A crucial cabinet meeting of the Assam government was held while being chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday. An important decision to financially support Rima Das’ film ‘Village Rockstars’ was taken by the state government as it has now been included in the race for Oscars in the foreign film category. A financial aid […]

While the Bharatiya Janata Party is going all gaga about its initiative in the health sector by launching the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme and Union Minister of Road, Transport Water Resources claiming that a lot has been done in improving connectivity in the North East region, the opposition congress in Meghalaya are of the […]

Women and children came out in large numbers to join the thousands of protestors who are demanding revival of the Hindustan Paper Mills in Silchar’s Cachar district of Assam. Atleast 10,000 people are estimated to have joined the protests. The Mill has been shut since October 2015 owing to crunch of working capital and raw […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea that challenged the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. Petitioner advocate RP Luthra had earlier accused Justice Gogoi of being guilty of committing judicial misconduct by talking to the media on judicial proceedings at the Supreme Court. A bench of Chief Justice […]

The indefinite hunger strike at the Manipur University entered its third day on Wednesday with female students at the Girls’ Hostel registering their protests against the recent crackdown by police and security forces in the university campus. The protestors have been demanding for the unconditional release of the arrested students and teachers of the institute. […]

Internet services have been restored in Manipur after a gap of five days. Internet services were made available throughout the state in the wee hours of Wednesday morning after it was suspended on September 21. The move to snap internet services in the state came in after police and security forces conducted raids in the […]

Manipur Police on Tuesday night have arrested five persons belonging to AMSU and DESAM student organisations. As per sources, two persons have been picked up from AMSU including the president Manjit Sarangthen, while three others belonged to DESAM, including the arrest of vice-president. Reportedly, the police are also on the lookout for members from the other […]

The 7-day Atirudra Maha Yagya organized in Amingaon in Assam’s capital city Guwahati concluded today. Organized with the objective of restoration of world peace, the Maha Yagya saw the participation of a huge number of devotees during the last seven days. Around 200 priests from across the country performed the yagya as holy chants filled […]

In a proud Moment for the region, Manipur’s Mirabai Chanu received Khel Ratna and Hima Das from Assam received Arjuna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. While, Mirabai Chanu has been recognised for her exemplary feat at the Commonwealth Games, where she won gold in weightlifting earlier this […]

The youth wing of the MNF today staged a protest outside the residence of Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla demanding explanation from PWD Minister Lalthanzara on the collapse of a bridge in February this year. One person had lost his life in the incident and another was critically injured. The MNF had also issued an […]