Wednesday, July 24, 2024
IMPHAL — Manipur police have busted a racket involved in the production and sale of counterfeit Inner Line Permit (ILP) cards, arresting nine individuals, including a Labour department official. Authorities estimated that approximately 3,500 fake I...
19 Jul 2024
DIPHU — Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Nirupam Chakma, was on a one-day visit to Diphu to review the problems faced by scheduled tribes under the jurisdiction of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and the fu...
19 Jul 2024
DIMAPUR — Acting on specific information about the presence of arms and ammunition in general area of Chanung Top in Imphal East district of Manipur, the Indian Army and Manipur Police launched a joint operation on July 17 and recovered a huge cach...
19 Jul 2024
IMPHAL — A ‘Skilling and Livelihood Programme’ for the general public, including internally displaced persons was formally launched under the aegis of Department of Horticulture and Conservation department in Imphal on Friday. Addressing the ga...
19 Jul 2024
DIMAPUR — In an attempt to address the surge in passenger demand during summer, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is introducing two more weekly special trains – Guwahati –Anand Vihar Terminal (Train No. 05671) and New Tinsukia-Bhagat Ki Kot...
19 Jul 2024
ITANAGAR — Former Union Minister and sitting BJP MLA Ninong Ering on Friday expressed concern over the under-construction mega dam by China near Arunachal Pradesh, and urged the state government to take up the issue with the Centre. Participating i...
19 Jul 2024
ITANAGAR — To curb irregularities and the use of unfair means in various public examinations in the state, the Arunachal Pradesh government on Friday tabled a Bill in the Assembly on the first day of the budget session. The Arunachal Pradesh Public...
19 Jul 2024
NEW DELHI — Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on Friday shared a study on the biochemistry of the African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) protein, focusing on understanding the biochemical mechanisms of infection to develop ...
19 Jul 2024
AGARTALA — Twenty-seven mortar shells, which seem to have been used during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, were recovered while digging a fish pond at Rangutia in West Tripura district, the police said on Thursday. Officer-in-charge of the Bamu...
19 Jul 2024
AGARTALA — Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said that his party does not want ethnic violence similar to Manipur to erupt in Tripura and it wants equal justice for everyone and each community. Gogoi along with Lok Sabha Member a...
19 Jul 2024
SHILLONG — An influential student union in Meghalaya claimed that pro-ILP activists have driven out around 2,500 migrant workers in the past 12 days, who were found working in the Khasi Jaintia Hills region “without mandatory registrationR...
18 Jul 2024
SHILLONG — An influential student union in Meghalaya claimed that pro-ILP activists have driven out around 2,500 migrant workers in the past 12 days, who were found working in the Khasi Jaintia Hills region “without mandatory registrationR...
18 Jul 2024
GUWAHATI — The opposition in Assam on Thursday accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of diverting people’s attention from “pressing problems” by making claims such as the Muslim population in the state has risen to 40 per cent. Sarma had...
18 Jul 2024
AGARTALA — Even as the ethnic violence-hit Ganda Twisa in Dhalai District is limping back to normal, the Tripura government on Wednesday announced INR 1.60 crore compensation for the 166 affected families, officials said. Large-scale arson, a...
17 Jul 2024
SILCHAR (ASSAM) — At least three suspected militants were killed and several police personnel were injured in a fierce encounter in Cachar district of Assam on Wednesday, officials said. Though police have not made any official comment yet, a senio...
17 Jul 2024
DIMAPUR — Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the Tizu Zunki River in Nagaland will be harnessed for economic development which will enable cargo and passenger transport. Addressing an interactive session of th...
16 Jul 2024
GUWAHATI — The ongoing floods in Assam have claimed the lives of over 200 wild animals, including 10 rhinos at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) despite the authorities taking multi-pronged measures to save the lives of animals....
16 Jul 2024
DIMAPUR — In a bid to further enhance rail facilities in Northeast and Assam, INR 10,369 crore has been allocated in the interim Budget 2024-25 for Railway infrastructure projects, according to an update from NFR. It said that 60 stations in Northe...
15 Jul 2024
DIMAPUR — The Assam Rifles (AR) organised several events in Arunachal Pradesh over the past couple of days, focusing on security and youth. On July 14, the Assam Rifles hosted local security meet at Jairampur to address security-related issues face...
15 Jul 2024
IMPHAL — Minister of Health and Family Welfare and IPR Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh, on Monday launched the “Stop Diarrhoea Campaign 2024” at the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Hall in Lamphelpat, Imphal West. Speaking on the occasion, the minister...
15 Jul 2024
IMPHAL — Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey has summoned the 6th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly from July 31, two days after the state cabinet decided to convene the session. The Directorate of Information and Public Relations issued...
15 Jul 2024
AGARTALA — India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will do coordinated patrolling and conduct joint watch 24X7 along the borders to curb infiltration, exfiltration, smuggling and hostile activities, officials sai...
15 Jul 2024
GUWAHATI — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said only eight people have applied for citizenship under the CAA from the state so far. Speaking at a press conference here, Sarma noted that out of these applicants, only two have proc...
15 Jul 2024
GUWAHATI — The Indian Army foiled an NSCN-IM recruitment bid in Assam’s Tinsukia district when four misguided youths were prevented from joining the Naga militant group, while in a separate operation in the same district, it, along with the A...
14 Jul 2024
GUWAHATI — Amidst huge controversy after the removal of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi for the construction of a clock tower in Assam’s Doomdooma town in Tinsukia, the district administration decided that a new seven-feet tall statue of the fat...
14 Jul 2024
