Bubu Konwar, one of Assam’s most dreaded criminals, who was responsible for several high-profile murders and claimed to have killed 42 people over the years, was killed by the Assam police in an encounter on Wednesday evening in Geleky area of Sivasagar district. Acting on a tip the Sivasagar police laid a trap for the […]

India recorded 54,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate dropped to 2.91 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. The daily positivity rate has been below 5 per cent for 17 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 6,27,057, taking the weekly positivity rate to […]

Two cadres of the proscribed NSCN (IM) were apprehended by the security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Wednesday. A joint team of the Changlang Police and Assam Rifles arrested one of them from the Rangkatu Tea Estate on June 21, Superintendent of Police Mihin Gambo said. The arrested sympathiser, identified as Baitu Youngja, […]

Ahead of the Tokyo Games, the official Olympic theme song for the Indian contingent was launched on Wednesday. Mohit Chauhan has composed and sung the song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai”. “The event saw Union Minister Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju attending as chief guest,” the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a […]

Manipur Police continues its crackdown against curfew and SOP violators amid rise in COVID-19 cases. The police have so far collected over Rs 2 crore as penalty from lockdown violators since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state. On Tuesday alone, a total of 274 people were detained for violating COVID-19 norms and fines worth Rs […]

In a shocking incident reported from Nagaland, a 15-year-old girl from Aboi town under Mon district was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of 6 individuals on June 20. The incident has triggered massive outrage and large-scale protests were organised by the Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khung under Aboi Town on Tuesday, demanding immediate arrest of […]

Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta on Wednesday assured that the state is ready to tackle the third wave of COVID-19. The state has augmented its resources and the health department is ready for the third wave, the minister said. Speaking to mediapersons, Keshab Mahanta informed that work for setting up of Pediatric Intensive Care Units […]

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday approved an ambitious plan of the state government named ‘Mission Shiksa’, to completely overhaul the education system in the state. A crucial meeting was chaired headed by Pema Khandu in which state Education Minister Taba Tedir, the chief secretary, the education secretary, and other top officials of […]

The Mizoram government on Tuesday directed all its departments to issue notifications in both English and Mizo to avoid misunderstanding and confusion among officials and the general public. The order was issued by the State’s General Administration Department through a circular. “It has come to the knowledge of the Government of Mizoram that the practice […]

A total of 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 coronavirus has been detected in the country, government sources informed on Wednesday, adding that most of the infections were from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Sources said that the Delta Plus variant is still a “variant of interest”. However, according to the […]