The wreckage of the Pawan Hans helicopter Tirap Deputy Commissioner Kamalesh Joshi was found at a remote area of Arunachal Pradesh where it crash landed on Tuesday.
The rescue operation made with three choppers along with a Sukhoi Jet locate the wreckage at Thinsa in the wee hours tracing a phone calls from Joshi to his wife at 2-10 in the afternoon. Senior officials arrived in the crash site and recovered the decomposed bodies in the morning.
The chopper went missing on Tuesday on its way to Khunsa from Longding. The last contact was established at 11-30 with Mohanbari airport. Initially, the search operation was concentrated at an area near Dalom where a section of local residents claimed to have heard the sound of a huge explosion in the sky.
But rescuers failed to trace it even after deployment of a Sukhoi Jet along with three other helicopters during the last six days.
Guwahati: Amid concern over the allegations of arbitrary detention of two ‘identified Bangladeshi nationals’, the Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to disclose their whereabouts fearing illegal pushbacks across the Indo-Bangladesh border.
A division bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi directive Dispur as they were hearing a writ petition.
According to the petitioner, the duo namely Akbar Ali and Abu Bakkar Siddik were taken into custody by the Nagarbera police station in Kamrup district on May 25 without any information to the families.
It is further alleged that the duo at risk of being "illegally pushed into Bangladesh" without...
Based on YouTube Review by: Priyanka Saha, English Literature Student, Bangalore.
A day before the world would learn that Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq had won the 2025 International Booker Prize, a young voice from Bangalore shared a moving, deeply personal review of the book on YouTube. That voice was Priyanka Saha, a literature student who not only read the book but met the author in person, received a signed copy from both Banu Mushtaq and translator Deep Bashi, and offered her sincere wish that Heart Lamp would win the prize.
Priyanka’s review stands out—not for its technical analysis or literary jargon—but for its vulnerability, clarity, and emotional honesty. Her words are not...
Guwahati: The Assam Government is clearing the decks for arms licenses to the people dwelling in the border areas. Same would be applicable in case of the vulnerable areas of the state to boost self-defence capabilities in the sensitive areas.
This was what Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters in Guwaahti on Wednesday after the cabinet meeting presided over by him in the capital
Sarma said, " We will issue arms licences to eligible individuals living in vulnerable and border areas and we will encourage local indigenous citizens to apply for arms licenses under the provisions of the Arms Act.”
According to information, the government will soon issue detailed guidelines...
Defying an aroused allegations of ISI-link, Congress has appointed MP Gaurav Gogoi as the new Assam party giving the party in rank and file an occasion to rejoice from Monday. Gogoi, the deputy leader of Parliament on Monday replaced Bhupen Bora whose term expired less than a year ahead of the assembly polls in 2026.
In his reactionGaurav Gogoi wrote on X that he is grateful to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal for trusting him with this responsibility.
Acknowledging the contributions of his predecessor, Gogoi praised former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Bhupen Kumar Borah for his leadership...
Guwahati: Rajor Dal’s sole MLA from Sivasagar Akhil Gogoi, on Tuesday welcomed the Congress party’s decision to appoint Gaurav Gogoi as the state president.
He also urged Gogoi to unite the opposition parties to take on BJP in the next assembly polls. “We welcome Gaurav Gogoi as the state president of the Congress party in Assam. We earlier gave a deadline of May 30 for commencing alliance talks with the Congress for the next year’s Assembly elections. However, as Gaurav Gogoi has been newly appointed to take charge of the party, we would like to give them some more time to begin alliance talks.”
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Assam alone has been combating the child marriage to be followed by many other states.
According to Sarma, his government's ambitious scheme, Nijut Moina, to support girl child by providing benefits, has proven hugely beneficial for eliminating child marriage from society.
He said, "The #NijutMoina Achoni is helping girls across Assam to realise their aspirations by saving them from the curse of child marriage and allowing them to pursue their education. Let's hear from our little Bhagins on how this scheme has touched their lives."
According to him, beneficiary schemes like the Nijut Moina initiative have...
In a major political development ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress has appointed Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the new President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), replacing Bhupen Kumar Borah. The move signals a fresh push by the party to regain political ground in the northeastern state.
Alongside Gogoi, the party has named three Working Presidents for the Assam unit: Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey, and Pradip Sarkar. The appointments are effective immediately, as per a statement issued by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal.
The changes come as the Congress intensifies preparations for the 2026 Assembly elections, aiming...
Three prominent Indigenous rights organizations from Northeast India — the Centre for Research and Advocacy (CRA), Manipur; Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), Sikkim; and Borok Peoples’ Human Rights Organization (BPHRO), Tripura — have issued a strong joint statement in solidarity with the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh. They condemned the recent filing of an FIR against human rights lawyer Ebo Mili and called for an immediate halt to the ongoing Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) survey for the controversial 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project (SUMP).
The organizations criticized the Government of India for proceeding with the survey without obtaining the free, prior,...
Protests are gaining momentum in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district as villagers voice strong opposition to the central government's proposed mega dam project on the Siang River, fearing displacement, ecological destruction, and increased seismic risk in the region. The protest, which began earlier this week in the Upper Siang area, intensified on Friday as security forces arrived to begin preparations for the infrastructure buildup.
The dam, which is part of India’s broader push to harness hydropower in the strategic and resource-rich border state, has stirred concerns among local communities and environmentalists alike. Arunachal Pradesh lies in Seismic Zone V—the highest risk...
In a shocking incident that underscores the ongoing threats to press freedom in Pakistan, senior Baloch journalist Abdul Latif Baloch was shot dead early Saturday morning in front of his wife and children in Mashkay, Awaran district of Balochistan. The 55-year-old journalist was associated with Daily Intekhab and Aaj News.
The Geneva-based media rights organization, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), has strongly condemned the killing and demanded a transparent and credible investigation to ensure justice. PEC President Blaise Lempen expressed deep concern, stating, “We condole the untimely demise of Abdul Latif Baloch and urge the concerned authorities to launch an authentic probe to nab the...
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