In a bid to economically empower the tribal communities of Manipur, state Chief Minister N Biren Singh along with the chairman of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ramesh Chand Meena launched the ‘Van Dhan’ scheme in Manipur. The ‘Van Dhan’ scheme is an initiative that targets livelihood generation for tribal people by harnessing […]

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court in a swearing in ceremony held at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday. Governor of Sikkim Ganga Prasad administered the oath of office to Justice Arup Kumar Goswami. Justice Goswami was the Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and […]

In a major accident that took place in Assam’s Sivasagar district, four members of a single family got seriously injured on the spot. An i-10 car which was speeding down the National Highway at Demow lost control and fell down from the side of the road into a gorge. The injured persons have been identified […]

An FIR has been filed at the Itanagar Women’s police station where a woman has put allegations of rape on BJP MLA Goruk Pordung. As per the FIR, which was lodged on October 13, the alleged incident of rape took place on October 12 at a city hotel in Itanagar. In her complaint, the victim […]

The All Lower Subansiri Students Union has called for a 12-hour bandh in the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh alleging gross anomalies in the project. The students body has alleged that compensation for land acquisition is being handed over to fake beneficiaries resulting in a massive scam. The students union has also demanded immediate suspension […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to late former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary and remembered his contributions to the country. “My heartfelt tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalamji on his anniversary. He dreamt of the India of 21st century, which was capable and then went on to give […]

Former India cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly is all set to be the next BCCI President, after former India and Karnataka cricketer Brijesh Patel was projected as the only presidential candidate but following a dramatic turn of events, Ganguly emerged as the frontrunner. The BCCI elections were scheduled to be held on October 23 but with […]

Nepal and China have jointly agreed to announce the re-measured height of Mount Everest. A joint statement issued following the completion of the engagements of Chinese President Xi Jinping here, said, “Recognising that Mount Everest, also famous as Sagarmatha in Nepali and Zhumulangma in Chinese, is an eternal symbol of the friendship between Nepal and […]

In a joint operation conducted by Assam Police and the CRPF with army personnel a National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) cadre has been apprehended here for possessing illegal arms. The arrest was made on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Raju Brahma, resident of Dwimiguri village in Chirang district, who is a locally […]

Former Tripura PWD Minister and top CPI-M leader Badal Choudhury has been reportedly absconding after he has been booked on graft charges in connection with alleged irregularities amounting to 600 crore rupees in construction work during his tenure as PWD minister from 2008 to 2009. A case has been registered against Badal Choudhury, former PWD […]