North East

Shillong (Meghalaya), May 27: The Meghalaya Cabinet on Tuesday rolled out major relief for transporters while tightening rules on VIP privileges and forest governance.   A One Time Settlement scheme was approved to slash penalties on Motor Vehicles...

Shillong (Meghalaya), May 27: The Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Dr. Prem Kumar, is on a four-day official study tour to examine legislative functioning and parliamentary activities in the state. The visit blends policy with place, combining...

Shillong (Meghalaya), May 26: Rymbai Shkenshynriah SC are back in the Meghalaya State League semifinals. The East Jaintia Hills side needed only a draw but signed off the quarterfinal stage in style, crushing Nangkiew Irat SC 5-2 at...

Guwahati (Assam), May 26: Amid the growing controversy of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the historic initiatives would ensure greater protection and justice for women belonging to minority...

Imphal (Manipur), May 26: Security forces posted in Manipur are fanning in the nook and corner of the Kangpokpi, Senapati districts in search of the 20 Naga and Kuki community people, who were kidnapped 15 days back by...

Tura/Goalpara, May 26: The discovery of critical mineral deposits in the Tukreswari and Sijukona hills of Assam’s Goalpara district has raised hopes of a major economic and strategic breakthrough for both the state and the country, with the...

New Delhi, May 25: The man who grows bridges got India’s fourth-highest civilian award today.   Hally War, 69, a betel nut farmer from Meghalaya, received the Padma Shri from President Droupadi Murmu for weaving the Khasi Hills’...

New Delhi, May 25: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today, conceding Meghalaya’s bottom rank in the Performance Grading Index for three years and laying out a reform roadmap.   Sangma told Pradhan...

New Delhi, May 25: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today to thank him for initiating the North Eastern Hill University VC appointment process and to push for urgent follow-through.   “This step...

Tura(Meghalaya), May 25: A Meghalaya-Thailand academic team is betting on design thinking and stronger teacher support to fix struggling tribal schools.   Captain Williamson Sangma State University and Payap University, Chiang Mai, wrapped a two-day online workshop May...