Miscreants set ablaze two vehicles in Meghalaya
Shillong/UNI: Unidentified persons on Wednesday set ablaze a Meghalaya government and another vehicle bearing a registration number in two separate locations here in Meghalaya.
Several NE militant groups call for boycott R-Day celebration, security beefed up
Guwahati/IBNS:Ahead of the Republic Day celebration, security has been beefed up in Assam and other parts of the North Eastern region.
Mamata Banerjee requests northeastern states to reject NPR
Kolkata/IBNS: Weeks after putting all works related to the National Population Register (NPR) on hold, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to all northeastern states, including the ones ruled by her arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to reject the National Population Register (NPR).
CAB is political injustice to people of Northeast: North East Students’ Organization Advisor
Guwahati/IBNS: While the BJP-led Union government has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha and now aiming to pass it Rajya Sabha amid massive protests in Assam and other parts of the North Eastern region, All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and North East Students’ Organization (NESO) Advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya said that, it is a political injustice to the people of North-East by the Centre.
Northeast observes 11-hour bandh as protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensifies
Guwahati/IBNS: The 11-hour bandh (strike) called by the umbrella organisation of the students' bodies is underway in northeast on Tuesday to mark the protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 which was passed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comfortably in Lok Sabha last night, media reports said.
Sonia Gandhi meets party leaders from North East
New Delhi, Sept 13 (UNI) A day after her meeting with party general secretaries, PCC presidents and CLP leaders, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday met party leaders from the North East and discussed a wide range of issues, including the controversial National Registration of Citizens (NRC).
CAB won’t interfere with customary laws of NE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Guwahati, Sep 9 (UNI) Dispelling fears on Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that CAB when implemented at any way won’t interfere with the existing customary laws of the tribal people of the North Eastern Region.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend NEDA meeting in Guwahati
Guwahati, Sept 9 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a crucial meeting of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) in Guwahati on Monday.
Two-day disability summit starts in Guwahati
Guwahati, July 12 (IBNS): To provide a common platform for the North East region to promote inclusive growth with reference to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the region and to create awareness among all stakeholders including students, academicians, administrators, law and enforcement authorities, disability organisations in the region about the PwD act, initiatives taken by the government at different levels, a ‘North East Disability Summit’ has been organised by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the city.
Need for policy framework in shifting cultivation in NE: NITI Aayog member
Guwahati, Jun 14 (IBNS): NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat on Friday said that there is a need for a policy framework to manage the transitions in shifting cultivation in Northeast India.
Assam CM says NDA victory a reflection of people's faith in PM Modi's leadership
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has thanked the people of Assam for their decisive mandate towards the NDA in the Lok Sabha election, the results of which are being declared today.
BJP creates record in NE, leads in 17 of 25 seats
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS): Apart from the other parts of the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also going to create a new history in the North East as the saffron party is looking to surpass its last Lok Sabha election tally in the region.
Modi Govt brings peace in NE: Amit Shah
Itanagar, April 5 (UNI) BJP president Amit Shah on Friday iterated that it was the Narendra Modi
High level security review meeting of three NE states held at Dinjan
Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a high level security review meeting of senior army officials along with representatives from civil administration and central armed Police Forces of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh was held by the Operations Group at Dinjan in Assam's Tinsukia district on Wednesday.
Arunachal Pradesh: 18 BJP leaders quit ahead of polls
Itanagar, Mar 20 (IBNS): In a setback for the saffron party ahead of national and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, 18 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the state quit, media reports said.