Two earthquakes of 3.9 magnitude each hit Meghalaya and Assam in less than 24 hours, official reports said on Monday. The first quake, recorded at 9.47 pm on Sunday, had its epicentre in Nongpoh area of Meghalaya at a depth of 12 km, the second in Nagaon of Assam at
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Four people, including a woman, died in landslides triggered by incessant downpour here, police said on Monday. Two people were killed when their house was hit by a massive landslide near Punjabi Dhaba, they said. A woman is still trapped inside the bamboo house with a tin roof, which came
The state BJP president Dr Manik Saha will be the next Chief Minister of Tripura where Biplab Kumar Deb resigned as the CM earlier in the day. The newly-appointed Chief Minister, Dr Saha who is a dentist by profession, will take the oath of office and secrecy at 11.30 am
The death toll in rains in Meghalaya rose to three on Saturday as one more person drowned in a swollen river in East Khasi Hills district, an official said. “Two persons who went fishing from Mawber village yesterday went missing. One of them was found dead after getting washed ashore
A woman was tied to a pole at a market place at Jowai in Meghalaya and heckled for alleged pickpocketing prompting police to initiate action against those involved, officials said on Friday. An undated video of the incident went viral on the social media on Friday. It showed the woman