Manipur Police arrested a warder of Manipur Central Jail for allegedly facilitating illegal use of mobile phones by inmates, including those booked under the UAPA. Police said multiple mobile phones and SIM cards were seized, and preliminary investigation points to…

The Nagaland Government Teachers’ Association (NGTA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the School Education Department, demanding inclusion of their salaries in the state non-plan budget. The association said that despite being mainstreamed into the state education cadre in April…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday praised the state police after 675 grams of suspected heroin were seized in Cachar district. The drugs, packed in 55 soap cases, were recovered during an operation in which one person was…

The Kokrajhar district administration will conduct Additional First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs from February 21 to 23 as part of election preparedness. The process will take place at the EVM/VVPAT warehouse near Gandhi Park, Kokrajhar, from 9…

Educated unemployed youths staged a protest at Dabidubi in Khumtai, Golaghat district, alleging that local residents are being ignored in employment at the Numaligarh Refinery expansion project. The protesters accused the refinery authorities of favouring outside labourers and demanded priority…

Former AASU leader from Darrang and prominent social worker Gajen Bora passed away on Tuesday evening at GMCH. He was 70 and had been under treatment since February 11. A key leader of the Assam Movement in western Darrang, Bora…

Congress screening committee chairperson and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Assam on a two-day visit to oversee the party’s election screening process. She will hold meetings with Block Congress leaders, frontal organisations and party workers. Priyanka Gandhi will offer…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Assam for two days starting Thursday, focusing on border security, rural development and internal security. He will begin his tour in Silchar, including a visit to a border village in Katigorah to review…

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said that over 500 appeals have been filed from the 2.43 lakh names removed during Assam’s recent Special Revision of electoral rolls, indicating the exercise’s robustness. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced…

The Assam Assembly was informed that between December 20, 2025, and January 31, 2026, 51 declared foreigners and one illegal immigrant were expelled under the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950. Another 1,421 illegal foreigners were sent back between February…

The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has questioned the Assam government over awarding major bridge projects to SPS Construction India Pvt. Ltd, citing alleged past controversies and safety concerns. AJP leader Jagadish Bhuyan referred to reports of cracks in the newly…