Senior IAS officer, Alok Kumar took charge as the Chief Secretary of Assam today. The newly appointed Chief Secretary takes over from Mrs. T.Y Das. On the occasion, Joint Secretary of Table Tennis Federation of India and international paddler Tridib Duvarah felicitated Kumar at the Janata Bhavan. Kumar is a 1984 batch IAS officer of […]

The authorities concerned have released the data of water levels of Rivers Siang and Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. According to the latest data made available, the Siang river is showing a rising trend in places such as Tezu, Khowang and Namsai. However, it is yet to touch the danger level mark in these […]

The Indian Air Force has successfully evacuated 19 persons stranded in Silei Ayan island in Siang river. However, 5 people including 4 young boys and an elderly person volunteered to stay back and refused to be evacuated as they insisted that they want to look after their milch cattle. The evacuation was carried out following […]

India clinched gold in women’s 4x400m relay event. Hima Das & Co. beat top contenders to clinch the top spot. This is Hima’s third medal at the 2018 Asiad. The Assam sprinter went first and gave India a good lead which the other three maintained till the end to clinch India’s 13th gold in the […]

Following the agitation of the Nagaland’s Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers Association 2016 batch, Principal Secretary of School Education, Menukhol John today said that the salaries of the RMSA teachers will be released this week. He further expressed disappointment, while saying that even after the teachers had signed a bond during their service appointment, in […]

Two drug peddlers were arrested by police in Tripura’s West District. The police conducted searches on the bypass road when a mini truck tried to evade the search while passing by in high speed. After chasing the vehicle, the police succeeded in confiscating it after it lost control and fell to the roadside. Later the […]

A differently abled boy was killed in a fire mishap at a residential building at Jalipool in East Sikkim. The deceased has been identified as Umesh Mangar. As per reports, a fire broke out in one of the rented rooms of a five storied building at Jalipool at around 11 am in the morning. The 16 […]

Tripura’s newly appointed Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki visited the Indo-Bangladesh border. He also witnessed the retreat ceremony by the security officials of both nations at the Akhaura border post. The Governor and his wife conducted a tour of the areas lying close to the border with Bangladesh. Talking to the media, Governor Solanki said he […]

15 boys from Assam’s Karbi Anglong district studying at a Buddhist institution near Bodh Gaya in Bihar, have been allegedly sexually abused, physically assaulted and tortured by a monk who has since been arrested by the local police. The incident came to light after the boys complained about it to their guardians following which a […]

Newly elected UDP MLA from Ranikor, Pius Marwein took oath as the new member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly today. The oath was administered by State Assembly Speaker Donkupar Roy at the old Assembly building in Shillong. After the oath taking ceremony, Marwein said that Ranikor constituency is lagging behind in developmental activities and his […]