Guwahati: For decades, the railway tracks running through Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (HGS) in Jorhat district did more than just carrying trains. It cut the forest canopy into two, turning treetop highways into dead ends and splitting families of India’s only ape species, the Western Hoolock Gibbon, inside their only home in the country.Hoolock gibbons…
Dibrugarh: Forest authorities put an end to days of terror among the residents and workers of two tea estates in upper Assam, capturing two leopards in seperate localities on Friday.In the first instance, a leopard that had been creating fear among residents and workers of the Megha Tea Estate in the Moran-Nahoroni area of Dibrugarh…
Guwahati: Tension in Manipur showed signs of easing on Friday after 28 civilians abducted by various Naga and Kuki-Zo armed groups were released in batches since Thursday night.Manipur govt in a statment said following coordinated efforts by the administration, security forces, civil society groups and community leaders the 28 civilans from various communities have been…
Guwahati: Justice Mitali Thakuria of Gauhati high court will hear the bail plea of Zubeen Garg death case accused Shyamkanu Mahanta on May 22, said special public prosecutor (SPP) Z Kamar on Friday.Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia on Friday recused himself from the bail plea hearing of Mahanta and directed the registry to list it before an…
Shillong: Meghalaya govt has urged residents of the state who are working or studying abroad to register themselves online to help create a central database of citizens living overseas. The initiative aims to ensure swift evacuation and repatriation during emergencies such as war, violence, or natural disasters.“It has come to the notice of the government…
Shillong: A video circulating on social media showing a youth being brutally beaten to death inside a village dorbar hall in Pynter, under Pynursla Civil Sub-Division of East Khasi Hills district, has led to the filing of an FIR against the village headman and members of the village defence party (VDP).The video shows the headman,…
Aizawl: Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) adviser John Siamkunga on Friday criticised CM Lalduhoma for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, describing the act as “unfortunate” and politically questionable.Addressing Congress workers at the Congress Bhavan in Aizawl, Siamkunga said Lalduhoma’s presence at the event, despite not being an ally of NDA,…
Aizawl: Mizoram minister for social welfare and women & child development (WCD) Lalrinpuii on Friday launched a promotional video on the emergency panic button at her office in the Mizoram Secretariat, Aizawl.The video, produced by the Mizoram state commission for protection of child rights (MSCPCR) in collaboration with the WCD department, aims to raise public…
Dimapur: Disturbed by the recent killings and abduction of Naga civilians in several districts of Manipur, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Friday said “no act of hostility can intimidate the Nagas”.Condemning what it described as an “outrageous” and “inhuman ambush” on church leaders of the Thadou Baptist Association between Kotzin and Kotler in Manipur’s…
Aizawl: Renowned Mizo songwriter, translator, and ex-civil servant V Thangzama passed away late on Thursday night at Aizawl Hospital, marking the end of a remarkable life devoted to music, literature, public service, and the church. He was 91.Family sources said Thangzama breathed his last at around 11:30pm following age-related health complications. His funeral was held…
