In Meghalaya’s Sohra region, the body of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh was found a day after she fell into a waterfall while taking photos, according to a PTI news agency report.The girl had been visiting the picturesque Wei Sawdong Falls, a popular tourist destination known for its tiered cascades and deep natural pools-when…
Churachandpur: The Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights (KWOHR) and the Kuki Women Union (KWU) on Wednesday organised a “Mass Rally for Justice, Truth, and Accountability” across four districts — Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Chandel, and Tengnoupal — protesting the April 24 attacks on Mulam and Songphel villages. The rally began around noon from Koite playground and…
Guwahati: BJP-led four-party NDA is poised to retain power in Assam for a historic third consecutive term, according to a flurry of exit polls released on Wednesday evening that point to a strong pro-incumbency wave led by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The single-phase elections on April 9 recorded the highest-ever poll participation in the state…
Silchar: A temporary footbridge over the Singla river at Anipur was washed away on Wednesday morning following a sharp rise in water levels triggered by incessant rainfall over the past two days, officials said.The footbridge had been constructed as an interim arrangement for pedestrian movement after an RCC bridge at the site collapsed nearly two…
Guwahati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday warned of isolated heavy rainfall over Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya till May 4, as several Assam districts recorded more than 100% above normal rainfall over the last 10 days amid pre-monsoon storms that have caused widespread damage to life and property.The IMD said heavy rainfall of…
Guwahati: Several parts of the city were inundated after 35.5 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, disrupting daily life on Wednesday.Commuters reported difficulty moving through waterlogged roads in Noonmati, Rukmini Nagar, Chandmari and Satgaon, saying they were stranded after a few hours of rain and had to wade through knee-deep water amid poor…
Shillong: Following the conditional bail granted to prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi in the murder case of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, another accused in the case, Raj Kushwaha, moved the court for bail on Wednesday, citing similar grounds of procedural lapses during their arrests.Along with Raj, three others — Akash Rajput, Anand Kurmi and Vishal Singh…
Guwahati: An advocate on Wednesday filed a police complaint against the bar where three women, who died in a road accident on Sunday, had partied with their now-arrested friend, alleging the establishment operated beyond legally permitted hours. The excise department has also ordered an inquiry into the matter.The deceased women — Akansha Saikia, Puja Saha…
Guwahati: Assam has fortified its security arrangements for the counting of votes with 93 companies of the state armed police already deployed across districts, along with two additional CRPF companies on static duty, Assam chief electoral officer Anurag Goel said. On counting day, 85 Assault Groups will be mobilised to ensure smooth proceedings, he said.Goel…
Guwahati: Activists have opposed the felling of trees along the banks of the Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati, for an elevated railway corridor, even as they and the railways describe the project as necessary to prevent elephant deaths in train collisions.Environmentalists demanded that valuable trees along the four-kilometre foothill stretch be transplanted instead…
