People across Assam have geared up to celebrate ‘Uruka’ today, prior to the eve of Bhogali Bihu, the harvesting festival on Wednesday. Markets in the state witnesses heavy rush of customers since early morning, doing their last round shopping for food items and delicacies that will add flavours to the Bihu festivities. The markets are […]

On Day 4 of Khelo India Youth Games 2020, Maharashtra reclaimed the top spot in the standings by taking its tally of Gold medals to 17, 22 Silver and 37 Bronze taking their overall tally to an imposing 76 medals. Close on the heels of Maharashtra, Haryana stood at the second spot in the medals […]

In a big revelation, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Monday said that over 34,000 Bru refugees who were supposed to be repatriated to Mizoram will now be resettled in Tripura. The Chief Minister said that he will have a meeting with his Tripura counterpart Biplab Deb in New Delhi on January 16, under the chairmanship […]

Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak, a city based NGO have been successful in artificially breeding a pair of greater adjutant stork chicks in the zoo. This was the first experiment which gained success. Dr Purnima Devi Barman, who led the greater adjutant conservation project of Aaranyak said, “Greater adjutant stork is an […]

Troops of Indian Army busted a temporary hideout used by NSCN-IM cadres near Nungkhao in Tamenglong district of Manipur. According to sources, the Indian Army launched an operation in the vicinity of Tamenglong district based on the information they received about the presence of NSCN-IM cadre. Defence sources informed that on detecting the movement of […]

The Republic Day flypast will comprise 41 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) including the newly inducted Chinook choppers and four helicopters of the Indian Army’s aviation arm. “Republic Day 2020 flypast comprises 41 aircraft of the Indian Air Force and four helicopters of the Indian Army’s aviation arm. The aircraft type include 16 […]

The opposition once again failed to form a consensus in putting up a united front against the Centre despite massive protests across the country against CAA, NRC, and the violence against students among other issues. The meeting, called by the Congress party, comes in the backdrop of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in different parts […]

The members of the High Level Committee to look into implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord led by Justice Retired Biplab Kumar Sarma called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday. The meeting between Amit Shah and the panel members started at around 10 am in the morning. During […]

The first leg of a day-long special session of Assam Legislative Assembly began with a stormy note on Monday. The second leg of the session, will resume at 5 pm and is expected to last till 10 pm in the night. Earlier in the day, opposition Congress and AIUDF MLAs walked out of the Assembly […]

So far Maharashtra is leading the medal tally with 27 medals to its kitty at the Khelo India Youth Games. Maharshtra’s medal haul included 7 gold, 8 silver and 12 Bronze. Close on the heels of Maharashtra is Uttar Pradesh which stands second in the medal tally with 12 medals to its credit. While Delhi […]