Silchar: Six wild buffaloes were killed after being hit by a Guwahati-Badarpur election special train in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway on Sunday, marking the second such incident in less than a week.The Railway Protection Force in Haflong said the collision occurred at the 112-km mark between Jatinga and New Harangajao…
Dibrugarh: What initially sent shockwaves through Chabua in the early hours of Monday — reports of firing at the ancestral home of Ulfa (I) commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah — turned out to be a false alarm.Dibrugarh police clarified that the loud bangs which startled the Baruah household were not gunshots but firecrackers burst by a group…
Guwahati: Three persons have been arrested in the city for allegedly assaulting local residents, police said on Monday, following reports of multiple incidents over the past few days.Conincidentally, all three arrested are Hindi-speaking people.Describing the first incident, in which two women were harassed late at night by Chandan Kumar Mandal from Bihar, joint commissioner of…
Itanagar: In a display of medical expertise under challenging conditions, doctors at Zonal General Hospital, Bomdila, in West Kameng district performed a life-saving emergency surgery on a critically ill patient suffering from intestinal obstruction and gastric perforation.The patient was diagnosed with acute intestinal obstruction accompanied by perforation, an official report said.The surgery, a Graham’s patch…
Imphal: INDIA bloc in Manipur has questioned the silence of PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah over the recent killing of two children, including an infant, in a bomb attack in Manipur. They also accused the Centre of treating the people of Manipur as if they are not Indian citizens.A delegation of…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday visited Imphal international airport and reviewed the ongoing construction of the new integrated terminal building on the eastern flank of the airport.Airport officials briefed the CM on the work progress and current status of the new terminal building’s construction. According to the officials, the work is…
Imphal: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said Manipur’s overall situation has shown significant improvement.Khemchand’s remarks came after a meeting with the director general of Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera at the secretariat in Imphal.The DG Assam Rifles called on the CM and held a detailed discussion on the prevailing law and order and…
Shillong: People from music- savvy Meghalaya paid homage to the legendary singer Asha Bhosle largely through posts on social media.Governor CH Vijayashankar and chief minister Conrad Sangma paid tributes to the singer.“(L) Asha Bhosle ji had a way of capturing her listeners with unmatched depth and soul in her voice. Her calming and beautiful vocals…
Shillong: Former legislator Esmatur Mominin, who was on the run in the wake of last month’s communal disturbances that left two persons dead in West Garo Hills, surrendered before police at Nongpoh Police Station in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday.“We have registered several cases against the former legislator for inciting communal hatred and violence through inflammatory…
