HC revokes order for Meiteis in ST list

IMPHAL, 22 Feb: The Manipur High Court has ordered deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider...

Shillong: One injured in IED explosion

SHILLONG, 10 Mar: One person was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Punjabi Lane area here, police said on Sunday. The...

Nagaland govt urges ENPO not to abstain from LS polls

KOHIMA, 31 Mar: The Nagaland cabinet and legislators of the eastern region of the state appealed to the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) to...

Winning Worlds in Olympic category was huge: Borgohain

NEW DELHI, 23 Apr: Lovlina Borgohain is aware that fierce competition awaits her at the Paris Olympics, but the ace Indian boxer is quietly...

NPF reaffirms support to Biren Singh govt in Manipur

IMPHAL, 6 Jun: The Naga People's Front (NPF) on Thursday reaffirmed its support for the Chief Minister N Biren Singh-led BJP government in Manipur,...

Four animals dead in flooded Kaziranga National Park, 24 rescued

Guwahati, 2 Jul: Four hog deer drowned while 24 other animals were rescued from flood water following inundation of the Kaziranga National Park on...

Govt working on peace talks, announcement soon: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, 1 Aug: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the state government is working towards peace talks and has held...

PAC to hold meetings with apex tribal bodies

KOHIMA, 29 Aug: The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Nagaland government has decided to hold consultative meetings with apex tribal bodies and civil...

AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam due to situation in Bangladesh

Guwahati, Oct 8 (PTI) The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, under which an area is declared "disturbed" for the convenience of security...

Mary Kom is the brand ambassador for ARHM

SHILLONG, 21 Nov:  MC Mary Kom will be brand ambassador for Assam Rifles Half-Marathon -2024 (ARHM) event, to be held here in Meghalaya on...

COCOMI urges Centre to set up anti-narcotics bureau in NE

IMPHAL, 2 Feb: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has urged the central government to set up a dedicated anti-narcotics bureau in the...

Civil aviation ministry to build infrastructure in NE

AGARTALA, Sep 26: The union civil aviation ministry has taken a host of initiatives to build infrastructure for expanding air connectivity in the northeastern...

Drones to map unsurveyed inhabited areas of BTR in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 28 (PTI) Drones will be deployed to map unsurveyed inhabited areas in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) as the exercise will enable authorities...

12 United Liberation of Bodoland cadres surrender in Assam

Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) A total of 12 cadres of the newly formed insurgent group, United Liberation of Bodoland (ULB), on Wednesday surrendered with...

AIUDF names two candidates for Assam bypolls

Guwahati, Oct 6 (PTI) The opposition AIUDF on Wednesday announced the names of candidates for by-elections to two assembly seats in Assam. The Badruddin Ajmal-led...

Nagaland signs partnership with not-for-profit organisation to tackle child malnutrition and mortality

Kohima, Sep 21 (PTI) Nagaland government has inked partnership with an international not-for-profit organisation to help address issues of child malnutrition and mortality of...

Meghalaya man arrested for killing truck driver, decamping with 500 quintals of PDS rice

Shillong, Aug 16 (PTI) A man was arrested in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district on Monday for allegedly killing a truck driver and decamping...

Nagaland distributes winter vegetable seeds to 170 villages

Kohima, Aug 26 (PTI) In a bid to overcome challenges arising out of COVID-19 and the drought-like situation in Nagaland, the horticulture department on...

One dead, 20 missing as boat sinks in Assam after hitting ferry steamer

Jorhat/Guwahati, Sep 8 (PTI) At least one person died and 20 people went missing after a boat with over 120 people on board sank...

Heroin worth Rs 8 crore seized in Assam, 2 arrested

Diphu/Nagaon, Oct 26 (PTI) Heroin worth Rs 8 crore was seized in Assam's Nagaon and Karbi Anglong districts with one of the suspected drug...