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India’s 2018 tiger census sets a Guinness record
According to one of the most detailed wildlife surveys ever conducted, the country’s tiger population rose by 6 per cent to roughly 3,000 animals
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh speaks to Defence Minister of...
Singh also reviewed the situation in eastern Ladakh in view of the withdrawal of troops from the friction points by China's Peoples Liberation Army
Garga Chatterjee, still a ‘Headache’ for Assam Police
Despite CM Sonowal’s order and an arrest warrant from a court, Chatterjee’s arrest continued to be a ‘difficult’ task for Assam Police
In conversation with Kenny Basumatary on his film release...
“It’s a good feeling when I saw all four of us from a non-filmy background made it to this level and worked together in a movie. I am hoping people will watch and love our film.”
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NE Bamboo industry will lead Indian’s Economic Recovery in Post-COVID era: DoNER
The northeast region house almost 60 percent of India’s reserve of Bamboo
Centre asks states to enable private doctors to prescribe COVID-19 testing
On Thursday, Assam registered two more COVID deaths taking the total number of COVID deaths in the state to 14
Priyanka Gandhi being asked to vacate Government Bungalow is Govt’s Political Vendetta: Tarun Gogoi
Guwahati: After the government issued notice to Priyanka Gandhi to vacate her government bungalow in Delhi, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi...
PM Modi announces extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
The government will spend more than Rs 90,000 crore towards the extension of the scheme
MoEF constitutes State Level Environment Assessment Authority for Assam
The Authority to take its decision on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee constituted under the Assam government
India records daily five deaths in custody
Out of the 125 deaths in police custody, 75 persons or 60% belonged to the poor and marginalised communities
UP Govt bans Chinese-Made Electricity Meters
UP STF earlier ordered all its personnel to uninstall all Chinese made applications from their mobile devices
Manipur Crisis: In a twist of event, CBI summons Ibobi Singh in a graft case
BJP in Manipur has been struggling to remain in power after nine ruling coalition members, including four ministers, resigned last week
Assam Police Return Empty-handed, Could Not Trace Whereabouts of Garga Chatterjee
The four-member team of Assam police, who left for Kolkata to arrest Garga Chatterjee, returned empty-handed on Tuesday.
Parts of Guwahati to Revisit Total Lockdown from Tonight: All Details inside
Large scale spread of COVID 19 affected cases among the public in Guwahati posed as a major threat to public health, hygiene and safety
50000 ‘Desi’ Ventilators for Covid Patients
Centre allocates Rs 2000 crore for supplying of ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators
OIL urges PCBA to lift ‘closure notice’, says works in progress to meet the guideline
The PCBA in its closure notice said that the PSU major had nonchalantly violated the provision of law in force causing pollution to the environment.
PM Modi assures support: Houses and Church damaged in Earthquake in Mizoram
This was the second earthquake that rocked Mizoram within a span of 12 hours. On Sunday evening too, an earthquake with its epicenter being in Aizwal
COVID Scare: Kamakhya Temple Wears Deserted Look as Ambubachi Rituals begin without Devotees
The rising cases of COVID positive in Pandu, Maligaon, Jalukbari-located on the foothills of Nilachal-has kept the Temple committee on alert. The temple wore a deserted look as the rituals of the Mela began in the morning.
Indo-China Tension: Sikkim on Alert
There was a standoff with blows exchanged at the Naku La pass in North Sikkim between Indian and People's Liberation Army soldiers in May
Assam police ‘stranded’ in Kolkata
Till Sunday evening, the four-member team of the Assam police who left for Kolkata on Friday was yet to secure cooperation from the local police in nabbing Chatterjee.
Earthquake in Assam and NE states
The earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded with the epicentre being in Mizoram's Aizawl district.
Assamese in Pune Celebrate Online ‘Rabha Divas’ amid Coronavirus
The Assamese diaspora decided to pay their tributes by participating in a 10-day online ‘Rabha Divas’ competition
‘You cannot even spell correctly’: Himanta takes a jibe at Rahul over India-China standoff
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack on the Centre on the face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh
Glenmark Gets Approval For Favipiravir As COVID-19 Treatment
The drug will be available as a prescription-based medication for around Rs 103 per tablet, with recommended doses up to day 14
In Pics: Coronavirus Time: Check Out Bollywood Celebs Donning Masks
Here’s how our loved and popular Bollywood Stars are donning Masks as they live through the Pandemic time
In a Twist: BJP won Manipur’s lone Rajya Sabha seat
The Congress also complained before the EC that at least two MLAs including Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh showed their ballot papers to “unauthorized people”
Air Force moves its frontline Fighters and Helicopters as India-China Border Tensions Peak
Chinese have been patrolling inside Arunachal’s boundary, time for action: BJP MP Tapir Gao
Manipur Political Crisis: Ibobi stakes claim to form Government, demands Special Session
Ibobi Singh in the letter suggested the Governor that since the present Ministry was in the minority, it may be dismissed outright and to uphold the principle of democracy, SPF headed by him and which commands the majority may be invited to form the government
India to send Tri-Service contingent to Victory Day Parade in Moscow
On the 75th anniversary of the victory in the World War II, there will be a military parade in Moscow to honour the sacrifices made by the Russian and other friendly people
Symbolic Funeral for Lakhimpur Girl who Died in Delhi of COVID-19
The girl passed away at the AIIMS Trauma Centre in Delhi
Assam BJP postpones ‘Virtual’ rally in solidarity with the Army jawans lives in Galwan valley of Ladakh
BJP National President JP Nadda, CM Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma were also supposed to be present in the virtual rally scheduled to begin at 12 noon
‘Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allow it’: SC stays Puri’s Jagannath Rath Yatra
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed India’s biggest chariot festival- the Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra held annually at Puri in Odisha scheduled from June 23.
India China Tension: Modi calls all-party meet to discuss Ladakh face-off
In Assam also, various organisations torched the national flag of China in protests of the violence against Indian soldiers
Patriotic People’s Front Assam bats for befitting reply to ‘imperialist’ China
PPFA advocates the appeal by innovator and social engineer Sonam Wangchuk to boycott all kinds of Chinese products including their software like Tiktok
For the first time in history Ambubachi Mela to have no Devotees and Pilgrims
Unlike previous years, this year the devotees, sadhus and sanyasis will not be allowed to enter Kamakhya Devalaya or the nearby places
Alert in Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur over Ladakh Face-Off
With the clashes between the Indian Army and the Chinese Troops in Galwan Valley, the Police has now issue alert in the Spiti-Lahaul and Kinnaur Districts.
Tension Rises along India-China border: ‘Casualties on both sides’
A large number of Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in Galwan Valley for the last five weeks
Arunachal Pradesh medics pinned their Photos to PPE suits to comfort COVID-19 patients
Guwahati: In this time of the pandemic, frontline workers especially the doctors are constantly being celebrated as ‘Warriors’. However, for a COVID...
55 journalists targeted during lockdown In India
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Guwahati: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group, an independent think-tank based in New Delhi, in its...
Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits Suicide
Guwahati: Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has reportedly committed suicide on Sunday at his house in Mumbai.
The reason...
200 Assam students remained stuck in Kyrgyzstan
Guwahati: Around 200 medical students from Assam and other northeastern states remained trapped in Kyrgyzstan and waiting to return home. The students...
Charlie’s Angels from Northeast nabbed dreaded criminal in Delhi
Guwahati: Two young female constables from Northeast belonging to the Special Police Unit for North East Region (SPUNER) received the highest Delhi...
Researchers Find New Possibility To Improve Rice Productivity In India
In order to meet the demand of the growing population of
India and the world, production of rice needs to increase significantly by...
India Reports 100 Coronavirus Deaths In 24 Hours
India reported 100 fatalities and 3,967 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours.
The total...
COVID-19 Crisis: President Kovind To Forgo 30% Salary For A Year
President Ram Nath Kovind will forgo 30 per cent of his salary for a year and drastically reduce spending on travel and...
15 New COVID-19 Positive Cases Detected In Guwahati, Total Cases Reach 79 In Assam
At least 15 persons from Kamrup Metro were tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday.
According to...
PM Narendra Modi Announces Special Economic Package Worth Rs 20 Lakh Crore
Recalling those who have died battling the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the crisis that has emerged due...
COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 70,000-Mark; Death Toll Nears 2,300
India has now registered over 70,000 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according to the Union Health Ministry.
A total of...
Only Asymptomatic Passengers With Confirmed E-Tickets To Be Allowed: MHA
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued detailed guidelines and standard operation procedure (SOP) in regard to the movement of persons...
Ensure Migrants Do Not Resort To Walking On Road Or On Railway Tracks: MHA Tells States
The Union Home Ministry directed the state/UTs to ensure that the migrant workers do not resort to walking on roads, rail tracks...
Indian Army Troops Clashes With Chinese Army In Sikkim
The soldiers of the Indian Army and Chinese People's Liberation Army were involved in a tense face-off in Naku La area of...
5 Migrant Labourers Killed,11 Injured After Truck Overturns In MP
In a tragic incident, five migrant labourers died and 11 others sustained severe injuries after the truck they were travelling in overturned...
Migrant Workers Crushed To Death By Goods Train In Maharashtra; PM Modi Expresses Grief
In a tragic incident, 15 migrant workers in a group of 20 were killed after a cargo train ran over them while...
7 Hospitalised After Gas Leak In Chhattisgarh Paper Mill
At least seven workers have been hospitalised and three are said to be critical as a paper mill in Chhattisgarh reported a...
Most Wanted Hizbul Commander Riyaz Naikoo Gunned Down In Kashmir
In a massive success for security forces, most wanted terrorist and Hizbul Mujahideen’s chief in Jammu and Kashmir, Riyaz Naikoo was...
Top Hizbul Commander Riyaz Naikoo Trapped In J&K Encounter
Most wanted Hizbul chief has been trapped in his native Beighpora village in Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmiri's Pulwama district.
Air India To Operate 64 Flights From May 7
Air India will operate 64 flights to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad amid the COVID-19-induced lockdown.
Total COVID-19 Cases In India Inch Towards 50,000-Mark; 1,694 Deaths
India's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) count inched close to the 50,000-mark. The deadly COVID-19 infected 49,391 in India, including 33,514 active cases.
Three Kashmiri Photo Journalists Win Pulitzer Prize For Article 370 Coverage
Three photo-journalists from Jammu and Kashmir won the
2020 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography on Monday.
The photojournalists, Mukhtar Khan,...
Govt To Bring Back Indian Nationals Stranded Abroad Starting May 7
Government of India will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner.
Congress Will Pay Migrants’ Train Fare: Sonia Gandhi
Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi has launched a scathing attack on the Centre for charging the stranded migrant labourers returning home for their...
Flypasts To Petal Showers: Armed Forces Salute Corona Warriors
From showering rose petals over hospitals treating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients to illuminating naval vessels and from flypasts to performances by military...
Army Colonel, Major Among 5 Others Killed In J&K’s Terrorist Attack
An Indian army colonel, a major and two soldiers, along with a Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police sub-inspector, were killed in an...
Two Suspected Terrorists Killed In Kashmir
Two suspected terrorists were killed in an
encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on
Saturday, police said.
Assam To Impose Curfew From 6 PM To 6 AM Post May 3
The Assam Government mulling to impose the night curfew in Assam from 6 PM to 6 AM instead of 7 PM to...
India’s COVID-19 Cases Soar To 37,336, Death Toll At 1,218
India’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) total confirmed cases surged to 37,336 on May 2nd, 2020.
As per the data...
Indian Air Force, Navy Helicopters To Shower Petals On Hospital Treating COVID-19 Patients On May 3
To show solidarity to the healthcare workers for their contribution in handling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), helicopters from India Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy...
India’s Lockdown 3.0: Check Out What’s Remain Open, What’s Remain Shut
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday extended the
lockdown due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) till May 17th, 2020
but the next phase...
India’s COVID-19 Lockdown Extended By 2 Weeks Starting May 4
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order to further extend the Lockdown for a period of two weeks...
Railways To Run ‘Shramik Special’ Trains For Stranded People
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 1st, 2020 allowed the use of special trains for movement of migrant labourers, tourists,...
Check Out The Full List Of Red, Orange And Green Zones
The Union Health Ministry has finalised the list of containment zones and decided all major metro cities across the country will remain...
In A First, Special Train Ferries 1,200 Stranded Migrants From Telangana To Jharkhand
The Ministry of Railways deployed the first special train on May 1st, 2020 to ferry stranded migrants hit by coronavirus induced lockdown...
India’s COVID-19 Tally Mounts To 35,000, Death Toll At 1,147
As many as 1,993 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in the last 24 hours, the highest 1-day...
Legendary Footballer Chuni Goswami Passes Away At 82
Legendary former India footballer and cricketer Chuni Goswami passed away on
Thursday due to a cardiac arrested.
As per reports,...
New COVID-19 Guidelines To Be In Effect From May 4
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to ensure that the gains of the lockdown are not squandered away, the lockdown guidelines must be...
India’s Youngest COVID-19 Patient Recovers In Telangana
A 45-day-old infant has recovered from the highly contagious novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and was discharged from a hospital in Telangana.
Rishi Kapoor’s Contribution To Indian Cinema Will Never Be Forgotten: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid his last respects to Rishi Kapoor after the actor died at the H N Reliance Hospital...
Veteran Bollywood Actor Rishi Kapoor Passes Away At 67
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passed away at 67 on April 30th, 2020. Actor Amitabh Bachchan first tweeted that Kapoor has passed...
COVID-19 Lockdown: Stranded Persons Can Now Get Back Home, MHA Issues Guidelines
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) permitted migrant workers, students,
tourists and pilgrims stranded get back home under fresh guidelines issued on
Wednesday.
Supreme Court Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
In a first, a Supreme Court employee has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
The Class IV...
NITI Aayog Building Sealed After Staffer Tests Positive For COVID-19
The NITI Aayog building in Delhi has been sealed for 48 hours after a staffer tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 29,000-Mark, 62 Deaths In 24 Hours
The total number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India increased to 29,435.
A total of 1,543 fresh COVID-19 cases and...
Need To Give Importance To Economy, Fight COVID-19: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27th, 2020 interacted with Chief Ministers of states via video conferencing to discuss the emerging situation...
Except Meghalaya & Himachal, Other States Want COVID-19 Lockdown To Be Lifted
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting through video conference with the Chief Ministers of various states on April 27th, 2020...
3 Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir’s Kulgam
Three terrorists were gunned down by the security forces in an encounter which broke out in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on the...
Congress Leader Badruddin Shaikh Dies Of COVID-19
Senior Congress leader and Ahmedabad corporator Badruddin Shaikh succumbed to the highly contagious novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Shaikh tested...
RBI Announces Rs 50,000 Crore Special Liquidity Facility For Mutual Funds
With a view to easing liquidity pressures on Mutual Funds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 27th, 2020 has been...
COVID-19 Cess, 40% Tax For Rich: IRS Officers Suggest Ways To Boost Economy
From raising the income tax rate to 40 per cent for those who earn over Rs 1 crore a year, effecting a...
Masks Will Now Become A Symbol Of Cultured Society: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on April 26th, 2020 that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has effected several positive changes in the...
India’s Fight Against COVID-19 People-Driven: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat at 11 am on April 26th, 2020.
India’s COVID-19 Tally Nears 26,500, Biggest Jump In 24 Hours
With 1,990 fresh novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported in past 24 hours, the biggest single-day jump, the total number of coronavirus cases...
India’s COVID-19 Tally Climbs To 24,506, 775 Deaths
The total number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India climbed 24,506 on April 25th, 2020.
A total of...
Local Shops To Reopen From April 25. All Deets Inside
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ordered the exemption of all shops under the Shops and Establishment Act of States/UTs, including shops...
Disinfectants Should Never Be Ingested: Dettol
After President of the United States of America, Donald Trump suggested tests on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients by injecting them with disinfectant,...
5 More Central Teams Set Up To Focus On COVID-19 Crisis
The Central government has set up five additional inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs), led by the Additional Secretary level officers, to monitor implementation...
Adversary Should Not Be Allowed To Exploit Current Situation: Rajnath Singh To Armed Forces
Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh today reviewed the operational preparedness as well as measures to fight COVID-19 with all the Commanders...
‘Do Gaj Doori’ Is Rural India’s Mantra To Fight COVID-19: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with the Sarpanchs (Village Heads) of Gram Panchayats throughout the country today through Video Conferencing pushed for...
Supreme Court Grants 3-Week Protection To Journalist Arnab Goswami
The Supreme Court of India on April 24th, 2020 granted protection against any coercive steps for three weeks to Republic TV editor-in-chief...
COVID-19: Woman At Rashtrapati Bhavan Tests Positive, 125 Families In Quarantine
A relative of a sanitation worker at the Rashtrapati Bhavan has tested positive for the high contagious novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Though she...
IMA Declares Black Day On April 23 Over Violence Against Health Workers
In wake of the rising incidents of attacks on the healthcare workers in the country, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued...
Timely Action On COVID-19 Instilled Confidence In People: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that timely and the swift action taken by the health department have instilled a sense of...
Yogi Adityanath Skips Father’s Last Rites Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that he will not be
attending his father who died on Monday as he is engaged...
Check Out What Will Remain Open Across India From April 20
India has entered its 25th day of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) induced nationwide lockdown on April 20th, 2020.
The...
Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga Qualify For Tokyo Olympics
Manipur's Mirabai Chanu and Mizoram's Jeremy Lalrinnunga have sealed their berths for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics which has been postponed to the...
OPINION
Learning to live with a “Genius” virus
In times of Covid-19 crisis, we don’t have the luxury of generating and evaluating alternative solutions and making a rational choice
Learning the E-Way: A ‘digital’ division
The basic need for education for all becomes a commodity of the privileged
Dr Beenapani Doley, first UK returned female Doctor from Mishing Community and Colonial Backdrop of Assam Medical College
Upper Assam was the rendezvous of different troops of allied forces during Second World War
Why Palghar is at risk of an upsurge in undernutrition during the COVID-19 crisis?
The emergency preparedness to COVID-19 pandemic to handle increasing infected cases has been quite encouraging in Palghar. This however is offset by...
Opinion: PM’s address to CII and roadmap for bringing the economy back on track
Swakkhyar Deka: Prime Minister listed five things to build an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and to bring India back on the path of rapid development,
Immunity & Fit India- The Way Forward From Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 12, 2020, in his address to the nation has categorically mentioned that Covid-19 will remain in...
COVID-19: Opportunity For India
At a time, when all nations across the globe are blaming China for escalating the Covid-19 and in consequence of that many...
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Not More Than 6.5 Lakh People will Die of Covid-19: Medical Nutritionist
Dr Choudhury argued, "Earlier, when the viruses like H1N1, Dengue and Chikungunya erupted in India, the administration never imposed social distance, containment zones and lockdown.
Guwahati put into ‘isolation’: 12 districts banned travel from the city
The total numbers of COVID 19 related deaths in the state have also gone up to 24
Major Reshuffle in Assam Police
There were several other promotions and reshuffles in the department
Akhil Gogoi Has No Covid-19 Symptoms: IGP Prison
Gogoi's wife Geetashree Tamuli said, "Akhil Gogoi is not well, showed Covid-19 symptoms. I do not know what shall I to say.”
COVID Scare: House to House Testing in city’s Pandu from Tuesday
The SBI head office here and Dhirenpara Maternity and Child Welfare Hospital were declared as containment zones