Northeast

Indigenous Khasis in Assam remain unrepresented for decades

Guwahati/Shillong, July 3: The Khasi community in Assam’s Karbi Anglong region has been there for ages along with the Karbis, but not yet represented politically like the latter. Time...

Assam education minister briefs Governor on NEP 2020 roadmap, eyes academic overhaul

Guwahati, July 3: Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu met with Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Raj Bhavan on...

Hidden in plain sight: New medicinal Garcinia species discovered in Assam forests may hold key to traditional remedies

Guwahati, July 3: A new species of fruit-bearing tree, Garcinia kusumae, has been discovered in the biodiverse foothills...

Khasi community in Karbi Anglong demands end to decades of discrimination and neglect

Guwahati, July 3: Tensions are rising among the more than 25,000 Khasi residents in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and...

Assam Cong seeks CBI probe into sale of cows from govt project to BJP aides

Guwahati, Jul 3: The opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged sale of 90...
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Ajmal writes to PM Modi, seeks stringent action against culprits

Guwahati Aug 19: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo and former MP Maulana Badaruddin Ajmal on Sunday demanded Prime Minister for stringent punishment...

Four criminals flee Arunachal jail, security forces launch massive manhunt

Itanagar, Aug 19: Four criminals escaped from judicial custody in Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district on Saturday night. According to reports, they broke the ventilator grill...

Assam CM accuses JMM-led alliance govt of doing politics of “appeasement”

Giridih (Jharkhand), Aug 18 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday accused the JMM-led alliance government in Jharkhand of doing politics of...

Ready to fight from Jalukbari if party fields me there: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati Aug 18: Congress MP from Jorhat and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, made a significant statement on Sunday,...

Kamrup Police arrested inter-state thief Shah Rukh Khan from Guwahati Not the Bollywood star

Boko, Aug 18: Kamrup Police arrested an inter-state thief named Shah Rukh Khan in Guwahati on Friday—though not the Bollywood star.  The operation was led...

Healthcare services hit in Arunachal as doctors protest rape, murder at Kolkata hospital

Itanagar, Aug 17 (PTI): Doctors in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday joined the nationwide protest demanding justice for the rape and murder of a postgraduate...

New Sikkim governor visits Nathula on China border

Gangtok, Aug 17 (PTI): The new Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, visited Nathula pass on the India-China border during his first tour in...

Prayer held in Kamakhya temple for safety of Hindus in B’desh

Guwahati, Aug 17 (PTI): Special prayers and a ‘yajna’ were performed by a religious sect in Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple premise on Friday for peace...

Assam Police announce cash reward of up to Rs 5 lakh for information on ‘IED-like devices’

Guwahati, Aug 16 (PTI) Assam Police on Friday announced a cash reward of up to Rs 5 lakh for credible information leading to the...

Two ‘IED-like devices’ found in Guwahati

Two 'IED-like devices' were found in Guwahati on Friday, taking the total number of 'bomb-like substances' seized across Assam in the last 24 hours...

Thousands participate in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally in Manipur

Imphal, Aug 15: Thousands of youths on Wednesday participated in a 40-km bike rally from Imphal to Moirang as part of the 'Har Ghar...

Khandu inaugurates Aqua Excellence Centre of NIMAS at Tippi

Guwahati Aug 14: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday inaugurated the Aqua Excellence Centre of the Dirang-based National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports...
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