Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday held a meeting with all the Deputy Commissioners of the State and senior government officials to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ranking of Meghalaya. In a press briefing, the Chief Minister said, Sustainable Development Goals have been given to all States and Niti Aayog has been following […]

Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare on Tuesday wrote to the Manipur government saying that powers to administer notices have not been delegated to state governments, police commissioners or District Magistrates under the new media laws. “The rules relating to news publishers and publishers of Online Curated Content (OTT) Platforms, including the Code of […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has reached the final stage to decide the seat-sharing for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. NEDA convenor and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma told media persons in Guwahati that the two allies have arrived at a 99 percent consensus. Sarma said that the issue […]

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued notification for the process of filing nomination papers by candidates for the first phase of Assam assembly elections to be held on March 27. “Notification for Phase 1 of Assam #AssemblyElections2021 has been issued today. The nomination process for 47 Assembly Constituencies begins with the issue of […]

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi took the first dose of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS in New Delhi on Tuesday. The second dose is due after 28 days. A press release issued by Raj Bhavan stated, “Honble Governor R N Ravi took first dose of indigenously produced Covaxin today March 2 at the AIIMS New Delhi […]

The two Quippo employees who are now in the captivity of ULFA-Independent are likely to soon return back to their families. In a WhatsApp conversation with Northeast Live’s Dibrugarh correspondent Ripunjoy Das, Kaushik Phukon, the son of Reboti Phukon who is the childhood friend ULFA-Independent chief Paresh Baruah, said the ULFA has in a way […]

Prabhat Sarma, a renowned flautist and musician from Assam, passed away on Tuesday morning at his residence in Guwahati creating a void in the state’s cultural arena. He was 86. Tributes poured in following the death of the musician. His death was mourned by many, including Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Sonowal, taking to Twitter, […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga while presenting the annual state budget on Monday informed that untied grants from the central government have reduced hence economic recovery from the Covid crisis is likely to be slow and uneven, as the economic and social impact of the virus has been devastating. The Chief Minister presented the state annual […]

North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final decisions on the seat-sharing with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) for the upcoming assembly elections will be taken tomorrow. “There will be a meeting of AGP leadership with BJP national president JP Nadda and union home minister Amit Shah tomorrow. The seat-sharing […]

Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. Police in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, used tear gas against the protesters. The planned special meeting of the Association of […]