Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed confidence that the third edition of ‘Khelo India’ event in Guwahati will be very successful. Speaking to the media, Sarma said: “The ‘Khelo India’ event has already seen a grand inauguration. In the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Sports Minister Kiren Rijuju, the event started […]

Khasi Students’ Union General Secretary, Donald Thabah talking to Northeast Live said that it has taken more than two years to resettle the government staff who are staying in Harijan colony and also to evict the illegal settlers. The Khasi Students’ Union said that it is high time for the Meghalaya government to come clean […]

In response to a written question by senior Congress leader Nabam Tuki in the ongoing state assembly session, Arunachal Pradesh education minister Taba Tedir revealed that as many as 311 schools are defunct due to zero enrollments. Tedir said that as per the data provided by the Unified District Information on School Education Plus for […]

Bihu stage shows and cultural programs have now been brought under the ambit of the GST Act. Singers and musicians will henceforth have to receive payments from Bihu committees and cultural show organizers in cheques and will have to pay 18% per cent of all payments as GST to the Government as per agreements entered […]

Two constables of the Government Railway Police Force have been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman from Mizoram at Silchar town in Assam’s Cachar district. The victim filed an FIR at a local police station following which the cops swung into action. The accused GRPF constables have been identified as Sharifuddin Mazumdar and Uttam […]

A video has surfaced in the US media which claims to have captured the moments when the Ukrainian airliner was allegedly hit by an Iranian missile above Parand near Tehran Airport. The video was released by The New York Times and the newspaper has said that it has verified the purported video. In a 19-second […]

Chief Justice SA Bobde on Thursday criticized a plea asking the amended Citizenship Act to be declared constitutional, saying such petitions won’t help when the objective should be to bring about peace in difficult times. The Chief Justice observed that the country is going through difficult times and now is not the right time to […]

Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday paid homage at Siachen War Memorial, in his first visit to the region after taking over the post. During the visit, General Naravane met and interacted with soldiers in Siachen. “I would like to convey my best wishes and greetings for the New Year. It has always […]

A gang of as many as 25 Bangladeshi miscreants attacked BSF troopers along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills. According to reports, the miscreants intruded into the Indian territory at Rongkhum and attacked the security personnel. One BSF trooper suffered severe injuries after he was attacked with sharp weapons. A civilian was also […]

The Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) has suspended Rajya Sabha member KG Kenye from primary as well as an active member of the party. The Rajya Sabha member was suspended on Wednesday for voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The party has considered KG Kenye’s support to the Act as an ‘anti-party activity’ as […]