Former Assam Rajya Sabha MP and veteran Congress leader Bhubaneswar Kalita joins BJP

Congress Rajya Sabha MP and chief whip Bhubaneswar Kalita, who resigned from the party on Monday has joined BJP on Friday. #BREAKING | Former APCC president Bhubaneswar Kalita joins #BJP. pic.twitter.com/SfVWmIfidT — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) August 9, 2019 Kalita, a five time MP, had resigned from the membership of the House on Monday opposing the […]

Decision to repeal Article 370 in J&K will have no impact on Northeast, assures DoNER minister Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has downplayed the apprehensions that the decision of repealing Article 370 will have adverse affect on the North […]

Assam Cong MP Bhubaneswar Kalita opposes party’s stand on Article 370

The Congress is a divided lot over abrogation of Article 370 and it is now confirmed that Congress’ chief whip Bhubaneswar Kalita resigned from Rajya Sabha membership on Monday over his opposition to the party’s stand on Article 370. In a letter, Bhubaneshwar Kalita said that the present scenario within the Congress party is worrisome. […]

PoK, Aksai Chin integral part of J&K, can die for it; says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin is an integral and inseparable part of Jammu and Kashmir and India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “Whenever I talk about Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin comes under it and can die for it,” Shah snapped back […]

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah arrested after scrapping of Article 370

With Rajya Sabha giving the green signal to the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were arrested by security forces on Monday. Former J&K chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has been detained and taken to a guest house […]

Centre scraps Article 370, J&K bifurcated into Union Territories

In a historic move, the BJP-led Centre has scrapped Article 370 of the constitution that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and converted the border state into a Union Territory with a legislature. Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated, it is no longer a state. Ladakh on the other hand is a union territory […]