India recorded less than 30,000 fresh COVID-19 infections on Friday, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to 97.96 lakh, while the total number of recoveries surged to 92.90 lakh, according to the Union health ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 97,96,769 with 29,398 fresh infections, while the death toll rose […]

The voting for the final phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections has concluded in 19 seats of Chirang and Kokrajhar districts amid tight security on Thursday. Nearly 79 percent polling has been recorded till the last report came in. As many as 111 candidates are in fray in the second phase. The first phase […]

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday accused China of encroaching on the right to water usage of the people downstream of the Brahmaputra by giving a go-ahead to the construction of a major dam just 40 km upstream from the Indian side. Khandu said while the Centre has been apprised of the matter, […]

The historic National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam published in August last year was only a “supplementary list” and the final document is yet to come out, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has told the Gauhati High Court. In the “supplementary list” of the NRC, over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded […]

The second phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election witnessed a violent clash among the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) workers in Chirang district of Assam. The untoward incident took place at a polling booth in the Duttapara area. A presiding officer was injured in the violent clash between the two parties. […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of an indoor stadium at Jongksha village in East Khasi Hills to be built at a cost of Rs 22 crore, officials said. The state-of-the-art infrastructure is likely to be completed by December 2022, they said. Jongksha is the home constituency of Sports […]

India’s tally of cumulative COVID-19 testing has crossed 15 crores, out of which past one crore tests were added in just 10 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. According to an official statement by the Union Health Ministry, 9,22,959 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, which has increased […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the New Parliament Building in Parliament House Complex on Thursday. Tata Trusts’ Chairman Ratan Tata, Union Minister HS Puri, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders were also present at the event. Tata Projects Ltd has been given the contract for the project. […]

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision of a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme for providing mobile coverage in two districts of Assam, namely Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, under the Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan (CTDP) for North Eastern Region (NER). The project envisages providing mobile coverage to 2374 uncovered villages — 1683 in […]

Assam has been paying tribute to the martyrs who had made supreme sacrifice in the historic Assam Movement from 1979 to 1985. Recalling the martyrs, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal wrote on Twitter, “Solemn tributes to the martyrs of the historic Assam Movement. On this auspicious day, let us remember with pride the glorious legacy of the immortal […]