The Nagaland assembly today unanimously adopted a resolution urging Naga underground groups outside the peace process to join the negotiations. It also called upon the Centre to expedite the dialogue and reach an acceptable solution to the 7 decade old issue. Without naming the NSCN-K, the resolution emphasized on the need of an inclusive and […]

A crucial meeting on Sixth Schedule was held in Delhi today with delegations from Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura in attendance. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that important matters in regard to the Northeast was discussed keeping in focus the amendment of sixth schedule. Different agendas, points and concerns of the different states and their […]

Assistant sub-inspector of the Satgaon police station Mohan Doley has been taken into custody over charges of sexual harassment. Doley was arrested by a police team from the Six Mile locality of Guwahati. Three days ago two women had filed an FIR against Doley alleging him of sexually harassing them.

Mizo National Front, the main challenger to Congress in forthcoming state elections of Mizoram is contesting on its own and has almost finalized candidates for all 40 seats. Mizo National Front President Zoramthanga in an exclusive interview with Northeast Live said although his party is a constituent of BJP floated Northeast Democratic Alliance and it […]

Students in Bodoland University are staging massive protests demanding appointment of a permanent vice-chancellor. Agitating students alleged that Hemanta Kumar Baruah had done nothing for the upliftment of the university during his year tenure. Inspite of this the Assam government extended Baruah’s tenure as the acting vice chancellor of the university triggering reactions. The agitating […]

In a boost to the state of Manipur, chief minister N Biren Singh launched the first helicopter service of the state between Imphal and Jiribam at Harinagar Helipad in Jiribam district on Wednesday. The purpose of this service is to transport passengers and patients from remote areas of the volatile border state. The helicopter service […]

Produced by international star and Assam Tourism Brand Ambassador, Priyanka Chopra ‘Bhoga Khirikee’ is all slated to release on October 26. Directed by Jahnu Baruah, the film is based on the real life experiences of a village girl in upper Assam and is set against the socio-political landscape of the state in 2015. The film […]

The seven day long Ati Rudra Maha Yagya entered its second day today. The Maha Yagya which got underway at Amingaon area of Guwahati has got about 200 priests from Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and other parts of the country taking part in it. This is the first time that a yagya of such magnitude is […]

A violent clash broke out between two groups of the BJP on Wednesday. The incident took place in the Shilachhari area of the Karbuk subdivision of Gomti district where a programme was organized under the initiative of the Agriculture department. Tripura Agriculture Minister Pranjit Singh Roy was the Chief Guest on the occasion where local […]

Tripura Government has welcomed Bangladesh’s decision to use Mongla and Chittagong sea ports for trading and business between both countries. Recently, Bangladesh government passed a bill in their parliament according to which both these ports will now be used as points to exchange goods and commodities from across the border. Addressing the media on Wednesday, […]