Applauding the performances of sportspersons from the North-Eastern region at the international level, Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on Thursday said the new generation should be encouraged to pursue sports. Involvement in sports also ensures good health, he said. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a week-long Northeast Festival here,
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Six suspected Rohingyas were detained at North Tripura’s Dharmanagar railway station for traveling without valid travel documents, police said on Thursday. Of the six detained Rohingyas, three are male, one is a woman and two are children. “While the woman possesses a United Nations identity card as a Rohingya refugee,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said efforts are on to remove AFSPA completely from the northeast region. Addressing a ‘Peace, Unity and Development’ rally here, he said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act could be withdrawn from various parts of the region as the law and order situation has
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Amrit Sarovar project in Assam, during his visit to Karbi Anglong. A total of 75 water bodies will be created in each district to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. Under this project, 75+ water bodies of one-hectare area each in
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his federalism is “not cooperative but coercive”. His remarks came a day after Modi flagged higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states and urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common man