Assam Panchayat polls: 70.19% turnout in phase 1, repoll ordered in 43 booths
Guwahati, May 3: The first phase of the Panchayat elections in Assam recorded a final voter turnout of 70.19%, according to figures released by...
Shutdown affects life as Manipur mourns those killed in ethnic violence on two years of conflict
Imphal/ Churachandpur, May 3: Shutdown called by various groups on Saturday to mark two years of the ethnic strife in Manipur affected normal lives...
Two years of Manipur conflict: Thousands wait to go home
Imphal, May 3: From running a successful business to no income and three children to support, G Kipgen is waiting to return to his...
Thadou-Meitei accord reaffirms Manipur’s unity, demands NRC update and delisting of ‘any Kuki tribes’ from ST list
Guwahati, May 3: In a rare show of consensus amid the ongoing ethnic tensions in Manipur, civil society organisations representing the Thadou and Meitei...
Assam Panchayat polls phase 1: 56.41% turnout marred by clashes, injuries
Guwahati, May 2: The first phase of the Panchayat elections in Assam recorded a moderate voter turnout of 56.41% on Friday, according to the...
BSF foils wildlife smuggling bid, seizes 202 sand boas on Indo-Bangladesh border
Guwahati, May 2: In a major breakthrough against cross-border wildlife trafficking, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel under the Guwahati Frontier apprehended two smugglers with...
Mizoram joins railway map: NFR conducts historic trial run to Aizawl’s Sairang station
Guwahti, May 2: In a landmark development for the Northeast, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) conducted its first-ever trial run to Sairang — the...
Panic in Bokajan as borewell eruption triggers gas leak fears; area sealed for investigation
Guwahati, May 2: An early morning eruption of unidentified substances from a borewell at a residence in Bokajan, located in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district,...
Moisture surge, wind convergence triggered Friday downpour in north India: Experts
New Delhi, May 2: The torrential rain that lashed parts of north India, including the national capital, was caused by moisture and wind convergence...
Assam CM slams Pakistan over Balochistan ‘extrajudicial killings’
Guwahati, May 2: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that the “systematic extrajudicial killings” in Balochistan remain one of the...
Assam panchayat polls: 43 pc voter turnout till 1.30 pm amid stray incidents of violence
Guwahati, May 2: An estimated 43.05 per cent electorate exercised their franchise till 1:30 pm in the first phase of Assam panchayat polls...
Security tightened in Manipur ahead of ethnic strife’s second anniversary
Imphal, May 2: Security has been tightened across Manipur as a precautionary measure ahead of the second anniversary of the start of the ethnic...
