The mortal remains of music maestro Neil Nongkynrih reached his home in Shillong at around 3 this morning amid emotional scenes from his bereaved family members, relatives, and well-wishers. The nearly ten-car convoy drove into Whispering Pines after a three-hour drive from Guwahati. Earlier, Neil Nongkynrih’s mortal remains arrived at the Lokaprya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport […]

After grave security lapses in PM’s security in Congress-ruled Punjab, Chief Ministers of Assam and Tripura along with senior party leaders joined the rest of the country to pray for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long life. In Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered prayers at the Ugrotara temple of Guwahati. Sarma also condemned the […]

Meghalaya Cabinet Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar expressed confidence at least in some areas of difference of Assam Meghalaya border dispute will be resolved before the 50th Statehood celebration of Meghalaya. Tongkhar is also heading the Regional Committee looking into the border areas of East Khasi Hills attached with Assam. Tongkhar’s statement comes at a time […]

Giving the much-needed development push to poll-bound Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for twenty-nine developmental projects worth Rs 2450 Crore here. The home minister inaugurated fifteen developmental projects that include four road & bridge projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, two projects under NEC- an […]

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared cash rewards for the capture of ten insurgents wanted over the ambush attack on 46 Assam Rifles convoy in which Assam Rifles Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his family, and four personnel were martyred. The convoy of the Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles was attacked on 13th November near […]

The main conspirator in the Bulli Bai case has been arrested from Assam. Neeraj Bishnoi, a second-year engineering student, who is said to be the main conspirator and creator of the ‘Bulli Bai’ on GitHub and the main Twitter account holder of the app has been arrested by IFSO or Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations […]

Giving lectures in the classroom and symposia is the job description for professors and academicians. But to do so in three languages with elan, few can claim credit for. Diganta Biswa Sarma, an Assam-based scholar and recipient of the 2020 Sahitya Akademi award for translation, has created a “record” by delivering 100 lectures on Indian […]

A special meeting to review the covid scenario of Assam will be held in Dispur today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The meeting will take stock of the current status of Covid-19 in the state and hold talks on the release of a new SOP in the state in view of […]

Meghalaya Cabinet Minister and Regional committee member for the East Jaintia Hills, Lakhmen Rymbui, has said that due diligence will be done for the benefit of the state and the people with the mutual understanding of both the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya. Rymbui made the statement when asked about the ‘alleged’ questions raised […]

In view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya, the State Government has decided to extend the winter vacation for schools in the state till January 24. This was informed by the state Education Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui. The ongoing winter vacation was supposed over by January 10, but it has now been extended until January […]