Police have arrested a hardcore NDFB-S militant who is believed to have exploded the recent powerful bomb in Sonitpur district. Identified as Babu Basumatary, the militant was picked up this morning in Dhubri during an intensified operation. Acting on a tip off, police conducted a search operation at Bilasipara area where the militant was picked up. A pistol and a few rounds of bullets have been recovered from his possession. Interrogation is going on. At least seven people including a tea garden official sustained serious injury when NDFB-S militants lobbed the powerful grenade at a public place in Itakhula along the Assam-Nagaland border.
In a landmark move, participants of the International Conclave on Water, Hill Lives, and Future, convened in Shillong on February 9th and 10th, 2024, have jointly adopted the "Shillong Declaration." This declaration underscores the critical interlinkages between water resources and hill ecosystems, emphasizing a holistic approach towards achieving sustainable development in these regions.
The vital role of water as a critical resource and the need for enhanced resilience around water in hilly terrains, as underscored by the declining water table and spring water levels, waning traditional water systems, retreating, and polluting rivers, changing rainfall patterns, increase...
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