The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced re-polling at four polling stations in Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong Assembly constituencies of Assam on April 20, 2021. In a letter written to the Chief Election Officer of Assam, the Commission declared void, the votes cast at these stations during the second phase of state assembly elections on […]

The death toll of pigs in Mizoram‘s Lunglei district reached 276 on Thursday, even as state animal husbandry and veterinary minister Dr K Beichhua visited the “infected area” to take stock of the situation, an official said. Although the cause of pig deaths reported at Lungsen village is yet to be ascertained, preliminary tests have […]

Three Rhino calves, rescued by State Forest Department outside Kaziranga National Park during 2019 Assam floods will be translocated to Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam. As per an official order by the Assam Forest Department, “Three Rhino calves including 2 females and 1 male, rescued by State Forest Department outside Kaziranga National Park during floods in 2019, will be shifted […]

India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the death toll increased to 1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day, highest since October 18, the Union Health Ministry data showed. Registering a steady increase for the 30th day in a row, the […]

In a dramatic air evacuation, the AIUDF which is a part of the Congress-led alliance in Assam has transferred at least 16 of its 20 candidates who had just contested the state assembly polls to Rajasthan capital, Jaipur. The group had left Guwahati at 10.30 on Friday morning, in Indigo flight number 6E-9397. Intelligence sources […]

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been announced as one of the presenters for the 74th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. The annual award ceremony, which has been delayed from its usual February date due to the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled to take place on April 10 and 11 at the Royal […]

Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated a year-long Golden Jubilee celebration of Manipuri Cinema at the auditorium of the State Film Development Society in Imphal on Friday to mark the release of the first Manipuri feature film ‘Matamgi Manipur’ on this day in the year 1972. Biren Singh also unveiled a monolith of Manipuri Cinema […]

The Tripura education department on Thursday suspended the holding of regular classes for students of classes I and II for an indefinite period. State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced the suspension of classes. He further informed that the regular classes for students of 3rd and 4th standards will continue to be held thrice a […]

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. The Duke was recently spent four weeks in hospital and underwent a successful heart procedure. The Palace said in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her […]

In view of the fresh spike in COVID-19 cases across many states in the country, Assam too has geared up its Covid management strategies and taking up need-based steps to contain the spread of the disease. The Assam Government has rolled out a fresh set of norms for public gathering during the Rongali Bihu celebrations […]