GUWAHATI The creation of Bangladesh after the 1971 war with Pakistan was not a diplomatic triumph for India, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma indicated on Sunday (May 11, 2025). He said India squandered its strategic advantage during Bangladesh’s birth on several counts. These included not securing a corridor wider than the ‘Chicken’s Neck’, the […]
GUWAHATI The creation of Bangladesh after the 1971 war with Pakistan was not a diplomatic triumph for India, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma indicated on Sunday (May 11, 2025). He said India squandered its strategic advantage during Bangladesh’s birth on several counts. These included not securing a corridor wider than the ‘Chicken’s Neck’, the […]
Counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Assam began on Sunday (May 11, 2025) morning amid tight security, officials said. Polling took place in two phases, on May 2 and 7, in the State’s 27 districts for the first time after the delimitation of the constituencies. “The counting of ballot papers began at 8 […]
Kohima: In a celebration of historical kinship and resilience, a commemorative book of the Tsiesema mu Zhadima Khrietho (TZK) was officially released by special guest, Peter Kuotsu, Class-1 contractor on Saturday at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Tsiesema Village. The souvenir, a result of decades-long deliberation, was released in the presence of leaders from both the communities. […]
Shillong: The Meghalaya government is preparing to tackle a critical roadblock in its campaign against drugs addiction—an acute shortage of psychiatrists. With just 11 government-employed psychiatrists serving the entire state, most of whom are concentrated in Shillong, the state’s efforts to expand government-run detoxification centres have faced significant limitations. Social Welfare Minister Paul Lyngdoh acknowledged […]
Kohima: A widely circulated article claiming that Naga separatist group NSCN-IM has killed 37 Indian Army soldiers in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has been officially debunked by security authorities in Nagaland, who have called it a case of misinformation with malicious intent. The claim was published by a little-known website europe404.com under the sensational headline […]
Guwahati: In Assam’s quiet operating theatres, gallstones are routinely removed to relieve pain. But a new scientific study reveals these seemingly harmless stones may be holding dark secrets—clues pointing to one of the deadliest and most underreported cancers in the region: gallbladder cancer (GBC). In a first-of-its-kind investigation, researchers from Tezpur University, in collaboration with […]
Imphal: Amid the ongoing crisis in Manipur, there has been a noticeable rise in illegal activities, particularly extortion by various insurgent outfits operating in the state. Intelligence-based combing operations, along with cordon and search operations, are being conducted extensively to apprehend those involved in such illegal activities, an official said. On Friday, during one such […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday (May 10, 2025) accused Congress leaders, like Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera, of indulging in propaganda on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) bailout to Pakistan. His allegation comes after India on Friday opposed the IMF’s proposal to extend fresh loans of USD 2.3 billion to Pakistan, saying […]
The staff of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve and the 2nd Battalion of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) bid a solemn farewell to K9 Karina, a sniffer dog who helped prevent wildlife crimes and track down poachers, on Friday (May 9, 2025). A female German Shepherd, K9 Karina, served the tiger reserve […]
