Several parts of Manipur, including capital Imphal, may witness long hours of power cuts and blackouts as the employees of the State Electricity department have intensified their agitation demanding the implementation of the 7th Pay Panel recommendations. The members of the Manipur Electricity Employees’ Union or MEEU on Thursday locked down its divisional office located […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the BRICS has witnessed several achievements in the past one-and-a-half decades and is an influential voice for emerging economies of the world. In his opening remarks at the 13th BRICS Summit, the Prime Minister also said the BRICS platform has been useful for focussing attention on the […]

The Election Commission on Thursday announced bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats including Assam, which fell vacant due to various reasons.  The bypolls to all seats will take place on October 4. According to a notification issued by ECI, polls will be held in two seats in Tamil Nadu and one each in West Bengal, […]

Meghalaya’s iconic Kongthong village in East Khasi Hills district, popularly known as the ‘Whistling Village’ has been nominated for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ‘Best Tourism Village’ award along with two other villages in the country. Taking to Twitter Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced, “Meghalaya’s whistling village Kongthong is selected for entry to […]

Tripura Royal Scion and Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Deb Barman is a man on a mission. Deb Barman is busy reaching out to all regional parties and organisations with the aim to form an alternate indigenous political front. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live, the Tipra Motha chief said that the aim of forming […]

Militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), mostly active in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, has declared a unilateral ceasefire for three months, the group has informed through a press release. The release, which was made available to media on Wednesday but signed a day earlier, said the outfit has decided on the unilateral ceasefire as […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday directed the police to file a criminal case in connection with the boat accident in the Brahmaputra river near Neematighat in Jorhat district that claimed one life while two persons are still missing. The Chief Minister visited the mishap site today and took stock of the current […]

A total of 43,263 new COVID-19 cases and 338 deaths were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry. Of these, Kerala recorded 30,196 cases and 181 deaths. The Health Ministry said that India’s active caseload now stands at 3,93,614. The active cases account for 1.19 per cent of […]

The Centre on Wednesday entered into a Ceasefire Agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Sumi Group for a period of one year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. With the signing of the agreement, the Ministry said more than 200 cadres of this group joined the peace process. The Ministry […]

The Sub-Committee on Cultural Identity, one of the seven sub-groups constituted by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government to study various aspects relating to the indigenous Assamese Muslim communities in the state, held its first meeting outside Guwahati under the Chairmanship of Wasbir Hussain, who heads the sub-committee. The committee was in Goalpara today to […]