Displeased with the Assam Government and the Consultative Committee of Plantations Association, which is the apex body of the tea garden owners association. The influential All Adivasi Students Association of Assam has decided to intensify its agitation against the tea garden managements as well as the state government demanding immediate hike in wages of tea […]

Political war of words continue between the ruling BJP and opposition CPI(M) in Tripura. Addressing media persons at CPI(M) Tripura state Committee office in Agartala in the evening on Wednesday, former Chief Minister and leader of Opposition Manik Sarkar said that democracy is being slaughtered in the state now. With the Panchayat elections knocking at […]

The strategically important Pakyong airport in Sikkim is all set to begin services from September 23. Ahead of the important day, the Civil Aviation Secretary will be visiting the airport site today. The Civil Aviation Secretary will be accompanied by a team to finalize the events and start preparations for the upcoming event. Security agencies, […]

Tension prevailed among the locals of Singtam town with river Teesta in spate in the wake of heavy rains. An alert was issued in the East Sikkim town because of the heavy overflow of water in the river. Police instructed locals to keep away from the river and stay indoors. The locals of Adarsh Gaon […]

An abducted trader from West Garo Hills in Meghalaya has returned home after spending over three months in Bangladesh. The trader, 66-year-old Phalgun Arengh, was abducted on May 24 and taken to Bangladesh. He, however, managed to escape from the clutches of his kidnappers on June 2 and has since then been in custody of […]

A girl student of IIT, Guwahati, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room. Nagashree SC, a B.Tech first year mechanical engineering student hailing from Karnataka, was a boarder of Dhansiri hostel of the elite engineering college. Police have termed the incident to be a case of suicide based on […]

Barely a week after the 2-member Independent Enquiry Committee conducted its sitting to discuss on the allegations levelled by the Manipur University community against Prof Adya Prasad Pandey. Vice Chancellor In-charge W Vishwanath Singh, yesterday, wrote a letter to AP Pandey asking him to return all the University assets that he possesses. Singh in his […]

Rampant erosion continues to be a major problem in Assam even floods have largely receded from most parts of the state. Lahorighat in Morigaon district has been seeing heavy erosion caused by the mighty Brahmaputra River causing many families to already lose their homes. The erosion has been so acute lately that daily about 5 […]

After the Assam government banned plying of bhut-bhutis or local motorised country boats in the entire river system of the state that came into effect from September 10, Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has made wearing of live jackets by each passenger while boarding the mechanized boat mandatory. He further instructed the Deputy Commissioners to […]

The Centre has appealed to the Bru families residing in Tripura relief camps to return to Mizoram as assistance’s doled out to them will be withdrawn from October 1. A meeting was held in this regard in Aizawl between the State Home Department, police and the Centre, which was attended by leaders of the civil […]