Two farmers were killed after being struck by lightning while working in their agricultural fields near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Dhubri district on September 9. The incident took place at Kedar Part-III village under the Golokganj sector. The deceased have been identified as Moslem Uddin and Abul Hussain, both residents of the village. According…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi failed to get relief from the legal trouble arising from his objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Bombay High Court refused to quash a court summons issued against the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha in 2019. A single bench of Justice N R Borkar dismissed the Congress leader’s…
Assam Chief Secretary Ravi Kota on Saturday addressed a multi-stakeholder consultation on “10 Years of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: Reflections on Progress, Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward”, organised by the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court, with the support of the State Child Protection Society…
Vantara on Friday announced the full membership of its newly established Governing Council, which will oversee the organisation’s conservation, animal rescue, rehabilitation and compliance activities, while helping shape its vision for the next five years and beyond. The five-member Council, along with one ex officio member, brings together expertise in wildlife policy, law, institutional governance,…
Mizoram is expanding its renewable energy capacity through a series of solar and hydropower projects as the state government works to strengthen clean energy generation and increase the use of renewable sources, officials said. The state generated 41.86 million units (MU) of solar power and 31.04 MU from Small Hydel Projects (SHPs) during 2024-25, according…
The lack of personal safety has once again created extreme panic. The brutal murder of a popular Haryanvi singer in broad daylight has caused a major sensation across the country. The sensational murder took place outside a gym in the Aryapuri-Nalpatra area of Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh. While the singer was sitting inside his own…
6 people lost their lives in a horrific road accident on a national highway. 20 other passengers were injured in the tragic accident. The accident took place between a private passenger bus and a truck carrying iron pipes on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway at Dorakunta in Suryapet district of Telangana at around 5 am on…
The Assam Government and Assam Police have continued their drive with the aim of completely eradicating the social evil of child marriage from across the state. Under this special drive, a total of 11,196 people have been arrested from different parts of the state in the last 5 years. Husbands involved in child marriage, parents,…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Assam government to diligently proceed with the trial against Northeast Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the Zubeen Garg death case.A Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan passed the direction while hearing a bail plea filed by Mahanta.Mahanta, who has organised the Northeast Festival since 2013, was arrested after…
The Assam government is preparing to resume an eviction drive against 59 families living at No. 2 Negheribil along the Assam-Nagaland border after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Golaghat district administration and Forest department to proceed with the action. A team comprising officials from the district administration and the Forest Department visited…
