The two Quippo employees who are now in the captivity of ULFA-Independent are likely to soon return back to their families. In a WhatsApp conversation with Northeast Live’s Dibrugarh correspondent Ripunjoy Das, Kaushik Phukon, the son of Reboti Phukon who is the childhood friend ULFA-Independent chief Paresh Baruah, said the ULFA has in a way […]

Prabhat Sarma, a renowned flautist and musician from Assam, passed away on Tuesday morning at his residence in Guwahati creating a void in the state’s cultural arena. He was 86. Tributes poured in following the death of the musician. His death was mourned by many, including Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Sonowal, taking to Twitter, […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga while presenting the annual state budget on Monday informed that untied grants from the central government have reduced hence economic recovery from the Covid crisis is likely to be slow and uneven, as the economic and social impact of the virus has been devastating. The Chief Minister presented the state annual […]

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final decisions on the seat-sharing with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming assembly elections will be taken tomorrow. “There will be a meeting of AGP leadership with BJP national president JP Nadda and union home minister Amit Shah tomorrow. The seat-sharing […]

Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. Police in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, used tear gas against the protesters. The planned special meeting of the Association of […]

India’s total COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1,68,358 on Tuesday as the country added 12,286 new cases in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the health ministry, the country’s present active caseload now consists of 1.51 per cent of India’s total positive cases. Five states account […]

Assam health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday evening. “As people above 45 years with co-morbidities are eligible in phase 2, I took my first dose of #COVID19Vaccine at GMCH today. All those under this category are advised […]

Along with the rest of the country, the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination was carried out in Arunachal Pradesh’s border town, Tawang on Monday. A total of 193 people, including senior citizens of the border town were inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines at the Vaccination site in Khandro Drowa Tsangmo District Hospital. Under the soft-launch programme, […]

Bhartiya Janta Party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) is likely to meet in the first week of March to decide the candidates’ list for the upcoming assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory. According to sources, BJP is likely to announce its first list for the state assembly election in the first week of […]

The newly-elected councillors of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) were administered the oath by Aizawl District Magistrate Pu R Lalramnghaka at a function held at the municipal office on Monday. Lalrinenga Sailo, a Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee from ward-I, was elected the mayor, while ward XII councillor R Thanglura of MNF was elected the […]