Utpal is a Senior Assistant Editor based in Guwahati. He covers seven states of North-East India and heads the editorial team for the region. He was previously based in Kathmandu, Dehradun and Delhi with Hindustan Times.
Articles by Utpal Parashar
Manmohan Singh: Assam remembers a diligent tenant, true representative
Manmohan Singh, India's 13th PM, died at 92. He lived in Guwahati for 28 years, paying rent on time and maintaining a strong connection with Assam.
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 01:22 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Manmohan Singh’s association with Assam began with tenure as finance minister
Manmohan Singh would transform the Indian economy by unshackling growth as the finance minister and a Rajya Sabha member from Assam before becoming the prime minister in 2004
Published on Dec 27, 2024 04:23 PM IST
Possible terror act averted, 2 suspects held: Assam Police
Special director-general of police Harmeet Singh said Assam Police’s Special Task Force (STF) made the arrests and recoveries during a search operation
Published on Dec 25, 2024 01:59 PM IST
Newly trained Meitei, Kuki personnel in Manipur police to be posted together: CM
A total of 1,984 Manipur police cadets passed out from the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy at Dergaon in Assam on Monday
Published on Dec 23, 2024 10:46 PM IST
Cong forcibly tried to enter Raj Bhawan, says Himanta, orders cops to file FIR
Himanta Biswa Sarma’s statement came a day after the death of Mridul Islam, a lawyer and Congress worker, after participating in the protest
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 11:28 PM IST
‘No hydropower project if people don’t want it. But…’: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu
Local residents have been demanding that the government halt the pre-feasibility survey related to Siang Upper multipurpose hydropower project
Published on Dec 19, 2024 10:48 PM IST
Study finds evidence of prosocial behaviour in wild elephants of northeast India
On two separate occasions, adult male elephants rescued adult females that were sedated by the research team as part of their study, which highlighted their social intelligence and cognitive capabilities.
Published on Dec 18, 2024 11:26 AM IST
Gauhati HC bans buffalo and bulbul fights in Assam; strikes down govt SOP
PETA India submitted numerous examples of fights being held illegally, outside the dates allowed via the SOP.
Published on Dec 18, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Assam: NIA arrests ULFA-I cadre in IED planting case on Independence Day
Independence Day celebrations in Assam this year were marred by security concerns after ULFA-I sent emails to a few media houses in the state claiming to have planted bombs at 24 places.
Published on Dec 17, 2024 09:40 AM IST
Gauhati HC issues notices over de-notification of Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary
The court was hearing two similar PILs that questioned the state government’s move to cancel the preliminary notification for GWS
Published on Dec 13, 2024 03:05 PM IST
Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the regulation won’t apply to people from other states residing in Assam in connection with their work
Published on Dec 11, 2024 09:36 PM IST
Central forces to be deployed to study Arunachal hydel project locals oppose
The hydropower project involves construction on the Siang River at three proposed sites- Dite Dime, Parong and Uggeng
Published on Dec 11, 2024 06:51 PM IST
Assamese in minority in 12 districts, should learn survival from Israel: Himanta
Himanta Biswa Sarma said delimitation of assembly seats had ensured that people of Assamese and Indian origin will get elected to at least 105 of the 126 seats
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 07:48 PM IST
Assam CM announces major cabinet changes
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reshuffled portfolios of ministers in his three-and-a-half-year-old government and assigned departments to four new ministers
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 08:22 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
Assam CM Himanta Sarma reshuffles portfolios after inducting 4 ministers
Sarma has retained charge of the home, personnel, public works (buildings and national highways), public works (roads), medical education and research depts
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 04:39 PM IST
Arambai Tenggol chief being probed by NIA for attack on police, looting arms
The two cases against Korounganba Khuman are among the eight cases related to the Manipur violence that were shifted from Imphal to Guwahati
Published on Nov 29, 2024 03:56 PM IST
Karimganj district renamed as Sribhumi, honours Tagore’s vision: Himanta Sarma
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the decision to rename Karimganj was aimed at restoring the old glory of Assam’s southernmost district
Published on Nov 19, 2024 09:48 PM IST
Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
In the 2021 assembly polls, the Dholai and Behali seats were won by the BJP while AGP and UPPL won the Bongaigaon and Sidli seats. Samaguri was won by Congress.
Published on Nov 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Assam online trading scam: CBI conducts raids in 5 states; 1 key accused arrested
The CBI in October took over the probe into 41 cases in Assam concerning various unregulated deposit schemes, where investors are believed to have been duped of over ₹2,000 crores.
Published on Nov 15, 2024 06:45 PM IST
Political parties in Mizoram condemn rising cases of violence in Manipur
State forest and environment minister Lalthansanga terms the incidents targeting “brothers and sisters” as unfortunate
Published on Nov 15, 2024 11:18 AM IST
40-year-old man attacks wife, others in Arunachal hospital; 3 killed, 7 injured
The deceased include the accused’s wife who was admitted to the hospital, his two-year-old daughter and a medical attendant
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 06:26 PM IST
Nearly 73% polling till 5pm in bypolls to 5 Assam Assembly seats
While polling was by and large peaceful in four seats, allegations of violence and rigging were made by the ruling BJP and the opposition candidates in the Samaguri seat
Published on Nov 13, 2024 07:15 PM IST
Assam: NGT team finds brick kilns within proposed ESZ of wildlife sanctuary
Located 55km east of Guwahati, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is home to more than 100 hundred one-horned rhinos, around 300 wild buffaloes, leopards, deer, pangolins, wild boars and several migratory birds.
Published on Nov 07, 2024 01:41 PM IST
Assam to have child protection policy, juvenile justice rules soon: Govt tells HC
Assam is yet to draft and notify the policy and rules although the Juvenile Justice Act was enacted in 2015 and notified in 2016
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 01:10 PM IST
File FIR against IAS officer for harassing junior officer: Assam court to police
The court directed the officer-in-charge of the Nalbari police station to register a case (against IAS officer Deka), conduct investigation and submit final report “expeditiously”
Published on Nov 06, 2024 09:25 AM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take break from Jharkhand poll, campaign on 5 Assam seats
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is the BJP’s co-in-charge for the elections to the 81-seat assembly in Ranchi, has been camping in Jharkhand for the past several days
Published on Nov 04, 2024 04:16 PM IST
Dipankar Barman, key accused in online trading scam, arrested from Goa homestay
Police said ₹27 lakh in cash, gold jewellery and a passport were seized from Dipankar Barman at the time of his arrest
Published on Oct 28, 2024 08:34 PM IST
Assam: Prime accused in online trading scam arrested in Goa
Several online trading scams, all of which appear to have operated independently, came to light in Assam in August this year.
Published on Oct 28, 2024 09:21 AM IST
Himanta calls for coordinated efforts by states, BSF to check illegal migrants
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that every state government must remain vigilant and work very closely with the BSF to check illegal migrants entering India
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:59 PM IST
Multiple threats to several protected forests in Assam; cases pending in NGT
As development projects grow around Assam’s wildlife reserves, threats to habitats for species like hoolock gibbons and one-horned rhinos are on the rise
Published on Oct 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST