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Assam: NGT issues notice over tree felling in Deepor beel for Railway boubling project

Guwahati, May 30 -- The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Centre, Assam government agencies and the Northeast Frontier Railway on a petition alleging un... Read More


Assam cattle smuggling racket flourishing under police nose: Activist

Guwahati, May 20 -- A day after Northeast Now exposed allegations of an organised cattle smuggling network operating in North Assam, Lakhimpur-based animal rights activist Ujjal Bhuyan alleged that th... Read More


PETA flags illegal cattle transport in Assam, no police action despite multiple complaints

Guwahati, May 18 -- An alleged organised illegal cattle transportation network operating out of Bangalmara Bazaar in Assam's Lakhimpur district has come under scrutiny after multiple complaints by Peo... Read More


Interview| "Loneliness has become a modern reality": Assamese writer Namita Baishya on society and storytelling

Guwahati, May 17 -- Acclaimed Assamese writer Namita Baishya has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Assamese literature. Known for her psychological depth, lyrical storytell... Read More


Assam: Dibrugarh Chowkidingi field cries for attention as neglect overshadows renovation efforts

Written by, April 29 -- Kashmira Gogoi Dibrugrah: Once regarded as one of the most cherished public spaces in upper Assam's Dibrugarh, the historic Chowkidingi Park and its adjoining field are now dr... Read More


Manipur police fire tear gas as COCOMI protesters march to CM office in Imphal

Written by, April 25 -- Bit Irom Imphal: Manipur Police fired tear gas shells on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mostly Meira Paibis (women vigilantes) affiliated with the Coordinating C... Read More


Custodial 'torture': Supreme Court issues notices to Assam govt on plea for CBI probe

New Delhi/Guwahati, April 24 -- The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Assam government and five police officers on an appeal filed by Rimly Gogoi Saikia challenging the Gauhati High Court's refu... Read More


NGT upholds stay on deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force for election duty

Guwahati, April 8 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has upheld its earlier stay order restraining the Assam government from deploying personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for elect... Read More


Assam elephant transported to Rajasthan without clearance; CWLW Vinay Gupta's role under scanner

India, March 7 -- A semi-adult male elephant from Assam's Lakhimpur district has allegedly been transported to Rajasthan without obtaining the mandatory clearance from the destination state's wildlife... Read More