Guwahati

Guwahati: Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) director Ashis Kumar Mukherjee has been awarded the J C Bose Fellowship for research on pesticide- and herbicide-induced neurodegenerative diseases.Awarded in July 2026, the 60-month fellowship supports his project, “Development of Snake Venom-Inspired Neurotrophin Peptidomimetic Formulations as a Drug Prototype Against Pesticide/Herbicide-Induced Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanistic…

Imphal: Two militants were killed and six others injured in two separate incidents of suspected factional clashes between the Jenchui and Kamson factions of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) in Manipur’s Noney district over the past 48 hours, security sources said.One cadre of the ZUF-Jenchui faction was killed and six others injured in a gunfight…

Police removed the films on the spot and cautioned owners against reinstalling them Dibrugarh: Police removed unauthorised black films from vehicles during a special drive in Dibrugarh on Saturday.The drive targeted vehicles with tinted glass or aftermarket films that violated visibility norms. Police removed the films on the spot and cautioned owners against reinstalling them.The…

Guwahati: For days, the flash floods in Nepal have kept several families in Assam trapped in a cruel limbo — caught between desperate hope and the fear of the worst.For retired Gauhati University professor Dipali Sarkar’s family in Guwahati, the trip has now turned into a search for answers. Sarkar and her husband, Manash Kumar…

The swelling Trishuli River tore through the under-construction hydropower project and swept away the adjoining residential colony Guwahati: In just 10 terrifying minutes, floodwaters turned Nepal’s Upper Trishuli project into a death trap on Wednesday, nearly trapping two Assam workers.The swelling Trishuli River tore through the under-construction hydropower project and swept away the adjoining residential…

The cadre was identified as self-styled sergeant major Yangsin Khocha, a resident of Phangsun village under Namtok police station in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district Dibrugarh: Security forces apprehended an active NSCN (IM) cadre during a special operation in Ledo, Tinsukia district, on Friday.The cadre was identified as self-styled sergeant major Yangsin Khocha, a resident of…

Guwahati: Online cab services in Guwahati may come to a halt from Sept 1, as drivers belonging to various cab aggregators have threatened to shut down services indefinitely over rising fuel prices and operational costs.“The halt will be from Sept 1, as the Guwahati online cab drivers along with representatives of various drivers’ organisations will…

Dimapur: The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) on Saturday appealed to the Nagaland govt to constitute, by a statute, an autonomous Nagaland Inner Line Regulation Commission, with full powers to formulate rules and regulations to ensure stringent enforcement of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, in the state.“The commission also must have the autonomy to…

Silchar: A man from Assam’s Cachar district and his wife were arrested from separate locations in Manipur’s Jiribam district in connection with the disappearance of a woman whose dismembered remains were allegedly found in a trolley bag on Chennai-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express at Agra Cantonment railway station on Aug 5.The couple have been identified…

Aizawl: Officials of the Mizoram excise and narcotics department seized over 352 grams of heroin from a 27-year-old Myanmar woman and arrested her in Champhai town on Friday night, department spokesperson Peter Zohmingthanga said on Saturday.Lalpekmawi (27), a resident of Khawmawi village in Myanmar’s Chin state, was booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs…