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Only 2% forest-cover target met in 10 years, CAG audit exposes Green India Mission gap

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Only about 2% of the targeted increase in forest cover under the Green India Mission (GIM) was achieved over 10 years, according to a performance audit by the Comptroller and Audi... Read More


Assam: Nearly Rs 150 crore flood relief disbursed as damage assessment reaches 75%

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Nearly Rs 150 crore in interim assistance has reached flood-hit families in Assam, with the state government aiming to settle all remaining eligible claims by Monday, August 17. ... Read More


Assam Floods 2026: Why PDNA Must Go Beyond Counting Losses

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Ruby B. Das & Moupiya Das The 2026 floods across Assam's sub-basins have laid bare the growing convergence of climate volatility and ecological fragility. While some attribute th... Read More


Assam: Protests intensify over move to allot 550 hectares of Rakhyasini Reserve Forest land to industries

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Protests have intensified in Assam's Goalpara district over an alleged government proposal to make a large portion of the Rakhyasini Reserve Forest available for industrial develo... Read More


NTA to re-conduct UGC-NET for English, Sociology, Commerce after question paper errors

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) will re-conduct the UGC-NET examinations for English, Sociology and Commerce after a review panel found substantial errors in the question papers... Read More


Across the Gulf During a War: What My UAE-Oman Journey Revealed

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- On August 2, 2026, I travelled to the UAE and later took a road journey by bus to Muscat, Oman. What made the trip unusual was not only the geography I was crossing, but also the ... Read More


Manipur: Nine insurgents arrested, arms, explosives and 2,156 rounds recovered in joint operations

Imphal, Aug. 17 -- Security forces in Manipur, including the Assam Rifles and state police commandos, arrested nine active cadres of banned insurgent groups during a series of intelligence-based opera... Read More


Mizoram Police deny rumours in Lunglei murder case, say no arrests made yet

Aizawl, Aug. 17 -- Mizoram Police have yet to arrest any suspect in the alleged murder of a 15-year-old girl in south Mizoram's Lunglei district, nearly two weeks after her death, a police officer sai... Read More


Assam Career 2026 : Apply for Asst. Professor in GCU Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug. 17 -- Applications are invited for recruitment of various teaching positions or career in GCU Guwahati Assam in 2026. Girijananda Chowdhury University (GCU) Guwahati Assam is inviting ... Read More


Manipur: Churachandpur Kuki CSOs issue 48-hour ultimatum over alleged security forces hospital raid

Imphal, Aug. 17 -- Kuki civil society organisations in Churachandpur have issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the suspension and prosecution of personnel allegedly involved in an incident at PC Nursi... Read More