North East
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2 people dead, 15 huts gutted in Bengal slum fire
Kolkata: Two people were killed and 15 huts gutted in a devastating fire on Wednesday at a slum in Mecheda…
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Customs at Kolkata Airport arrest man trying to smuggle US dollars in gutkha pouches
New Delhi: Customs officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Monday said they arrested a man…
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Assam woman and her son land in Pakistan jail
Guwahati: A woman and her minor son from Assam’s Nagaon district, who were missing since November last year, have been detained…
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Calcutta HC removes bar on cohesive action against Maneka Gambhir
Kolkata: A single- judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday removed the existing bar on Enforcement Directorate (ED) from…
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Man carrying mother’s body on shoulder in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri shocks people
Kolkata: Commuters on the road adjacent to the Jalpaiguri Medical College & Hospital in the northern part of West Bengal were…
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12 shops gutted in fire in Kolkata outskirts
Kolkata: In an early morning fire at Newtown area in the outskirts of Kolkata on Saturday, as many as 12 shops…
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‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans not so serious issue for Bengal CM to get angry: Vaishnaw
Kolkata: The “Jai Shri Ram” slogans by BJP supporters, at the arrival of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the inauguration ceremony…
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Irked by ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, Mamata stays away from dais during Vande Bharat Express inauguration
Kolkata: A controversy erupted at the inauguration ceremony of West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express on Friday morning as irked by…
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Sixteen Army jawans killed as vehicle falls into gorge in North Sikkim
Gangtok: Sixteen Army jawans were killed and four others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a…
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9 including 8 students killed as school bus overturns in Manipur
Imphal: At least eight girl students and a warden were killed while around 40 students and teachers were injured, many…
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7 students killed as school bus overturns in Manipur
Imphal: At least seven students were killed and over 18 injured, many of them critically, after a school bus overturned in…
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Civilian injured during crossfire between army, militants in Assam
Guwahati: A civilian was injured during a crossfire between the army and militants in Assam’s Tinsukia district, a defence official…
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Budget for development of tribals raised to Rs 88,000 cr from Rs 21,000 cr: PM
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the budget for the all-round development and welfare of the tribals…
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Sarma pitches for UCC, even as Muslim intellectuals warn of social discord
Guwahati: Of the few BJP states where there has been strong pitching for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Assam…
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Assam govt appoints new police commissioner of Guwahati
Guwahati: The Assam government has appointed senior IPS officer Diganta Barah as the new Commissioner of Police in Guwahati The…
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Four MLAs from Meghalaya join BJP
New Delhi: Ahead of Assembly election next year, four MLAs from Meghalaya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party…
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PM likely to visit Tripura on Dec 18
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to kick off the campaign for upcoming elections to Tripura Assembly on December…
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Hindus should adopt Muslim formula to get children married at young age: AIUDF chief
Guwahati: Stirring controversy, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal said that Hindus should adopt the “Muslim formula”…
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Eastern Air Command HQ in Shillong completes 63 yrs of service
Shillong: The headquarters of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command in Shillong on Thursday completed 63 years of service.…
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Ruckus in Bengal assembly over Trinamool MLA’s derogatory remarks on Modi, Shah
Kolkata: West Bengal assembly witnessed yet another ruckus on Tuesday after Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay refused to admit an adjournment motion brought…
