Festive fervour grips Assam with people celebrating Rongali Bihu and ushering in the Assamese new year with traditional zeal and fervour. The celebrations mark the beginning of the Assamese New Year and the end of the harvesting season amidst much fanfare. Rongali Bihu celebration continues for whole of the month and beyond with people organising […]

A case of moral policing has come to fore, this time from West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya. The incident came to light after a video went viral on the social media. The video shows a group of men beating and kicking a woman on the road even as she pleads to stop it. According […]

The 2018 Commonwealth Games has come to a close, and with it the very satisfying result of India’s third most successful Commonwealth Games of all time with 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals. Hopes were high from India’s 200-strong athletic contingent and the result has been excellent. India finished third […]

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma along with a delegation of cabinet ministers called on Union Coal Minister, Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. As per reports, the delegation discussed the matter of lifting NGT ban on coal mining in Meghalaya with the Union Coal Minister. Sangma was accompanied by cabinet ministers Prestone Tynsong, Metbah Lyngdoh and […]

Tension still prevails at Chaygaon in South kamrup of Assam following a clash between two groups including members of the BJP and the AGP. The clash broke out following dispute over encroaching upon land allotted for setting up a market place under a state government scheme. At least 17 persons including women were injured in […]

Arunachal Pradesh is celebrating Sangken, the water festival in Namsai. It is the biggest festival of the Tai Khampti community of Arunachal. The festivities of Sangken got underway on April 13. The four-day Sangken festival concluded at the Golden Pagoda premises in Tengapani in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh today. On the occasion, the Buddha […]

Yet another instance of crime aginst women in Assam. This time the victim has been brutalised in the heart of Guwahati. A woman was assaulted and left to die near a school at Garchuk in Guwahati sending shock waves across the State. The victim was rescued by locals from near the Dakshin Gaon High School, […]

Close on the heels of the multi-crore scam surrounding the Loktak Lake in Manipur, the largest natural freshwater body of northeast India is again in the limelight. The Central Government has approved Rs 400 crore for cleaning solid waste particles from the sprawling lake and another Rs 100 crore for cleaning its source, the Nambul […]

With the never ending rise of crime against women, a minor was sexually assaulted in Assam. The incident has been reported from Assam’s Nalbari district. A seven year old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by one Altaf Ali. The victim visited the accused’s place to watch TV when the incident allegedly took place. The victim’s […]

Superstar Salman Khan’s little co-star from the movie Tubelight Matin Rey Tangu cajoles the Bollywood superstar to visit Arunachal for a promotional video involving Salman and Tangu which has given a major boost to Arunachal tourism. In the video, Matin is seen cajoling Salman to visit Arunachal by describing the beauty and aura of the North […]