Guwahati: Northeast states should leverage public-private partnerships (PPP) to address infrastructure gaps and improve public service delivery, Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota said at a regional workshop on Wednesday.The day-long regional workshop on PPP for the northeastern states was organised by the Assam finance department in association with the department of economic affairs under the…
Dimapur: A major landslide along NH-702A at New Colony in Zunheboto on Wednesday disrupted vehicular movement and damaged three houses that had been evacuated as a precautionary measure.The timely evacuation prevented any loss of life or injuries. However, another building in the vicinity developed visible cracks, raising concerns over the stability of structures in the…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt on Wednesday provided an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of five state residents who died in a hotel fire near the Tarapith temple in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday.In accordance with CM Conrad K Sangma’s announcement, cabinet minister Brening A Sangma handed over the cheques to…
Itanagar: Gauhati high court on Wednesday struck down a provision empowering Arunachal Pradesh’s urban local bodies minister to hear appeals in municipal defection cases, holding that it failed to ensure an independent and impartial forum.A division bench of Justices Kardak Ete and Budi Habung, in its August 18 judgement, upheld the chief secretary’s authority to…
Aizawl: Mizoram information and public relations director K Vanlalsangi on Wednesday inaugurated a three-day photography exhibition organised by the Mizo Photographers’ Society (MPS) at Vanapa Hall to mark World Photography Day.Speaking at the inaugural programme, Vanlalsangi described MPS as the largest body of professional photographers, photography enthusiasts and people earning a livelihood through photography in…
Agartala: Tripura on Wednesday observed the 118th birth anniversary of its last king, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, with a series of events, with CM Manik Saha criticising the former Left Front govt for failing to adequately acknowledge the monarch’s contributions.Placing a floral wreath at Bir Bikram’s statue at Zero Point in Agartala, Saha alleged that…
Shillong: The first indigenous tribal woman chief secretary of Meghalaya, Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang, passed on Tuesday at the age of 64. She was under treatment for a terminal illness for the last couple of years.A 1989-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Suchiang became the first indigenous tribal woman chief secretary to the Meghalaya govt…
Imphal: In a major step towards restoring peace in Manipur, 46 cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party-Taibanganba Group (KCP-TG), including four women, laid down arms and surrendered to govt on Tuesday during a homecoming ceremony held at the 1st Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal.The development came six days after CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh…
Guwahati: Assam cabinet on Tuesday approved a policy to revive exploration as crude output faces a possible decline within a decade.The cabinet approved the Assam Hydrocarbon Exploration, Production and Upstream Ecosystem Development Policy, 2026, to attract Oil India, ONGC and private companies to untapped areas.The policy offers incentives, including GST-related concessions and support for bringing…
Agartala: A group of Chakma community members from the northeast has urged the Centre to stop fuel and power supplies to Bangladesh. Their demand comes after Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reportedly refused to visit India until Sheikh Hasina and others accused in the murder of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi are extradited.The demand was raised…
