Putting forth a strong demand for Scheduled Tribe status, a 12 hour long Assam Bandh has been called by a common platform, the Janagosthiyo Oikya Mancha consisting of six communities of the state. The shutdown which came in effect from 5 am today is expected to see paralysing of daily life in several parts of […]

The NRC authorities have fixed August 30 as the date for receipt of claims and objections for inclusion or deletion of names from the final draft NRC. The last date for receipt of claims and objections will be September 28. Those people whose names do not figure in the complete draft NRC will get two […]

Teachers and workers enrolled under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan in Mizoram have not received their salaries for months. The salaries of the SSA and RMSA employees have remained pending for almost four months, clearly an indication that the government is playing with the future of these employees. However, in a […]

The National People’s Party today sounded the poll bugle in the national capital. Party MLAs from Meghalaya and Nagaland along with those from Arunachal Pradesh who recently joined the NPP among others attended the crucial meet held to chalk out the party’s strategy for the Lok Sabha polls next year. Talking to media persons after […]

Tripura’s tirade against drugs continues, as the police made latest raids against drug peddlers in the state on Friday. The police conducted a raid at the house of one Jagatbandhu Mursing, a resident of Taibandal village in Sipahijala district. About 163 kilograms of marijuana were seized from the  person’s house. The estimate of the seized […]

After an unsuccessful attempt to unite the regional forces together under a common candidate for all the parties ahead of the Ranikor bypolls, the People’s Democratic Federation has decided to fight the elections alone. PDF secretary Auspicious L. Mawphlang informed that they have decided to field a candidate for the Ranikor bypoll but they are […]

The opposition Naga People’s Front and civil society groups in Nagaland have asked Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to raise his voice and ensure that the interests of the Nagas are protected in the forthcoming Naga Peace Accord. They said the Nagaland government has a responsibility to tell the Centre in clear terms that the rights […]

Commuters are facing tough time to reach their destination with private transport service buses keeping off the roads as the nationwide strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress which is supported by other transport organizations entered its second day today. The indefinite strike has been called to protest against the constant increase in […]

The Manipur University Students Union is all set to take out a march to the state assembly on Monday to protest against the government’s “lax attitude” towards the ongoing impasse at the Manipur University regarding the removal of Vice Chancellor Adya Prasad Pandey. MUSU president M. Dayaman Singh has made it clear that the they […]

A video clip showing miraculous escape of a student protester in Manipur has gone viral in social media. The video shows a student protester falling under a moving oil tanker following lathi-charge by policemen present on spot. The student had a narrow escape but not before he received several fractures on the hand and shoulder. […]