Saturday, April 27, 2024
DIPHU — Instances of poll-related violence have been recorded in the Phuloni area of the Karbi Anglong district during campaigning for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Assam, with voting scheduled for April 26. Dhoniram Timung, preside...
24 Apr 2024
DIPHU — Thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstorm, lashed areas of Diphu in Karbi Anglong, resulting in the uprooting of trees and damage to several houses. The thunderstorm primarily occurred at 5th and 7th miles along the Diphu-Manja road, as well a...
24 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — After phase I polling in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency and a portion of the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency, the state is now prepared for phase II polling in the latter, scheduled for April 26. Polling officials fo...
24 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — A storm accompanied by rain swept through various parts of Manipur on Wednesday, causing damage to houses and other structures. Power supply lines were also affected in some parts of the state. Fortunately, no human casualties were reporte...
24 Apr 2024
AGARTALA — Rejecting the CPI-M’s complaint of “irregularities” after voter turnout reportedly exceeded 100 per cent at a few polling centres under the Tripura West Lok Sabha seat, the Returning Officer (RO) of the constituency has clarified t...
24 Apr 2024
AGARTALA — With the state buffeted by a heat wave, the Tripura government on Wednesday declared a holiday in all schools for four days from Wednesday to provide respite to children. Tripura’s Additional Secretary, Education (School) Department N....
24 Apr 2024IMPHAL — A vital bridge on the National Highway-2 in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district was badly damaged in a powerful improvised explosive devices (IED) blast on Wednesday, disrupting movement of traffic between Manipur and the rest of the countr...
24 Apr 2024
ITANAGAR — Repolling at eight polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh is underway amid tight security on Wednesday, officials said. According to election officials, the voting is going on peacefully and over 50 per cent of voters have cast their ball...
24 Apr 2024
GUWAHATI — Popularly known as ‘Elephant Girl’ (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India’s first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday in recognition of her work in animal...
23 Apr 2024
AGARTALA — Top Border Security Force (BSF) officials on Monday said that cross-border illegal trade, infiltration and exfiltration, drugs peddling are the “biggest challenge” in the Tripura section of India-Bangladesh international bord...
23 Apr 2024
DIPHU — In an effort to create awareness on the importance of adult franchise ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha election in Assam, the State Voter’s Electoral Education and Participation (SVEEP) cell organised a cycle rally on Monday. The ev...
22 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — Manipur observed World Earth Day on the theme “Planet vs. Plastics” with the Directorate of Environment and Climate Change organising a state-level observation at its auditorium in Porompat office, Imphal East district, on Mond...
22 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — Re-polling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency passed off peacefully amidst tight security today. The Election Commission of India’s announced re-polling at 11 polling booths in four assembly constituen...
22 Apr 2024
DIMAPUR — In an attempt to alleviate the summer rush, the N. F. Railway has decided to operate summer special trains between Udaipur City and Katihar, to and fro, for ten trips each. This will allow wait listed passengers of other trains travelling...
22 Apr 2024
ITANAGAR — The Election Commission has declared, as “void”, the Lok Sabha elections held at eight polling stations in four districts in Arunachal Pradesh and announced fresh polling in these stations on Wednesday, officials said on Mond...
22 Apr 2024around 8,500 voters are eligible to cast their votes in the fresh polling IMPHAL — Fresh polling in 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency is underway amid tight security on Monday, officials said. They said that the ba...
22 Apr 2024
AGARTALA — The Election Commission (EC) has so far suspended 18 Tripura government staff for participating in political events and election campaigns in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), an official said on Sunday. An EC official said t...
22 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — The Thoubal district administration in Manipur organised a cleanliness drive on Saturday at the Khongjom War Memorial Complex at Khebaching, about 35 kilometres south of Imphal. The aim was to ensure the cleanliness of this historical site...
21 Apr 2024
IMPHAL — The Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM), responsible for administering the annual Class 10 examinations, will commence the implementation of a grading system for the Class 10 board examination starting this year. BOSEM chairman Ak...
21 Apr 2024
DIPHU — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigned in support of BJP candidate Amarsing Tisso for the 3 Diphu Parliamentary Constituency on Sunday, covering three segments across both Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong. The rallies...
21 Apr 2024
DIPHU — In a tragic incident, a village headman of Thepli Aram, Rostom Tisso, aged 65, under Jengkha Police Outpost in West Karbi Anglong, was killed by unidentified miscreants on Saturday night. According to the victim’s elder son, Mongol Ti...
21 Apr 2024
DIMAPUR —The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) rescued 16 minors during ongoing checks and drives conducted from April 13 to the 19th at various trains and railway stations. According to an official statement, durin...
21 Apr 2024
AIZAWL —All Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Mizoram Lok Sabha polls have been sealed and kept in designated strong rooms under strict surveillance, a senior election official said on Sunday. Polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the nort...
21 Apr 2024
GUWAHATI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended a roadshow in Assam’s Silchar town in support of the BJP candidate Parimal Suklabaidya on Sunday. The Home Minister landed at Silchar airport around 4.30 p.m. He took a chopper and reached the Dis...
21 Apr 2024
“Out of the 16 nominations filed till the last day on April 19, 15 were found valid KOKRAJHAR — The nomination papers of Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar Sarania, who was looking for a third consecutive term, were cancelled on Sunday, officials said. ...
21 Apr 2024
