Northeast

Assam Guv invites Himanta to form govt

Guwahati, May 10: 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...

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected NDA leader, set to return as CM

Guwahati, May 10: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP-led NDA in the Assam...

Cong has become ‘Muslim League-type party’ in Assam: Badruddin Ajmal

Guwahati, May 7: AIUDF President Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday said Congress has become a "Muslim League-type party" as...

5 Mizo women rescued from sex trafficking racket in Uttarakhand, six arrested: Police

Aizawl, May 7: Mizoram police and officials of the state Women and Child Development department, in coordination with...

NDA secures two-thirds majority in Assam, wins 101 seats in 126-member assembly

Guwahati, May 4: The ruling NDA is set to form the government in Assam for the third time...
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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...
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