Pre-poll violence continues in Manipur, father of NPP candidate shot at while campaigning

Pre-poll violence continues in Manipur. National People’s Party candidate in Manipur’s Andro constituency, L. Sanjoy Singh’s father Shamjai Singh has been shot by unknown miscreants last night. The incident reportedly happened yesterday at 9:30 pm. Shamjai Singh was shot in his right shoulder by unknown miscreants while campaigning at Yaripok Yambeem Leikai. Meanwhile, NPP chief […]

AASU’s 24-hour bandh brings normal life to standstill in Dibrugarh & Tinsukia

Normal life has come to a standstill in the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia after a 24-hour long shutdown called by the All Assam Students Union (AASU). Places like Dibrugarh, Moran and Naharkatia have been particularly affected by the shutdown. The bandh was called by the AASU over the violence that marred the recent elections […]

Chaos at Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival, police & crowd clash at Polo Ground

The Cherry Blossom Festival’s second day was plagued by chaos and violence when visitors, enraged at not being allowed inside the festival arena, clashed with police forcing them to fire tear gas shells to disperse the enraged mob. A group of people reportedly got angry after they were not allowed entry into the JN Sports […]