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Guwahati: When Deckiajuli Tea Estate in Assam’s Sonitpur district fetched a record ₹1,103 per kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC), creating history in Assam’s tea auction market, the achievement reflected years of unwavering focus on quality, consistency and buyer confidence. The record co

Shillong: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Northeast has largely overcome the challenges of insurgency and should now focus on safeguarding citizens’ rights, embracing emerging technologies, and accelerating economic growth. Addressing the 73rd Plenary Session of the North Eastern

Shillong: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday called for a trade-ready and investment-ready Northeast as the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project approaches completion, stressing the need to prepare the region to harness emerging economic opportunities under the Centre’s Act East

The North Eastern Council (NEC) will hold its 73rd Plenary Session on 4th June, 2026 in Shillong, Meghalaya, under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister and Chairman, NEC, Amit Shah. The session will be attended by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Vice Chairman,

Shillong: The Meghalaya Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary has issued a notification imposing strict containment measures following the confirmation of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in multiple villages across the state. The notification, issued under Sections 6 and 20 of the Preve

Dibrugarh: The Centre has begun installing border fencing along sections of the India–Myanmar border in eastern Arunachal Pradesh as part of efforts to curb insurgency and strengthen security in the state’s Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts. The TCL region shares an international bounda

Shillong: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday said the state government would utilise any opportunity to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Shillong to once again press for long-pending issues, including the implementation of the Inner

Shillong: The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance-II (MDA-II) on Wednesday officially announced its support for National People’s Party (NPP) leader James PK Sangma as the coalition’s candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election slated for June 18. The decision was reached during a meeting of leaders

The ZPM on Tuesday announced Tlanghmingthanga Sailo as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. With the party holding a majority in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, Sailo is widely expected to become Mizoram’s next Member of Parliament in the Upper House. His career spans politics, media

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday announced plans to launch a state-level technology and innovation competition aimed at encouraging students and young entrepreneurs to develop practical solutions to some of the state’s most pressing challenges. The announcement w

Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday inaugurated the Mizo Ginger USP Mission Projects, the Price Support Scheme for Arhar (Tur), Sesame and Sunflower, and the NCEL Ginger Export Awareness Workshop at YRC, Falkland. Addressing farmers, cooperative representatives and officials, the Ch

As the first bell of Sunday service echoes through the hills, the atmosphere in Mizoram shifts. The sounds of the week give way to a quieter rhythm. Across the city, women step out in handwoven puans paired with modest Sunday tops, making their way to church along narrow roads and steep lanes. To a

On the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing made his first foreign visit to India after assuming office. The two leaders met in New Delhi on June 1 and held talks on a range of issues aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, with a particular focus on tra

Itanagar: Multiple FIRs have been lodged across Arunachal Pradesh against officials of Prag Network and NE News TV over the circulation of an allegedly false report claiming that Chief Minister Pema Khandu was stepping down from his post, triggering a statewide backlash from BJP leaders, suppo

On 24 May 2026, 1.5 lakh tribal men and women from over 500 communities descended on the Red Fort grounds in Delhi. The occasion was the commemorative year of Birsa Munda; the event, Janjati Sanskritik Samagam, was organised by the RSS-linked Janjati Suraksha Manch. There were traditional dances, s

Somewhere in Assam, buffaloes can legally lock horns again. In Kerala, cattle can race down muddy tracks with official permission. In Mizoram, begging has been outlawed. And in Haryana, politicians can no longer use dead bodies as instruments of protest. While Parliament often dominates the nationa

Gangtok: Upper Burtuk MLA Kala Rai and BJP member Sonam Pintso Bhutia have offered sharply contrasting accounts of the events that led to the registration of an FIR against the legislator and others over the alleged demolition of a temporary structure near the New STNM Hospital at Socheythang. Resp

A few years before I met Tribeny Rai, I watched Agnes Varda’s autobiography The Beaches of Agnes. One line from the film stayed with me long after the credits rolled. “If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes.” When I watched Shape of Momo for the first time at the MAMI Film Fest

Even as India braces for a weaker-than-normal southwest monsoon in 2026 amid the looming return of El Niño conditions, the Northeast may emerge as one of the few regions relatively insulated from the sharp rainfall deficits expected across large parts of the country — underlining the increasingly u

Yazali: A two-day biodiversity and seed festival in Arunachal Pradesh concluded on Thursday with a strong call for seed sovereignty, ecological conservation and youth participation in agriculture, as farmers, scientists, policymakers and development agencies pledged greater support for indigenous f