Meghalaya: Drugs worth Rs 20 lakh seized, 5 from Manipur arrested
Shillong, Jul 19 (PTI) Five Manipur residents, including four women, have been arrested in Meghalaya and drugs worth Rs 20 lakh have been seized, police...
Int’l conference on food, community and culture
TEZPUR, 7 Aug: A two-day international conference on 'Food, community and culture: Agroecological practices in Northeast India', organised at Tezpur University by the North...
Assam doctor alleges threats from family for embracing Hinduism; family claims kidnap
Guwahati, Sep 3 (PTI) A doctor in Assam has alleged being threatened by her family for converting to Hinduism, forcing her to go into...
Normal life hit on second day of 48-hour Manipur bandh
IMPHAL, 20 Sep: Normal life was hit across Manipur's Imphal valley districts on Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour statewide shutdown called by...
Several coaches of North East Express derail near Buxar
BUXAR, 12 Oct: Several coaches of 12506 North East Express (Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi to Kamakhya in Assam) derailed near Raghunathpur station in...
Nagaland has 12.97 lakh voters
Kohima, Oct 28 (PTI) Nagaland has a total of 12,97,573 electors as per the draft photo electoral roll published by the state election department.
The...
Meghalaya retains only 1 bn cubic litres out of 63 bn cubic litres of...
SHILLONG, 9 Nov: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that the state receives 63 billion cubic litres of water annually through rainfall but...
Assam’s opposition parties to resist CAA implementation
Guwahati, Nov 27 (PTI) Opposition parties of Assam on Monday said they will oppose any move by the central government to implement the Citizenship...
SC asks Manipur govt to apprise of steps taken to secure places of worship
NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Manipur government to apprise the apex court-appointed committee of the steps taken to...
ULFA signs peace accord with Centre, Assam govt
NEW DELHI, 29 Dec: The pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Friday signed a peace accord with the central...
Will bring back harmony, peace: Gandhi in Manipur
THOUBAL, 14 Jan: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday embarked on the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) from here in Manipur with a promise...
Will soon identify Rahul’s ‘body double’ used during Yatra in Assam: Himanta
Guwahati, 27 Jan: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he will share the name and address of the 'body double'...
AICC panel visits Tripura to choose candidates for LS polls
Agartala, Feb 7 (PTI) A three-member screening committee sent by the AICC visited Tripura and talked to prospective candidates for selecting party nominees for...
Int’l meet moots collaborations for skilling NE youths
GUWAHATI, 18 Feb: Collaborations with foreign institutions for developing skills in youths of the Northeast region in the electronics and IT sector and aligning...
Army JCO abducted from home in Manipur
IMPHAL, 8 Mar: A serving junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army was abducted from his home in Manipur's Thoubal district by antisocial...
Ravi Kota assumes charge as new chief secretary of Assam
Guwahati, Mar 31 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Ravi Kota on Sunday took charge as the new chief secretary of Assam.
In an official ceremony at...
Citizenship big issue in Barak Valley, CAA key to resolving it: BJP’s Parimal Suklabaidya
Silchar (Assam), Apr 23 (PTI) Citizenship has been a major issue in the two Lok Sabha constituencies of Barak Valley, and the CAA will...
Northeast has potential to become hub of organic products, renewable energy: Assam Governor
Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday said the northeast region of the country has the potential to become a future...
Tripura: 3 NLFT insurgents surrender
Agartala, Sep 16 (PTI) Three insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before the police.
During preliminary interrogation, they said that...
45 BJP MPs across India have kin in politics: Assam Congress lawmaker
Guwahati, Sep 22 (PTI) Assam's Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora on Wednesday presented a list of 45 BJP lawmakers in both Houses whose kin...