Guwahati: A baby civet cat tumbles from a coconut tree in 2009. A village family takes him in. A young mother nurses him alongside her infant son. Years later, that unlikely tale pads quietly from Assam’s countryside into an NCERT Class X textbook.For Dharani Saikia and wife Anjali, the discovery arrived from an unexpected trail….
Imphal: Three Kuki youths were critically injured in a fresh bout of firing in Kangpokpi district on Monday morning, reigniting tensions in Manipur.The incident occurred at around 6 am between Leilon Vaiphei and Konsakhul villages. The injured — Genlenmang Vaiphei (18), Lunliandan Vaiphei (20), and Paogoulal (18) — were rushed to RIMS in Imphal for…
Guwahati: Until now, ‘Bagheera’ belonged to the pages of Mowgli’s tale — a shadow that slipped through the jungle unseen. But on Monday, the legend came alive in Assam.In a rare and breathtaking moment, a black panther — the real Bagheera — was captured for the first time on a camera trap at Dulung Reserve…
Guwahati: Nine suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh remained stranded in no-man’s land along the India-Bangladesh border near Assam’s South Salmara-Mankachar district on Monday as the standoff between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and BSF continued for over 24 hours.Indian security forces blocked the group from entering India on Saturday night. However, BGB refused to let them…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has described bamboo as one of the state’s greatest natural strengths capable of driving sustainable economic growth, entrepreneurship, employment generation, and environmental conservation, an official report said.Speaking after inaugurating the AP Bamboo & Cane Technology Centre at Gungu near here, Khandu said the newly inaugurated centre would play a…
The trench allegedly dug up by villagers from West Bengal Dhubri: Quarry operations on the Gangadhar river in Assam’s Jangbadha inter-state border area in Dhubri district were halted on Saturday after villagers from West Bengal allegedly dug a deep drain across the road leading to the site.Villagers in Jangbadha alleged that people from Coochbehar district…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates North East India Infrastructure Summit & Exhibition along with Meghalaya and Nagaland CMs Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio in Shillong on Monday Shillong: Roads in the northeast will be developed at par with the ‘developed’ states of the country, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said after announcing road infrastructure projects worth…
Silchar: In a heartwarming display of humanity and teamwork, the assistance of fellow passengers and railway staff helped a pregnant woman deliver a baby safely aboard the moving Agartala-Silchar Express on Monday. According to railway sources and witnesses, the woman went into labour while the train was en route to Silchar. Passengers and railway employees…
Guwahati: Over five lakh goldsmiths, who are members of the Nikhil Assam Swarna Silpi Samiti, have urged Assam govt to introduce special welfare measures for the community, claiming that the artisans are facing economic hardship due to a sharp decline in the production and sale of handcrafted gold ornaments.In a statement issued by the organisation,…
Guwahati: The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association (AREIDA) has expressed strong support for the state govt’s move to set up the Guwahati Satellite Cities Development Authority (GSCDA) to plan, finance and develop satellite cities in and around Guwahati.AREIDA president PK Sharma on Monday said building a planned satellite city near the Guwahati airport…
