Timber smugglers attacked a joint team of forest and police officials at Doboka in Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday. A forest official and a cop were injured in the attack. The perpetrators also vandalized the vehicles of the officials. The incident took place after acting on specific inputs, forest and police officials arrived at Nowabil […]

The Himalayan state of Sikkim has witnessed a massive decline in tourist footfall due to the ongoing Anti-CAA agitation in the region. As per the Gangtok based tour operators, a 70 percent decline in tourist footfall has been noticed this season. Even though, Sikkim has not witnessed intense movement or agitation, tourists are cancelling their […]

Even as Mizoram soaks in yuletide spirit to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the state government has announced the ‘No vehicle zone’ programme to restrict vehicular movement in Aizawl. The ‘No vehicle zone’ between Chanmari in Lunglei district and Zodin Square came into effect from Monday and will last until Tuesday. The ‘No vehicle […]

The World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday completed 15 years in international cricket. Dhoni made his debut in the international cricket on this day in 2004 against Bangladesh but was run out on a duck. Although the cricketer did not witness a good start to his international career, Dhoni went out to amass […]

Dibrugarh Police has arrested 55 people in connection with vandalism and violence during anti-CAA protests in the district. All the arrested persons have been sent to judicial custody. These 55 persons have been arrested from various parts of the district on the basis of video evidences collected from CCTV cameras and mobile video clips. Moreover, […]

Star Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Friday bagged a gold medal to open India’s account at the sixth Qatar International Cup. The 25-year-old Golden Girl from Manipur bagged the medal in the 49 kg category on the opening day of the competition. The lifter came up with a combined effort of 194 kg in the […]

Around 55 acres of illegal poppy plantation in the Hill Range of Tengnoupal district in Manipur were destroyed by a combined team of Tengnoupal district police, Narcotics and Affairs of Border team and a team of forest range officers. The destruction area is expected to yield a total of around 550 kilograms worth Rs 3 […]

Police has arrested three persons on charges of arson and vandalism at the residence of Union Minister of state, Rameswar Teli in Duliajan, Assam which took place on December 11. The three accused have been identified as Jitu Duarah, Sanjib Saikia and Ankur Ojha. It may be mentioned that hundreds of people had attacked the […]

A crucial meeting of the Assam BJP Legislature Party convened by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal concluded on Saturday. According to top sources, the chief minister reviewed the prevailing conditions following the series of violent anti-CAA protests in the state. Briefing newspersons after the meeting, Sootea BJP MLA Padma Hazarika said that the party MLAs demanded […]

The All Assam Students Union is continuing its tirade against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. The AASU is holding a protest rally on Saturday at Guwahati’s Latasil playground where members of several women groups and organisations are staging massive protests. Apart from Guwahati, women organisations are also holding protests in different parts of the state. […]