North East

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...

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...