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Assam: Monitor explodes inside GMCH ICU, 10 patients shifted

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- A monitor used for patient care exploded inside Medical Intensive Care Unit 2 (MICU 2) at Assam's Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) at around 11.50 pm on Saturday, lead... Read More


India's groundwater decline becomes persistent, WMO report warns

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- India's groundwater levels have been showing a persistent decline, with the trend pointing to growing pressure on the country's underground water reserves, according to the World... Read More


Assam-Nagaland MLAs propose joint committee to resolve local border disputes

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Assam's Sarupathar MLA Biswajit Phukan and Nagaland's Bhandari MLA Achumbemo Kikon have proposed a joint committee to help resolve disputes along the Assam-Nagaland border. The ... Read More


Northeast Nook: Cartoon by Nituparna Rajbongshi, September 20, 2026

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Treat your eyes to the insightful satire of Assam's celebrated cartoonist, Nituparna Rajbongshi, in today's visual commentary for Sunday, September 20, 2026. Northeast Now prese... Read More


Tension along Assam-Meghalaya border after group allegedly enters Maikhuli Field

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- A group of more than 100 people from Assam allegedly entered Maikhuli Field along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Saturday after removing a partly cemented wall behind Maikhuli Upp... Read More


Assam: HSLC, Higher Secondary exams likely to be delayed as classes extended

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has said the HSLC (Matric) and Higher Secondary final examinations are likely to be held later than usual following disruptions caused by the ... Read More


Manipur: Kuki Inpi demands probe into arrest of seven villagers in Kangpokpi

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has demanded an immediate investigation into the arrest of seven villagers, including a church leader, by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in K... Read More


Wanted Jharkhand Maoist Brijesh Ganjhu killed in Varanasi encounter

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- The chief of the banned Maoist organisation Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), Brijesh Ganjhu, alias Gopal Singh Bhokta, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Ter... Read More


Assam govt orders release of teachers with approved mutual transfers

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- The Assam government has directed the immediate release of school teachers whose mutual transfer applications have been approved, following the completion of the first phase of t... Read More


Bay of Bengal system intensifies, could become first cyclone of 2026

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- A low-pressure area over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea is moving west-northwestwards and is likely to intensify into a depression on September 21 ... Read More