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Itanagar, Oct 6: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu, performed bhoomi pujan and inaugurated the Namchik-Namphuk Coal Mine on Monday at Longtom under Kharsang sub-division in Changlang district. This is Arunachal Pradesh's first ever commercial coal mining operation. The project will share 65.50% of revenue with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, in his address, hailed the occasion as a historic day for Arunachal ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 6: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday, said that the government will soon hold a press conference to share details of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) report concerning Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and his wife's alleged links with Pakistan. Briefing the press after chairing a Cabinet meeting, Sarma called the report "very damaging and damning" and stated that discussions were held informally in the meeting. "Today we have discussed the report informally. It is a v ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 2: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has provided the High Commission of India with the autopsy report of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg, along with preliminary findings into the artiste's death. An SPF spokesperson confirmed the handover to a Singapore daily on Wednesday. Legal expert Ng Kai Ling, associate director at LIMN Law Corporation in Singapore, told The Straits Times that while Singapore law does not define "foul play" statutorily, the SPF's statement suggests authorit ...Read More >
Itanagar, Oct 2: Two labourers were killed and three others injured when a landslide struck a construction site in Lapnan Village, Tirap district, on Wednesday. Tirap District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Emily Tingkhatra said the incident occurred around 11:30 am when earth cutting at the site triggered the landslide, burying the workers under debris. Rescue teams from Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force, and the State Disaster Response Force rushed to the site to carry out the o ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1: Guwahati's first-ever women's ODI drew an unprecedented turnout of over 22,000 fans, despite intermittent rain, setting a new record for an ICC women's event. The India-Sri Lanka clash on Tuesday saw 22,843 spectators at the venue, surpassing the previous group-stage attendance record of 15,935 set during the India-Pakistan fixture at last year's Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai, the ICC confirmed on Wednesday. "The attendance of 22,843 spectators for the opening match of the IC ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1: Twelve days after the demise of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, the Assam Police, on Tuesday night, arrested two key accused in connection with the probe into the circumstances surrounding his death. Organiser of the North East India Festival (NEIF) Shyamkanu Mahanta was taken into custody around 12.30 am while returning from Singapore. Shortly after, at about 1.30 am, Siddarth Sharma was arrested near Gurugram while travelling from Rajasthan to Delhi. The two prime accused were fl ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 30: The Raijor Dal on Tuesday launched an indefinite sit-in in Guwahati demanding justice in the case of cultural icon Zubeen Garg's death. Party president Akhil Gogoi declared that the agitation would continue until the key accused are arrested. The decision came after an extended executive meeting of the Raijor Dal in Guwahati on Monday. Gogoi accused the state government of deliberately adopting delaying tactics to shield the culprits. "Citizens of Assam, with your blessings ...Read More >
Aizawl, Sept 30: Mizoram has been battling a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) since mid-March, which has left over 9,380 pigs dead and affected around 3,690 families across 162 villages and localities in eight districts. A senior official of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD), on Tuesday, said that the fast-spreading disease continues to surge with no indication of easing. So far, the AHVD teams in eight districts have culled around 3455 pigs in a bid to contain ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 30: For the first time, Guwahati is hosting five matches of the ICC Women's World Cup, and the excitement at Barsapara Stadium is palpable on Tuesday as city readies for the opening match of the coveted tournament. Though the gates are set to open at 3 pm for the inauguration ceremony of the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup, with the Indian women's team facing Sri Lanka, eager fans, students, and cricket enthusiasts have been flocking to the stadium since early morning. The inaugurati ...Read More >
Kohima, Sept 30: The Nagaland unit of the Congress on Monday said that it will organise a mega rally to be addressed by the AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in the State capital Kohima on October 7. Announcing this, State Congress chief S Supongmeren Jamir also sought to downplay the proposed merger of NPF and NDPP, claiming it would not have any significant impact on the State's politics. Jamir said that the October 7 rally at the Naga Solidarity Park here would focus on "save democracy, sav ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 30: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that warfare is now "measured in hours and seconds, not months", with satellites, drones and sensors redefining the nature of conflict, as he urged the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to develop a futuristic roadmap that anticipates new challenges, integrates cutting-edge technologies and continuously adapts strategies. In his address at the 42nd ICG Commanders' Conference held at the force's headquarters here, Singh also underlined tha ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 30: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday accused the BJP-led State government of attempting to divert the ongoing investigation into the death of heart-throb Zubeen Garg. "This is not an investigation. This is a cover up which is going on. Otherwise, the two main persons who are accused, the manager and the event organizer, named by the Chief Minister himself... why are they being given vacation time? They are yet to be interrogated by the Stat ...Read More >
Jorhat, September 29: Durga Puja in Jorhat, where late cultural icon Zubeen Garg spent his childhood, carries a subdued tone this year amid mourning for the beloved cultural icon. Across the town, puja pandals have turned into spaces of remembrance, with Zubeen's songs echoing in the background, photographs adorning mandaps and cultural events cancelled in his honour. At several pandals, the soulful melody of Mayabini Raatir Bukut is being played on loop, creating an atmosphere of reverence ra ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 29: India and Bhutan are set to be connected by rail for the first time, with two railway projects worth Rs 4,033 crore fully funded by the Centre. The announcement was made by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw alongside Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday, marking a historic moment in bilateral relations between the two countries. The ambitious India-Bhutan Railway Project will link Bhutan's Gelephu and Samtse towns to India's vast railway network. The Kokrajhar-Ge ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 29: The Assam government has formally requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with the untimely demise of noted singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a post on microblogging platform, stated, "The Govt of Assam has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with ...Read More >
Jorhat, Sept 29: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Textiles and External Affairs Pabitra Margherita today denied the allegations levelled by AJP leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi that Zubeen Garg's body was brought from Singapore to India with money collected by Assamese NRIs in Singapore. Addressing newspersons at the Jorhat Circuit House on Sunday evening, Margherita said that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had taken special efforts to bring back the mortal remains of the iconic singer right after ...Read More >
Itanagar, Sept 27: High on the rugged Himalayas, where temperatures often dip below 20°C and altitudes soar beyond 15,000 feet, nine Tibetan refugee women are scripting a story of resilience and empowerment. Serving with the 763 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)'s Project Vartak, they stand shoulder to shoulder with men in one of the most challenging works - road construction in high-altitude border areas. For these women, what began as a means of livelihood ...Read More >
Aizawl, Sept 27: Teams of zoologists from the Pachhunga University College here will study and assess the current outbreak of rodents, sources said. Led by Prof Lalramliana, two teams from the Zoology department of the college set out on Thursday to visit the affected villages, while one team set out on Friday, the sources said. The teams will examine and find out the species of the rodents and identify whether they are potential to spread scrub typhus, it said. According to the findings of e ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 27: Assam has taken the lead in India's Swadeshi 4G revolution, with 2,053 towers already set up across the state as part of the country's first fully indigenous mobile network. The landmark project, inaugurated nationally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jharsuguda, Odisha, on Saturday, marks India's entry into the league of nations with their own end-to-end telecom technology. A special event at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Chief Min ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 27: Assam has reported the steepest decline in child marriages in India, recording 84 per cent drop in cases among girls and 91 per cent drop among boys in the last three years. The report - titled Tipping Point to Zero: Evidence Towards a Child Marriage Free India, released by Just Rights for Children (JRC) - notes that at the national level, child marriages declined by 69 per cent among girls and 72 per cent among boys. In terms of decline in child marriages among girls in 5 s ...Read More >
Agartala, Sept 27: Ahead of the five-day-long Durga Puja festivities beginning Sunday, heavy security arrangements have been put in place along Tripura's 856-km border with Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag said a series of meetings had been held with the Border Security Force (BSF) and other security agencies to further intensify vigil along the India-Bangladesh border. "BSF authorities have assured us that they will further strengthen sec ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 27: The soul of Zubeen Garg will not rest in peace if vandalism and hooliganism being carried out using his name are not stopped, said his longtime friend Pabitra Margherita. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Margherita, who is the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, said that Zubeen always stood up for peace and no one should re sort to vandalism using his name. He said that as the Government has already formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe Zubeen's death, p ...Read More >
Kokrajhar/Chirang, Sept 27: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), a key constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, stormed the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam, winning 28 of the 40 seats. Under the leadership of Hagrama Mohilary, the party significantly improved its tally from 17 seats in 2020, securing an absolute majority and restoring its dominance in the region. The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the BJP, both alliance partners in the outgoing coun ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 26: The artiste community of Assam has stepped up its demand for justice in the death of legendary singer Zubeen Garg, with several prominent figures filing complaints at the CID office in Guwahati against musician Siddhartha Sharma and Northeast India Festival event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta. On Friday, leading actors and directors, including Jatin Bora, Ravi Sharma, and Sasanka Samir, visited the CID office to file complaint. The CID took detailed depositions from each artist ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 26: Scientists have reported the golden haired tube-nosed bat from two localities in Mizoram, thus bringing a fresh addition to the bat fauna of India and South Asia as a whole. With this latest addition, the confirmed tally of Indian bat species currently stands at 136. The findings have been published in the September 25, 2025 edition of zoological megajournal, Zootaxa. While undertaking a systematic assessment of the bat fauna of Mizoram, bat researcher Dr Uttam Saikia of Zoo ...Read More >
Itanagar, Sep 16: Elaborate arrangements are underway in the state capital ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Itanagar on September 22. Security has been significantly beefed up, and preparations such as road beautification and stage construction are in full swing, on Tuesday. During his visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the 1,830-km Frontier Highway project, which will run parallel to the McMahon Line, connecting Bomdila in West Kameng distric ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 16: A 2019-batch ACS officer, Nupur Borah, arrested by the Chief Minister's Special Vigilance Cell on Monday in connection with a disproportionate assets case, spent the night at the Panbazar Police Station. Borah was interrogated by officials of the Women's Cell overnight and was transferred to the CM Vigilance Office in Chilarai Nagar, along with Lat Mandal Surajit Deka, on Tuesday morning. During the investigation, authorities seized cash of around Rs 92.50 lakh, along with a ...Read More >
Shillong, Sep 16: The long-awaited reshuffle in the Conrad K. Sangma-led Meghalaya cabinet will take place on Tuesday, with the swearing-in of new ministers scheduled at Raj Bhavan at 5 pm. As many as eight sitting ministers are set to be dropped, and new faces are being inducted. Chief Minister Sangma met Governor Chandrashekhar H. Vijayashankar on Monday evening and submitted the list of legislators who would be inducted. From the ruling National People's Party (NPP), four ministers -- Heal ...Read More >
Imphal, Sept 16: Search operations are underway for a man, believed to be about 70 years old, who reportedly fell into the overflowing Iril River, on Monday afternoon. Identified as Md Najir Ali of Kshetri Awang Leikai, he went missing after being swept away by the flood waters from breached river embankment around 3.30 pm. The incident occurred amid worsening floods in Manipur, where incessant rains have battered several districts. Another body was recovered from Mayang Imphal on Sunday. Ami ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sept 15: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), on Monday, claimed that the foundation stone for the Narengi-Kuruwa bridge project had already been laid by former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The statement came in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Assam, during which he inaugurated several infrastructure and healthcare projects, including the bridge project. "The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the Narengi-Kuruwa bridge during his visit, bu ...Read More >
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