There is a possibility that an agreement might be inked between the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Centre before the Lok Sabha elections next year. Parleys are going on between the ULFA and the Union Home Ministry. A team of ULFA is having talks with government interlocutor AB […]

Justice Vijay Kumar Bist has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court on Tuesday. The oath was administered to Justice Bist by Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad at Ashirwad Hall, Raj Bhawan. Justice Vijay Kumar Bist succeeded Justice SK Agnihotri. The office of Chief Justice fell vacant after Justice Agnihotri’s retirement […]

Imphal west police in a follow up action after the Nagamapal blast on October 20 arrested 5 persons including the president of a civil society organisation namely National Identity Protection Committee or the NIPCO. The 42-year-old President, O Premjit, along with his wife Pinky were arrested from their residence at Nambol, 25 km away from […]

A massive eviction drive is being carried out by the District Administration at the Gana-Kuchi Reserve Forest in Barpeta District of Assam. The eviction drive is being carried out by the district authorities under direct orders of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The eviction is carried out to clear the lands belonging to the Forest […]

Assam remembers the victims of the Oct 30 serial blasts, it’s been 10 years since the horrific blast rocked the state of Assam. Around hundred people had died and over 500 were injured in the serial blasts that ripped apart state capital Guwahati besides Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta Road. Altogether nine bombs had exploded simultaneously […]

Two policemen and a cameraperson of national broadcaster Doordarshan has been killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday, which is going to polls next month. Reportedly the Doordarshan crew was attacked in Aranpur village to record a documentary film when Maoists attacked them. Two policemen also received severe injuries in the attack. […]

The North East States Youth Conclave and Amalgamation 2018 kick started today with an opening ceremony at Manan Bhawan in Gangtok. Organized by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, the 3-day event aims at the promotion and encouragement of sports and sports-related activities in the northeastern region. Sikkim Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs […]

The 3-day 40th Indian Geography Congress 2018 kicked off today in Arunachal Pradesh. The Congress, under the National Association Geographers of India, is being organized by the department of Geography of the Rajiv Gandhi University. The theme of the event is ‘Climate variability, vulnerability and resource management strategies for sustainable development and geospatial technologies’. Along […]

Ignoring the Uttar Pradesh government’s request of early hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Ayodhya title suit case to January. The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict trifurcating the […]

In a major blow to the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), party vice president and Deputy Speaker to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, BS Panth quit the party today. Panth gave up all forms of membership of the SDF. According to sources he is not likely to join any party at the moment and may even […]