Guwahati: On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam tragedy, the family of Indian Air Force Corporal Tage Hailyang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district says it has moved beyond mourning and is focused on seeing terrorism eliminated from the country.Hailyang’s elder brother Tage Laliang said the family wants the govt to set a deadline to…
Imphal: Fresh official data obtained under the Right to Information Act has put the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Manipur at 58,881 as of March 30, 2026, nearly three years after violence began on May 3, 2023.The figures were provided by the state home department in response to an RTI application filed by…
Churachandpur: A 13-hour shutdown called by the Zomi Coordination Committee (ZCC), backed by Kuki civil society, Hmar village defence, ZSF, KSO, HSA and defence committees of localities and villages, paralysed Churachandpur district on Wednesday, with organisers demanding justice for Thanlon MLA late Vungzagin Valte.The shutdown began at 5:00am and concluded at 6:00pm. During the shutdown,…
Shillong: The high court of Meghalaya has directed authorities to strictly monitor the transportation of minerals and boulders to Bangladesh, ensuring that no vehicle carrying such materials is allowed to pass through the Land Customs Station and forest department check gates without a valid transport challan or other requisite documents.A division bench of Chief Justice…
Guwahati: After the devastating urban flood in Guwahati, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has come under fire for allegedly deploying workers to manually clean clogged drains.Congress candidate from Dispur, Mira Borthakur Goswami, highlighted an incident in a Facebook Live video on Wednesday, showing a worker cleaning a drain full of sludge in the worst-affected Rukminigaon…
Dibrugarh: With monsoon season barely six weeks away and the spectre of waterlogging looming large over the city, the Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC), in collaboration with a local non-governmental organisation, launched a citywide awareness drive on Wednesday against single-use plastic. Held on the occasion of World Earth Day, the initiative — themed “No to Single-Use…
Dibrugarh: After three years behind bars in Dibrugarh Central Jail, Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh is set to face formal arrest on Thursday, as his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) expires.A team of Punjab Police from Amritsar (rural), led by a deputy superintendent of police, has been camping…
Silchar: Once among Assam’s prominent urban centres, Silchar is now facing a deepening infrastructure crisis, with potholed, waterlogged roads turning daily commutes into an ordeal. Mounting public anger has led the Greater Silchar Citizens’ Forum to lash out at both the ruling establishment and the opposition for failing to address the issue.Forum general secretary Sadhan…
Dibrugarh: In a concerted effort to tackle the chronic problem of waterlogging that plagues Jorhat town each monsoon season, the Jorhat District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and the Jorhat Municipal Board (JMB) on Wednesday jointly launched a special cleaning drive targeting the long-neglected Tocklai river. The initiative aims to restore the river’s natural flow by…
Guwahati: A tragic incident has come to light from Udalguri district, where an elderly couple was found dead inside their residence after allegedly dying by suicide, police officials said.According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Narendra Saikia and his wife, Damayanti Saikia. They were found hanging inside their home in Udalguri’s Kalaigaon…
