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NEET-UG 2026: NTA appoints new Joint Secretaries, Directors amid ongoing probe

Guwahati, May 17 -- Amid the ongoing CBI investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and the Centre's decision to shift the examination to a computer-based format from next year, the government has... Read More


Interview| "Loneliness has become a modern reality": Assamese writer Namita Baishya on society and storytelling

Guwahati, May 17 -- Acclaimed Assamese writer Namita Baishya has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Assamese literature. Known for her psychological depth, lyrical storytell... Read More


Police complaint filed against KLA-L over threat to Manipur CM's visit

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: A formal complaint has been filed with the Director General of Police (DGP), Manipur, after the underground outfit Kuki Liberation Army-Letkholun (KLA... Read More


Assam: Kaziranga tourism pioneer Achintya Barua passes away

Guwahati, May 17 -- By NE NOW NEWS Guwahati: Achintya Barua, affectionately known as "Manju da" and founder of the iconic Wild Grass Resort in Kaziranga, passed away on Sunday, leaving behind a profo... Read More


Nagaland opens rental housing complex for urban poor in Chumoukedima

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi Dimapur: In a move to provide affordable homes with sanitation and other basic essential services, the Nagaland government has opened a rental housing com... Read More


Assam: Mob torches two vehicles in Tinsukia over suspected cattle theft

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Manoj Kumar Ojha Doomdooma: Tension prevailed in the Borhapjan area under Doomdooma Police Station in Assam's Tinsukia district on Sunday after an irate mob set two ve... Read More


Manipur: UNC announces economic blockade over captive Naga civilians

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The United Naga Council (UNC) has announced an inter-district economic blockade along National Highways passing through Naga-inhabited areas of Manipu... Read More


Manipur: Two drug smugglers, insurgent cadre arrested in separate operations

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Bit Irom Imphal: The sleuths of Manipur's Narcotics and Border Affairs (NAB) along with central security forces, in a joint operation, arrested two alleged drug smuggl... Read More


Northeast Nook: Cartoon by Nituparna Rajbongshi, May 17, 2026

Guwahati, May 17 -- Treat your eyes to the insightful satire of Assam's celebrated cartoonist, Nituparna Rajbongshi, in today's visual commentary for Sunday, May 17, 2026. Northeast Now presents this... Read More


Assam: Oversized rooftop hoardings in Pathsala trigger public safety concerns

Guwahati, May 17 -- Reported by Sasanka Talukdar Bajali: Residents and commuters in Assam's Pathsala town have raised concerns over several oversized iron-frame advertisement hoardings installed atop... Read More