A professor of the North Eastern Hill University was arrested by sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of demanding illegal gratification. The accused, Associate professor Dr. Dinesh Bhatia, is serving as the head of the Department of Bio Medical Engineering. Bhatia was arrested on charges of a written complaint filed by one […]

The infamous October 9, Junu Sharma murder case has finally been solved, thus putting an end to two and a half month long drama. Police have got hold of the main culprits in the murder case. Police have arrested two youths accused who were directly involved in the case. Along with both the youths, who […]

Just few hours after the grenade attack in Demow that killed 2 persons, another low intensity blast took place at Golakganj in Assam’s Dhubri district. The blast took place along National Highway 31. No casualty has been reported in the blast. Security agencies have also recovered one more bomb from near the blast site, which […]

In a sensational recovery, as many as 11 hand grenades were recovered from India-Bhutan bordering town of Tamulpur in Assam’s Baksa district. Residents of the area spotted the sack containing these 11 grenades buried in a pool of mud. Police rushed to the spot immediately on receiving information about it and recovered the grenades. It […]

After addressing a rally at Lunglei, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Aizawl where he held a meeting with top civil society leaders and party members. While the BJP candidates in fray sought a special package for Mizoram, the Mizo civil society groups highlighted the Bru issue which the PM said will be resolved after […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed his first-ever election rally in Mizoram ahead of the November 28 polls. PM Modi made the ruling Congress his primary target of attack accusing the Lal Thanhawla government of lethargy and taking Mizoram back, by not ushering in development in the state on major fronts like connectivity and infrastructure. […]

External Home Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that she will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019. While addressing a meeting in Indore, Swaraj made an announcement where she said she has made up her mind not to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, citing her health condition for […]

The Assam BJP today released its manifesto for the forthcoming Panchayat polls slated to be held on December 5 and 9. The manifesto was released in presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP chief Ranjit Dass at party headquarters in Guwahati. On the occasion, the party also released […]

Suspected rebels of the proscribed ULFA-I have kidnapped a tea garden manager from Sonari in Charaideo district. The victim identified as Nomal Baruah was abducted from the Timonbahi tea estate. Baruah’s family members disclosed that 4 heavily armed persons who claimed to be ULFA-I rebels abducted him. Besides the victim’s family member also appealed for […]

Security forces have apprehended hardcore ULFA-I cadre and personal bodyguard of the outfit’s second-in-command Drishti Rajkhowa. The cadre, identified as Devaljyoti Dutta alias Deval Axom, was apprehended by the security forces from Assam’s Jorhat district. The cadre was arrested while he was on his way to attend his sister’s wedding.