
November 18, 2017 19:54 IST
“The tea industry is struggling to survive. The stark reality for the producers today is that the increase in cost of production has far outpaced the increase in price, making it progressively difficult for us to survive,"said Manoj Jallan, chairman of the North East Tea Association (NETA).
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
November 18, 2017 19:23 IST
The bilateral exercise will be conducted at the Joint Training Node of the Indian Army at Umroi, about 30 km from Shillong.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
November 18, 2017 07:43 IST
The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km and was followed by another of 5.0 magnitude at 6.00 am.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
November 18, 2017 05:16 IST
The rhino population in Manas National Park was totally wiped out in the early 1990s with Unesco putting a “in-danger” prefix to its World Heritage Site tag in 1992.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
November 18, 2017 02:22 IST
“I have put in my papers to the government on three grounds. While there was outside interference on my work, I was not allowed to work with full dignity as the AG’s office required. Moreover, the atmosphere in which I was made to work was not congenial,” Choudhury told The Indian Express.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
November 17, 2017 19:51 IST
Assam has been witnessing loud protests against the Jamait chief for allegedly making a highly provocative statement in a seminar in the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Monday.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
November 17, 2017 17:30 IST
The INA Memorial and Museum at Moirang, about 45 km from Imphal, comprises of a statue of Netaji Bose and a replica of the INA War Memorial originally built in Singapore.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
November 17, 2017 05:35 IST
Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh and Justice Manojit Bhuyan in their order asked the CBI to carry out a “preliminary enquiry, and in case the allegations are found having some substance warranting further proceeding with criminal prosecution, (it) may proceed in accordance with law.”
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
November 16, 2017 04:13 IST
The newspaper also quoted Madani as saying that any attempt to sabotage the on-going NRC updating process in Assam will create a situation like Myanmar.
Thu, Nov 16, 2017
November 15, 2017 11:12 IST
The incident took place during an on-going operation the troops of the Assam Rifles had launched on Monday after two of its jawans were killed and six others injured in a major IED attack at Chandel.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017
November 15, 2017 03:56 IST
The FIR comes after the CYMA filed an FIR on November 9 against Paritosh Chakma — convener of Mizoram Chakma Areas Single Administration Demand Committee — for making “abusive” remarks against the CYMA.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017
November 15, 2017 03:04 IST
Paul, appointed an APSC member and subsequently the commission’s chairman under the previous Congress government, was arrested on November 4, 2016.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017
November 15, 2017 02:10 IST
Sonowal also pointed out that the BJP-led government in the state would organise a Global Investment Meet in Guwahati in February.
Wed, Nov 15, 2017
November 14, 2017 04:50 IST
Police in Assam last week arrested in a single day 17 people as part of the ongoing investigation into an alleged jobs for cash scam, including 11 officers from the Assam Civil Service and Assam Police Service.
Tue, Nov 14, 2017
November 13, 2017 21:49 IST
The Congress has accused the BJP and more particularly chief minister Sonowal of remaining mum on the issue of Assam’s territory getting included in ‘Greater Nagalim’ as demanded by the NSCN(IM).
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
November 13, 2017 21:35 IST
With the arrest of Deka, the number of officers arrested on charges of having bought their posts by allegedly paying bribes to top APSC members including its then chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul, has risen to 22.
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
November 13, 2017 01:00 IST
Given how they are juxtaposed geographically and culturally, the two countries, and especially India’s Northeast, stand to gain enormously from closer road and rail links. Efforts have, however, progressed slowly.
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
November 10, 2017 21:00 IST
Expressing displeasure that a number of candidates had entered the state services through fraudulent means and had to face arrest, Sonowal said his government wss committed to provide better opportunities to the youth for achieving greater success in life.
Fri, Nov 10, 2017
November 09, 2017 04:45 IST
The scandal in the APSC took place during the tenure of the erstwhile Congress government of Tarun Gogoi.
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
November 08, 2017 14:47 IST
The survey will cover the entire 891 kilometres of the Brahmaputra in Assam that was declared as National Waterway 2 in 1988.
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
November 08, 2017 05:57 IST
The bodies were found close to the Boisamari anti-poaching camp under the Bagori range of the 850 sq km national park after forest guards on duty got the smell of decomposed bodies.
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
November 07, 2017 19:44 IST
Director Gogoi has been accused, among other things, of executing the project “without express or implied approval” of the government. Going by the contents of the enquiry report (which is only Part 1 of the enquiry), more arrests are likely to take place in the days to come.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
November 07, 2017 12:04 IST
The state government also transferred 22 officers of the Nagaland Police Service (NPS), eight of whom are currently posted as SPs in different districts.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
November 06, 2017 18:01 IST
"The joint exercise will also send a strong signal to the world that both India and Bangladesh understand the emerging threat of transnational terrorism and stand shoulder to shoulder in countering this menace," a Defence PRO said
Mon, Nov 06, 2017
November 06, 2017 17:34 IST
Zeliang, who met National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval in the national capital on Sunday, termed the Naga imbroglio as “mother of all unresolved challenges” in the Northeastern region, and said it was imperative to resolve it to ensure a long-lasting peace in the region.
Mon, Nov 06, 2017





