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Import duty on liquor hiked by Rs 5

Shillong, May 5: The State Cabinet has approved amendments to excise and distillery rules to raise the special duty on liquor imported from outside the state. “The state cabinet has...

EGH DC mandates registration of migrant workers; warns of stiff penalties

Shillong, May 5: The Deputy Commissioner of East Garo Hills has issued a public advisory mandating registration of...

Success not limited to govt jobs: Rymbui tells students

Shillong, May 5: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui encouraged students to look beyond government jobs while also stressing on...

Conrad hails PM, HM, Assam CM

Shillong, May 4: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has hailed the BJP’s “landslide victory” in the assembly elections...

Annual Health Survey to bridge critical data gaps  

Pilot project on Electronic Health Records launched at 3 hospitals   Shillong, May 3: The State Health Systems Resource Centre...
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Jowai man hospitalised after accidentally shooting himself in the head

Jowai, Aug 11: A Sunday picnic turned bloody after a man accidentally shooting himself in the head with a policeman’s service pistol at Syntu...

Drunk driving spree leaves several injured in West Jaiñtia Hills

Jowai, Aug 11: Several people were injured as an alleged drunk driver crashed into multiple vehicles on Saturday evening at Mihmyntdu village in West...

Hek lauds state’s proposal to strengthen influx control

Shillong, Aug 11: Cabinet Minister and BJP leader AL Hek has welcomed the state government’s proposal to come up with a stronger mechanism to...

Paramedical union writes to NHM director on salary hike delay

Shillong, Aug 11: The 108 paramedical staff union has written to the Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM) Ramakrishna Chitturi, seeking immediate attention...

IIT-Roorkee researchers discover promising drug candidate to fight deadly antibiotic resistance

New Delhi, Aug 11 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee have developed a new drug candidate that can restore the...

Sensex jumps 746 pt to close above 80,000 level amid fresh foreign fund inflows, rally in US peers

Mumbai, Aug 11 : Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied 746 points to close above the 80,000 mark on Monday following buying in oil, auto and...

Lok Sabha passes two tax bills amid din without debate

New Delhi, Aug 11: Amid continued opposition protest, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed two important legislations pertaining to taxation -- Income-Tax (No 2)...

China to build Xinjiang-Tibet rail link ‘near’ LAC with India: Report

Beijing, Aug 11 : China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will “run...

Evictions in forest, reserved land occupied by ‘Miya-Muslims’: Himanta

Guwahati, Aug 11: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted on Monday that the state’s anti-encroachment drives are not targeted at “minority-dominated” areas, but...

Lodge FIR over allegations of extortion racket in Tihar Jail: Delhi HC to CBI

New Delhi, Aug 11 : The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the CBI to lodge an FIR over allegations of an extortion racket...

Deceased people’s names found on voters’ lists, SIR can clean these anomalies: Himanta

Guwahati, Aug 11 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday claimed that names of deceased people and those who reside elsewhere are...

Bishop Cotton School alumnus held for kidnapping 3 students for extortion in Shimla

Shimla, Aug 11 : A Bishop Cotton School (BCS) alumnus was arrested for allegedly kidnapping three school students from his alma mater for an...
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