Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has blamed China for the deprivation of the Himalayan state. Addressing a gathering during the 10th Tawang Maitree Diwas, the Arunachal chief minister alleged that there is Chinese hand in blocking foreign funding in the state. Stating that Arunachal has huge potential for growth, Khandu lamented that the state […]

Following the visit of a 14-member team of the 15th Finance Commission to Kohima on Tuesday, the Nagaland government sought an amount of nearly Rs 8 crore from the centre for the overall development of the state. Nagaland Finance Secretary Y Kikheto Sema, while interacting with newspersons informed that the state government had submitted the […]

With Mizoram polling day coming to an end yesterday, election officers today brought a total of 101 EVMs to five Strong Rooms located across 8 districts of the state. The final voting percentage was recorded at 81 per cent, a marginal dip from 2013 which was 83.14. And over 50 percent of the close to […]

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand who is on her maiden visit to Manipur was welcomed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh and other state officials on her arrival. On her two-day visit to the state, Princess Maha Chakri will attend 10-day long Sangai Fest, the annual tourism festival of the state. The Princess is […]

Congress MP from Arunachal Pradesh East, Ninong Ering has wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to raise the issues of stapled visas and Siang river with China. Ering has said in the letter the PM Modi should take up the issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet during the […]

The High level Committee which met for the fifth time to find out a permanent solution to the trouble over relocating residents of Sweeper Colony has received the relevant documents from all the departments. Speaking to media persons after the meeting, chairman of the Committee, Prestone Tynsong said that the Shillong Municipal Board on November […]

President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a two day visit to Assam, attended the Indian Air Force programme at the Air Force Station at Borjhar, Guwahati to present the Presidential Standards to 118 Helicopter Unit and Colours to Air Defence College. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Air Chief Marshall Birender Singh Dhanoa along with Assam Governor […]

Internal dissensions within the Congress party over candidates in the upcoming Assam Panchayat elections is out in the open with the Dibrugarh District Congress Committee expelling 11 of its party workers including Vice-President Nagen Borthakur from primary membership of the party for six years. The step was initiated as a disciplinary action against the workers […]

Voting came to an end in Mizoram with 75 percent polling registered till 5 pm. The final turnout percentage, however, is yet to be ascertained. Apart from this 40 all women polling stations were set up in the state. Significantly, only 3 poll code violations were reported from the state. The highlight of the polls, […]

To encourage women voters, pink polling booths were set up in each constituency of the state. These booths are locally known as Dingdi in Mizoram, named after a wildflower commonly available in the state, Dingdi is used by poets to depict beautiful women. Pink Polling Booth | Women voters exercise their franchise in all-women polling […]