Arunachal Pradesh: Detained ANYA members to be released: DC Talo Potom

Itanagar Capital Region DC Talo Potom has informed that the government has decided to release around 20 detained members of the All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) including general secretary Bengia Tada at the earliest. As many as 50 activists from Itanagar and 7 from Naharlagun were arrested on January 13 during the 36-hour bandh called […]

Crackdown on dalals in Assam: unauthorised petitioners arrest

The Assam government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is carrying on with its crackdown against corruption. After a crackdown on land brokers, now the authorities are carrying on a tirade against illegal petitioners who file unauthorised petitions, frame FIRs outside police stations in lieu of money. With this intention, authorities zeroed in on persons […]

Assam’s active covid tally stands at 17,777 with 3,390 fresh cases in 24 hours

Assam is witnessing a further spike in Covid-19 cases. A total of 3,390 fresh cases have been detected in the state in the last 24 hours bringing the tally to 6,44,026. The new cases were reported from the 34,355 samples tested during the period.  With 919 new cases, Kamrup (M) topped the list, followed by Jorhat […]

Manipur Elections: Christian voters want Sunday poll day to be rescheduled

Fixation of poll dates on a Sunday for Manipur elections has turned out to be a big inconvenience for voters of Christian majority districts. After the Election Commission of India announced the dates of the assembly polls for Manipur, and four other states on January 8, the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur Rajesh Agarwal informed that […]

Bhogali Mela 2022 organised by Pride East group kickstarts in Guwahati’s Dighalipukhuri

With the festival of Bhogali or Magh Bihu just four days away, preparations to celebrate the festival in its traditional fervour are in full swing in Assam. To celebrate the spirit of the festival  ‘Bhogali Mela 2022′ is being held at Guwahati’s Dighalipukhuri under the aegis of Pride East Entertainment Limited. The Bhogali Mela celebrates the […]

PM Modi’s massive development push in poll-bound Manipur

In a massive development push in poll-bound Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the base for projects of Rs 4800 crore at the Hapta Kangjeibung in Imphal. Addressing a mega rally Prime Minister Modi focussed solely on the development mantra even as he indirectly slighted the Congress not even bothering to target […]