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Arunachal: Mining company recruitment policy sparks controversy

India, Oct. 11 -- Local and affected youths of Kharsang have voiced strong opposition to the recruitment norms recently announced by Coal Pulz Pvt. Ltd. for its Namchik Namphuk Coal Mine in Arunachal'... Read More


Arunachal to begin commercial coal mining on October 6 at Namchik-Namphuk

India, Oct. 5 -- Arunachal Pradesh is set to script a new chapter in its developmental journey with the launch of its first-ever commercial coal mine at the Namchik-Namphuk Coal Block in Changlang dis... Read More


Assam: Flooded localities push municipality, IOCL, MLA into action in Digboi

Digboi, Sept. 19 -- Digboi witnessed a tragic incident recently when a scrap collector lost his life after being trapped under heaps of garbage in the drain locally known as Tel Nallah in the Borbil a... Read More


Assam: Local heroes, forest team reunite elephant calf with herd

Digboi, Sept. 19 -- In a touching display of community compassion, forest officials and wildlife activists successfully rescued a two-month-old elephant calf and reunited it with its herd in the dense... Read More


Assam: Passenger association asks for priorities to long-pending demands

Digboi, Sept. 18 -- The Assam Rail Passengers Association (ARPA) on Thursday morning urged the Northeast Frontier Railway to prioritize the long-pending demands for the Digboi-Margherita-Ledo section,... Read More


Assam: Blockade lifted after Rs 4 Lakh ex-gratia, protesters submit 5-point charter of demands

Digboi, Sept. 17 -- Protesters lifted the blockade on the Digboi-Pengaree NEC Road near Bapapung on Wednesday evening after the district administration announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh to t... Read More


Assam: Mala turns deadly, another life lost in Tinsukia

Digboi, Sept. 17 -- Daulat Phukan, a 19-year-old youth from Pengaree, died at a private hospital in Dibrugarh on Wednesday. He was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in a road accident on Se... Read More


Protest in Assam's Digboi turns deadly: Body of training student placed on road

Digboi, Sept. 17 -- Anger and grief erupted in Assam's Digboi on Wednesday as hundreds of residents and student organizations blocked the Digboi-Pengaree NEC Road near Bapapung, staging a dramatic pro... Read More


Assam: Scrap collector's death in Digboi exposes negligence, illegal liquor trade, & drainage hazards

Digboi, Sept. 16 -- A tragic incident at Borbil area in Assam's Digboi has brought longstanding allegations of official apathy, environmental mismanagement, and unchecked illicit liquor trade into sha... Read More


Assam: Mala project death trap, youth negligence pushes one to ICU

Digboi, Sept. 16 -- The much-hyped Assam Mala project, launched in the name of development and better road connectivity, has turned into a nightmare for the people of upper Assam. Instead of progress,... Read More