Coming off fresh on the heels of his victory at the South Tura by-polls, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday informed that he would resign from the MP seat next week. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the MDA alliance meet to felicitate the winners of the by poll, Conrad also informed that […]

Incessant rainfall leading to heavy floods and landslides has wreaked havoc in Nagaland. With conditions worsening during the past one month, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has finally sought Centre’s help to tackle the situation. The devastating floods have already claimed 12 lives so far with more than 3000 families displaced in around 400 villages. In […]

While the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh continues to be in a turbulent state causing panic among locals, a report received from the Chinese government has stated that heavy rains in China over the Tsangpo River has resulted in the turbulence. A circular issued by the Arunachal Pradesh state government has stated that the river […]

Atleast 10 houses and 3 business establishments were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out near the Assam Police headquarters in Guwahati’s Ulubari this afternoon. The exact reason as to what sparked off the fire is yet to be ascertained. The explosion of few LPG cylinder’s further intensified the fire. 8 fire tenders were rushed to […]

India’s medal tally is on the rise in the 2018 Asian Games with 11 Gold, 20 Silver and 23 Bronze on Day 11. It is a double delight for India as Swapna Barman and Arpinder Singh clinched gold in heptathlon and triple jump. With a jump of 16.77 Arpinder Singh won the gold medal after […]

A pregnant woman had to endure a painful journey to Majuli hospital, as she was brought in a sling made out of blanket hung from bamboo poles. The woman was brought in from Baralimara in Assam’s Lakhimpur district to neighbouring Majuli hospital. She had to be carried all the way to the hospital as the […]

People living along the banks of the Dhansiri river in Assam’s Golaghat district staged a protest against the NEEPCO. The protestors blocked the National Highway No 37 at Marangi and shouted slogans. NEEPCO had recently again opened the sluice gate of the Doyang hydel power project in Nagaland’s Mon district, which resulted to flooding of […]

The deadline for completion of Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge connecting Dibrugarh and Dhemaji has been revised to October 31. The Northeast Frontier Railways Construction Organisation told Union minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain that the construction of the bridge would be completed in all aspects by October end. The 4.94km bridge will […]

Political war of words continues in Tripura, as CPI (M) politburo member Brinda Karat alleged that the BJP-led Government has failed to fulfill its poll promises in Tripura even after being in power for over five months now. Slamming the BJP-led government, Karat alleged that the state employees should have received their pay by now […]

The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Wednesday staged protest against NHPC’s Lower Subansiri Dam Project in Lakhimpur. The AJYCP demanded immediate shut-down of the construction of Lower Subansiri dam. It may be mentioned that the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has completed almost 70 percent construction work of the Lower Subansiri hydro project. […]