Silchar: A family narrowly escaped death after a massive landslide struck their house in Assam’s Sribhumi district during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving a child injured and the family homeless.The incident occurred at Latirgath, a hilly locality in the Brahmanshasan area, when a portion of a hill reportedly collapsed onto the residence of Manna…
Silchar: Barak Valley on Tuesday observed the 65th anniversary of historic ‘Unishe May’, commemorating the sacrifice of 11 language martyrs who were killed in police firing at Silchar railway station in 1961 while protesting against the imposition of Assamese on the Bengali-speaking population of the valley.A series of programmes were organised across the valley by…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday summoned Congress MP Randeep Surjewala to appear before investigators on May 23 in connection with a forgery and criminal case against Congress’s Pawan Khera based on the complaint of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.Sources said that the necessity of summoning Surjewala has emerged after Khera’s interrogation.The development…
Guwahati: Leaders of Manipur’s four Baptist church apex bodies have launched a peace mission to defuse tension between the Kuki and Naga communities, which escalated after three members of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI) were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district on May 13.The church leaders appealed to the United Naga Council (UNC)…
Guwahati: Traders in the city fear that prices of essential commodities, including rice grains and pulses, may rise soon amid increase in petrol and diesel prices twice in one week.Petrol and diesel prices increased first on May 15 and again on Tuesday. On May 15, petrol price crossed Rs 100 mark, reaching Rs 101.21 per…
Guwahati: Amid the ongoing energy crisis caused by the West Asia conflict, researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a new composite coating technology that improves the efficiency and durability of solar-powered water-splitting systems for green hydrogen production.The innovation boosts performance by over 50%, marking a big leap towards cleaner energy, reduced reliance on fossil fuels,…
Dibrugarh: A leopard attacked a group of workers, injuring three women, at Santipur Tea Estate in the Borhat area of Charaideo district on Tuesday.The injured workers have been identified as Minoti Barhoi (33), Jonaki Baske (28) and Bornali Murmu (31), all residents of the tea estate. They were engaged in plucking tea leaves along with…
Guwahati: Assam Police arrested a truck driver for transporting 50 empty LPG cylinders that were suspected to be stolen in Kamrup district on Tuesday.The operation was carried out by officers from Chhaygaon Police Station.Chhaygaon PS officer-in-charge (OC) Bijoy Duarah said the operation was carried out based on specific intelligence.“The truck was stationed near Udmuri Chowk,…
Guwahati: Public transport operators in the city have said they are unwilling to raise transportation fares despite another immediate surge in fuel prices, fearing it could drive away passengers struggling with rising living costs.State transport minister Charan Boro, while speaking to the media on Tuesday, said, “We urge the public to reduce the use of…
Dibrugarh: A wild Asiatic bear created panic in the Doklongia Dekagaon area of Mariani in Jorhat district after straying into a residential area early Tuesday. The incident prompted a rescue operation by forest officials and wildlife experts that lasted nearly seven hours.Residents were alarmed when the male bear was spotted around 5.30am, hiding among bamboo…
