Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 73rd death anniversary, stating that his ideas continue to motivate millions. In India, five days are declared as Martyrs Day to honour those who laid down their lives for the country. Of these, the first day is […]

A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved additional central assistance of Rs 1,751 crore to five states for the damage caused by floods and landslides due to the southwest monsoon in 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were the […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday made it clear that Lahkmen Rymbui will not be removed from the post of State home minister. The Chief Minister said this in response to coalition partner BJP demanding Rymbui’s resignation for allegedly failing to curb illegal coal mining and transportation in the State. Sangma added that such […]

The Economic Survey 2020-21 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday said the country’s economy after being gradually unlocked since June 2020 has experienced a V-shaped recovery. “Despite the hard-hitting economic shock created by the global pandemic, India is witnessing a V-shaped recovery with a stable macroeconomic situation aided by a […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit poll-bound Assam again on February 7. The Prime Minister will attend the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vijay Sankalp Samaroh in Dhekiajuli. According to state BJP sources, around 3 lakh people will take part in the PM’s public rally. It is to be noted that on February 23, 2021, […]

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appreciated the efforts of the Central government in bringing positive changes in the Northeast, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal-affected areas. President Kovind, in his address to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, said that extremism in the Northeast is heading towards its end, while the people […]

Ayushmann Khurrana is a jack of all trades and his latest behind the scene shots where he is seen playing cricket amid the shoot on Thursday in Assam proves the same. The ‘Andhadhun’ star, who is currently shooting in North East for a new project hopped on to Instagram and shared a glimpse of how […]

In a first, a modern air-conditioned fish retail outlet was inaugurated by the Assam forest, environment and fisheries minister Parimal Suklabaidya on Thursday at the premises of Fisheries Development Department in Assam’s Barak Valley. Taking to Twitter after the inauguration, Suklabaidya wrote, “Inaugurated the first of it’s kind premium fish retail outlet ‘Macher Majlish’ in […]

Security forces along with district administration on Thursday carried out an anti-poppy drive at four separate locations in Manipur’s Churachandpur district and destroyed over 80 acres of illegal poppy plantations. The drive was conducted at four locations, namely Bungsang, Saronphai, New Dampi and Geljang. The joint team comprising of Police, District Administration, Assam Rifles and […]

The Sikkim government has asked all schools in the state to introduce 11 vernaculars in their curriculum from the next academic session for students to pick one as second language, an education department official said. As of now, students in state-run schools are given Bhutia, Nepali, Lepcha and Limbu as options for second language, and […]