GUWAHATI, AUG 3 : Pressure mounts on the Centre to not go ahead with its plan to replace two battalions of the “neutral” Assam Rifles with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur. After various Kuki-Zo organisations, the state’s all ten Kuki-Zo legislators, including two ministers, petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI, MAR 24: An IIT-Guwahati student, who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and was on his way to join the terror group, was detained, police said. The student was nabbed in Hajo area near Guwahati on Saturday evening. His apprehension comes four days after ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI, MAR 9 : The Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Saturday, will ensure all-weather connectivity to Tawang and forward areas, and facilitate smoother movement of troops. Built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Vartak, the Rs 825 crore strategic project is a component of the Trans-Arunachal […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI,OCTO 7: The Sikkim government will probe the “substandard” construction of Chungthang dam that was washed away by the flash floods and punish the culprits, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said on Saturday. Built by the previous government, the Chungthang dam is part of the 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III Hydro Electric Project. Tamang told […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI,SEPT 26: Photos of two Meitei students, reported missing since July 6 amid the ethnic violence in Manipur, surfaced on social media, triggering fresh tension in the state. In one photo, the two – 17-year-old girl Hijam Linthoingambi and a 20-year-old man Phijam Hemjit – are seen sitting on a grassy compound with two armed […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI,AUG 23: An under-construction railway bridge over the Kurung River in Mizoram collapsed on Wednesday around 9:30 am, killing at least 17 workers. The incident occurred at Sairang, 25 km from the state capital Aizawl. Several others are feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am. […]Continue Reading
GUWAHATI,MAY 29: The flood situation in Assam improved further on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding even as two more persons lost their lives and nearly 4.50 lakh people remained affected by the deluge in the state, an official bulletin said. With the death of two residents of Nagaon district due to drowning, […]Continue Reading
