Imphal | 8 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

Haridwar | 1 day ago
55 lakh people visited Maha Kumbh mela on Mahashivratri
Haridwar, Feb 12 - Nearly 55 lakh pilgrims, including saints of various sects, and tourists participated in the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela Friday on the occasion of Mahashivratri, mela authorities said.Anand Vardhan, officer in charge of the Mela, while giving the figure of 55 lakh, clarified that all the people did not converge at Haridwar, but were spread across four districts of Uttarakhand. 'The ... read more

Haridwar | 1 day ago
Ganga ghats resound with ecstasy on first Shahi Snan
Haridwar, Feb 12 - With ecstatic shouts of 'Har Har Gange' and 'Jai Ganga Maiya', thousands of bare-bodied Naga sadhus and saints bathed in the revered Ganga river to perform the first and much-awaited Shahi Snan - on the occasion of Mahashivratri Friday, one of the important days of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela here.According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati on Mahashivratri. ... read more

Dhaka | 4 days ago
Zia's son did not meet Indian militant, says BNP
Dhaka, Feb 9 - Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party - Tuesday denied reports that its key official and party chief's son Tarique Rahman had met Indian fugitive militant Paresh Barua.Barua is the top functionary of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom - and, along with many other fugitives, staged violent operations in Assam from the Bangladeshi soil. The alleged meeting was supposed ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
Positive feelers from ULFA for talks: Home Secretary
Guwahati, Feb 9 - Jailed leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom - have sent positive feelers for peace talks with New Delhi and chances of negotiations are brightening, Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said here Tuesday.'There are some feelers - and right now we are formulating strategies for both the central and the state governments for initiating talks with the ULFA,' Pillai to ... 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
Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders
Agartala/Shillong/Aizawl, Feb 8 - India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to check terrorist movement, infiltration and security threats from across the border.The chief ministers of northeastern state stressed the importance of tightening security along the borders at t ... read more

Guwahati | 5 days ago
Five held in Guwahati, explosives seized
Guwahati, Feb 8 - Five people were arrested and a large cache of explosives, including 500 detonators and gelatin sticks, were seized here Monday, police said.A police spokesperson said the seizures were made from a private vehicle during a routine road check on the outskirts of Assam's main city Guwahati. 'The vehicle was stacked with explosives neatly wrapped in jute sacks with the consignment c ... read more

Guwahati | 5 days ago
Militants injure three Hindi speakers in Assam
Guwahati, Feb 8 - Three Hindi-speaking migrant workers were injured, two of them critically, in an attack by tribal separatists in Assam, officials said Monday.A police spokesperson said a group of about four militants late Sunday attacked a locality inhabited by Hindi-speaking people originally from Bihar in the heart of Kokrajhar town, about 220 km west of Assam's main city Guwahati. 'The milit ... read more