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Tripura Cong MLA demands fresh polls alleging rigging at 579 polling booths
North East

Tripura Cong MLA demands fresh polls alleging rigging at 579 polling booths

Tripura, April 28: Tripura Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Saturday demanded fresh polls in West Tripura Parliamentary constituency and Ramanagar Assembly constituency, alleging that elections were rigged at 579 polling booths in the first phase of the elections.MLA Barman wrote to the Chief...
Meghalaya: One more KSU member held in Ichamati murder case
North East

Meghalaya: One more KSU member held in Ichamati murder case

Shillong, Apr 28: In a significant move, another Khasi Students' Union (KSU) member has been arrested for allegedly being involved in the murder case of non-tribal youths in Ichamati and Dalda. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Rituraj Ravi confirmed the arrest but did not reveal...
Repolling ordered in Outer Manipur Constituency following electoral malpractices
North East

Repolling ordered in Outer Manipur Constituency following electoral malpractices

Guwahati, April 28: The Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, has announced that repolling is scheduled to take place in six polling stations within the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 30.This decision comes after incidents of electoral malpractices marred the voting process in these...
Nagaland to conduct ULB polls with 33% women reservation for first time
North East

Nagaland to conduct ULB polls with 33% women reservation for first time

Nagaland, April 27: Nagaland is gearing up for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) elections with significant strides towards gender inclusivity as the state cabinet approved the State Election Commission’s proposal to conduct the civic polls for three Municipal councils and 36 Town councils on June 26.The...
Indefinite shutter down begins across Nagaland against illegal taxation
North East

Indefinite shutter down begins across Nagaland against illegal taxation

Nagaland, April 27: Protesting against the issue of excessive taxation by various Naga Political Groups (NPGs) an indefinite shutter-down under the banner of the Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce & Industries (CNCCI) began across the state on Saturday. This decision follows the...
Two CRPF personnel killed in insurgent attack in Manipur
North East

Two CRPF personnel killed in insurgent attack in Manipur

Manipur, April 27: Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others were injured in a suspected insurgent attack in the early hours of April 27 in Manipur's Bishnupur district. According to sources, suspected Kuki militants are believed to be responsible for the attack that resulted in the...
Mizoram police busts biggest scam recorded in NE India; 11 arrested
North East

Mizoram police busts biggest scam recorded in NE India; 11 arrested

Aizawl, Apr 26: In a significant move, Mizoram Police busted a major scam in which at least 11 people were arrested.According to the DGP of Mizoram, Anil Shukla, the Mizoram Police arrested individuals involved in what has been termed as the biggest scam in Mizoram and that of the...
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2: Polling begins in 7 seats in Assam, Tripura and Manipur
North East

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2: Polling begins in 7 seats in Assam, Tripura and...

Guwahati, April 26: Seven Lok Sabha seats in the northeastern regions – five in Assam, one in Tripura and a portion of one seat in strife-torn Manipur—are polling in the second phase.In Assam, Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Silchar and Karimganj are the five constituencies where polling is...
Meghalaya: Petrol bomb hurled at NEEPCO officials escort vehicle; escapes unhurt
North East

Meghalaya: Petrol bomb hurled at NEEPCO official's escort vehicle; escapes...

Shillong, April 25: A petrol bomb was hurled last evening on an escort vehicle of a senior North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) official, however, nobody was hurt in the incident. The incident happened on Wednesday evening at Demthring Block-2 under Madanriting police station....
Meghalaya: BSF to take up stone pelting incident with its Bangladesh counterpart
North East

Meghalaya: BSF to take up stone pelting incident with its Bangladesh counterpart

Shillong, April 24: The Border Security Force (BSF) would be taking up the issue of unprovoked stone pelting on Indians by Bangladeshi revellers during Eid celebrations at the India Bangladesh border at Dawki with its Bangladesh counterpart.Officials informed The Assam Tribune that although the...
Manipur: Suspected IED blast halts movement of heavy vehicles on NH 2
North East

Manipur: Suspected IED blast halts movement of heavy vehicles on NH 2

Imphal, Apr 24: An explosion caused significant damage to National Highway 2 at a bridge linking Saparmeina and Koubru Leikha in Manipur's Kangpokpi district at around 12.30 a.m. According to sources, it was a suspected IED explosion, and the blast was powerful enough to create three...
Conrad Sangma condemns death of Assam youths in Meghalaya
North East

Conrad Sangma condemns death of Assam youths in Meghalaya

Guwahati, April 23: Almost a week after the death of three youths from Assam, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday condemned the heinous act of violence that occurred in the Rongmil area of East Garo Hills in the state. In a statement, Sangma said that the...
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