Guwahati: Rail services to Murkongselek, Assam’s easternmost railway station on the north bank of the Brahmaputra and a key link to Arunachal Pradesh, were suspended indefinitely from Monday after a portion of the railway bridge over the Simen River in Dhemaji district collapsed due to massive riverbank erosion on Sunday.The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said…
Guwahati: The Indian Army on Monday dismissed reports of alleged intrusion of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into parts of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district, describing the claims as “baseless”.“We have seen some media reports alleging recent encroachment by Chinese PLA and setting up of camps in Arunachal Pradesh. These reports are incorrect and without…
Guwahati: Personnel from Basistha police station arrested five people for allegedly stealing dogs in different parts of the city and transporting them outside Assam for illegal meat sale.The accused were identified as Rangsina Ronghang (31), Bishu Rongpi (41), Munu Rongpi (20), Waisong Teron (32), and Marcy Tokbipi (42), all residents of Karbi Anglong district. They…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the Centre’s Rs 15,431 crore expansion of the Baihata Chariali–Mission Chariali–Tezpur stretch of National Highway-15 will improve connectivity in Assam, making travel faster and safer.In a social media post, Sarma described the project as a major step towards accelerating the state’s infrastructure-led development and improving access to…
Agartala: Union minister for women and child development Annapurna Devi on Monday praised Tripura’s child care institutions (CCI), calling it “an exemplary model for other states to follow”.She urged state govts across the country to study Tripura’s practices and replicate successful components.During her Tripura visit, Devi toured a One Stop Centre in Udaipur under Gomati…
Imphal: Displaced residents from 15 households of Dolaithabi village in Imphal East district stepped into their native village for the first time in more than three years on Monday, as Manipur govt began their resettlement process.The families, accompanied by officials from the district administration and security personnel, inspected their homes. The houses, which were either…
Itanagar: Two hardcore operatives of the banned NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered before security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, an official release said on Monday.The insurgents surrendered during a joint intelligence-based operation launched by the Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles and the police in the Kheti area, a District Information and Public Relations Officer…
Forest and environment minister Jayanta Mallabaruah with Widlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman showing the replica of the Greater Adjutant Stork, which Barman uses in awarness programmes. Guwahati: Assam’s forest department will continue working with the conservationists, researchers and local communities to ensure the long-term survival of the greater adjutant stork and other endangered species, forest…
Aizawl: Heterosexual transmission through unsafe sex accounted for more than three-fourths of newly detected HIV infections in Aizawl district in 2025-26, with official data showing that 762 of the 1,005 new HIV-positive cases were acquired through heterosexual contact.Statistics presented at a meeting of the District AIDS Prevention and Control Committee (DAPCC) on Monday showed that…
Aizawl: The Mizo Peace Accord, signed on June 30, 1986, was among the most successful accords signed by the Centre, and the peace it brought has stood the test of time, deputy speaker of the Mizoram state legislative assembly Lalfamkima said in Aizawl on Monday. Lalfamkima was addressing a seminar titled, “40 Years of Harmony:…
