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Bhutan to host Global Peace Prayer Festival in November 2025

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Bhutan will host the Global Peace Prayer Festival in Thimphu from November 4 to 17, marking one of the largest spiritual gatherings the country has ever seen, according to an anno... Read More


Silence from Assam CM sparks anger as Dima Hasao women protest rape & murder

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Hundreds of women in Assam's Dima Hasao district staged a massive protest on Tuesday, demanding justice for the alleged rape and murder of a 48-year-old woman. The protestors als... Read More


Assam's heritage at risk: 2 historic tea estates to be replaced by township, university

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Two historic Assam tea estates, Chinamara and Bholaguri, are slated to vanish as the Assam government has decided to allot their land for a new satellite township and a university... Read More


Tensions flare at Assam-Meghalaya border over alleged illegal electric pole erection

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Tension erupted on Monday along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Maikhuli village, Ri-Bhoi district, after local residents dismantled electric poles that the Assam State Electricity ... Read More


Assam experts find dead cobras and kraits can still bite: A world first

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Experts in Assam have documented the first known cases of snakebites caused by dead cobras and a krait, highlighting the dangers of handling dead snakes. A study titled "Death to... Read More


Assam records first cases of snakebites from dead cobras and krait

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Experts in Assam have documented the first known cases of snakebites caused by dead cobras and a krait, highlighting the dangers of handling dead snakes. A study titled "Death to... Read More


Meghalaya: GHADC employees reject partial salary after 43 months, demand full payment

Shillong, Aug. 19 -- Employees of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya have rejected an offer to receive five months' salaries, despite remaining unpaid for 43 months. Albi... Read More


Assam: BVFCL and Bhutan's National Seed Centre Ink 5-year fertilizer supply deal

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) has signed a five-year Business-to-Business (B2B) agreement with the Bhutan's National Seed Centre (NSC) for the export o... Read More


Mizoram Legislative Assembly to hold two-day monsoon session on August 27-28

Aizawl, Aug. 19 -- The two-day monsoon session of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly will be held on August 27 and 28, an official said on Monday. The meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), ... Read More


Horoscope today, August 19, 2025: Check your astrological predictions here

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- If you areinterested in astrology, let us take you through what your day could look like. Here is thehoroscopefor19 August 2025. Read what the stars have in store for you today(1... Read More