Meghalaya TMC leader Mukul Sangma has called upon the Centre to take steps to stop the alleged illegal coal mining in the state. Sangma said that since coal is a subject under the Government of India, it is incumbent upon the government to take cognizance of what is happening and take recourse to all the […]

The Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, who is also the Convener of the Assembly’s Select Committee to Examine the Nagaland-Assam Border Issue, held a crucial meeting today to discuss the roadmap for a solution to the inter-state boundary dispute. Significantly, CM Rio said that Nagaland is in favour of an out-of-court settlement of the border dispute. […]

Ahead of Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually interacted with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees today. This year, 29 children from across the country were selected under different categories of the Bal Shakti Puraskar for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022. Among the 29 children selected for the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar […]

A total of 875 staff members of the Parliament have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Budget session. According to sources, 2,847 COVID-19 tests were conducted till January 20 with 875 parliamentary staff members testing positive. Of these, The Rajya Sabha Secretariat conducted a total of 915 tests, with 271 found to be infected […]

In a bid to intensify anti-poaching operations, Commando Force will be deployed at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. This was informed by Special Director General of Police and Chairman of Assam Rhino Protection Task Force GP Singh. Worth mentioning here, a carcass of an adult female rhino, suspected to be killed by poachers with […]

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 […]

The Assam Government has decided to relax the night curfew hours in the state from February 1 onwards. This was stated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma yesterday while addressing media at Janata Bhawan, Guwahati. Keeping the fact in mind that the hospitalisation rate has been quite low even though cases have increased, the […]

Newly appointed Deputy Commissioner of Arunachal’s East Siang district Tayi Taggu has made a clarion call for more public and government support in order to protect and preserve the historic D’Ering Wildlife Sanctuary. Taggu who is on a 2-day visit to the sanctuary on Sunday expressed concern over the fact that wildlife of unprotected forest […]

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has once again made it clear that he as well as the people of the state want the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) removed. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh who is camping at the national capital said that he has been constantly pursuing the matter with the Centre […]

Indian badminton player PV Sindhu won her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament defeating young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games in Lucknow on Sunday. Top seed Sindhu breezed past Bansod 21-13 21-16 in a lopsided title match, despite playing in a depleted field due to multiple Covid-19 cases. The […]