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Assam: Gorkha students' body warns of fresh agitation over alleged rape in Tinsukia

Digboi, Aug. 10 -- The All Assam Gorkha Students' Union (AAGSU), Tinsukia district committee, has stepped up pressure on the administration over the alleged rape and assault of a 22-year-old woman at ... Read More


AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj alleges Rs 22,000 crore worth of subsidised rice diverted through Assam corporation

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- A political controversy has emerged in Delhi after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that subsidised rice intended for economically vulnerable sections of the... Read More


Arunachal Congress demands CM Pema Khandu's resignation over alleged non-cooperation with CBI probe

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has called for Chief Minister Pema Khandu to step down, accusing his government of failing to cooperate with a CBI inquiry ordered ... Read More


Assam flood: Death toll reaches 100 as over 1.37 lakh people remain affected

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- Assam's flood-related death toll rose to 100 on Sunday, August 9, after two more people drowned in floodwaters in Golaghat and Karbi Anglong districts, according to the Assam Stat... Read More


15,000 seed balls to help revive Assam's degraded elephant habitats

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- In a novel attempt to bring degraded forest patches back to life, conservation organisation Aaranyak has deployed more than 15,000 native seed balls across parts of Assam's Khalin... Read More


Manipur: STDCM renews demand for Scheduled Tribe status for Meitei community

Imphal, Aug. 10 -- The Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee, Manipur (STDCM) renewed its demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Meitei community during an observance of the International Day of th... Read More


Arunachal CM Pema Khandu calls for Northeast universities to become 'problem-solving institutions'

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday called upon universities of the Northeast to move beyond conventional degree-oriented education and become "problem-solving ... Read More


Do not weaponise FCRA against Christian institutions, says Nagaland Congress

Dimapur, Aug. 10 -- The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Monday asked the Centre not to turn the FCRA into an ideological weapon. In a statement issued by its communication department, t... Read More


Manipur: Kuki youth group urges caution over highway free movement announcement

Imphal, Aug. 10 -- The newly formed Kuki Youth Organisation (KYO) has urged caution following Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh's announcement on free movement along highways during his vi... Read More


Assam's environment under threat from unplanned development, says Sr Advocate KN Choudhury

Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- Development projects undertaken without proper planning and environmental safeguards can have serious consequences for Assam, senior advocate of the Gauhati High Court Kamal Nayan... Read More