Home minister Amit Shah raises concerns over illegal immigration with Bangladesh counterpart

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took up the issue of illegal migration to Northeast with his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan who is on a visit to India. Shah raised concerns over the illegal movement of people across the border and called for a solution to it at the earliest. Both the Home Ministers re-affirmed the […]

5.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Assam; tremors felt across Northeast

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 Richter scale rattled Northeast on Friday. Tremors were felt in Guwahati and others parts of Assam. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the quake occurred at 02:52 pm on latitude 27.7°N and 92.8°E at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre being in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, no […]

NDA flag flies high in Northeast; Official ECI results out, massive mandate for BJP

Like the rest of the country, NDA flag flew high in the Northeast as well. In the Northeast overall, the BJP-led NDA has bagged 18 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats, more than double of what they had managed to win in 2014 in the northeast. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India on Friday released […]

Exit Polls point to return of NDA

The exit poll results clearly predicted a BJP comeback on May 23rd. All exit polls barring only two have shown the NDA to be the clear winner with the Congress a distant second. The prediction of the BJP making big inroads in the states of West Bengal and Odisha is significant. The only region where […]

Rain lashes region due to Cyclone Fani impact; high alert in all Assam districts

After creating havoc in Odisha, cyclone ‘Fani’ moved towards Assam and Bangladesh on Saturday. While the extremely severe cyclone weakened into a deep depression and lies centered over Bangladesh, the region still continues to be on alert in the wake of incessant rains since morning. As cyclone Fani moves towards Bangladesh, it is expected to […]

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 […]

NESO observe Black Day

The North East Students’ Organization (NESO) on Saturday observed a Black Day across the region in protest against the police firing on unarmed protesters in Tripura on January 8 and blocking of NESO officials to meet the injured persons at Khumlwng Hospital on Friday morning. The NESO has also condemned the police firing on the […]

NESO to intensify agitation against Citizenship Bill

The Northeast Students Organisations has planned a series of agitations in protest against the Centre’s alleged bid to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Assam. The students body that has been relentlessly protesting against the Bill in the Northeastern region, the students organisation will hold a massive rally in Guwahati on November 20. Apart from […]

NIA releases list of ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives; over 50 from Northeast

The NIA (National Investigation Agency) has released a list of most wanted fugitives, over 50 names from the Northeast figure in the NIA’s most wanted list of dreaded insurgent group leaders. Rebel leaders including ULFA-Independent Commander-in-Chief Paresh Baruah, Isak Sumi of the NSCN-K, Mangshi Ramson of the NSCN-IM, Bidai of the NDFB-S feature in the […]