Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who is also in charge of the home department, today visited the headquarters and camps of the Tripura State Rifles at various places in the West Tripura district. Accompanied by DGP V S Yadav and other senior officials, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inspected the camps and also interacted […]

The National People’s Party released its first list of candidates today. As many as 20 candidates have been named in the first list, with 18 set to contest valley seats. Manipur deputy chief minister Y Joykumar Singh, who will run from the Uripok assembly constituency, is one of the key candidates. Besides, L Jayanta Kumar […]

In a major jolt to the Sikkim Democratic Front, senior leaders, including Vice President Ganesh Rai, tendered their resignation today. Notably, former SDF Vice President Ganesh Rai announced the formation of a new political party this year. Apart from Ganesh Rai, other senior SDF leaders who resigned today include Sonam Gyatso Lepcha, Dawso Lepcha, and […]

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal counterpart Pema Khandu met in Guwahati today. The inter-state border issue between the states topped the agenda of their discussion. Taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Solving boundary issues with neighbours is our priority. Discussed with Hon’ble CM of Arunachal Pradesh Sh @PemaKhanduBJP, who […]

Meghalaya TMC leader Mukul Sangma has called upon the Centre to take steps to stop the alleged illegal coal mining in the state. Sangma said that since coal is a subject under the Government of India, it is incumbent upon the government to take cognizance of what is happening and take recourse to all the […]

The Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, who is also the Convener of the Assembly’s Select Committee to Examine the Nagaland-Assam Border Issue, held a crucial meeting today to discuss the roadmap for a solution to the inter-state boundary dispute. Significantly, CM Rio said that Nagaland is in favour of an out-of-court settlement of the border dispute. […]

Ahead of Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually interacted with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees today. This year, 29 children from across the country were selected under different categories of the Bal Shakti Puraskar for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022. Among the 29 children selected for the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar […]

A total of 875 staff members of the Parliament have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Budget session. According to sources, 2,847 COVID-19 tests were conducted till January 20 with 875 parliamentary staff members testing positive. Of these, The Rajya Sabha Secretariat conducted a total of 915 tests, with 271 found to be infected […]

In a bid to intensify anti-poaching operations, Commando Force will be deployed at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. This was informed by Special Director General of Police and Chairman of Assam Rhino Protection Task Force GP Singh. Worth mentioning here, a carcass of an adult female rhino, suspected to be killed by poachers with […]

Khanthang Tonsing who is a prospective candidate from the Thanlon constituency for the forthcoming Manipur Assembly Elections stated that individual candidates matter more than the party in the upcoming electoral battles. Notably, Khanthang Tonsing is the son of Congress veteran Late Phungzathang Tonsing who was a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly for more than […]