The security agencies in Assam arrested the serial killer responsible for the twin murders in running trains in the state just moments before he was about to board the Dibrugarh-Jhanjha express in New Tinsukia Railway station. Security agencies have cracked the twin murder case in the state with the arrested Bikash Das confessing that he […]

After declaring pineapple as the ‘State Fruit’ of Tripura by President Ramnath Kovind during his recent visit to the state, Tripura today hosted ‘Pineapple Festival and Exposition 2018’ at Pragna bhavan. The exhibition was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma, which was organized by the Tripura chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Chairman […]

Amidst vehement opposition to the Sikkim Regulation of Transfer of Land (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018, the Sikkim government today passed the Bill during the Ninth session of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. The objective of the bill is to ensure protection against alienation of the land holding of the ‘Sherpa community as indicated in the proposed […]

Political war continues to grow over anomalies and delay in completion of Trans Arunachal Highway. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress committee today rejected the defamation case filed by Ziro MLA Tage Taki and Raga MLA Tamar Murtem in connection with the Trans Arunachal highway scam. The Congress President alleged that there are certain loopholes in connection […]

In a bid to end the impasse in Manipur University, a high level team led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh will leave for New Delhi tomorrow to discuss the university crisis with the HRD ministry and bring an end to it. After close to 45 days of vehement protests and failed talks between the […]

Vehement protests were seen across the state as members of the Kamrup district youth Congress, while expressing their anger against the lapse of appropriate safety measures for women in the state, burnt an effigy of the Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain in Guwahati’s Maligaon. Protests were also seen at the Sivasagar railway station. […]

Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek on Wednesday shot a letter to Assam Health Minister requesting him to sort out the problem relating to the allotment of seat for MBBS courses in medical colleges of Assam in accordance with the quota. As per the laid norms ten seats are reserved for students from Meghalaya which includes […]

The 600-year-old historic Chakzam bridge over the Tawang river, built by a disciple of the first Dalai Lama Thang Tong Gylapo is in a sorry state of affairs as it is facing plunder and loot by antique collectors and burglars. Over 40 pieces of iron chains fastened to the bridge were reported missing on July […]

Nagaland is India’s most diverse state linguistically in India, according to an analysis carried out by Mint, an Indian financial daily newspaper published by HT Media, a Delhi-based media group. The report applies the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index formula to the 2011 linguistic census data. The census document classifies languages into two levels — namely language and […]

As the demand for removal of Manipur University Vice-Chancellor grows louder, the Joint Colleges Students’ Forum has shut down a number of colleges affiliated to the University starting from today until the crisis at the university resolves. The Forum said that it has decided to shut down all colleges as the crisis in Manipur University […]