Sangai Festival-Manipur

Every year the State of Manipur celebrates the “Manipur Sangai Festival” from 21st to 30th November. The ‘Festival’ is named after the State animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur. The State’s classical dance form, ‘RasLeela’ form an important part ..

Seats in Sikkim Assembly

The Home Ministry has proposed an increase in the number of seats in the Sikkim Assembly from 32 to 40. The expansion will be the first since the State merged with India in 1975. This is to give representation to the Limboo ..

Sangrai Dance

Sangrai dance is traditional dance of Tripura. For the first time, students from Tripura performed the traditional ‘Sangrai dance’ in the ceremonious Republic Day parade in 2018. Sangrai dance’ is performed by the Mog tribal community on the occasion of ..

R K Dorendra Singh, former Chief Minister of Manipur passes away

Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (83), the former Chief Minister of Manipur, has passed away at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Imphal on March 31, 2018. In the past, he represented a number of political parties; currently ..

The world’s longest sandstone cave discovered in Meghalaya

The world’s longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri has discovered near the village of Laitsohum in Mawsynram area of East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. With a length of 24,583 metres, Krem Puri was discovered back in 2016 but the ..

Manipur hosts 7th edition of Women Science Congress (WSC-2018)

The 7th edition of the Women Science Congress (WSC-2018) has inaugurated by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at Manipur University, Imphal on March 18, 2018. The theme of this edition “Reached the Unreached Through Science and Technology” is apt ..

The Assam government to observe ‘Rhino Day’ on September 22

The Assam government will observe September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’ to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm. It was officially declared at the 10th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife, which was chaired by Chief Minister ..

The Assam Government signs MoU with Ola for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati

The Government of Assam has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cab-hailing company Ola for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati. This MoU was signed during the ongoing Global Investors Summit: Advantage Assam. According to ..

The Assam Government signs MoU with National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) for construction of Twin Tower Trade Centre in Guwahati

The Assam Government has signed an MoU with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Limited to build a Twin Tower Trade Centre in Guwahati at a cost of Rs 1950 crore. The Twin Tower Trade centre has enacted a pro-active ..

Assam hosts 2018 National Handloom Expo (NHE)

The National Handloom Expo (NHE) has been inaugurated by Assam Handloom and Textile Minister Ranjit Dutta at Guwahati, Assam on January 29, 2018. The event is sponsored by Development Commissioner of Handloom, Govt of India and organized by ARTFED. Total ..