Guwahati

Shillong: Meghalaya State Zoo released a rescued Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and an Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) into Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary in Ri-Bhoi district after rehabilitation and health assessments.“Both species play vital roles in maintaining ecological balance, with the Chinese pangolin being critically endangered as per International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural…

Silchar: A 58-year-old tea garden worker was found dead at Putni Tea Estate in Sribhumi district on Thursday. Police suspect murder and have launched an investigation.The victim, Bijoy Shuklabaidya, a resident of the estate, is survived by his wife and five children.Residents said passers-by and plantation workers found his blood-soaked body by a roadside stretch…

Guwahati: Graffiti artist Marshall Baruah and two others appeared before the chief judicial magistrate’s court on Thursday in a case over alleged slogans against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.Sub-divisional judicial magistrate Pallab Bordoloi fixed Sept 24 for the hearing of charges against Marshall, youth leader Ankuman Bordoloi and Anandita Das. The case was registered for allegedly…

Guwahati: Rescue and relief efforts intensified in Arunachal Pradesh’s flash flood and landslide-ravaged Keyi Panyor district on Thursday, as authorities airlifted 17 stranded tourists and continued the search for four people who remain missing following the disaster.Teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), assisted by the Indian Air Force (IAF), resumed search operations early…

Itanagar: The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has decided to lift all restrictions on the supply of non-domestic packed Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), restoring allocations to pre-crisis levels, Arunachal Pradesh civil supplies minister Gabriel D Wangsu said here on Thursday.Sharing an official communication from Union petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal, Wangsu said restrictions on…

Silchar: Police seized 11,695 bottles of banned cough syrup worth around Rs 1.1 crore and arrested three people in a series of operations over the past 24 hours in Assam’s Sribhumi district.Acting on a tip-off from local residents, a police team intercepted a magic van at Tukerpar near Fakirabazar on Wednesday and recovered 7,200 bottles…

Aizawl: CM Lalduhoma on Thursday said protecting Mizoram from drugs and guiding youth away from addiction is not only a social responsibility but also an essential task in safeguarding the state and its people.The CM said this while addressing an event organised to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Aizawl….

Aizawl: Mizoram reshuffled senior IAS postings on Thursday, a week after CM Lalduhoma took charge of the department of personnel and administrative reforms (DP&AR) from home minister K Sapdanga.An order issued on Thursday said DP&AR and urban development and poverty alleviation secretary K Lalthawmmawia has been shifted to the school education and sports and youth…

Singer Dev Pagli (sitting on the floor in saffron clothes) Guwahati: Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya temple does not just attract sadhus and aghoris; it also attracts many seeking a spiritual recharge that can guide them on the right path. Gujarati folk star Dev Pagli, known for blending traditional melodies with modern beats, is of…

Guwahati: The traffic through the Assam Trunk Road will remain diverted from June 27 night to June 29 for repairing and restoration of the approaches to the Railway Over Bridge (ROB) at Athgaon area, one of the busiest commercial locality in the city.DCP (traffic) Jayanta sarathi Bora on Thursday, while issuing an advisory, stated that…