New Delhi, September 4, 2014: Al Qaeda has expanded into the Indian subcontinent, the leader of the terror group said in a video statement released Thursday, with a regional group that he vowed would …
Yearly exam on APSC radar
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) is planning to conduct the combined competitive examinations every year like the UPSC that conducts the IAS and allied service e…
Cops seek sanction to question Army men
Adam Halliday Aizawl, September 4, 2014: Mizoram Police have asked for sanction to question all men stationed in the 39th Assam Rifles camp at Mimbung in connection with the suspected murder of a rifl…
NH 37 in limelight in the wake of bandh
Imphal, September 3, 2014: In the wake of the UNC’s call for an indefinite ban on vehicular traffic along all National highways and State highways which comes into effect from 6 am tomorrow, the Gover…
Churachandpur records 317 overdose cases since 2005, claims 34
CCPur, September 3,2 014: In what could possibly be a disquieting development, a Church backed NGO from Churachandpur during the International Overdose Awareness Day observation revealed that they hav…
HC directs MU to follow 'Act' from 2014-15
Imphal, September 3, 2014: The High Court of Manipur has today directed Manipur University to follow admission norms according to the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendm…
NHRC gets highest no of complaints in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi, September 3, 2014: The National Human Rights Commission deals with the highest number of complaints every year, way ahead of its counterparts in the Asia Pacific region. The largest among t…
ATSUM to defer agitations due to UNC’s indefinite blockade
Imphal, September 3, 2014: The deadline set for the implementation of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment, 2012 will soon expire on September 6. Manipur Universit…
Government’s decision to create new posts for teachers welcomed
Imphal, September 3, 2014: The Federation of Government College Teachers’ Association, Manipur (FEGOCTA) has welcomed the Manipur Government’s decision for the creation of new posts of teachers in gov…
CORE condemns AR’s reported ill-treatment of villagers in aftermath of bomb attack
Imphal, September 3, 2014: The Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) has strongly condemned the reported bomb blast near the AR post located at Old Samtal (Samat) Village in Chandel Di…
Sharmila asked to submit counter affidavit in criminal revision petition
Imphal, September 3, 2014: The High Court of Manipur has today issued a notice to Irom Chanu Sharmila to submit a counter affidavit in connection with a criminal revision petition filed by the State g…
Ukhrul readies for indefinite highway ban
R Lester Makang Ukhrul, September 3, 2014: As announced earlier by the United Naga Council (UNC) in its 1 September, 2014 Declaration, the Tangkhul Frontal Organizations (TFOs) are readying to enforce…
Battle–lines drawn for Silchar and Lakhipur by–polls
Silchar, September 3. 2-14: With the withdrawal of last date for nominations, the battle–lines for Silchar and Lakhipur by polls have been drawn. 206590 voters in Silchar and 137415 voters will decide…
Panel to decide fate of suspended NEHU prof
Shillong, September 3, 2014: The NEHU Executive Council has constituted a committee to look into the issue suspension of Prof AK Das, who had allegedly sexually assaulted a female research scholar rec…
Spurt in crimes is result of rise in substance abuse
Shillong, September 3, 2014: The alarming rise in substance abuse among children and youths is a cause of concern for police. Children aged between 15 and 25 years are found sniffing dendrite and othe…
Coal miners’ forum, MIPRL resent NGT Committee guidelines
Shillong, September 3, 2014: The State Co-ordination Committee of Coal Owners’, Miners’ and Dealers’ Forum has demanded that the NGT constituted Committee must allow continuation of the decades-old pr…
M’laya Assembly using SMS, e-mails to save paper: Mondal
New Delhi, September 3, 2014: In an age where paper-less offices are becoming the norm everywhere, the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly still uses tons of papers starting from questions and answers to r…
DHD militant nabbed following encounter
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: A militant of the outfit Dima Halam Daoga (DHD) was apprehended while three others managed to escape following an encounter with security forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong d…
Islamic State issues video of beheading of US hostage
Dubai, September 3, 2014: The Islamic State militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confront…
Mumbai face Kolkata in ISL opener
Mumbai, September 3, 2014: Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg and Spanish World Cupper Luis Garcia will be the centre of attention when Mumbai City FC kick off the inaugural Indian Super League on Octob…
AirAsia India offers fares from Rs 1,290 on tickets
New Delhi, September 3, 2014: Budget carrier AirAsia India has come up with yet another discount offer. The airline is offering all-in fares from Rs. 1,290 on different routes. This offer is applicabl…
Piramal ropes in Mary Kom as brand ambassador
Dimapur, September 3, 2014: Piramal Health Care has roped in Olympic Medallist Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for Piramal’s - ‘Polycrol+ Xtra strong’.…
NSCN (IM) express doubt over new GoI interlocutor
Dimapur, September 3, 2014: The NSCN (IM) has expressed “serious doubt” on the “sincerity” of the Government of India in appointing R.N. Ravi as their interlocutor for the Indo-Naga peace talks.…
NSF seeks clarification on MBBS & BDS selection
Kohima, September 3, 2014: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has demanded from the Department of Technical Education (DoTE) that the merit selection list of candidates for MBBS and BDS courses shoul…
CCTV to ‘maintain transparency’ in NPSC exam
Kohima, September 3, 2014: The Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) has for the first time introduced CCTV in the examination hall of the ongoing NPSC mains of NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Service Exam…
Stir in Assam's Karbi Anglong & Dima Hasao districts
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: A committee, spearheading a movement for a separate state to be carved out of Assam's two hill districts has launched a fresh fast unto death programme to press its demand…
Rajnath reviews Manipur scene
New Delhi, September 3, 2014: With less than 24 hours to go before an indefinite road blockade in Naga districts in Manipur gets under way, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the …
Kaziranga lost 84 sq km land to erosion
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has lost 84 sq km of land to erosion since 1904, even though its wildlife population and density has gone up manifold in recent years and the…
Power crisis hits life in Silchar
Silchar, September 3, 2014: With the State buckling under a major power failure, the fresh spate of power cuts across the Barak Valley and Silchar in particular has crippled life at large. While most …
Discussion on Assam-Nagaland border dispute
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: A discussion on the theme of Assam-Nagaland border conflict was organised by the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development on August 29 as part of its mont…
North East United signs big stars
Guwahati, September 3, 2014: NorthEast United Football Club has made yet another big announcement with the signings of Portuguese defender Miguel Garcia, Zambian midfielder Kondwani Mtonga and Greek g…
Drugs seized in Mizoram
Aizawl, September 3, 2014: Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department officers have seized 2,763 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon in south Mizoram’s Pangzawl village and arrested two persons in this connectio…
NE AIDS conclave begins in Kohima
Kohima, September 3, 2014: The second NE conclave on HIV-AIDS being held here is focusing on prevention, discussion and analysis of HIV/AIDS scenario in the region. In his address on the inaugural day…
Sikkim band cuts global album
Gangtok, September 3, 2014: Popular Sikkim band ‘Girish and The Chronicles (GNTC)’ has launched their debut album ‘Back on Earth’ in Mumbai after becoming the first band from the State to feature on i…
Sarkar for BG work upto Agartala at a time
Agartala, September 3, 2014: Virtually expressing dismay over Broad Gauge (BG) conversion plan, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said the State Government would press for undertaking BG convers…
HC orders BSF to pay Rs 11 lakh compensation
Shillong, September 3, 2014: The BSF has been directed by the Meghalaya High Court to pay Rs 11 lakh as a compensation for the death of a 16 year-old boy in BSF firing in a remote village of East Khas…
NIA wants a piece of action, seeks nod for undercover ops
Rajesh Ahuja New Delhi, September 01, 2014: In a radical proposal that can change the way anti-terror probes are done in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has asked the government t…