Election Commission of India Secretary Binod Kumar conducted review meetings on Friday regarding the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Dimapur and Chumoukedima districts of Nagaland.
Kumar urged officials to intensify efforts to improve the mapping percentage and ensure the electoral roll data is accurately updated. He also instructed the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to carry out thorough verification.
The Tripura government will grant a 100% subsidy on the increased fixed electricity charges across all consumer categories, Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced on Friday. The minister stated that amounts already paid under the revised rates will be adjusted over the next three billing cycles. “The decision will benefit around 10 lakh consumers,” he said.
Public transport on National Highway 2 (NH-2) resumed on August 21, 2026, following a suspension of nearly three years caused by ethnic clashes that began in May 2023. Multiple vehicles carrying a total of 125 passengers travelled under security escort. NH-2 connects Imphal through Kangpokpi and Senapati to Nagaland and continues onwards to Guwahati.
The Department of Power, Nagaland, has entered into a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with M/s Tvaksas Renewable Pvt. Ltd for the construction of a 20 MW solar power plant in Tizit, Mon district. The agreement was signed at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat Conference Hall on Thursday, in the presence of the Principal Secretary.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, ended his protest lasting more than six hours at the Parliament Street police station on Friday, August 21. The protest concluded after Delhi Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on the complaint of 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, who sustained pellet injuries. Gandhi had initiated the protest outside the police station following police actions related to the incident.
Meghalaya experienced multiple attacks on government properties within 24 hours of the disturbances in Shillong on Wednesday. A petrol bomb was thrown at a police outpost in Shillong, and two government vehicles along with a motorcycle were set on fire at the Water Resources Department premises in Saiden.
Meanwhile, a blockade in Assam disrupted traffic between the two states. No injuries have been reported in connection with these incidents.
A collection of vintage cameras owned by the renowned Assam photographer Nalini Kanta Baruah, known as the ‘Shutter Guru’, has been donated to the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) at Tezpur University. The collection was formally handed over by his son, Madhurjya Baruah, during the inauguration of ‘Sobi Ghor’, a photo exhibition and competition.
The death of Durga, a pregnant wild Asian elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district, has raised serious concerns over alleged official apathy and the failure to provide timely medical care despite multiple warnings about her declining health. Durga was suffering from several ailments and had been fitted with a malfunctioning radio tracking device.
Activists have called for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her death, criticising the delay in intervention by authorities. They argue that the signs of Durga’s deteriorating condition were evident and that appropriate measures could have been taken to prevent the fatal outcome.
Three senior Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) leaders arrested following disturbances during the organisation’s motorcycle rally have been transferred from Shillong to prisons in other areas of Meghalaya. KSU president Raymond Kharjana has been sent to Williamnagar District Jail in East Garo Hills. The union’s vice-president Pynkmenlang has also been moved, with security measures strengthened in the wake of the incidents.
Assam Nagarik Sanmilan has urged for a comprehensive and scientific response to the state’s flood and environmental crisis, attributing the increased severity of flooding to climate change and the current development model. In a statement issued on August 21, the organisation noted that the 1950 earthquake altered the course and characteristics of several rivers in the region.