Six hardcore militants of the NDFB’s Songbijit faction were apprehended in a joint operation conducted by the Army and Assam Police. The operation was conducted at the Ripu Reserve Forest in Kokrajhar district where an ambush party took note of six individuals moving suspiciously in the area. When they tried to escape, the security forces […]

Assam’s Finance Minister and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi have made it to top 100 powerful Indians of 2019. CJI Gogoi bagged the 3rd position and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma is in the 57th position. The Indian Express has released the list of top 100 powerful Indian. […]

Critically acclaimed Assam filmmaker Rima Das has bagged the Best Director Award at the Jagran Film Festival for her film ‘Bulbul Can Sing’. The Jagran Film Festival, is considered to be the world’s largest travelling film festival organised since 2010. Bulbul Can Sing has already won the Rajat Kamal Award in the regional language category […]

Sikkim Chief Minister PS Golay on Monday filed his nomination to contest bypolls from the Poklok-Kamrang Assembly constituency in the State. It was a big relief for Sikkim chief minister PS Golay, after the Election Commission on Sunday reduced his disqualification period to enable the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha chief to contest the upcoming October 21 […]

Battlelines have been drawn for the state assembly by-elections in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim. Fate of candidates from different parties as well as independents will be sealed in the by-polls slated for October 21. Candidates will battle it out against each other in 4 seats in Assam, 1 seat in Meghalaya, 1 seat […]

Chakat Aboh, the wife of slain Arunachal NPP MLA Tirong Aboh has filed her nomination papers as an independent candidate for the Khonsa West by-polls on October 21. Aboh is the first candidate to file nomination for the by-polls necessitated by the killing of her husband and sitting legislator Tirong Aboh in May. Political parties […]

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Monday took over as the 26th chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, who demitted office on his superannuation, on Monday. Earlier on September 19, the Central government had appointed Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria the next chief of the India […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked a student named Aleena Taayang from Arunachal Pradesh for reading his book ‘Exam Warriors’ and suggesting its shortcomings. During his 57th edition of the radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi read out the “interesting” letter sent by Taayang for him. In the letter, Taayang mentioned that in the […]

Six times world champion Mary Kom is now aiming for the sky. She is eyeing a historic seventh gold medal at the World Championships scheduled to take place at Ulan Ude in Russia from October 3 to 13. She also revealed a new trick up her sleeve. Mary Kom said she will be using the […]

With an objective to be self reliant in the production of defence equipment’s, the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) will raise the percentage of building defence equipment’s from 50 to 70 percent in the next 5-10 years which includes, building indigenous 5TH generation fighter jets. The Secretary Department of Defence, Research and Development, and DRDO […]