The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for the Northeast region over the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms and lightning are expected in isolated areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. Heavy rain is likely in parts…
The Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court has nullified the appointments of 935 police constables hired between January 2018 and October 2019 without public advertisement. Justice Devashis Baruah ordered the Nagaland government to initiate a new recruitment process within…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that female candidates for the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) will undergo consensual frisking. This decision follows controversy after a female candidate, Nabanita Sarma, described her frisking experience at a Nalbari…
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) filed an FIR against Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita at the Bhangagarh police station in Guwahati. Kalita's comments during a public meeting in Rangiya on September 20 suggested that only BJP members would benefit…
Nagaon Police apprehended Ishrafil Hussain and Fuzail Ahmed, accused of gang-raping a minor, within 36 hours of the crime. The duo had abducted and allegedly raped the girl on Thursday in Lathiamari area. Locals rescued the girl, who is undergoing…
Fishermen in Biswanath district, Assam, are in distress as rising temperatures have led to the death of dozens of fish. Idris Ali, who operates a fishery in Sewaguri, reported a loss of around 20 to 22 quintals of fish. With…
Residents of Hailakandi and parts of Mizoram are worried about the worsening condition of National Highway 6, the key route between Assam and Mizoram. Potholes have made the road nearly unmotorable, especially around Jamira hospital and Gharmurra market. The poor…
A minor girl was allegedly abducted and raped by two bike-borne individuals in Nagaon's Lathiamari area on Thursday night. Locals rescued the girl after hearing her brother's cries for help, but the perpetrators escaped. The victim is undergoing treatment at…
Assam CID arrested Dewaprakash Bhagawati for embezzling Rs 65 crore through fake work orders linked to the Matak Council. Several accomplices, including Parth Bhardwaj and Pallavi Thakuria, have also been detained. In a separate case, Palashbari police arrested Himadri Das…
Police have arrested former BDO Ranjit Buragohain and Parismita Phukan Baishya in connection with the death of BJP leader Devojit Hazarika in Sonari, Assam. Hazarika reportedly died by suicide, leaving a note blaming a journalist and three others for mental…