The Mizoram government has announced an eight-day lockdown in Aizawl and other district headquarters town from today following the surge in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown came into force from 4 am today and will remain in force till 4 am of May 11. In this regard, an order was issued on Saturday by Mizoram chief […]

The United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL) party-led by Bodoland Territorial Council chief Pramod Boro bagged 6 seats in the Assam Assembly elections. The party contested in eight constituencies. Assam has a 126-member assembly and 64 seats are needed for a simple majority. The Counting of votes began at 8 AM on Sunday morning. Assam voted […]

West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav, who raided two marriage halls during night curfew earlier this week, on Sunday asked for relinquishment of his charge as District Magistrate for ‘fairness of inquiry’ into the incident. According to Tripura Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath, the Chief Secretary has accepted Yadav’s request. “West Tripura district DM […]

Amid an exponential rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Supreme Court has urged the Centre and states to consider imposing a lockdown to break the chain in the interest of public welfare. It also directed the central government to revisit its initiatives and protocols, including the availability of oxygen, availability and pricing of […]

India registered a slight dip in COVID-19 cases as it registered 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections and 3,417 related deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the union health ministry on Monday morning. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has gone up to 1,99,25,604. The daily spike had reached its peak of over four […]

The results for the Assam Assembly elections was announced on Sunday, May 2. The BJP has won with a clear majority in the state and has made a successful comeback for the second consecutive term. Assam has a 126-member assembly and 64 seats are needed for majority. The counting of votes began at 8 AM […]

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora has resigned from his post owning moral responsibility for party’s poor show in the state assembly elections. The top Congress leader was defeated by BJP’s Utpal Bora with a margin of 14,118 votes. In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Bora stated and acknowledged “full responsibility […]

As recent trends show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poised to return to power in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the people of the state for supporting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Assembly polls. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, “The people of Assam have again blessed the NDA’s development […]

The ruling BJP-led NDA is set to retain power in Assam, as per the latest trends available according to Election Commission. In Assam, out of 126 seats, BJP has won 30 seats and is ahead in 28 seats, Indian National Congress has won 11 and leading in 21, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is leading 3 […]

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an alliance of the ruling BJP has managed to secure 6 seats so far, as per trends available in the Election Commission (EC) website. The party is leading in 4 seats. AGP candidate Ramendra Narayan Kalita emerging victorious in the Gauhati West seat. Kalita defeated Congress rival Mira Borthakur Goswami […]