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NEW DELHI, Dec 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Centre on Tuesday signed a $132.8 million loan agreement to strengthen and modernise the power distribution network in Meghalaya. The signatories to the Meghalaya Power…

GUWAHATI: Anshul Gupta, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers from UPSC’s 1984 batch, took charge as general manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Tuesday, an official statement issued here said. Gupta was…

  GUWAHATI: Ahead of next year's Assembly polls, the BJP-led government in Assam launched what it claims to be the “biggest” social welfare scheme in the state so far, covering about 90 lakh people in 33 districts. The…

GUWAHATI: Assam Director General of Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has pledged “zero-tolerance” against violence, warning elements and outfits against disrupting peace in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) ahead of the two-phase Bodoland…

GUWAHATI: UNESCO director-general, Audrey Azoulay has asked Indian authorities to ensure timely investigation and "shed light" on the circumstances surrounding the death of journalist Parag Bhuyan. Bhuyan was fatally injured in a…

TURA: West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh in an order issued under section 144 CrPC has prohibited all forms of collection of money, donations including contributions by any groups or individuals in the district. The order comes…

NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Amid the cacophony of the economy taking a hit in Meghalaya in the wake of the coal mining ban, a section of villagers in the hill state are reviving natural resources like sacred forest groves and village ponds, and…

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has closed all COVID Care Centres and temporary shelters across the state following a substantial decline in the number of COVID-19 cases of late. Addressing reporters on Monday, state health and family…

  GUWAHATI: An adult leopard which strayed into a women’s hostel in the Hengrabari area here on Monday morning was rescued after a four-hour-long operation conducted by a joint team comprising forest and police personnel.…

GUWAHATI: Elementary schools in Assam are set to resume classes from January 1, 2021, almost 10 months after they had to be closed as a precautionary measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing media persons here on…