The NPP has announced its decision to support BJP in Arunachal Pradesh. The move comes in the backdrop of blow hot, blow cold relationship that is going on between NPP and BJP in Manipur. Arunachal NPP President Gicho Kabak called on Arunachal state BJP president Tapir Gao in New Delhi today and extended the party’s […]

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the contract for the construction of 7 (seven) cancer hospitals in the first phase has been awarded to construction company L&T after proper bidding process. The initial project cost is estimated at 736 crore rupees and the construction will start from August this year. The cancer […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the BJP’s nationwide membership drive in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday, it is his second visit after the Lok Sabha victory. Modi arrived in his parliamentary constituency this morning to launch the mass membership drive through which the BJP aims to increase its party strength by 20 per cent. Addressing […]

The Assam government has announced a slew of immediate measures including free ICU care in government hospitals and transportation cost for all those affected by Japanese Encephalitis in the state. The state government is in touch with the Centre and has stepped up its drive against the deadly disease after 49 deaths were reported. Assam Health […]

The countdown for North East Diva 2019, the biggest beauty pageant of the Northeast, has begun with Pride East Entertainments Pvt. Ltd., the organizers of the pageant, all set for the fifth season of the mega pageant. The preliminary rounds of North East Diva 2019 will begin from July 28 while the Grand Finale will […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles. Presenting the maiden […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019-20 in Parliament on Friday; becomes the only second women in the history of independent India to present the Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents #Budget2019 in the Parliament. Sitharaman said that the nation will grow to become a $3 trillion dollar economy in the current […]

In a proud moment for the Northeast, star Indian sprinter Hima Das has won gold in the 200 metres category at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland on Tuesday. This was the first competitive 200m race of this year for the Dhing Express’, as Hima is popularly known. Hima, who has a personal best […]

More than 200 refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been sent back to their country from Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district. The repatriation was conducted under the supervision of Lawngltai Deputy Commissioner Shashanka Ala, state police and Assam Rifles in accordance with the direction of the Union Home Ministry. A total of 219 refugees were sent back […]

The first phase of construction work of the Network of Cancer Hospitals in Assam has begun, said Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma called on Industrialist Ratan Tata, who had had laid the foundation stone of cancer care hospitals in the state last year. Ten cancer care centres including expansion of State Cancer Institute will […]