In a big breakthrough into the assault on social activists Agnes Kharshiing and her colleague Amita Sangma, one of the prime accused in the case Nidamon Chullet surrendered before East Jaintia Hills police. Chullet who has been absconding since the brutal attack on Agnes Kharshiing is a prominent NPP leader from East Jaintia Hills district. […]

The shocking behavior by AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has caused a sensation throughout Assam with criticism pouring in from all sides. Protests have erupted all over the state, journalists at Guwahati held a protest meet at the Dispur Press Club under the banner of United Television Media Association. Protests were also held at Morigaon against […]

Assam’s star sprinter Hima Das has graced the cover of the January 2019 issue of the Femina India Magazine. The cover page titled Newsmakers, Gamechangers – Applauding India’s Women Champs and their dream run at the Asian Games 2018 sees Hima Das accompanied by three other sportswomen namely Rahi Sarnobat, Vinesh Phogat and Swapna Barman. […]

The Manipur People’s Party, one of the major regional parties from the Northeast, is gearing up to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. The MPP’s Election Committee Convener, N Nirmala Leima made the statement while attending the 51st foundation day of the party at its office located in Imphal’s Polo Ground. Leima stated […]

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda expressed disappointment for not being invited for inauguration of the country’s longest rail-cum-road bridge, Bogibeel in Assam. It was during Deve Gowda’s tenure as Prime Minister back in 1997 that the foundation for the structure was laid. Speaking on the sidelines of a function on how he felt about […]

A day after inauguration of the historic Bogibeel Bridge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress today attacked the Centre for not inviting former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the inauguration. Assam leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia said it is very unfortunate that the BJP led government has not invited former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]

The nation paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 94th birth anniversary. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the late leader. Modi reiterated the commitment towards creating the India the former Prime Minister dreamt of. Remembering Vajpayee, Modi also shared a video on micro-blogging site Twitter, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge in Eastern Assam, cutting distance and time for civilians and the military to travel up close to the Chinese border through Arunachal Pradesh. Aside from being a mega infrastructure project costing the nation close to Rs 6000 crore, the Bogibeel bridge, connecting Assam’s Dibrugarh and […]

The East Jaintia Hills District administration today handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of three miners from Lumthari village who are trapped inside the tragedy-hit coal mine. The interim relief was made available after a directive in this regard by the National Green Tribunal. The relief will be made […]

PDF chief PN Syiem has quit the party he formed after being allegedly sidelined by fellow party leaders. Syiem, who was the chairman of PDF, shot off a resignation letter to party president Ivanlumlang Marbaniang. In the resignation letter Syiem stated that since the party he had exerted to establish was not in need of […]