GUWAHATI: The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund received total donations of ₹1,279.9 crore in FY 2024-25, of which it spent only ₹87.85 lakh, amounting to 0.1% of the total amount received. ALSO READ: Private Coaching Institutes in Assam to Face New Registration and Safety Rules The PM CARES…
The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday, August 18, approved the Assam State Child Protection Policy, 2026, aimed at strengthening the safety, security, dignity and well-being of children across the state. The Cabinet meeting was held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur. The policy has been approved as…
GUWAHATI: The Government has announced the National Sports Awards 2025, recognizing athletes and coaches for their outstanding contributions to Indian sports. ALSO READ: 18-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Jorhat Under Mysterious Circumstances, Family Suspects Foul Play Chess Grandmaster Gukesh D and Indian hockey star Harmanpreet Singh, for Hokey, Manu Bhaker for Shooting are among the…
GUWAHATI: An 18-year-old woman was found dead in Jorhat under mysterious circumstances, with her family alleging suspicious involvement of her friends in the case. ALSO READ: Assam Tea Gardens Suffer Massive Flood Damage, Association Says Full Assessment May Take Entire Season According to the family, the woman had left home around 4:30 PM to visit…
GUWAHATI: Tea gardens across Assam have suffered extensive damage due to recent floods, with silt and mud burying large sections of the plantations and drainage systems, according to the Assam Branch of the Tea Association of India. ALSO READ: SC Rejects Plea to Replace Death by Hanging With Alternative Painless Methods Speaking to media, Dipanjol…
GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 18, dismissed a petition seeking to abolish hanging as the method of executing death row convicts and replace it with alternative methods such as intravenous lethal injection. ALSO READ: Census 2027 Self-Enumeration Phase Ends in Assam, Over 11.64 Lakh Households Submit Details A bench of Justice Vikram Nath…
The Automation and Robotics Association (AURA) of Gauhati University has earned recognition from the Book of World Records for organising the “Largest University Student-Led Robotics Summer Camp in North-East India in a Single Venue for Four Consecutive Days.” The record was achieved through the AURA Robotics Summer Camp 2026, a four-day programme aimed at…
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GUWAHATI: Gujarat's Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has arrested a key mastermind behind a major "digital arrest" fraud network operating out of Assam, while simultaneously halting 10 live digital arrest scams unfolding across different states in real time. ALSO READ: Guwahati House Broken Into, Extensive Vandalism and Theft Reported in Sreenagar Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi…
GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 17, directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to conduct a nationwide survey to check if any state has constructed obstacles or created blockades in elephant corridors, calling such actions unacceptable. ALSO READ: Jai Hind Club to Make Ram Mandir Themed Durga Puja Pandal in…
GUWAHATI: Jai Hind Club, Pandu, is gearing up to celebrate the 80th year of its Sarbajanin Durga Puja in 2026 with a grand pandal inspired by the Ram Mandir, Ayodhya. ALSO READ: Green India Mission Misses Forest Cover Target by 97.57%, CAG Report Finds The club has set aside an estimated budget of ₹35 lakh…
GUWAHATI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) performance audit report tabled in Parliament on Thursday, August 13, has flagged major shortcomings in the implementation of the Green India Mission (GIM), with the programme falling significantly short of its forest-cover targets over a decade. ALSO READ: Jharkhand Cancels All Exams Conducted Through TDPL Since…
GUWAHATI: The Jharkhand government has cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) and Jharkhand Public Service Commission Combined Graduate Level (JPSC-CGL) examinations and recruitment processes conducted through Lucknow-based management agency TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL), amid an ongoing student protest in Ranchi. ALSO READ: NorthEast United Beat Shillong Lajong 5-2 to…
GUWAHATI: NorthEast United FC staged a stunning second-half comeback to defeat Shillong Lajong FC 5-2 in the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup quarter-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Monday, August 17. ALSO READ: Meghalaya Government Inaugurates State’s First Eco-sustainable ‘Pine Home’ The Highlanders, who trailed 2-1 at half-time in heavy rain, scored four…
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday, August 17, inaugurated the state’s first eco-sustainable habitat, the ‘Pine Home’, at Mawlangwir village in South West Khasi Hills, while the Twahlongwar Open-Air Museum in Mawsynram was inaugurated remotely. ALSO READ: Assam Records 95.42% Census Self-Enumeration With 12.2 Lakh Households The Pine Home, developed with an…
GUWAHATI: Assam has recorded a 95.42% completion rate in the Self-Enumeration exercise under the House Listing Operations for Census 2027. A total of 12,20,536 households across all 35 districts have completed the process. ALSO READ: Garbage Piles Up Along Brahmaputra Bank Near Guwahati’s Sukreswar Temple After Bol Bom The high participation reflects strong public involvement…
GUWAHATI: The riverbank of the Brahmaputra near Sukreswar Temple in Guwahati has been left littered with garbage, raising concerns over pollution and the condition of one of the city’s most prominent riverfront areas. ALSO READ: CM Sarma Calls P Chidambaram ‘Pure Naxal’, Seeks Probe Into His Tenure as Home Minister The problem has reportedly worsened…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, August 17, termed Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram a “pure Naxal” while responding to Chidambaram’s recent remark describing himself as a “Dimaagi Naxal”. ALSO READ: Two Mobile Thieves Disguised as Bol Bom Pilgrims Arrested at Guwahati's Basistha Mandir Addressing a press conference at Lok Sewa Bhawan…
GUWAHATI: Durga, a wild Asian elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district who had been struggling with a heavy, non-functional radio collar around her neck for several months, died on Monday afternoon. ALSO READ: Assam Congress Protests Proposed Reduction of Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone Her body was found at Doigrung Tea Estate under the Khumtai constituency. According to…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) staged a protest in Kohora on Monday, August 17, opposing the Assam government’s proposal to reduce the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Kaziranga National Park from 10 km to 1 km. ALSO READ: Two Mobile Thieves Disguised as Bol Bom Pilgrims Arrested at Guwahati's Basistha Mandir The protest was…
