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Assam: 70-year-old man arrested for alleged rape and sexual assault of a minor girl in Namrup

Police in Dibrugarh arrested a 70-year-old man for the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh district.

Hundreds attend candlelight condolence service in Tura for victims of Manipur violence

TURA, May 18: Hundreds of people gathered at the PA Sangma Sports Complex in Tura on Sunday evening for a condolence-cum-candlelight service held in...

Violence-hit Manipur poses major challenge to EC’s voter roll revision drive

Guwahati, May 18: The Election Commission of India’s plan to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several northeastern states is...

NCB arrests key Myanmar-based drug trafficker in Delhi

Guwahati, May 18: In a major crackdown on cross-border narcotics networks, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a key Myanmar-based drug trafficker accused...

Rhino charges tourist jeep in Assam’s Manas National Park, tense moments caught on camera

A safari drive inside Manas National Park turned dramatic after a one-horned rhinoceros aggressively charged at a vehicle carrying tourists in the park’s Bansbari range, with the entire episode captured on video.

Centuries-old Khasi conservation rules still shaping Meghalaya’s forests and biodiversity: Study

A new study has found that centuries-old Khasi community rules continue to play a major role in protecting forests, water sources and biodiversity in Meghalaya, even as mining, land pressure and commercial farming increasingly reshape the landscape.

Inside Meghalaya’s criminal justice gap: Weak investigations, low charge-sheeting and rising acquittals

Though Meghalaya does not rank among India’s high-crime states, the latest NCRB data for 2024 suggests deeper weaknesses in the state’s criminal justice system.

Dorbar Shnong Mawlong Nongtluh urges Govt to rebuild non-functional ICDP Centre

The Dorbar Shnong of Mawlong Nongtluh has urged the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department of the Government of Meghalaya to sanction a new building for the Integrated Cattle Development Project (ICDP) Centre at Mawlong Nongtluh.

Manipur: Hundreds of Kuki-Zo people pay last respects to slain church leaders

Amid rising tensions in Manipur following the killing of three church leaders in an ambush, several tribal and civil society organisations have put forward a series of demands seeking protection for tribal communities and religious leaders.

The rise of Telegram scams in Assam: From ₹150 per ‘task’ to multi-crore fraud networks trapping victims across the state

Scammers using the widely used messaging platform Telegram have emerged as one of the fastest growing cybercrime threats in Assam. Investigators are now uncovering networks involving fake investment scams, task based earning schemes, mule bank accounts and sophisticated digital fraud rackets worth hundreds and even thousands of crores.

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