In a tragic incident, a Military Helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff  Bipin Rawat crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor today. News Agency ANI citing reliable sources has said that 13 out of the 14 on board are dead and their identities are being confirmed with DNA testing. Soon after the incident defence minister Rajnath Singh […]

An Mi17 V5 Helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat including other senior officials on board crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor this afternoon. Indian Air Force took to Twitter and wrote, “An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today […]

In yet another incident of human-elephant conflict in Assam, two persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in Goalpara district of Assam, earlier today. The incident took place at Kuchdhowa, Deulguri in Goalpara when two farmers were crushed to death by two elephants that had strayed away from their herd. The deceased have been […]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Assam, Terash Gowala had an unpleasant experience at the Rajdhani Express when a fellow passenger reportedly assaulted him. The incident took place when Gowala was travelling in the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and had an argument with a fellow passenger of the same compartment on the issue of turning off […]

One of the three regional Committees constituted by the Meghalaya government to resolve decades-long boundary dispute with Assam will submit it’s reports to the State Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today. This was informed by CM Sangma yesterday. Two other regional Committee will be submitting their reports to the Chief Minister soon. The regional committees have […]

Following the killing of 15 civilians by security forces in Mon district over the weekend, an emergency sitting of the Nagaland Cabinet at Kohima today, decided to formally take up the issue of repealing the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) with the centre. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, decided to write […]

The Guwahati Municipal Corporation is gearing up to launch a massive drive against unpaid property tax by private schools and colleges in the city. There are an estimated 600 private schools and colleges in the city of Guwahati and many of them have not paid their property taxes, said sources from the GMC. As per […]

The Tourism Industry in Sikkim which was slowly limping back to normalcy following the 2020 lockdown has been hit again. Amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant, the state government on November 30 stopped issuing permits to foreign nationals visiting the state. This has turned into a major cause of concern for tourism stakeholders in […]

In one of the largest drug seizures in Manipur, contraband worth over Rs 500 crore was seized from Moreh town yesterday. The seized drugs include 54 kg of brown sugar and a whopping 154 kgs of Ice Meth. The seizure was made during a joint operation conducted by a team of Assam Rifles & Manipur […]

Noted Assamese poet and litterateur Nilamani Phookan has been accorded the prestigious Jnanpith Award, the highest Indian literary award for his significant contribution in the genre of Assamese poetry. Phookan, was a former president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha, has been chosen for the 56th Jnanpith Award this year. The distinguished poet was born at […]