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Indonesia: Mount Anak Krakatau eruption sends ash 50,000 feet high, disrupts 301 flights

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau sent a large cloud of volcanic ash up to 50,000 feet into the atmosphere on Sunday, disrupting air travel across parts of Java and S... Read More


Sikkim: Landslide partially blocks Teesta, Chyakoong rivers in North Sikkim

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- A major landslide struck the Naga-Tosa Road in North Sikkim's Naga Forest area on the night of September 5 and 6, partially blocking the Teesta and Chyakoong rivers and prompting ... Read More


Assam: 'No limit to ambition', scholar Hiren Gohain tears into Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Noted public intellectual and scholar Hiren Gohain has launched a scathing critique of Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, accusing the leader of unbridled personal ambition and unp... Read More


Assam: Two held with 22 dead parrots and airgun in Sadiya

Doomdooma, Sept. 6 -- During a naka-checking operation in Assam's Sadiya on Saturday, police seized 22 dead parrots and an airgun, and later handed over two men along with the items to the Forest Depa... Read More


Assam: Government abolishes licence requirement for petroleum products

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced the abolition of licence requirements for petroleum products as part of the state government's measures to improve the ease ... Read More


Teachers' Day 2026: Why Teachers Are the Strongest and Weakest Links in Education

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- When the country's young people, under the leadership of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), have been centre-staging the education system, Teachers' Day 2026, at this juncture, puts... Read More


Assam: Sivasagar students' body gives police 24 hours to solve two men's deaths

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Protests erupted in Assam's Sivasagar on Saturday after the bodies of two young men were found in the same drain, with a students' organisation giving police 24 hours to solve the... Read More


Assam: ECI registers complaint against former Nagaon DC Devasish Sharma

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has registered a complaint against former Nagaon District Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Devasish Sharma following allegations o... Read More


Film Review| Baazingg Khwatai (2026) : A Poor and Predictable Folk Horror Based in Assam

Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Despite having an abundance of mythology and folklore at its disposal, the regional filmmakers of Assam have shown little interest in exploring the rich genre possibilities that c... Read More


Manipur: JFD calls for protest, demands 1951 base year in NRC resolution

Imphal, Sept. 6 -- The Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) has demanded that 1951 be inserted as the base year in the resolution passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly on September 2 reg... Read More