Union Defence Minister A K Antony dressed in tribal traditional attire along with Arunachal Pradesh Governor General (retd) J J Singh and Chief Minister Nabam Tuki at the silver jubilee celebrations of formation of the State at Itanagar on Monday. – EP
Two suspected militants killed in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS): Two suspected militants were shot dead by security forces in Goalpara district on Monday after they opened fire at a checkpoint, officials said. ...Border areas need to be developed: Antony
ITANAGAR, Feb 20 – The Centre is aware of the challenges faced by the people living in the border areas and the government is according topmost priority to infrastructure development in these areas, said Union Defence Minister AK Antony while speakin ...
Medium to big dams unavoidable for NE
GUWAHATI, Feb 20 – Small dams will not be sustainable in the NE region. Multipurpose projects with very safe designs of medium to big dams on the tributaries of the Brahmaputra will be an unavoidable option in the days to come. ...
Top PHE official divested of powers
GUWAHATI, Feb 20 – In a development that could send out the wrong signals to honest officers, the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department – who was instrumental in exposing large-scale anomalies in the Rs 100- ...
UBI plans to fill up 2,000 vacancies
GUWAHATI, Feb 20 – United Bank of India (UBI) plans to hire around 2,000 staff to fill up its vacancies across different divisions in the country. ...
TET viva will not carry marks: Himanta
GUWAHATI, Feb 20 – Two hundred colleges of the State are going to have at least two new contemporary subjects. This is being done in a bid to infuse dynamism into the stagnant higher education curricula in the State and make it respond to the competi ...
Centre awaiting written proposal from NDFB(R)
GUWAHATI, Feb 20 – The Centre is waiting for a written proposal from the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) for initiating the next step for formal talks with the outfit. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs ...
CVC seeks status report on 2G probe
NEW DELHI, Feb 20 – Chiefs of CBI, Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate have been called by the Central Vigilance Commission to give a detailed update on their probe in the 2G case and discuss the way forward for investigations. ...
Mallya not to close down Kingfisher
NEW DELHI, Feb 20 – Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines’ promoter Vijay Mallya tonight said he will not shut down the private carrier which struggled to stay afloat after further large-scale flight disruptions and resignation of pilots, reports PTI. ...
Italian naval guards remanded to police custody
KOLLAM (KERELA), Feb 20 – Two Italian naval guards charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast were today remanded to three-day police custody by a Judicial Magistrate at Karunagapally in this district, reports PTI. ...
