Guwahati

Churachandpur: Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has termed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise in Manipur “unacceptable under the prevailing circumstances,” citing serious concerns regarding fairness, inclusivity, and administrative responsibility.In a press statement issued on Thursday, KIM information secretary Janghaolun Haokip said the organisation had expected the govt to first put in place adequate and practical…

Lalduhoma with Amit Shah and Jyotiraditya M Scindia during the 73rd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in ShillongHC Vanlalruata Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Thursday urged the ministry of development of north east region (DoNER) to support investment readiness, trade readiness, skill development, entrepreneurship promotion, border infrastructure and logistics hub, and community…

Imphal: The Manipur high court on Thursday directed the state government to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the abduction of six Naga villagers from Leilon Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi district, whose whereabouts remain unknown more than three weeks after the incident.The direction came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking…

Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao accounted for 62% of the state’s total tree cover loss over the past 25 years Guwahati: Assam has lost an estimated 3,600 sq km of tree cover since 2001, a figure equivalent to the combined loss across 19 states and one Union Territory over the same period, underscoring an alarming…

Guwahati: BJP on Thursday announced president of its Manipur unit, Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, as the party’s candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election.Devi, the first woman president of BJP Manipur, has long been associated with the organisation and has previously served as the party’s national vice-president from 2014 to 2016.Nominations can be filed until June…

Shillong: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged the northeastern states to utilize all budgetary provisions available under various central parameters.Shah said that through the ‘Rising North East Investment Summit’ all the northeastern states can benefit from the establishment of ancillary industries linked to major industrial investments.Shah said that the Single Window Clearance mechanism…

Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Wednesday brushed aside Beijing’s repeated assertions over the frontier state, declaring that China’s claims carry little weight for people on the ground.“China claiming Arunachal Pradesh is not a new thing for us and we don’t give a damn to it. We do not take it seriously,” Khandu told…

The scientists analysed fossil pollen and sediment from the Sakali wetland on the island to track vegetation and river dynamics Guwahati: A new multi-proxy palaeoecological study of sediments from Majuli river island has reconstructed the last 4,000 years of its climate, vegetation, and flood history.Majuli, the world’s largest inhabited river island, is also culturally significant…

Guwahati: Conservation efforts at the Manas Tiger Reserve and National Park are expanding beyond wildlife protection, with authorities, local communities and NGOs working together to tackle waste management challenges at the Unesco World Heritage Site.A structured waste recovery system – ‘The Root Connect Model’ – has been introduced in the park after years of accumulation…

Guwahati: A policeman attached to the commando unit of Thoubal district police was stabbed to death by a suspected drug peddler during an anti-drug operation at Moijing Khongkok on Wednesday night.Police said that following intensive search operations, the main accused, Md. Naobi alias Mahil, was arrested on Thursday morning.According to police, at around 8:20 pm…