IMPHAL, 11 Jun: The Manipur government will not remain a mute spectator to atrocities, Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said on Thursday, after police found the mortal remains of six people suspected to be of missing Naga men, who had been held hostage by armed groups in Kangpokpi district. Six persons of the Naga
GUWAHATI, 27 May: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the UCC Bill that seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion, even as the opposition demanded that it be sent to a select committee. With the passage of the proposed legislation, Assam became
NEW DELHI, 17 May: The Meghalaya government will host the North East India Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (NEIINFRA) on 11 and 12 June that will see policymakers, investors, financial institutions and industry leaders deliberate on connectivity, investment and the region’s growth. At an event here on Friday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said his state’s
IMPHAL, 15 May: Thirty-one of the 38 people belonging to the Kuki and Naga communities, who were held hostage by armed groups in Manipur’s Kangpokpi and Senapati districts, were released, police said on Friday. These people were taken to unknown areas after suspected militants shot dead three church leaders and injured four others in Kangpokpi
DULIAJAN, 14 May: Oil India Limited (OIL) in its 580th meeting of the board of directors held on 13 May declared its financial results for the financial year 2026. The company achieved a growth of 62% in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 2,424 crore in Q4 FY26 vis-à-vis Rs 1,497 crore in Q4
GUWAHATI, 13 May: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, but the tribal population will be kept outside its purview, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The UCC Bill will be laid before the new legislative assembly on May 26, the chief minister said at
SHILLONG, 12 May: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday expressed concerns over the alleged assault of a woman from the Northeast in Delhi and called for stringent legal action against the accused. He condemned the alleged physical and racial harassment faced by the woman from Assam. “Such repeated acts of violence and discrimination
GUWAHATI, 12 May: Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the chief minister of Assam for the second consecutive term on Tuesday. Four MLAs – the BJP’s Rameswar Teli and Ajanta Neog, AGP’s Atul Bora, and Charan Boro of the BPF- also took oath as ministers. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office
GUWAHATI, 10 May: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday invited Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma to form the next government in the state, according to a statement. Leaders of the NDA met Acharya at the Lok Bhavan and staked claim to form the government with Sarma at the helm. “The governor has invited Dr
GUWAHATI, 9 May: The critically endangered gharial has been spotted in the Kaziranga National Park [KNP] after the reptile was long believed to have disappeared from Assam’s river systems, officials said on Saturday. They said the sighting was a testimony to the conservation efforts undertaken in the state. The gharial is a critically endangered South
SINGAPORE, 25 Mar: A state coroner on Wednesday upheld the Singapore Police Coast Guard’s (PCG) finding that there was no foul play in the death of Indian singer Zubeen Garg and ruled the death an accidental drowning near an island of the city state in September last year. Directly addressing a concern raised by Garg’s
GUWAHATI, 18 Feb: The Assam government is in the process of resolving its border disputes with adjoining states, with consensus already reached for some points of difference, the assembly was informed on Wednesday. Border protection and development minister Atul Bora said that talks are on at the highest level with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram,
GUWAHATI, 14 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated several projects in Assam, including a bridge on the Brahmaputra river, an IIM and a data centre for the Northeastern region. The projects, which were rolled out months ahead of the Assam assembly elections, aim to boost connectivity, strengthen digital infrastructure, promote higher education, and
GUWAHATI, 14 Feb: Northeast’s first emergency landing facility (ELF), which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Moran in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Saturday, will strengthen defence, logistics and disaster response in the region, officials said. The Rs 100 crore landing facility will act as a strategic and multi-functional runway for Indian Air Force
GUWAHATI, 12 Feb: Queer-trans activist Sawang Wangchha from AP QueerStation highlighted the gaps in livelihood opportunities for the transgender and queer community in Arunachal Pradesh, noting that the state lags behind other Northeastern states such as Manipur and Assam in terms of structured support systems. He said this during a consultative meeting with community-based organisations
GUWAHATI, 8 Feb: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday dismissed CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations about his Pakistani connections as “most mindless and bogus.” Gogoi called the press conference where Sarma made the allegations “worse than C-grade cinema,” which was “super flop.” “I pity the journalists from Delhi and Assam who had to suffer
DIMAPUR, 7 Feb: As eastern Nagaland celebrates the signing of the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) agreement, the ENPO on Saturday described the development as the first step towards achieving its longstanding goal of separate statehood. The Centre on Thursday signed a tripartite agreement with the Nagaland government and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO)
DULIAJAN, 6 Feb: Oil India Limited (OIL) has been conferred the prestigious FIPI Award 2025 as the ‘Oil & Gas Production Company of the Year’ (More than 1 MTOE). It is a recognition of OIL’s outstanding performance and contributions to India’s energy sector. OIL Chairman and Managing Director Dr Ranjit Rath received the award from
DIMAPUR, 5 Feb: The station headquarters of the Indian Army’s Spears Corps here, in collaboration with the Nagaland state government, is organising a two-day intensive workshop on oyster mushroom cultivation as a sustainable agri-business opportunity for the ex-servicemen community of Nagaland from 9 and 10 February at RMS Dimapur. The workshop aims to empower ex-servicemen
NEW DELHI, 4 Feb: President’s rule in Manipur was revoked on Wednesday, hours before the formation of a new state government with NDA legislature party leader Y. Khemchand Singh as the chief minister. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution, I, Droupadi Murmu, President of India hereby
