Amid rise in COVID-19 cases, the Sikkim government has decided to extend the lockdown in the state till June 21, however with easing restrictions. Sikkim has been under lockdown since May 16. The ongoing lockdown was scheduled to be lifted on June 14. As per the new directive,  taxis and private vehicles will be allowed […]

Four children were killed and two others injured as a massive landslide swept away a building in Aizawl in Mizoram, police said on Saturday. The incident happened around 9.30 pm on Friday at Thuampui neighbourhood in the Bawngkawn police station area in the northeastern part of the city, they said. An Assam-type building, in which […]

Goals from Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne helped Italy crush Turkey in the Group A encounter of the European Championships here at Stadio Olimpico on Friday (local time). Turkey’s Merih Demiral also ended up registering an own goal and in the end, Italy walked away with a comfortable 3-0 victory in their opening match of […]

The Keithalmanbi Battalion of Assam Rifles on Friday recovered arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Imphal. According to Assam Rifles, they have recovered one AK47, two CMGs, two 0.32 mm Pistols, two 0.22 mm pistols, eight assorted magazines, thirty-six rounds, and explosives from Tmongbung Village, Imphal District in Manipur. Taking to Twitter, Assam Rifles wrote, “Keithalmanbi […]

With 84,332 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours India maintained its declining trend of new cases and reported the lowest-single day cases in 70 days, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. With the new cases, the COVID case tally in India reached 2,93,59,155. India has been witnessing a continuous […]

The COVID-related lockdown was extended in Aizawl by another one week to break the chain of coronavirus transmission in the state especially in capital Aizawl, an official said on Friday. The meeting of various departments, which deal with COVID- 19 and representatives of churches, NGOs and local task forces presided over by health minister Dr. […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh supremo Mohan Bhagwat at the organization’s headquarters here on Friday. This was Sarma’s first visit to the RSS headquarters after becoming chief minister of Assam a month ago. Sarma spent more than an hour at the RSS headquarters and met Bhagwat, Sangh sources said, without […]

Youtuber Paras Singh who was in judicial custody in Arunachal Pradesh for hurling racial abuse at MLA Ninong Ering has been finally granted bail by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Yupia on Friday. Paras has been granted bail on a personal bond and has been asked not to leave the country without informing the court. […]

Amid rise in COVID-19 cases, the Manipur government on Friday decided to extend the ongoing curfew in seven districts till June 30. On account of the high positivity rate, curfew was first imposed on May 8 in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching, Ukhrul, Churachandpur, and Bishnupur, and later extended till June […]

The Naga Hoho has issued a statement on the purported news of signing an agreement between the Assam government, the Government of India (GoI) and the various rebel groups of Karbi Anglong for the proposed formation of Karbi Anglong Automous Territorial Council (KAATC) in Assam. In the statement, the Apex Naga body has advised the […]