A 51-year-old villager Bapianglum Tailu reportedly died after an unexploded mortar went off in the Indian Army’s Ballaliang firing range near Loiliang village under Tezu police station in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh late on Thursday. Sources said that the deceased might have unknowingly stepped on one of the misfired mortars. Police in Tezu informed […]

The filing of claims and objections for inclusion of names left out from the final draft NRC has begun across Assam. Over 40 lakh people whose names were left out can now move to the respective NRC Seva Kendras to file their claims and objections. The process of filing claims and objections will continue till […]

The Meghalaya Agriculture Students and Graduates Association staged protest at the State Central Library premises demanding recruitment of all the state sponsored quota graduates who have signed the bond cum agreement from 2004-2005 onwards based on seniority within a month. A delegation of students also met agricultural minister Banteidor Lyngdoh to push their demands. A […]

The High Level Committee constituted by the Meghalaya state government to look into the Sweeper Lane impasse has directed the Shillong Municipal Board to restart the inventory survey in the colony. Talking to the media, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the committee is trying its best to complete the task at hand […]

The 48-hour general strike called by the All Tribal Students Union, the Kuki Students Organisation and the All Naga Students Association in the hill areas of Manipur has brought normal life to a standstill. The impasse over the Manipur university crisis has taken a different turn. While, all this time it was under the aegis […]

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) President PS Tamang has been released from the Rongay State Jail today. The SKM supremo popularly known as PS Golay was convicted on charges of misappropriating cattle distribution, government funds of around 10 lakh rupees during his tenure as a minister for Animal Husbandry between 1999 to 2004. Following his release […]

Acclaimed sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was awarded the prestigious Kamala Saikia Memorial 4th National Award in Guwahati today. Several eminent personalities were present during the event organised jointly by the Kamala Saikia Memorial Trust and the Guwahati Press Club. Retired justice of Gauhati high court Biplab Kumar Sarma delivered the Kamala Saikia Memorial […]

The opposition MNF and BJP in Mizoram have slammed the state government for not rising up to the occasion in tackling influx of illegal migrants into the state. Talking to Northeast Live, MNF president Zoramthanga said the state needs to be on guard against influx post the publication of final draft NRC in Assam. He […]

The 12 hour Lohit and Anjaw districts bandh called by three student organisations, namely the All Mishimi Students Union, All Lohit District Students Union and the All Anjaw District Students Union passed off peacefully without any untoward incident being reported from the area. The 12-hour bandh began at 6 am today despite the restriction put […]

The Manipur police resorted to firing tear gas shells after Manipur Pradesh Congress committee workers defying police barricades tried to move towards the Mahatma Gandhi avenue. The Congress leaders led by former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh took to the streets to offer floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of […]