Imphal, October 29, 2014: An 8 year old girl was allegedly raped by her Mathematics teacher in the night of October 26 even as tension prevailed in Sekmaijing Hangul area since last night as incensed …
Helpline launched for NE residents in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, October 29, 2014: In the wake of recent attacks on people from the North East in the city, the Gurgaon police on Tuesday launched a round-the-clock North East Helpline.…
Tengnoupal, Moreh to have 24x7 service PHC
Moreh, October 29, 2014: A Primary Health Centre (PHC) located under Tengnoupal subdivision and Moreh subdivision will render 24 hour service from today.…
CM opens Churachandpur Dist and Sessions Court
S Singlianmang Guite CCPur, October 29, 2014: Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh today inaugurated Churachandpur District and Sessions Court at the District Court complex as part of the Government’s plan to…
Naga Hoho decries of corruptions that hampers development of Nagaland
Kohima, October 29, 2014: The Naga Hoho, the apex traditional body of all Naga tribes, has strongly decried the corruption, policy of ‘monopoly’, of the Nagaland Government, which has arrested develop…
US to encourage businessmen to invest in northeast: Envoy
Agartala, October 29, 2014: The US government and its diplomatic missions in India will encourage American businessmen to invest in India’s resource-rich northeast region, a top US diplomat said here …
Pune gear up for home game against Blasters
Pune, October 29, 2014: Having registered their first win at home, FC Pune City are gearing up to take on Kerala Blasters with renewed confidence in the Indian Super Leage football here on Thursday.…
NE United play goal-less draw vs Delhi
New Delhi, October 29, 2014: Young NorthEast United FC goalkeeper T P Rehenesh made three spectacular saves to deny Delhi Dynamos a win as the two sides settled for a goal-less stalemate after an ente…
Tendulkar inducted into Bradman Hall of Fame
Sydney, October 29, 2014: Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap today when the Indian batting legend was inducted as one of the latest honourees in the Bradman Foundation.…
1000-hr Karbi Anglong bandh
Diphu, October 29, 2014: On the third day of the 1000-hour general strike, called by the Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS) since Monday, normal life was completely thrown out of gear…
Ebola screening for visitors to Sangai Fest
Imphal, October 29, 2014 (NNN): Manipur Government has acquired hi-tech equipments to screen and detect people infected with Ebola during the upcoming Sangai Festival to be held from November 21 to No…
24,000 bottles of Phensedyl seized in Shillong
Raju Das Shillong, October 29, 2014: Customs officials in Meghalaya have seized 24,000 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup worth over Rs 37 lakh at the Shillong Bye-Pass today that was bound for Tripura …
‘Foreign tourists inflow to NE up 27 pc’
Shillong, October 29, 2014: Foreign tourists inflow into Northeastern States has increased by over 27 per cent last year against a national growth of only 5.9 per cent, a top Union Tourism department …
Court issues notice to Tripura Government
Agartala, October 29, 2014: In an embarrassment to the Left Front Government in Tripura on corruption issue, High Court of Tripura on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government asking it to expla…
Arunachal okays policy on organic farming
Itanagar, October 29, 2014: Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet with Chief Minister Nabam Tuki in the chair today gave its nod to the proposal for an ‘Arunachal Pradesh State Policy on Organic Farming’. This co…
5-day Discover Northeast extravaganza begins
Guwahati, October 29, 2014: The colourful five-day cultural extravaganza – Discover Northeast – was inaugurated by the director of North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, Lipokmar Tzudir and…
Centre gives list of 627 account holders to SC
New Delhi, October 29, 2014: Complying with the Supreme Court’s directions, the Centre today gave to the apex court a list of 627 Indians who have accounts in HSBC Bank, Geneva, in which the tax probe…
Assam, Nagaland agree on peace along border
Guwahati, October 29, 2014: At a meeting convened by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Nagaland counterpart TR Zeliang agreed to maintain peace a…
Rehabilitation still eludes 2008 blast victims’ families
Sivasish Thakur Guwahati, October 29, 2014: It has been six years since the October 30, 2008 serial blasts that left nearly a hundred dead and incapacitated many others. Regrettably, life continues to…
Jehadis targeting Assam, CM tells Modi
Guwahati, October 29, 2014: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of militancy and fundamentalist activities with the neighbouring countries, stating…
Uncertainty continues over 10,323 teacher’s fake in Tripura
Agartala, October 28, 2014: Uncertainty looms large over the future of 10,323 teachers working in different government schools of Tripura, whose labs were cancelled by the High Court with effect from …
Multicrore curruption scam: Advocate files PILs in Tripura HC
Agartala, October 28, 2014: Two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) are filed today in High Court of Tripura demanding CBI probe into multi-crore corruptions of centrally sponsored schemes, surfaced rec…
Karbi bandh: panic buying of motor fuel in Nagaland
Kohima, October 29, 2014: The 1000-hours Karbi Anglong district of Assam called by the Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS), which has heavy impact on Nagaland and Manipur only, the veh…
Sandalwood seized in Mizoram
Aizawl, October 28, 2014: Customs officials seized 5,281 kilos of red sandalwood in Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai town on Sunday, Customs officials on Tuesday said.…
Couple from Nagaland assaulted; 4 arrested
Bangalore, October 27, 2014: A couple from Nagaland and their friend were allegedly assaulted by four men near Hesaraghatta on the outskirts of the city, according to a senior police officer.…
Mizo govt to take strict action against extortionists
Aizawl, October 28, 2014: Mizoram government will take stringent action against militants involved in extortion, state Home Minister R Lalzirliana on Tuesday said. Lalzirliana said some militants acti…
Bursting of crackers banned
Shillong, October 28, 2014: In a late realization, the East Khasi Hills district administration has banned bursting of crackers in the district from 10 pm to 6 am even after the celebration of Diwali …
Fire destroys seven houses in Shillong
Shillong, October 28, 2014: A devastating fire on Tuesday gutted seven houses completely at Narsing Akhara in Lumdiengjri. …
Centre rejects demand for separate States
Diphu, October 28, 2014: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju has made it clear that the Centre did not have any policy for creation of separate or autonomous States at the moment.…
Dynamos clash with NE United today
New Delhi, October 28, 2014: A sound thrashing of Chennaiyin FC having boosted their confidence, Delhi Dynamos would look to take forward the momentum when they clash with NorthEast United FC in their…
Chennai bounce back, thrash Mumbai 5-1
Chennai, October 28, 2014: Chennaiyin FC marquee player Elano Blumer and John Mendoza fired two goals each to steamroll a hapless Mumbai FC 5-1 and bounce back from their previous match defeat in the …
3 Bangla cattle lifters lynched
Agartala, October 28, 2014: Three Bangladeshi cattle lifters were allegedly beaten to death today by the villagers at Akhrabari, a tribal village near Indo-Bangla international border in Champahaor Po…
Water supply project coming up in Imphal
Imphal, October 28, 2014: A Japanese agency is all set to develop an integrated water supply project (IWSP) for Imphal City to provide safe drinking water to its 6-lakh population. This emerged follow…
School teacher kidnapped
Tura, October 28, 2014: Militants today kidnapped a school teacher from his residence at Damas Kaksona in the North Garo Hills District this morning. The teacher, identified as Maliram Rabha, was kidn…
Land Customs Station at Kuliang demanded
Shillong, October 28, 2014: Truckers in Jaintia Hills have demanded that a Land Custom Station (LCS) must come up at Kuliang, a hamlet close to Indo-Bangla border in East Jaintia Hills District.…
Rijiju denies incursion by China
Itanagar, October 28, 2014: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today denied any incursion by China’s People’s Liberation Army in Taksing area of Arunachal Pradesh in recent times.…
Nagaland girl allegedly raped by Nigerian in Delhi
New Delhi, October 27, 2014: A girl from North-East on Monday alleged that she was raped by a Nigerian man in Northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area. …
Land hurdle may ground Umroi expansion plan
Shillong, October 27, 2014: Although the State Government had handed over 224 acres of land for the expansion of the runway from the present 6000 feet to 7500 feet, the expansion plan is yet to see it…
Forgery to get into armed forces unearthed
Tura, October 27, 2014: A classical case of forgery in order to get a job in the armed forces has been unearthed through an RTI application filed by one person with the Commandant, 4th Battalion Megha…
GNLA ultra surrenders with arms & ammo
Tura, October 27, 2014: A GNLA militant from the GNLA outfit, who fled his sentry post in one of the outfit’s camp, surrendered before police in Tura on Monday.…
Mega block works progressing smoothly
Guwahati, October 27, 2014: The mega block for the Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion project is progressing at smooth pace and the metre gauge/broad gauge (MG/BG) cut and connect at 44 locations out of…
I am sorry, won’t do it again: Sarita
New Delhi, October 27, 2014: A remorseful L Sarita Devi has pleaded with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to lift the provisional suspension imposed on her for refusing to accept her bronze…
Thingbu remains cut off for two months
Itanagar, October 27, 2014: The Thingbu Circle in Tawang district, bordering China, remains cut off with the rest of Arunachal Pradesh for the past two months as the strategically important PMGSY road…
Pangolin scales seized
Imphal, October 27, 2014: Assam Rifles troops, based on specific intelligence regarding smuggling of banned wildlife products, apprehended a woman along with banned wildlife products at Khudengthabi c…
NESO submits 5-point demand to Rijiju
Dimapur, October 27, 2014 (NNN): The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has submitted a five-point demand to Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju recently pertaining to series of attack…
80-year-old woman raped by 2 youths
Dimapur, October 27, 2014: In a horrifying incident, an 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped in her home at Jotsoma village in Kohima district by two youths. According to sources, the heinous act hap…
Williamnagar NGOs condemn killing of trader
Biplab Kr Dey Tura, October 27, 2014: Williamnagar town today observed a 12-hour business shutdown in protest against the unwarranted killing of Rongsak trader Bharat Singh Sekhawat. A silent rally …
Karbi Anglong bandh affects life in Manipur
Sobhapati Samom Imphal, October 27, 2014: With the beginning of the 1,000 hour bandh in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district from this morning, almost all the fuel outlets in and around the State capital he…
12,000 ITBP personnel to be deployed along China border
New Delhi, October 27, 2014: Against the backdrop of over 300 transgressions by the Chinese Army along the LAC till August this year, the Government has given an in-principle approval for induction of…