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'Dimagi Naxal Party' surges past 4 lakh Instagram followers after Modi's Independence Day speech

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- A satirical Instagram account named "Dimagi Naxal Party" has rapidly attracted attention online after Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the phrase "dimaagi Naxals" during his Inde... Read More


NTA removes 50 staff, hires professionals to overhaul exam system after UGC-NET paper errors

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) has removed over 50 employees and opened recruitment for specialised professionals as part of a major restructuring of its examination system fol... Read More


Assam: Three detained in Jorhat woman's death amid rape, murder allegations

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- Police in Assam's Jorhat district have detained three women in connection with the death of a young woman, after her family alleged that she was raped and murdered. The woman, a ... Read More


Assam: AAI begins preliminary survey for proposed airport in Majuli

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun a preliminary survey in Assam's Majuli to assess the feasibility of setting up an airport on the river island, following the state ... Read More


Jharkhand cancels JSSC-CGL exam, TDPL tests since 2014 amid recruitment irregularities protest

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The Jharkhand government on Monday, August 17, cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and all recruitment tests conducte... Read More


Assam: Nagaon court sentences five to life in 2016 Batadrava murder case

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- A court in Nagaon district has sentenced five people to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case registered at Batadrava Police Station in 2016. The Additional District... Read More


Assam: Koch-Rajbongshi students' body seeks halt to illegal hill mining in Karbi Anglong, Jagiroad

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The Madhya Assam Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union on August 18 urged the Assam government to immediately halt alleged illegal hill mining activities in central Assam. The organisat... Read More


Supreme Court warns states against blocking elephant corridors, says crop damage cannot obstruct wildlife movement

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said States cannot obstruct elephant corridors simply because wild elephants damage crops, stressing that established wildlife movement routes must rem... Read More


Meghalaya: 86 Laitumkhrah vendors relocated as Shillong moves to ease traffic congestion

Guwahati, Aug. 18 -- Traffic flow in Shillong's Laitumkhrah area improved on August 17 after authorities shifted 86 roadside hawkers and vendors to designated vending spaces at Dhankheti and Brightwel... Read More


Saradha chit fund scam: Supreme Court grants bail to Sudipta Sen in Assam CBI case

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sudipta Sen, chairman and the managing director of the Saradha Group, in a criminal case registered by the Central Bureau of Investig... Read More