Rights group accuses Bangladesh of excluding hill tribes, religious minorities from reform process
GUWAHATI, Oct 11: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) released a report in New Delhi highlighting concerns over the exclusion of indigenous peoples...
‘Allow Hindu students to wear rakhis, tilaks during festivals’
Guwahati, Oct 11: The Assam government has issued an order mandating that Christian missionary schools in the state must permit students to wear religious...
Centre allocates 1,367 crore to Meghalaya as tax devolution
New Delhi, Oct 11: Meghalaya has received the highest allocation of funds following Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in the North East, as tax devolution...
Jamshedpur mourns demise of Ratan Tata who brought global recognition to a backward region
Ranchi, Oct 10: The city of Jamshedpur, popularly known as 'Tatanagar', is mourning. And so is Jharkhand where a day's mourning was declared on...
Soil Erosion: A Hidden Trigger for Meghalaya’s Landslides
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Oct 10: Meghalaya, known for its lush landscapes and heavy rainfall, is no stranger to the devastating effects of landslides.
But while landslides...
Industrialist Ratan Tata passes away at 86
Mumbai, Oct 9: Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata died at a Mumbai hospital late on Wednesday night, a top police official told PTI.
The chairman emeritus...
Govt aware of SSA teachers’ demands: Paul
Shillong, Oct 9: SSA teachers, who have been staging sit-in protest for the past nine days, on Wednesday took out a protest march demanding...
BSF seized gold worth Rs 45 lakh from Indo-Bangla border
Guwahati, Oct 9: In a special operation, troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) uncovered a new technique used by smugglers to transport gold...
RG Kar charge sheet: CBI cites blood stain, DNA report of accused civic volunteer among 11 evidence
Kolkata, Oct 9: The CBI has listed 11 pieces of evidence, such as reports of DNA and blood samples, in its charge sheet to...
BJP storms to power in Haryana for 3rd straight term; PM says voters put ‘no entry’ boards for Cong
Chandigarh, Oct 9: Bucking anti-incumbency, the ruling BJP pulled off a hat-trick of wins in Haryana to retain power and halt Congress' comeback attempt...
Avoid elevations above 1400 metres in Meghalaya to be safe from landslide
Roopak Goswami
Guwahati, Oct 9: Which are those elevations in Meghalaya which experience frequent landslides, leading to significant loss of life and property which people...
Increase capacity in MCH Hospital, Jowai: JNC
Shillong, Oct 9: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has demanded for accommodation of more patients in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Hospital at...
