It seems that the much talked about Congress-AIUDF alliance in Assam is still facing uncertainty. Even after jointly campaigning in the recent BTR council elections, the Congress is still unsure about continuing with the alliance. Former Silchar MP and President of the All India Mahila Congress, Sushmita Dev has said that the Congress party will […]

Aiming at providing breast milk for premature, low birth-weight, and sick newborns, besides other needy babies, the first human milk bank in the Northeast has been set up in Guwahati’s Satribari Christian Hospital. “It is the 15th human milk bank of its kind in the entire country. It has the capacity to store the milk […]

The alliance comprising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Gana Suraksha Party won the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test on Thursday. The alliance led by UPPL president Pramod Boro got the support of 22 members. With this majority, Pramod Bodo will lead the BTC as its Chief Executive Member (CEM). After the […]

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday flagged off the ‘Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan’, a river rafting expedition and public outreach programme, from Gelling in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district. Taking to Twitter Rijiju said, “The biggest river of our country, the mighty Brahmaputra is known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh. It […]

Qatar will host the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 from February 1 to 11, 2021, after it was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six continental confederations, as well as the host nation’s league champions, will compete in the tournament, which will be held across three FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums […]

After 12 days of swearing-in, the newly formed council of the UPP(L), BJP and GSP combine will have to prove its majority in the floor of the BTC assembly on Thursday. Briefing newspersons, a day ahead of the floor test, UPP(L) chief and BTC CEM Pramod Boro said that the coalition has sufficient numbers to […]

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 73 percent turnout in the local body elections held on Tuesday. According to News On Air, State Election Commissioner Hage Kojeen told reporters this afternoon that the polling was largely peaceful across the State. He said the highest poll percentage was recorded in Longding District with about 86 percent turnout and lowest […]

Naga insurgent group NSCN-K, led by dreaded militant Niki Sumi, on Wednesday announced a ceasefire and said that it has contacted the central government for initiating peace dialogue. The NSCN-K had signed a ceasefire with the Centre in 2001 but unilaterally abrogated it in 2015 when the then ‘chairman’ of the group, SS Khaplang, was […]

A group of 13 Rohingyas including four men, three women and six children were detained by the Assam police in Karimganj district on Tuesday. The Rohingyas had entered Assam via Tripura while making their way from Bangladesh. The police detained them during checking at Churaibari near the Assam-Tripura inter-state border. Acoording to police, the group […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state executive meeting in Karimganj. State BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass, NE state BJP General Secretary Ajay Jamwal, Assam and Tripura BJP organizing secretary, Phanindranath Sharma were also present at the inaugural ceremony. “A bright surge of saffron towards Mission 2021! Glad […]