Category: Northeast India

Tezpur: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Assam on Sunday said the Congress cannot be an alternative to the BJP in the Northeastern state as it was rejected by the people for “misgovernance and corruption”. Distancing itself from the Congress in the state, the AAP said it cannot share any platform with … Read more

In a bid to increase its revenue, the Assam government, has increased the prices of alcohol in the state from July 1, 2023. As per reports, the timing of the liquor shops has also been changed as now these shops will remain open until 11:00 PM. The reports claimed that … Read more

A prisoner allegedly attempted suicide inside the prison cell in Abhayapuri under Bongaigaon district, Assam on July 1, said sources. As per preliminary reports, the alleged prisoner identified as Vishal Basfor (20) was sent to judicial custody for a case related to theft. Family members of the prisoner claim that the … Read more

MIZORAM: The Serchhip Battalion of Mizoram Range Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 150 bags of illegal Areca nuts in general area Melbuk, Zokhawthar, and 33 gms of Heroin No. 4, along with one apprehension in general area Zote (Zote-Tiau River Road), Champhai, for … Read more

HAFLONG: A week-long Summer Theatre Camp 2023 is being organized by the KimDaula Media in association with Guwahati-based Jirsong Theatre, at the Don Bosco HS School, Haflong from July 3 to July 9. Coordinated by Kulendra Daulagupu and to be mentored by Robijita Gogoi, an alumnus of the National School … Read more

Days after seven devotees were electrocuted during Jagannath Rath Yatra in Kumarghat of Tripura’s Unakoti district, former chief minister Manik Sarkar Saturday demanded a judicial inquiry into the accident. Apart from giving due compensation to the affected families and bearing the education expenses of the children, the CPIM politburo member also demanded … Read more

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved with the number of affected dipping further to less than 20,000, an official bulletin said on Friday. The number of affected was around 38,000 on Thursday and 83,000 on Wednesday. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in a bulletin on Friday, said 19,656 people were … Read more

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress on Friday met Governor Ramesh Bais and requested him to convey to the President the party’s demand that the Manipur government be dismissed in order to end violence there. The Congress delegation that submitted a memorandum to this effect to Bais was led by the party’s state unit working … Read more

Itanagar: In a first for Arunachal Pradesh, a team of doctors and medical staff of Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) here implanted a 3 Tesla MRI compatible dual chamber automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) for primary prevention of cardiac arrest in a 37-year-old woman. The patient was suffering … Read more

Kohima: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio-led Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) on Thursday opposed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The party said that in view of the public notice issued by the 22nd Law Commission of India (LCI) on June 14, the NDPP is of the strong and firm … Read more