Naga People’s Front secretary general Achumbemo Kikon said that his party has achieved a very positive result out of having such a government under Chief Minister TR Zeliang in 2015 that led to the signing of the Framework Agreement. Kikon said that as far as the NPF is concerned, the party has made enough sacrifices […]

The Assam government on Friday passed the Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 banning transportation of cattle from the state and consumption of beef within 5 km distance of temples. The Bill also prohibits consumption of beef in areas with substantial Hindu population. The bill was passed in the Assembly even as the opposition Congress and AIUDF […]

In a major boost to the Trinamool Congress in Tripura, 30 BJP and Congress leaders, including a Youth Congress secretary, have joined the party in the presence of West Bengal law minister Bratya Basu. Apart from minister Basu, 4 other party MPs have also landed in the state this morning and 5 others are reaching […]

The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Model Tenancy Act of 2021 on Friday. The Assam Tenancy Act 2021, which is a first-of-its-kind, aims to protect the rights of landlords and tenants and will establish a regulatory authority for providing a speedy resolution of disputes. As per the Act, landlords cannot increase the rents on their […]

Continuing its crackdown on illegal drugs trade, the Assam Police on Thursday seized 2.17 kg of heroin at Bokajan in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district. During the raid, police seized 150 packets of drugs that were concealed in a blanket. Taking to Twitter Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed, “#AssamAgainstDrugs Pursuing an old case @karbianglongpol have busted an […]

Surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) leader Chesterfield Thangkhiew has been reportedly killed in an encounter with Meghalaya police in the early hours of Friday. As per police sources, a joint team of East Jaintia Hills police and East Khasi Hills police raided the residence of the surrendered HNLC leader in connection with the blast […]

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday gave his nod to the proposal of the North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) to implement a ‘Toy Train Project’ in the picturesque town of Tawang. The proposal was presented to the Chief Minister by NFR General Manager Anshul Gupta. He assured the Chief Minister that once everything is […]

The Taliban has taken over Afghanistan’s second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, fuelling fears the US-backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. The city was reportedly seized on late Thursday as the Taliban continues to step up their offensive amid US […]

After 42,295 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 active caseload dropped to 3,85,227 and now only constitute 1.2 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. As many as 40,120 new coronavirus cases were registered in the 24-hour period, taking […]

Meghalaya chief minister and National People’s Party (NPP) president Conrad Sangma inaugurated the party’s Delhi office on Thursday. The inauguration was made in presence of Meghalaya deputy CM Prestone Tynsong, Manipur deputy CM Joykumar Singh and a host of party leaders from different parts of the country, including Rajya Sabha MP Dr W R Kharlukhi […]