The National People’s Party (NPP) has appointed MLA Paknga Bage as the party in-charge of Nagaland. Prior to this, Bage was holding the post of the party’s National Secretary. Replacing Bage as the NPP’s new National Secretary is the party’s…
North East
Cattle smuggler shot dead by BSF in Tripura
A cattle smuggler was shot dead by BSF troops near the Indo-Bangla international border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Saturday, police said. Sonamura, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Souvik Dey told reporters that one Sharif Miah alias Tuhin (25), from Putia village in Kamthana area of Sonamura…
Need to make structural changes in NE Cong units: Faleiro
Admitting that the state Congress units in the northeast need to introspect and work on their strengths and weaknesses, senior leader Luizinho Faleiro has called for structural changes in the party. Faleiro, who is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of the northeast, said…
AN-32 crash: Six bodies airlifted to West Siang in Arunachal, likely to be taken to Assam
Bodies of six Air Force personnel, who died in the AN-32 aircraft crash, have been airlifted from the site of the accident in the Pari mountain range to Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior official said. The team, which had been searching for plane wreckage and remains of those…
Six bodies, remains of 7 others recovered from AN-32 crash site
Six bodies and remains of seven others have been recovered from the crash site of the ill-fated AN-32 days after a massive search operation was initiated, Defence spokesperson Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh in Shillong said on Thursday. The black box of the aircraft which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board…
