Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who is on a two-day visit to Barak valley arrived at the bypass of the ring road and took stock of the road construction there on Saturday. Sarma inspected the progress of the road construction while engaging in discussion with local officials. The Chief Minister kickstarted his two-day visit […]

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly. Along with Satyarthi, STEM activist Valentina Munoz Rabanal, Microsoft President Brad Smith and K-pop superstars BLACKPINK as new SDG Advocates, said a press release issued by the […]

The near dead-locked Naga Peace Process appears to have been raised to a political level with Assam Chief Minister and NEDA Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma set to hold talks with NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Dimapur on September 21. In another big development, the new Naga Peace Interlocutor Akshaya Kumar Mishra also arrived in […]

Assam Police on Saturday busted a camp of the newly formed terror group United Liberation of Bodoland (ULB) in the Ultapani area of Kokrajhar district. This was informed via Twitter by GP Singh, Special Director General of Police, Assam Police. Two cadres were killed in heavy exchange of fire between security forces and the insurgents. […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday named Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its candidate for upcoming by-polls to Rajya Sabha from Assam scheduled for October 4. Sonowal is the incumbent Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Minister of AYUSH in the Government of India. He is also a member of the Cabinet […]

India reported 35,662 fresh COVID-19 cases and 281 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The country’s active caseload stands at 3,40,639 which accounts for 1.02 per cent of total COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, the country recorded 33,798 recoveries from the COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours, taking the […]

Arunachal Rajya Sabha MP Nabam Rebia on Friday termed the demand for Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) for Assam residents in the frontier state as irrational and unjustified. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live in Itanagar, Rebia said there is no question of giving PRC to Assam residents staying in Arunachal. It may be mentioned that the […]

Amid the escalating Covid situation in state, Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana held a crucial meet with Aizawl Municipal Corporation Councillors and Aizawl City Area Local Council leaders to take stock of the situation in the town. The meet focused on measures to contain the spread of Covid in the state capital. Aizawl accounts […]

Heated discussion ensued on the last day of the Autumn Session of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly with the opposition Congress trying to corner the NPP-led MDA government on multiple issues ranging from the law and order situation to alleged cases of corruption. While the Congress has been continually accusing the current government of not being able […]

Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi on Friday took the additional charge as new Governor of Nagaland at the Kohima Raj Bhavan. Justice Songkhupchung Setro of Gauhati High Court administered the oath of the office to the governor designate at Dr Imkongliba Ao hall. The oath taking ceremony was attended by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy CM […]