The Meghalaya Revenue and Disaster Department has issued alert in the Garo hills district and urged the authorities to take necessary action in view of release of excessive water by China from its dams. Joint Secretary of Meghalaya State Disaster Management Authority, I. Mawlong in a notification has issued flood warning in West Garo hills, […]

The NPP came down heavily on the Congress party including its President Rahul Gandhi and said that no one in the party right now would be able to revive the Congress either in Meghalaya or the country as a whole. NPP State president WR Kharlukhi said this ahead of AICC leader Gaurav Gogoi’s visit to […]

Assam government is mulling to introduce Electric bus services in Guwahati city. Transport minister Chandramohan Patowary said that the government is planning to procure 40 e-buses in the first phase. The transport department is also in touch with private stakeholders to introduce the service.

Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council chief HS Shylla’s remarks in relation with the Khasi Social Custom of Lineage (Amendment) Bill, has sent his party, the NPP looking for cover. The KHADC chief executive member created a controversy by stating that the Khasi Social Custom of Lineage Bill that seeks to prevent Khasi women from marrying […]

Political environment in Sikkim is heating up ahead of general election 2019. Plenty of public meetings and events have started taking place. The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front on Friday organised a mega umbrella rally in Singtam. The mega rally witnessed the participation of thousands of supporters from as many as three constituencies comprising of Tumin […]

The protest against mega dams in Northeast has reached New Delhi with the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress staging massive protests today. Hundreds of youth congress members marched through the streets of national capital calling for stalling construction of the Lower Subansiri hydro-electric power project. Chanting slogans against the BJP-led state government, demanding closure of the […]

Former Assam minister and Congress leader Siddique Ahmed has termed the allegations of corruption levelled against him as baseless and said everything will be clear after the probe into the graft case is over. Welcoming the anti corruption and vigilance probe against the charges levelled against him, Ahmed said the allegations are motivated and aimed […]

The students of the National Institute of Technology, Sikkim staged a protest demanding basic facilities. The students are devoid of a permanent campus unlike their counterparts in other states of the country. It is worth mentioning that NIT Sikkim has been functioning from a temporary site at Rabongla in South District. As such, the students […]

The All Arunachal Pradesh Hawkers and Street Vendors Federation expressed concern over the repeated demands to leave their vending zones made by the Arunachal Motor Transport Federation. Roger Nabam, General Secretary of the Street Vendors Federation said that the Motor Transport Union has time and again complained for the replacement of the vending zones in […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Nepal to attend the 4th BIMSTEC summit held in Kathmandu on August 30 and 31. The Prime Minister on Thursday presented traditional gifts from India’s North-Eastern states to leaders of BIMSTEC. The gifts presented to BIMSTEC leaders by Prime Minister Modi comprise of stoles and shawls depicting traditional motifs from […]