Durga Puja committees drop cultural events in Assam's Sivasagar after devastating floods

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- The unprecedented devastation caused by floods in Assam's Sivasagar and neighbouring Charaideo districts has led Durga Puja committees in Sivasagar to call off cultural programmes... Read More

Students have right to question authority; punishment for dissent goes against Constitution: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has said students cannot be threatened or subjected to punitive action merely for expressing views that differ from those in positions of author... Read More

Rezina Mihu becomes first from Arunachal elected IMI Vice Chairperson

Itanagar, Aug. 30 -- Rezina Mihu of Arunachal Pradesh has been elected Vice Chairperson of the Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), a national body working to promote sustainable mountain development... Read More

Meghalaya: Four alleged interstate gang members killed in encounter in East Garo Hills

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Four alleged members of an interstate criminal gang were killed in an early-morning encounter with police near Songsak in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district on Sunday. Accordin... Read More

Gaurav Gogoi cites NCRB data, flags growing student suicide crisis after IIT Delhi death case

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has raised concerns over the growing incidence of student suicides in higher educational institutions, saying the recent death of an IIT Delhi student poi... Read More

Nepal floods: Eight Assam residents rescued, four still untraced

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, August 30, said eight people from the state who were stranded in Nepal following the recent flash floods had been safely rescue... Read More

Assam: Cine-journalist Nimananda Das dies in road accident in Majuli

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Nimananda Das, a noted Assamese cine-journalist, cultural activist, and debutant filmmaker, died in a tragic road accident in Majuli early Sunday night. He was 55. The incident o... Read More

Assam: Female leopard captured in Tingkhong after 18 months of threat to villagers

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- A large female leopard was captured in a cage at No. 1 Nachani Jokai village in Tingkhong on August 29, bringing temporary relief to residents who have been living under the threa... Read More

Manipur: Four arrested in 48-hour security operations across Jiribam and Thoubal

Imphal, Aug. 30 -- A 48-hour coordinated operation along the Manipur-Assam border resulted in the arrest of two wanted individuals, while separate security operations in Thoubal district led to the ap... Read More

Manipur: Nine arrested, weapons and suspected heroin seized in 36-hour operation

Imphal, Aug. 30 -- Security forces arrested nine people and recovered weapons, explosives and suspected narcotics during a 36-hour operation across several districts of Manipur, officials said on Sund... Read More

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