ONGC gas blowout enters 7th day: One dead, villagers suffer as containment efforts drag on
Guwahati, June 18: The gas blowout at ONGC’s RDS#147A rig in Bhotiapar, Sivasagar district, entered its seventh day on Wednesday with no significant change...
Manipur: Kuki women stage rally to protest ‘arbitrary arrest’ of persons from their community
Churachandpur/Imphal, Jun 18: Thousands of women from the Kuki Zo community on Wednesday staged a rally in Manipur's Churachandpur to protest the "arbitrary arrest"...
Key Assam bridge reopened last month after nearly 2 years of repair collapses
Silchar, Jun 18: A newly-repaired bridge in Assam's Cachar district collapsed on Wednesday with two overloaded trucks plunging into the Harang river, injuring...
3 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal, Jun 18: Three militants were arrested from various parts of Manipur on charges of extortion, police said on Wednesday.
Two members of the Kangleipak...
Missing specially-abled man’s body found in Manipur, Arambai Tenggol members among 9 arrested
Imphal, Jun 18: A physically challenged man, missing for nearly a week, was found dead in Manipur's Imphal West district on Tuesday morning, triggering...
Bhatiapar gas leak displaces 350, triggers outrage over ONGC safety lapses
Guwahati, June 17: Six days after a gas blowout at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) crude oil well in Assam’s Sivasagar district, operations...
Mizoram Guv stresses on urgent need for strategies for urban decongestion
Aizawl, Jun 17: Mizoram Governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Tuesday stressed the urgent need for innovative strategies to combat urban congestion.
Singh held...
Adani’s Umrangso mega cement plant sparks uproar: NCST hauls up Dima Hasao DC over tribal land grab allegations
Guwahati, June 17: In a serious escalation of the controversy surrounding the Adani Group’s proposed cement mega-project in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, the National...
Red alert issued for Assam, Meghalaya as extreme heavy rain expected over next two days
Guwahati, Jun 17: With the prediction of extreme heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning in Assam and Meghalaya over the next two days,...
Assam–Arunachal border talks gain momentum: 5th Regional Committee meeting settles key disputes, joint field survey ahead
Guwahati, June 17: In a decisive move towards ending the decades-old inter-state border dispute, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh held their 5th Regional Committee meeting...
Ancient canals, renewed hope: Assam’s Bodo villages reclaim water security through Dong revival
Guwahati, June 17: In a transformative step towards sustainable water management and climate resilience, biodiversity conservation group Aaranyak, with support from LIC Housing Finance...
Congress slams BJP for secretly handing tribal lands to Adani, calls for white paper on land deals
Guwahati, June 16: The Congress has accused the BJP-led Assam government of attempting to hand over tribal and indigenous lands to corporate interests like...
