Fragility of Our Food (Pork) Security
The recent directive from the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, banning the transportation, import, and sale of pigs and pork products from Assam due to African Swine Fever (ASF) is not…
Tripartite talks on Assam Accord implementation expected by January
Tripartite talks between the Centre, Assam government, and the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on implementing the Assam Accord are expected by January next year, the assembly was informed on…
Negotiated, Signed, Forgotten – If Assam and Bodoland Wait This Long, What About Nagaland?
Peace accords are meant to resolve conflicts, restore trust and pave the way for political stability. Yet in the Northeast, the record of implementation tells a very different story. The…
Top ULFA(I) leader Arunodoy Dohutia surrenders at Indo Myanmar border
A senior leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom Independent (ULFA I), Arunodoy Dohutia, surrendered to the Assam Rifles on Sunday at the Phangsu Pass along the Indo Myanmar…
Science meets tradition: Nagaland University leads breakthrough study on Meghalaya’s endangered medicinal plant
Nagaland University and Assam Down Town University have jointly conducted the first comprehensive scientific study on Goniothalamus simonsii (G. simonsii), an endangered medicinal plant native to Meghalaya’s forests. Traditionally used…
Cross-border Tai royal reunion rekindles shared heritage of Assam and Myanmar
The Society for Tai Ahom Resurgence (STAR) organized a grand “Reunion of Tai Relatives” at Yuva Dol in Sivasagar, bringing together Tai Royal Families from Myanmar and their counterparts from…
One Flag, One Symbol: North East leaders form united political front
In a historic development, prominent political leaders from across the North East have announced the formation of a unified political front titled "One North East.” The initiative aims to merge…
NSCN (Yung Aung) claims attack on Assam Rifles post in Arunachal’s Changlang district
A pre-dawn assault on a 4 Assam Rifles check post at Hahman village, near Manmao in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on October 16 has been claimed by the NSCN/GPRN…
Border tensions escalate: Around 90-93 houses torched in Assam-Nagaland dispute
A violent escalation of the long-standing Assam-Nagaland border dispute left nearly 90–93 houses torched late Thursday night, October 2, as unidentified attackers struck Tangatal village (popularly known as Jalal village)…
Assam: When prince of melody departs | Nava Thakuria
The heartbroken news surfaced from Singapore in multiple media outlets, which shocked the people of Assam in grief, but also in instant outrage among the young generation, who were born…