The tirade against adulterated food in Guwahati continues. Assam health and family welfare minister Pijush Hazarika conducted his latest raid in the Paltan Bazar area of the city. Hazarika carried out the raid at a total of ten restaurants out of which three hotels namely Raja Restaurant, Kamakhya Hotel and Greenview Hotel were found to […]

The Nagaland unit of the Janata Dal-United today staged a demonstration in the national capital demanding early and inclusive solution to the ongoing Naga peace talks. JD-U’s Nagaland president Sen-Chumo NSN Lotha said the party demands the Centre to convene a special parliament session for early solution to the Naga peace talks. Lotha added that […]

Political parties and civil society groups in Manipur have sought to ignore a denial by the Ministry of external Affairs and insisted today that up to 3 km of Indian territory in the state have gone to Myanmar following the erection of a boundary pillar without proper demarcation at a location near Kwa-tha Khu-nou village […]

On the sidelines of the NEC’s plenary meet in Shillong, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the fund given to the NEC by the Centre for carrying out various developmental projects across the north-eastern region should be increased as the council plays a supplementary role in the development of the region. Shillong being the host […]

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that there has been a substantial improvement in the security scenario in the Northeast in the last four years. The Home Minister, who inaugurated the crucial 2-day plenary meet of the North Eastern Council in Shillong, pointed out that during the four years of NDA government insurgency related […]

Pride of Northeast Dipa Karmakar scripted history yesterday by becoming the first Indian gymnast to clinch a gold medal at a global event, announcing in style her comeback from a career-threatening injury, at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin in Turkey. Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who had missed the Rio Olympics bronze […]

Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United, an alliance partner of NDA has decided to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The decision to oppose the Bill was taken at the national executive of the JD(U) held at the party’s headquarters yesterday in New Delhi. JDU general secretary, KC Tyagi said that the Bill is a threat to […]

Demand for removal of Manipur University Vice-Chancellor Adya Prasad Pandey intensified today as Manipur University Teachers’ Association, Manipur University Students’ Union and Manipur University Staff Association started a relay hunger strike. The hunger strike that started today at 11am will continue till July 21. Notably, the Manipur University Teachers Association, Manipur University Staff Association and […]

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Shillong for the 67th plenary meet of the North Eastern Council being held in the city. He was received by Meghalaya Home Minister James Sangma. Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh also arrived along with Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Among […]

In a major development regarding the rape case involving AIUDF MLA Nizamuddin Choudhury from Assam’s Algapur constituency, police have arrested the husband of the victim from Guwahati Airport as he was trying to flee to Mumbai. It has been alleged that the husband was also instrumental in the crime. As per a case registered with […]