CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with speaker Ranjit Kumar Das and other MLAs Guwahati: The three‑week‑old Assam council of ministers led by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma will be expanded on Friday with the induction of 12 more ministers, four of them being debutants.Of the new inductees, 11 belong to BJP, while one represents Asom Gana Parishad…
Assam Pradesh Youth Congress protests against “repeated examination controversies”, in Assam on Thursday Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) president and MLA Zubair Anam Mazumder was allegedly manhandled by the police during a protest outside Rajiv Bhawan here on Thursday over alleged “systemic failures”, “repeated paper leaks”, and “widespread mismanagement” plaguing major national examinations, including…
School students walk in the rain with umbrellas in Morigaon Guwahati: India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday that conditions are favourable for monsoon to reach the northeast in the next two to three days, as it announced the onset of the southwest monsoon in Kerala.After heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded at isolated…
Shillong: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-led govt has freed the northeast from the scourge of insurgency and ushered in an era of systematic development across the region.Addressing the 73rd plenary session of the NEC at the State Convention Centre in Shillong, Shah, who also serves as the NEC chairman,…
Imphal: The All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) on Thursday marched from Ukhrul to Makhan, passing through Litan, for the six missing Nagas. The march broke the barrier along the NH-202, which has remained untrodden for three months.Hundreds of students, youth leaders and civil society representatives in more than 30 vehicles joined the march from…
Shillong: The Meghalaya high court on Thursday began hearing arguments in defence of Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja at Sohra in May 2025.The hearing was not concluded and the court posted the matter for further hearing on Friday.“Heard Mr S Thapa, learned counsel for the respondent. Hearing is…
Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao accounted for 62% of the state’s total tree cover loss over the past 25 years Guwahati: Assam has lost an estimated 3,600 sq km of tree cover since 2001, a figure equivalent to the combined loss across 19 states and one Union Territory over the same period, underscoring an alarming…
The 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong Dimapur: Nagaland governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Thursday called for enhanced regional cooperation, improved connectivity and greater investments in infrastructure, youth empowerment and sustainable development in the northeast.Addressing the 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong, Yadav stressed that…
Dimapur: The Nagaland health & family welfare department has prohibited food products containing tobacco and nicotine as ingredients, including gutkha and pan masala with tobacco or nicotine, in the state.The department issued a notification on Thursday as per regulation of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sale of certain products) Regulations 2011,…
ECI deputy director (media) Apurva Kumar Singh addresses the media in Aizawl Aizawl: An Election Commission of India (ECI) official on Thursday urged Mizoram residents to actively participate in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of electoral rolls, stressing that every eligible voter in the state should be included in the electoral database.Interacting with…
