NE’s rainfall deficit to persist in August: IMD
Guwahati, July 31: The unprecedented rainfall deficit is likely to torment the North East further in August with forecast of below normal rainfall for...
CBI to probe death of PWD engineer Joshita Das as Assam Cabinet responds to public outcry
Guwahati, July 31: The Assam Cabinet has approved a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the suspected suicide of Joshita Das, a 30-year-old...
Four militants among five held in Manipur, 26 firearms recovered in separate operations
Imphal, July 31: Security forces arrested five people, including four militants belonging to three banned outfits, from several districts of Manipur for their alleged...
BJP vows to block ‘Miya Land’ agenda in Assam, cites demographic shifts and illegal encroachments
Guwahati, July 30: The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday issued a sharp statement declaring its resolve to thwart what...
278 houses cleared, 250 hectares reclaimed on day 2 of Uriamghat eviction drive
Guwahati, July 30: On the second day of the high-intensity eviction drive in Uriamghat’s Rengma Reserve Forest, authorities demolished 278 unauthorised houses and reclaimed...
Gauhati Chief Justice, Assam Speaker among recipients of Governor’s Excellence Awards
Guwahati, July 30: Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary were among several distinguished...
Army Chief visits Manipur to review operational preparedness, boost military-civil synergy, and attend Durand Cup
Guwahati, July 30: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi paid a one-day visit to Manipur on Wednesday, underscoring the Indian Army’s commitment to...
Actress Nandini Kashyap arrested in fatal hit-and-run; probe reveals police lapses, no alcohol test conducted
Guwahati, July 30: Assamese film actress Nandini Kashyap, known for her lead role in the recent hit “Rudra”, was arrested early Wednesday, five days...
Assam: 7 infiltrators ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh
Guwahati, July 30: Seven alleged Bangladeshi infiltrators were "pushed back" by security forces into the neighbouring country from Assam's Sribhumi district on Wednesday, Chief...
Assam CM Meets Union Ministers Sonowal and Khattar to push infrastructure and power sector growth
Guwahati, July 29: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Manohar Lal Khattar at Parliament House on Tuesday...
Eviction drive begins in Uriamghat, 2,648 families set to be displaced to reclaim 11,000 bighas of forest land
Guwahati, July 29: A large-scale eviction drive began on Tuesday at Bidyapur Market in Uriamghat, located within the Rengma Reserve Forest of Golaghat district....
Rs. 28 crore drug haul in Assam, Mizoram: Two Myanmar nationals among four arrested
Guwahati, July 29: In a significant blow to cross-border drug trafficking networks, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized narcotics worth approximately Rs....
