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Assam floods: Death toll rises to 75 as Sivasagar records seven more deaths

Guwahati, July 29 -- The death toll in Assam's floods rose to 75 on Tuesday after seven more people died in Sivasagar district over the past 24 hours, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (AS... Read More


Mizoram seeks broader UNDRR collaboration on disaster resilience, climate adaptation

Aizawl, July 29 -- The Mizoram government has sought enhanced cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) to strengthen the state's disaster resilience through techn... Read More


Mizoram gets first State Human Rights Commission; Governor swears in chairperson, members

Guwahati, July 29 -- Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Wednesday administered the oath of office to the chairperson and two members of Mizoram's first State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) during a ceremon... Read More


Assam: Government says 82,751 hectares of state land remain under occupation of four neighbouring states

Guwahati, July 29 -- The Assam government has informed the Legislative Assembly that 82,751.86 hectares of the state's land remain under the occupation of four neighbouring states. Responding in writ... Read More


CJP says Supreme Court order contradicts govt's assurance on student protest FIRs

Guwahati, July 29 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday alleged that the Supreme Court's interim order allowing investigations into FIRs registered during the nationwide student protests contr... Read More


Assam: Fourth missing family member swept away in floods found dead after 11-day search

Guwahati, July 29 -- The body of Tutumoni Duwara, the last of four family members who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Assam's Charaideo district, was recovered on Wednesday, endi... Read More


Rahul Gandhi seeks Amit Shah's removal, assures accountability over police action against student protesters

Guwahati, July 29 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stepped up his attack on the Centre over the police action during the July 20 student protest in Delhi, demanding the removal of Union Ho... Read More


Matrika: A moving Assamese short film that places motherhood at the heart of tragedy

Guwahati, July 29 -- Written by Kaushik Nath Matrika, a 20-minute Assamese short film directed and written by Rabbani Soyam, is emerging as one of the most emotionally compelling independent producti... Read More


Supreme Court quashes 2021 Office Memorandum allowing post-facto environmental clearances

Guwahati, July 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Centre's 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) on ex post facto environmental clearances for infrastructure projects, holding that administrative ... Read More


Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Sonam Raghuvanshi surrenders before Shillong court after Supreme Court cancels bail

Guwahati, July 29 -- Sonam Raghuvanshi, one of the accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, surrendered before a sessions court in Shillong on Wednesday after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail ... Read More