A massive fire broke out at Jagiroad’s Korotipam market at around 1 AM on Thursday night. Properties worth 1 crore rupees were damaged in the fire. Altogether 10 shops were gutted in the fire, which is suspected to have occurred due to a short-circuit in one of the shops.  

In what can be termed as a big boost to the industrial sector in the Northeast, the Union cabinet has given its nod to the much ambitious North-East Industrial Development Scheme 2017 or NEIDS, something that was believed by most people to have replaced the earlier North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy of 2007. […]

A one year old Himalayan black bear was successfully relocated to the Miao mini Zoo in Arunachal Pradesh. The bear was rescued by Yangwok Hodong, a resident of Lazu in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh near the Indo-Myanmar International border two months ago. The Himalayan black bear is a sub-species of the Asian black bear […]

Intensifying its crackdown on the Coal Syndicate in Assam, the State Police’s CID carried out a raid at Bharat Hotel in Jogighopa of Bongaigaon district late yesterday night. 5 persons were arrested during the raid. The arrested have been identified as Mugeshwar Ali, Asan Akhtar Khan, Akibur Rehman, Farukh Ahmed and Bhaskar Kalita. The CID […]

In a major blow to the security forces’ fight against insurgency in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court has ordered immediate release of GNLA Chairman Champion Sangma, who has been languishing in the Shillong Prison for nearly six years. A bench of Justice AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan set aside the order passed by Additional Judicial Magistrate […]

Bringing glory to the Northeast, Nagaland has found its place in the top most birding destinations in the world. Notably, the National Geographic has featured Nagaland among the top 10 best birding destinations in the world, owing to the annual Amur Falcons stop-over. The roosting site in Nagaland is the Doyang reservoir where hundreds of thousands of […]

Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling today said that he has written a letter to the External Affairs ministry seeking permission for the 17th Karmapa Ogygen Trinley Dorje’s visit to Sikkim. He further added that the 17th Karmapa’s visit to the state would fulfill the long pending demand of the Sikkimese people and the government. Meanwhile, Chamling […]

Imphal is hosting an arts and crafts exhibition for the residents of the border areas. The exhibition is organised at the newly inaugurated ‘Urban Haat’ community market. The exhibition is aimed at promoting the artisans of far flung border areas and provide them exposure in order to initiate the sale of their products to people […]

Based on the idea of a sustained and structured cultural connect between individuals of different regions, a group of students and teachers from Madhya Pradesh is in Nagaland for a special cultural exchange program. The team also visited 6 institutions based in Dimapur and Kohima on Monday under the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” program. Under […]

Kohima Battalion of the Assam Rifles rescued four tourists who were stranded during a trek to Dzukou Valley. The tourists were identified as Shankar, Prabhu, Kaushalaya and Sumitra who had arrived in Kohima from Mumbai. The tourists were trekking the Dzukou valley trail from Viswema, while trekking they followed sign boards and reached Dzukou Valley Top. […]