North East

North East 30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Star Cement COO Pradeep Purohit receives Sadin-Pratidin Achiever Award

GUWAHATI, 29 Jan: Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Star Cement Limited, Pradeep Purohit was presented with the ‘Achiever Award for Corporate Excellence’ at the Sadin-Pratidin Group achiever awards-giving ceremony 2025, held in Guwahati on Tuesday. The award was presented by union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya M Scindia in recognition of Purohit’s exemplary leadership and significant

North East 19 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

President’s ‘at home’ invite showcases NE pride

[Ashwini Shrivastava] NEW DELHI, 18 Jan: This year’s Republic Day ‘at home’ invite from President Droupadi Murmu showcases cultural and artistic pride of the country’s eight Northeastern states, also known as ‘Ashtalakshmi’. Guests will be welcomed upon their arrival by traditional draping of a specially designed ‘Eri silk stole’, according to the invite. Eri silk,

North East 19 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Cong questions Centre on Manipur

IMPHAL, 18 Jan: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led Centre has handled Manipur irresponsibly during the last five years, and it affected the state’s security and economy. This was stated by AICC in-charge of Manipur Christopher Tilak, who came to the ethnic violence-affected Northeastern state to take part in the party’s ‘MGNREGA Bachao

North East 19 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Kaziranga elevated corridor to be milestone: Sarma

KALIABOR, 18 Jan: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state had reached a historic milestone in its development journey with the foundation stone laying of the Kaziranga elevated corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project seeks to improve connectivity between central and upper Assam and ensure the protection of the

North East 18 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

Nagaland govt renews push for Naga solution with ‘common platform’

DIMAPUR, 17 Jan: In a renewed push for a political solution, the Nagaland government’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) on Saturday called for the formation of a ‘Naga Common Platform’ to bridge the divide between various civil societies. The PAC meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at Rhododendron Hall

North East 18 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

PM begins 2-day Assam visit with colourful roadshow

GUWAHATI, 17 Jan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took part in a roadshow from Assam’s Guwahati airport to Azara, commencing his two-day tour of the northeastern state. During the four-km roadshow, Modi witnessed Assam’s diverse ethnic culture amid cheers by people who had lined up on both sides of the road. The PM, during

North East 16 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Assam targets 3,500 mw solar power by 2030: Sarma

GUWAHATI, 15 Jan: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the state has set a target of generating 3,500 mw solar power by 2030. Inaugurating a 70 mw solar power plant at Khudigaon in Dhubri district’s Bilasipara area, Sarma said that the state government would implement development projects on government land cleared

North East 15 Jan 2026 · 5 min read

Zubeen Garg drowned: Coroner’s court told in Singapore

SINGAPORE, 14 Jan: Popular singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner’s court in Singapore was told on Wednesday. Garg, 52, was with a yacht party on September 19, 2025, when he died of drowning a day before he was slated to

North East 15 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Kuki Zo community rally for Union Territory

CHURACHANDPUR, 14 Jan: Thousands of people from the Kuki Zo community on Wednesday took out a rally in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, demanding a political solution to issues faced by the tribal community. The demonstrators marched for over 4 km in the district headquarters town, raising slogans and holding placards demanding a Union Territory with a

North East 14 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Anjel Chakma’s family seeks CBI probe into murder

AGARTALA, 13 Jan: The family of Tripura’s Anjel Chakma, who was killed in Dehradun in an alleged racial attack, has sought a CBI probe into the case. Anjel, an MBA student from Tripura’s Pecharthal area, died after a fatal attack on 9 December, which his family alleged was racially motivated. Anjel’s father, Tarun Kanti Chakma,

North East 8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Congress protests ‘irregularities’ in Assam draft roll

GUWAHATI, 7Jan: The Assam unit of the Congress on Tuesday staged a protest against the Election Commission and the BJP government over alleged irregularities found in the draft electoral rolls, published after a Special Revision (SR) of the voter lists. Assam has registered a 1.35 per cent increase in voters as per the integrated draft

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