North East

Imphal(Manipur),June 9: Armed groups freed 14 Kuki civilians in Manipur on Tuesday, nearly a month after their abduction from hill villages. The whereabouts of six Naga hostages taken in the same incident remain unknown.   The United Naga...

Shillong (Meghalaya) June 9 : Tengjrang K. Marak from Konapara in North Garo Hills has been conferred a PhD in Sociology by William Carey University for his study on the Garo tribe’s socio-cultural shift.   Under Prof. Gita...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 9: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma flagged off five electric buses under the PM eBus Sewa Scheme on Tuesday, launching the city’s first phase of zero-emission public transport.   The AC buses run 180 to...

Imphal (Manipur), June 9: Manipur’s security forces have yet to rescue at least 20 Naga and Kuki civilians abducted 20 days ago by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts.   Operations remain focused on Litan, Mahadev and...

Imphal/Itanagar, June 8: The BJP moved to retain its Rajya Sabha seats in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday as Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi and Tai Tagak filed nominations for the June 18 polls.   In Manipur, state BJP...

Guwahati (Assam), June 8: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma retained key portfolios including Home, Power and Public Works in a cabinet reallocation notified by Raj Bhawan on Monday.   Sarma will continue to handle Home and Political Affairs,...

Shillong (Meghalaya), June 8: Meghalaya’s Sandeep Sharma struck gold for India at the Kettlebell World Championship 2026 in Chisinau, Moldova, winning the 24kg Snatch Half Marathon from June 4 to 7.   Competing in the 74kg to 87kg+...

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...