In the wake of the increasing rape incidents in Assam, the state government today launched a 24*7 helpline number for women. The helpline number 181 has been launched with the objective of providing 24×7 immediate response to women in distress. The helpline number will also provide legal aid, counseling and guidance to women facing violence […]

The mobile task force of Tripura state police has detained as many as 8 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from the Inter state bus terminus in Agartala. Upon interrogation, the detained persons revealed that they hailed from Chittagong in Bangladesh and entered India illegally through the Sonamura border in Tripura. The 8 were planning to travel to […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has issued strict orders to all the SP’s of the districts to keep a close check on crime against women. Adding to this, the chief minister has also direceted the SP’s to file chargesheets at the earliest in connection with crime against women to ensure justice to the victims. The […]

In yet another shocking incident, a 6-year-old minor has been allegedly raped at Dhupguri under Khetri police station near Guwahati. The minor was raped by a 35-year-old man who was known to the family. The accused, Pulak Deka, was arrested while he was trying to flee the area this morning. Deka raped the girl when […]

Sikkim got its first ever government entrepreneurship hub centre at the Chief Minister’s Office today. The office has been named as Entrepreneur’s Consultation Hub Centre in relation to the startup scheme of the government of Sikkim. It was inaugurated by Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. The entrepreneurship centre is first of its kind in the […]

With an objective to create awareness among the youth about the ill effects of HIV/AIDS, the Kohima Battalion of Assam Rifles conducted an awareness rally in Kohima. The main focus of the rally was to spread awareness among the people regarding precautionary measures and motivate them to make Nagaland an HIV/AIDS free state. The motto […]

The Meghalaya government has decided to do away with the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) curriculum for class eleven and twelve standards. The existing curriculum will be replaced by the Central Board of Secondary Education or the CBSE syllabus and NCERT textbooks. Meghalaya education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said that the government is concerned about […]

In a significant development, the Supreme Court said that both the NRC process and the panchayat polls must be completed as per the scheduled deadline in Assam.   Adding that 1.67 lakh people are required for the smooth conduct of panchayat polls in the State, the apex court ruled that the 45,000 people now involved […]

Former Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang has been issued a fresh summon by the National Investigation Agency in connection with the probe into pay offs to NSCN-K by government departments.   The summon comes barely days after the NIA arrested three senior Nagaland government officials in connection with extortion from government departments on behalf of […]

Aamir Khan ready to take on SS Rajamouli and Prabhas’ Baahubali with Rs. 1000 crore film Mahabharata. Aamir Khan had in fact last year admitted that he has a dream project on Indian epic Mahabharata. Around the same time buzz was that SS Rajamouli, who was fresh out of the stupendous success of Baahubali 2: […]