Meghalaya ILP Demand: HSPDP urges state govt to pressurise centre

The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) has once again, urged the state government to keep reminding the Centre on the demand for the implementation of the Inner Line Permit in Meghalaya. Speaking to the Media, HSPDP president KP Pangniang said, the party will not keep silent and will march forward to rake the issue […]

Assam – Meghalaya Border Talks: Crucial CM level meet in Guwahati today

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is all set to meet his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati today for a decisive discussion on the first 6 areas of difference. As per sources, the meeting is set to take place at about 5 pm. Talking to media persons after a cabinet meeting in Shillong yesterday, […]

Assam Meghalaya Border Talks: Crucial CM level meet in Guwahati tomorrow

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is all set to meet his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati tomorrow to deliberate on the border issue between the two states. This was informed by CM Sangma after a cabinet meeting in Shillong today. Talking to the media, CM Sangma stated that the cabinet has been apprised […]

Manipur Polls: Candidates matter more than party: Khanthang Tonsing

Khanthang Tonsing who is a prospective candidate from the Thanlon constituency for the forthcoming Manipur Assembly Elections stated that individual candidates matter more than the party in the upcoming electoral battles. Notably, Khanthang Tonsing is the son of Congress veteran Late Phungzathang Tonsing who was a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly for more than […]

Assam: 19 personalities to be conferred with honorary awards today

Recognizing the outstanding contribution towards society, the Assam government will be honouring 19 personalities today with the Assam Vaibhav, Assam Gaurav and Assam Saurav awards. The awards will be presented by Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma around 3 pm in a grand ceremony to be held at Srimanta […]

Assam CM welcomes ULFA-I’s decision to refrain from issuing bandh on Republic Day

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has welcomed the United Liberation Front of Assam or ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I)’s decision to abstain from boycotting the Republic Day celebrations. Taking to Twitter, CM Sarma wrote, “I welcome ULFA’s decision not to call a bandh and desist from any resistance during Republic Day. I take this opportunity to once […]

Manipur: ABVP organises mega ‘Tiranga Rally’ ahead of Republic Day

Ahead of Republic Day, the Manipur state unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or ABVP organized a mega ‘Tiranga Rally’ in Imphal this morning. During the rally, participants carried a 75-meter long tricolour throughout Imphal, starting from CC Higher Secondary School, and concluding at the Western Gate of Kangla. Speaking to Northeast Live, the […]

Tripura: 5-day Laining-thou Puthiba Lai Haraoba festival concludes

The five day long Laining-thou Puthiba Lai Haraoba festival at Puthiba Devata Bari in Agartala’s Abhoynagar concluded on Monday. State Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb along with Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia took part in the closing ceremony of the festival organised by the Puthiba Lai Haraoba Committee Lai Haraoba can be literally translated […]

Covid alert in Assam: Nearly 7000 new cases, 11 deaths in 24 hours

Assam has witnessed a massive spike in Covid -19 cases. A total of 6,982 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours pushing the tally to 65,3,717. As compared to Sunday’s figures of 2,709 cases, Assam reported an increase of 4,273 new cases, which is more than double. Meanwhile, the positivity rate has […]