Rahul Karmakar

Nagaland crisis: Breather for CM Liezietsu as high court stays assembly floor test

The stay will be in place till Monday, when the matter is expected to come up for hearing again.

Nagaland MLAs evacuated from flooded Kaziranga resort ahead of trust vote

Governor PB Acharya reached Kohima from Delhi for the trust vote on Friday afternoon, even as chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu found himself facing a potential ouster.

Chilli in genitals, pierced with nails: How cattle is smuggled into Bangladesh

A cow that costs Rs 5,000 in India fetches up to Rs 50,000 in Bangladesh.

Security focus shifts to hills beyond Assam’s flooded Kaziranga

The escape of animals from the flooded Kaziranga National Park has made wildlife officials shift their focus to other forest reserves.

It’s her life, says family after Irom Sharmila applies for marriage registration

Iron Sharmila had gone on an indefinite hunger strike against the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and ended her fast last year. She had contested the Thoubal assembly seat but managed to get only 90 votes.

Nature’s fury wreaks havoc in northeast India: 24 dead on day of disaster

In Arunachal, 14 people were reportedly killed in a landslide, six people drowned in Assam and four died in Nagaland when a bridge collapsed in Dimapur.

Nagaland governor seeks trust vote by July 15

Governor has asked Nagaland CM to quit by July 13: Zeliang

Former Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang raised the stakes in his turf war with incumbent Shurhozelie Liezietsu, insisting he will push for a floor test if the CM doesn’t quit by July 13.

Nagaland: Son Khriehu ‘sacrifices’ post to save CM father Shurhozelie’s chair

Nagaland crisis: Zeliang leaves for Delhi to replace ‘undemocratic’ Liezietsu

The former chief minister, in a letter to the governor on Saturday, said he enjoys the support of 41 MLAs in the 59-member assembly.

Political crisis in Nagaland again: NPF legislators revolt against CM Shurhozelie

The chief minister is facing rebellion from the very party legislators who made him come out of retirement from electoral politics and take the hot chair four months ago.

Once Irom Sharmila’s jail, flood-hit Manipur hospital suspends routine operations

6 lakh people across four north-eastern states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram – have been affected by floods and landslides

Six Trinamool MLAs from Tripura meet NDA presidential candidate Kovind, may join BJP

The Trinamool legislators defied party chief Mamata Banerjee and pledged support for Kovind as the Trinamool’s arch rival Left Front, which rules Tripura, backed Congress candidate Meira Kumar.

IAF chopper crash: Three bodies found, search on for fourth in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said the IAF chopper rescued 169 people from areas hit by floods and landslides before its last mission.

Meira Kumar banks on conscience votes to win prez poll, hopes to do a VV Giri

Meira Kumar agreed NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was ahead in the numbers game to win the presidential election. But conscience votes could help her achieve what VV Giri had done as an independent candidate.

Debris of IAF chopper spotted in Arunachal Pradesh; two bodies located

The helicopter, with three operating crews on board, was evacuating people stranded due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh when it went off the radar.

Sons of 2 BJP northeast leaders in trouble: 1 convicted for murder, two face similar charges

Sons of two BJP leaders, one of them from Arunachal Pradesh, are facing murder charges, six months after the son of the Manipur chief minister was jailed for killing a youth.

IAF chopper on flood relief mission goes missing in Arunachal Pradesh

The chopper was evacuating people stranded due to rainfall-induced landslides.

China dams, river diversion will hit Bangladesh harder: Tripura governor Tathagata Roy

Tripura governor Tathagata Roy slammed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her opposition to sharing the Teesta river water with Bangladesh.

Five cow vigilantes held for assaulting cattle transporters in Assam

Though the vehicles possessed the documents required for carrying cattle, police found other irregularities in the circumstances surrounding their transportation. The truck and two tempos have been handed over to the transport department for ascertaining if they were overloaded.

Statehood volcanoes may erupt in northeast India if Gorkhaland becomes reality

If a Gorkhaland state comes into being it can potentially fuel at least eight statehood demands across the northeast.

Assam: Marrying outside Karbi tribe to draw hefty fine, warns extremist group

The People’s Democratic Council of Karbi-Longri (PDCK), which claims to fight for the rights of Karbi tribal people in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district and beyond, warned young members of the tribe against courting or marrying those from other tribal and non-tribal communities.

As GST era dawns, Nagaland wants rebel governments to levy one ‘tax’

Without it, people may have to continue paying multiple taxes.

Assam DGP suggests umbrella body for cops for better coordination in northeast

Assam’s director general of police Mukesh Sahay suggested the creation of an umbrella organisation of police forces in eight states in the region to tackle militant groups.

100 days of Manipur govt: Lifting of blockade is CM Biren’s biggest feat

Quelling protests over creation of new districts and burial of bodies of eight people killed in the 2015 police firing in Churachandpur wre two key mission the government realised.

Assam: School principal held for using morphed Modi images as WhatsApp display pic

The school principal has reportedly blamed his “fidgety” 11-year-old son, a student at a madrassa in central Assam’s Hojai district, for tampering with the display picture.

Delhi Golf Club in row for ‘denying entry’ to woman in Khasi dress

The Delhi Golf Club has courted controversy for allegedly misbehaving with a Khasi governess working with an Abu Dhabi-based doctor from Assam and denying her entry to the club.

BJP wipes Cong out of Assam tribal council by winning 24 of 26 seats

The BJP contested the Council election for the first time, but had been ruling the council for a year after most of the executive members switched over to it from the Congress last year

Meghalaya landslide: Death toll rises to 7, heavy rain continues to lash region

Torrential rainfall caused a landslide in Ri-Bhoi district on June 17.

Assam’s Bodoland demand group supports Gorkhaland movement

The People’s Joint Action Committee of Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) blamed the Centre and the West Bengal government for the outburst of tension in Darjeeling.