Guwahati, June 18 (IANS): The Congress in Assam suffered a blow on Friday as its prominent MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi quit the party and announced to join the ruling BJP coming Monday.
The Congress in turn immediate
Guwahati, June 18 (PTI): The Assam government on Friday cancelled this year's class 10 and 12 state board examinations due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said.
The de
Nagaon, June 18 (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly raped by her maternal uncle in a village in Assam's Nagaon district, police said on Friday.
The 11-year old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle when he
Golaghat (Assam), June 18 (PTI): A male Royal Bengal Tiger has died suspectedly after being hit by a stray bullet fired by forest guards to prevent it from entering human habitations adjacent to the Kaziranga N
AGARTALA, JUNE 18 (IANS): In collaboration with the Agartala Press Club, the Tripura government has so far administered the first dose of Covid vaccine to around 92 per cent of the journalists in the state, wit
Shillong, June 18 (PTI): Meghalaya on Friday recorded nine fresh COVID-19 fatalities and 650 new cases pushing the death toll to 771 and the tally to 44,382, a senior health department official said.
Of the
Guwahati, June 18 (PTI): In a jolt to the opposition Congress in Assam, Mariani legislator Rupjyoti Kurmi on Friday resigned from the party and the assembly, announcing that he will join the BJP soon.
The te
Agartala, June 18 (PTI): Tripura BJP president Manik Saha on Friday scotched speculation of dissidence within the party, following a two-day organisational meeting here, and said all leaders have vowed to unite
Agartala, June 18 (PTI): The Tripura government has extended the COVID curfew from 2 pm to 5 am in Agartala and 11 other urban local bodies (ULBs) till June 25, a notification said.
However, night curfew fro
Itanagar, June 18 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh reported 295 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally to 32,483, a senior health official said.
The toll rose to 158 as three women succumbed to the disease i
Aizawl, June 18 (PTI): At least 302 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the tally in the state to 16,437, an official said on Friday.
Aizawl district reported the highest number of fr
Guwahati, June 18 (PTI): Three earthquakes, including one having over 4 magnitude, hit the Northeastern region in the early hours of Friday.
Assam was jolted by a 4.1 magnitude quake at 2.04 am, according to
Guwahati, June 18 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the COVID hospital set up by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati.
The hospital,
Shillong, June 17 (IANS) Over 5,000 children under the age of 14 in Meghalaya have tested Covid-19 positive and 17 of them died, health officials said on Thursday.
Health officials said that since the beginn
Guwahati, June 17 (IANS) Assam police on Thursday seized heroin valued at Rs 7 crore and arrested two persons, including a woman drug peddler, in the state's Karbi Anglong district, officials said.
Actin
Guwahati, June 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that India is the "priest" of world peace, but it has the full ability and strength to give a befitting reply to all acts of ag
Aizawl, June 17 (IANS) Chief Minister of Myanmar's Chin state, Salai Lian Luai has taken shelter in India's Mizoram from the military coup hit the neighbouring country while 9,250 Myanmarese, including
Kokrajhar (Assam), June 17 (PTI): One of the prime accused in Assam's recent double rape-murder case was grievously injured after being fired upon by policemen during his escape attempt in Kokrajhar distric
Guwahati, June 16 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asked the deputy commissioners not to slacken the vaccination drive and also conduct vulnerability mapping at the block level in view of the
Imphal, June 16 (PTI): The Manipur government on Wednesday cancelled class 10 and 12 board examinations in the state-run schools in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement was made separately by the