Barely a month since the inauguration of the first medical college in Mizoram and party politics has already begun. The ruling Congress Party and the opposition Mizo National Front are engaged in a war of words over claims as to who are primarily involved behind the establishment of the educational institution. MNF denounced Congress’ claims […]

The Assam university in Silchar is making headlines for the wrong reasons again. The Silchar police have arrested a professor from the Arabic department of the university for allegedly molesting a student of the same department. The accused professor, who is the HOD of Arabic department, has been identified as Nazrul Islam Barbhuyan. Barbhuyan has […]

The National Investigation Agency has seized Rs 48 lakh in cash from a woman during an investigation into the activities of the proscribed terrorist organisation Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The money was seized from K Pramodini, an employee of RIMS Imphal, Manipur. It was produced by Pramodini in presence of independent witnesses. The amount belongs […]

Students of the National Institute of Technology, Sikkim continued their protest demanding a permanent campus. NIT Sikkim has been functioning from a temporary site at Rabongla in South District and students have yet again hit the streets demanding a permanent campus and other basic facilities. Students of NIT Sikkim have been on a peaceful protest […]

Yet another round of tripartite talks between the Centre, State Government and United Naga Council was held in the Senapati district headquarters in Manipur today. The talks were held to resolve the problem of creation of seven new districts in Manipur. The UNC has been demanding the revocation of the districts while the state government […]

The Assam police has filed the charge sheet into the infamous Dokmoka Lynching case. After almost 3 months of the barbaric mob lynching of two youths from Guwahati, Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das at Panjuri village at Dokmoka in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, the state police finally filed the charge sheets. The accused have […]

Champion sprintstar Usain Bolt was seen in a new avatar yesterday. Bolt made his football debut for an Australian professional team on Friday, running out as a substitute for the final minutes of a pre-season friendly as he set about launching his new sporting career. The world’s fastest man was given longer than the sub […]

The Meghalaya Revenue and Disaster Department has issued alert in the Garo hills district and urged the authorities to take necessary action in view of release of excessive water by China from its dams. Joint Secretary of Meghalaya State Disaster Management Authority, I. Mawlong in a notification has issued flood warning in West Garo hills, […]

The NPP came down heavily on the Congress party including its President Rahul Gandhi and said that no one in the party right now would be able to revive the Congress either in Meghalaya or the country as a whole. NPP State president WR Kharlukhi said this ahead of AICC leader Gaurav Gogoi’s visit to […]

Assam government is mulling to introduce Electric bus services in Guwahati city. Transport minister Chandramohan Patowary said that the government is planning to procure 40 e-buses in the first phase. The transport department is also in touch with private stakeholders to introduce the service.