Guwahati: Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu’s achievements is bringing hope to the lives of hundreds of women weavers to her native village in Manipur, with the Centre deciding to set up a mega handloom cluster at Nongpok Kakching in Imphal East. Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal on November 20 announced that […]

Reiterating its commitment to ‘Protecting the Rights of Children,’ the Assam Police Headquarters and Guwahati Police Commissionerate ‘Goes Blue’ on World Children’s Day 2021. The Assam Police Headquarters, Guwahati Police Commissioner’s Office along with 4 Police Stations, Azara, Bashishtha, Pan Bazar & Jalukbari (New) were lit up with blue lights on World Children’s Day. November […]

The Bandh called by All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) & other bodies in the hill areas of Manipur has brought normal life to a standstill in the hill districts of Manipur. The bandh was called after the talks on the issue of tabling the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council (ADC) Bill 2021 between […]

Tensions brew yet again in the Assam-Arunachal border when Assam forest personnel were detained at Ranga Reserve Forest along the border. A Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) from the Assam side and his team were allegedly kept hostage for over two hours when they went to inspect an encroachment site. DFO Ashok Dev Choudhury and a […]

In a major breakthrough, in the war against drug smuggling in Manipur, a team of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) Police seized a huge cache of contraband drugs on its way to Assam from Manipur. Police recovered heroin while random frisking and checking vehicles at the northern end of Lilong Bridge along the Imphal-Moreh […]

The 7th edition of the two-day Falcon festival began yesterday in Dima Hasao district of Assam. The festival is celebrated every year to raise awareness on the preservation of the Amur Falcon which stopover in the Northeast on its annual migratory journey.  The festival which attracts tourists from the state and outside saw Bollywood singing […]

In a big development, the NSCN-Reformation has split into two. According to highly placed sources, NSCN-R VP Akato Chophy is the president of the new group. The reason for the split is said to be internal differences between president Wangtin Konyak and Akato Chophy. A few leaders of the NSCN-R had indicated an imminent split […]

The Sasoni Merbeel wetland, with all its biodiversity, is all set to become the next eco-tourism attraction of the Northeast. Spread over 1550 bighas in Assam’s Naharkatia it is also known as the island of silence for its cool and calm environs. It is also a place where Monimanik Gogoi, an ex ULFA member is […]

In a tragic incident, a massive fire broke out at Goalpara civil hospital’s paediatric ICU ward today morning. Few of the infants admitted to the paediatric ICU sustained minor burn injuries while some of them with serious injuries were taken to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). After the fire broke out and witnessed smoke, […]

In a major move, respecting the sentiments of farmers Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the repeal all three Central farm laws. Addressing the nation on the occasion of Gurpurab today the Prime Minister said, “Today I want to tell everyone that we have decided to repeal all three farm laws.” The Prime Minister said, “The […]