Aizawl, July 9 : Mizoram State Election Commission today announced that polling would be held on July 23 for the 15 village councils in the north-eastern part, adjoining Manipur, where the rural body polls could
Imphal, July 7: Nearly half a dozen shops in Thangal bazar area in Manipur's capital city Imphal were reduced to ashes on Saturday evening when a sudden fire broke out.Six fire tenders were pressed into
Guwahati/Morigaon, July 1: The first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora and overrun vast tracks of human habitation and farm land.A
Haflong (Assam), July 1: A prisoner in Haflong central jail attempted to commit suicide by consuming phenyl. According to jail sources, the murder-accused Arjun Munda is being treated at the Haflong Civil Hospital after he
Imphal, June 28: The number of the endangered brow-antlered deer stands at 204 in its lone habitat in Manipur's Keibul Lamjao National Park in Bishenpur district as per the latest census.State Forest Minister Th. Debendra
Imphal, June 20: A 60-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old youth at Yairipok area in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said today.The youth identified as Md Sanayai allegedly raped the woman while
New Delhi/Agartala, May 30: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has asked the northeastern states to encourage private participation to accelerate infrastructure development, officials said Wednesday.The plan panel emphasised on health and education."Private participation
Ranchi, Apr 17: The CPI(Maoist), on the backfoot after prolonged operations in Saranda forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, is planning to strengthen itself with tie-ups with insurgent groups in the Northeast.A letter sent to
Imphal, Jan 22: A massive security alert was sounded across the northeast Tuesday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations, an official said."We have placed security forces on high
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Election Commission today said the Assembly elections in three states announced today will not have any bearing on the presentation of the Union Budget.Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said
Shillong, Jan 9: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted India's northeast Wednesday morning. Officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. The quake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and
Agartala, Jan 1: Tripura on Tuesday requested the central government to reconsider the decision to withdraw ATR—50 aircraft services of Air India in the northeast, which remains isolated from the rest of the world due
New York, Nov 5: Just as the US east coast is limping back to recovery from the destruction caused by Sandy, another strong coastal storm threatens to hit the region this week and could result
Shillong, Oct 4: The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) today appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from North East states particularly Manipur, saying law and order situation
New Delhi, Aug 20: Stepping up its drive against “erring” portals, government has ordered blocking of more than 250 websites in which morphed images and videos were uploaded to incite people leading to exodus of
Jalpaiguri/Katihar, Aug 19: Two passengers of a Guwahati-bound special train carrying northeast people fleeing Bangalore were killed and seven others injured today after they were beaten up and pushed out by unidentified persons.Police and railway
Shillong, Aug 19: An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked the entire north eastern region with no injury to people and damage to property.The earthquake having a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale shook the
Mumbai/Ahmedabad, Aug 19: The Mumbai- Guwahati Express left Lokmanya Tilak Terminus here on Saturday carrying nearly a thousand passengers more than its capacity. Most of them were contract labourers working in milk, meat and bread
Guwahati, Aug 18 : The situation in lower Assam today remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after
Itanagar, Aug 16: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today requested his Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar to provide security to the people of the Northeast following reports that they were fleeing Bangalore fearing attacks on
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