The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a plea challenging an order passed by it in September 2020 in a matter related to the alleged extrajudicial killing of two people by a combined force of Manipur Police commandos and 16th Assam Rifles in Imphal, Manipur on January […]

Four days after the police arrested three facilitators of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), four militants who underwent training in Bangladesh surrendered before the security forces after fleeing from their camps on January 31. The four returnees have been identified as Sethi Debbarma (20), Rajib Debbarma (18), Bishram Reang (21) and Zawmina […]

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi while addressing the seventh session of the 13th Nagaland legislative assembly on Friday said that the focus remains on a final solution to the long-drawn Naga political issue. Ravi stated that it is high time for reaching the final solution when negotiations between the Centre and the various Naga groups have […]

India’s total COVID-19 active caseload has seen a sharp decline, falling to 1,35,926 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the health ministry, the total positive cases of the country now comprise only 1.25 per cent of the total cases. The day on day change of active cases […]

In view of the rampant illegal transportation of coal from Meghalaya and the state losing revenue, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) along with district heads conducted a surprise check and seized two illegal coal laden trucks along Dainadubi-Nongalbibra road in Meghalaya on Thursday. The checking was conducted by NCP leader Saleng Sangma, Additional Superintendent of […]

Assam Health, Finance and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that all under-construction cancer hospitals in the state will be fully operational by September this year. As many as nine cancer hospitals will be inaugurated in the state in the month of September this year, Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. The new cancer hospitals […]

After reports surfaced of Lukha river changing colour and turning deep blue raising health as well as environmental concerns in the area, Meghalaya Forest and Environment Minister James Sangma informed that he will go for an on-spot inspection of the polluted river in East Jaintia hills district later this month. Expressing concern about the phenomenon, […]

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the state government on Friday said it has cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5. Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while presenting the vote on account Budget for the year 2021-2022 on the second day of the State Assembly session announced that from Friday midnight the prices […]

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Thursday said the state is still examining the Centre’s report on the implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord, which had been submitted to it a year ago. In his address on the inaugural day of the last session of this assembly, Mukhi said the union home ministry had constituted […]

The 12th Guru Tulku Rinpoche of Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery consecrated a 12-feet tall stupa near Power House Market road in Bomdila on Thursday. The stupa was constructed at the behest of the public to save the sinking zone near the Postal Colony, Pangchen colony and Power House market in Bomdila. Each year, during rainy […]