
July 04, 2016 21:07 IST
Assam has been witnessing massive protests since June 25 when Dharmendra Pradhan had announced the Centre’s decision to auction 12 small Assam oilfields.
Mon, Jul 04, 2016
June 29, 2016 19:28 IST
The Guwahati exercise, in fact, was the first of its kind carried out on a national scale since the unveiling of the National Disaster Management Plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1.
Wed, Jun 29, 2016
June 29, 2016 00:50 IST
State finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the other hand said it was more important to extract petroleum in order to raise the revenue of the state.
Wed, Jun 29, 2016
June 29, 2016 00:36 IST
Nagaland University professor Rosemary Dzuvichu, who is also advisor to the Naga Mothers’ Association, said, “Swu’s death is a great loss to the Naga people.
Wed, Jun 29, 2016
June 28, 2016 00:00 IST
On Monday, the Congress and AIUDF too expressed their opposition to the decision.
Tue, Jun 28, 2016
June 27, 2016 19:46 IST
The BJP-led government also announced appointment of 10,000 TET-qualified school teachers by March 2017.
Mon, Jun 27, 2016
June 27, 2016 03:49 IST
Pradhan, meanwhile, announced that Petroleum Ministry would allocate Rs 25 crore for the temple's development over the next couple of years.
Mon, Jun 27, 2016
June 26, 2016 19:32 IST
Expressing concern over rising prices, Sonowal particularly issued a direction to the deputy commissioners to carry out compulsory market inspection in their respective districts and submit their reports with photograph by June 29.
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
June 25, 2016 19:40 IST
Minister Pradhan said India’s energy requirement was increasing at a very rapid rate and the country had recently emerged as the third largest consumer of oil in the world.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
June 25, 2016 19:07 IST
The fruit processing centre was formally inaugurated by governor JP Rajkhowa on Saturday with 29 women from the state capital joining the first batch of trainees.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
June 25, 2016 04:59 IST
The Centre, in its Hydrocrabon Vision 2030 for the Northeast, has envisaged investing Rs 1.30 lakh crore in the petroleum sector in the region in the next 14 years, of which Rs 80,000 crore will be invested in Assam alone.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
June 25, 2016 03:30 IST
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has also written to the Union road transport and highway minister seeking his immediate intervention, the official said.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
June 24, 2016 22:01 IST
Officials in Agartala said that very few trucks have managed to cross the dilapidated highway between Lowerpoah and Churaibari on the inter-state border.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 16:49 IST
The BJP-led government at the Centre has drawn up a plan to raise the capacity of Assam’s four refineries from the existing 7 MTPA to 16 MTPA in the next one decade or more.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 03:20 IST
Prior to this, most of these regional parties were part of the North-East Regional Political Front that was floated by the Naga People’s Front (NPF) and AGP in October 2013.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 01:53 IST
For the 1.53 lakh people of Majuli, said to be one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, boats and ferries are the only means of transport to the mainland.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 01:37 IST
Of the 21 tigers confirmed through the camera-trapping exercise, 14 were on the Indian side, 11 in Bhutan and four appearing common on both sides of the border.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
June 23, 2016 21:30 IST
For the 1.53 lakh population of Majuli, said to be one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, boats and ferries are the only means of surface communication to the outside world.
Thu, Jun 23, 2016
June 23, 2016 00:27 IST
The BJP-led government, which has launched a massive campaign to attract a record number of pilgrims and visitors to the Mela, has set up five large camps apart from several temporary shelters in the Nilachal foothills.
Thu, Jun 23, 2016
June 22, 2016 19:57 IST
The Special Court judgment said the former officer had between April 2002 and July 2004 deposited at least 28 cheques totaling Rs 2,89,43,071 which he had allegedly received from different persons.
Thu, Jun 23, 2016
June 20, 2016 20:31 IST
Thousands of pilgrims from different parts of India have already started pouring in, with the authorities already setting up five large camps apart from several temporary shelters in the Nilachal foothills.
Mon, Jun 20, 2016
June 17, 2016 03:48 IST
A close associate of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, the PCC president had taken ill while on his way back from South Africa.
Fri, Jun 17, 2016
June 17, 2016 02:28 IST
The IFS officer was placed under suspension following an approval from the chief minister, Assam forest minister said.
Fri, Jun 17, 2016
June 16, 2016 02:59 IST
While the mishap occurred at around 10 PM on Tuesday, the police rescue operation that was launched only on Wednesday morning suffered due to heavy rains as well as difficult terrain.
Thu, Jun 16, 2016
June 15, 2016 22:34 IST
Governor PB Acharya said corrupt officers should be dealt with mercilessly and ruthlessly; there should be such action that others are taken by fear.
Wed, Jun 15, 2016


