China: At least 17 people have been killed and 570 people are infected with Coronavirus which has originated from Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million. The new virus first emerged in the end of December and is a cousin of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the […]

Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, a high-intensity blast took place at Nagamapal RIMS road in Imphal West in the wee hours of Thursday. The blast, reportedly occurred at around 4:57 am. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained yet. However, no casualties have been reported so far. Earlier, on January 10, another blast […]

As many as 644 insurgents from eight rebel groups laid down their arms in presence of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, including top Army and police officials in a official ceremony at GMCH auditorium in Guwahati. Among those who surrendered are rebels from the ULFA-Independent, NDFB-S, Rabha National Liberation Front, National Liberation Front of Bengalis, KLO […]

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. In a proud moment for the entire Northeast, two boys from Manipur and Assam received the prestigious National Bravery Awards in a grand ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Lalkansung, a 10-year old boy from Manipur […]

Hardcore NDFB(S) rebel K Batha along with 600 other rebels arrived at Rangapara in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday. Earlier, speculations prevailed over the return of K Batha who is the deputy army chief of the rebel group. The return of K Batha, comes close on the heels of NDFB-S Chief Saoraigwra and general secretary B […]

Doctors from the JNIMS in Imphal went on a mass casual leave on Wednesday demanding time-scale promotion and immediate removal of Director of the institute, Dr T Bhimo. The stir by the doctors disrupted the functioning of the JNIMS, the only state owned hospital in Manipur. Among those who took part in the stir were […]

Around 650 militants belonging to an assortment of rebel groups will lay down arms and join the mainstream on January 23. The rebels, who are set to surrender, are from groups including the National Liberation Front of Bengalis or NLFB, Adivasi Dragon Force, a Santhal outfit and a Rabha militant group. The largest number of […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. A bench, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, granted four weeks time to the Centre to reply to the petitions challenging the contentious Act. The Court has for the first time noted that the situation in Assam […]

Team Great Britain defeated team United States by a score of 5-2 in the finals of the 5th Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament, India’s only Women’s International Polo Tournament held at the historic Mapal Kanjeibung or Polo Ground in Imphal. Organised by the Manipur Tourism Department, the 5-day long tournament began from January 17 […]

Assam’s new star swimmer Shivangi Sharma added another Gold medal to her kitty on the last day of the Khelo India Youth Games. Shivangi won her fifth Gold in 50 meter freestyle, women (Under-21) swimming event at the ongoing mega sporting spectacle. In total, Shivangi has bagged 7 medals with 5 Gold and 2 Silver […]