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Manipur CM asks officials to strictly follow rules during land demarcation

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh Thursday asked officials to be honest and follow the law while dealing with land related issues.The CM while interacting with officials of Revenue and Forest Department at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat said...

Six were struck by lightning in Assam

Guwahati: As many as six women tea garden workers were struck by lightning in Assam’s Biswanath district as several areas of the state witnessed incessant rainfall and thunderstorms.All of them were identified as tea garden workers of the Majuligarh...

Large tracts of tea plantation cleared for a greenfield airport

Guwahati: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, Sushmita Dev has alleged that the Assam government cleared large tracts of tea plantations on the pretext of the construction of an imaginary greenfield airport in the Cachar district in Southern...

“Dead”, Tripura youth returns

Agartala: A youth presumed "dead," generated much anguish and bewilderment when he returned home while the family was performing his Shradh (Hindu ritual for paying homage to the dead) in the outskirts of this capital city of Tripura.The...

Vehicular movement restricted along Kaziranga National Park stretch in NH-37

Guwahati: Assam government has imposed several restrictions along the national highway 37 stretch that passes through the Kaziranga national park in view of possible floods.The Bokakhat sub-divisional magistrate has imposed various restrictions to protect the wildlife of Kaziranga national...

Assam: Ripun Bora writes to PM demanding CBI probe into alleged ‘PPE Kit scam’

Guwahati: Assam Trinamool Congress chief Ripun Bora has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a CBI probe into the allegations of a ‘scam’ in the procurement of PPE kits and sanitisers in the state during COVID...

Himanta announces Cabinet expansion; inducts 2 new faces

Guwahati: Two more BJP MLAs will be inducted as ministers as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the first cabinet expansion of his government on Wednesday, nearly a month after completing one years in power.The two new faces...

Meghalaya to notify ‘Pitcher Plant Sanctuary’

Shillong: The Meghalaya government has decided to notify a land measuring 1.19 sq. km within the Baghmara Reserve Forest as a 'Pitcher Plant Sanctuary' in South Garo Hills district, a forest official said on Wednesday.Forest and Environment Minister James...

Union Minister Gurjar reviews centrally sponsored schemes in Manipur’s Chandel district

Chandel: Union Minister of state for Power & Heavy Industries Krishnan Pal Gurjar Wednesday held a review meeting of various developmental  projects/schemes, under the government of India, which are being implemented in Chandel district at the conference Hall, DC...

Minister Nemcha Kipgen takes stock of departmental infra

Imphal: Minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry (TCI), Nemcha Kipgen took stock of the various infrastructural development of the TCI, Department in Churachandpur District Wednesday.Minister Nemcha Kipgen visited the Industrial Estate in Churachandpur which is listed for inauguration as a...

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Assam regiment marks 85th raising day with wreath-laying ceremony

Imphal: The 165 Infantry Battalion (TA) (H&H) Assam, under the Assam Rifles, solemnly commemorated the historic 85th Raising Day...