Nagaland is all set to celebrate its 58th statehood day on Tuesday and mark the beginning of its popular Hornbill Festival with strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety norms, officials said. The statehood day celebrations will be a low-key affair, while the inauguration of the 10-day festival will be held virtually for the first time, […]

Senior student leader Samujjal Bhattacharya has canceled his retirement plan from the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and gave his consent to once again take charge as Chief Advisor of the apex student body. “I have expressed my consent to continue my work as the chief advisor of the AASU,” Bhattacharjya told reporters on Monday […]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national Spokesperson and Nagaland MLA Mmhonlumo Kikon on Monday expressed hope that the party will comfortably win the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) elections. Addressing a press conference in Mizoram, Kikon said, “We hope to form the government with the help of some independent candidate who supports us.” Terming the Mizo […]

Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman on Monday was announced as the ambassador for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) ‘Breakthrough Initiative’. The initiative, supported by Netflix, aims to identify, celebrate, and support up to five talents working in film, games, or TV in India. Rahman said he is thrilled to work […]

A turtle belonging to an endangered species has been rescued from being sold in a local fish market in Assam on Monday. Dr Sarbani Giri, Head of the Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics at Assam University in Silchar is winning hearts for rescuing a rare Indian Peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) from being sold […]

The Assam government has decided to reopen elementary schools as COVID-19 situation has improved in the state. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that elementary schools in the state will open from January 1. A standard operating procedure (SOP) will be issued soon to allow the students from […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated the efforts by scientists in Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, Biological E Ltd and Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd to come out with a vaccine solution to tackle COVID-19. During his virtual meetings with 3 teams- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd, Pune, Biological E Ltd, Hyderabad and Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd, Hyderabad- that […]

Nearly six quintals of ganja worth over Rs 1 crore was seized in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a vehicle search at Khatkhati in Bokajan police station area early on Sunday and seized the contraband from a truck coming from Nagaland, a senior officer said. Seeing […]

Gateway to Northeast India — Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati — is a major connectivity point, which experiences huge passenger traffic round-the-year. The challenge to handle the crowd grew significantly as the COVID-19 disease has spread out to all corners of the world. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) laid out protective layers […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Serum Institute of India in Pune as part of efforts to get a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges, and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19. Earlier in the day, he visited Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA […]