Tragedy struck at Neematighat on Wednesday near the world’s largest river island Majuli, after two passenger laden boats collided with each other. Close to hundred people are feared missing in the accident even as at least 41 have been rescued by joint teams of NDRF and SDRF. At least 1 person has been confirmed dead […]

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Wednesday said that the state government had sent several letters to the Ministry of Home Affairs to instruct the Assam government to lift the order to thoroughly check all vehicles from Mizoram inside Assam on the pretext of a “anti-drug campaign.” Reacting to the issue raised in the state Assembly […]

Violence erupted in Tripura capital Agartala on Wednesday with the CPM headquarters coming under attack during a protest rally organised by BJP. Unidentified miscreants set on fire a vehicle inside the CPM main party office, while 2 vehicles just outside the party office were also set ablaze. The CPM’s district committee office was also vandalised […]

With protest and agitations gaining momentum in Meghalaya, Opposition Congress Chief Whip and Mawlai MLA PT Sawkmie cautioned the State government to take a call on the suspension of the top cops for normalcy to return in the state. Speaking to the media, Sawkmie stated that even after a month, since the killing of former […]

Today is the 95th birth anniversary of the late music maestro, the legendary Dr Bhupen Hazarika. People across Assam paid their homage to late Dr Hazarika. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also paid rich tributes to the legendary singer. “Paid rich tributes to legendary music maestro Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 95th birth […]

A massive illegal consignment of foreign cigarettes has been seized by the troopers of Assam Rifles in Mizoram’s Champhai district. The consignment of foreign cigarettes has been estimated to be over Rs 97 lakh. “The operation was carried out by a joint team of Assam Rifles and customs department Champhai based on specific information,” read […]

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called on Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday and requested for additional telecom towers to be set up under the Universal Service Obligation Fund in remote areas of the State. The Chief Minister also emphasized that the implementation of the project in hilly states like Meghalaya with terrain constraints […]

India reported 37,875 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. India’s active caseload now stands at 3,91,256. The total number of cases of COVID-19 infection in the country has reached 3,30,96,718. Out of the fresh cases recorded across the country, Kerala has recorded 25,772 in the […]

The Lurin Jyoti Gogoi-led Assam Jatiya Parishad which made a promising debut in the Assam assembly polls despite not winning a single seat, has extended its support to TIPRA and resolved to work jointly with the party on issues concerning the indigenous populace of the region. The announcement was made during a programme organised by […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a key meet on the Assam Accord with AASU representatives in Guwahati on Tuesday. The meet assumed great significance as this is the first time in 16 years that a Chief Minister-level meet was held on the Assam Accord. During the meet it was decided that a committee […]