Jorhat: Security for Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi has been strengthened following intelligence inputs about a possible threat to his life. Additional house guards and a pilot escort have been deployed. The MLA said authorities received information…
Imphal: Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said the deployment of two Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units will strengthen law and order efforts in the state. The specialised CRPF commandos, trained in jungle warfare and counter-insurgency operations, are expected…
Tezpur: Tezpur University and Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health have signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration in mental health, education, research, and capacity building. The agreement aims to promote joint research projects, faculty exchange, internships, training programmes,…
Guwahati: The authorities of Maa Kamakhya Devalaya have announced that Special Darshan Ticket bookings will be available only through an online system from June 15, 2026. The temple administration said offline counter bookings for both morning and afternoon darshan slots…
Cachar: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck the Cachar region at 9:10:35 PM IST on Thursday, causing tremors in the area. No immediate reports of casualties or damage were received.
Imphal: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) on Thursday urged the Centre to take strong action against Kuki militant groups in Manipur, following the recovery of six mutilated bodies in Kangpokpi district. Condemning the killings as a "crime against…
South West Garo Hills: A 55-year-old Bangladeshi national, identified as Sati Rajbanshi from Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district, remained stranded in the no-man’s land near Mahendraganj along the India-Bangladesh border after talks between the BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh failed to resolve…
Sivasagar: The Sivasagar District Health Department has stepped up preventive measures against Japanese Encephalitis, with officials confirming that no cases of the disease have been reported in the district so far this year. Health authorities have been conducting insecticide spraying,…
Sonitpur: A mutilated carcass of a Royal Bengal tiger was recovered from a sandbar along the Gabharu River near Kochgaon in Assam’s Sonitpur district, prompting an investigation into suspected poaching. Forest officials said the tiger’s tail and all four limbs…
Guwahati: A special court in Assam is set to hear fresh bail applications filed by Paresh Baishya and Nandeshwar Bora, former bodyguards of late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, in a disproportionate assets case under investigation by the Chief Minister’s Vigilance…