A short spell of shower submerged most parts of Guwahati on Thursday afternoon triggering flash floods and has claimed a child’s life when his bicycle was swept away by floodwaters. The body of the drowned child, who is yet to be identified, was recovered from the Bahini River in the city. An SDRF team launched a rescue operation […]

The 73rd Independence Day was celebrated with great zeal and fervour in the Northeast. From Assam to Manipur, Nagaland to Tripura, people came out in large numbers to celebrate the occasion. #Assam celebrates #73rdIndependenceDay; CM Sonowal hoists tricolour in #Guwahati.https://t.co/2ke2f5cXQT — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) August 15, 2019 #Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma unfurls National Flag in […]

The Assam Police have arrested three persons for their involvement in the horrific mob lynching case in Eastern Assam’s Sivasagar district on August 8. The arrested trio have been identified as Sanjiv Saikia, Prashanta Duwara and Podum Gogoi. The arrest comes a day after irate protesters laid siege to the Namti police station demanding stern […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday evening to update him on the ongoing NRC exercise besides seeking central cooperation to ensure that there is no law and order situation at any point of time. While the Supreme Court is firm on publication of the NRC within the […]

Unidentified armed miscreants from across the border in Myanmar targetted an Assam Rifles temporary operating base camp in Mon district of Nagaland in the wee hours of Wednesday prompting the forces to retaliate immediately. As per reports there has been no casualty on either side. According to Assam Rifles sources the Nokhyu temporary base camp […]

The government on Wednesday said that law and order was under control in Jammu and Kashmir, and barring some “localised incidents” which led to a few pellet injuries that were treated, no major violence has been reported in the region. Speaking to media here, Jammu and Kashmir’s Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), […]

The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) which fell just short of halfway mark post Assembly elections in the Himalayan state has now been reduced to just a single MLA, that is party president Pawan Chamling himself. While 10 SDF MLAs had joined the BJP on Tuesday, another two G T Dhugel and Em Prasad Sharma […]

Newly appointed Arunachal Pradesh Congress president Nabam Tuki formally took over charge of the party at the Rajiv Bhawan in Itanagar on Monday morning. Outgoing president Takam Sanjoy handed over the charge to Tuki. Earlier, Tuki was accorded a warm welcome by party workers. Besides, Tuki, along with Congress Legislator Party leader Lombo Tayeng, Pasighat […]

Muslims across India are celebrating Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice. One of the most important festivals for Muslims, Eid al-Adha takes place after the end of Haj which is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son on Allah’s command as an act of obedience […]

In a big breakthrough, the Assam Police have arrested a ULFA-Independent rebel besides two other linkmen from different parts of Eastern Assam. The ULFA-I cadre was arrested from Bokota in Demow in Sivasagar district and has been identified as Biren Chetia alias Rantu Axom. The police have also seized a Chinese hand grenade from the […]