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 communities only.   In his speech at...

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 the armed groups.   Even after an...

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 Geological Survey of India said to have...

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’ iconic Living Root Bridges — nature’s answer...

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 the Education Department has identified gaps in...