Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal warned against compromising on tea quality and ruled out reversing decisions on early factory closures and 100% auction of dust-grade tea. He emphasized that oversupply of poor-quality tea could lead to a sharp price decline…
HIV cases in Assam have surged, with injecting drug users (IDUs) now the leading source of new infections. In 2020-21, 6% of new HIV cases were IDU-related, but by 2022-23, this figure rose to 43.7%. A red alert has been…
A woman, Kanchan Sinha, suffered severe injuries during a chain-snatching attempt in Guwahati's Sunderpur area on Saturday. Two bike-borne miscreants attacked her during her morning walk. After failing to snatch her chain, they stabbed her and fled. Sinha is receiving…
Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury condemned an attack on a Shyamoli Paribahan bus traveling from Agartala to Kolkata via Bangladesh's Bishwa Road. On November 30, a truck and an auto collided with the bus near Brahmanbaria, leading to a tense…
A bus traveling from Siliguri to Gangtok plunged into a 150-foot gorge near the West Bengal-Sikkim border on Saturday, killing five and injuring 15. The accident occurred around 3 PM on National Highway 10, near the Teesta River. The injured,…
In Sonari's Namtola, businessman Moslek Ali was abducted on November 25 by suspected armed Naga miscreants. The kidnappers demanded a ₹25 lakh ransom. Witnesses reported that the armed men fired blank rounds and threw a grenade that didn’t explode before…
The Union Finance Ministry has approved ₹199 crore for Meghalaya under the “Special Assistance for Capital Investment” initiative to boost its tourism sector. The funds will support two major projects: redeveloping Umiam Lake and transforming Mawkhanu in East Khasi Hills,…
Large-scale protests broke out at the Leimakhong Army Camp in Imphal West following the mysterious disappearance of Kamalbabu Laishram, a Military Engineering Cell supervisor, on November 25. Laishram was last seen entering the camp, but no exit records exist, sparking…
The 10th India International Science Festival (IISF) began in Guwahati, marking its first edition in the Northeast. The four-day event, with over 8,000 delegates and 12,000 students, aims to popularize science and innovation. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the…
A nationwide bike rally by the Tibetan Youth Congress advocating for Tibet's historical independence reached Dibrugarh on Friday. Flagged off on November 22 from Bumla Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, the rally will cover 20,000 km in two months. Activists aim to…