With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown being imposed all over the country, the film industry has been severely hit this year. The impact of lockdown on the entertainment industry in Assam is still being evaluated, however, the most badly affected are the Cinema hall owners with the suspension of shows in theatres […]

Police have arrested a man accused of throwing acid on five stray dogs in Baksa’s Jhakhalipothar area, one of which died on the spot. The accused, 43-year-old Gautam Basak, was arrested after a local NGO involved in animal welfare lodged a complaint against the person demanding his immediate arrest. The horrific incident took place on […]

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Mokokchung in Nagaland on Thursday, said National Center for Seismology. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, occurred on 24-12-2020, 13:39:52 IST, Lat: 25.58 and Long: 96.53, Depth: 100 Km, Location: 217 km ESE of Mokokchung, Nagaland, India,” said National Center for Seismology. No damage to life and property […]

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release Rs 18,000 crore in the accounts of over nine crore farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which is celebrated as Sushashan […]

Amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the UK, the Meghalaya government has barred the entry of individuals from the European country into the state. The government has also urged people who have recently returned from Britain or transited through the country to stay in isolation and […]

It seems that the much talked about Congress-AIUDF alliance in Assam is still facing uncertainty. Even after jointly campaigning in the recent BTR council elections, the Congress is still unsure about continuing with the alliance. Former Silchar MP and President of the All India Mahila Congress, Sushmita Dev has said that the Congress party will […]

Aiming at providing breast milk for premature, low birth-weight, and sick newborns, besides other needy babies, the first human milk bank in the Northeast has been set up in Guwahati’s Satribari Christian Hospital. “It is the 15th human milk bank of its kind in the entire country. It has the capacity to store the milk […]

The alliance comprising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Gana Suraksha Party won the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test on Thursday. The alliance led by UPPL president Pramod Boro got the support of 22 members. With this majority, Pramod Bodo will lead the BTC as its Chief Executive Member (CEM). After the […]

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday flagged off the ‘Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan’, a river rafting expedition and public outreach programme, from Gelling in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district. Taking to Twitter Rijiju said, “The biggest river of our country, the mighty Brahmaputra is known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh. It […]

Qatar will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 from February 1 to 11, 2021, after it was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six continental confederations, as well as the host nation’s league champions, will compete in the tournament, which will be held across three FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums […]