The ruling BJP-backed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance will support BJP candidate Droupadi Murmu and a decision in this regard will be taken at a meeting of the coalition partners, a senior member in it said. Five Congress MLAs who were suspended for supporting the MDA are also likely to vote in
Category: Northeast
Nagaland on Tuesday celebrated the International Day of Yoga (IDY) with the theme ‘Yoga for humanity’. The main event was held at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, some 12 km south of the state capital. Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, Nagaland Health and Family Welfare
Just two days after recording 811.6 mm of rainfall in a day, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya received a bountiful 972 mm of precipitation in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Friday, the highest in June since 1995 and the third highest in 122 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. One of the wettest places
Hundreds of people took part in a protest in Manipur’s Thoubal district who demanded legal actions against suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal over their controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The protest at a community hall at Yairipok Changamdabi was jointly organised by Changamdabi Muhammadan
Incessant rainfall in Meghalaya caused a landslide in Darrang village on Darrang Shnongpdeng Road under Dawki Police Station limits in the West Jaintia Hills district. The restoration work is underway at present. Several roads were also damaged by landslides in the East Khasi Hills district. Four minors were killed and