North-East

Magisterial probe ordered to find out 'hidden agenda' behind mob attack on SP, DC offices in Manipur

Imphal, February 17 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Saturday that a magisterial inquiry has been ordered to find out if there was some ‘hidden agenda’ behind the mob attack on the offic

North-East / 18th February 2024

Manipur girl bags prestigious scholarship from Egypt institute

Imphal, February 17 (IANS) Amid the ethnic conflict that has besieged Manipur, a Class XI student from the northeastern state has selected for a scholarship for the prestigious AFS Global Stem Academy in Egypt.

North-East / 17th February 2024

Manipur: Petrol pumps shut down over 'donation demands' by various orgs

Imphal, February 16 (PTI): Fuel outlets operating in the valley districts of Manipur have decided to shut down for three days starting Friday due to alleged "financial crisis" and "donation demands by various o

North-East / 17th February 2024

Superfast special trains to run between Kanyakumari & Dibrugarh

Maligaon, February 16 (MExN): In a bid to clear extra rush of passengers, it has been decided to run two fortnightly superfast special trains between Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh- Kanyakumari. The Superfast special tr

North-East / 17th February 2024

Arms loot case: 7 cops suspended in Manipur; internet suspended in Churachandpur

Imphal, February 16 (IANS) Seven Manipur Rifles personnel were suspended on Friday for negligence in duty following the looting of arms and ammunition by a mob from the 5th Battalion Manipur Rifles camp in Imph

North-East / 17th February 2024

Rahul Gandhi 'insulted' party legislators, claims Assam Congress MLA

Guwahati, February 16 (IANS) Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, a three-time MLA, who resigned as Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and "extended" support to the BJP, has revealed that the grand-old party lea

North-East / 16th February 2024

Kulik Express flagged off with new stoppage at Bhaluka

Maligaon, February 15 (MExN): In a step towards providing convenience to rail travellers, additional stoppage for two minutes has been provided on train no. 13053/13054 (Howrah-Radhikapur-Howrah) Kulik Express

North-East / 16th February 2024

Tata Group, Assam govt to build Rs 25,000cr semiconductor packaging plant: MoS IT

New Delhi/Guwahati, February 15 (IANS) Assam will soon have its first-ever semiconductor packaging plant worth nearly Rs 25,000 crore built jointly by the state government and Tata Group, Union Minister of Stat

North-East / 15th February 2024

Assam: Dhemaji railway station set for facelift

Maligaon, February 14 (MExN): In a bid to further enhance rail facilities in Northeast and Assam, Rs 10,369 crore have been allocated in the interim Budget 2024-25 for Railway infrastructure projects. Under Amr

North-East / 15th February 2024

NF Railway to run special train service between Kamakhya & AnandVihar

Dimapur, February 13 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to run a special train between Kamakhya and AnandVihar, to clear extra rush of passengers.According to its Chief Public Relations Of

North-East / 14th February 2024

Assam declares Kaji Nemu as state fruit

Guwahati, February 13 (IANS) Assam government on Tuesday declared ‘Kaji Nemu’ (Citrus Lemon) as the state fruit.“The 'Kaji Nemu' has been approved as the state fruit of Assam during the Cabinet meeting,�

North-East / 13th February 2024

NFR achieves Track Safety Targets

Maligaon, February 12 (MExN): Towards its role play to enhance safety of railway tracks and provide a much safer and comfortable travel experience to rail passengers, NF Railway has marked continuous progress t

North-East / 13th February 2024

Assam Budget: Govt to support 10 lakh girls' education to eliminate child marriage

Guwahati, February 12 (IANS) Assam's Finance Minister Ajanta Neog, while presenting the state Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal on Monday, announced that the government will support the education of 10 lakh girls i