Imphal: Fresh tension gripped the Imphal West-Kangpokpi border on Tuesday after a group of Kukis reportedly attempted to march towards Namdilong in the Kanglatongbi area of Imphal West, expressing anger over the continuing economic blockade being enforced by Naga groups.Sources said around 200 Kukis from Motbung and Gamgiphai in Kangpokpi district gathered at Gamgiphai and…
Silchar: Police recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman from a septic tank in Sribhumi district. Two men have been arrested in connection with the case.The woman had been missing for over a week. The case surfaced after residents reported a foul smell from a septic tank for several days and alerted the gram panchayat…
Kangkan Kalita/Joken EteGuwahati/Itanagar: Over 90,000 people have been affected by relentless monsoon rains that have triggered floods and landslides across Arunachal Pradesh, claiming four lives and leaving two missing. Amid the widespread devastation, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived in the state on Tuesday to review the situation and assess ongoing relief and rehabilitation…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said a young gharial has been spotted in the Kekaidong river in West Karbi Anglong and projected it as proof of a steady revival of Assam’s natural ecosystems.The sighting comes less than two months after another gharial, a species that was believed to have disappeared from the state,…
Seized gold in police custody Guwahati: Assam Police have busted a suspected international gold-smuggling racket with links to the Middle East and Myanmar with the arrest of a person hailing from Maharashtra with 37 kg of 24-carat gold worth around Rs 55 crore in Guwahati, police said on Tuesday.The accused has been identified as Akshay…
Guwahati: As the medical fraternity marks National Doctors’ Day on Wednesday, quackery and unethical medical practices continue to plague healthcare in Assam.Officials said fraudulent treatment often delays proper care, with many patients reaching qualified doctors only after their condition worsens.The Assam Anti-Quackery and Vigilance Cell has intensified its drive, registering 92 FIRs since its formation…
Guwahati: A 15-year-old male Royal Bengal Tiger rescued near Kaziranga National Park on June 8 has been sent to Assam State Zoo.An IFS officer of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve said, “A tiger from Kaziranga National Park’s Agoratoli Range strayed into Bamungaon village, located on the outskirts of the range, earlier this month and…
Silchar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled a grenade into a transit labour camp linked to an ongoing railway construction project near the Assam-Nagaland border in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Monday afternoon, triggering panic at the site.Officials said on Tuesday the incident occurred at Rongaphar Siding in the Dhansiri area of Karbi Anglong, close to the…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further over the past 24 hours, with the state reporting its first flood-related death in the ongoing first wave of floods on Tuesday. The fatality was reported from Dhemaji district, while the number of people affected by the deluge went up further since Monday evening.According to the Assam…
Guwahati: Airport authorities at Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport (LGBIA) recovered and returned an unattended bag containing foreign currency worth over Rs 10.14 lakh.The bag was detected during routine security screening at Terminal 1 on June 26, 2026, at the automated tray retrieval system (ATRS). CISF personnel secured it and handed it to the airport’s…
