NAGALAND ASSAM

With China challenge hanging, India bolstering defences in North East with troop reorientation

As part of a multi-pronged plan to improve border security along the contentious China border, revised scales have been planned for existin...

Petrol, diesel to become cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from midnight; liquor to be cheaper by 25 pc

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while presenting the vote on account on Friday, said that 25 per cent additional cess on liquor...

SC issues notice to Centre on transfer plea on grant of minority status to 5 communities

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought government's reply on a plea, seeking transfer of cases from several high courts to it against the Centre'...

COVID-19: India now 3rd topmost country to give highest doses of vaccine

The ministry said 12 states in India have vaccinated more than 2 lakh beneficiaries each. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 6,73,542 of all ...

Assembly seats to be reserved for natives in minority dominated areas- Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma

BJP and UPPL are ruling the sixth schedule council of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

To find a resolution for Nagas, people need to forsake politics by the gun: Nagaland Governor

The Governor said that the people of Nagaland have not been able to reap optimum benefit of these as well as various progressive schemes of...

Assam government will regulate use of pesticide and fertilizers: Agriculture minister, Atul Bora

Bora, while talking to media said, “during my visit to Mangaldoi people have complained about the use of pesticides in agriculture produce,...

Avian Influenza: Assam government has imposed a temporary ban on entry of poultry

The notification states that advisories have already been issued to the concerned authorities for active and targeted surveillance against ...

Dzükou Valley wildfire under control, say officials

Reviewing on the ongoing activities at Dzükou, DC & DDMA Chairman informed that the situation was more or less under control .The activitie...

Assam says neighbouring states encroached on its land 56 times in 2020

In a written reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the...

GoI is clear that there shall be only one National Flag and Constitution in India: Nagaland Governor

Ravi said that the right decision taken today will determine our future and the destiny of our coming generations. With common understandin...

Trouble brewing at Nagaland-Assam border after organisations launch economic blockade

Karbi Students Association (KSA) begun an indefinite economic blockade along the Assam-Nagaland inter-state borders in Karbi Anglong distri...

View: The last few years have been witness to a great push to improve internal security

Naxalism, meanwhile, has seen a steady decline over the past decade. In 2006, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had stated that the Maoist move...

Meeting discusses Assam-Nagaland border issues

The matter regarding the constraints existing in the present SOP from the viewpoint of Nagaland was also brought up and it was impressed fo...

Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland has soft reopening of school on Monday after several months

According to the SOP, class 9, 10, 11, and 12 will be allowed to come to schools and colleges, while all other classes will remain suspende...

Nagaland Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Department has directed all CVOS to be on high alert by carrying out strict ...

Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may levy COVID cess on liquor

Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We had an informal discussion with these states and we may increase the tax on liquor. T...