The war on drugs continues unabated in Assam. In a massive crackdown on the drug trade in the state, Assam Police seized a huge drug haul and also apprehended two drug peddlers from Karbi Anglong district. As per sources, Police recovered the contraband heroin weighing 1.6 kg from Khot-khoti in Bokajan under Karbi Anglong district. […]

Itanagar Capital Region DC Talo Potom has informed that the government has decided to release around 20 detained members of the All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) including general secretary Bengia Tada at the earliest. As many as 50 activists from Itanagar and 7 from Naharlagun were arrested on January 13 during the 36-hour bandh called […]

The Congress is aiming high as far as the impending assembly election in Manipur is concerned. As political parties have stepped up efforts to woo the voters, Congress is confident of sweeping the poll battle. Talking to Northeast Live, former Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh exuded confidence and said that his party will be able […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government has agreed to release all those detained during the 36-hour bandh call in the Itanagar Capital Region by the All Nyishi Youth Association. However, further probe will be carried out against anyone involved in criminal conspiracy. This was informed by the Nyishi Elite Society which held hectic parleys with government representatives […]

The 12-hour strike called by the Twipra Student’s Federation (TSF) has been called off following a crucial late-night meeting of TSF leaders with Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sushanta Chowdhury. Both parties agreed on the point that a bandh is not a solution to any issue. The minister also assured justice to the two youths […]

Legendary Kathak Dancer Birju Maharaj, fondly called Pandit-ji or Maharaj-ji by his disciples is no more. The Kathak maestro breathed his last at his home in the wee hours of Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 83. As per reports, Maharajji was reportedly playing with his grandsons when his health unexpectedly deteriorated, following which […]

A dedicated cop from Assam had to face the ire of an MLA only for performing his duty responsibly. Instead of lauding the cop for his efforts to fight crime, the MLA is heard issuing life threats to the police official. Audio clippings have gone viral where Bihpuria MLA Amiya Kumar Bhuyan is purportedly heard […]

Tripura Police has ordered an investigation into the allegations of ‘physical assault’ on youths whose vehicle had broken down ahead of the arrival of CM Biplab Deb’s convoy on January 13 in Telimura. TheYouths identified as Angle Reang and Abhijit Debbarma had lodged complaints based on which the inquiry has been ordered on January 15th. […]

As many as 45 fresh cases of Omicron have been detected in Meghalaya. This was revealed by Commissioner & Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Meghalaya, Sampath Kumar. Talking exclusively to Northeast Live, Kumar informed that out of the 47 samples sent for genome sequencing recently, 45 have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The remaining […]

In a piece of good news for animal lovers, the latest reports have shown that cases of rhino poaching in the renowned Kaziranga National Park of Assam have drastically gone down. As per the data released by the authorities, only one rhino was killed by poachers last year. This is being seen as a big […]