Khonoma: Khonoma village, known for its pioneering conservation efforts, hosted the first-ever Community Conserved Area (CCA) workshop on April 26 and 27, 2025, with a focus on protecting the highly threatened clouded leopard and other small wild cat species in the region. The event was spearheaded by conservation biologist Dr. Giridhar Malla, who leads the […]
Kohima: Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Kevithuto Sophie announced on Friday that five suspects are currently in custody in connection with the death of a 35-year-old woman in Nagaland’s Pimla village. Addressing a press conference in Dimapur, he stated that the investigation is ongoing, with authorities awaiting final reports before filing the chargesheet. Sophie clarified that […]
Kohima: The Rising People’s Party (RPP) has submitted an urgent appeal to the Chief Minister of Nagaland, calling for the establishment of an independent Directorate of Forensic Sciences in the state, citing the poor condition of existing forensic infrastructure and growing delays in justice delivery. In its letter signed its president Joel Naga, the party […]
Dibrugarh: A massive gas leak at Oil India Limited’s (OIL) Well No. 309 in Nagajan village, located in the Lankasi-Kothalguri area of upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district, on Thursday afternoon has triggered widespread panic and revived traumatic memories of the catastrophic 2020 Baghjan blowout. Nagajan village is situated approximately 50 km from Dibrugarh headquarters. According to […]
Guwahati: In a landmark development for Northeast India’s infrastructure, the Northeast Frontier Railway successfully conducted the first trial run to Sairang, near Aizawl, on May 1. This achievement paves the way for Mizoram to become the fourth northeastern state with direct rail connectivity to its capital. The trial was overseen by Arun Kumar Chaudhary, General […]
Imphal: Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, on Friday reviewed the progress of the ongoing border fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border in the state. The review meeting, held at Raj Bhavan in Imphal, focused on key issues related to the execution of the fencing work, including land acquisition, approach roads, security, manpower, and so on. […]
Dimapur: Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Kevithuto Sophie, on Friday announced the arrest of a fake MBBS doctor. According to the CP, the Nagaland Medical Council had alerted authorities about an individual, Albert P Lotha, son of Peter Lotha, and resident of NST Colony (City Tower), was allegedly practicing medicine in Dimapur without registration under the […]
Repolling will be held in 43 booths in five districts of Assam where panchayat elections were held in the first phase, officials said on Saturday (May 3, 2025). Repolling will be held in 31 booths of Hailakandi, eight in Sribhumi, two in Lakhimpur and one each in Golaghat and Majuli, they said. The repolling will […]
Kohima: Kohima Police has arrested a man in connection with the alleged molestation of a 13-year-old girl in Lower Forest Colony in Kohima. The accused, identified as Meren, a driver employed in the Forest Department, reportedly assaulted the minor during the second week of April 2025. According to a police statement, he allegedly grabbed the […]
“Three wild elephants were found dead in the Manas National Park in Assam near the India-Bhutan border,” officials said on Saturday (May 3, 2025). “The carcasses were found in the Palengshi Beat area in Panbari range in the western part of the park by forest guards on Friday (May 2, 2025),” they said. “An investigation […]
