Assam Police on Friday seized 1.300 kg of heroin from a vehicle in Karimganj district along the Assam-Mizoram border and apprehended three people, said a official. Partha Pratim Das, Superintendent of Police of Karimganj district said that the vehicle was…
Two government employees were caught red-handed for accepting bribes on Friday by the team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam. The arrested government employees were identified as Kanak Chandra Baruah, Lat Mandal, Office of the Revenue Circle Officer,…
The State Election Commission of Nagaland has announced it will hold polls to 39 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) after almost two decades on May 16, with 33 per cent reservation of seats for women. The newly formed Nagaland Cabinet, headed…
A final-year MBBS student of Zoram Medical College (ZMC) at Falkawn near Aizawl died of suspected severe cardiac arrest on Wednesday evening. The student, Anita Kanwar, hailed from a small village in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district. "She would have completed her…
Ruling NPP legislator from North Tura constituency, Thomas A Sangma, was on Thursday elected unopposed as the new speaker of the Meghalaya assembly. “I hope that as the speaker, I will be able to give a free and fair chance…
With the drought caused by the lack of rainfall aggravating, the water levels of dams in Istanbul have dropped visibly, raising concerns. The water level at Büyükçekmece Dam Lake was recorded at 30.94 percent as of March 9. According to…
In wake of a complaint of a gas condensate leak from an oil well, residents of Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday filed a FIR against Oil India Ltd (OIL), police said. Many groups have also filed FIRs against…
Assam has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the largest number of handwritten notes submitted for a common purpose during an essay writing to mark the 400th birth anniversary of the legendary Ahom general Lachit Borphukan. The…
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to pay compensation of ₹ 20 lakh each to the families of five youths killed by the Army in Assam's Tinsukia district in 1994 during an anti-insurgency operation, the advocate of…
The Nationalist Congress Party has extended its support to the newly-formed Nagaland government led by Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leader and Chief Minister N Rio. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already extended support to the NDPP. The NCP…