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Rotaract Club of USTM formed
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Rotaract Club of USTM formed

GUWAHATI, Sept 21 - The Rotaract Club of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) was formed at a ceremony held in Dr NK Chaudhury auditorium at the varsity campus recently, a press release stated.The ceremony was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Guwahati.The certificate of...
Finance panel team to visit Sikkim
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Finance panel team to visit Sikkim

GANGTOK, Sept 21 - A team of the 15th Finance Commission is scheduled to visit Sikkim from September 23 to 26. During the visit, Chairman of the Commission NK Singh, along with members and senior officials of the panel, will hold a series of meetings.The Commission will meet representatives of rural...
Centre to open FCI godowns in all dists of NE States
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Centre to open FCI godowns in all dists of NE States

IMPHAL, Sept 21 - Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today said that Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns would be opened in all districts of the North Eastern States as per availability of land.The Union minister was speaking after the inauguration...
Training on cyber crime probe for 46 Nagaland Police officers
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Training on cyber crime probe for 46 Nagaland Police officers

DIMAPUR, Sept 21 - Nagaland DGP TJ Longkumer today said that 46 officers of the Nagaland Police had received training on cyber crime investigation.Addressing the valedictory function of the eight-day cyber crime investigation training programme at the Chumukedima Police Complex here, Longkumer said...
Body of �witch-hunting� victim exhumed
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Body of �witch-hunting� victim exhumed

TURA, Sept 21 - The body of an alleged victim of witch-hunting, Sengra Marak (32), was exhumed on Friday following suspicion that his death occurred due to unnatural factors. Marak, who had been ailing, allegedly lost his life after unidentified villagers tried to �exorcise the ghost that possessed...
Collegium recommends Justice Kureshi as Tripura HC Chief Justice
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Collegium recommends Justice Kureshi as Tripura HC Chief Justice

AGARTALA, Sept 21 - The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Government to appoint Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, the seniormost judge of the Gujarat High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.The Collegium made the recommendation since the incumbent Chief Justice of the...
By-polls in 3 Sikkim constituencies
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By-polls in 3 Sikkim constituencies

GANGTOK, Sept 21 - By-elections to the Gangtok, Martam Rumtek and Poklok Kamrang constituencies in Sikkim will be held on October 21 along with scheduled by-polls in other States of the country. The counting of votes will take place on October 24, announced the Election Commission of India today.The...
�Green election� for Shella seat
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�Green election� for Shella seat

SHILLONG, Sept 21 - The Election Commission of India today fixed October 21 as the date for the Shella by-election. Incidentally, this will also be the State�s first �green election�.State Chief Election Officer Fredrick R Kharkongor said that the notification for the by-poll would be issued on...
Campaign ends for Tripura by-election
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Campaign ends for Tripura by-election

AGARTALA, Sept 21 - The high-voltage campaign for the Badharghat by-election in Tripura ended peacefully today.Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Manik Sarkar, and Congress heavyweights like Abdul Mannan, Subal Bhowmik and Gopal Roy campaigned for...
Man kills python to save driver
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Man kills python to save driver

AIZAWL, Sept 21 - A 20-year-old man in Lawngtlai town demonstrated exemplary courage when he rescued his driver from the clutches of a large Burmese python last night. The python was subsequently killed.Lalhriata, a cab owner, and his driver, Lalvena, were ferrying a woman passenger from Lawngtlai...
Problems plaguing Rly HS school
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Problems plaguing Rly HS school

GUWAHATI, Sept 21 - Railway Higher Secondary School, Maligaon, the one and only Assamese medium school is reeling under a number of problems. According to a source at the school, the main problem afflicting the school is shortage of teaching staff. This has badly hit the academic pursuits of the...
Veteran VHP leader felicitated
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Veteran VHP leader felicitated

GUWAHATI, Sept 21 - A delegation of the Viswa Hindu Parishad, Guwahati Mahanagar Samity led by its president Santi Kumar Singha felicitated veteran VHP leader Manik Chandra Barthakur on his 88th birthday at his Gitanagar residence here today, said a press release.Acknowledging the honour, Barthakur,...
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