The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 40 kg cannabis and 196 bottles of prohibited cough syrup at the India- Bangladesh border in an operation, the force said on Wednesday. The operation was conducted by BSF’s 47 Battalion troops under the aegis of Guwahati Frontier on Tuesday. “Maintaining the drive against Narcotics smuggling, the BSF […]

The Governing Board members and senior members of the News Broadcasters Federation held a productive meeting with Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday. The Governing Board apprised the Union Minister on key issues facing the news industry, the recent growth and trends in the news broadcasting sector and the challenges facing the […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday in an interim order has allowed women to take the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5 and has also slammed the Indian Army for the decisions that are based on “gender discrimination”. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Hrishikesh Roy ordered that female candidates […]

With 35,178 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India’s active caseload on Wednesday now stands at 3,67,415 the lowest in over four months (148 days). As per Health Ministry, as many as 440 COVID-deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,32,519. India has […]

Union Minister of State for Education and External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh who was on a two-day visit to Nagaland as part of his tour program for Jan Ashirwad Yatra, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eager to solve the vexed Naga political issue at the earliest. He added that the peace process has […]

The Anti-Smuggling Unit of Custom Division, Imphal on Tuesday seized drugs worth Rs 5 crore in Manipur’s Kakching district. Custom officials recovered huge quantity of Amphetamines tablets weighing approximately 5 kilograms and arrested a person for illegal possession of the contraband item. The contraband drugs was found concealed in a cement bag. Acting on specific […]

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a ‘fruitful’ meeting with Assam Chief Minsiter Himanta Biswa Sarma regarding the COVID-19 situation and immunisation process in the state. In a tweet, Mandaviya wrote, “Had a fruitful meeting with Assam CM Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma ji on COVID management. I noted the steps being taken by […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that New India will never pressurise its athletes to win medals, rather everyone should just focus on giving their 100 per cent. PM Modi interacted with the Indian contingent headed for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics, beginning August 24. In an effort to boost the confidence of the para-athletes, […]

In view of the increasing number of accidents on the highways, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday held a meeting with the senior officers of Transport Department, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), NHIDCL, PWD (Building & NH) to discuss with them the causative factors and preventive measures of road accidents including over speeding. In the […]

After reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the state, the Assam government on Tuesday relaxed its new guidelines and eased night curfew timings from 7 pm to 5 am, which was earlier effective from 6 pm to 5 am. The new standard operating procedure (SOP) will remain enforced from 5 am of August 18 until further […]