Retaining its political wave since the assembly polls three years back, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) on Thursday swept the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) polls by bagging 11 out of the 19 wards. The MNF won the same number of seats it had bagged in the last civic body polls held in 2015. As […]

The double engine government of Centre and Assam has made an effort to reduce the geographical and cultural gaps of this entire region, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday while inaugurating multiple development projects in Assam via video conferencing. “In the past few years, the double engine government of Centre and Assam made an effort […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ initiative and multiple development projects and via video conferencing on Thursday. He also laid the foundation stone of the nation’s longest river bridge between Dhubri-Phulbari in Assam and performed Bhoomi Poojan for construction of Majuli bridge. Addressing the gathering virtually, the Prime minister said that it is a […]

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Wednesday conducted a trial run of a first ‘train engine’ for a short distance from the Dhansiripar Railway Station in Assam along the Dhansiri-Shukovi also known as Dimapur-Zubza railway track in Nagaland. The NF Railways officials said that it was routine testing on the under-construction Dimapur-Zubza rail line. While […]

With cumulative vaccination coverage to healthcare workers and frontline workers against COVID-19 in the country crossing 94 lakhs, India has become the third topmost country globally with the highest cumulative vaccination numbers, after USA and the UK. “The cumulative vaccination coverage to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) against coronavirus in the country has […]

Republican Party of India (RPI) President and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has extended his open support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, who arrived in Manipur capital Imphal earlier today for a two-day visit to the state, said that […]

The Meghalaya government on Wednesday made it clear that it is not in a position to increase the salary of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan teachers as of now. The SSA teachers had given a deadline to the government till February 18 to fulfill their demands. Education Minister Lakhmen Rymbui said that the demands of teachers are […]

Assam Finance, Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s fourth book was released in a ceremony held at Hotel Taj Vivanta in Guwahati on Wednesday. The book titled ‘Eta Xopunor Pom Khedi’ is a compilation of 25 speeches on Assam’s contemporary socio-economic-political issues delivered at various platforms including the Assam Legislative Assembly. Meghalaya Chief Minister […]

IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, in collaboration with Assam Cricket Association (ACA) on Friday launched the State Cricket Academy, Assam powered by Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati. The academy is based in the city’s Barsapara stadium and will cater to young cricketers across Assam and other north-eastern states. The IPL franchise has announced their first academy in the […]

A major brawl occurred on Tuesday night in front of Cotton University in Guwahati between students of the university and local food vendors. As per reports, the scuffle began after a student allegedly went to buy a bottle of water from a fast-food truck named ‘Delhi 6 BBQ’ late last night. Following a heated exchange […]