North-East

Clamour for compensation grows in Assam’s Nagaon after ‘peaceful’ eviction drive

Guwahati/ Batadrava: A senior police officer said more than 1,200 bighas of land were cleared in four villages of Dhing revenue circle area by a posse of 600 security personnel

BY / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022

Huge cache of arms, explosives recovered in Manipur

Imphal: The explosives were supposed to be used to damage government installations in the state ahead of Republic Day next year

BY / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022

Assam plans to remove jail punishment in labour law violation cases

Guwahati: In all the bills, the punitive measure of imprisonment has been removed but the amount of fine has been hiked by several times

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Better Assam-Meghalaya coordination could have averted Mukroh clash: Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said the clash at Mukroh village near the Assam border, that left six people dead, could have been averted had all agencies of the two state governments kept “proper coordination and

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

AIUDF stages walkout after Speaker rejects adjournment motion to discuss eviction drive

Guwahati: The eviction drive in the state's Nagoan district is billed as one of the largest in the region in terms of the number of people affected uprooting more than 5,000 alleged encroachers

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Zoramthanga Cabinet expanded with induction of 4 new ministers

Aizawl: K Lalrinliana, Lalchhandama Ralte and Lalruatkima were earlier minister of state and they have been allotted the same portfolios, which they held as minister of state

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Central forces to start arriving in Tripura from next week for assembly polls due early 2023

Agartala: Around 300 companies of central forces are "expected to be deployed in the northeastern state to ensure free and fair elections"

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Uproar in Assam Assembly over high rate of crime against women

Guwahati: Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi cited the NCRB data and alleged that Assam has topped the country in crime against women

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Over 2,000 Bru voters removed from Mizoram electoral roll

Aizawl: Mizoram Joint CEO said the state election department has received the deletion request of over 3,000 names from its Tripura counterpart so far

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Assam cabinet approves proposal for township on land of Hindustan Paper Corp in Morigaon

Guwahati: Assam govt on 28 March announced the acquisition of public sector undertaking (PSU) Hindustan Paper Corp's (HPC) two defunct paper mills in the state for Rs 375 crore

BY / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

CPI(M), Cong see red at lack of new projects for Tripura

Agartala: "People are upset by the performance of the double engine government and will show the red flag to the saffron party in the (assembly) election," a Congress MLA said

BY / Monday, 19 December, 2022

Eviction drive begins in Assam’s Nagaon amid tight security

Batadrava (Assam): The eviction drive at Dhalpur area of Darrang district in Sep 2021 led to violence, resulting in the death of two persons and over 20 injured

BY / Monday, 19 December, 2022
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