GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a progress report on the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered committee examining reforms to strengthen the integrity of competitive examinations. ALSO READ: Assam Begins Talks with ADB on Rapid Rail Transit System for Guwahati A Bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed the…
From water and flooding to traffic and tourism, Guwahati’s new MLAs raise varied issues in the Assembly What issues are Guwahati’s newly elected MLAs taking up in the Assam Legislative Assembly? An analysis of questions and interventions during the Budget session shows a wide range of concerns, from drinking water and flooding to traffic,…
GUWAHATI: The Chief Secretary of Assam held an initial consultation with the India Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to explore the feasibility of a Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) for Guwahati, marking an early step towards developing a long-term integrated mobility strategy for the city and its metropolitan region. ALSO READ: CM…
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday invited the global business community to explore investment opportunities in Assam, highlighting the State’s strategic location, improving connectivity, expanding infrastructure, economic growth, skilled workforce and investor-friendly institutional framework. ALSO READ: AASU to Organise Statewide Tribute to Zubeen Garg on September 19 Addressing the second edition of the…
A year later, prayers, remembrance and a continuing legal battle mark Zubeen Garg’s legacy Assam marks one year since the death of Zubeen Garg, the singer, composer, actor and filmmaker whose voice was inseparable from the state's cultural identity. What began as sudden, shocking news from a yacht trip off Singapore's Lazarus Island has,…
Assam Celebrated, Flooded, Fought and Mourned — But Never Replaced Him Assam has completed one year without Zubeen Garg, but the state has not really learned how to live with his absence. The festivals returned, the microphones were switched on, the cinema halls opened their doors, political parties went to the people, floods once…
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) will organise a special tribute programme for late singer and musician Zubeen Garg at district headquarters across Assam on September 19. ALSO READ: India-Born KGP12 Gives Birth to Four Cheetah Cubs at Kuno National Park Titled ‘Puhorore Chakigusi’, the programme will be organised by AASU’s district units, with…
GUWAHATI: An India-born female cheetah, KGP12, has given birth to four cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, marking a new development in India’s ongoing cheetah conservation programme. ALSO READ: Large Python Spotted in Guwahati’s Jatia Residential Area, Locals Alarmed The birth came a day after Project Cheetah completed four years, adding four more…
GUWAHATI: A large python was spotted near a residential house at Tiwanagar, near Narakasur Pahar in Jatia, on the night of September 17, causing concern among local residents. ALSO READ: Gauhati High Court Keeps Plea Against Transfer of Five Assam Elephants to Tamil Nadu Temples Pending According to locals, the python was sighted at around…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has kept pending an interlocutory application seeking intervention over the proposed transfer of five privately owned elephants from Assam to temples in Tamil Nadu, while directing the Assam government to respond by the next date of hearing. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev…
A portrait of Shrimad Rajchandraji, an Indian saint and spiritual luminary, was installed at Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati on Thursday, September 17, in a programme organised in association with the Guwahati Centre of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (SRMD). The occasion was attended by MLA Vijay Kumar Gupta, along with other distinguished guests and members…
GUWAHATI: Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested in Assam's Jorhat district for allegedly beheading a 31-year-old neighbour over an illicit affair with the woman arrested in the case, officials said on Thursday, September 17. ALSO READ: Indian Rock Veterans Parikrama to Open for Guns N’ Roses at Guwahati Show The deceased, identified as…
GUWAHATI: Guns N’ Roses’ upcoming Guwahati show will feature Delhi-based rock veterans Parikrama as the opening act, adding a homegrown rock presence to the band’s first performance in Northeast India. ALSO READ: Akhil Gogoi Stages Hunger Strike Demanding Compensation for Upper Assam Floods Guns N’ Roses are scheduled to perform at NICE Grounds in Bengaluru…
GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi launched a hunger strike (anashan) on Thursday near Janata Bhawan in Dispur, demanding higher compensation for victims of the catastrophic floods that devastated upper Assam earlier this year. ALSO READ: 27 Bangladesh Nationals Arrested by Assam Police; To Be Sent Back Speaking on the issue, Gogoi…
GUWAHATI: As many as 27 Bangladesh nationals have been apprehended by Assam Police from two locations — Guwahati and Rangiya – on September 16, Wednesday, a senior police official told the media. They include men, women, and minors. ALSO READ: Anti-Encroachment Drive in Guwahati’s Sijubari Turns Chaotic as Locals Clash With GMC Police The Bangladesh…
GUWAHATI: Assam’s battle against HIV is entering a disturbing new phase, with injecting drug use emerging as an increasingly important driver of new infections even as the state continues its aggressive crackdown on narcotics. Data from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, show a sharp…
GUWAHATI: A female elephant was killed after being hit by the Silchar-Guwahati Express in Assam’s Hawaipur on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: NTA Releases Examination Calendar for December 2026-March 2027 Cycle The incident occurred at around 4:30 PM on the downline stretch between Lanka and Hawaipur, a North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) official confirmed. Hawaipur is…
GUWAHATI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released its proposed examination calendar covering the period from December 2026 to March 2027, outlining tentative dates and durations for 14 major exams. ALSO READ: 244 Grams of Suspected Heroin Seized in Assam’s Tinsukia, Two Arrested December 2026 (5 exams) – Rashtriya Indian Military College – 6 Dec…
GUWAHATI: A joint team of Assam Rifles and Ledo Police Station in Tinsukia conducted an anti-drug operation in the Margherita sub-division on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Held for Demanding Money in Name of ULFA(I), Two More Detained in Assam’s Moranhat Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the security forces and police launched an operation…
GUWAHATI: Police have arrested two persons in Moranhat for allegedly making extortion demands in the name of banned outfit ULFA(I), officials said. Two more suspected linkmen of the group were also apprehended as the investigation widened. ALSO READ: Assam: 25 Candidates Enter Nagaon By-Election Race as Nominations Close The arrested accused have been identified as…
