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Two NSCN cadres eliminated in Arunachal’s Changlang district

Two militants belonging to the NSCN were killed during a night-long counter-insurgency operation carried out by security forces near Songking village under Miao police station in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Tuesday.

NEET-UG 2026 cancelled as paper leak claims spark nationwide furore

Shillong, May 12: The National Testing Agency has cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 exam, held on May 3, after a wave of allegations of a...

Speeding, black spots and flooded roads: Inside Assam’s growing road safety crisis

Road accidents continue to remain one of Assam's biggest public safety concerns, with official data showing that the state is still losing lives at an alarming pace despite repeated enforcement drives and infrastructure expansion.

Nearly half of Meghalaya adults use tobacco, 8,000 die annually: Health official

SHILLONG, MAY 11: Tobacco use has reached alarming levels in Meghalaya, with nearly half of all adults aged 15 and above consuming tobacco and...

HYC opposes reappointment of retired officials in Assembly secretariat, seeks review

SHILLONG, MAY 11: The reappointment of retired officials to honorary posts in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Secretariat has drawn sharp criticism from the Hynniewtrep...

As Deepor Beel faces fresh tree cutting, Assam’s shrinking wetland crisis returns to focus

Fresh protests over tree felling near Deepor Beel for a proposed elevated railway corridor have once again revived environmental concerns around Assam’s only Ramsar wetland, with activists, residents and social media users questioning whether ecological protection in Guwahati is steadily losing public urgency.

India steps up hantavirus surveillance as asymptomatic crew members evacuated to Netherlands

Indian health authorities have strengthened surveillance and precautionary monitoring following a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, even as the two Indian crew members aboard the vessel were confirmed to be healthy and asymptomatic after being evacuated to the Netherlands.

Tripura: Two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers shot dead in Sepahijala, bodies handed over to Bangladesh authorities

The Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the bodies of two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers to Bangladesh authorities after they were killed in firing along the India-Bangladesh international border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.

Body recovered from abandoned coal mine in East Jaiñtia Hills

A body was recovered from an abandoned coal mine at Moolait Bri Sumer in East Jaintia Hills on Sunday, police said.

Burglary at Hanuman Mandir in Shillong; Idols, cash stolen; CPC Meghalaya condemns incident

A burglary was reported at the Hanuman Mandir in Garikhana, Shillong, in the early hours of Saturday under Lumdiengjri Police Station, Shillong.

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