GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Green Cess Policy, 2026, providing a framework for imposing a green cess on sectors and activities that use natural resources and require regulation for sustainable development. ALSO READ: Khel Maharan 3.0 to Begin in Assam From November 1, 120 Under-12 Athletes to Get Scholarships The revenue generated…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved the conduct of Khel Maharan 3.0, including the ‘Sishu Krida Samaroh’, across all 35 districts of the state during the financial year 2026–27. ALSO READ: VP Radhakrishnan Lays Foundation Stones for Five Meghalaya Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹1,010 Crore The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief…
GUWAHATI: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday, September 7, laid the foundation stones for five major infrastructure projects worth ₹1,010.95 crore during his maiden visit to Meghalaya. ALSO READ: Truck Carrying Cement Bags Overturns on NH-27 in Assam's Jagiroad The projects cover drinking water supply, road connectivity, healthcare and power infrastructure and are aimed…
GUWAHATI: The Assam State Primary Teachers’ Association has raised concerns over salary reductions affecting thousands of teachers, alleging that they are being shown as Samagra Shiksha employees despite being appointed under the Elementary Education Department. ALSO READ: Assam Officials Visit Bhupen Hazarika’s Kolkata Residence, Explore Preservation In a memorandum submitted to the Director of Elementary…
GUWAHATI: The Kolkata residence where legendary singer, composer and filmmaker Dr Bhupen Hazarika spent a significant part of his artistic journey may soon be considered for renovation and preservation, with senior Assam government officials visiting the historic property on Sunday, September 6. ALSO READ: London Dreams? Death of Student in Guwahati's Khetri Initially Suspected as…
GUWAHATI: The death of a 17-year-old Class 11 student in Guwahati’s Khetri area, which was initially suspected to be a murder, is now being treated as a case of suicide, police sources said on Monday, September 7. ALSO READ: Guwahati Man Surrenders, Confesses to Killing Wife and Severing Her Head The student, identified as Gandip…
GUWAHATI: Ramanuj Goswami, accused of killing his wife Riya Talukdar Goswami and severing her head, surrendered before police and confessed to the crime, police said on Monday, September 7. ALSO READ: Vice-President Calls for Stronger Literary Ties Between Assam and Tamil Nadu at Gauhati University Programme Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Guwahati, T R Pegu,…
GUWAHATI: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday, September 7, welcomed efforts to translate Assamese and Tamil literary works into each other, calling for greater academic and literary exchanges between Assam and Tamil Nadu. ALSO READ: UAE-Bound Air India Express Flight Turns Back After Engine Oil Pressure Drops Dangerously Speaking at Gauhati University, Radhakrishnan observed that…
GUWAHATI: An Air India Express flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi was forced to return to Cochin International Airport after the crew detected a rapid drop in oil quantity in one of its engines during the flight. ALSO READ: Golden Era Theme to Define 55th Durga Puja Celebrations in Guwahati's Ulubari According to reports, the…
GUWAHATI: The spirit of a bygone golden era will come alive at Ulubari this Durga Puja, with the 55th edition of the celebrations centred around the theme “Durgotsav Celebration in the Spirit of a Golden Era.” ALSO READ: ₹534 Crore Wildlife Safari and Rescue Centre to Come Up in Assam’s Dibrugarh The theme seeks to…
A 41-year-old woman with extensive adenomyosis has undergone a minimally invasive Microwave Ablation (MWA) procedure at the Institute of Human Reproduction (IHR), Guwahati, without laparoscopy or an abdominal incision. The procedure was performed on September 5 by Dr Deepak Goenka using real-time ultrasound guidance. According to the institute, it is the first procedure of…
GUWAHATI: Assam is set to expand its wildlife conservation infrastructure with a proposed ₹534-crore Wildlife Safari and Rescue Centre in Dibrugarh district, aimed at strengthening wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, veterinary care and research while promoting eco-tourism in Upper Assam. ALSO READ: Nepal Floods: Stories Of Courage And Humanity Emerge Amid Devastation The centre will be developed…
GUWAHATI: Devastating floods in Nepal have left widespread destruction, washing away homes, roads and bridges, while remarkable stories of courage, survival and resilience continue to emerge. ALSO READ: Centre Plans New Social Media Code of Conduct for Government Officials Among them is the story of Rajendra Dawadi, a school principal who moved around 900 students…
GUWAHATI: A man who had travelled to Guwahati with his mother for cancer treatment allegedly died on September 7, after a concrete roof slab from an under-construction building fell on him, leaving him critically injured. ALSO READ: After More Than a Century, Oxford University Museum to Return Ancestral Remains of 39 Nagas According to the…
GUWAHATI: The Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) at the University of Oxford has agreed to return the ancestral human remains of 39 Nagas to their homeland in Nagaland, marking a major step towards the repatriation of remains that have been held in the museum’s collection for more than a century. ALSO READ: Delhi Building Collapse: Death…
GUWAHATI: The death toll in the building collapse at a PG hostel in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan rose to six on Monday, September 7, after one more person rescued during overnight operations was brought dead, officials said. ALSO READ: Woman Murdered, Severed Head Found in Fridge in Guwahati’s Basisthapur; Husband in Custody Eleven people have…
GUWAHATI: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly murdered at a rented flat in Guwahati’s Hatigaon area, with police recovering her severed head from inside a refrigerator on Sunday, September 6. ALSO READ: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan Inaugurates Geetanagar College Building in Guwahati on First Day of Four-Day Northeast Visit The deceased was identified as Riya Talukdar…
GUWAHATI: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday inaugurated the new academic building of Geetanagar College in Guwahati during the institution’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. ALSO READ: Guwahati's Class 11 Student Goes Missing After Leaving Home for Teachers’ Day Programme The inauguration took place on the first day of Radhakrishnan’s four-day visit to Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh….
GUWAHATI: A student of Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Khushbu Choudhary, has gone missing after leaving her home in Amingaon to attend a Teachers’ Day programme at her college in Maligaon on Saturday, September 5. ALSO READ: Several, Including Students, Feared Trapped After Building Collapses at Satya Niketan in Delhi; Rescue Underway According to her family, Choudhary left…
GUWAHATI: Several people, including students, are feared trapped after a building collapsed at Satya Niketan, RK Puram in Delhi on Sunday afternoon, September 6, triggering a major rescue operation. Two people have been rescued from the debris so far, while authorities are yet to ascertain how many others remain trapped. ALSO READ: Two UKNA Cadres Killed in…
