“Assam’s first clean and green village” desires to get promoted as tourist spot

People in “Assam’s first clean and green village” in lower Assam’s Bajali district have raised their demand for development. In 2019, a Swacch Bharat Abhiyan report termed the village as a ‘clean and green village’. Fast forward two years, there has not been any significant progress so far as the development of the village is […]

Assam: Railway Bribery case: CBI arrests NFR’s chief electrical engineer DK Upadhyay

The Central Bureau of Investigation has further intensified the crackdown on the alleged bribery case in Maligaon-based Northeast Frontier Railway. In its latest move, the central agency has now arrested the Chief Electrical Engineer DK Upadhyay. CBI has already launched operations in 9 locations across the country and secured Rs 2.15 crore and key documents. […]

PM Modi offers prayers at Kaal Bhiarav temple in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the Kaal Bhiarav temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. PM Modi also performed aarti at the temple. He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He will be heading to the Kashi Vishwanath […]

Assam: ICMR develops testing kit to detect Omicron in just two hours

The Indian Council of Medical Research Centre (ICMR) at Lahowal in Assam’s Dibrugarh district has developed a kit that can detect the latest Omicron variant of Covid-19 virus that has emerged as most infectious so far. The newly developed kit can detect the new variant within just two hours. A team of ICMR scientists led […]

Tracks of Death: Elephant dies after being hit by speeding train in Assam’s Kaliabor

In a heart-wrenching incident, a wild elephant lost its life after being knocked down by a speeding train in Assam’s Kaliabor. The incident took place at the Jaokata Village here last night. The impact of the collision was so severe that the jumbo tossed over to a distance of 15 meters, breaking an iron pillar […]

Infant killed, mother injured in firing by forest guard at Boko, Assam

In a tragic incident, a 2-year-old infant lost her life after being accidentally shot by forest guards in Boko Assam. The guards were firing blank shots to chase a herd of wild elephants. Unfortunately, one of the bullets hit the little girl and her mother. The girl died on the spot, while her mother was […]

Human-Elephant Conflict: Two trampled to death in Assam’s Goalpara

In yet another incident of human-elephant conflict in Assam, two persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in Goalpara district of Assam, earlier today. Also Read: Vested interests trying to disturb peace in the Manipur: CM N Biren Singh | Northeast Live The incident took place at Kuchdhowa, Deulguri in Goalpara when two farmers […]

Renowned Assamese poet and litterateur Nilamani Phookan wins Jnanpith Award

Noted Assamese poet and litterateur Nilamani Phookan has been accorded the prestigious Jnanpith Award, the highest Indian literary award for his significant contribution in the genre of Assamese poetry. Phookan, was a former president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha, has been chosen for the 56th Jnanpith Award this year. The distinguished poet was born at […]

Mon Killing Protest : 6 hours shutdown in Naga inhabited areas

Naga Civil Bodies from across the region including the Naga Students Federation and its units across , Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar called for a shutdown in all Naga areas from 6 am to 12 pm today as a mark of solidarity with the 15 civilians killed in Mon firing. Section 144 has been […]