India recorded its highest daily tally of coronavirus cases this year with 28,903 new infections, taking the total COVID-19 tally to 1,14,38,734, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,59,044 with 188 new fatalities, the highest in around two months, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]

The border dispute between Mizoram and Assam is yet to be resolved, Mizoram Home Minister Lalchamliana told the State Assembly on Tuesday. The two neighbouring states could not reach a consensus on boundary issues till date. In pursuance of the Centre’s directive in July last year, the state government has already appointed a nodal officer […]

The Nagaland government has permitted re-opening of regular session for classes 1 to 5 in the schools across the state from March 22. In this connection, Principal Secretary (Home) Abhijit Sinha on Tuesday issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), outlining various generic precautionary measures to be adopted in addition to specific measures to be taken to […]

Former minister and MLA N Kayisii has been unanimously elected unopposed as State president of the National People’s Party (NPP) in Manipur on Tuesday. The Returning Officer of Central Election Authority and party General Secretary Mutchu Mithi made the declaration at the NPP State office. According to Mutchu Mithi, the party received only one nomination […]

Top BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress for aligning with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) for the Assembly elections, saying that each vote Congress gets would help AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal to get closer to Dispur. Addressing an election rally in Assam’s Biswanath, Sarma said, […]

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over probe into the grenade attack outside Manipur Raj Bhawan on January this year. The top investigating agency took over the case after preliminary investigation revealed that the attack was carried at the behest of Myanmar-based commanders of United National Liberation Front or UNLF. The ministry of home […]

United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the BJP in Assam on Tuesday released a list of 8 candidates for the third phase of Assembly polls. The newly formed regional party has fielded former president Urkhao Gwra Brahma for the Chapaguri (ST) seat. The other candidates who will be contesting the polls include – […]

The nomination papers of the 28 of the total 408 candidates for the second phase of Assam Assembly elections have been rejected during scrutiny, a spokesperson of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Tuesday. Altogether 408 candidates had filed their nominations for the 39 constituencies going to polls on April 1 and […]

Over 380 Myanmar nationals, including women and children have so far sneaked into Mizoram seeking refuge since late February, following the military coup and subsequent crackdown on pro-democratic movements in Myanmar As per reports, a total of 383 people from Myanmar have already entered five districts of Mizoram, of which 297 were already verified while […]

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years and the […]