Guwahati: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation elicited sharply contrasting reactions from Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi.Sarma described Pradhan’s exit as the departure of a visionary education reformer deserving gratitude, whereas Gogoi depicted it as the outcome of sustained public and student pressure, marking a moment for remembrance…
Dibrugarh: Three prisoners, including a man convicted of murdering his wife and her parents in 2023, escaped from Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat early Saturday, prompting a district-wide manhunt.Police said Nazibur Rahman Bora (28), Rupam Kalita (31) and Ajoy Gowala (34) fled at 5.14am after allegedly obtaining keys left unattended by a home…
Silchar: More than 20 shops were gutted after a fire swept through Jaikrishnapur market under Lala police station in Assam‘s Hailakandi district early Saturday, causing property loss worth several lakhs of rupees and leaving many traders devastated.Local residents said the fire broke out in one of the shops around 1 am and rapidly spread to…
Guwahati: The Assam cabinet on Saturday approved major changes to the state’s MBBS admission policy, including introduction of a quota for domiciled orphaned students.Under the decision, two MBBS seats will be reserved for such students on an experimental basis and adjusted against social category quotas.The cabinet also expanded reservations for five indigenous communities, allocating one…
Aizawl: Ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM)’s Lok Sabha member Richard Vanlalhmangaiha will oppose the proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in Parliament if the central government does not accept the suggestions of the Mizoram government, state Chief Minister Lalduhoma said.A consultation meeting was held at the Chief Minister’s official residence in Aizawl…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday termed the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan a ‘significant victory for India’s youth’, while asserting that it marks only the ‘first step’ in resolving the ongoing national examination crisis.Reacting to the developments surrounding the NEET-UG examination controversy, APCC president Bosiram Siram said the resignation…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona on Saturday inaugurated the Mechukha Trout Quest 2.0 along the Yargyap Chu river, marking the start of the state’s major angling festival focused on fly fishing, eco-tourism, and river conservation.The event has drawn anglers from abroad and across India, with participants arriving from neighboring countries including Bhutan…
Shillong: The Shillong Traffic Police has launched a special enforcement drive titled ‘Operation Free Flow’ to ease traffic movement across the city amid rising congestion.The drive was launched “in view of the increasing instances of haphazard parking causing traffic congestion, obstruction of carriageways and inconvenience to road users”, said Vivek Syiem, the superintendent of police,…
Aizawl: Mizo National Front (MNF) has reaffirmed Mizo nationalism as its enduring guiding principle and urged young people to strengthen the community through education and nation-building. MNF’s official website identifies it as the state’s opposition party.Addressing the party’s Chhung Inkhawm at Mizo Hnam Run on Friday, MNF Political Affairs Committee member and Legal Board chairperson…
Imphal: National People’s Party (NPP) national president and Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma on Saturday said the party sees a “political vacuum” in Manipur and is positioning itself as a strong regional alternative ahead of the 2027 Manipur Assembly elections, including the possibility of emerging as the single largest party.Speaking to reporters after attending the…
