At least two people were killed and 2 others are feared dead when a ferry boat capsized on Barak river near Sakawrdai village along the Mizoram–Manipur border. 27 people were on board when the boat capsized. Two bodies have been fished out from the river while two others were still missing. One of the deceased […]

Just days after Northeast Live aired an exclusive Ground Zero Report about the plight of people residing near the Indian Army’s Ballai-liang firing range near Loi-liang village in Tezu of Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district. The Army today along with Lohit Deputy Commissioner Karma Leki and Lohit Superintendent of Police DW Thongon visited the area and […]

Sikkim has a new tourism policy and this was declared by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on August 15. Yesterday, the Sikkim state tourism department highlighted its main features in front of the media. Talking to the media, tourism department secretary CP Dhakal said that the reason for coming up with the policy is that every […]

India’s medal tally currently stands at 10 with 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. Earlier in the day, 16-year-old Asian Games debutant Saurabh Chaudhary made India proud by winning the first shooting gold of the 2018 Asian Games while compatriot Abhishek Verma won bronze in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event in Jakarta. […]

Man-elephant conflict continues to be a cause of concern for Assam. An attack by an elephant herd has resulted in the death of one person in Nagrijuli. The deceased has been identified as Shambhu Boro. The man had come out of his house early in the morning when the jumbos attacked and killed him on […]

Ace wrestler, Monoj Leen Debnath of Assam will represent India in the 40th World Arm Wrestling Championship to be held in Turkey. Monoj who hails from Dibrugarh in Assam is ranked 4th in Asian rankings and 6th at the world rankings. Monoj has won gold in both right and left arm challenges at the 40th […]

The West Jaintia Hills police in Meghalaya have arrested the self-styled chairman and information secretary of a Manipur based insurgent group called the Zeliangrong United Front. The arrested persons have been identified as 66-year-old Raitu Chawang, the chairman and 43-year-old Gengchung Pou Namthuyang, the information secretary. The duo was arrested from a Guwahati bound night […]

The Twipraland State Party is opposing the construction of a dam on the Howrah river in the state. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live, Party President CR Debbarma said that many tribals have already been cheated by government earlier and have been displaced because of such developmental projects and they fear that the same might happen […]

The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee inducted former minister Ningthoujam Mangi into the party at a grand reception held in Sadbhavana Diwas at Congress Bhawan. Mangi was a CPI minister in the Manipur State Congress Party government headed by the late Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh. He had joined the BJP on February 5, 2017 and left the […]

Despite receding water levels, the flood-hit state of Kerala remains on the edge. Hundreds from the region are still stranded in the state, seeking help from their respective state governments. Over 50 labourers from Assam have taken shelter in the the University of Fisheries and Ocean studies. Left with no money, they now bank on […]