The Ministry of Railway has accorded Organised Group ‘A’ status to Railway Protection Force (RPF) and renamed it Indian Railway Protection Force Service. “Consequent upon grant of Organised Group ‘A’ status (OGAS) to RPF in the light of cabinet decision arising from Hon’ble Court’s orders, it is hereby informed that RPF will be known as […]

A day after receiving the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award from the President of India, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan expressed gratitude towards his fans on Monday. The actor took to Twitter and said, “…my gratitude and my affection to the people of this great Country, INDIA .. for this recognition.” Bachchan also shared pictures of […]

The Imphal district and sessions court has granted bail to social media blogger RK Ichanthoibi. The 27-year-old blogger was arrested by the police following a post on social media where she had criticized the Chief Minister N Biren Singh and his government. It may be mentioned that RK Ichanthoibi was arrested on December 12. Earlier, […]

Body of Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu, who passed away on Monday in Mumbai will reach Dimapur Airport at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, following which the mortal remains will be taken to his official residence in Kohima. On January 1, state funeral service of the Late Nagaland Speaker will be done at his official residence […]

The issue of illegal influx has once again come to light in the region, after Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Dev Burman shared a video, allegedly showing people illegally crossing international border along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the state. It was also stated that the incidents had allegedly taken place in the Simna constituency […]

In a significant move, Assam Public Works (APW) president Abhijeet Sharma on Monday met with newly appointed National Register of Citizens coordinator Hitesh Dev Sharma at the NRC head office in Guwahati. Sharma, who openly criticised former Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela, met with Hitesh Dev Sharma and took stock of the state government’s further […]

The CPI-M on Monday staged a sit-in demonstration in Imphal demanding unconditional release of its arrested leader L Sotin Kumar. While on one hand, the BJP has launched a nationwide pro-CAA campaign and Manipur too joining the campaign, with a massive rally held in Bishnupur. Left parties in the state have demanded the unconditional release […]

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat was due for retirement as Army Chief on December 31. However, the government on Sunday, amended the Army rules to change the retirement age of tri-service chief and Chief of Defence Staff to 65 years. General Rawat […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 torch relay in Guwahati on Sunday. The torch will be carried to all district headquarters to elicit the cooperation of the people for the success of the third Khelo India Youth Games 2020 which will begin here on January 10 next year. During […]

Manipuri Boxing Queen Mary Kom punched her way glory and defeated Nikhat Zareen 9-1 on Saturday in the finals of the ongoing Women’s Boxing Olympic trials. The Six-time World Champion got the better of 23-year-old former junior world Champion Nikhat Zareen in the 51-kg weight category at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. However, […]