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Meghalaya CM to meet US Ambassador to India over travel advisory

Shillong, June 24 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today informed that he would personally take up the issue of the United States’ travel advisory that flagged Meghalaya as unsafe for travel, even as he termed the notification as “absolutely incorrect”.

Sangma said the Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US State Department cautioning its citizens against visiting Meghalaya, “paints an unfair picture of the state”.
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Suvendu meets Mithun Chakraborty, calls him key architect of BJP’s rise in Bengal

16 May 2026 | 12:52 PM

Kolkata, May 16 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the New Town residence of senior BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Saturday.

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Centre allocates Rs 273 Cr for AGMC, approves 100 more MBBS and 83 PG seats

16 May 2026 | 12:00 PM

Agartala, May 16 (UNI) The union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has allocated Rs 273.46 Cr for the enhancement and development of infrastructure at Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC), said Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha.

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Tripura CM flags off Mobile Medical Units for rural and ADC areas

16 May 2026 | 11:34 AM

Agartala, May 16 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha flagged off 24 Mobile Medical Units during the state-level ASHA Convention in an initiative to strengthen the healthcare delivery mechanism in remote and hilly parts of Tripura.

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MHA sanctioned one more IR battalion for Tripura

16 May 2026 | 11:24 AM

Agartala, May 16 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the raising of one more India Reserve Battalion for the state in Tripura State Rifles (TSR) to enhance the state's law and order management and security preparedness.

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Odisha: Four arrested in Keonjhar wildlife trafficking crackdown

16 May 2026 | 1:13 AM

Bhubaneswar, May 15 (UNI) Odisha's Forest Department arrested four persons and seized elephant tusks and pangolin scales during an anti-wildlife trafficking operation in the Sadar forest division of Keonjhar district on Friday, officials said.

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