Dimapur: An Assam Rifles (AR) jawan was killed and four others were seriously injured in a suspected IED blast near Sukhovi village of Chumoukedima district in Nagaland on Monday.A civilian sustained a minor leg injury in the explosion, which took place at around 2 pm.Eyewitnesses said the blast appeared to have originated from an autorickshaw…
Dhubri: Two men were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a man in Kokrajhar’s Parbatjhora.The accused, identified as Biswajit Roy and Bijoy Roy, were arrested by Kazigaon police from Chapor bus stand in Dhubri district while allegedly trying to flee, a police source said.Police said the incident took place at Rupsi village…
Itanagar: Flash floods ravaged parts of Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district on Monday, snapping bridges and isolating Huri village.The floods, triggered by heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Kumey River in the early hours, damaged public infrastructure, inundated homes and farmland, washed away livestock and disrupted connectivity to several villages. No casualties were…
Dibrugarh: Charaideo district unit of the Aasu on Monday staged a sit-in demonstration at Sonari, highlighting a slew of pending administrative and infrastructure-related issues. The protest was led by district president Dipankar Sahu and general secretary Mrinmoy Bora, and drew a large turnout.A key demand was demarcation of Charaideo’s boundary with Sivasagar. Though Charaideo was…
Agartala: Tripura and Mizoram are set to resume talks to find a solution to their long-pending interstate border dispute, with senior officials from both states likely to meet soon.The meeting is expected to be held ahead of a proposed dialogue between the two chief ministers.Sources said Tripura CM Manik Saha has initiated a fresh round…
Silchar: Public anger over Silchar’s poor roads, waterlogging and traffic chaos spilled onto the streets on Monday.United Citizens, an umbrella body of 16 NGOs, staged a protest at Meherpur, one of the town’s worst-affected areas, and warned of a road blockade if the administration fails to act within a week.Residents, social organisations and commuters attended…
Guwahati: Two Raijor Dal MLAs walked out of the assembly on Monday over the arrest of two rights activists.During the Question Hour, Akhil Gogoi and Mehboob Muktar demanded the release of Pranab Doley and Aditya Rabha. Both wore black, and Gogoi held a placard in Assamese seeking their release. When speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass asked…
A herd of elephants graze near a village at Boko in Kamrup district Guwahati: Assam will consult MLAs and experts to prepare a roadmap to tackle human-elephant conflict, forest minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said Monday.Responding in the assembly to a Calling Attention motion by MLA Padma Hazarika on human-elephant conflict along the Assam-Bhutan border, Baruah…
Guwahati: A 25-year-old student was found dead near Jaluk Paham waterfall in Garbhanga Reserve Forest on Monday.The deceased, identified as Nikhil Jha of Fatasil Ambari, was a computer science student and originally hailed from Bihar. Police said Jha went to the waterfall with four friends on Sunday.Around 5 pm, while returning, he went down to…
Shillong: The 4th Meghalaya Pineapple Festival concluded at Dilli Haat in New Delhi on Sunday, with chief minister Conrad Sangma joining young musicians on stage, playing guitar and singing to mark the finale.“Joined the artists of the CM-MGMP at the Meghalaya Pineapple Festival at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, singing ‘Country Road’, a reminder to appreciate…
