North East

GUWAHATI: Mizoram will launch a mass sample testing drive for Covid-19 in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) areas during a week-long total lockdown, that came into effect on July 18, a minister said. During a meeting to review preparedness for the…

Guwahati: Parts of northeast India are likely to start the week on a wet note due to the prevalence of southwesterly winds. The region is expected to experience widespread rain with thunderstorms and heavy rains on Monday. As per the…

Guwahati: Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally surged to 27,153 on Sunday as 463 more people including 117 children tested positive for the infection, a health department official said. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 121 as a 75-year- old woman succumbed to…

Guwahati: The Manipur government on Friday announced a total curfew in the state for 10 days from July 18 in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases spiked by the Delta variant of the virus. A notification said, “With the wide prevalence…

Guwahati: A large quantity of dry ganja (marijuana) has been seized from a secret chamber in a lorry by the police of North Tripura district from the Tripura-Assam border on Wednesday afternoon, said a senior police officer. Bhanupada Chakraborty, Superintendent…

GUWAHATI: As Nagaland is yearning for a solution to the vexed Naga political issue, 14 tribes in the state held an all-important meeting at the Commissioners Rest House in Kohima. During the meeting attended by representatives of all the 14…

GUWAHATI: A jawan of 4th Sikh Light Infantry Regiment reportedly died on the spot when the vehicle carrying 11 personnel fell into a gorge in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning. The vehicle, a heavy truck was…

GUWAHATI: The central government has ordered the CBI to investigate the mysterious death of Rosy Sangma and Samuel Sangma. The case relates to the death of Rosy Sangma in a hospital in Gurgaon on  June 24 after she had complained…