In a major drug haul, Assam Police officials seized 51 packets of ganja worth Rs 1 crore from a truck in Kokrajhar on Sunday. Police intercepted the truck at Srirampur bordering West Bengal and recovered packets of the contraband weighing around 572.8 kg. “Breaking the buds! A truck was intercepted at Srirampur & 51 Pkts of […]

Extending financial aid to children who lost their parents to Covid infection, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday announced the Chief Minister’s “Bal Seva Scheme” for the children orphaned by COVID-19. Under the scheme, the government will be providing a maintenance amount of Rs. 3500 per month if any child wishes to stay […]

India reported the lowest daily new coronavirus infections in 50 days with 1,52,734 cases, taking the tally to 2,80,47,534 on Monday, while the active caseload declined to 20,26,092, the Health Ministry said. The toll climbed to 3,29,100 with 3,128 more fatalities, according to the ministry data. The daily test positivity rate was recorded at 9.07 […]

The African Swine Fever (ASF) continued to wreak havoc in Mizoram, killing 4,650 pigs and piglets in a little over two months, an official said on Saturday. The ASF outbreak has caused a loss of Rs 18.60 crore to the farmers of the state, said Dr Lalhmingthanga, the Joint Director (Livestock Health) at the Animal […]

In a bid to provide relief to the children who lost their parents to COVID-19, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni scheme to take care of the Covid orphaned children. Addressing a press meet at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta […]

Tripura registered 13 more deaths due to COVID-19, the highest so far in a single day, pushing the toll to 495, a health department bulletin said on Saturday. The COVID-19 caseload in the northeastern state rose to 49,290 as 783 more people tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, it said. […]

Delhi’s Rohini Court on Saturday granted the police further 4-day remand of wrestler Sushil Kumar and one other accused in connection with the alleged murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankar. The Court partially allowed the Delhi Police remand application to further question Sushil Kumar in connection with the case. While granting further remand, Duty Metropolitan Magistrate […]

The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday sent Punjab-based YouTuber Paras Singh to 6 days judicial custody to investigate the matter of racial remarks made against senior Congress MLA Ninong Ering and the people of Arunachal Pradesh. SIT Rohit Rajbir Singh said, “Accused Paras remanded 6 days of Judicial Custody, and […]

The widow of Army Major Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who was killed in the 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, on Saturday donned the Indian Army uniform for the first time as she joined the force to serve the nation. Nikita Kaul paid tribute to her husband who lost his life in the February 2019 encounter with […]

In a sensational allegation, the Nagaland Government has termed the inter-state border row in Dissoi valley as a handiwork of Assam Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live, senior BJP leader and Nagaland Government Spokesperson Mmhonlumo Kikon termed the firing incident as politically motivated and blamed Mariani MLA Kurmi for the incident. Kikon […]