Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has given the world “budh and not yudh (war)” and his government’s work in the past five years in areas such as sanitation, health and banking has given an inspiring message to the world. Without naming Pakistan, PM Modi referred to India facing terrorism and said […]

Putting all speculations at rest the BJP has finally decided to field its candidate for the Shella by-polls. BJP Chief Whip and South Shillong MLA Sanbor Shullai said that Joshua Warjiri will contest for the party in the by-poll slated for October 21. Talking to Northeast Live, Sanbor Shullai said that the party is confident […]

An Indian Army helicopter crashed in the hills at Yonphulla in Bhutan at around 1 pm on Friday. Two pilots, one from the Indian army and the other from the Royal Bhutan Army were killed in the crash. The single engine Cheetah helicopter was being flown by Lt Colonel Rajneesh Parmar of the Indian Army […]

Additional SP, Narcotics and Affairs of Border from Manipur, Thounaojam Brinda was honoured with ‘Best Performance Officer’ award on the occasion of Movement Against Smuggled and Counterfeit Trade organized by apex industrial committee Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi. She was awarded for her outstanding performance in busting several […]

In a major relief to those left out of the NRC, the Election Commission has reiterated those who failed to make the cut will continue to have their right to vote until declared foreigners by tribunals. According to the Election Commission, D-Voters will remain on Assam’s electoral roll unless their case is decided by a […]

Bangladesh on Friday denied presence of any Indian insurgent groups operating from its soil, but acknowledged that Bangladesh extremist groups like the Jamad Mujahid Bangladesh or Jammate Muzahuddin are sometimes involved in cross border movement between the two countries. This was informed by the Border Guards Bangladesh, Region Commander, Muhammad Zakir Hussain at a press […]

The Tripura Congress is clearly a divided house, while 10 Congress leaders have resigned from the party following the exit of Pradyot Deb Barman, others led by senior Congress leader Subal Bhowmik has come out all guns blazing against Pradyot Deb Barman and file a defamation suit against him. Pradyut had allegedly called the senior […]

The Khasi Students’ Union has come down heavily on both the ruling and opposition parties in Meghalaya for failing to come up with a comprehensive mechanism to counter influx of illegal immigrants. KSU president Lambok Marngnar said that a series of agitations were held in the past by various pressure groups to demand the implementation […]

The Northeast Forum for Indigenous People in its central executive council meeting has threatened to launch a massive stir against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill all across the Northeast. The NEFIP has cleared its stand on the issue after recent statements made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma saying that a […]

An inter-ministerial team of the Manipur government visited the violence hit Makhan village in Senapati district on Thursday to review the prevailing situation. The team after inspecting the affected area also extended financial assistance besides distributing relief materials to the affected families. As many as 25 families were rendered homeless after unidentified miscreants set ablaze […]