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Assam's heritage at risk: 2 historic tea estates to be replaced by township, university

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Two historic Assam tea estates, Chinamara and Bholaguri, are slated to vanish as the Assam government has decided to allot their land for a new satellite township and a university... Read More


Assam: Infant's death at GMCH; CM orders high-level probe, calls incident 'shameful and unacceptable'

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday night following the tragic death of an infant earlier that day. The inf... Read More


Assam: IIT Guwahati joins global team to decode flickering X-ray signals from distant black hole

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in Assam, in collaboration with scientists from the U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (ISRO) and Haifa University, ... Read More


Tripura CM Manik Saha rejects Rahul Gandhi's 'vote theft' allegation as baseless

Agartala, Aug. 19 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation of vote theft as "baseless and politically motivated." Speaking at the 117th birt... Read More


Manipur: FNCC condemns Kuki militants' attacks on Naga villages

Imphal, Aug. 19 -- The Foothill Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) has strongly condemned ongoing acts of intimidation and harassment by Kuki militants, particularly members of the Kuki National Front... Read More


Tensions flare at Assam-Meghalaya border over alleged illegal electric pole erection

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Tension erupted on Monday along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Maikhuli village, Ri-Bhoi district, after local residents dismantled electric poles that the Assam State Electricity ... Read More


Assam records first cases of snakebites from dead cobras and krait

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Experts in Assam have documented the first known cases of snakebites caused by dead cobras and a krait, highlighting the dangers of handling dead snakes. A study titled "Death to... Read More


Assam experts find dead cobras and kraits can still bite: A world first

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- Experts in Assam have documented the first known cases of snakebites caused by dead cobras and a krait, highlighting the dangers of handling dead snakes. A study titled "Death to... Read More


Why did Assam CM meet Gauhati High Court Chief Justice in secret?

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- A private meeting in New Delhi between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar has raised significant ethical questions, parti... Read More


Scrap ST status of women married to non-tribal: Tripura MLA

Agartala, Aug. 19 -- Rebel-turned Tripura MLA from the Tipra Motha Party, Ranjit Debbarma, on Monday accused non-tribal men of deliberately marrying tribal women to exploit tribal benefits. He urged ... Read More