A students body in Nagaland has sought Governor RN Ravi’s intervention in securing release of 2 individuals allegedly held captive by the NSCN-Unification. The Zeliangrong Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) has sought Ravi’s intervention with two persons being held captive since March 2nd. Demanding their safe release, the students’ body also held a peaceful protest rally […]

With electioneering picking up pace in West Bengal and Assam ahead of first poll polling on March 27, Home Minister Amit Shah will campaign in the two states on March 14, 15. On March 14, he will hold a roadshow in Kharagpur and will address two rallies in the state a day later. The rallies […]

China’s parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th five-year plan which includes the controversial hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Arunachal Pradesh border, over which India has raised serious concerns. Attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders, the meeting approved a development blueprint which contains […]

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Election Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on Saturday to finalise a list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls including Assam, sources said. “BJP Central Election Committee to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the names of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in 4 states and one UT,” […]

In a huge success for the security forces in Mizoram, the Aizawl Battalion of the Assam Rifles apprehended a Commander-in-chief of the KNA (I) operating in Zemabawk-Thuampui area on Thursday. The operation was conducted by a joint team of Assam Rifles personnel and 11 WEU based on intelligence inputs about the presence of the KNA […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma took his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Civil Hospital in Shillong on Friday. The Chief Minister appealed to all the frontline workers and senior citizens in the state to get inoculated. After receiving his first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, Sangma taking to his official Twitter handle said, […]

In Assam, BJP candidates Ramkrishna Ghosh and Sibu Mishra on Friday filed their nomination for Hojai and Lumding assembly seats respectively. Accompanied by State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with BJP national general secretary Dilip Saikia, the candidates submitted their nomination papers after taking part in a road show. Ghosh and Mishra filed their […]

India ODI skipper Mithali Raj on Friday added another feather to her cap as she became the first Indian woman to complete 10,000 runs across formats. Mithali achieved the milestone figure in the third ODI against South Africa at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here. Playing in her 212th ODI for India, Mithali played a knock […]

In a major clampdown on drug smuggling, the Assam Rifles on Thursday recovered 91 grams of Heroin from Thuampui in Mizoram. The operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles, Excise and Narcotics Department based on specific information. One person has been apprehended in connection with the case. The approximate market value of the contraband […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will be holding a massive election campaign in the poll-bound states of Assam, West Bengal and Kerala starting next week till the end of the month. According to sources, the Prime Minister will hold election rallies in West Bengal’s Purulia on March 18, Contai on March […]