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Assam NRC coordinator files case against predecessor Hajela for treason

Guwahati: Assam state coordinator of NRC Hitesh Dev Sarma has filed an FIR against his predecessor Prateek Hajela alleging treason for knowingly allowing irregularities in preparing the list which resulted in illegal migrants registering their names as Indians in...

Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates North East Research Conclave

Guwahati: Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday inaugurated the three-day long North East Research Conclave organised jointly by the IIT Guwahati and the government of Assam.Delivering the inaugural address, Pradhan said, “There is a need for greater...

Floods continue to wreak havoc in Assam, 6.6 lakh people affected

Guwahati: As rains continue to slash different parts of Assam, the menace of floods continue to create havoc in the state. Several parts of Assam are reeling under flood waters.According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) 6.6 lakh...

Assam: Highlands built in Kaziranga National Park to save Rhino from flood fury

Guwahati: To save the animals including the famed one horned Rhino at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam from the flood fury, the government has built around 40 highland for providing shelters to the...

Southern Assam likely to face food shortage due to snapping of rail links

Guwahati: With the movement of trains on the vital Lumding-Silchar hill section closed since May 14, following massive landslides in Assam’s North Cachar Hills district, the cut off region of Southern Assam is likely to face food shortage in...

Death toll in Assam flood reaches 8, 4 lakh people affected

Guwahati: As floods continue to play havoc, death toll in Assam has reached 8 with more than 4 lakh people have been affected in various parts of the state.As per the latest Assam state disaster management authority (ASDMA), as...

Assam flood fury: More than 2 lakh people affected

Guwahati: More than 2 lakh people have been affected by the surging floods across Assam as rains continued to lash different parts of the state on Monday.Rising waters of the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries are creating...

PLA has done capability enhancements near LAC in large measures: Chief of Eastern Command

Guwahat: Indian Army on Monday said that the People's Liberation Army of China has done capability enhancements in large measures along the Indo-China border near the line of actual control.Addressing a press conference here, Lt. General R P Kalita,...

Assam reels under first wave of floods; rail, road connectivity snapped

Guwahati:  More than 50 thousand people have been affected by the first wave of floods in Assam as train and road connectivity got snapped between Southern Assam and the rest of the state.According to the latest data, 222 villages...

It’s a no go for talks with ULFA: GoC in Easter Command

Guwahati: GOC in Chief of Eastern Command Lt. General R P Kalita on Monday said that the recent activities of the banned outfit ULFA (I) have left very little room for peace talks with the center.“We are conscious of...

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The day justice was tear-gased at RIMS, Imphal

By: Markson V LuikhamWhy were Kuki militants shielded and their injured cadres escorted while the families of six murdered...