Traffic along the sole highway connecting Sikkim to the rest of the country came to a standstill today when a portion of the road was swept away by fresh landslides. A portion of the National Highway 10 was washed away in the 29th mile area, around 40 kms from the Bengal-Sikkim border at Rongpu, thus […]

It seems the erratic nature of monsoons have not really ended the flood spell in Assam. Incessant rains have resulted in floods at Gogamukh area in Dhemaji district. Rains have brought an upsurge in the Jiyadhal river. Several places like Dharmapur, Bali-sapori and Simaluguri have been inundated by floods. The villages have been severely affected […]

The Nalbari District Sessions Court has sentenced three police personnel to seven years imprisonment after they were found guilty in a custodial death case in 2002. The convicted police personnel are sub-inspector Iman Ali, constable Hemanta Kalita and Home guard Mohammed Ali. The case relates to the death of Arun Sharma, a businessman in police […]

Displeased with the Assam Government and the Consultative Committee of Plantations Association, which is the apex body of the tea garden owners association. The influential All Adivasi Students Association of Assam has decided to intensify its agitation against the tea garden managements as well as the state government demanding immediate hike in wages of tea […]

Political war of words continue between the ruling BJP and opposition CPI(M) in Tripura. Addressing media persons at CPI(M) Tripura state Committee office in Agartala in the evening on Wednesday, former Chief Minister and leader of Opposition Manik Sarkar said that democracy is being slaughtered in the state now. With the Panchayat elections knocking at […]

The strategically important Pakyong airport in Sikkim is all set to begin services from September 23. Ahead of the important day, the Civil Aviation Secretary will be visiting the airport site today. The Civil Aviation Secretary will be accompanied by a team to finalize the events and start preparations for the upcoming event. Security agencies, […]

Tension prevailed among the locals of Singtam town with river Teesta in spate in the wake of heavy rains. An alert was issued in the East Sikkim town because of the heavy overflow of water in the river. Police instructed locals to keep away from the river and stay indoors. The locals of Adarsh Gaon […]

An abducted trader from West Garo Hills in Meghalaya has returned home after spending over three months in Bangladesh. The trader, 66-year-old Phalgun Arengh, was abducted on May 24 and taken to Bangladesh. He, however, managed to escape from the clutches of his kidnappers on June 2 and has since then been in custody of […]

A girl student of IIT, Guwahati, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room. Nagashree SC, a B.Tech first year mechanical engineering student hailing from Karnataka, was a boarder of Dhansiri hostel of the elite engineering college. Police have termed the incident to be a case of suicide based on […]

Barely a week after the 2-member Independent Enquiry Committee conducted its sitting to discuss on the allegations levelled by the Manipur University community against Prof Adya Prasad Pandey. Vice Chancellor In-charge W Vishwanath Singh, yesterday, wrote a letter to AP Pandey asking him to return all the University assets that he possesses. Singh in his […]