The Manipur People Against Citizenship Amendment Act or the MANPAC has decried the detention of its convenor Yumnamcha Dilip Kumar by the police late Friday night. According to sources, the MANPAC leader was picked up from his residence in Imphal West for allegedly speaking against the holding of a rally by the BJP scheduled for […]

The Indian Army on Friday rescued around 1500 to 1700 tourists who were stranded on the Jawaharlal Nehru road in Sikkim after a heavy snowfall. Tourists including women, children and elderly persons were evacuated by the Army despite poor visibility and inclement weather in the state. They were returning from Nathu La Pass – Tsomgo […]

Man-elephant conflict has once again risen its ugly head in Assam, with wild jumbos raiding a human settlement in Goalpara district on Friday night. The incident has been reported from Asampara, where two wild elephants attacked and damaged a local school including an Anganwadi centre. The jumbos also destroyed the kitchen of the Anganwadi centre […]

Education minister of Manipur, Th Radheshyam became the first elected representative from the state to have received the honorary title of ‘Doctorate’ from the European University of Brčko District in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree by Professor Nadeljko Stankovic at Belgrade in Serbia on December 6. Dr Radheshyam was felicitated in […]

A blast, suspected to be an IED, took place at Ngari Gali in Thangal bazaar of Imphal on Saturday morning. The blast which was reported at around 5 am damaged nearby shops. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The blast took place about 800 meters away from the main city area. Police from […]

Mary Kom defeated Nikhat Zareen on Saturday in the finals of the ongoing Women’s Boxing Olympic trials in the 51 kg weight category at the Indira Gandhi Stadium. The six-time world champion defeated Zareen 9-1 in the much-talked-about bout. In the 51 kg category, Kom defeated her opponent Ritu Grewal in a unanimous decision while […]

The BJP may have blamed the Congress for violence during anti-CAA protests, but the latter has rubbished all such allegations. Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat brushed aside all charges of involvement of party workers in the violence during anti-CAA protests. Rawat, who is also the Congress in charge for Assam said […]

Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday de-commissioned MiG-27 aircraft after a ceremony held at Air Force Station Jodhpur. MiG-27 swing wing fighter aircraft had been the backbone of the ground attack fleet of the Indian Air Force for the past four decades. The upgraded variant of this last swing-wing fleet was the pride of the […]

Government Railway Police (GRP) on Friday seized 3.5 kg opium from a suspect here on Friday. The illicit substance was recovered from the possession of a 40-year-old man in Guwahati. The suspected person was coming from Dibrugarh station and was headed to Coachbihar station, when he was apprehended. A case has been registered under Narcotic […]

With Christmas celebrations coming to an end, the delegation of ruling MDA government in Meghalaya and the opposition Congress is expected to meet Home Minister Amit Shah over the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the State. Khasi Students’ Union president, Lambok Marngnar, speaking to Northeast Live said that the students’ body is expecting […]