Dinesh Singh Soraisham (3rd from left) with NEUFC teammates after scoring at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday It was not an occasion like the one in Kolkata a year ago when NorthEast United clinched the Durand Cup in a penalty shoot-out against the mighty Mohun Bagan Super Giant.Yet, head coach Juan Pedro…
Guwahati: The northeast is set to gain from both pre-monsoon and monsoon rainfall, giving its farm sector an early edge. Five of the seven northeastern states have recorded normal rainfall so far in the pre-monsoon season from March 1 to May 18.Scientists said timely showers have kept farmlands productive at a time when fertiliser shortages…
Agartala: A local court in Agartala on Tuesday remanded four individuals, including a Bangladeshi national, in three-day police custody in connection with a kidnapping and ransom case.The accused have been identified as Rabil Miah, Iqbal Hossain, Jakir Hossain, and Nishab Miah. Police said Nishab Miah is a Bangladeshi citizen and has been separately charged for…
Agartala: Two police personnel detained earlier along with three others in connection with a Rs 50-crore financial fraud have been sent to seven-day police custody by a local court. All of them were picked up for questioning after a cash display video went viral three days ago.The duo has been identified as Menaka Debbarma, a…
Aizawl: A total of 2.02 lakh methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 19.21 crore was seized at Keifang town on Monday evening.Police officials from Saitual district, bordering Manipur, seized the contraband weighing 24.016kg, H Ramthlengliana, IGP and chief public relation officer of the state police, said on Tuesday.Ramthlengliana said a car bearing Meghalaya registration proceeding…
Dimapur: Nagaland receives approximately 2.25 lakh domestic tourists annually, while international tourist arrivals range between 2,000 and 5,000 per year, the state tourism department said in its report presented to governor Nand Kishore Yadav at a review meeting at Lok Bhavan in Kohima.The department presented an overview of its key initiatives, achievements, challenges and future…
Assam CM orders essentials’ price monitoring Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said state govt is closely monitoring market prices and will not allow any unfair increase in the cost of essential commodities, directing officials across districts to take stringent action against violators, including cancellation of trade licenses.While reviewing the price monitoring mechanism for…
Guwahati: The forest department has launched a grassland nursery initiative for the first time at Manas National Park to revive the Unesco World Heritage site’s rapidly shrinking grasslands.Park officials said the nursery, started in Oct last year in the park’s Bansbari range, is cultivating around 15–20 grass species to support restoration efforts.Yuvraj Singh Digra said…
Dibrugarh: Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) protested in Dibrugarh on Monday, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy that has triggered nationwide outrage and left over 22 lakh medical aspirants in uncertainty.The protesters took out a procession to the office of the…
Dhubri: Successive storms, accompanied by torrential rain, have left a trail of destruction in Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri and other areas of western Assam over the last two days.At Chapar and in neighbouring areas of Dhubri district, 12 people were injured in the storm.At several locations, trees were uprooted, tin roofs were blown away, and paddy…
