NEIDP candidate for Outer Manipur constituency Ashang Kasar who had earlier claimed to have received threats for contesting polls has now alleged that suspected NSCN-IM insurgents tried to abduct him while he was on a campaign trail in Senapati area. Briefing media persons, Kasar claimed that 4-5 people equipped with arms tried to stop him […]

Two aspirants Dr Ojing Dameng and Techi Kumar from Arunachal Pradesh have cracked the UPSC examination. While, Dr Ojing Dameen is an Indian Revenue Service officer who secured 651 rank, Techi Kumar secured 682 rank. Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has congratulated both Ojing Dameng and Techi Kumar for having cleared the UPSC […]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday announced the results of the Civil Services Examination, 2018 on its official website. A total of 13 candidates from Assam have cleared the UPSC final examinations with flying colours. Akshat Jain, an IIT Guwahati graduate, bagged second rank in the UPSC 2018 exam, while Tanmay Vasistha Sharma secured […]

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Assam, Bipul Bora who hails from Sivasagar district, was martyred at Kanker in Chhattisgarh on Thursday during an encounter with maoists. The gunfight started when maoists opened fire on the soldiers when they were out for a search operation. When the security men were advancing through a forest patch, […]

Former Nagaland Chief Minister KL Chishi has been served a notice for Model Code of Conduct violation. Commissioner and Returning Officer Nagaland, M Patton has issued a show cause notice to Congress candidate for the lone Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency KL Chishi for violating the Model Code of Conduct under provisions relating to ‘Corrupt Practices’ and […]

Centre has pulled up Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy and advised him against making any political or any other statements which is not in keeping with his gubernatorial post. According to Home Ministry sources, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called up the Governor in Shillong and suggested that he should refrain from making political statements. […]

In a big boost to the ruling-BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the National People’s party unit of Arunachal Pradesh has resolved to extend its support to BJP candidate Tapir Gao, who is contesting from Arunachal East constituency. Although the NPP has not fielded any candidate from Arunachal East, they will be supporting the […]

BJP president Amit Shah launched a direct attack on former Manipur chief minister and state Congress president Okram Ibobi Singh accusing him of selling the land and resources of Manipur. Shah made the attack during his mega rally at Wangjing in Thoubal district of Manipur on Friday. #LokSabhaElections2019 | BJP President Amit Shah addresses public […]

The Election commission has written to the Mizoram chief secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, expressing concerns about the boycott calls by Mizo groups against allowing Brus to vote. In the letter, the commission has asked the state govt to make all necessary arrangement to ensure peaceful election. The Election Commission expressed its concern regarding renewed boycott call […]

A moderate-intensity earthquake hit the Northeast at 1:15 pm on Thursday. Earthquake tremors has been reported from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. As per reports, he epicentre of the quake has been identified at Senapati district of Manipur. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake measured 5.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale. No casualty or damage […]