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Assam: RTI activists demand probe into Sivasagar school uniform "irregularities"

Sivasagar, Sept. 13 -- The Right to Information Activists Association, Assam, has asked the Sivasagar District Commissioner to order an independent, time-bound inquiry into how school uniforms were di... Read More


Your Trip Gets Extended Unexpectedly: What Happens to Your Travel Insurance?

Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- An unexpected extension can change more than your return flight and hotel booking. It can also affect how long your travel insurance remains active. A delayed departure, medical ... Read More


Assam's Dihing Patkai National Park: The Last Stronghold of Endangered White-Winged Wood Duck

Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- White Winged Wood Duck (Asarcornis scutulata), also known as White Winged Duck, is one of the rarest ducks in the world. To everyone in Assam, this duck is known as Deo Hanh, whi... Read More


Manipur: Woman killed, husband and son injured in attack on village in Tamenglong

Dimapur, Sept. 13 -- A woman was killed and her husband and infant son injured after suspected militants opened fire at a home in Tollen Kuki village in Manipur's Tamenglong district early Sunday, pol... Read More


Assam: Wildlife conservationist seeks probe into alleged sale of five-year-old elephant in Bokakhat

Doomdooma, Sept. 13 -- A wildlife conservationist has urged the Assam Forest Department to urgently intervene over the alleged ownership and proposed sale of a five-year-old elephant in Bokakhat, rais... Read More


Manipur: Suspect arrested in firing on CRPF personnel; vehicle, empty cartridge recovered

Imphal, Sept. 13 -- Manipur Police arrested 56-year-old Sheleibam Yaima of Sekmai Parao on Friday in connection with the firing on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Khonghampat Awang Le... Read More


When Guwahati Floods, Not Everyone Pays the Same Price

Written by, Sept. 13 -- Anwesha Mahanta When Guwahati floods, the water may cover the same roads, enter the same drains and disrupt the same transport network. But the flood does not produce the same... Read More


Nagaland: Rare shield bug rediscovered after more than a century

Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- A rare shield bug first described from the Naga Hills in 1908 has been rediscovered in Nagaland after remaining unreported from Northeast India for more than a century. The spec... Read More


Assam: 12-year-old boy critically injured in leopard attack in Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh, Sept. 13 -- A 12-year-old boy was critically injured after a leopard attacked him while he was collecting vegetable fern, locally known as dhekia, near a forested area in Nagabari village o... Read More


Assam: Rs 3 lakh loan dispute suspected in Dhakuakhana murder, police reconstruct crime scene

Doomdooma, Sept. 13 -- A dispute over an unpaid loan of around Rs 3 lakh is being examined as a possible motive in the murder of 62-year-old businessman Pawan Jain alias Punia from Dhakuakhana in Assa... Read More