One-horned rhinoceroses seen at an elevated area in Kaziranga.

Assam: Not only for horns, rhinos are also killed for nails

Investigation has revealed that rhino nails are in demand in the grey market.

06 Oct 2019 1:32 AM

It will also have a hospital, an auditorium, a common kitchen and 180 toilets and washrooms.

Assam’s 15-storey detention centre to house 3,000 people

The construction project for the detention centre, that will cost Rs 46 crore, had started in 2018.

05 Oct 2019 2:04 AM

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: ANI)

NGOs withdraw call to boycott Shah’s Mizoram visit

During his one-day visit to Aizawl, Shah will inaugurate an exhibition of northeast handloom and handicraft products and meet state leaders.

05 Oct 2019 2:02 AM

AASU warns Centre it will launch stir on Citizenship Bill

Student Union threatens stir if Modi govt enacts new law.

03 Oct 2019 1:19 AM

Mizoram NGOs to oppose Shah’s visit

BJP appeals to call off protest, says minister’s visit will benefit state.

02 Oct 2019 2:25 AM

The cadres revealed the location of a temporary campsite close to the spot of their apprehension. (Photo: PTI)

Army nabs 6 NDFB(S) men from N-E forest

The ambush team on the intervening night of September 30 and October 1 came close to the militants and noticed their movement in the area.

02 Oct 2019 2:22 AM

Assam Sahitya Sabha president Paramananda Rajbongshi too emphasised the need for an error-free NRC.

Convention wants 1951 as cut-off year to identify Indians

The NRC which has been published recently had March 24,1971 as cut off date.

01 Oct 2019 2:24 AM

The SpiceJet officials who expressed their inability in stating anything on record, however, confirmed that the airline has suspended its operations to Bangladesh for an indefinite period.

Guwahati to Dhaka direct flight service put on hold indefinitely

SpiceJet, one of the leading low-cost flight operators of the country, suspended the operations last week due to lack of ‘commercial viability’.

30 Sep 2019 6:20 AM

The final NRC, published on August 31, had included 3.11 crore applicants as citizens and excluded 19 lakh.

Those left out of Assam’s NRC can still vote: EC

Those who failed to make it to the final NRC list have been given 120 days to appeal against their exclusion at the Foreigners Tribunals.

28 Sep 2019 1:45 AM

Security forces said that Myanmar Army has warned its citizens from giving shelter to Indian insurgent leaders. (Representational image)

Families of Ulfa rebels to assist in surrender?

Over 150 still roaming along Myanmar border.

25 Sep 2019 2:54 AM

NSCN(I-M) is yet to issue any statement. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Tribal groups plead for Naga peace pact

The 14 tribal groups pleaded NNPGs to strive for peace and unity since violence and bloodshed had taken enough Naga lives.

24 Sep 2019 2:26 AM

Sarbananda Sonowal narrowly escapes air crash

Sonowal and his co-travellers experienced a few threatening moments as the helicopter twirled three times in the air.

24 Sep 2019 2:22 AM

Pointing out that several families belonging to Garo and Koch Rajbongshi communities have submitted “refugee certificate” as evidence for inclusion of their names, authoritative sources in NRC secretariat said that the NRC authorities could not verify the veracity of these “refugee certificates” so their names could not be included into the NRC. (Photo: PTI)

Many indigenous refugees find no place in Assam NRC

The authorities said that they are preparing to issue rejection certificates to all 19L people, defining specific reason for rejection from list.

22 Sep 2019 5:56 AM

Security sources said that investigation has revealed that poachers have been using sophisticated weapons like AK-47 to kill rhino and it is suspect to have been sold to them by militants.

In N-E, illegal weapons now major headache for forces

Amid ceasefire and negotiations, militants selling weapons.

20 Sep 2019 2:42 AM

The NCW, which took suo moto cognisance of the incident, condemned the treatment meted out to the women.

NCW for stern action against cops

NHRC also serves notice to chief secy and DGP, seeks detailed report of case.

19 Sep 2019 1:50 AM

In what has created sensation, a woman and her two sisters have alleged that they were stripped and tortured inside a police station in Darrang district by police while interrogating them in connection with a case of their brother who had eloped with a girl of different religion. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Guwahati: Pregnant woman, sisters stripped, beaten by police

Two policemen and a woman constable were involved in torturing them throughout the night asking the whereabouts of their brother, the victim alleged.

18 Sep 2019 4:25 AM

Asserting that real time intelligence sharing between nthe state police forces was necessary to reduce the comfort level of insurgents, security sources said that thre have been reports of several top insurgent leaders from Manipur taking shelter in Guwahati for treatment frequently. (Representational Image)

N-E told to touch up coordination

Admitting that militancy was certainly on wane in the northeastern state, security sources said that the footprint of the insurgency was still there.

17 Sep 2019 2:10 AM

A plenary session of North Eastern Council in progress.

Nagaland governor moots idea of course correction in North Eastern Council

Ravi reiterated and mooted the idea of doing a course correction in the functioning of the council.

16 Sep 2019 7:19 AM

The final NRC list — which has the names of those who have been accepted as citizens, those who have been rejected and those whose appeals are pending – was uploaded on the official NRC site.

NRC office releases status of all citizens

The list was published online on the official website of the NRC authorities.

15 Sep 2019 12:42 AM

People who failed to make it to the final NRC can appeal to any of the FTs within 120 days from receiving the rejection order from the NRC authority.

NRC: Assam govt starts judges’ appointment for tribunals

It is significant that ministry of home affairs has approved the 400 additional FTs out of which 200 are being set up in the first phase.

14 Sep 2019 3:00 AM

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