2 crore seized, one arrested

Guwahati, Nov 11 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 1.2 crore was seized and a person arrested in Assam's Kamrup district early on Saturday, an official...

Tripura: Surrendered militants seek Rs 500-cr package for rehabilitation

AGARTALA, 27 Nov: The Tripura United Indigenous People's Council (TUIPC), a platform of surrendered militants of the state, has sought a special central package...

Can’t allow setting up illegal villages by foreigners: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, 17 Dec: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that shelter cannot be denied to those seeking it on humanitarian grounds,...

151 Myanmarese soldiers flee to Mizoram

AIZAWL, 30 Dec: At least 151 Myanmarese soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an...

Nagaland people should feel equal to all others in country: Gandhi

KOHIMA, 16 Jan: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the people of Nagaland should feel at par with others in the country...

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...