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Police complaint filed against KLA-L over threat to Manipur CM's visit

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A formal complaint has been filed with the Director General of Police (DGP), Manipur, after the underground outfit Kuki Liberation Army-Letkholun (KLA... Read More


Assam: Kaziranga tourism pioneer Achintya Barua passes away

Guwahati, May 17 -- By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: Achintya Barua, affectionately known as "Manju da" and founder of the iconic Wild Grass Resort in Kaziranga, passed away on Sunday, leaving behind a profo... Read More


Nagaland opens rental housing complex for urban poor in Chumoukedima

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi Dimapur: In a move to provide affordable homes with sanitation and other basic essential services, the Nagaland government has opened a rental housing com... Read More


Assam: Mob torches two vehicles in Tinsukia over suspected cattle theft

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Manoj Kumar Ojha Doomdooma: Tension prevailed in the Borhapjan area under Doomdooma Police Station in Assam's Tinsukia district on Sunday after an irate mob set two ve... Read More


Manipur: UNC announces economic blockade over captive Naga civilians

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced an inter-district economic blockade along National Highways passing through Naga-inhabited areas of Manipu... Read More


Manipur: Two drug smugglers, insurgent cadre arrested in separate operations

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The sleuths of Manipur's Narcotics and Border Affairs (NAB) along with central security forces, in a joint operation, arrested two alleged drug smuggl... Read More


Northeast Nook: Cartoon by Nituparna Rajbongshi, May 17, 2026

Guwahati, May 17 -- Treat your eyes to the insightful satire of Assam's celebrated cartoonist, Nituparna Rajbongshi, in today's visual commentary for Sunday, May 17, 2026. Northeast Now presents this... Read More


Assam: Oversized rooftop hoardings in Pathsala trigger public safety concerns

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Sasanka Talukdar Bajali: Residents and commuters in Assam's Pathsala town have raised concerns over several oversized iron-frame advertisement hoardings installed atop... Read More


Nagaland: MSMEPCI pushes entrepreneurship for 1.72 lakh unemployed youth

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi Dimapur: With jobs saturating in state government departments and 1.72 lakh registered unemployed youth in Nagaland, the Dimapur chapter of the MSME Promo... Read More


Manipur: Kuki Inpi extends shutdown amid protests over hostages, unmet demands

Guwahati, May 17 -- By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has extended the ongoing shutdown in the Kuki-Zo predominant areas of the state by another 48 hours, citing the government's alleg... Read More