Itanagar, Jan 30 (IANS) A massive forest fire that broke out along the western ridge of the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district was successfully brought under control following a swift and coordinated response by Army troops and the Indian Air Force (IAF). Taking to social media platform X, the IAF said that its Mi-17V5 helicopters carried out aerial firefighting operations at nearly 9,500 feet in the Lohit Valley. “Battling forest fires at nearly 9,500 feet in Arunachal Prades…
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Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday that the state has emerged as a major higher education hub in the Northeastern region, with seven universities, three engineering colleges, three medical colleges and several other higher education and professional institutions producing a highly skilled workforce. Laying the foundation stone of Northeast India’s largest data centre, the Chief Minister said that, coupled with the state’s first rank in Deregulation and Com…
Aizawl, Jan 29 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday once again urged the youth and all sections of society to stay away from drugs and actively fight the growing drug menace.Inaugurating the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mizoram Group Headquarters in Aizawl, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the increasing impact of substance abuse among young people and stressed the need to shield them from such harmful influences.He said that disciplined, capable and committed youth should …
Kohima, Jan 27 (IANS) Nagaland University researchers have discovered a new plant species located in the high-altitude forests of the state, underscoring the region’s significance as a biodiversity hotspot in the northeast and the importance of community-led forest conservation, varsity officials said on Tuesday.A University official said that the newly identified species is called ‘Hoya nagaensis’ and was discovered during systematic botanical explorations of under-explored forest areas i…
Itanagar, Jan 26 (IANS) An Assam Rifles Company Operating Base (COB) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district came under fire from armed insurgents on Monday, triggering a fierce exchange of fire, officials said.According to sources, the COB located at Ranglum village in Changlang district was fired upon from multiple directions. The remote border village lies close to the India-Myanmar border, near international border pillar number 168.Assam Rifles troops retaliated effectively, and the cou…
Davos, Jan 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state has successfully concluded its debut participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, unlocking new investment opportunities and strengthening Assam’s global economic outreach. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said he wrapped up Assam’s “successful Davos debut” after engaging with a wide cross-section of global business leaders, policymakers and changemakers. He said the engag…
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) The much-awaited commercial service of the Semi High Speed Vande Bharat Sleeper started its maiden run on Thursday from the Kamakhya Railway station, near Guwahati, railway officials said. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the lucky passengers of the first trip from Kamakhya to Howrah (Kolkata) expressed their happiness at being able to undertake the journey through this premium train. At the Kamak…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India is the second country globally to integrate Mobile Stroke Units with emergency medical services to boost treatment in rural areas, said Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, ICMR.Bahl stated this as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) handed over two Mobile Stroke Units (MSUs) to the Assam government, marking a major shift from stroke patients in remote areas having to travel to hospitals to hospitals reaching patie…
Imphal, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that since 2014, his government has worked with the resolve of ‘Act East, Act Fast’ to empower the Northeastern region, unlock development opportunities, and fulfil the aspirations of people.In a letter to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on the occasion of Manipur’s Statehood Day, the Prime Minister said that he has always been a firm believer in the immense potential of the people of the Northeast and reaffirmed the Centre’s commit…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Congress on Monday extended its warm greetings to the people of Tripura on the occasion of Kokborok Day, and hoped that this day brings unity and pride in India’s diverse cultures and heritage. Kokborok Day, also known as Tripuri Language Day, is observed every year on January 19 in the Indian state of Tripura to promote and preserve the Kokborok language. The day commemorates the year 1979, when Kokborok was officially recognised by the Tripura government for the first …