At least 21 people are said to have died after being buried under a blanket of snow in their vehicles in Pakistan’s Murree, a mountain resort town (popular tourist destination) located in the north of Islamabad. According to Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, around 1,000 vehicles were trapped on a highway during a blizzard. Over 100,000 […]

With assembly elections due in the state early next year, Meghalaya BJP President Ernest Mawrie said that the people of the state will not accept the Trinamool Congress. Ernest Mawrie stated that, unlike the BJP, the Trinamool Congress is not a national party and, hence, it would take time for them to find a foothold […]

Assam’s Goalpara district was awarded the best district in the North-East zone in the National Water Awards 2020 on Friday, which was announced by Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Meanwhile, in the Best State category, Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Speaking on the occasion, […]

In a major decision, the Tripura government has decided to open National Service Scheme, or NSS units in all schools near the international border. This was informed by Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb. Addressing a gathering of Tripura State NSS volunteers on January 7th, CM Deb said that various international forces are conspiring to create […]

TMC MLA Ashish Das, who has been protesting for more than 20 days against alleged privatisation of education in Tripura, was arrested by police in Agartala on Friday. Das has been protesting against Project Mission 100 Vidyajyoti Schools for the past 22 days, claiming that the government is privatising the school education system. Also Read: […]

Assam has witnessed a massive spike in COVID cases. 1,167 new COVID cases have been detected in the state in the last 24 hours, of which the highest number of cases, 517, has been detected in the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district. The positivity rate has increased to 3.32% as compared to the 2.37% positivity rate recorded […]

In the wake of the rapid surge in the daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Tripura, the state government is mullinging coming up with a new set of SOPs in order to curb the further spread of the virus. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that a key meeting involving top officials of the state […]

The funeral of the late music maestro Neil Nongkynrih is set to take place in Shillong today. As per sources, the funeral services are set to take place at about 1 pm in the afternoon. Shillong Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is likely to attend the funeral service along with several eminent personalities from Shillong. Also […]

Longdon Wangsu, the Assam Rifles Jawan who was martyred in the IED blast in Manipur’s Thoubal on January 5th was cremated yesterday at his native village Niausa in Arunachal Pradesh. Officers and personnel of the 16 Assam Rifles paid rich tributes to the deceased Jawan in a solemn ceremony. During the ceremony held at Arunachal’s […]

Amid the growing demand for upgrading Shamator sub-division into a full-fledged district, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton talking to Northeast Live said that the government has decided to set up a third party that will mediate the issue with Civil Society Organisations of Yimkhiung, besides other tribes inhabiting Shamator. Patton said that the person […]