Former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Gegong Apang who quit the BJP on Tuesday is all set to float a new political party. Apang disclosed to Northeast Live that he has already left for Kolkata after being invited by Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Apang further revealed that his party […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with Mizoram CM Zoramthanga called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday to express their reservations over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Both Conrad Sangma and Zoramthanga were accompanied by their cabinet colleagues. The state of Meghalaya and Mizoram have repeatedly opposed the Citizenship Bill. It may be […]

The 4th Manipur Statehood Day Women’s Polo Tournament began at the historic polo ground-Kangjeibung in Imphal on Thursday. The inaugural match was played between Team Canada vs Indian Polo Association (IPA) while Manipur Women’s team took on Argentina. Team Canada walloped IPA by a margin of 7/4 and Argentina knocked down Team Manipur by 3/5 […]

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate a 426.60 metres strategic bridge over the river Diffo in Arunachal Pradesh’ Lower Dibang valley district on Friday. The bridge will connect Lower Dibang valley district with Lohit district. It will also facilitate faster movement of force multipliers, long-range vectors and troops into Dibang valley. In addition, the […]

An elderly couple was brutally killed and buried near a river in Assam’s Chirang district on suspicion of practising witchcraft. The victims have been identified as Liku Sutradhar and his wife Lafare Sutradhar. Meanwhile, the police have arrested eight persons in connection with the case who have been identified as Norey Sutradhar, Kaltu Sutradhar, Olaan […]

In a breakthrough in the rescue operations at the tragedy-hit coal mine at Lumthari in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, Navy divers have detected the body of one of the miners at a depth of over 160 feet with the help of Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (UROV). #MeghalayaMineTragedy: Body of 1 of the 15 trapped miners […]

The Cabinet committee on Economic Affairs today approved the project for capacity expansion of Numaligarh Refinery from 3 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum to 9 MMTPA. The project involves setting up of crude oil pipeline from Paradip to Numaligarh and product pipeline from Numaligarh to Siliguri at a cost of Rs. 22,594 crore. The project […]

Janta Mela, which is the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front led Government’s popular flagship event, began on Wednesday at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok. With state elections just couple of months away, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has got into the election mode and is leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling attended […]

In what can be termed as a big fallout of the Centre’s decision to push for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang resigned from BJP’s primary membership on Tuesday. Unhappy over the party’s functioning, Apang shot off a letter to BJP national president Amit Shah stating that Prime Minister Narendra […]

People across Assam celebrated Bhogali or Magh Bihu with much fervour and gaiety marking the end of harvesting season. The day began with burning of ‘Bhela Ghars’ or ‘Meji’s — a traditional straw and bamboo structure and prayed for peace and well-being of their loved ones besides feasting and merry making. Community feasting on authentic […]