Northeast

Fresh landslide paralyzes Lumding-Badarpur route, hundreds stranded on Silchar-Guwahati Express

Guwahati, July 3: Just four days after rail services resumed on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section, fresh landslides at Mupa have forced a complete suspension of train operations, again severing...

Assam opposition leader urges NCST to halt Palashbari satellite township over tribal rights violations

Guwahati, July 3: Assam’s Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia has urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes...

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...

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...
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Mizoram Child Rights Commission demands stringent punishment against man for sexual abuse

Aizawl, June 25: Mizoram State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) has demanded stringent punishment against a man, who was arrested recently in...

Landslide paralyzes Lumding–Badarpur rail line, restoration underway amid mass cancellations

Guwahati, June 24: Train services on the crucial Lumding–Badarpur hill section remain suspended for the second day on Tuesday after a massive landslide caused...

PCBA slaps ONGC with notice over illegal drilling as Bhatiapar gas leak enters day 13

Guwahati, June 24: The Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) has issued a show-cause notice to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for operating a...

Restoration of free movement along state’s highways key to peace process: Manipur Cong chief

Imphal, Jun 25: Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president K. Meghachandra on Monday said restoring free movement along the state's National Highways and other...

ONGC races against rain to contain Bhatiapar gas blowout, moves closer to final capping

Guwahati, June 23: As the gas blowout at Bhatiapar’s well number RDS#147A entered its 12th day on Monday, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited...

NHAI work triggers landslide, cuts off Haflong–Silchar road, rail links

NF Railway blames NHAI for unsafe construction that halted train services and forced road travel ban Guwahati, June 23: Train and road connectivity between Haflong...

AITUC slams Railway Board for rehiring retirees, calls it betrayal of India’s jobless youth

Guwahati, June 23: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has strongly opposed the Railway Board’s recent policy allowing the re-engagement of retired personnel...

Manipur: Arambai Tenggol leader arrested for murder of differently abled man

Imphal, Jun 23: A leader of Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol (AT) was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a differently abled...

Assam launches ‘Shradhanjali’ scheme for dignified return of Assamese domicile bodies, declares transgenders as backward class

Guwahati, June 22: The Assam Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday announced a series of wide-ranging decisions, headlined by the...

Ahmedabad crash victim’s mortal remains reach Manipur, thousands pay tributes

Imphal, Jun 22: Thousands of people lined up on both sides of the roads to pay tributes to Ahmedabad crash victim Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma,...

Assam’s education plunges to 34th rank, Congress blames CM Himanta for ‘breaking teachers’ morale’

Guwahati, June 21: The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, blaming him for the state's sharp...

ONGC makes strides in Assam gas blowout control as protests mount over health, compensation

Guwahati, June 21: The gas blowout at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) well RDS#147A in Bhatiapar, Sivasagar district, entered its 10th day on...
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