North East

IIT Guwahati has become the first such institute in the country to introduce a course on UN-Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 from the 2020-21 academic year. It intends to “reorient&rdqu...

The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M), the Nagaland-based organisation which is in peace talks with the Centre, has decided to reduce the “tax” it imposes on residents of the sta...

The Assam government on Monday decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to a national park with the change in the tag being expected to boost the protection of the biodiversity hotspot ...

The Assam government on Sunday said Guwahati was in the grip of the Covid pandemic and it was getting “bigger and bigger”, a day after the state registered its highest single-day spike of ...

Four villages located along the India-Bangladesh border on Sunday clarified that they have no intention to go with the neighbouring country, while reaffirming their faith in the Constitution. Last we...

Nagaland has decided to ban the import and sale of dogs and dog meat, which many in the state deem a delicacy with high nutritional and medicinal content. Nagaland chief secretary Temjen Toy announce...

Meghalaya recorded eight fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state's overall tally of active cases to 26. These eight fresh cases include three from East Khasi Hills and five from Ri Bho...

The Assam government on Friday said the ordinance to facilitate setting up of MSME units will not only be a “huge game-changer” by aiding the ease of doing business but will also not pose ...

The Meghalaya government on Friday imposed a curfew in some areas of Ri Bhoi district along the inter-state border with Assam,following a rise in Covid-19 cases over the past few days.  It also ...

The apex students’ union of Assam on Thursday organised statewide protests against the government’s decision to speed up industrialisation by suspending the licence-permit regime for three...