The Assam Government on Monday announced that it will provide Rs 1.5 lakh financial assistance to Bihu Committees that have been organizing Rongali Bihu functions for more than 10 years. Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said the State Government will be providing Rs 1.5 lakh financial assistance to Bihu Committees that have been […]

With the significant dip in Covid-19 cases in Assam, the state government has decided to lift the night curfew and all the Covid-induced restrictions from February 15 onwards.  The announcements were made by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference held at Janata Bhawan, Dispur this afternoon. Although the government decided to lift […]

Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former Health Minister of Tripura, Sudip Roy Barman stepped down as an MLA today. Another BJP MLA Ashish Saha also stepped down along with Roy Barman. After submitting his resignation to State Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty, Roy Barman said he had taken the step in the interest of […]

Cachar police have taken the war against criminal activities on a war footing in Silchar. Cachar Police teams conducted over 20 successful raids in a single day and apprehended as many as 18 people involved in various illegal activities. A series of raids were carried out in Silchar on Sunday, wherein police busted gangs involved […]

In a major breakthrough against the illegal drug trade, Tripura police yesterday recovered a huge quantity of brown sugar and also arrested two drug peddlers in connection in Agartala. Acting on specific inputs, police conducted a vehicle check and found the contraband hidden inside a vehicle. The arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Balaram […]

Meghalaya Congress leader Ampareen Lyngdoh today said that there are too many indicators that illegal mining and transportation of coal is going on in the state. Also Read: Arunachal Pradesh: “India’s frontier secure along Chinese frontier”, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Lyngdoh said that the judicial inquiry committee, which was set up by the state […]

Allegations of rampant illegal coal mining continue to come to the fore in Meghalaya. Weeks after senior TMC leader Mukul Sangma attacked the NPP-led state government for allegedly turning a blind eye to illegal coal mining in parts of the state, social activist Agnes Kharshiing, who has been vocal against illegal mining activities, has once […]

As far as any kind of border dispute with China is concerned, Union law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju today affirmed that the territory and people of Arunachal Pradesh are in a safe position. Also Read: Arunachal’s Para Shuttler Biri Takar to represent India in Spain Besides, Rijiju termed the non-demarcation of the border is […]

Biri Takar, a para shuttler from Arunachal Pradesh is gearing up to represent India at the International Para-Badminton Championship, which will be held in Zabalgana, Spain from February 27 to March 6. Taking to Twitter, Minister Youth Affairs & Sports, Mama Natung, wrote, “I extended my best wishes to #Biri Takar for being selected Para-Badminton […]

According to the latest Pragati Dashboard rankings, Arunachal Pradesh ranked second among hill states in the country for implementing the Crime & Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). Also Read: Assam: 235 Indian flap-shell turtles recovered in Guwahati Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, wrote “In a first, Arunachal Pradesh achieves […]