GUWAHATI: A 21-year-old man was apprehended by police in Guwahati late on Monday night, August for allegedly possessing fake Indian currency notes worth around ₹1 lakh, police officials said on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Independence Day: Vande Mataram to Be Sung from Red Fort for First Time, Youth to Get Greater Representation The accused has been…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Assam, organized the formal distribution of certificates and Artificial Insemination Kits (AI Kits) to MAITRIs on Tuesday, August 11. The event was held at the Regional Artificial Insemination Training Institute, Khanapara, Guwahati. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Maligaon to Host Ocean-Themed Ganesh Puja with Varaha Avatar Idol A special display…
GUWAHATI: An ocean-themed Ganesh Puja will bring an underwater-inspired ambience to Maligaon this Ganesh Chaturthi, with a uniquely designed pandal and a grand Varaha Avatar Ganesh idol set to be the main attraction. ALSO READ: Independence Day: Vande Mataram to Be Sung from Red Fort for First Time, Youth to Get Greater Representation The celebration…
GUWAHATI: The national song Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations on August 15. Young students and members of Gen Z will also have greater representation at this year's ceremony, with student achievers set to be…
GUWAHATI: All four youths injured in a firing incident at Ming Mang Bodoti village along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Dhemaji district are out of danger and undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said on Tuesday, August 11. ALSO READ: Morphine Worth ₹13 Crore Seized…
Singularity asks how intelligent a system becomes. This invention answers a different, permanent question: who authorises what it executes. Every action, at any capability level, normalizes to 0 and 1, tested against an authorised band, before execution — the identical mechanism, paper to quantum, governing whatever stage of AI, AGI, or ASI arrives next,…
GUWAHATI: In a major anti-drug operation, Assam Police recently seized 8.2 kg of morphine valued at around ₹13 crore from a concealed chamber inside a vehicle's fuel tank at Badarpur Ghat. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Athgaon Ganesh Mandir to Build Lord Ganesha Shaped Pandal for Chaturthi The operation was jointly conducted by Cachar Police, Sribhumi Police…
GUWAHATI: The Athgaon Ganesh Mandir will construct a Lord Ganesha shaped pandal for this year's Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, according to mandal organisers. ALSO READ: Assamese Short Film ‘Is She There’ Selected for BISFF 2026 The pandal design will be modelled on the one built by Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbai's most famous Ganpati mandal, for Ganesh Chaturthi…
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metropolitan District Excise Department seized a large consignment of Meghalaya-made liquor during an early morning operation at Sonapur Toll Plaza on Tuesday, August 11. ALSO READ: Wanted Criminal Escapes Police Custody in Guwahati During Gun Recovery Operation Acting on specific intelligence, a team of excise officials intercepted a commercial vehicle at the…
GUWAHATI: Assamese short film ‘Is She There’ has been officially selected for the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) 2026. ALSO READ: Kaziranga Tourism Season Set For Changes With Online Safari Booking, Revised Rates And Mobile Phone Curbs The film, made by a young team from Assam, was shot in Bengaluru and completed within 24…
GUWAHATI: Assam’s Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Sunday, August 9, announced several proposed changes to improve tourist facilities and streamline operations ahead of the upcoming tourism season in Kaziranga National Park. ALSO READ: Assam Police Cracks Down on Drug Trafficking, Nabs Accused with Suspected Heroin Addressing the media in Kaziranga after…
GUWAHATI: Sontoli OP under Kamrup Police conducted an anti-narcotics operation at Goroimari Bilorjan based on credible information, leading to the arrest of a man allegedly involved in drug trafficking. ALSO READ: Jharkhand Students March to Assembly as Recruitment Exam Protest Enters Day 17 The accused was identified as Foridul Islam, 28, son of Surat Jamal…
GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 10, directed the Union Government and the Assam government to file their replies in a batch of petitions concerning the issuance of National Register of Citizens (NRC) Identity Cards to people included in the final NRC list published in August 2019. ALSO READ: Assam Swimmer Kasturi Gogoi Wins…
GUWAHATI: Jharkhand students on Monday, August 10, marched towards the state Assembly in Ranchi, demanding reforms in recruitment examinations, as their agitation over alleged irregularities in government exams entered its 17th day. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Fatashil Ambari to Unveil 45-Feet Ganesh Idol with Tribute to Zubeen Garg This Ganesh Chaturthi Protesters carrying the national flag…
GUWAHATI: At least 18 people were injured, four of them critically, after unidentified armed men opened fire in an area along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said. ALSO READ: Centre Details Assam Tourism Projects in Lok Sabha After MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Seeks Plans to Boost Footfall The incident occurred following a confrontation in the…
GUWAHATI: Assam recorded over 90.55 lakh domestic tourist visits and 33,858 foreign tourist visits in 2025, according to data presented by the Ministry of Tourism in the Lok Sabha on Monday, August 10. ALSO READ: Assam Christian Forum Warns FCRA Amendment Could Deal "Death Knell" to NGO Welfare Work The figures were provided in response…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Christian Forum has urged the central government to reconsider provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, warning that the proposed legislation could severely affect decades of welfare work carried out by NGOs and Christian institutions across the Northeast. ALSO READ: India Donates Five Peafowl to UN Geneva, Reviving Old Tradition…
GUWAHATI: Preparations are underway at Fatashil Ambari GMC New Colony in Guwahati for what is being billed as the tallest Ganesh idol ever installed in the Northeast, a 45-foot statue of Lord Ganesh along with a tribute to late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, remembered widely as "The Voice of Assam." ALSO READ: PM Modi Praises…
GUWAHATI: India has donated five young Indian peafowl to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), reviving a tradition that began in 1981 when the country first presented peacocks to the UN premises. ALSO READ: Body of Man Found in River Near Guwahati's Garchuk, Police Probe Possible Foul Play The five birds, including four blue…
GUWAHATI: The body of a man in his 50s was recovered from a river in the Pamohi area near Garchuk in Guwahati on Monday, August 10, officials from Garchuk Police Station said. ALSO READ: Assam Relaunches Subsidised Dal and Sugar Scheme for Ration Card Holders The deceased was identified as Mahanubhav Das, a resident of…
