Category: Northeast

3 killed as heavy rains ravage Arunachal Pradesh

3 killed as heavy rains ravage Arunachal Pradesh

Three persons were killed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains, officials said on Tuesday. Incessant rains over the last one week have ravaged the state, snapping road connectivity in several areas, besides uprooting trees and damaging houses, they said. A massive landslide

Doctors’ stir affects health services in Nagaland

Doctors’ stir affects health services in Nagaland

Health services in government hospitals of Nagaland were affected on Monday as doctors started a three-day agitation demanding that their retirement age be increased by two years. Members of the Nagaland in-Service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) have taken mass casual leaves to press their demand for increase in the superannuation age

83rd Senior National TT tournament begins in Shillong

83rd Senior National TT tournament begins in Shillong

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Monday inaugurated the 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championship at the SAI complex here. The speaker expressed shock at the death of 18-year-old player Deenadayalan Vishwa in a car accident on Sunday and all participants observed a two-minute silence to mourn the loss.