Acting on specific inputs sleuths of the customs department has seized 25 gold biscuits weighing more than 4 kilogram and arrested four persons in Manipur’s Imphal. The gang of smugglers which also includes a minor were carrying the gold kept concealed in their rectum. The market value of the seized gold is worth over Rs […]

Massive protest began today at the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district. The protest was organised by the Namrup regional committee of the Tai Ahom Students Union. The protesters included families of the workers and employees of the plant which is the lone fertilizer manufacturing plant in the entire Northeastern […]

The Supreme Court has directed the CBI Director to be personally present on July 30 when the alleged Manipur extra judicial killings case comes up for hearing next. The division bench of the apex court headed by Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur expressed its dissatisfaction with CBI’s pace of investigation in the case today. Meanwhile, the […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government is in the dock with an RTI enquiry revealing that it had recently appointed three members of the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women, including its chairperson, without any of them even applying for the position. This charge has been leveled by the Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) of the […]

The release of water by the NEEPCO’s Doyang hydro electric project dam over the Doyang river has caused flood in Assam’s Golaghat district. The dam, located in Nagaland’s Wokha district, recently released excessive waters of the Doyang due to monsoons which has as a result affected the scenario in Assam’s Golaghat district. Several places in […]

Last night marked the longest ‘blood moon’ Total Lunar eclipse of the century in the country and people were seen gazing the late night sky. With the rest of the country, Assam too witnessed the celestial spectacle of the lunar eclipse. People gathered in large numbers at the Guwahati Planetarium to enjoy the longest lunar eclipse of the […]

In a major development, the Tripura Police have arrested two people on the charges of vandalising and damaging the statue of former state deputy chief minister and CPI-M leader Baidyanath Majumdar. The two arrested have been identified as Little Sarkar and Ranjit Namo. It is unclear, if the two apprehended persons belong to any political […]

There is widespread anger among the students of Assam University in Silchar after a female student levelled allegations of sexual harassment against a professor of the university. The female student has accused professor Sudipta Sarkar of making sexual advances in lieu of passing her in examinations. The issue has flared up into a major controversy […]

The Election Commission of India has announced the date for by-polls to the Ranikor assembly seat in Meghalaya. The by-polls to Ranikor will be held on August 23, the results of which will be announced on August 27. The election commission has fixed July 30 as the date of issuing gazette notification. Meanwhile, the last […]

With just a day left for the complete draft National Register of Citizens to be released on July 30, the Assam government and the police have stepped up its activities to ensure smooth publication of the citizens register. The centre, state government and the NRC authorities have already has eased off fears over non inclusion […]