Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called on Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday and requested for additional telecom towers to be set up under the Universal Service Obligation Fund in remote areas of the State. The Chief Minister also emphasized that the implementation of the project in hilly states like Meghalaya with terrain constraints […]

India reported 37,875 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. India’s active caseload now stands at 3,91,256. The total number of cases of COVID-19 infection in the country has reached 3,30,96,718. Out of the fresh cases recorded across the country, Kerala has recorded 25,772 in the […]

The Lurin Jyoti Gogoi-led Assam Jatiya Parishad which made a promising debut in the Assam assembly polls despite not winning a single seat, has extended its support to TIPRA and resolved to work jointly with the party on issues concerning the indigenous populace of the region. The announcement was made during a programme organised by […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a key meet on the Assam Accord with AASU representatives in Guwahati on Tuesday. The meet assumed great significance as this is the first time in 16 years that a Chief Minister-level meet was held on the Assam Accord. During the meet it was decided that a committee […]

The chorus to demand justice for former HNLC leader Cherishterfield Thangkiew is only getting louder with more groups joining the protests. A mass rally cum candlelight vigil was organised in Shillong on Tuesday under the initiative of “The Voice of people of Malki” which saw participation from various other local bodies including members of the […]

Nagaland witnessed a marginal rise in the number of daily cases of COVID-19 with 32 infections added during the last 24 hours on Monday, taking the aggregate to 30,388. The state also reported more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh infections as 44 patients recuperated from the disease during the day, a health bulletin said. A total […]

In a landmark achievement, India has administered 70 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to date, informed Union Health Minster Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, Mandaviya congratulated all the health workers and people for this momentous achievement. “Soaring higher on #COVID19 vaccination under PM @NarendraModi ji’s leadership. 70,00,00,000 vaccine doses administered to date. Congratulations to […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has made another massive attempt to reach out to the people of the hill districts of the state at a time when the State government is drawing flak over attempts to include MLAs from the valley into the Hill Area Committee. Launching the Go to Hills 2.0 programme in […]

The row over the killing of former HNLC leader Cheristerfield Thangkiew continues with residents of Shillong’s Mawlai locality coming under the banner of the Voice of the People of Mawlai to register a symbolic knife surrender protest. Scores of local residents took part in a rally in Shillong that culminated with the mass surrender of […]

As many as 1200 Bru families will be resettled in Tripura by October 30, informed Chief Minister Biplab Deb while speaking to mediapersons on Monday. He added that the remaining 5000 odd families will also be given accommodation within the next six months. Deb also informed that the Centre had sanctioned Rs 600 crore for […]