The Supreme Court has asked NRC co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to give his views on his earlier report to the Supreme Court stating that five documents should not be allowed to be used for claiming inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens. The Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohington has also […]

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill led by BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal met officials of the Union Home, Law and Justice, and External Affairs ministry, and sought their opinion regarding the passage of the Bill. The meeting was presided over by JPC Chairman Rajendra Agarwal. Congress MPs from Assam Sushmita Dev and […]

The Supreme Court today imposed restrictions on burning of firecrackers on Diwali. A two-judge bench allowed burning of fire crackers only for two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali day while putting a ban on online sale of firecrackers. The Court was hearing a petition filed by three children that called for […]

64 suspected illegal Bangladeshi migrants were caught by the All Assam Tai Ahom Student Union and the Sutia Students Union at Kamargaon in Eastern Assam’s Golaghat district. The suspected Bangaldeshi infiltrators is now currently being detained at the Kamargaon police station. It may be mentioned that the suspected illegal migrants were arrested when the students […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety On Tuesday conducted an inspection of the Bogibeel Bridge in Assam’s Dibrugarh. The double line rail track was inspected from Dhamalgaon to Tangani and vice versa and a speed trail was also conducted. No abnormality have been noticed during the trial. Incomplete work on the via-duct portion of the road […]

In a proud moment for the northeastern region, Assam youth Golap Rabha bagged the Mr World title under the World Fitness Federation (WFF) and the World Body Building Federation (WBBF) Amber Prix championships. Golap Rabha, who hails from Boko in Assam’s Kamrup district won the title in the Mr World event held at Lithuwania in […]

The two-member enquiry committee probing charges against suspended Manipur University Vice Chancellor Adya Prasad Pandey has issued a directive seeking a personal appearance of Pandey during the next hearing on October 29. It has also been made clear in this respect that the Ministry of Human Resource Development can take all possible steps to enforce […]

In the midst of the 12-hour bandh, Assam BJP MLA from Duliajan, Teros Gowala has tendered his resignation from MLA post. Talking to newspersons, Gowala said that he was unhappy over the fact that he was not consulted by the BJP-led government over the appointment of a new chairman of the Assam Gas Company Limited, […]

At least 28 Tripura State Rifle jawans left critically injured in a bus accident on Monday night. The accident took place at Baramra Hills on National Highway 8 in West District of Tripura. The troopers were on their way to Agartala Railway Station to take a train on the following day to Chhattisgarh for attending […]

While one of the prominent partners of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance is time and again pitching for a common candidate from the United Democratic Party for the 2019 parliamentary elections from Shillong seat, the National People’s Party maintained that no official communication has been made by the UDP in this regard and the issue is […]