Guwahati: CBSE Class 12 results brought cheers for the northeast, with five of the eight states in the Guwahati region — Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram — recording pass percentages above the national average of 85.20%. Mizoram topped the region with 94.94%.Although the national pass percentage dropped by about three percentage points from last…
Silchar: A man was killed in a road accident near the Ramnagar Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Silchar after being run over by a heavy vehicle during peak traffic hours, sources said.The incident occurred in the busy ISBT area when a large vehicle allegedly crushed the victim under its wheels. The impact was so severe…
Shillong: A major share of Meghalaya’s development funding is repaid by the central government, CM Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday, responding to concerns over externally aided funding. “Nearly 80% of this funding is repaid by the Government of India. The financial burden on the state is minimal, while the benefits are substantial and visible,”…
Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh condemned the firing by armed miscreants on a group of civilians between Kotlen and Kotzim areas in Kangpokpi district that left three people dead and four injured on Wednesday.Of the four injured, three were rushed to Shija Hospitals and Research Institute in Imphal for treatment.Singh, accompanied by deputy CM…
Dimapur: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), and the Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF) condemned the killing of three church leaders in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday morning.In a statement, Rio said “such barbaric and senseless violence against innocent lives is unacceptable and has no place in any…
Silchar: A youth was arrested in Guwahati for allegedly posting ‘objectionable’ remarks against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on social media, sparking outrage in the Sonai area of Cachar district.The post was made by the accused on Saturday, police said. The accused has been identified as Titu Laskar, a resident of Sonai. The post went viral,…
Guwahati: The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam cabinet, in its very first meeting after being sworn in for a second term, adopted a series of austerity measures in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for economic self-reliance and responsible nation-building amid West Asia crisis.Sarma said the cabinet had carefully considered the PM’s call to save…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s “Ginger Unique Selling Proposition (USP) – Sustainable Cultivation & Value Chain Development Project” with an outlay of Rs. 189.78 crore was jointly inaugurated on Wednesday through a virtual programme by CM Lalduhoma and Union minister for development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia.The inauguration was held at the CM’s Office under the…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the West Bengal cabinet’s decision to hand over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing the India-Bangladesh border, calling it a ‘historic step’ crucial for the security of Assam and the entire northeast.Addressing the media, Sarma said strict vigilance and closure of the border was…
Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh district administration has issued a strong directive prohibiting the publication, printing, circulation, distribution, sale, exhibition, possession and storage of any radical or ‘jihadi’ literature, documents, materials or digital content associated with banned extremist organisations.The order was issued on May 11 by additional DM Pranjal Baruah and has been enforced under Section 98…
