North East

A lawyer from Assam has moved the National Human Rights Commission seeking an inquiry into all “fake encounters” that have taken place in the state since May. Arif Jwadder, who moved the ...

The BJP governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday requested the Centre to increase their allotments of vaccines to meet targets, at a meeting where Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed c...

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People of neighbouring Mizoram have encroached on nearly 1,800 hectares of Assam land spread across three districts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Monday. The chief minis...

The Assam government on Saturday announced the creation of a new department of indigenous faith and culture, the objective of which will be to preserve and promote the faith and culture of the state&r...

The tea industry is bracing for a decline in exports to the tune of 30-40 million kg this year as compared to 2020, due to the availability of low-cost varieties in the global market and amid trade re...

Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a meeting with chief secretaries and DGPs of Assam and Mizoram in Delhi on Friday to resolve the fresh round of border skirmishes between the neighbouring s...

Anti-CAA crusader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, who walked out of judicial custody after over 18 months on July 1, has announced he will launch a nationwide campaign for scrapping the “draconia...

The Assam government on Thursday declared Gorkhas living in the tribal belts and blocks in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) a protected class. The move will, among other benefits, make it easier...

The Archbishop of Guwahati, John Moolachira, who is also the president of the North East Regional Catholic Bishops’ Conference, led the memorial service. The Assam Christian Forum and the Unite...