Shillong (Meghalaya), May 06: The Meghalaya government has cleared 100% withdrawal of Centralized Provident Fund accumulations for retired teachers and lecturers at aided schools and colleges, while putting wider rollout of the contentious CPF Scheme, 2026 on hold until the High Court delivers its verdict....

Shillong (Meghalaya), May 06: Meghalaya officially declared the Chocolate Mahseer as its State Fish on Tuesday, with the Cabinet deciding to adopt its popular local name ‘Khasaw’ to celebrate the species’ cultural and ecological value.   The decision was cleared at a Cabinet meeting chaired...

Guwahati (Assam), May 6: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma stepped down on Wednesday, handing his resignation to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Raj Bhavan to trigger the formation of a new BJP-led government in Assam after the NDA’s 102-seat landslide.   The move is...

Umiam (Meghalaya), May 6: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said Meghalaya’s tourism push will work only when “every stakeholder plays their part,” calling the sector a full ecosystem that cannot run on government or individual effort alone.   He was speaking at the...

Kolkata (West Bengal), May 05: A day after Trinamool Congress lost the West Bengal Assembly polls following 15 years in power, outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out resigning and called the defeat a result of “massive misappropriation and vote-looting.”   Speaking at...