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Arunachal: Forest Department issues advisory after suspected tiger sighting in Longding

Dibrugarh, Aug. 27 -- The Longding Forest Department of Arunachal Pradesh has issued a public advisory following a reported sighting of a large carnivore, suspected to be a tiger, along the LB Road be... Read More


Shillong court rejects KSU vice-president Pynkmenlang Sanmiet's bail plea

Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- The District Sessions Court in Shillong on Wednesday rejected the bail application filed by KSU vice-president Pynkmenlang Sanmiet. The court's reasons for denying bail were not i... Read More


Manipur: CM orders action against illegal arms, SoO cadres after five killed in Kangpokpi

Imphal, Aug. 27 -- Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a high-level security meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Imphal on Thursday evening. The meeting was held following the 15... Read More


Assam: Proposed Kaziranga ESZ should be based on scientific assessments and expert recommendations, says AENF

Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- The Assam Environmental NGO Forum (AENF), a platform of conservation organisations working at the grassroots, has raised objections to the Assam government's proposal to notify a ... Read More


Arunachal formalises new recruitment norms, makes PRC, APST and tribal language mandatory

Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- The Arunachal Pradesh government has formally notified uniform eligibility criteria for direct recruitment to posts and services under the state government, following the Cabinet'... Read More


AASU protests rising prices of essential commodities in Assam's Pathsala

Bajali, Aug. 27 -- The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) on Thursday staged a protest in Pathsala town against rising prices of essential commodities, demanding immediate government intervention to pro... Read More


Manipur: Death toll in Kangpokpi attack rises to five, Deputy CM condemns violence

Imphal, Aug. 27 -- The death toll in the August 27 armed assault along the Imphal-Tamenglong (IT) Road in Manipur's Kangpokpi district has risen to five. Another critically injured person succumbed to... Read More


Nepal flash floods kill at least 160, nearly 500 missing including 133 Indians

Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- At least 160 people have died, and nearly 500 remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through parts of central Nepal on Wednesday, causing widespread... Read More


Nepal floods disrupt over 12% of Hydropower capacity, affecting 430 MW amid widespread destruction

Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- Severe flash floods triggered by a surge in the Bhotekoshi River have disrupted around 430 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation and supply capacity in Nepal, affecting more th... Read More


Kaziranga at crossroads: A shrinking ESZ, expanding tourism and fight over land

Written by, Aug. 27 -- Kishor Kr Kalita, Mahesh Deka Kaziranga: At the back of a house near Dhansiri Mukh in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, wild elephants still wander up to the door most evenings.... Read More