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SHILLONG: Former chief minister, Mukul Sangma, who is also a medical doctor, has come down heavily on the government for locking down the state from March 20 this year ostensibly to prepare itself for the pandemic but has failed to do so…

NEW DELHI: Heavy rains and cloudburst for the past few days have caused deluge in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, besides many Bangladesh villages. However, the hill state does not find any mention in the list of nine flood-affected…

GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students Union (AASU) has raised doubts over the Centre’s sincerity in implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. Close to seven months have passed since the high-level committee submitted its recommendations, but…

GUWAHATI: Aggrieved villagers affected by the Baghjan gas well fire on Thursday resorted to an indefinite protest against the “delay” in payment of compensation by blocking the passage to Baghjan EPS (Early Production System) and roads to…

SHILLONG: Breaking the COVID shackles, schools in Meghalaya are all set to reopen on September 21 and that students of Classes 9-12 would have to return to classes after a gap of six months. But there is an issue. Both parents and…

From Our Special Correspondent New Delhi: Sports Ministry has identified sports facilities in eight states half of them from Northeast to be upgraded to Khelo India State Centre of Excellence keeping an eye on the Olympic games. In the…

GUWAHATI: Ten cine entrepreneurs in Assam were on Wednesday provided government subsidy to establish new cinema halls and reopen or renovate closed and old cinema halls in the state. The subsidy has been provided under a scheme…

GUWAHATI: Residents of Baghjan in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district have decided to stop work at Baghjan Early Production System (EPS) from Thursday in protest against Oil India Limited’s delay in releasing compensation to the families…

GUWAHATI: The report of the high-level committee constituted for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is yet to reach the Centre, even after its submission to the Assam government in February this year. “The high-level…

GUWAHATI: The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), the largest trade union of garden workers in the Northeast, has demanded a separate autonomous council for holistic development of the community. “The tea tribes’ community despite living in…