Guwahati

Guwahati: Opposition to the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s (GMDA) proposed township project in the Azara and Palashbari revenue circles intensified on Saturday after two citizen groups jointly demanded the withdrawal of the plan, citing fears of displacement and large-scale loss of agricultural land.The Sangrami Krishak Sramik Sangha and Sustha Samaj Bikash Chakra alleged the project…

Guwahati: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached hotels in Guwahati and residential flats in Mumbai worth over Rs 53 crore belonging to retired Assam Police officer Prasanta Kumar Dutta, alleging that they were acquired from proceeds of crime generated through assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The attachment, ordered under the Prevention of…

Agartala: Police in South Tripura detained a Bangladeshi couple on Friday night for allegedly entering India through an unauthorised route without valid documents.Police said Santanu Debnath and his wife, residents of Chittagong, were stopped at Debdaru in Shantirbazar while travelling on a passenger bus. Officers detained them after they appeared suspicious and could not produce…

Memorial of Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC(P) at Nerhema Village, Nagaland Guwahati: Nagaland will on Sunday commemorate the martyrdom day of Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, Mahavir Chakra (Posthumous), with the defence ministry urging people, particularly the youth, to draw inspiration from the Kargil War hero’s life of courage, discipline and selfless service.In a statement, Lt Col Amit…

Aizawl: A team of wildlife experts and veterinarians has carried out Mizoram’s first advanced medical procedure on an injured Bengal tiger at the Aizawl Zoological Park in Sakawrtuichhun.The 9-year-old female tiger, ‘Adyasha’, sustained multiple injuries on the lower part of her body that became seriously infested with maggots. Officials said her worsening condition raised the…

Silchar: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were injured after a truck collided with an e-rickshaw on NH-6 near Basic Chourangi in Hailakandi district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abu Sufian Laskar, the driver of the e-rickshaw carrying a load of pineapples. According to witnesses, the truck rammed into the vehicle,…

Dibrugarh: In a major boost to urban infrastructure, state minister of transformation and development Rameswar Teli on Saturday inaugurated the long-awaited Railway Overbridge (ROB) at Sripuria in Tinsukia, ending years of traffic congestion and railway crossing woes for residents of the commercial town.The 720-metre-long bridge connecting AT Road and Sripuria, constructed at a total cost…

Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Saturday inaugurated the three-day Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, alongside Union minister of state for DoNER Dr Sukanta Mujumdar and state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath.The festival brought together policymakers, farmers, traders and exporters to promote Tripura’s GI-tagged Queen…

Imphal: The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (Ansam) said no apology over the killing of six abducted Naga civilians can be accepted until those responsible are identified, arrested and punished under the law, responding to the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) statement expressing remorse and describing the incident as a “grave mistake” driven by emotion.In a statement,…

Dhubri: The body of a contractor, Rekib Uddin (29), was fished out of the Tipkai river in Dhubri district on Friday.Uddin, from Sijubari in Hatigaon, Guwahati, had travelled to Padmer Alga sandbar village on Wednesday to inspect school construction work. He and others hired an engine-fitted country boat that capsized midstream after being swept away…