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Rain Hazard: Govt urges people to utilise alert mechanisms

Shillong, May 14: The state government is fully prepared to tackle any rain-related calamities that affect a large section of people every year across the state, minister in-charge Revenue...

Let people of Jaintia Hills decide on railways: Shylla

Shillong, May 14: UDP leader and cabinet minister Kyrmen Shylla has refrained from expressing his view on the...

Hi-tech shield: NFR deploys cutting-edge tech to safeguard the Lumding–Badarpur rail line from landslides

GUwahati, May 14: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is going high-tech to tackle one of its most challenging...

State gears up to ensure National Games 2027 a plastic-free event  

Rs 1,890-crore factory to produce biodegradable starch-based bags and bottles Shillong, May 14: With less than two years away,...

King Charles awards Indian charity for elephant conservation research

London, May 14: Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla awarded an Indian charity’s elephant conservation efforts at...
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Global South facing challenges of food, energy security: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged concerns over the consequences of global uncertainties on developing countries, especially in areas of food and energy...

India a global leader in breakthrough innovations, says Bill Gates

India is a global leader with breakthrough innovations, American businessman and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said as he joined Indian Americans to celebrate...

Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 2,100/tonne

The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne, from Rs 4,600 per tonne with effect from...

Bill Gates flags off 1st Indian Independence Day celebration in Seattle area, describes India as ‘global leader’

India’s ingenuity, from manufacturing safe vaccines to its Digital Public Infrastructure, is helping not just Indians but the whole world, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire...

Karnataka Governor grants sanction for prosecution against CM Siddaramiah

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam’,...

BSF top officer reviews situation in Gopalpur sector of Indo-Bangla border

Guwahati, Aug 17 (PTI): The Additional Director General (ADG) of the BSF's Eastern Command, Kolkata, reviewed operational preparedness and the current security situation along...

BMI assessment of Assam Police personnel for 2nd year begins on Friday

Guwahati, Aug 17 (PTI): Assam DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the body mass index (BMI) test of all police personnel in the state for...

KHNAM to hold sit-in over recruitment process

Shillong, Aug 16: To put a stop to what it calls “practice of nepotism and favouritism” in the recruitment process, the Khun Hynniewtrep National...

Govt medical body stages black badge protest

Shillong, Aug 16: The Meghalaya Medical Services Association (MMSA) on Friday observed a black badge protest in solidarity with the rape and murder of...

Nazareth workers union condemns rape, murder of Kolkata doctor

Shillong, Aug 16: The Nazareth Hospital Workers Union (NHWU) has condemned the rape and murder of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor while on duty...

Medic rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour closure of non-emergency services from 6 am on Aug 17

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17...

Village in Everest region witnesses major flooding after likely glacial lake outburst

The famous Sherpa village of Thame witnessed massive floods following a possible glacial lake outburst in the Everest region of Nepal on Friday devastating...
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