GUWAHATI: A total of 25 candidates have filed 35 nomination papers for the Nagaon Parliamentary Constituency by-election 2026, with Wednesday, September 16, being the last day for filing nominations. ALSO READ: Two Assam Cops Arrested for Allegedly Robbing ₹14 Lakh From Businessman’s Aide in Sribhumi Among those who filed nomination papers are Devasish Sharma of…
GUWAHATI: Two police constables have been arrested in Assam's Sribhumi district for allegedly robbing ₹14 lakh from a businessman’s aide, while a sub-inspector allegedly involved, is on the run. ALSO READ: BIS Seizes Illegal Cast Billet Ingots Worth ₹87 Lakh in Guwahati The alleged incident happened on September 10 and, according to Additional Superintendent of…
GUWAHATI: Officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises of Hanuman Steel and Shiv Alloys Steel in Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati, on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Assam: Tezpur University Student Allegedly Dies by Suicide Inside Hostel Room The operation was carried out following…
GUWAHATI: A fifth-semester student of Tezpur University allegedly died by suicide inside his hostel room on Wednesday, September 16. ALSO READ: Two Men From Assam Held With 17.1 kg Ganja From Hotel in Telengana The university’s Dean of Academic Affairs, in an email circulated to students, announced the student’s death and stated that all classes…
GUWAHATI: The Excise State Task Force has busted an alleged ganja-selling racket operating out of a hotel near Kondapur Government Hospital, seizing 17.1 kg of the contraband worth around ₹9 lakh. ALSO READ: 1.66 Lakh ST Students in Assam Receive ₹194.55 Crore Post-Matric Scholarship Acting on a tip-off that ganja was being sold from rooms…
GUWAHATI: Assam's Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Wednesday, September 16, announced the release of the post-matric scholarship for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, benefiting 1.66 lakh students across the state. ALSO READ: Fuel Prices, UPI Charges: When Government Statements Changed With Policy Speaking to the media, Pegu said the total disbursal amounts to ₹194.55 crore, covering…
GUWAHATI: Two separate developments involving fuel prices and UPI charges have drawn attention to how government statements can change as policy positions evolve. ALSO READ: Raijor Dal Stays Out of Nagaon Bypoll, Akhil Gogoi Says Party Will Remain Neutral On April 23, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas rejected reports that petrol and diesel…
GUWAHATI: Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi has confirmed that his party will not back either of the two main contenders in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, choosing instead to stay neutral. ALSO READ: North East Inter-State Badminton Championship Begins in Shillong Addressing the media, Gogoi said his party's steering committee had taken the decision…
GUWAHATI: The North East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship 2026 began in Shillong on Wednesday, September 16, with more than 250 badminton players from the eight northeastern states taking part in the tournament. ALSO READ: Guwahati’s B Borooah College Plans New Academic Block, Girls Hostel in Newly Allotted Land: Principal The four-day championship, being held from…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Silchar, seized 109.2 kg of Yaba tablets valued at approximately ₹327 crore in Hailakandi district of Assam. ALSO READ: IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Bacteria-Based Method to Treat Toxic Textile Wastewater Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Assam Rifles and…
GUWAHATI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a biological approach to treat textile wastewater containing toxic azo dyes, using a novel bacterium that degraded 98.50% of a commonly used synthetic dye under optimised laboratory conditions. ALSO READ: Assam’s Joi Barua Brings the Sound of Stardust to NASA-Linked Project ‘Cosmic…
GUWAHATI: Assamese composer, singer and songwriter Joi Barua is part of an international creative collaboration that brings together astrophysics, music, animation and performing arts through the project “Cosmic Rhapsody”, which is connected with NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) mission. ALSO READ: Rapido Fined ₹10 Lakh for Pushing Riders to Pay More Before Booking The…
GUWAHATI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd, which operates the bike-taxi and auto-rickshaw platform Rapido, for alleged unfair trade practices, unfair contracts and the use of “dark patterns” that could influence commuters to pay higher fares before their rides were confirmed. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: Assam is home to nearly 80% of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros population, highlighting the state’s important role in global wildlife conservation. ALSO READ: New UPI Rules Explained: What Will Stay Free and What Will Cost More According to the information shared by Minister of Environment & Forest Jayanta Mallabaruah, Assam has around 3,260 one-horned…
GUWAHATI: The new UPI framework will not affect person-to-person (P2P) transactions, with all such payments continuing to remain completely free irrespective of the amount transferred, according to a press release by the Ministry of Finance. ALSO READ: Assam Government Plans Rehab Centre in Every District, Says CM Sarma Under the framework, person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI payments…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government is working on a plan to establish a government rehabilitation centre in every district to provide treatment to people affected by drug addiction and help them return to normal life, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday, September 15. ALSO READ: Gauhati University Extends Namghar Colony Gate Timings to 9…
GUWAHATI: Auniati University at Kaliapani in Jorhat received a fresh boost on Tuesday, September 15, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing an additional ₹5 crore grant for its infrastructure. ALSO READ: Gauhati University Extends Namghar Colony Gate Timings to 9 PM After Two-Day Student Protest The academic building was constructed with financial assistance of…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati University has extended the entry and exit timings of its Namghar Colony Gate near Vidyanagar to 9 pm for students carrying valid identity cards, following a two-day protest over the early closure of the university gate and an alleged confrontation with the registrar. ALSO READ: AIUDF Names Badruddin Ajmal as Candidate for Nagaon…
GUWAHATI: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has approved M. Badruddin Ajmal as its candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha bye-election in Assam’s 9-Nagaon Parliamentary Constituency. ALSO READ: Assam IPS Officer Sanjukta Parashar Becomes First Woman to Head CRPF’s CoBRA Unit The decision was taken by the AIUDF Core Committee, which approved Ajmal’s candidature…
GUWAHATI: IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar has been appointed Inspector General (IG) of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), becoming the first woman to head the force’s 10-battalion jungle warfare formation. ALSO READ: Assam Athlete Selected for Indian Sepaktakraw Team at Asian Games A 2006-batch IPS officer of the…
