Election Commissioner Harendra Nath Bora on Friday said that panchayat elections in Assam would be held before December 15. The Chief Election Commissioner also stated at least one lakh forty thousand state government employees will be involved in the entire exercise. In this regard a crucial meet was held at the state election commission’s office […]

East Khasi Hills Sessions Court has acquitted BNP Leader Salahuddin Ahmed of all charges. Ahmed was charged of trespassing into Indian territory. He was found loitering in Shillong’s Golflink’s area and was arrested on June 2015. Ahmed did not have valid documents with him when he was picked up by the local police. It may […]

Barely 36 hours after the horrific rape incident reported from Tihu in Assam’s Nalbari district, yet another rape of a incident has sent shock waves across the State. This latest incident has been reported from Baksa district in Assam’s Barak Valley. A specially-abled woman has been allegedly raped by unidentified miscreants in her own residence. […]

Heavy gunfire has been reported on Friday from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh in Manipur in the wee hours. The gun battle reportedly broke out around 1:10 AM between two rival Kuki insurgent groups. The gun-battle took place for around 40 minutes. It is suspected that rebels of the insurgent groups might have suffered injuries […]

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela will make a power point presentation at the Ministry of Home Affairs on the family tree that is used to determine citizenship and names included in the NRC. The briefing, scheduled to be held at 6 pm at the Home Ministry, is likely to be attended by Registrar General of […]

The Khasi Lineage Bill has been passed by the KHADC on Friday. The bill features a special case of patriliny and lays down conditions to complied with to be a Khasi. In the amended Bill, the customary practice of Ring Bia or Shaw Bhoi has been defined as the customary practices prevailing among some native, […]

Central Bureau of Investigation chief Alok Verma’s petition, which challenged the government’s decision to strip him of his powers, was heard today by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court today ordered the Central Vigilance Commission probe to be completed under ten days. Interim CBI Chief will not take policy decisions ruled Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The […]

The second day of the North East Olympic Games got off to a glittering start in Manipur with a five day long schedule yesterday. Conceptualized by the Olympic Associations of the eight northeastern states, the event will witness participation of over 1500 athletes from all the eight states of the region. Athletes will be seen […]

Chief of Indian Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba today visited the strategic Bumla Pass on the Line of Actual Control in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh. Admiral Lanba, who is also the chairman chief of staff committee, was briefed of the security situation and the important activities involved in peaceful management of the border. […]

The Mizo National Front has cleared that the party is not forging any pre or post poll alliance with the BJP for the upcoming November 28 assembly elections. The MNF also maintained that no deliberations have been held in this regard between both the parties. The MNF statement also said that the ZPM is the […]