Category: Northeast India

Several people got injured after violent clash broke out between two groups from people of Assam and Mizoram near the border areas. The clash took place at Lailapur area in Assam’s Cachar district with several miscreants going on rampage and burning down houses near Lailapur area along the inter-state border. … Read more

Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will start a “strict fight” against ‘Love Jihad’ if the saffron party again comes to power in the 2021 assembly elections. Election to the 126-member Assam Assembly is due in March-April next year. Assamese people are losing five constituencies in every assembly election … Read more

Presley Elvis Hazarika, a young kid from Guwahati, has set a world record for the ‘Longest time to hold a plank by a Kid’. On way to achieve the record, he held the plank for 1 hour and 27minutes. He is the son of renowned swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika. A … Read more

With local community activities going on at Phuldungsei, Mizoram has reiterated the border dispute and sought indefinite status quo.The scenic border village at the centre of the jurisdictional row between Mizoram and Tripura is now the site of a fresh flashpoint. This time, the government of Mizoram has objected to … Read more

The Assam government will close down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tolls (schools) as it can’t afford to teach religious scriptures with public funds, state Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Assam government will close down all state-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it can’t afford … Read more

Nine pairs of passenger trains with world-class facilities traveling at the lightning speed of 160 km/hour will be run by private players. These trains will operate from the cities of Guwahati, Dibrugarh, and Agartala and will travel to far-off destinations. The Ministry of Railways has invited request for qualification (RFQ) … Read more

  In a strongly worded statement, TIWN Editor condemned BJP leaders frequent misuse of Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel names, pictures for scoring narrow political benefits. CM Biplab Deb on Wednesday said “ “If Swami Vivekananda’s picture is put up in Tripura’s 80% houses, then BJP will … Read more

Guwahati: Assam government has come up with one time Grant for Media personality. The annual grant will be given to 20 journalists of Rs. 50,000 each. The government has stated the applicant’s affiliation to any political party will be termed as a disqualification. Journalist must have a minimum three number … Read more