1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (566+ words) Nine deaths, suspected spurious liquor and the seizure of around 470 bottles have put authorities on alert as police investigate the source of the alcohol consumed by those who fell ill. Tuensang, Sept 13: The alarm began to grow on September 12, when several…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (423+ words) GUWAHATI, Sep 13: A rare shield bug species originally described from the Naga Hills more than a century ago has been rediscovered in Nagaland, with new morphological and genetic evidence confirming its identity as Parastrachia nagaensis. The rediscovery was made at…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (405+ words) Guwahati, Sept 13: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Assam’s Kamrup Rural district for allegedly killing his 23-year-old girlfriend with sharp objects inside a hotel room near Rangia railway station, police said. The accused also allegedly attempted to take…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (389+ words) Guwahati, Sept 10: What makes Zubeen Garg’s much-loved Mayabini Ratir Bukut distinctive may not be an unusually different voice or exceptionally high notes, but the way he coordinated and controlled his voice throughout the song. Born in Tura, Meghalaya, Zubeen Garg…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (240+ words) Shillong, Sept 10: Amid strong buzz that 9 of its 12 MLAs are set to join BJP, the United Democratic Party on Thursday said its doors remain open for dialogue and it is even open to leadership change if needed. UDP general secretary…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (411+ words) Guwahati, Sept 10: A 22-year-old student of the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) has died following a medical emergency, with fellow students alleging that delays in treatment and referral contributed to her death. Shruti Upadhyay, a third-year Bachelor of…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (380+ words) Bangalore, September 9: Perhaps this is what they meant by time machines: the ability to simply hop back in time to decades past. Who knows, we may all be stepping out with our avatars from the year we were born, should…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (252+ words) Tura, September 10: Tura is set to get a more accurate count of its stray and community dogs, with the Tura Municipal Board conducting a field survey across the municipality from September 10 to 20. The survey will be carried out in association…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (489+ words) Shillong, Sept 9: Meghalaya is taking its tobacco-control campaign deeper into rural communities, with the third year of its Tobacco-Free Village (TfV) Programme beginning on September 1. The initiative assumes added significance in a state where 47 per cent of the population uses…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (346+ words) Agartala, Sept 9: Cracks within Tripura’s ruling alliance surfaced on Wednesday after TIPRA Motha MLA and senior leader Ranjit Debbarma questioned the police response to the alleged assault on IPFT General Secretary Swapan Debbarma. Ranjit said police personnel were present when…...