Guwahati: Minister Kaushik Rai on Tuesday inspected flood-prone areas of Guwahati after Monday’s rain caused waterlogging.The housing and urban affairs minister, accompanied by New Guwahati MLA Diplu Ranjan Sarma and officials, visited Last Gate, Wireless-Beltola Road, Panjabari-Juripar, Barbari, Silsako pump house and Basistha to review drainage and flood mitigation works.At Basistha, Rai said encroachment narrowed…
Silchar: Rail traffic on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway was suspended for nearly nine hours on Tuesday after a rice-laden goods train derailed between Damchara and Chandranathpur stations in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.The derailment occurred at around 5 am near the 142/12 km mark, with residents in nearby hill villages reporting…
Agartala: A committee of senior police officers will be formed to investigate the death of Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar, following public scrutiny and demands for transparency. Dhankar was found hanging in his washroom in the police headquarters here a day before.During a media briefing on Tuesday, newly appointed DGP GS Rao said the probe will…
CM Urges More To March Toward PeaceImphal: Altogether 46 active cadres, including the chairperson of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party-People’s War Group (KCP-PWG), laid down arms on Tuesday to join mainstream civilian life during a homecoming ceremony organised by the Manipur home department and the IGAR (South) at Mantripukhri Garrison of the Assam Rifles (South)…
Dhubri: A six-year-old child was killed after being hit by an earth-laden tractor in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday.The accident took place in the Burichatam village under Gossaigaon sub-division in the morning.After being informed, Gossaigaon SDPO Monturam Bora and Sapkata police outpost OC Rajiv Kalita reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it to the…
Guwahati: A nine-year-old boy died after allegedly falling into an under-construction water tank in Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Monday evening, police said.The incident took place at around 4 pm in Narayanpur town. The deceased was identified as Anshuman Saikia, a Class IV student of Narayanpur Balak Middle School.According to police, the child went out in…
Itanagar: The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO), Arunachal Pradesh, on Tuesday published the draft electoral roll under Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026. The exercise aims to include all eligible citizens and remove ineligible entries transparently, an official statement said.As per official figures, of the 8,87,505 electors registered in the…
Dibrugarh: Fresh African swine fever cases have triggered strict containment measures in Tinsukia district.District commissioner Sumit Sattawan on Monday declared Simoluguri village under Margherita revenue circle the epicentre after laboratory tests confirmed ASF among pigs in the area. A 1 km radius around the village has been notified as an infected zone and a 10…
Guwahati: Assam’s flood toll rose to 11 on Tuesday after one more person died in Charaideo district, even as the flood situation remained grim, with more than 3.10 lakh people affected across 11 districts.The Central Water Commission (CWC) warned that the crisis could worsen over the next four days due to continued heavy rainfall.According to…
Guwahati: Emphasising the “harsh realities” of Meghalaya’s growing number of adolescent romantic relationships, the Meghalaya high court has quashed a Pocso case against a man after finding that the couple are now legally married, have a 3-year-old child and are living together happily with the consent of their families.In an order on July 16, Chief…
