In an exclusive interview to Northeast Live, Tapir Gao, the BJP President of Arunachal Pradesh spoke about the preparation for the 2019 state assembly elections as well as the parliamentary elections. We will win all the 60 seats during the state assembly elections next year, said a confident Gao reiterating what Chief Minister Pema Khandu said […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has stated that there is no food crisis in his state and has said that the only people suffering from such problems are the drug traffickers who are being hunted down by his government. Deb also added that he would resign from his post of Chief Minister if it is […]

Shillong is slowly limping back to normalcy on its servant day today ever since the trouble began. The East Khasi Hills district administration has relaxed curfew in the affected localities from 7am to 12 pm. Apart from this, night curfew will be imposed in the whole of Shillong from 6pm to 5am instead of 4pm. […]

48 hours after 6 Naga rebel groups had called off their ongoing negotiation with Centre following the Assam Rifles raid at the residence of one of its leaders, prominent Naga tribal and civil society groups have urged upon the Centre to respect the ongoing ceasefire ground rule and refrain from such actions that can derail […]

Teachers in Manipur have joined the protest demanding immediate implementation of 7th Pay Commission in the state. Many of them staged a sit-in protest in capital city Imphal. The protest was organised by Teacher’s community under the aegis of Council of Teachers’ Association. It is to be mentioned here that this is the first time […]

The Meghalaya Congress broke its silence slamming the State Government for the present turmoil in Shillong, saying that the Government has failed to sustain peace. Former Meghalaya Chief Minister and Congress legislator Mukul Sangma while briefing the media after the all important Congress Legislature Party meet said that the Government has failed miserably to handle […]

Today is World Environment Day and the theme this year is ‘Beat the Plastic’. Every year a global host country is picked up where the official celebrations take place and this year India will be hosting the International Environmental Day Celebrations. Meanwhile, celebrations have begun all across the nation with thousands of participants coming out […]

In a bid to oust the newly appointed Mizoram governor Kummanam Rajasekharan, PRISM on Monday launched a signature campaign near Vanapa Hall in Aizawl. PRISM, a recently launched political party, accused the newly appointed Governor Kummanam of masterminding atrocities against Christian communities of Kerala and violating secularism. At the launch of the signature campaign, PRISM […]

Trouble torn Shillong saw flag marches by the army as the forces were called in to contain the situation in the pine city. Army conducted flag marches in the city in the evening and also later in the night to maintain vigil all over the city. Barring a few minor incidents of stone pelting in […]

In a major setback to the Naga peace talks, 6 Naga rebel groups excluding the NSCN-IM have suspended the ongoing dialogue with the government of India, following a raid by the paramilitary Assam rifles at the residence of one of their top leaders in Jotsoma, few kilometres away from Kohima on June 2. The decision […]