Aiming development of the hill areas of Manipur, the Hills Area Committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly on Thursday introduced the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Councils Bill, 2021. Speaking to media regarding the newly drafted bill chairman of Hills Area Committee K Leishiyo said that the Hills Area Committee had unanimously drafted the bill […]

After remaining closed for over a year, the iconic Taj Mahal will reopen its night view for visitors from August 21. Visitors who want to explore the marble monument under the moonlight will now be able to visit from tomorrow, said officials on Friday. The night viewing of the monument had closed on March 17, […]

The Assam Rifles on Thursday recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other war-like stores in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district near the India-Myanmar border, an official said. The recovery was made following a joint operation by the paramilitary force and the state police based on specific information. The seized weapons include three pistols, 174 live […]

Hockey star Lalremsiami, who was part of the Indian women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, has been appointed as the chief coach, a group A post, under the Mizoram sports and youth services department. The Mizoram government on Thursday approved the appointment of Lalremsiami in a Group-A post as an appreciation for her performance […]

Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) chief Bhaichung Bhutia demanded Inner Line Permit (ILP) for the state, hitting out at Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang for not raising the issue with the Centre during his visit to New Delhi. Bhutia, the national football icon, said most Northeast states with international borders have the ILP in place and […]

With 36,571 COVID-19 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s active tally has dropped to 3,63,605, which is the lowest in 150 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, India’s cumulative count has reached 32,358,829 and the country’s active cases account for 1.12 per cent of the […]

In a major breakthrough, the Assam Police on Thursday seized heroin worth over Rs 4.5 crore at Jorabat on the outskirts of Guwahati. Acting on a tip-off, the Assam Police seized the contraband from a truck coming from Manipur. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the case. A total of 60 packets containing […]

A man who was lodged in a Saudi Arabia prison on charges of blasphemy and for posting derogatory messages about Mecca and the king of Saudi Arabia on Facebook returned to India after 20 months. Harish Bangera, who was arrested on December 20, 2019 arrived at the Bengaluru international airport where he was welcomed by […]

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday flagged off the first scheduled flight of Flybig Airlines from Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh to the capital city of Assam, Guwahati. According to a press release, Flybig airlines, RCS UDAN flight was inaugurated today at Tezu Airport, Arunachal Pradesh. This is the second flight service by the […]

A landslide has blocked National Highway 10, snapping the arterial road link between Sikkim and West Bengal on Thursday, an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said. Following heavy rain, a massive amount of rocks and slush rolled down the hill and blocked the highway at 29th Mile area in neighbouring West Bengal, around […]