Dibrugarh: The forest department on Saturday arrested three people in connection with the hunting of a protected hornbill in the Inthem area under the Margherita East Range of the Digboi Forest Division in Tinsukia district.The case came to light after a video was circulated on social media, purportedly showing a person posing with the dead…
Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Sunday said the Kuki-Zo Council’s recent statement was a blatant attempt to divert attention from what it described as the abduction, torture and killing of six Naga civilians whose families continue to await for justice.In a release, the NSF said it was disturbed by the use of the…
Guwahati: The Sonitpur district administration has launched efforts to preserve the 9th-century Tezpur Rock Inscription, also known as Harjara Varman’s Rock Inscription, a priceless historical record for reconstructing Assam’s ancient past.The inscription dates back to the reign of King Harjara Varman of the Salastambha dynasty, the second historical dynasty of ancient Assam. It has deteriorated…
Agartala: Two alleged family killings reported in separate parts of Tripura over the past 24 hours have heightened concern over alcohol abuse and domestic violence.In the first incident, a 34-year-old man has been accused of killing his two minor children at the Bru Settlement in Ultachhara ADC Village under Gandacherra subdivision in Dhalai districton Saturday,…
Aizawl: The number of voters in Mizoram has come down to 8,28,877 from 8,75,068 in the 2025 electoral rolls after finalisation of enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), state election officials said on Sunday.Sunday was the deadline set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for distribution, collection and digitisation of enumeration…
Train services between Murkongselek and Silapathar under the Tinsukia division will remain suspended until further notice. GUWAHATI: A railway bridge over the Simen River in Assam’s Dhemaji district partially collapsed following heavy rainfall and severe riverbank erosion, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official said on Sunday.According to an official statement issued by the Northeast Frontier…
The office and court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati Guwahati: Twenty-nine youths, mostly living at makeshifts near railway tracks in Guwahati’s Lakhtokia area, have been arrested for allegedly consuming and peddling drugs and being involved in theft, police said on Sunday.The accused were produced before the court of the chief judicial magistrate, Kamrup…
PM Modi said greater adjutant storks plays a vital role in keeping nature clean Guwahati: Assam biologist Purnima Devi Barman’s fight to save the ‘Hargila’ gained the spotlight in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.In his 135th Mann Ki Baat, Modi highlighted Barman’s conservation work on the greater adjutant stork, once pushed…
Kolkata: “While the group-stage matches I will watch alone on my laptop, from the round-of-32 onwards, I plan to watch them with my friends at one of the watch parties that are usually organised in different localities,” 28-year-old Mangami had said when TOI had contacted him ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.It was this…
Guwahati: Assam Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) busted a job scam targeting water resources department aspirants and arrested seven people over a span of one month.The arrested persons have been identified as Ranjan Pegu, Jakaria Ahmed, Abu Hanif Choudhury, Shunti Das, Sankar Kumar Bhowmick, Rina Brahma and Gunamoni Baishya.In a statement, the CID said the…
