An illegal Nigerian national has been apprehended in Tripura’s South District. The individual, identified as Raymond Niommy Dammy, was apprehended by the Border Security Force at Sabrum in the Belonia sub division near the Bangladesh border. As per reports, Raymond hails from Dru West district in Nigeria. Raymond was caught while he was illegally trying […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that all citizens of India irrespective of religion will figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list and that NRC is different from the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “NRC has no such provision which says that certain religions will be excluded from it. All […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs has once again tried to allay fears of neighbouring states of Nagaland which are apprehensive over the outcome of the peace talks. The MHA has said that all stakeholders including the states of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will be duly consulted before any settlement is arrived at with the […]

One person has been shot dead by unidentified miscreants in the heart of Dibrugarh in Assam at around 6.45 on Tuesday evening. The victim has been identified as Om Prakash Agarwala, an employee of a flour mill. The victim was immediately rushed to Assam Medical College and Hospital but to no avail. The reason for […]

As many as 4 persons have been arrested in connection with hacking of ATMs of some SBI account holders in Tripura. Among the four arrested, 2 are reportedly from Turkey while the other two are Bangladeshi nationals. All four were arrested from Kolkata. The State Bank of India in Agartala had to blocked ATM card […]

Four Congress MPs from Assam – Pradyut Bordoloi, Ripun Bora, Abdul Khaleque and Gaurav Gogoi staged a protest inside the Parliament premises against proposed privatisation of the Numaligarh Refinery. All the 4 MPs staged demonstration holding placards against privatisation of NRL. It may be mentioned that the BPCL holds 61.65 equity in the NRL. The […]

The 18-hour long shutdown call by Manipur People against CAB (MANPAC) brings normal life to a standstill in Manipur. The streets of capital city of Imphal since early this morning wore a deserted look and almost all shops were shut down. Private institutions including schools also remained shut. The bandh called by the MANPAC started […]

Along with the rest of the Northeast, Mizoram too witnessed massive protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill today. The Mizo Zirlai Pawl also took to the streets in Aizawl in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The MZP staged demonstration near the Vanapa Hall in Aizawl under the banner of NESO. The Students’ body also […]

The opposition Congress in Meghalaya has demanded the ruling MDA coalition government in the State to make its stand clear on the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Briefing the media, senior Congress leader Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the Meghalaya Government should immediately convene an all-party meeting to discuss the matter. Ampareen further lashed out at the State […]

With the beginning of the parliament’s Winter Session and the certainty over the tabling of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, different students organisations of the region under the banner of the North East Students Organisation (NESO) are holding protests across the Northeast on Monday. Protests are being carried out in all state capitals across the […]