Dimapur — IndiGo Airlines will begin its operation from Dimapur on April 15 with daily direct flight between Kolkata and Dimapur. The flight will be an extension of the Delhi-Dimapur flight via Kolkata. IndiGo Airlines also announced Dimapur as its 33rd domestic and 38th overall destination, catering to various segmentsContinue Reading

New Delhi — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend $300 million to India for improving regional road connectivity. India on Thursday signed an agreement with ADB for developing 500km of roads under this programme, along the north Bengal-north eastern region (NER), the government said in a statement. The funds provided byContinue Reading

Guwahati — The arrival of the refugees from Burma (now Myanmar) in Guwahati town took place much before the arrival of the refugees from the then East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in this town. Noted writer Kumudeswar Hazarika made this statement while talking to this correspondent. During the World War-II, around 1943-44,Continue Reading

Guwahati — For the first time Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) is hosting a meeting of Vice Chancellors and/or their representatives, Friday 27 March. Over 70 Vice Chancellors or representatives from West Bengal and Northeast India are participating in the meeting organised by NEHU (North Eastern Hill University) at ADBUContinue Reading

Patiala — In a cattle shelter in Punjab’s Patiala district, we meet the heavily armed men of the Gau Raksha Dal or cow protection group. In real life, they are not different from what is shown on their Facebook page – posing with bulletproof vests and guns, like a self-styledContinue Reading