A release issued by the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent or ULFA-I on Saturday informed that a week-long operation is underway by security forces to rescue the two employees of the private oil company Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited. The banned outfit in its release stated that plans are underway to kill the duo […]

The Joint Action Committee or JAC in Manipur has declared an indefinite bandh in the state from January 31 midnight along the national and state highways, following the stand-off between security forces and villagers of Konsakhul with regard to land ownership dispute at National Sports University site on Friday. The JAC has also called for […]

As part of its continuing efforts to further strengthen its presence along the borders, the Indian Army has acquired around 14 acres of land in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, sources said. The Army would be using the land to construct buildings for its units deployed there near the Line of Actual Control […]

The Indian Army has apprehended an active cadre of NSCN-IM in a swift operation from the outskirts of Namtola area in Charaideo district of Assam on Friday. The apprehended cadre has been identified as Self-Styled Private Alem Wangsu, who according to the Army was involved in extortion activities in Tizit and Charaideo area of Nagaland […]

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday led the country in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the 73rd death anniversary of the Father of the Nation. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others, also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi. […]

India’s total active caseload has dropped to less than 1.7 lakh (1,69,824) on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The Ministry said that the present active caseload now consists of less than 1.6 per cent, which is just 1.58 per cent of India’s total positive cases. “The nine States and […]

Distinguished educationist Nishant Prakash has been named in the high-level committee constituted and working for implementing National Education Policy 2020, headed by Principal Secretary of Education in the state of Assam. Nishant is one of the leading educationists of the country working towards reforming Legal Education in India. Sprinter Hima Das, General Secretary of Assam […]

No fresh case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The overall tally in the state stands at 16,827 as no new cases has been reported since Friday. Two more persons have recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 16,758. The recovery […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 73rd death anniversary, stating that his ideas continue to motivate millions. In India, five days are declared as Martyrs Day to honour those who laid down their lives for the country. Of these, the first day is […]

A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday approved additional central assistance of Rs 1,751 crore to five states for the damage caused by floods and landslides due to the southwest monsoon in 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were the […]