A woman gave birth to a child on her way to a state dispensary on a make-shift stretcher in Chirang’s Udalguri village here on Sunday. The woman went into labour while she was being carried in the make-shift stretcher made out of cot, plastic and clothes. According to the woman’s family, two people had carried […]

At a time when talks are just round the corner in political circles as to who will be the next MLA from Khonsa West legislative assembly constituency in Tirap district, after the upcoming bye-election to the constituency which is to be held within the next couple of months, a handout in the name of Naga […]

Assam celebrates the legacy of maestro Dr Bhupen Hazarika across the state on his 93rd birth anniversary on Sunday. A host of special programmes have been organised to mark the legend’s birth anniversary. Various organisations organised special programmes at Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s memorial in Guwahati. The day is of more significance as it marks the […]

Eminent lawyer and former Union Law Minister Ram Jethmalani passed away at his residence in Delhi today. He was 95. A Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Jethmalani had served as the Union Law Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Besides, he had also served as the chairman of the Bar Council of India. Known as […]

Just a day after Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), lost communications with the moon lander ‘Vikram’ during the final moments of the soft landing on the moon surface, ISRO chairman K Sivan, on Sunday said that the lander has been traced on the lunar surface and the orbiter has clicked a thermal image of the […]

In a major boost to the BJP in Meghalaya, 4 United Democratic Party Members of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) including the Chairman joined the party on Saturday. The four joined the BJP at the party office in Shillong in the presence of BJP state leaders and party National Spokesperson and in charge Nalin […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving in Guwahati tomorrow on a two-day visit to chair the 68th plenary session of the North East Council. Governors and Chief Ministers of all the eight Northeastern states will be attending the meeting. Meanwhile, this will be Amit Shah’s first visit to Assam after becoming the Home […]

The crucial meeting of the high-level committee set up to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is underway in Guwahati. This is for the fourth time that the high level committee is meeting after the panel was set up in July. It may be mentioned that the committee has made considerable progress on its […]

In a huge disappointment, ISRO lost all communications with the Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan-2, minutes before touchdown while the nation eagerly awaited its soft landing on the hitherto unexplored lunar South Pole in the wee hours of Saturday. Communication lost with #VikramLander at 2.1 km from Lunar surface, data being analysed, says ISRO Chief K […]

The communication with Vikram lander was lost moments before its planned landing on the far side of the lunar surface. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan announced that communication with Vikram lander was lost at 2.1 km from Lunar surface. “Vikram lander descend was normal and as planned till 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication […]