Two persons have been sentenced to death by a Tripura court for raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl at Nutan Baazar area in the state’s Gomti district. The two convicts- Kastarai Tripura and Vonjoy Tripura had forcefully taken the victim to a jungle while she was going to school before raping and murdering her on […]

Lok Sabha MP from Kokrajhar Naba Sarania has triggered a political storm by stating that BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary has been ‘politically murdered’. Naba Sarania went on to say that the BPF will win only 3-4 seats in the upcoming council elections. Amidst speculations over the formation of a new party in the Bodo heartland, […]

A suspected case of novel coronavirus has been admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday. The woman, who came to India from China on February 6 was admitted to GMCH after she complained of mild fever. According to a source in the health department, the patient is under surveillance of doctors […]

On the first death anniversary of Assam’s Maneswar Basumatary, who was martyred in the dastardly Pulwama terror attack a year ago, a statue of the braveheart was unveiled on Friday in Tamulpur under Baksa district. The statue was unveiled by Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary. Paying his tribute to the martyred jawan, Rajya Sabha MP […]

The Central Reserve Police Force paid homage to the 40 jawans on Friday who were martyred in a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district last year. On the first anniversary of Pulwama terror attack, the CRPF organised a low key wreath-laying ceremony at Lethpora camp in Pulwama. CRPF’s Special Director General Zulfikhar Hasan […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the 40 CRPF jawans, who lost their lives in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on February 14 last year, and said that the country will never forget their martyrdom. Modi described the CRPF personnel as ‘exceptional individuals’ who devoted their lives by serving […]

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio during his budget speech on Thursday stated that the resolution of the Naga political issue has been the PDA government’s top most agenda. Rio said that even though the state is not a direct party to the ongoing negotiations, his government has committed to the people that it will play […]

The Manipur Alliance for Child Rights or MACR demanded timely disbursement of compensation to the families of rape victims in the state. According to the convener of MACR, Montu Ahanthem, delay or non-payment of compensation is causing a lot of trouble to the families of rape victims. He said that with an average of around […]

In a rather shameful incident that has come to light, a 39-year-old man from West Sikkim has been arrested by the police on the charges of allegedly raping and impregnating his 13-year-old step daughter. The case came to light after the victim complained of sickness and was taken to a district hospital where she was […]

Addressing a gathering on the occasion of Zo Kut Pui in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assigned him with the task of bringing peace in the region, especially Manipur. Stating that peace is the need of the hour, Zoramthanga said said he will invite all rebel leaders […]