The deadly Japanese Encephalitis has claimed two more lives, including a 10-year old child in Assam. While, an 80-year-old man identified as Abdul Hamid Barbhuyan, a resident of Hailakandi district, died while undergoing treatment, death of 10-year-old Suren Raj has been reported from Charaideo district. With the newly reported deaths, the overall toll in the […]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has put the death sentence of Kulbushan Jadav on hold asking Pakistan to review its order of death sentence. The verdict comes as a big win for India. Significantly the verdict was pronounced in favour of India with a 15 is to 1 vote. The ICJ while pronouncing the verdict […]

It is clear now that the Centre is pushing hard to get the NRC deadline extended so that the process is implemented properly without any faults. Confirming this, Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai said a petition signed by 25 lakh applicants submitted to the Centre demanded extension of the deadline to correct […]

As Assam is reeling under devastating flood, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has come forward to help the flood affected people in the state. The actor has donated Rs 1 crore each to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and the Kaziranga National Park to help with the rescue and rehabilitation of flood victims. The actor […]

Talks between the NSCN-IM and the interlocutor of the central government are at an advanced stage. This was informed by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy. The minister, however, refused to give details of the current stage of negotiations. A framework agreement was signed on August 30, 2015, by NSCN-IM general secretary […]

Fifteen more cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been reported from East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. According to Director of Health Services Moromor Lego, the number of persons detected with JE in the East Siang district has gone up to 20. Earlier, 5 cases of the vector borne disease were reported on Monday. As […]

The Japanese Encephalitis death toll in Assam has risen to 82. At a time when Assam on one hand is battling with one of the worst floods that has hit the State over the years, the deadly Japanese Encephalitis disease is also taking a toll on the state. The latest Japanese Encephalitis death has been […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reconstituted the High Level Committee to look into the implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. The High Level Committee will be headed by Justice (Retired) Biplab Kumar Sarma. Other members of the 13-member committee include Ramesh Borpatragohain, Advocate General of Assam, Niloy dutta, Advocate General of […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to look at Assam floods as a national disaster. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said because of Prime Minister Modi’s grave concern about the situation, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday toured the flood-hit areas even as the Centre released a disaster relief assistance of 251.55 […]

While on one hand the region is battling one of the worst flood scenario it has seen over the years, on the other hand Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continues to add to the woes. As many as 11 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in Arunachal Pradesh. While, 5 cases have been reported from East […]