Guwahati: The NDA in Assam has named BJP MLA and medical professional Habbey Teron as its nominee for deputy speaker of the state assembly, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Teron, who represents the Amri (ST) Hills constituency in West Karbi Anglong district, is the first MLA elected from the newly-created assembly segment.“A medical professional by training…
Gauhati Medical College & Hospital Guwahati: Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has introduced advanced catheter-based cardiac interventions for children with congenital heart diseases, marking a first for Assam’s largest public hospital.Over two days, the cardiology department successfully performed multiple complex structural and rhythm-management procedures on patients aged 4 to 15, bringing next-generation cardiac technologies…
Guwahati: Traffic in Guwahati came to an abrupt halt for a few hours on Thursday as hundreds of Zubeen Garg fans protested against the state govt’s move to erase a mural of the singer, which had been drawn on the pillar of a flyover, near the state capital complex.Interestingly, Zubeen’s mural sported a slogan, ‘Comrades…
Guwahati: As many as 39 people in Assam have lost their lives to Japanese encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) so far this year, with 32 of these deaths confirmed due to AES, Assam National Health Mission said on Thursday.JE death cases have been going up since the start of June, and seven deaths…
Guwahati: The Army on Thursday identified the man killed two days ago during a security operation in Manipur’s Churachandpur district as a United Kuki National Army (UKNA) cadre, contradicting claims by local residents and Kuki groups that the deceased was a civilian.In a statement, the defence PRO for Manipur, Nagaland and Southern Arunachal Pradesh said…
Imphal: The 25th ‘The Great June Uprising, Unity Day’ was observed on Thursday in Imphal, accompanied by renewed calls for the protection of Manipur’s territorial integrity and unity among its people.The observance was organised by the committee comprising the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (AMUCO) and the United Committee Manipur (UCM), and took place at…
Guwahati: All seven northeastern states are facing a huge rainfall deficit even after the onset of monsoon about 10 days ago and almost on a normal date.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed on Thursday that Meghalaya and Manipur were facing “large deficit” rainfall, while the remaining northeaster states were facing “deficit” rainfall since June…
Aizawl: K Laltluangkima, also known as Laltluangkima Khiangte, of the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), has been elected to Mizoram’s lone Rajya Sabha seat in Thursday’s polling.Returning officer Zothansanga Ralte, who is also secretary of the state legislative assembly, announced the result after receiving approval from the Election Commission of India.The polling took place from 9am…
Dimapur: The Naga Students Federation (NSF) and the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) on Thursday opposed observance of International Yoga Day in schools across Nagaland on 21, which falls on Sunday.In a statement, the NSF voiced its strong opposition to the circular issued by the directorate of school education department, directing educational institutions across the…
Shillong: Shillong: Meghalaya ranks among the ‘leading performers’ on project delivery in the northeast, a monitoring report issued by the ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER) in May has highlighted, reports Manosh Das.“The report records that of 81 monitored projects in Meghalaya, 46 — nearly 57% — are already complete or in their…
