Imphal | 18 hours ago
Trinamool Congress sets up Manipur unit
Imphal, Feb 13 - The Trinamool Congress has set up a party unit in Manipur. The party already has units in Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in India's northeast.Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has appointed former Manipur chief minister R.K Dorendro Singh and former parliamentarian from outer Manipur Kim Gangte the joint convenors of the party in Manipur. 'A full- ... read more

1 day ago
Arunachal hostel fire toll now 14, locals vandalise school
Itanagar, Feb 12 - The toll in the hostel fire tragedy in Arunachal Pradesh went up to 14 with two more bodies recovered from the debris. Irate locals Friday vandalised the school, forcing authorities to airlift 14 teachers and supporting staff for security reasons, officials said.A police spokesperson said two more bodies, burnt beyond recognition, were recovered from the debris by rescue workers ... read more

2 days ago
12 school children killed in Arunachal hostel fire
Itanagar, Feb 11 - At least 12 school children were charred to death and eight injured in a massive fire that broke out at a private hostel in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Thursday.A police spokesperson said that the fire broke out around midnight at a hostel built with bamboo and hay at Palin in Kurung Kummpy district, 260 km north of state capital Itanagar. 'Right now, we are in the proces ... read more

2 days ago
12 school children die of burns in Arunachal hostel
Itanagar, Feb 11 - At least 12 school children were charred to death and eight injured in a massive fire that broke at a private hostel in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Thursday.A police spokesperson said that a fire broke out around midnight at a hostel built with bamboo and hay at Palin in Kurung Kummpy district, 260 km north of state capital Itanagar. 'Right now, we are in the process of e ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
Faces and lives through photojournalist Dilip Banerjee's lens
New Delhi, Feb 10 - The man who documents lives, politics, faces and situations through his lens both in India and abroad is holding an exhibition here.Photographer Dilip Banerjee's show, which began Feb 8, is on at the Lalit Kala Akademi. The photographer was on his way from Little Rann in Gujarat to Ahmedabad when he spotted a few white shapes floating down the highway. 'I thought they were bi ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
NSCN talks in April, new interlocutor to be appointed
Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb 9 - The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - will resume in April after nearly a year, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Tuesday.The last round of peace talks between the central government and the frontline Naga separatist group was held in March 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. It ended in a s ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
New Delhi to hold talks with NSCN-IM in April
Guwahati, Feb 9 - The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - will resume in April after a gap of nearly a year, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Tuesday.The last round of peace talks between the central government and the frontline Naga separatist group was held in March 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. It ended in a st ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Agartala | 5 days ago
Power-starved northeast India to get another 870 MW
Agartala, Feb 8 - The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corp - will add 870 MW of power to the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, a senior official said here Monday.'We are executing three hydro-electric and one gas-based thermal power projects in Arunachal Pradesh -, Mizoram - and Tripura - and these projects would be completed in the next four years,' said NEEPCO chairman an ... read more

Guwahati | 9 days ago
Five Manipur separatists arrested in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 4 - Five militants from a banned outfit in Manipur were arrested in Assam Thursday when the group was on way to a base camp for arms training, officials said.A police spokesperson said the rebels from the outlawed People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak - were arrested from near Jorabat on the outskirts of Guwahati. 'Based on specific inputs that a group of PREPAK militants were ... read more