Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday chaired the first cabinet meeting after the formation of the new Government. The first cabinet meeting was attended by newly sworn-in ministers namely Thongam Biswajit, Yumnam Khemchand, Govindas Konthoujam, Nemcha Kipgen and Awangbow Newmai. During the meeting, the Manipur cabinet approved to recommend to the Governor of […]

In a major move, the Assam government has decided to buy the beleageured Nagaon and Cachar paper mills. This decision was taken in a cabinet meeting that was held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. The government would be buying both the paper mills at a cost of Rs 375 […]

Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for a second term at Dehradun’s Parade Ground. The swearing-in ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath […]

Four buildings occupied by 8 families were completely gutted when a major fire broke out at the border town of Champhai in Mizoram. The fire broke out in the Kahrawt locality at around 6:45 pm yesterday. While nobody has been reported to be injured, at least 16 pigs were burnt alive in the fire. Though […]

The Sikkim National People’s Party on Tuesday merged with the ruling dispensation Sikkim Krantikari Morcha in the presence of Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. Chief Minister Tamang officially welcomed Sikkim National People’s Party President Delay Namgyal into the party fold at an event held at Samman Bhawan in Gangtok. Chief Minister Tamang also welcomed more […]

The Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh’s Chaglang district has been under the illegal occupation of illegal settlers who have settled inside the area of the National Park, a protected area under the Wildlife Protection Act. Hence, to remove the illegal settlers, the Namdapha National Park authorities have carried out a series […]

As many as 50 shops were gutted after a massive fire that broke out in Dibrugarh city late last night. The fire broke in the city’s commercial hub Natun Bazar. Most of the shops which fell prey to the blazing inferno were cloth stores. It is being estimated that property worth Rs 20 crore has […]

Chairman of a regional committee in Meghalaya has claimed that several villages not included in the list of settlement between Assam and Meghalaya have expressed their willingness to be a part of Meghalaya. Chairman of Regional Committee on Boundary Dispute for West Khasi Hills, Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar the regional committees constituted by the two state […]

The NESO and AAPSU along with several other student organizations of Aruanachal Pradesh have strongly condemned the death of an individual and injury to another during the encounter between security forces and suspected NSCN-IM rebels in Arunachal’s Tirap district on Sunday. NESO Vice President Meje Taku stated that members of the AAPSU, All Tirap District […]

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan teachers of Meghalaya are threatening to intensify their protests. The aggrieved SSA teachers have stated that stricter action would be taken if their salaries are further delayed. Aristotle Rymbai, the President of The Meghalaya SSA Schools’ Association said that in spite of the assurances by state education minister Lahkmen Rymbui, their […]