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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confirms Jorhat-Majuli Bridge tender floated

Guwahati, May 22 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday confirmed that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has officially floated the tender for the long-awaited Jorhat-Majuli... Read More


Assam Chess Premier League set to begin in Guwahati on May 24

Guwahati, May 22 -- The All Assam Chess Association (AACA) is gearing up to launch the first edition of the Assam Chess Premier League, a franchise-style chess tournament set to take place in Guwahati... Read More


Mining project in Maharashtra's Naxal-hit Gadchiroli gets green signal

Guwahati, May 22 -- The Forest Advisory Committee has granted in-principle approval to a private mining project in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, a region affected by Naxal activity for nearly fiv... Read More


Tripura: BSF detains 9 Bangladeshi nationals, seizes contraband worth 60 lakh

Agartala, May 22 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) has made several arrests and seized substantial quantities of contraband items in separate operations conducted over the past two days, an official ... Read More


Nagaland Govt. seeks 6 weeks from Gauhati HC to set up customary courts

Guwahati, May 22 -- The Nagaland Government on Thursday asked the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench (GHCKB) for six weeks to complete the process of setting up Customary Courts and Subordinate District ... Read More


Manipur: KYKL cadre killed in sniper attack near Myanmar border

Imphal, May 22 -- A cadre of the proscribed Kanglei Yaol Kanna Lup (Meeyamgi Phingang Lanmee/Red army) was killed in a sniper attack by the suspected Kuki militants and their proxy war allied forces f... Read More


India lost 18,200 hectares of forest in 2024, reports Global Forest Watch

Guwahati, May 22 -- India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024, up from 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to new data released by Global Forest Watch (GFW), a global network of over 100 org... Read More


Tripura: Woman gives birth on train near Dharmanagar station

Agartala, May 22 -- A woman passenger gave birth to a healthy baby on board the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express near Tripura's Dharmanagar railway station on Thursday. The woman, identified as Ky... Read More


PM Modi to launch 'Rising Northeast: Investors' Summit 2025' on May 23

Guwahati, May 22 -- The first edition of the Rising Northeast: Investors' Summit 2025 will take place on May 23-24 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate ... Read More


Assam: Sumi Borah walks free after bail in multi-crore fraud case

Dibrugarh, May 22 -- Sumi Borah, a well-known actor and choreographer from Assam, was released from Dibrugarh Central Jail on Thursday evening after securing bail in all three cases linked to a multi-... Read More