The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a special NIA court in Guwahati against seven cadres of the United Liberation Front of Assam for the killing of an Assam Police officer. According to the NIA, the accused have been identified as Bijit Gogoi, Kanto Bora, Santosh Gogoi Sadiya, Jushinta Moran, Bubul Moran, […]

In an order issued by the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam will provide up to Rs. 5000 as expenditure to the relatives of those who cannot bear the cremation expenses of patients who die of COVID-19. However, the allowance will be provided only in those cases where […]

Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) under Guwahati Frontier apprehended two smugglers along with 41 kg ganja and 353 bottles of Phensedyl in the bordering areas of Konamukta village, under Dinhata Police Station in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. These contraband items were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh on Wednesday. Acting on a […]

With the highest single-day spike of 96,551 new cases and 1,209 deaths reported in the last 24 hours India’s COVID-19 count crossed the 45-lakh mark on Friday. According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the COVID-19 case tally stands at 45,62,415 in the country. The coronavirus count includes 9,43,480 active cases, 35,42,664 cured, […]

Amid the coronavirus pandemic when people are losing their livelihood, a 27-year-old woman has started a unique venture of spinning yarn from the stalks of lotus in Bishnupur district of Manipur. Bijayashanti Tongbram has also involved women of her village in making the yarn, with the hope that it will help generate income for them. […]

India’s largest piggery mission worth Rs 209 crores, was launched in Meghalaya by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Thursday. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said: “A moment of pride as India’s Largest Piggery Mission was launched in Meghalaya by Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ […]

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday inaugurated ‘Lohitanjali’, a weeklong plasma donation drive organised by Junior Doctors’ Association with National Health Mission (NHM), Assam. In view of rising COVID-19 patients, Sarma inaugurated the plasma donation drive at a programme held at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). “Request recovered patients to come forward […]

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday formally inducted the much talked about fourth-generation flying machine, Rafale in its arsenal. The first batch of five aircrafts was formally inducted into the IAF’s inventory at an impressive ceremony held at the strategic Ambala airbase. The event was attended by Union defence minister, Rajnath Singh and Florence […]

With the highest single day spike of 95,735 new cases and 1,172 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 44-lakh mark on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. “The total number of coronavirus cases stand 44,65,864 including 9,19,018 active cases, 34,71,784 cured/recovered/migrated and 75,062 deaths,” […]

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) indigenously-developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) completed the hot and high-altitude trials in Ladakh. The trial was carried out at Daulat Beg Oldie at 3300 meters above mean sea level for about 10 days, the HAL said in a release. The helicopter demonstrated its payload capability in the high altitude of Siachen […]