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Assam's financial crisis: Opposition seeks Gauhati High Court's intervention as debt soars

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- The Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has formally appealed to the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court to take suo motu cognizance o... Read More


Tripura CM orders probe into Teliamura mishap that claimed driver's life

Agartala, Aug. 6 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has ordered a detailed investigation into the recent incident in Teliamura, where a driver lost his life following a mishap. In a statement, the ... Read More


RBI cracks the whip on re-KYC delays, urges banks to fast-track compliance in Assam

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ramped up pressure on banks to speed up the Re-KYC drive in Assam, as part of a three-month nationwide financial inclusion saturation campaign a... Read More


Meghalaya: MHRC closes case against East Khasi Hills SP over hunger strike incident

Shillong, Aug. 6 -- The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has closed the case against East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Rituraj Ravi, finding no evidence of human rights violations in c... Read More


Assam: Top ULFA-I leader Jit Asom surrenders in Nagaland

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- A top leader of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), Janardan Gogoi, also known as Jit Asom, has surrendered to authorities in Nagaland. Gogoi has sinc... Read More


Assam: Juvenile leopard rescued from Silchar Medical College campus

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- A juvenile leopard was rescued on Wednesday from the premises of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in Assam by Cachar Police and handed over to the Barak Valley Wildl... Read More


Supreme Court strikes down exemption for large projects, upholds EIA

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court has upheld a January 29 notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, but struck down a contentious clause that exempted certain lar... Read More


Assam: Gauhati HC stays Uriamghat eviction drive until August 14, seeks clarity on land status

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- The Gauhati High Court has ordered a temporary halt to the ongoing eviction drive in Uriamghat, located in Assam's Golaghat district, providing interim relief to 75 families facing... Read More


Assam IFS officer MK Yadava faces new allegations of unauthorized forest construction

Guwahati, Aug. 6 -- Two more Assam Police commando battalion camps were allegedly built inside the state's reserve forests without permission from the Union Environment Ministry. This comes as the Na... Read More


Manipur: Two arrested in Imphal East for alleged arms smuggling

Imphal, Aug. 6 -- A joint team of Manipur Police commandos and central security forces arrested two individuals on Tuesday in Imphal East district for their alleged involvement in arms smuggling, the ... Read More