Manipuri film ‘Andro Dreams’ to be screened as opening film at 54th IFFI in Goa

Besides Andro Dreams, Waribam Dorendro Singh's documentary 'Last Meeting' has been selected for the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Non-Feature Film Section

PM Modi’s agenda for COP26 climate meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is travelling to Rome, Italy and Glasgow, UK, to attend the 16th G-20 Summit and the World Leaders’ Summit of COP-26 till the 2nd of November. He will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his first day of arrival in Rome and will also call on Pope Francis in the Vatican […]

Northeast tops chart in India for highest loss of forest cover

A recent study by the University of Maryland has revealed that forest cover in the Northeast has undergone drastic changes in the last two decades and the region is responsible for the majority of loss in India’s forest cover. According to the study, the Northeast has contributed 76% of the country’s total tree cover loss […]

RS MP Rakesh Sinha encourages Bollywood to visit Whistling Village of Meghalaya

Rajya Sabha MP, Rakesh Sinha, visited the famous Kongthong village in Meghalaya, popularly known as the Whistling village on Tuesday. The MP during his visit, stressed on the need for proper connectivity to the village in a bid to promote tourism, as well as preserve the unique tradition of the inhabitants. Sinha who also met […]

Tripura: Man arrested for killing a Cormorant

A brick kiln worker was arrested from Tripura’s Khowai District for killing a cormorant, which is categorized as a rare bird species, on Monday. As per inputs, a cormorant pair had been wandering in the area adjacent to KMI Bhatta in Kalyanpur. The pair of birds was adopted by the locals to nurture the animal […]

Injured Barn Owl rescued by good Samaritans in Arunachal’s Pasighat

An injured Barn owl was rescued from APP Colony in Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday by youths active in forest conservation work. The rescuers, namely Talom Tako and Basant Gogoi took the injured bird to the veterinary clinic for the treatment. The duo informed that the bird was actually spotted by one Yayum Panyang. […]

Mild earthquake hits Manipur, tremors felt across Northeast

A moderate-intensity earthquake hit the Northeast at 1:15 pm on Thursday. Earthquake tremors has been reported from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. As per reports, he epicentre of the quake has been identified at Senapati district of Manipur. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake measured 5.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale. No casualty or damage […]

China flood warning: Things normal in Assam

Dibrugarh district Disaster Management Authority has negated any kind of threat to the people downstream in Dibrugarh stating that the present water level of the Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh is 2.26 metres below the danger level. According to a CWC official, the present level of the Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh at 6 am today was 103.44 metres […]

Assam flood situation worsens; Brahmaputra river crosses danger mark

The rising water levels of the Siang River has created havoc in Jonai sub-division in Assam’s Dhemaji district with at least hundreds of families in 3 villages under the sub-division reeling under flood waters. On Friday, a joint team of the State Disaster Response Force and journalists rescued more than a hundred people from the […]