Assam’s film Collage and Manipur’s Toy Gun win top honors at 3rd NEIFF

Imphal: The award for Best Feature Film at the 3rd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) 2026, held in Manipur, was presented to Collage, produced by Sumitra Hazarika and directed by Amar Deep Gogoi (Assam). The Best Non-Feature Film award went to T…

NEIFF 2026 Manipur

NEIFF 2026 Manipur

Imphal: The award for Best Feature Film at the 3rd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) 2026, held in Manipur, was presented to Collage, produced by Sumitra Hazarika and directed by Amar Deep Gogoi (Assam). The Best Non-Feature Film award went to Toy Gun, produced by Khumanllambam Omeshwori and directed by Thingnam Parshuram (Manipur). The […]

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Union Cabinet approves Rs 2,584.60 crore Small Hydro Power scheme for Northeast

Guwahati: In a move expected to significantly boost clean energy infrastructure in the Northeast, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme (FY 2026–27 to 2030–31) with a tot…

Northeast Small Hydro Power scheme

Northeast Small Hydro Power scheme

Guwahati: In a move expected to significantly boost clean energy infrastructure in the Northeast, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme (FY 2026–27 to 2030–31) with a total outlay of Rs 2,584.60 crore. The scheme, targeting the installation of around 1,500 MW of small […]

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Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025: Assam’s Devabrata Das, 4 other Northeast writers among winners

Guwahati: Five writers from the Northeast featured prominently in the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, with authors from Assam, Manipur and Sikkim among the distinguished recipients announced on Sunday. Leading the Northeast list is writer Devabrata Das,…

Guwahati: Five writers from the Northeast featured prominently in the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, with authors from Assam, Manipur and Sikkim among the distinguished recipients announced on Sunday. Leading the Northeast list is writer Devabrata Das, who won the award in the Assamese language for his novel Karhi Khelor Sadhu. The work has been widely […]

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Indo-Pacific Dialogue highlights trade, connectivity opportunities for Northeast

New Delhi: The U.S. Embassy in India and the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation, hosted the New Delhi chapter of the U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific: Northeastern Dialogue at the The Par…

Indo-Pacific Dialogue on Northeast India

Indo-Pacific Dialogue on Northeast India

New Delhi: The U.S. Embassy in India and the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation, hosted the New Delhi chapter of the U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific: Northeastern Dialogue at the The Park New Delhi on March 12. The event underscored America’s partnership with India in ensuring a free, […]

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Assam: Manipuris protest in Guwahati against violence, seek action

Guwahati: Manipuri people, including students, residing in Assam staged a demonstration in Guwahati on Friday, demanding action against those involved in violence in their state. Hundreds of people, mainly belonging to the Meitei community, participat…

Manipur violence protest.

Guwahati: Manipuri people, including students, residing in Assam staged a demonstration in Guwahati on Friday, demanding action against those involved in violence in their state. Hundreds of people, mainly belonging to the Meitei community, participated in the protest in the Manipur Basti area in Guwahati. The protesters under the banner of Manipur Co-ordination Committee, Guwahati, […]

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Manipur on the boil, efforts on to restore peace

IMPHAL: Government and security forces have claimed that the situation across Manipur has been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholders. IAF undertook continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaste…

Manipur violence

IMPHAL: Government and security forces have claimed that the situation across Manipur has been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholders. IAF undertook continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaster & AN 32 aircrafts. Induction commenced on Thursday night and additional columns commenced domination with effect from wee hours of […]

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Manipur CM lauds Assam, Manipur Police in curbing drug menace

IMPHAL: Assam Police and their Manipur counterpart made a major breakthrough in arresting one of the alleged major drug kingpins and two of his associates operaring in the north-eastern states, according to the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Th…

High quality heroin concealed in the soap cases recovered by the police from the smugglers in Manipur

IMPHAL: Assam Police and their Manipur counterpart made a major breakthrough in arresting one of the alleged major drug kingpins and two of his associates operaring in the north-eastern states, according to the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The breakthrough was made when the Assam Police arrested a few drug smugglers along with contraband […]

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Manipur installs Facial Recognition System at border point with Assam

Imphal: Two Facial Recognition Systems (FRS) were installed and started functioning at Jiribam, Manipur’s last border with the Cachar district of Assam, after experiencing a delay. The advanced technology will also be implemented soon in Mao, Ma…

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Imphal: Two Facial Recognition Systems (FRS) were installed and started functioning at Jiribam, Manipur’s last border with the Cachar district of Assam, after experiencing a delay. The advanced technology will also be implemented soon in Mao, Manipur’s last town bordering Nagaland on the north. In addition, camera-mounted Mobile Monitoring Vehicles will soon start their services in the […]

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‘This is Assam…’: Manipur girl faces racial discrimination in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: A girl from Manipur faced racial discrimination at a residential complex in Guwahati – the capital city of Assam. A video shot at a residential complex in Betkuchi area in Guwahati has gone viral on social media. The video clearly shows how …

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GUWAHATI: A girl from Manipur faced racial discrimination at a residential complex in Guwahati – the capital city of Assam. A video shot at a residential complex in Betkuchi area in Guwahati has gone viral on social media. The video clearly shows how a girl from Manipur was subjected to racial discrimination by a man, […]

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JFA appreciates Chennai journalists for their show of solidarity

Guwahati, Jan 17: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appreciates the united strength shown by the Chennai based journalists against a politician’s unprincipled demand and urged the media fraternity of the country to stand behind them. It may be noted that Jignesh Mevani, a newly elected legislator from Gujarat in a press meet on Tuesday in Chennai […]

Guwahati, Jan 17: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) appreciates the united strength shown by the Chennai based journalists against a politician’s unprincipled demand and urged the media fraternity of the country to stand behind them. It may be noted that Jignesh Mevani, a newly elected legislator from Gujarat in a press meet on Tuesday in Chennai […]

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Foreigner or citizen? Assam finds out at stroke of midnight on Dec 31

GUWAHATI, Dec 27:At the stroke of midnight on December 31, when the world embraces a new year, Samsul Haque, a rickshaw puller, and Abul Kalam Azad, a researcher with Tata Institute of Social Studies, as well as lakhs of others who form Assam’s second largest religious group, will have their tryst with destiny.

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GUWAHATI, Dec 27:At the stroke of midnight on December 31, when the world embraces a new year, Samsul Haque, a rickshaw puller, and Abul Kalam Azad, a researcher with Tata Institute of Social Studies, as well as lakhs of others who form Assam’s second largest religious group, will have their tryst with destiny.

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APSC Scam | More than 2000 ACS/APS officers in Assam might go to Jail

By Mohsin Khaiyam Guwahati, November 10: One of the biggest scams in Assam the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam will not just end with the arrest of just 25 officials. The investigating team has an aim to track down many more officials who have made their way to the government jobs by paying bribes. Following the […]

By Mohsin Khaiyam Guwahati, November 10: One of the biggest scams in Assam the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam will not just end with the arrest of just 25 officials. The investigating team has an aim to track down many more officials who have made their way to the government jobs by paying bribes. Following the […]

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APSC Scam | More than 2000 ACS/APS officers in Assam might go to Jail

By Mohsin Khaiyam Guwahati, November 10: One of the biggest scams in Assam the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam will not just end with the arrest of just 25 officials. The investigating team has an aim to track down many more officials who have made their way to the government jobs by paying bribes. Following the […]

By Mohsin Khaiyam Guwahati, November 10: One of the biggest scams in Assam the infamous APSC cash-for-job scam will not just end with the arrest of just 25 officials. The investigating team has an aim to track down many more officials who have made their way to the government jobs by paying bribes. Following the […]

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Exclusive | Many Hindu-Bangladeshi Illegal Migrants declared ‘Indian’ through Fake Certificates in Assam

Guwahati/Morigaon, Oct 21: In a startling revelation it has come to light that a Foreigner’s Tribunal in Assam has accepted that hundreds of order/judgements pronounced by Tribunals have been rampantly declaring many Hindu Illegal migrants as Indian Citizens on the basis of fake Registration Certificates as they never enquired the original author of these Certificates […]

Guwahati/Morigaon, Oct 21: In a startling revelation it has come to light that a Foreigner’s Tribunal in Assam has accepted that hundreds of order/judgements pronounced by Tribunals have been rampantly declaring many Hindu Illegal migrants as Indian Citizens on the basis of fake Registration Certificates as they never enquired the original author of these Certificates […]

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Centre Supports Assam Govt’s Proposal to Grant ST Status to Six Communities

The Centre is committed to ensure that six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe status in Assam are granted the same, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Sunday. “Assam government has sent the proposal to include the OBC communities Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai-Ahom, Chutiya, Moran, Muttock and the Adivasi tea-tribes in the ST category and we support this”, the […]

The Centre is committed to ensure that six communities demanding Scheduled Tribe status in Assam are granted the same, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Sunday. “Assam government has sent the proposal to include the OBC communities Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai-Ahom, Chutiya, Moran, Muttock and the Adivasi tea-tribes in the ST category and we support this”, the […]

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Assam Farmers’ Rights Leader Akhil Gogoi Arrested on Sedition Charges

Gogoi has been a bitter opponent of various policy decisions announced by the ruling BJP dispensation. New Delhi: Akhil Gogoi, a prominent farmers’ rights leader in Assam, has been arrested by the state police on sedition charges for he allegedly instigated people in a public speech to take up arms against the government. According to local media reports […]

Gogoi has been a bitter opponent of various policy decisions announced by the ruling BJP dispensation. New Delhi: Akhil Gogoi, a prominent farmers’ rights leader in Assam, has been arrested by the state police on sedition charges for he allegedly instigated people in a public speech to take up arms against the government. According to local media reports […]

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Mizoram Woman’s Body Found in Assam, 2 Persons Arrested

The body of a Mizoram woman was found floating in a pond in Cachar district of Assam and two persons were arrested in this connection, Aizawl SP C Lalthanmawia said on Thursday. The body of the 26-year-old Mizo woman, who had recently graduated from a Bengaluru College, was found in a pond at Bagha in […]

The body of a Mizoram woman was found floating in a pond in Cachar district of Assam and two persons were arrested in this connection, Aizawl SP C Lalthanmawia said on Thursday. The body of the 26-year-old Mizo woman, who had recently graduated from a Bengaluru College, was found in a pond at Bagha in […]

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Neolithic artifacts from Northeast India are 2,700 years old: study

A new study confirms that the corded pottery and polished stone tools recovered from Assam and Meghalaya were more than 2,000 years-old For the first time, the age of artifacts from the Neolithic era-recovered from two important sites in Northeast India-has been unraveled. Indian scientists have found the age using the latest technique of optically […]

A new study confirms that the corded pottery and polished stone tools recovered from Assam and Meghalaya were more than 2,000 years-old For the first time, the age of artifacts from the Neolithic era-recovered from two important sites in Northeast India-has been unraveled. Indian scientists have found the age using the latest technique of optically […]

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Video of how Manipur’s ‘Miracle Man’ Armstrong Pame who connects Tamenglong with Halflong

August 15, 2017: Armstrong Pame – A young IAS officer in a remote corner of India is trying to make inroads in more ways than one. Armstrong Pame and his community have made a superhuman effort to build a road that helps connect hundreds of people. The IAS officer has helped to build a road […]

August 15, 2017: Armstrong Pame – A young IAS officer in a remote corner of India is trying to make inroads in more ways than one. Armstrong Pame and his community have made a superhuman effort to build a road that helps connect hundreds of people. The IAS officer has helped to build a road […]

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Minor Raped by Army Jawan in Arunachal

In a shocking incident, a minor has been repeatedly sexually harassed by an Indian army jawan in Bhalukpong area of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Further the victim was found to be eight months pregnant. The victim who reportedly hails from Bhairavkund area of Udalguri district of Assam was working at the house of […]

In a shocking incident, a minor has been repeatedly sexually harassed by an Indian army jawan in Bhalukpong area of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Further the victim was found to be eight months pregnant. The victim who reportedly hails from Bhairavkund area of Udalguri district of Assam was working at the house of […]

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