A probe into the death of a person, suspected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam's Udalguri district confirmed that it was a case of "mistaken identity". The CID probe concluded that the person killed in the…
In a major crackdown, Assam Rifles recovered at least 70 boxes of illegal foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 1.05 crores in Tlangsam, Mizoram's Champhai district. According to reports, they also apprehended an individual related to the incident on March 10. This…
Railways have opened the first tea stall run by transgenders in railway station in Guwahati. The tea stall run by transgender persons was opened by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in collaboration with All Assam Transgender Association on Friday. Inaugurating the…
The Arunachal Pradesh assembly on Friday passed the Budget for the 2023-24 fiscal by voice votes. The estimated receipts and expenditures for FY’24 were presented in the House by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on March 7.
At least 13 people were arrested in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district for allegedly setting the house of a former village head on fire, police said on Friday. Two days ago, the house of the former chief of Rymbai Iawpynsin…
Türkiye is in the grip of drought, and the country will pay a heavier price if strict actions are not immediately taken, experts have warned. According to Prof. Dr. Murat Türkeş, a member of the Board of Directors of Boğaziçi…
The Assam government on Friday introduced a bill in the state Assembly making it mandatory for installation of CCTV cameras in all spaces that have congregation of people to ensure public safety. Non installation of CCTV cameras within a stipulated…
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…