A crucial all-party meet was held at the Administrative Staff College in Guwahati today ahead of the release of the draft NRC. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the meet in the presence of state Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam DGP Kuladhar Saikia and Additional DGP (Special Branch) Pallab Bhattacharya were also present. […]

On the eve of the publication of the final draft NRC Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the indigenous people of Assam should not fear if their names do not figure in the list. Sonowal assured that genuine citizens will get ample time to prove their credentials and submit their documents. Sonowal made […]

After a Northeast Live expose on total lack of security at the New Dibrugarh Railway Station, the defunct CCTV cameras installed at the station are being repaired and the recording software has been installed in all the existing 7 cameras. In addition, more CCTV cameras are being procured and their installation process is underway at […]

Just a day after 2 vehicles belonging to the Central Ground Water Board were set on fire by unidentified miscreants, the Khasi Students’ Union has alleged that the Atomic Mineral Department (AMD) and Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) are engaged in exploratory drilling activities without the consent of the people or the state government. […]

Incessant rains since late yesterday evening has triggered massive landslides along the National Highway 2 that connects Kohima with Mao gate in Manipur. The landslide that occurred near River Varu close to the FCI Godown has brought normal life to standstill in the nearby areas. As many as three houses were completely destroyed in the landslide. However, […]

In the wake of the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from Assam into Nagaland following the publication of final draft of the NRC, former Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang appealed to the people of Nagaland to be vigilant, especially those residing in villages bordering the state of Assam. In a recent Facebook post, Zeliang called […]

Guwahati Commissioner of Police Hiren Nath said that police and paramilitary forces will be deployed in the city during the publication of the complete draft NRC to avert any untoward incidents. The senior police official said that there are at least 22-25 NRC Seva Kendras which have been identified as sensitive and that special plans […]

The time of publication of the complete draft NRC tomorrow has been preponed from 12pm to 10 am. The complete draft NRC will be released at 10 am on July 30. Significantly, the state’s NRC draft list runs into a whopping 22 lakh pages. Hard copies of the list will be available in each of […]

With just a day left for the publication of the final draft of NRC, a sensational incident has rocked Assam. In a shocking incident reported from Hojai in Assam, unidentified miscreants has set on fire several important documents at a NRC Seva Kendra. It is being alleged that many documents submitted by the people ahead […]

Large number of Village Defence Force (VDF) on Saturday afternoon took out a mass protest rally demanding salary hike, in Imphal. Hundreds of VDF personnel in uniform, seizing their normal duties took out a mass rally pushing their long standing demand of salary hike. The rally was stopped by state police force, triggering a massive […]