North East

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 8: NPP leader James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma filed his nomination for Meghalaya’s Rajya Sabha seat on Monday, backed by the full strength of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance.   Sangma submitted his papers before Assembly Secretary...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 7: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of Northeast India on Sunday late evening, with tremors also felt across Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and China.   The quake struck at around 11:06 pm IST, with the...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 6: Meghalaya shifted from host to agenda-setter at the 73rd North Eastern Council Plenary on June 4, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma pushing a roadmap for collective tourism growth and regional cooperation.   Union...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 5: The High Court of Meghalaya has quashed an order that barred Smti Ambiya Begum from contesting the Sobribari Village Employment Council election, after the State said it had no objection to her candidature.  ...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 5: Nongkseh SSCC lifted their first Meghalaya State League title on June 5, coming from behind to beat Langsning FC 2-1 in the MSL 5 final at SSA Stadium.   An own goal by Banpynkhrawnam...

Guwahati (Assam), June 5: The BJP-led NDA Government in Assam expanded the cabinet inducting 12 more BJP legislators on Friday.   Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered them the oath of office and secrecy a month after NDA's decisive...

Imphal (Manipur), June 5: In yet another shocking incident of group violence in Manipur, unidentified armed assailants shot dead 3 people in a tribal village in Kangpokpi district on Friday.   The deceased include a woman when armed...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 5: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma marked World Environment Day on June 5 with twin programmes in Upper Shillong and Mawrah, pushing conservation, community-led tourism and daily environmental action.   At Sangmein, 5th Mile, Upper...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 4: Meghalaya State Kickboxing Association’s junior team returned with 9 medals — 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronzes — from the Junior Boys’ and Girls’ National Kickboxing Championship held in Khurda, Odisha, from May...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 4: Meghalaya is paying communities to protect forests and scaling up climate projects as it tries to balance rapid development with ecology in the “Abode of Clouds”.   Under Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, the...