Guwahati

Silchar: Assam’s Sribhumi district has yielded a new dragonfly species, the ‘Long-tailed Boghawker’ (Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis), discovered in the remote forest village of Dosdewa, after which it is named. The species was formally described in a research paper published on April 21, 2026, in the peer-reviewed international journal Zootaxa.The discovery is part of a wider study…

NEUFC players train in the rain at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati Their only win of the season so far came in a home game against Jamshedpur FC more than a month ago. But NorthEast United FC will look to change the script when they take on FC Goa at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium…

Guwahati: A Guwahati-based hospital performed a pioneering “office telerobotic surgery” on Wednesday by conducting a gall bladder stone removal procedure remotely.Doctors said the patient was recovering well and is likely to be discharged within the next 48 hours.The Guwahati-based Swagat Endolaparoscopic Surgical Research Institute and Swagat Superspeciality Surgical Hospital said the procedure was conducted between…

Shillong: In one of two separate cases of suspected death by suicide reported in the city on Thursday, the body of a 38-year-old man was found hanging from the flag pole within the Laban Police Station premises.East Khasi Hills district SP Vivek Syiem said the man, identified as Mithun Gurung of Lumparing, was first seen…

Guwahati: BJP will hold a ‘Mahila Akrosh’ (Women’s Outrage) rally in Guwahati on Thursday to protest Congress and other opposition parties’ opposition to the “Nari Shakti Bandan Amendment Bill, 2026” in Parliament last Friday. The party said the rally aims to build public opinion for women’s participation and equal status in the democratic process.BJP state…

Aizawl: The India Meteorological Department’s Aizawl Meteorological Centre marked Earth Day on Wednesday with activities focused on environmental sustainability, the IMD Aizawl said in a press statement.The programme aimed to raise awareness about climate change, environmental conservation and the need for collective action to protect the planet. Officials and staff took part in a plantation…

Silchar: Cachar police on Wednesday seized heroin worth about Rs 2.3 crore and arrested two men near the Ramnagar Bypass on the outskirts of Silchar.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a police team intercepted an SUV coming from neighbouring Mizoram. During a search, officers recovered 39 soap cases containing 456 grams of heroin concealed inside the…

Dibrugarh: Union minister and Dibrugarh MP Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday attacked Congress party and its INDIA bloc allies for opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill 2026, calling their stance an affront to women’s dignity and rights.Addressing a press conference at the district BJP office in Dibrugarh, Sonowal said the BJP-led NDA government would press…

Itanagar: In an exemplary display of community cooperation, women of Nikja village in Arunachal’s Kurung Kumey district helped police on Wednesday in rearresting a murder convict, who had escaped from Koloriang sub-jail on Tuesday.Convicted in 2014, Birju Bhumij escaped from the jail at around 7pm on Tuesday evening, after the guard allowed him to get…

Guwahati: On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam tragedy, the family of Indian Air Force Corporal Tage Hailyang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district says it has moved beyond mourning and is focused on seeing terrorism eliminated from the country.Hailyang’s elder brother Tage Laliang said the family wants the govt to set a deadline to…