Top News , Tripura
Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar asks for residential quarter
In a rather surprising development, former chief minister of Tripura, Manik Sarkar, who is known for being an austere politician, wrote a letter to the secretary of the state’s Legislative Assembly asking the government to provide him with a new quarter which would be suitable for him. In his letter he wrote and I quote […]
7 years ago
Assam , National , Top News
Two Assamese personalities figure in the list of most powerful Indians
Indian Express came up with this year’s list of 100 most powerful Indians. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah continues to dominate the top two spots, the third spot added a new name this year. RSS Chief, Mohan Bhagwat had been on number three since 2015, this year however, Chief Justice Dipak […]
7 years ago
Assam , National , Politics , Top News
Amit Shah sounds poll bugle for 2019 LS polls from Northeast
BJP national president Amit Shah arrived in Guwahati today and addressed a massive rally at the Assam Veterinary Science College playground at Khanapara in Guwahati. Taking a direct jibe at the Congress, Shah said that the north east is lagging behind in the race of development because of the Congress. Expressing confidence that the party […]
7 years ago
Politics , Sikkim , Sports
Former Footballer Bhaichung Bhutia starts new journey
Indian Football star Bhaichung Bhutia has stepped into a new journey. Bhutia has started ‘Yuwa Yatra’ to gain opinions from people on whether he should join politics or not. Bhaichung in his Facebook post wrote, “Starting my Yuwa Yatra with few close friends today. I shall travel to different places of my state Sikkim, venture […]
7 years ago
Politics , Top News
Election coverage in Northeast like never before, brought to you by Northeast Live & Republic TV
The Election Result D-Day was by all means a historic one. If on one side we saw the end of the last Left citadel in Tripura and the surge of the Saffron wave, on the other hand, the BJP-NDPP alliance consolidated to form a stable government in Nagaland. Whereas in Meghalaya, the never-seen-before BJP […]
7 years ago
Politics , Top News
BJP to sweep NE polls: Exit Polls
The BJP is inching towards forming the government in almost all the three Northeastern States where elections were held, exit polls stated. While exit polls predicted a landslide victory for the BJP-IPFT combine in Tripura, the ruling Manik Sarkar-led Left Front government could see its tally come down to around 10 to 20 seats from […]
7 years ago
Politics , Sports , Top News
Indian Footballer Bhaichung Bhutia severs political associations
One of Indian football’s modern day greats Bhaichung Bhutia has announced that he will no longer continue with his career in politics. The legendary striker took to social media to announce his decision and tweeted that he “officially resigned from the membership and all the official and political posts of All India Trinamool Congress party”, […]
7 years ago
Northeast , Top News
Campaigning ends in Meghalaya, Nagaland; states all set to go for polls
The campaigning for the February 27 Assembly polls in Meghalaya and Nagaland ended at 4 pm on Sunday, 48 hours before the close of the polling. While as many as 369 candidates from 14 political parties and independents are vying for the 59 Assembly seats in Meghalaya, in Nagaland 195 candidates are in the fray […]
7 years ago