Silchar: One person died while a youth sustained critical injuries in two separate accidents reported from Cachar district on Eid ul-Zuha on Thursday. An unidentified man was found lying in a bloodied condition beside a railway track at Chandranathpur on Thursday morning. Local residents who spotted him said the injured man was crying for help.He…
Silchar: The Barak Valley Hotel and Restaurant Association has demanded action against illegal restaurants, pubs and highway dhabas allegedly operating across Cachar district without mandatory licences and safety clearances.Addressing a press conference at a hotel in Silchar, members of the association alleged that several establishments were operating without valid trade licences, bar licences, food safety…
The HC said with such disclosure and undertaking by the state and the NHAI, it was no longer necessary to continue with this PIL Guwahati: Assam govt told Gauhati high court that no trees in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary would be felled before an impact study is conducted for the execution of the proposed Guwahati…
Guwahati: ‘Bhot jolokia’, also known as king chilli or Naga chilli and found in northeast India, has shown reduction in cancer tumours in a scientific study at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), under the supervision of researcher from Assam, Prof. Nirala Ramchiary at the School of Life Sciences of the university.‘Bhot jolokia’ (Capsicum chinense), among the…
Shillong: Almost 90 per cent of the fencing along the India-Bangladesh border that Meghalaya shares with the neighbouring country has been completed, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said.He said approximately 400 km of the total stretch of around 443 km of the international border was fenced.“Only around 40-45 km of fencing is pending. So, 90…
Guwahati: Eid-uz-Zuha was observed across large parts of Assam without cow sacrifice after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged people to refrain from it and respect the sentiments of the majority Sanatan community.No major untoward incidents were reported, with Eidgah committees backing the chief minister’s appeal. In Barak Valley region however, six individuals were apprehended…
Shillong: The Union finance ministry has approved an additional Rs 2,500 crore for Meghalaya through an externally aided project.CM Conrad K Sangma has expressed his gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and FM Nirmala Sitharaman for approving the funding, which would be utilized in infrastructure development in the state.The CM on Thursday laid the foundation stones…
Shillong: United Democratic Party (UDP), part of the ruling NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), on Thursday announced senior advocate Vivanstone G Kharngapkynta as its candidate for the Shillong Lok Sabha by-election, the schedule for which was yet to be announced by the Election Commission.The parliamentary seat fell vacant after demise of then sitting MP Ricky…
Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota Guwahati: Chief secretary (CS) Ravi Kota has directed all govt departments to undertake detailed internal assessments of existing and possible upcoming vacancies, and furnish actionable inputs for the preparation of a five-year roadmap to generate and provide two lakh govt jobs over the next five years.BJP promised to provide two…
Churachandpur: Khodang, a Kuki Zo village in the buffer zone bordering Churachandpur, Kakching and Bishnupur districts, was officially resettled on Thursday, becoming the first Kuki-Zo village to see residents return after displacement due to the conflict that began on May 3, 2023.Saikot MLA Paolenlal inaugurated the resettlement by cutting a ribbon at a commemoration stone,…
