The Congress is going all out to induct new faces in the party in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly polls. This was informed by CLP leader Ampareen Lyngdoh who added that there was no need to give too much importance to old faces who have left the party. The Meghalaya CLP leader made it […]

Manipur qualified for the final round of Santosh Trophy (main draw) after beating Mizoram 1-0 in a must-win zonal qualifying match (Group B) here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium on Thursday. Manipur, having suffered a 2-0 loss to Tripura in the previous qualifying round match, were in a difficult position while Mizoram who had registered […]

Chandra Mohan Patowary, Transport Minister of Assam has suspended three officials in connection to the drowning of a 60-year-old passenger at Jorhat’s Nematighat today. Ashim Kumar Baruah, a Junior Engineer at Inland Water Transport department’s Jorhat Sub-Division has been put under suspension with immediate effect. Section Assistants Alok Gogoi and Bitupon Boruah have also been […]

Two cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in India today amidst global fears that the COVID-19 pandemic may soon witness a spike with the emergence of the fast mutating new variant. Both the cases have been reported from Karnataka. The patients, both males aged 66 and 46 years old had shown mild […]

A day after the Sikkim government announced restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals into the state, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang today said that even foreign nationals from neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan will fall under the ambit of the new restrictions. Addressing media persons today, CM Tamang clarified that even Nepali and Bhutanese […]

The lone Nationalist Congress Party MLA from Meghalaya Saleng Sangma has said that TMC may have opened its account in the state, but it has to work from scratch to win the trust of the people. Sangma opined that the TMC is largely perceived as a Bengal-based party and hence the party will have to […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed West Bengal chief minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem. She was seen standing up midway through the national anthem during a press conference in Mumbai yesterday. In videos doing rounds on social media, Mamata Banerjee can be seen sitting again finishing the anthem […]

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata is to be conferred the first Assam Baibhav Award. The Assam government is going to bestow the first Assam Baibhav award to the Tata Group chairman. This was announced by Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today. The Chief Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “Delighted to announce […]

A sensational hit and run case has been reported from Gangtok, Sikkim. Two individuals were crushed to death by a speeding vehicle at MG Marg late last night following an alleged argument. One of the victims was a local hotel staff while the other was a driver. The incident took place when 6 hotel staff […]

Covid-19 cases have nearly doubled in a day in South Africa, authorities reported on Wednesday. The dramatic surge in the country comes after scientists detected the omicron variant in the country last week. New confirmed cases rose to 8,561 on December 1 from 4,373 a day earlier, according to official statistics. Scientists in South Africa […]