Dibrugarh (Assam), June 20 (PTI): In a unique prayer ceremony for the people who have succumbed to COVID-19, nearly 4,500 earthen lamps were lit by residents of two villages in Assam's Dibrugarh district.
Guwahati, June 20 (PTI): Assam's Environment and Forest Department has emerged as a front-runner in the Life on Land category of the 2020 edition of the Niti Aayog's Sustainable Development Goal (S
Itanagar, June 20 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 32,923 on Sunday as 231 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said.
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Dibrugarh (Assam), Jun 20 (PTI): One more case of mucormycosis or black fungus was detected in Assam, taking the total number of such cases in the state to five, an official said.
The latest case was reporte
Agartala, June 20 (PTI): Three people were allegedly lynched in the Khowai district of Tripura on suspicion of cattle theft in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
Villagers of Namanjoypara spotted a mini
Barpeta, June 20 (PTI): The tiger population in Assam's Manas National Park increased to 46 in 2021 from 30 last year, bringing cheer among forest officials and wildlife enthusiasts amid the pandemic gloom.
Guwahati, June 20 (PTI): Surobhi and her husband Jintu Kalita had to sell their tempo, the only source of a steady income they had, to pay instalments of the microfinance loan taken to set up a poultry.
The
Agartala, June 20 (IANS): The Tripura Puppet Theatre (TPT) group, which has performed in many countries and in states in India, is educating people about Covid-19 through the traditional "Putul Nach"
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) Seven employees of the Inland Water Transport Directorate of the Assam government were placed under suspension on Saturday for "gross negligence of duty" over partial submersio
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth such tremor to hit the northeastern region during the past 24 hours, officials said.
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Itanagar, June 19 (PTI): At least 209 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 32,692, a senior health official said here on Saturday.
The
New Delhi, June 19 (PTI): About 7.99 lakh households in Assam have tap water connections, a rise of 10 per cent from 2019, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Saturday, as it allocated a grant of Rs 5,601.16 crore
Shillong, June 19 (PTI): A cult leader in Meghalaya, who had earlier convinced his followers to reject government schemes for the poor, has come in the way of the COVID-19 vaccination drive with his followers r
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) The Assam government on Saturday set up two committees to propose procedures to evaluate students of Class 10 and 12 in view of the cancellation of this year's state board examinatio
Shillong, June 19 (PTI) A cult leader in Meghalaya, who had earlier convinced his followers to reject government schemes for the poor, has come in the way of the COVID-19 vaccination drive with his followers re
Itanagar, June 19 (PTI): At least 209 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 32,692, a senior health official said here on Saturday.
The
Aizawl, June 19 (PTI) Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 16,750 as 314 people, including over 80 children, have tested positive for the virus, an official said on Saturday.
The fresh cases were reported fr
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) A day after four-time Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi announced his plans to join the BJP, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday appealed to all opposition legislators to join
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) The Assam government has set a target of administering COVID-19 vaccination to three lakh people daily from Monday for the next 10 days, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturd
Guwahati, June 19 (PTI) Assam on Saturday mourned the death of Milkha Singh, popularly known as Flying Sikh, with political leaders and sports personalities paying their respects to the sprint legend.
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