Heavy Rain likely over Assam, Arunachal; dense fog possible in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura

Temperatures have dipped across the region, as parts of the Northeast, including Guwahati, were lashed by incessant rainfall since yesterday. The downpour and snowfall in parts of the region have led to a further drop in the mercury level. Several parts of the state are experiencing bone-chilling cold with temperatures dipping below 10 degrees Celsius. […]

Gauhati High Court upholds Assam’s new Madrasa law

The Gauhati High Court on Friday upheld a 2020 Assam Assembly law which seeks to convert all state-run Madrasas into regular schools. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia observed that the changes brought about by the legislative and executive action of the state are for the provincialised madrassas alone, […]

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang Golay hails Assam CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma as Karma Yogi

Assam CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma who is already very popular among the masses as the People’s CM, has now drawn praise from his Sikkim counterpart. Chief Minister PS Tamang today showered praise on Sarma calling him a Karma Yogi. Speaking during the 10th foundation day celebrations of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha in Gangtok […]

Northeast Covid Alert: Latest tally from Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur & Sikkim

Assam’s COVID trajectory continues to witness a slight dip, with a total of 1,019 fresh cases being reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Of these, a total of 238 cases have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district. With this, the state’s acute caseload stands at 13,786. In Assam we recorded a […]

Rhino strays out of reserve in Majuli, locals panic

Locals of Majuli in Assam are having a hard time with a rhino prowling around the neighbourhood. The rhino had ventured out of the Kaziranga National Park a few days back and has since been roaming in the villages of Majuli, causing panic among the locals. Currently, the rhino has taken shelter at Kerela Sapori, […]

Northeast Covid Updates: Cases spike in Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur ; Assam witnesses a marginal dip

Assam’s COVID trajectory witnessed a slight dip with a total of 1,028 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of these, 254 cases have been detected in the Kamrup Metropolitan district. With this, Assam’s active caseload stands at 15,178. Thus, the COVID positivity rate is 3.08 percent. Meanwhile, a total of 18 COVID-related deaths […]

‘Assam: An Ethnic Mosaic‘ on diverse communities of Assam released in Guwahati

‘Assam: An Ethnic Mosaic’, a collection of essays penned by eminent personalities on the various ethnic groups of Assam was released today at a special event held at the NEDFI House in Guwahati. The book was released by Pride East CMD and noted philanthropist Riniki Bhuyan Sharma who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, […]

Assam locals block highway near Mizoram over murder case

Tension prevailed near the Assam-Mizoram border in Assam’s Dholai constituency yesterday after angry locals blocked the national highway going to Mizoram. The irate crowd blocked the highway, demanding a probe into the alleged murder of one Pravin Singh, which took place in Mizoram. Singh, who was a tanker driver by profession, had gone to Mizoram […]

Urea allotted for Assam farmers on its way to Mizoram intercepted in Silchar

Police seized large quantity of urea in Assam’s Cachar district in an operation conducted on the night of January 30th. As per reports, as many as 4500 bags of fertilizer which were meant to be allotted to farmers of Assam by the Government were seized by Cachar Police while they were being allegedly transported to […]