India’s daily coronavirus cases tally continues to dip further as only 30,548 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Monday. India reported less than 50,000 new daily cases for the ninth continuous day. The last time daily new cases crossed the […]

Manipur is all set to conduct sero survey from November 30 to determine the local spread of COVID-19. The step has been taken up in view of the rise in active cases last month. Talking to Northeast Live, State Surveillance Officer, Dr Somorjit Ningombam stated that population-based seroepidemiological investigation of COVID-19 in Manipur will be […]

Newly-appointed Inspector General of the BSF’s Tripura frontier Sushanta Nath on Saturday paid a visit to Akhura check post along the Indo-Bangladesh border on the occasion of Diwali. The Inspector-General greeted the BSF jawans who are on duty at the Akhura check post and also distributed sweets among them on the festive occasion. From there […]

Insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent or ULFA (I) has appointed Michael Asom as new deputy commander-in-chief of the outfit. Michael has replaced Drishti Rajkhowa alias Manoj Rabha who had surrendered before Indian Army and Meghalaya Police on November 12. In a statement issued by ULFA (I) publicity wing captain Deep Asom, the outlawed […]

At least five persons have been apprehended so far on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy of Techi Meena Lishi, who was allegedly found dead at Karsingsa on 5 November. Addressing mediapersons on Friday night, IGP Chukhu Apa said that nearly 80 percent of the investigation has been completed and soon the case will be […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed the party’s national vice-president Baijayant Panda as in-charge of Assam. Panda, a former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader, joined the BJP in March 2019. Additionally, he was a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha for two terms from 2000 to 2009. Panda is considered an important leader […]

The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has demanded for the speedy implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state of Meghalaya. Speaking to mediapersons, HYC President Robert Kharjarin said that the implementation of ILP in India is nothing new and it has been there during the British times. Kharjarin said that to take the Centre […]

India is working rapidly to increase its defence capability and make its defence sector Atmanirbhar, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday while addressing the soldiers at Longewala in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Prime Minister is in Longewala to celebrate Diwali with the security forces. “India is working rapidly to increase its defence capability and make […]

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), carried out a successful test of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system on Friday. The missile hit its target directly during the test. The launch took place from ITR Chandipur at 3.50 PM off the Odisha coast. The missile is propelled by a single-stage solid-propellant rocket motor […]

An Army jawan from lower Assam’s Dhubri district is among the four Indian Army personnel killed in the multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) from Gurez to Uri sectors of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Haradhan Ray from Futukibari Medhipara in the Sapatgram area of Dhubri district made the […]