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Meghalaya: Garo residents protest mandatory Khasi Language Test for DSC recruitment

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- More than 2,000 members of the Garo community from across the Khasi Hills gathered at Mallangkona in West Khasi Hills on Saturday, opposing the compulsory Khasi language qualifyi... Read More


Asian Games 2026: India clinches silver in women's 10m Air Rifle team event

Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- India opened its medal account at the Asian Games 2026 with a silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle team event at Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Japan on Sunda... Read More


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


Assam: Man arrested in Nagaon for allegedly practicing occult

Doomdooma, Sept. 20 -- Police arrested Jahur Ali of Balijan under Juria Police Station in Assam's Nagaon district, who is popularly known on social media as "Pagla Baba", for allegedly practising occu... 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


Manipur: Waithou forest sees green revival after anti-encroachment drive

Imphal, Sept. 20 -- Residents and commuters along Manipur's Imphal-Moreh Road (National Highway-102) have reported significant environmental improvements around the Waithou Protected Forest following ... 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: Doomdooma sees massive turnout for Zubeen Divas six years after anti-CAA protests

Doomdooma, Sept. 20 -- Six years after the anti-CAA protests in Assam's Doomdooma, the town saw another large gathering on Saturday evening, this time for Zubeen Divas following the death of singer Zu... Read More


Manipur: Tear gas fired as crowd targets convoy in Kangpokpi; six suspects detained

Imphal, Sept. 20 -- Security forces deployed tear gas shells on Saturday night to disperse an aggressive crowd that targeted a convoy transporting six suspected Kuki militants near Chawangkining in Ma... Read More