Today is the 450th death anniversary of renowned Vaishnav saint of Assam, Srimanta Sankardev. People all across the state observed the occasion with prayer meets at various Vaishnav Sattras and Namghars. As in the rest of Assam, the river island of Majuli which houses some of the most prominent Sattras of the state, is gearing […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, inaugurated the commencement of works for the Agartala-Akhaura rail project on Monday through video conferencing. The railway project was agreed to when Sheikh Hasina visited Delhi in 2010 and it is expected […]

Incessant rainfall in the past 24 hours have created havoc in the state of Sikkim leading to massive landslides in Western part of the state. The landslide has completely blocked roads affecting daily commute. Yangtey village, Geyzing are the places which have been severely affected, no casualties have yet been reported. In West Sikkim’s Geyzing, a […]

Terming illegal immigrants a challenge for the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pitched for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens across all states of the country. The Assam Chief Minister while addressing an event in New Delhi on the NRC issue, said that Illegal immigrants are a challenge and to answer this […]

Students of National Institute of Technology, Sikkim called off the over 35-day-long strike at Rabongla campus on Monday after a written assurance from State HRD additional chief secretary G.P. Upadhyaya to make immediate solutions to the impasse. The students who had been on a protest demanding a permanent campus and adequate facilities at the NIT […]

The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee too joined in the nation wide Bharat Bandh call and marched from Police Bazaar to Congress Bhawan. Congress workers were seen shouting slogans against the rapid rise in fuel prices. Former Chief Minister and leader of opposition Mukul Sangma lashed out at the BJP stating that the spirit of democracy […]

Crackdown by police in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh on Congress workers marked the Bharat Bandh in the northeastern region. While in Dimapur police removed banners and flexes put up by the Congress workers forcing the protesters to march to the police commissioner’s office, in Itanagar police detained scores of Congress protesters. Top Congress leaders were […]

The 100-hour blockade called by the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) entered its second day today. Hundreds of trucks carrying essentials have been stranded on National Highway 37 due to the blockade called in protest against assault on AMSU activists by NSCN-IM cadres at Nungba. The AMSU is demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants involved […]

In a massive show of strength, the Congress and 16 opposition parties assembled at the Ram Leela Maidan in New Delhi to send a clear message to the Centre against spiralling petrol and diesel prices. Earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi led the charge by offering tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in […]

New Delhi is all set to experience the invigorating flavour of Srimanta Sankaradev’s 16th century performing art form ‘Bhaona’ at the Srimanta Sankardev Bhawan in the city. The Mahapurus Srimanta Sankardev Namdharma Samaj, a religious and socio-cultural organization of Assam, will be presenting ‘Udyoga Parva’, a Bhaona form of the epic Mahabharata in English language […]