Colonel Manoranjan Goswami, a well known writer and litterateur breathed his last early today in Mumbai after bravely battling a prolonged illness. Colonel Goswami, who was 78, had served in the army for 30 years. He had also bagged the prestigious Assam Sahitya Sabha award last year. Colonel Goswami was the father of well known […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and several other Congress leaders and party candidates filed their nominations for the November 28 Assembly polls on Thursday. State Congress president Lal Thanhawla filed his nomination for Serchhip and Champhai South constituencies. Among the Congress ministers who filed their nominations yesterday were Health Minister Lal Thanzara, Sports Minister Zodint […]

Condemning the brutal attack on RTI activist Agnes Kharshiing, Congress MLA Ampareen Lyngdoh said that this act is inhumane and unacceptable. She further said that the circumstances under which this assault took place requires immediate inquiry and wished that both the victims get a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, other civil society organisations like TUR condemned the […]

The condition of top RTI activist and president of Civil Society Women’s Organisation, Agnes Kharshiing who is undergoing treatment at NEIGRIHMS is said to be stable now, she was rushed in a critical condition following a brutal assault yesterday. According to sources, doctors are still closely monitoring her condition which is said to have improved […]

NDPP leaders today cleared the air on the ongoing issue of party’s derecognition. Party president Chingwang Konyak, while addressing the gathering at the NDPP’s 3rd general convention in Kohima, re-assured that the party fulfills all criteria to be recognised as a state party and termed the demand for its derecognition as the opposition’s game-play. Deputy […]

One of Meghalaya’s most vocal social and RTI activist Agnes Kharshiing was brutally attacked by unidentified assailants in the state’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. The attack on Civil Society Women’s Organization president Kharshiing comes barely a day after she exposed rampant transportation of coal in the state despite a National Green Tribunal ban […]

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju visited Bomdila yesterday and took stock of the situation arising out of clashes between Army and Arunachal Pradesh police personnel in Bomdila. The Defence Minister gave a patient hearing to the local Legislator, Civil society representatives of all the six tribes of […]

Trial into the infamous Assam’s Dokmoka mob lynching case began today after 47 persons accused in the horrific lynching case were produced before the Nagaon District and Sessions Judge court. As per the latest development, the court has fixed December 1 as the next date of hearing and charges against the accused persons will be […]

The All Assam Students Union (AASU) along with 28 other organisations staged a massive protest in Dispur today. Terming the proposed Citizenship Bill as a threat to the indigenous communities of the state, the organisations reiterated that no illegal immigrants from Bangladesh should be given shelter in Assam. The AASU and 28 other organisations have […]

Election Commission of India on Wednesday deputed a high level team of officers to discuss various issues related to ensuing Mizoram Assembly Elections. The ECI team held a detailed discussion on Tuesday at Aizwal with leaders of All NGO coordination committee, comprising central YMA, Mizoram Senior Citizen Association, Mizoram Women Federation, Mizo Student Association & […]