Gauhati University Postgraduate Students’ Union stages a protest to demand immediate fee reductions Guwahati: Massive protest in and around the Gauhati University campus, under the aegis of GU Post-Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU), demanding rollback of fees paralysed vehicular movement through the adjacent NH-17 on Monday night.The protest compelled university authority to facilitate talks between the…
Members of the All Assam Students’ Union burn an effigy during the protest against the fuel price hike Dibrugarh: All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) members once again took to the streets of Dibrugarh on Tuesday, protesting against the relentless rise in petrol and diesel prices that has sent fuel costs to their highest levels in…
GUWAHATI: An Indian astrophysicist from Manipur, based at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has led an international team to discover a 12.6-billion-year-old primitive galaxy protocluster, described as the “seeds” of today’s massive cosmic structures.The structure, located in the direction of the constellation Sextans, has been named the ‘Loktak Protocluster’ after Manipur’s Loktak Lake,…
Dibrugarh: The district administration, in coordination with the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC), launched a public awareness campaign on Tuesday to push street vendors operating outside designated vending zones to relocate their stalls within seven days, failing which strict action will be taken under existing municipal laws.Officials fanned out across the city with microphones, announcing the…
Guwahati: Manipur Police on Tuesday said four men have been apprehended in Kangpokpi district for their suspected involvement in the abduction of six Naga civilians on May 13, who are allegedly still being held hostage.“The individuals are suspected to be active cadres of armed village volunteer groups in Kangpokpi district and are suspected to have…
Shillong: Ri-Bhoi Police arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly creating fake social media accounts using the identity of a senior Meghalaya Police officer to cheat people online and receive money.The accused was identified as Jahul Ali, son of Farukh Khan from Kakrali Meo village of Alwar district of Rajasthan. He was arrested from Jaipur…
Dimapur: Kohima senior SP Krodi Rhetso on Tuesday said adequate police personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of stranded drivers as a large number of heavy vehicles remain stranded along NH-2 in Kohima district due to the ongoing economic blockades imposed by both the Kukis and the Nagas in Manipur.He appealed to the…
Agartala: Tripura minister for animal resources development and fisheries Sudhangsu Das has urged the Centre to restructure the funding mechanism for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to strengthen the blue economy and livestock sectors in the northeast.At a regional review meeting in Aizawl attended by Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying…
Guwahati: The fast-track court set up in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore in Sept 2025 framed charges against all seven accused on Tuesday, including murder charges against four.The trial is scheduled to begin on June 8. The Assam court’s decision comes two months after the Singapore Coroner’s court, on March 26, ruled…
Guwahati: A retired Assam Police Service (APS) officer died after being assaulted by his neighbour following a minor dispute in the Ghoramara area under Basistha Police Station in Guwahati. Police said the accused was arrested in the early hours of Monday from Jorhat.Kapil Pathak, OC of Basistha Police Station, identified the deceased as Girin Chandra…
