Meghalaya capital city Shillong has been chosen as the 100th smart city. As the Smart Cities Mission enters its fourth year, Shillong is not only the 100th but also the last city to be a part of the project. As of now 99 smart cities had been announced in four rounds of competition. With the […]

Assam finds itself in news for the wrong reasons again. A case of moral policing has emerged from the state’s Goalpara district where a couple were harassed and thrashed by a moral police mob. The incident happened at Pukhuripar under the Rangjuli police station where people gathered and thrashed the couple and even mercilessly assaulted […]

Manipur BJP has expelled Chandel District Council Chairman Lhukhosei Zou from the party. State BJP President Babhananda in an order expelled Lhukhosei Zou from the party for his “anti-party and anti social activities”. Zou was elected in the Autonomous District Council elections in 2016 as an independent candidate. Later he joined the BJP in 2017 […]

Japan upset 10-man Colombia 2-1 in a dramatic match on Tuesday to become the first Asian side beat South American opponents at the World Cup. Colombia midfielder became the first player to get red cared in Russia. Shinji Kagawa scoredf from the resulting penalty to give Japan the lead in the Group H match. Juan […]

In a grand event last night, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college student Anukreethy Vas has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018. Anukreethy, who was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu, beat 30 contestants to bag the top honour in front of a judges panel that included Miss World 2017 Manushi Chillar. Meenakshi Chaudhary […]

The Narcotics and Affairs of Border arrested chairman of Autonomous District Council of Chandel district, Lutkhosei Zou and seven others with drugs worth over Rs 27 crore. The team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border police arrested eight persons including the Chandel Autonomous District Council chairman with the contraband items on Tuesday night. The seized […]

Barely a day after civil society groups and the common people in Kohima took to the streets and even started a signature campaign across the state demanding that the incumbent DGP Rupin Sharma be retained, the Nagaland Governor ordered Sharma to hand over the charge to Additional DGP Renchamo Kikon. In a notification issued by […]

The indefinite hunger strike by members of the Mizoram Underground Returnees’ Association (MURA), entered its 15th day today. The MURA which is a group of former Mizo National Front (MNF) rebels are seeking fulfillment of the political agreement made by the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee before the 2008 and 2013 Assembly elections. The MURA members […]

Assam is remembering one if its greatest literary geniuses Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha on his death anniversary today. Commemoration programmes were held in Tezpur over the occasion of Rabha Diwas as people remembered Rabha on this day. Bishnuprasad Rabha has been one of the greatest artistic legends of the state. He has been a writer, poet, […]

Three luminaries from Assam have been selected for this year’s prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi award. The three recipients are noted Sattriya dance exponents Oja Jagannath Bayan, Ramkrishna Talukdar and noted theater personality Nuruddin Ahmed. Bayan and Talukdar have been life long exponents of Assam’s famed Sattriya dance. On the other hand, Ahmed has been awarded […]