Guwahati: Assam’s annual battle against floods has claimed over 2,200 lives and affected more than 9 crore people in the first quarter of the century, underlining the scale of one of India’s most persistent natural disasters.The 2026 flood season has once again highlighted the state’s vulnerability. At least 25 people have died and 100 reported…
Kolkata: Some run from responsibility. Some run for it. Huidrom Bhumeshwory Devi ran barefoot to keep her family going. Now she runs for an Olympic dream.Four years after her father died in 2012, prize money became much-needed income for the family — Bhumeshwory, her mother and two brothers — in Huidrom Awang Leikai village of…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Police launched a manhunt after a 26-year-old undertrial prisoner escaped from judicial custody in Upper Subansiri district late on Monday night.The accused, identified as Gokul Barman, fled from judicial custody in Daporijo at around 11.30 pm on July 20. He is facing trial for forgery in a case registered at Daporijo police…
Aizawl: The fast-track court in Mizoram’s Kolasib district on Wednesday convicted a 56-year-old Vairengte resident and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for raping a 12-year-old girl, court sources said.Court judge R Vanlalena convicted Lalramtiama under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,…
Guwahati: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday distributed welfare benefits worth Rs 91.66 crore to nearly 2.41 lakh beneficiaries under 17 social welfare schemes and launched the Integrated Monthly Pension Processing System. He also called for peace, unity and hard work to rebuild the state after three years of turmoil.Addressing a programme organised by…
Guwahati: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) reported dismantling a major India-Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar national.The accused, Nengzatuan alias Tuanpi, a resident of Haichin in Myanmar’s Chin State, was arrested from Churachandpur in Manipur with the assistance of the state police after months of intelligence gathering, technical surveillance and…
Dibrugarh: A 62-year-old woman, Sanju Orang, was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the early hours of Wednesday in the Dhola Saihowa area in Tinsukia district.According to family members, Orang woke up early as was her daily routine and stepped out of her house at around 4.30 am. Within minutes, she was attacked…
Guwahati: Strengthening the city’s solid waste management infrastructure, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has inaugurated a new refuse transfer station and material recovery facility at Panjabari. Officials said the initiative will significantly improve waste collection, segregation and transportation across the city.The project, built at a cost of Rs 7 crore, includes a refuse transfer station…
Guwahati: In a discovery that opens a window into the region’s ancient tropical past, scientists have found a 24-million-year-old fossil of the Kewra plant (Pandanus) in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The rare fossil traces how this plant lineage reached India millions of years ago and also highlights Assam’s role as a refuge for species that vanished…
Imphal: Unidentified miscreants blew up a PMGSY Bailey bridge over the Namban Lok river in Manipur’s Kamjong district, snapping the only road link between Chatric village and nearby areas and the district headquarters, local sources said.The incident occurred late on Tuesday. Police said they received information about the blast around 9.30 am on Wednesday.The bridge,…
