El Nino returns to Pacific, likely to intensify through monsoon season, says IMDEl Nino has returned to the tropical Pacific. The India Meteorological Department warns it may intensify during the southwest monsoon. The ...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Weeks after BJP takes charge, Bengal unlocks ₹126 crore in tribal welfare fundsWest Bengal is now accessing central government schemes for tribal welfare. Projects worth ₹126 crore have been approved. These funds will ...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
India's healthcare transformed in 12 years under PM Modi: ReportIndia's healthcare sector has seen a major transformation over the last 12 years. Health insurance coverage has expanded significantly. Mat...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Fertiliser firms seek more green ammonia as Iran war disrupts suppliesIndia's government is reviewing green ammonia demand from fertiliser companies. This comes as companies seek more long-term supply contract...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
29 May, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...
29 May, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
New Delhi asks Bengal to fast track central schemes after Mamata exitThe Centre has flagged West Bengal's failure to implement key central schemes for tribal welfare. Programs like PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA, launc...
07 May, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Assam to abolish 8,000 vacant posts of school teachersEducation Minister Ranoj Pegu said that the state government in 2020 had offered a regular pay scale and other benefits to 11,206 contractu...
08 Nov, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Student enrolment in non-pvt schools in Assam rises during pandemicThe Education Department has recently collated the enrolment figures of all students from Classes I to XII and found that the total number ...
08 Feb, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
Aadhaar enrollment drive for students began in Assam's Hailakandi districtThe government has made it mandatory for school children up to Class XII in government or provincialised educational institutions for openi...
10 Nov, 2020, 12.23 AM IST
Narada sting a 'planted election vendetta': Mamata Banerjee"It is a planted election vendetta and blackmail politics to malign a political party. We do not support this. They did not have any other ...
14 Apr, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Assam school children torch bearers of hand-washingOther schools in the nearby villages are also following the example with Haberikura LP School already implementing it.
29 Nov, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
PM Modi should immediately convene meeting of all CMs: West Bengal CM Mamata BanerjeeBanerjee called upon chief ministers of all states to raise their voice against the 'anomaly' and fight till the demands were met.
18 Nov, 2015, 04.26 PM IST
15 websites of Assam govt departments hackedThe security wall of around 15 websites of various government departments, including Assam Police, have been breached and their home pages ...
07 Oct, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee claims credit for Wi-Fi at railway stations initiativeMamata today claimed credit for the initiative to provide Wi-Fi facilities at railway stations as she hailed PM Narendra Modi's 'Digital In...
28 Sep, 2015, 06.40 PM IST
Model science labs to be set up across country, to nurture interest among studentsThe labs aim to ignite passion and nurture spirit of enquiry and creativity for mathematics and science in students between 6-18 years of a...
09 Jul, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
- Assam, Microsoft in learning enhancement pact
Assam signed a MoU with Microsoft to accelerate Information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in schools.
13 Jun, 2012, 08.29 PM IST