Opposing Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s proposed move to issue work permits to Bangladeshi nationals to work in the state, the Congress today began protests. Earlier, on Thursday former Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma while seeking people’s support to the protest had vowed that the party will ensure that the state government is not allowed […]

The Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles undertook an operation in Old Laptang village under Tirap District on Friday and apprehended a hardcore NSCN-IM cadre, identified as Khampai Wangsu. The NSCN-IM cadre was reportedly terrorising villagers of Old Laptang to extort money. He was also involved in other criminal activities like sending demand letters, kidnapping apart […]

India continues to shine on the ninth day of the 21st Commonwealth Games on Friday. India remained at the 3rd spot with 17 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals. Ace Shooter Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil won gold and silver respectively in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Tejaswini registered a new game […]

Reema Das’ Village Rockstars has brought back the ‘Swarna Kamal’ to Assam after a long break of 3 decades. Village Rockstars was awarded the Best Feature film in the 65th National Awards. Bagging four awards at the 65th National Film Awards today, Village Rockstars shone throughout the event. Another Assamese film titled ‘Ishu’, has bagged […]

Tension erupted in Silchar town of Assam following violent clashes between two irate mobs late Thursday night. Police personnel who soon reached the spot to control the situation also came under the attack of the furious mob forcing the police to retaliate with baton charge and blank firing. Seven persons were injured in the incident. […]

Two days after the city police arrested the principal and the teacher of Don Bosco Chandrapur on charge of abusing school boarders, Northeast Live has got hold of the copy of the FIR filed by the parents that reveals shocking details. The parents have alleged that the principal of the school father Sebastian Matthew and […]

In another major gold haul in Guwahati, as many as twelve gold bars were seized from the Kamrup Express by the Guwahati Railway police today. Two persons have been arrested for possessing of the gold bars. The two have been identified as Bhagat Singh of Haryana and sahil of Punjab. The market value of the […]

The CBI has blown the lid off a massive tax evasion scam in Assam and intensifying its crackdown. The apex investigating agency carried out multiple raids at Guwahati, Jorhat, Nagaon, Shillong, New Delhi and Noida. The CBI in this regard has filed cases against Commissioner of Audit Dr Shetabh Suma, Ramesh Goenka, Amit Goenka-both Chartered […]

Assam Handloom and textile department officials along with the police seized a huge quantity of gamucha’s at Amingaon in Guwahati that was imported from outside Assam and was supposed to be dispatched to the other parts of the state in view of the Rongali Bihu festivities. The consignment was seized from the Railway market in […]

An uneasy calm still prevails along the Assam-Mizoram border in Karimganj following a fresh incident of encroachment. This time Assam government officials have disclosed that 347 hectares of land have been encroached by people from other side of the border. Besides, it has also been learnt that the Mizo Students Union have erected signboards in […]