8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1191+ words) At a Teachers’ Day programme recently, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu highlighted a disturbing statistic. He said that around 5.5 lakh students aged 15–18 who had enrolled in government schools this year stopped attending after two or three months. The government has…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (372+ words) Guwahati: The Assam government has introduced a set of measures to tighten safeguards for children, including mandatory screening of personnel working in child protection services and the notification of new rules under the Juvenile Justice framework. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (206+ words) The first-ever Tribal Artisan Empanelment Mela was organised in Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro Valley, bringing together local artisans to showcase traditional products and explore wider market opportunities. Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Oli Perme inaugurated the event as Chief Guest, with DRCS…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (322+ words) Kohima: Police in Nagaland’s Dimapur have arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly duping a job seeker of Rs 1.5 lakh on the promise of securing him a job in Luxembourg and impersonating officials of different organisations. The accused, identified as Tarun…...

6+ day, 39+ min ago   (236+ words) Williamnagar: Health officials in Meghalaya’s Samanda Block, East Garo Hills, held a performance review meeting on the Mother App to assess its implementation and strengthen digital monitoring of maternal and child healthcare services. The meeting brought together Auxiliary Nurse Midwives…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (370+ words) Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Passang Dorjee Sona has said the state government is strengthening monitoring of private educational institutions, revealing that he has not cleared any new private school or entertained a proposal for a private university since taking…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (988+ words) Professor Ankuran Dutta, Professor and Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism at Gauhati University, was conferred the National Award to Teachers 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Saturday. Dutta is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (436+ words) Advisor for School Education and SCERT Dr Kekhrielhoulie Yhome Kohima: Nagaland has recorded a remarkable rise in literacy since attaining statehood, emerging as the country’s third most literate state with a literacy rate of 95.7 per cent, Advisor for School Education…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) The Mizoram government on Tuesday launched a statewide school cleanliness competition aimed at promoting hygiene, environmental responsibility and clean habits among students. The ‘Mizoram Green Schools League’ has been jointly organised by the Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation (UD&PA)…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (239+ words) Aizawl: Mizoram currently has 48 centres and homes offering treatment, care and rehabilitation services to 5,224 people battling drug addiction, officials said on Sunday. The state government has allocated Rs 42 lakh in financial assistance to these facilities during the current year to…...