On the night of March 28, 16-year-old VL Remsangpuii was in severe distress. She had been suffering from intense stomach pain and was referred to the capital, Aizawl, from her hometown of Serchhip, a gruelling four-hour journey. Each minute seemed to drag as the journey wore on. Upon arrival in Aizawl, she was rushed to […]
Shillong: The Meghalaya government has announced the formation of an All-Party Committee to deliberate on two key issues—railway connectivity in the state and the establishment of a winter capital in Tura. A notification issued on Thursday stated that the Governor of Meghalaya has approved the constitution of the committee, which will comprise representatives from recognized […]
Kohima: In a major crackdown on insurgent activity, security forces have recovered a significant cache of arms, explosives, and ammunition during joint operations conducted across multiple districts of Manipur between March 29 and April 3. A defence official informed that the operations were carried out by the Indian Army and Assam Rifles under the aegis […]
Ukhrul: The ongoing border fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border, which cuts through the Naga homeland, should not proceed until the long-standing boundary dispute is addressed and resolved, says Leishiyo Keishing, MLA of 43-Phungyar (ST) AC in Manipur. Speaking on the sidelines of a recent mass rally in Ukhrul against the withdrawal of the Free Movement […]
GUWAHATI The Assam Cabinet has decided to withdraw about 28,000 cases in various Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs) against the Koch-Rajbongshi community. The decision will effectively remove the ‘D’ or doubtful voter tag from these people. D is a category of voters in Assam disenfranchised by the government for their alleged lack of credible citizenship documents. I […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (April 3, 2025) lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s “powerful” address on the amendment to the Waqf Act in Parliament. “Who are you trying to scare? It’s the Parliament’s law — everyone will follow and accept it. The country’s law has to be accepted by all,” Mr. […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday (April 3, 2025) issued a notice to the Assam government over the detention of a journalist covering a protest over alleged financial irregularities in a bank in Guwahati. According to reports, the journalist, employed with a digital news portal, was detained after he went to cover a […]
GUWAHATI A new study has found a connection between cholesterol-rich gallstones exposed to toxic metals and gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Assam, one of the most affected regions globally. The study, led by a Tezpur University team, published in the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Research in Toxicology, reveals how heavy metals and gallstone structural properties drive this deadly disease. […]
GUWAHATI A refinery in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district has been discharging hazardous effluents into a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, endangering its fragile aquatic ecosystem, an environmental activist said. In a letter to the Member-Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on April 2, Golaghat town-based Apurba Ballav Goswami sought a probe into the […]
The Assam State Election Commission on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) announced the dates of the panchayat polls, billed as a test of the popularity of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies ahead of the Assembly elections in 2026. The announcement coincided with the election to the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council held across significant […]
