Some athletes in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills region don’t just race. They try to outpace each other while holding a rounded stone that can weigh up to 138 kg. The rah moo khrah , one of the oldest indigenous games of the Jaintia community, is more of a test of strength than speed. It entails not […]
A wildfire, threatening to singe several villages, is raging in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. District officials said the fire broke out in the Twang Chu (river) belt below the Sakgyur village in the Lungla subdivision at around 10 a.m. on Friday. “The fire spread quickly. It was contained to some extent through the […]
GUWAHATI Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said China’s refusal to enter into binding international water treaties, and selective sharing of hydrological data have raised concerns in the northeastern region. Speaking at the inaugural function of a seminar titled ‘Environment and Security’ organised at the State Assembly in Itanagar on Friday (January 24, 2025), he […]
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday (January 23, 2025) advised the indigenous peoples of the State to be alert to the problem of illegal immigration from Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Chief Minister’s cautionary note was said to be linked to the Mahur-Tamenglong Road, which will connect Manipur with central Assam after completion. The […]
The Delhi High Court has asked the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), which has suspended holding examination in Churachandpur district of strife-hit State of Manipur on account of security concerns, to “take an informed decision regarding holding of the examination in the district”. In its January 15, 2025 Order, the Court further directed that, “if the […]
Security forces arrested three cadres of banned outfits in separate operations in Manipur’s Thoubal and Imphal West districts, police said on Friday (January 24, 2025). Also read:Be alert to illegal immigration, says Manipur CM Two active members of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) were held on Thursday from Uningkhong in Thoubal, they said. Pistols, […]
Muhammad Abdul Nasir, Manipur’s lone Janata Dal(United) MLA, said on Thursday (January 23, 2025) that he will continue to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the State. He affirmed his support a day after Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, the JD(U)‘s former State president, wrote to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla announcing the withdrawal of support […]
The Janata Dal (United), on Wednesday (January 22, 2025), removed Manipur party president Kshetrimayum Biren Singh for “acting on his own to withdraw support from N. Biren Singh government there,” party general secretary Afaque Ahmed said. JD(U) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad too confirmed that party has removed Manipur State unit president from his post for […]
Written off less than a year ago, the Congress appears to be consolidating its position in Nagaland. On Monday (January 20, 2025), 15 members of the National People’s Party (NPP) joined the Congress in the hill State. Headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, the NPP is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party-helmed […]
Two militants were arrested in separate operations in Manipur’s Imphal East district, police said on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) An active member of the banned Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) was arrested from Top Khongnangkhong on Tuesday, they said. He was identified as Yengkhom Bhogen Singh (50), they added. A member of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist […]
