Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand who is on her maiden visit to Manipur was welcomed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh and other state officials on her arrival. On her two-day visit to the state, Princess Maha Chakri will attend 10-day long Sangai Fest, the annual tourism festival of the state. The Princess is […]

Congress MP from Arunachal Pradesh East, Ninong Ering has wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to raise the issues of stapled visas and Siang river with China. Ering has said in the letter the PM Modi should take up the issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet during the […]

The High level Committee which met for the fifth time to find out a permanent solution to the trouble over relocating residents of Sweeper Colony has received the relevant documents from all the departments. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, chairman of the Committee, Prestone Tynsong said that the Shillong Municipal Board on November […]

President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a two day visit to Assam, attended the Indian Air Force programme at the Air Force Station at Borjhar, Guwahati to present the Presidential Standards to 118 Helicopter Unit and Colours to Air Defence College. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Air Chief Marshall Birender Singh Dhanoa along with Assam Governor […]

Internal dissensions within the Congress party over candidates in the upcoming Assam Panchayat elections is out in the open with the Dibrugarh District Congress Committee expelling 11 of its party workers including Vice-President Nagen Borthakur from primary membership of the party for six years. The step was initiated as a disciplinary action against the workers […]

Voting came to an end in Mizoram with 75 percent polling registered till 5 pm. The final turnout percentage, however, is yet to be ascertained. Apart from this 40 all women polling stations were set up in the state. Significantly, only 3 poll code violations were reported from the state. The highlight of the polls, […]

To encourage women voters, pink polling booths were set up in each constituency of the state. These booths are locally known as Dingdi in Mizoram, named after a wildflower commonly available in the state, Dingdi is used by poets to depict beautiful women. Pink Polling Booth | Women voters exercise their franchise in all-women polling […]

Voting begins for all 40 seats in the state of Mizoram, voting to continue till 4 pm. A total of 209 candidates representing eight political parties, besides independents, are battling it out for the 40 Assembly seats. For the first time in Mizoram’s election history, all polling booths is connected through wireless communication. This technique […]

Elaborate arrangements have been made for voting by Bru refugees residing in Tripura at the inter-state border village of Kanhmun in Mamit district of Mizoram. Over 11 thousand voters from as many as 9 constituencies are slated to exercise their franchise in 15 polling stations Kahnmun. Elaborate security arrangements have also been made to ensure […]

Apurba Kakoty, manager of a Stone Crushing Unit at Jagun in Eastern Assam, who was abducted by the ULFA-I earlier this month has been released. Kakoty was released by the cadres of the rebel outfit at India-Myanmar border town of Nampong in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district. Apurba Kakoty called up his family soon after his […]