Guwahati: Security personnel walk past a spot marked at the site after five people were allegedly shot dead at Hotel Bilas Inn following a dispute between the owner of the property and its leaseholder on late Monday, in Guwahati, Assam. (PTI Photo) GUWAHATI: A dispute over a hotel lease allegedly escalated into a deadly shooting…
Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Monday said thatsecurity forces deployed in the Siang valley are there to maintain law and order and protect local residents, not to intimidate or suppress them, defending the deployment amid protests against the proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).At a public function at Palin in…
Itanagar: Anti-dam activists Ebo Mili and Otul Jerang, who surrendered to police after violence during a bandh against the proposed SUMP, have reportedly begun a hunger strike in jail, claiming they were falsely implicated in the case.However, East Siang SP Pankaj Lamba denied that the duo were on a hunger strike. He said they had…
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Union minister Kiren Rijiju rejected a 60-km intrusion claim, but acknowledged increased Chinese activity on the high ridges. GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh Congress president and former education minister Bosiram Siram on Monday alleged that Chinese troops have intruded 40 to 50 km deep into Indian territory in Upper Subansiri district.However, denying the claim, CM Pema Khandu…
All Assam Students’ Union members protest in Sribhumi seeking a transparent probe and exemplary punishment Silchar: Police have arrested four more people over the alleged assault on an 11-member Bihu troupe during an idol immersion procession in Sribhumi, taking the total number of arrests to 17.Sribhumi superintendent of police (SP) Leena Dole on Monday ruled…
Guwahati: The Northeast Minorities Students Union (Nemsu) protested at Chachal on Monday, demanding rehabilitation of those displaced during eviction drives and justice for Zubeen Garg.The union sought rehabilitation for people displaced by state eviction drives and the Sivasagar floods, alleging that many continue to face hardships without adequate support.It also demanded justice in singer Zubeen…
Pasighat: Adi organisations have alleged that the Centre’s push for the 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) has turned the Siang region into a battleground in the strategic contest between India and China. They have vowed to resist the proposed dam, accusing the govt of overriding local opposition to the project.Adi Bane Kebang-United, one…
Aizawl: Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma (78) has been advised to rest for a few days after feeling unwell, apparently due to fatigue, an official statement quoting sources in the chief minister’s office (CMO) said on Monday.Lalduhoma underwent a medical check-up after feeling physically exhausted since Saturday. Doctors conducted a thorough examination and found no significant…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s final electoral rolls, published on Monday after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, list 21,83,963 electors — a net increase of 14,720, or around 0.68%, from the draft electoral rolls.The rolls include 11,24,216 female electors and 10,59,743 male electors. Four electors are registered under the third-gender category.The final rolls have a gender ratio…
