In an unfortunate incident, an adult male rhino was gunned by forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The incident happened late on monday night at the Agoratoli range of the park. The act of shooting down the rhino was reportedly done in self defence after the beast got aggressive towards the forest guards and […]

Sensation prevails at the electricity board office premises of Puranigodam in Assam’s Nagaon district. In a sensational incident, a group of miscreants entered into the Electricity Board control room and assaulted the officials there on Monday night. Two officials were seriously injured in the attack. It is being suspected that the attack was carried out […]

The bureaucrats in Tripura have been asked to avoid wearing casual attires like jeans and cargo pants while attending official functions and meetings. A memorandum issued by Principal Secretary for Revenue, Education and Information and Cultural Affairs, Sushil Kumar, on August 20, read, “District Magistrates, ADM’s being the district head need to ensure that in/at […]

The ongoing strike by the Nagaland’s Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Teacher’s Association has entered its second day today. The teachers have been boycotting classes while jeopardising the fate of thousands of students across the state. The main demand for the protesting teachers is the payment of their salaries which they have not recieved for over […]

The 200m event will be a test of mettle for Hima Das who finished fourth in heat but managed to qualify by time. Hima Das finished the 200m Heat 2 qualification clocking 23.47 seconds. In the women’s 200m Heat 2 China’s Kong Lingwei claimed the top spot by clocking 23.41. The second and third places […]

Massive fuel crisis looms large across the region as indefinite strike by oil tankers enters its second day today. The strike has been called by the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union for the state government’s failure in uprooting an illegal syndicate at the Golai IOCL terminal based at Digboi in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. The Union […]

The Special Investigation Team of the CBI has submitted charge sheet against Manipur state police personnel in connection with the alleged fake encounter perpetrated by security forces in Manipur. The charge sheet was filed against a police inspector currently serving with the 1st Manipur Rifles, for killing a militant suspect in 2011. The policemen were […]

India’s medal tally is steadily on the rise. Neeraj Chopra creates history in the 2018 Asian Games, he becomes the first Indian to clinch a gold medal in Javelin Throw. Chopra clinched the gold medal with a massive throw of 88.03m in the Javelin final. This is India’s second gold medal at the 2018 Asiad. […]

38 villages in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district have been reeling under darkness since July 2015 with no new electricity transformer being installed for supply in the villages. Chief of Bongjang village Ngamson Baite alleged that the Manipur State Power Corporation Limited and the Manipur Power Distribution Company Limited had not paid heed to their grievances. It […]

The anti-corruption and vigilance wing of the Assam police has arrested the Joint director of Health Services in Dhemaji while accepting bribe from a contractor. The health official identified as Abdul Latif was caught red handed while accepting cash of Rs 12000 in cash. The official allegedly sought Rs 18000 from the contractor for clearing […]