Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, 15 kms from Itanagar while considering the importance of air connectivity to the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh to have Greenfield Airport at Hollongi. According to an official release, with an estimated cost of Rs.650 crore, the […]

The investigation into the sensational Sub Inspector recruitment scam is taking interesting turns with each passing day. Two senior police officers have been summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the Sub Inspector recruitment scam in Assam. Investigators have summoned SP of the Barpeta Foreigner Regional Registration Office, Kumar Sanjit Krishna, and […]

Nagaland on Monday reported 221 more cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s overall caseload to 7,240. Of the fresh cases, 166 patients have been detected in Dimapur, 52 are from Kohima and 3 are from Mokokchung. Dimapur has the highest number of active c ases at 963, followed by Kohima at 366. Taking to Twitter, […]

Amid face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday laid the foundation stone for the strategically important Nechiphu tunnel at West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh via video conferencing. The 450m-long tunnel, which will bypass the existing road, will be D-shaped and comprise two […]

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” “This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and […]

Rajasthan Royals star batsman Riyan Parag from Assam smashed a 26-ball 42 not out in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sunrisers Hyderabad, SRH) and teamed up with Rahul Tewatia. After registering four consecutive losses in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning run chase on Sunday against Sunrisers Hyderabad, […]

India has sustained the trend of a steady decline of COVID-19 active cases which remained below nine lakhs for the fourth consecutive day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Monday. Active cases, currently stand at 8,61,853, comprise merely 12.10 per cent of total positive cases. “India’s total recovered cases stand at […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said a special interest-free 50-year loan will be issued to states by the Centre for Rs 12,000 crore capital expenditure. Addressing a press conference ahead of crucial 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, Sithraman said, “Capital expenditure — money spent on infrastructure and asset creation — has […]

After the BJP in Meghalaya demanded for an arrest of the State’s Power Minister James Sangma over his alleged involvement in the illegal coal trade, leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma on Saturday alleged that a cartel is operating illegal coal mining in the State. He further alleged that the existing land laws are being […]

Indian Army after receiving inputs of movement of an illegal consignment, seized 1-lakh detonators near Zokhawathar in Mizoram on Thursday. Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the seizure. The Army troopers intercepted the vehicle in which the consignment was moved and made the seizure. Meanwhile, all the three apprehended individuals along with the […]