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Kaziranga night safari: No violation of wildlife law, claims Himanta
Guwahati, Sep 26: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed allegations that he and spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev violated the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, by entering Kaziranga National Park for a night safari last…
IIT-G develops strategy to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer cells
Guwahati, Sep 26: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) have developed a new strategy to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs, specifically to cancerous cells in a patient’s body.
The developed approach will allow…
Judges of Manipur HC call for national level synergy to check wildlife crimes
Guwahati, Sep 26: Flagging the ever increasing graph of wildlife crime especially trafficking in wildlife within India as well in the global level, the Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur, Justice P V Sanjay Kumar today underlined…
Renewed attempt to resolve Naga political issues before Assembly polls
Kohima, Sep 24: Amid the uncertainty over solution to the decades-old Naga political issue before the Assembly elections in Nagaland likely to be held early next year, renewed attempts are being made to remove northeast India's…
Trouble simmers in Mizoram as Myanmar refugee numbers swell to 30.4K
Aizawl, Sep 24: A small section of the 30,401 Myanmar nationals, who have taken shelter in Mizoram in different phases since the military junta seized power in February last year, are trying to purchase lands and conduct petty business,…
A British Raj legacy, the worst is over for Assam-Mizoram border row
Guwahati/Aizawl, Sep 24: The decades old Assam-Mizoram inter-state border dispute, which was created mainly due to the erstwhile British government notifications under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) in 1875, seems to be…
Tribal party TIPRA emerges as the big challenger in Tripura politics
Agartala, Sep 24: With less than six months to go for the elections to the 60-member Assembly, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA), a tribal-based party is fast emerging as a main force in the indigenous people…
Research contributes to social capital of a nation: Prof Joshi at USTM
Guwahati, Sept 24: The primary mandate of universities is to create new knowledge through quality and cutting-edge research, and make a tangible and sustainable impact on the society.
Research has societal benefits through contribution…
Govt will quit if any irregularity found in recruitment: Assam CM
Guwahati, Sep 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that if a single irregularity can be found in the recently-held recruitment examinations, his government will quit.
Distributing the appointment letters to…
Kaziranga National Park likely to open by October 15
Guwahati, Sep 23: Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) is likely to reopen for tourists after October 15, officials said.
Deputy Conservator of Forests Ramesh Gogoi said: "We have planned to open Kaziranga…