18 vultures believed to be of an endangered species were recovered dead in Assam’s Sivasagar district. Out all the vultures 2 were found in semi-conscious state. However, the Forest department or district authorities are still not aware about the situation.

President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated the ordinance passed by the Centre that amends POCSO Act, allowing courts to pronounce death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age. The development comes a day after the Union Cabinet cleared the ordinance to amend the POCSO act. The criminal law amendment ordinance […]

A police official was seriously injured in a blast that rocked Nalbari Police Station at around 10.30 AM on Sunday morning. Injured Saikia was admitted at the Nalbari Civil Hospital. Window panes of the police station were damaged in the accident that took place after the garbage dump lying on the police station premises was […]

Several organisations in Barpeta district of Assam are protesting against the alleged attack on locals by suspected illegal migrants at the Kaladi reserve area. The area is tense after members of a family including an 80-year-old woman, a pregnant woman and two minors were allegedly attacked by the miscreants recently.

With the increase in rainfall on higher parts of the region, there is a significant rise in the water level of Brahmaputra river. Flood warning has been issued by Central Water Commission due to rising water level in lower parts of Assam. With monsoon fast approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while interacting with Assam BJP […]

A strong cyclonic storm with heavy rains lashed Tripura’s capital city of Agartala for more than 30 minutes today evening creating chaos among people returning from offices. Pedestrians were caught in the storm as it uprooted many electricity and telephone poles. According to reports coming in some tress collapsed leading to damage of properties including […]

A leading women’s organization in Meghalaya claimed on Saturday that illegal rat hole coal mining was going on unabated, despite the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal four years ago. Agnes Kharshiing, president of the Civil Society Women’s Organisation said a field visit by members of her group led to the startling discovery that […]

The Union Cabinet on Saturday has approved an ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to introduce the death penalty for rape of children younger than 12 years. The decision was taken a meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi. The ordinance would […]

The reports of a youth from Assam joining the dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir had sent shockwaves across the state raising questions on whether a silent radicalization of youths was underway in the state. While Kamran Uddin may not have been radicalized in Assam but State DGP Mukesh Sahay admitted that some radical activities have […]

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha, who has not seen eye-to-eye with the BJP in the recent past, today announced that he was quitting the party. The veteran leader blamed the condition of the party to be the reason behind his decision Yashwant Sinha announced this during a meeting of his organization Rashtra Manch in Patna […]