The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday named Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the party after quitting the Congress, as its candidate for bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat. The seat in the state fell vacant after Manas Bhunia quit the upper house having won assembly elections from Sabang in Paschim Medinipur. Bypoll to six Rajya Sabha […]

The body of the third victim, Dr Bikramjit Baruah who went missing after last Wednesday’s tragic boat accident in Nimatighat near Majuli was finally recovered on Tuesday. A team of SDRF and the local police retrieved the decomposed body of Dr Baruah from Brahmaputra river at south Majuli, where it was found floating. Locals had […]

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally surged to 72,883 as 1,502 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, informed the state Department of Information and Public Relations on Tuesday. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 16.39 per cent. Of the 1,502 fresh cases, 335 were confirmed through RT-PCR test, 1087 were […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there were several ‘unsung heros’ who sacrificed their lives during the freedom struggle of the country but it is unfortunate that their struggle is not known to the generations. While laying the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, the Prime […]

With the administration of 78,66,950 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours, the country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 75.22 crores, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, 75,22,38,324 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far as per provisional reports till 7 am […]

Mukul Hazarika, a rickshaw puller from Assam’s Darrang district has finally returned home after languishing at the Feni Jail in neighbouring Bangladesh. It was an emotional moment for Mukul’s father Fuleshwar Hazarika as he received his son at Tripura’s Belonia along the Indo-Bangladesh border. After spending about five years in a Bangladeshi jail, Mukul Hazarika […]

In a major show of strength, the Tripura BJP on Monday organised a “march for development” at RKAI Maidan in Unakoti district’s Kailasahar town. The event was attended by State chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Minister for Animal Resources Development Bhagwan Das, MLA Sudhanshu Das, Unkoti District President Amalendu Das and several other leaders of […]

The prime accused behind forging of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s signature was arrested in New Delhi on Sunday. The mastermind, Imran Shah Chaudhary, who has been on the run will be brought to Guwahati on a transit remand. The accused had planned the act to bag a government contract under the Jal Jeevan […]

With an aim to revive the tourism sector in the Northeastern region which has been badly hit owing to the Covid-induced travel restrictions and lockdown, Assam is hosting a 2-day Northeast Tourism Conclave at Hotel Radisson Blu in Guwahati. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the demise of veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote, “Saddened by the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji. In this sad hour, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and well-wishers. May […]