A local court in Srinagar directed further investigations in the case involving Army officer Major Leetul Gogoi, who was caught fraternising with a local woman, and asked the police to submit a report by September 18. The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, observed that the investigations into the case had been conducted in […]

Two gold medals for India in the Asian Games in Jakarta on the penultimate day. India remains at 8th position in the gold medal standings. The medal tally as of now stands at 69 with 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze medals. The latest was won by Pranab Bardhan and Shib nath Sarkar in […]

Justice Ranjan Gogoi is all set to take over as the new Chief Justice of India on October 3. Gogoi’s name has been recommended for the post by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to the Government. Justice Gogoi is expected to take oath on October 3. He is slated to retire on November 17 […]

Nagaland continues to reel under the effect of natural calamities. According to latest report of NSDMA, 11 Districts namely Phek, Wokha, Mon, Kohima, Dimapur, Longleng, Tuensa, Mokokchung, Kiphire, Zunheboto and Peren districts have been affected. Altogether 532 villages have been affected in 11 districts. 48821 families comprising a population of two lakh sixty one thousand […]

The Assam State Disaster Response Force along with fire tenders on Friday night rescued 7 persons stuck inside a elevator at the MLA hostel in Dispur minutes after meeting MLA Jamaluddin Ahmed. The persons were trapped inside the elevator for more than 45 minutes. One person who fell unconscious was admitted to a nearby hosptial. […]

Barely a month since the inauguration of the first medical college in Mizoram and party politics has already begun. The ruling Congress Party and the opposition Mizo National Front are engaged in a war of words over claims as to who are primarily involved behind the establishment of the educational institution. MNF denounced Congress’ claims […]

The Assam university in Silchar is making headlines for the wrong reasons again. The Silchar police have arrested a professor from the Arabic department of the university for allegedly molesting a student of the same department. The accused professor, who is the HOD of Arabic department, has been identified as Nazrul Islam Barbhuyan. Barbhuyan has […]

The National Investigation Agency has seized Rs 48 lakh in cash from a woman during an investigation into the activities of the proscribed terrorist organisation Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The money was seized from K Pramodini, an employee of RIMS Imphal, Manipur. It was produced by Pramodini in presence of independent witnesses. The amount belongs […]

Students of the National Institute of Technology, Sikkim continued their protest demanding a permanent campus. NIT Sikkim has been functioning from a temporary site at Rabongla in South District and students have yet again hit the streets demanding a permanent campus and other basic facilities. Students of NIT Sikkim have been on a peaceful protest […]

Yet another round of tripartite talks between the Centre, State Government and United Naga Council was held in the Senapati district headquarters in Manipur today. The talks were held to resolve the problem of creation of seven new districts in Manipur. The UNC has been demanding the revocation of the districts while the state government […]