A full tax rebate has been announced for those with an income of up to Rs 5 lakh while those with incomes of up to Rs 6.5 lakh need not pay tax if specific investments are made. Besides this, in a big boost to the working class, Rs 3000 assured pension has been announced for […]

Assam’s well known publisher and social activist GL Agarwala breathed his last on Thursday. The head of the GL Publications and the Aamaar Asom media group died today at about 4:23 pm after prolonged illness. Agarwala had been bed ridden for almost a month. Agarwala was the man behind several of the region’s leading news […]

Manipur Chief Minister and senior BJP leader N Biren Singh met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today ahead of Friday’s crucial all NE chief ministers’ meet. State BJP chief KS Bhabananda was also present at the meet. The meeting was to register Manipur’s opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The state has been […]

Opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Nyishi Ethnic Students’ of Arunachal or the NESA informed that they will be going for their 2nd phase of democratic movement through a sit-in protest on February 4 at Tennis court IG Park in Itanagar. The third phase of the NESA’s agitation will be followed by an indefinite hunger […]

The CBI Special Court has awarded life term to 10 convicts including NDFB-R Chairman Ranjan Daimary in the deadly October 30 Assam serial blasts case. Other than Daimary, life imprisonment has been awarded to George Bodo, Prabhat Bodo, Ajay Basumatary, Raju Sarkar, Rajen Goyari, B Tharai, Ansai Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko Basumatary, Swargeshwar Basumatary and […]

The regional parties of Northeast have resolved to jointly oppose the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in a crucial meet held in Guwahati on Tuesday. As many as 11 regional parties came together in Guwahati in the crucial meet jointly convened by the National People’s Party (NPP) and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). The meeting adopted […]

Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday. A union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Government, Fernandes had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Fernandes, born in south Karnataka, started his political career in Mumbai as a trade union leader. He became famous as a ‘giant killer’ when he defeated […]

Tripura bagged the best state tableau in this year’s 70th Republic Day parade with the theme ‘Empowering Rural Economy the Gandhian Way’. The tableau showcased egalitarian, inclusive and diverse social and ethnic culture linked to the Gandhian principles besides splendid attraction of tourism and heritage on Republic day. Besides, it also showcased the scenic and natural […]

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and Meghalaya government to continue their efforts to rescue miners whose whereabouts remain unknown after they were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in the state since December 13, 2018. The two-judge bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer scheduled the next hearing for February 4. […]

The Supreme Court has directed the Assam government to provide details on the number of people declared foreigners and deported in the last 10 years. The apex court has asked the state government to provide data stating the period for which these foreign inmates have been sent to detention centers in Assam. The court has […]