Dimapur: NSCN (IM) on Thursday urged the Centre to immediately declare the Kuki militant groups and their frontal village volunteers as outlaws and terrorist organisations, following the recovery of six Naga bodies in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.In a statement, NSCN unequivocally condemned the “barbaric killing” and “grotesque mutilation” of the bodies by the Kuki groups, slamming…
Guwahati: Two poachers were arrested with two homemade rifles during an attempt to intrude into the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR).In a joint operation, forest guards and police caught the poachers on Wednesday night. The intrusion bid was a threat to the zero-poaching record that has been maintained at the park for the…
Majuli police use a road roller to crush bottles of illegal liquor Majuli police use a road roller to crush bottles of illegal liquor Majuli police use a road roller to crush bottles of illegal liquor Majuli police use a road roller to crush bottles of illegal liquor Majuli police use a road roller to…
Residents raised concerns over pothole-ridden roads, waterlogging and traffic congestion in Silchar Residents raised concerns over pothole-ridden roads, waterlogging and traffic congestion in Silchar Residents raised concerns over pothole-ridden roads, waterlogging and traffic congestion in Silchar Residents raised concerns over pothole-ridden roads, waterlogging and traffic congestion in Silchar Residents raised concerns over pothole-ridden roads, waterlogging…
6 abducted Nagas found dead in Manipur GUWAHATI: Security forces traced the bodies of six Nagas abducted by armed Kuki groups in Manipur four weeks ago to an undisclosed location near a village in Kangpokpi district on Wednesday, reigniting ethnic tensions that seemed to have eased just the day before with the release of 14…
Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has brought Assam “from the periphery to the centre,” driving reforms and expanding opportunity over the last 12 years.In a letter congratulating Modi on becoming the longest-serving PM, Sarma wrote, “For decades, generations in Assam lived with a quiet sense of distance. Proud…
Itanagar: Three people, including a couple, were killed and two others sustained severe injuries after their vehicle was struck by a landslide and plunged into a 20-metre-deep gorge on the Migging-Tuting road in remote Upper Siang district on Wednesday morning.According to Upper Siang District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Anie Yangfo, the accident took place around…
Silchar: Churaibari police on Wednesday seized codeine-based cough syrups worth Rs 1.5 crore, which were hidden inside a potato-laden truck at Churaibari, along the Assam-Tripura border, in Sribhumi. The driver of the vehicle, Yogesh Kumar (27), a Punjab resident has been arrested.During a routine inspection at Churaibari checkpoint, police intercepted a 12-wheel truck, which was…
Guwahati: Security forces in Manipur on Wednesday recovered the bodies of six Naga men abducted nearly four weeks ago after an intensified search operation near Kharam Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi district.Manipur Police said the recovery followed nearly 24 hours of sustained operations involving around 450 personnel from the Manipur Police, CRPF and Assam Rifles, with…
Dhubri: Students in Ward No. 9 of Bilasipara town in Assam’s Dhubri district are forced to wade through knee-deep water in the Gaurang river area to reach schools after two bamboo bridges and surrounding stretches get submerged during the rainy season.Residents said the disruption lasts for about four months every year, affecting farmers, students and…
