Three militants surrender in Tripura

Three militants who had fled from their hideout in Bangladesh along with two CPI-M leaders, who were kidnapped April 1 from Tripura, have surrendered to the security forces, officials said Tuesday.

Mizoram hooch tragedy: 2 dead, 30 fall ill

The death toll in hooch tragedy here remained two but the number of people taken ill due to consumption of spurious liquor rose to 30 on Tuesday, officials said.

Congress wins municipal elections in Arunachal

The ruling Congress in Arunachal Pradesh has won the Itanagar and Pasighat municipality elections with absolute majority by bagging 21 and 7 seats respectively.

Three NLFT ultras surrender in Tripura

Three ultras of the banned NLFT managed to escape along with two kidnapped persons from the outfit`s hideout in Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Bomb explodes near police complex in Manipur

A powerful bomb exploded near the police commando complex at Pallel area in Manipur`s interior Thoubal district but there was no casualty, police said Tuesday.

Hill students call general strike in Manipur

A hill-based students` union Tuesday called 24-hour general strike in Manipur to press its demand for filling up of the quota, reserved for scheduled tribe candidates in Manipur police department.

Nagaland HSSLC, HSLC 2013 results declared

The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) declared the HSSLC and HSLC 2013 examination results early Tuesday.

80 per cent voting in NC Hills Autonomous Council polls

Over 80 per cent votes were cast in the 11th N C Hills Autonomous Council election in Assam`s Dima Hasao district which was held peacefully amidst tight security.

Garo rebel outfit `sentences` Congress legislator to death

The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D Sangma for not complying with their extortion demands, police said Monday.

Manipur activist `Iron Lady` Irom Sharmila`s 1000-word poem

A 1000-word "very long" poem, penned by Irom Sharmila forms part of a new book on the activist from Manipur.