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Assam: Arson at Jadav Payeng's Forest sparks statewide protest over sand mining nexus

India, Jan. 6 -- An illegal sand mining nexus has come under intense scrutiny after Molai Kathoni 2.0, a riverine forest raised in active opposition to riverbed extraction, was deliberately set ablaze... Read More


Assam: Morigaon district orders closure of all schools on January 6

India, Jan. 6 -- The Morigaon district administration in Assam on Monday ordered the closure of all schools in the district on January 6 in view of the prevailing severe cold wave, officials said. Th... Read More


Assam pushes back 13 foreign nationals attempting illegal entry: CM

India, Jan. 6 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that authorities in the state apprehended 13 foreign nationals who were attempting to enter India illegally and pushed them bac... Read More


Manipur Govt hands over Saiton Nganukon bomb blast probe to NIA

India, Jan. 6 -- The Manipur government on Tuesday handed over the investigation into the Saiton Nganukon serial bomb blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a day after explosions inju... Read More


Congress meeting turns violent in Assam's Sribhumi, leader injured

India, Jan. 6 -- A Congress functionary was allegedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a party colleague at a restaurant in Assam's Sribhumi district on Monday evening, police and party sources s... Read More


Assam: Potato farmers block National Highway in Sadiya over low prices

India, Jan. 6 -- Hundreds of potato farmers from the Sadiya region of Tinsukia district in Assam on Monday blocked a national highway by dumping tonnes of their produce on the road to protest falling ... Read More


Assam: Oil India pipeline burst in Tingkong

Monrovia, Jan. 6 -- A pipeline of Oil India Limited(OIL) was bursted at Halmari Dighalia gaon in Assam's Tingkhong of Dibrugarh on Monday night. The incident occured at around 10 pm on Monday. Acco... Read More


Assam: Dr Gayatri Gogoi receives Dr Badan Ch kro Memorial Award

Monrovia, Jan. 6 -- Dr Gayatri Gogoi Professor of Assam Medical College Hospital and Adjuct Scientist of ICMR, honoured with Dr Badan Ch kro Memorial Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Service during th... Read More


Manipur Congress slams Centre after Amit Shah-led meet, flags fresh IED blast

Monrovia, Jan. 6 -- Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president Keisham Meghachandra Singh on Monday criticised the Centre over a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah with the ... Read More


Arunachal: Environment panel clears 1,200-MW Kalai-II hydro project amid white-bellied heron concerns

India, Jan. 5 -- A Union Environment Ministry panel has recommended environmental clearance for the 1,200-MW Kalai-II hydroelectric project on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district. T... Read More