Two members of the AGP joined the Conrad Sangma-led NPP in Assam. Senior AGP leader and a member of the party’s central committee Guwahati, Hemanta Adhikari along with Bhupen Talukdar, the general secretary of party’s Barkhetri unit in Nalbari, have tendered their resignations from all posts of the party and have joined NPP’s Assam unit. […]

At a time when Assam is still mourning the demise of ASI Nirod Sarma of the CRPF in the Anantnag terror attack, yet another sad news of one more CRPF jawan from the State being martyred has been reported. Sunil Kalita, a CRPF jawan was part of an operation against the Naxals at Kurchai in Saraikela […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Thursday presented the annual budget in the State Legislature for the year 2019-2020, amounting to Rs 10,692 crores. Zoramthanga, who also holds the finance portfolio said that he has allocated a token provision of Rs 750 crores for the implementation of the Socio-Economic Development Policy. The chief minister also said […]

Within a day of Reserve Bank of India stopping fund flow to Manipur due to excess withdrawals by state departments, Chief Minister N Biren Singh stripped deputy chief minister Joykumar Singh of finance portfolio and has banned all hiring. A 3-member high level committee has been set up to investigate the large drawals. Chief Minister […]

Two officials engaged in the mega exercise of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were caught red handed while accepting bribe for inclusion of a woman’s name in the citizens register. The two officials identified as Syed Shahjahan and Rahul Parashar were arrested by sleuths of the Anti-corruption and Vigilance Wing of the Assam […]

All 13 people on board the AN-32 aircraft which crashed in a remote area in Arunachal Pradesh are dead, officials said on Thursday. The news was confirmed by the Indian Air force (IAF) after the rescue team, which had to halt at a base camp near the crash site last night due to inclement weather, […]

The Mizoram Cabinet has decided to constitute additional recruitment body to relieve the Mizoram Public Service Commission which is the highest recruiting agency in the state. An official release informed that the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday agreed to transfer the task of recruitment of Group ‘B’ non gazette posts from […]

Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga, who holds the Finance portfolio, will present the state’s annual budget for the fiscal 2019-2020 in the upcoming Assembly session to be held between June 12 and 27. The meeting of Business Advisory Committee held under the chairmanship of speaker Lalrinliana Sailo recently decided that the state budget will be presented […]

After a year of rigorous training at the Barhampur camp of the ninth battalion of Assam Police, the Special Rhino Protection Force is finally ready to carry on with their tasks. The special force has been prepared for the first time to act as a protection force for the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. The force comprises […]

The Home Ministry on Tuesday said it has laid down the modalities for Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam for deciding appeals made by people not satisfied with the outcome of claims and objections led against the NRC. In a statement, the ministry said an order was issued recently mandating the foreigners’ tribunals in Assam to deliver […]