In a major clampdown on Marijuana cultivation, troopers of Tripura State Rifles along with Tripura police destroyed thousands of marijuana plants on Saturday in the bordering Kalanchora area in Sepahijala district of the State. During the joint operation, over 30,000 marijuana plants were destroyed. Bishnu Pada Bhowmik, officer-in-charge of the Kalamchoura police station, who led […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh paid a visit to Padma Shri, Guru Rewben Mashangva, at his residence in Nagaram, Imphal yesterday. Taking to Twitter, CM Singh wrote, “It’s always a pleasure meeting the King of Naga Folk music & Padma Shri Awardee Guru Rewben Mashangva. During a visit to his residence today, we discussed […]

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh Liberation, Border Security Forces (BSF) is organising a ‘Joint Cultural Programme’ at ICP Dawki in Meghalaya, under BSF, Meghalaya Frontier on 13th December, during which Mukti Yodhas or Historians and eminent speakers from both the countries will participate. BSF has been organizing series of events jointly with Bangladesh on […]

The personal Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly hacked during the early hours of Sunday. While the account was restored shortly after, a tweet promoting cryptocurrency had already been shared from the handle and was later deleted. PMO India said in a tweet, “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly […]

A delegation of BJP MPs from the Northeast, led by BJP president JP Nadda and National secretary BL Santosh, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Saturday. The delegation, during the meeting with the Prime Minister, discussed several key issues concerning the region. The delegation of BJP MPs include Arunachal MP Tapir […]

In a concerning development, 14 out of the total 27 districts nationwide with a high Covid positivity rate have been traced to the Northeast. In an alert issued, Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan today urged states and union territories to closely monitor the Covid situation in these 27 districts. In a letter to Chief Secretaries […]

The United States on Friday imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh. It also blacklisted Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group. Canada and the United Kingdom have also joined the United States in imposing sanctions related to human rights abuses in Myanmar. As […]

The AAPSU has renewed its demand for resolving the Offspring issue at the earliest. The AAPSU has been demanding a permanent solution to the matter of an offspring born to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) woman from Arunachal and a non-tribal man, enjoying ST benefits in the state. AAPSU general secretary Tobom Dai alleged that the […]

The Northeast Students Organisation today sought response from the state government as well as the Centre seeking clarity on the status of Chakma Hajongs residing in Arunachal Pradesh. Referring to the fact that Chakma Hajongs would be considered as Indian citizens under the Citizenship Amendment Act, NESO co-ordinator Pritam Waii Sonam said for the people […]

The ashes of General Bipin Rawat and his wife Dr. Madhulika Rawat were immersed in the Ganges in the holy city of Haridwar today. Daughters Tarini and Kritika who had performed their parents’ final rites also consigned their ashes. Earlier in the morning, they visited the Brar square crematorium, collected the ash before reaching Haridwar. […]