A night curfew has been announced in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh – from 11 pm to 5 am, starting tomorrow (Saturday) – amid growing concern over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In addition, UP also said only 200 people could attend marriages and social functions, at which all necessary Covid-safety protocols must be followed. […]

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong informs that the regional committees on the borders of Assam and Meghalaya will be submitting their reports by January 15 next year. Also Read: Sikkim doctor attack: Cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Upreti passes away Tynsong informed that the chief ministerial level meeting between both states which were held on Wednesday […]

Cardiologist Dr Sanjay Upreti, who was attacked by a man at Gangtok’s STNM Hospital, has passed away. According to latest inputs, Dr Upreti breathed his last around 3 AM at the Neotia Superspeciality Hospital in Siliguri today. Also Read: Inter-state border row: Assam-Nagaland CMs meet HM Shah He was airlifted to Siliguri on an Indian […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio met Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday in New Delhi. In the meeting several key issues including inter-state border row were taken up. Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y. Patton and former Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang were also present in the meet. Also Read: […]

The Assam Congress has issued a whip for its two MLAs Sherman Ali and Shashikanta Das. The Chief Whip of the Congress legislature party has summoned Sherman Ali to appear them today at 9:30 am and Shashikanta Das has been sumoned at 10 am. Also Read: Northeast gears up for Christmas as Yuletide sets in […]

Hectic preparations are underway in the Arunachal capital Itanagar for the Christmas festivities. The Christian Revival Church in the heart of the town is all decked up for the big occasion. Christmas trees can also be in and around the main locations in the city. The markets are also abuzz with activity as people indulge […]

Day after the crucial Chief Ministerial meet on the inter-state border dispute with Assam, Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui today said that the state government was optimistic of resolving the issue soon. Rymbui said that both states are showing a keen interest in solving the matter once and for all. It may be mentioned that […]

In a major setback for Meghalaya Congress, state legislative assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday recognised the merger of the 12 Indian National Congress MLAs with the All India Trinamool Congress, as provided under the provisions of  Paragraph IV of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. The 12 legislators — Dr. Mukul Sangma, Marthon Sangma, […]

India won the bronze medal at the Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament on Wednesday, defeating Pakistan 4-3 in a pulsating play-off for the 3rd and 4th position. India fought their way through a resilient Pakistani side finishing third in the five-team event. South Korea won the gold medal after a remarkable comeback in the […]

After China’s Xi’an city reported 52 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, authorities ordered a strict lockdown and instructed its millions to stay home. So far, 143 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Xi’an. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) official Lei Zhenglong had warned that the country cannot “let its guard down” with the Omicron cases […]