Reacting to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s recent bizarre statement on Naga headgear’s, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal tweeted that PM Modi dons the traditional dresses and headgear of the ethnic communities with immense pride and affection. He said Modi also drapes the gamosa with much respect. Sonwal, however, lamented the fact that the leaders of […]

Locals of Jonai in Assam’s Dhemaji district are reeling under apprehensions as the Siang river has once again turned murky leading to contamination of water in its constituent river Brahmaputra. Expressing concern over the matter the locals have demanded that the matter should be probed into as the high turbidity in the waters has led […]

Authorities in Assam’s Golaghat district have issued a warning as to possible release of more excessive water by NEEPCO from the Doyang hydro power project in neighbouring Nagaland. The authorities have sounded an alert among the local populace to be alert as the water level of the Doyang dam’s reservoir has risen again and there […]

Controversial Congress MP Shashi Tharoor now finds headgears worn by tribals in the Northeast “outlandish” and said Naga headgears are hilarious as they are full of ‘feathers’. Addressing a seminar in Thiruvananthapuram with the theme ‘Standing up to hatred: Violence and intolerance in contemporary India. Tharoor, trying to put the Indian Prime Minister in the […]

The Assam government has ordered a special investigation to probe complaints of sexual abuse on three minor girls at SOS Children’s Village in Guwahati’s Azara. State Social Welfare Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said that acting on the special news report aired by Northeast Live, she has issued a directive to the state chief secretary to […]

A rally, which was taken out by the Students’ Parents’ body in Imphal, took an ugly turn upon reaching the University as there was a stand-off between the student protestors of the University and the members of the Parents’ body. The situation heated up as there was exchange of slogans from both the groups. Security […]

Chaotic scenes and heated arguments were witnessed at the Jonai police station in Assam’s Dhemaji district. Hundreds of people were seen gheraoing the police station and shouting slogans after a youth allegedly died in custody within the police station premises on Saturday. Protesters were seen shouting slogans demanding for an explanation. An altercation too happened […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb brushed aside all rumors that are doing rounds about him being a Bangladeshi citizen, stating that he is an Indian and was born in Tripura’s Udaipur. Biplab’s father has presented his birth certificate and according to the document, Biplab’s birth place is indeed Udaipur. Apparently, Biplab Kumar Deb’s Wikipedia […]

The protests by the members of several Koch Rajbongshi organisations demanding ST status has turned violent compelling the security forces to resort to firing and lathi charge. The situation spiraled out of control after a section of the irate protesters vandalised a digital satellite news gathering vehicle of our group channel News Live. The protesters […]

The call for an NRC-like exercise is getting louder in other parts of the Northeast. Interacting with media persons in Shillong after a meeting between the All Assam Students Union, the Khasi Students Union and the North East Students Union, NESO chairman Samuel Jyrwa demanded NRC for the entire region. Jyrwa pointed out that it […]