Dibrugarh: Tinsukia police have arrested five people, including the assistant general secretary of the Aasu and a Maharashtra resident with travel links to neighbouring countries, in a crackdown on a suspected inter-state and international terror funding network, officials said on Sunday evening.The arrests followed intelligence inputs from a central agency, which flagged that extortion money…
Dibrugarh: Members of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Sanmilan (AJYCP) protested in Jorhat on Monday against relentless rise in petrol, diesel and essential commodity prices.Led by AJYCP Jorhat district president Ashim Jyoti Saikia, protesters marched through the town, raising slogans against price rise and demanding govt action. The protest drew considerable public attention as it…
Guwahati: Assam govt on Monday moved a resolution in the House to seek one-third reservation for women in the Parliament and all assemblies with immediate effect, following completing delimitation. The resolution will be discussed in the House on Tuesday and is set to be passed.State women and child welfare minister Ajanta Neog, while moving the…
Shillong: In a significant progress in the history of cancer prevention in Meghalaya, for the first-time ever, human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cervical pre-cancer treatment through thermal ablation has been successfully performed at the DAE Cancer Wing, Civil Hospital, Shillong.The procedure was conducted by the doctors and nurses along with the dedicated team of Meghalaya Mission Cancer…
Shillong: Hally War, a Khasi man from Meghalaya, known for his lifelong dedication to weaving and taking care of living root bridges in the southern slopes of Khasi Hills region of the state, was honoured with the Padma Shri on Monday.President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to War at the civil investiture ceremony-I held at…
Dhubri: Sky-rocketing prices of commodities, including garments and essentials, has resulted in a nearly 50% decline in Eid-Ul-Zuha sales at Dhubri markets compared to previous years.A garments store owner in Dhubri town, Mangilal Surana, expressed concern over reduction in pre-festival sales. “I have a huge stock. So far, only 30% stock has been cleared,” he…
Guwahati: State govt on Monday failed to submit the affidavit Gauhati high court had sought on steps taken and proposed measures regarding covering of open manholes in the city.The division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury expressed dissatisfaction over the matter. During the hearing, the chief justice said, “We are…
Silchar: A rare flowering plant discovered in the remote Jatinga Hills of Assam’s Dima Hasao district has opened up fresh scientific evidence of a possible biodiversity link between northeast India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, researchers said.The species, *Heliotropium ovatum* of the Heliotropiaceae family, was identified during a joint field study by researchers from…
Aizawl: Three suspected cadres of the United People’s Democratic Front-Prasit (UPDF-P) were arrested in Aizawl district with weapons while they were transiting through Mizoram to enter Bangladesh, police said on Monday.Border Security Force (BSF) and Mizoram Police CID (Special Branch) arrested them while they were attempting to cross via the Dampa Tiger Reserve corridor in…
Silchar: In a major breakthrough exposing a widening inter-state digital theft web, the Hailakandi police have smashed an organised cyber fraud network, arresting five persons allegedly involved in siphoning off ₹3.86 lakh from the bank account of a Maharashtra resident. Law enforcement officials have also managed to recover a substantial portion of the defrauded money…
