North East

The Congress on Wednesday toughened its stand on the BJP-led Assam government’s give-and-take policy to resolve the border row with Meghalaya, asserting it would explore legal options if the gov...

Former England cricketer and wildlife conservationist Kevin Pietersen on Wednesday hailed efforts for protecting wildlife in India while responding to a tweet on the sharp decline in rhino poaching in...

PCC media in-charge Manjit Mahanta told The Telegraph Bhupen Borah led a delegation comprising him, spokesperson Mira Borthakur and two MLAs to meet DGP B.J. Mahanta. “We highlighted the treatm...

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life o...

The Assam Rifles have “temporarily suspended” counter-insurgency operations in Mon district of Nagaland following the uproar over the death of 14 civilians near Oting village in a botched ...

Life in Itanagar came to a standstill during the 36-hour bandh called by the All Nyishi Youth Association, seeking the resignation of chief minister Pema Khandu over alleged corruption. There was a t...

Army chief General M.M. Naravane on Wednesday expressed regret over the killing of 14 civilians by special forces in a botched counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland’s Mon district last month ...

Assam and Meghalaya are close to reaching an agreement on six of the 12 disputed areas along the inter-state border, “hopefully” by January 21. This was disclosed by Meghalaya deputy chie...

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain was on Wednesday enlisted as a trainee deputy superintendent (DySP) in the Assam Police with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who joined the pipping cerem...

Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to file within two weeks a detailed affidavit on the encounter deaths during police action in the state since May. A division bench of Chie...