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Shillong, March 11: Tension is simmering in Tripura over alleged post-poll violence on a joint fact-finding team of the Left parties and the Congress, including MPs and MLAs, which arrived in Agartala on Friday to assess the volatile…

Shillong, March 10: Assam entered the Guinness World Records for the largest online photo album of nearly 4.3 million essays on the legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan as part of the state government’s year-long celebration of his 400th…

Shillong, March 8: Tipra Motha's rise as a political force is seemingly giving the BJP "a run for its money" in Tripura. It's been a week since the four-year-old regional party led by royal scion Pradyut Debbarma positioned itself as the…

SHILLONG, March 4: Barely days before the NPP chief  Conrad Sangma prepares for swearing-in on March 7, Meghalaya BJP has reportedly asked Sangma to induct two of its MLAs in the new state cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony will be held…

SHILLONG, March 5: Despite improving its previous tally from 18 to 26 in the recently concluded Meghalaya elections, the NPP and it's boss Conrad Sangma’s worries are far from over as Mukul vs Conrad duel is gaining momentum. The…

Shillong, March 5: A  lingering symptom, named by experts of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as H3N2,  is causing uneasiness to a large number of people and keeping health experts on tenterhooks amid fears of Covid-19…

Shillong, March 3: Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma has been elected as the new Parliamentary Party leader of the National People’s Party. Sangma was elected as the new PP leader following a meeting of the 26 newly-electd NPP MLAs held at…

Post-poll violence broke out in Shella of Meghalaya on Thursday. A video shows youth pelting stones while security persons tried to disperse the attackers using water canons. Sources said violence marred the post-poll…

A fractured mandate in Meghalaya has forced Conrad Sangma to seek Union Home Minister Amit Shah's help for forming government in Meghalaya. According to the latest report NPP has emerged as single largest party but its tally has fallen…

UDP candidate from Amlarem, Lahkmen Rymbui, who retained his seat by 57 votes, with supporters soon after his victory on Thursday.