GUWAHATI: Assam GST Intelligence team has recovered ₹2.05 crore of tax from Naveen Kr Gupta, alias Naveen Singhal, a key individual at Maa Kamakhya Coke Industries and several other businesses. According to GST intelligence sources, who raided his premises for a period stretching one week, said he allegedly evaded taxes worth crores of rupees. The raid…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati is likely to experience foggy and misty mornings over the coming week, with partly cloudy skies expected during the day, according to the latest seven-day weather forecast issued for the city on Thursday, November 12. The weather report, issued at 8:30 AM IST, stated that Guwahati would witness partly cloudy skies accompanied by…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police have arrested 13 people in four separate raids on illegal Jhandi Munda gambling spots across the city over the past week. On November 5, a team from the Basistha police station raided a gambling spot at Kamrupkata in Balughat and arrested three people: Dipak Sarma of Nalbari, Narayan Kalita and Krishna Rajkhowa, both of…
GUWAHATI: Panbazar Police Station in Guwahati have successfully cracked a sophisticated ₹11.50 crore financial fraud case involving forged Indian Army supply orders, impersonation of Army officers and fabricated financial documents. Through meticulous investigation, analysis of financial transactions, digital evidence and sustained intelligence gathering, the police uncovered the alleged conspiracy and established the crucial role of Harsh…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized two elephant tusks weighing approximately 3.7 kg near Sonapur Toll Gate, around 27 km from Guwahati, on November 5, after five suspects attempted to smuggle them. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the suspects, who were travelling on two two-wheelers, at around 5:40 PM. One of…
GUWAHATI: Basistha police have arrested a man for the murder of a woman whose body was recovered near the Khanapara Ganesh Mandir area, ending a case that had been under investigation since 7 November. Kapil Pathak, Officer-in-Charge of Basistha police station, said the body was found on 7 November and the deceased was later identified as…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati’s air quality continues to remain in the ‘moderate’ category following Diwali, with the city recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 154 on Tuesday, November 10. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) website, the AQI reading was updated at 12:05 PM on Tuesday. The prominent pollutants recorded in the city were PM2.5…
GUWAHATI: A rare Greater Adjutant Stork, locally known as Hargila, died in Guwahati’s Geetanagar area on Tuesday night, with locals suspecting that the loud bursts of Diwali firecrackers may have contributed to the incident. According to local accounts, the bird was reportedly startled by the deafening firecracker explosions and began flying around in panic. During…
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has formally inaugurated the development and beautification project undertaken at the historic Navagraha Crematorium in Guwahati. He said that the civilisation and human values of a society are not reflected merely through its modern infrastructure. The respect and dignity accorded to an individual at the final stage of life…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court on Friday, November 6, quashed the preventive detention of indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, and ordered his immediate release. “The petitioner (Pranab Doley) shall be released and set at liberty forthwith from his preventive detention,” the court ordered. Following the court's order, Pranab…
GUWAHATI: A seminar and workshop aimed at enhancing livelihood and enterprise opportunities for tribals through Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) was held at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati. The seminar witnessed the participation of more than 200 VDVK members, tribal artisans and institutional stakeholders from various northeastern states….
GUWAHATI: Assam Police have rescued four minors who had gone missing from their homes in Biswanath district after being lured to Guwahati by suspected human traffickers. A complaint was lodged at Behali Police Station stating that four to five children had left their homes without informing their families and travelled to Guwahati. According to police…
GUWAHATI: Dispur Police have arrested a man in connection with a burglary involving the theft of jewellery and cash, recovering a large haul of gold ornaments and money from him. The accused, identified as Jeherul Ali of Mazar in Sijubari, Ganapath, was apprehended by the EGPD team from Dispur Police Station with assistance from Pan…
GUWAHATI: Several departments of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will be shifted to the new Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) building in a phased manner, with the 997-bed facility set to provide improved healthcare services. The announcement was made by Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal at a press conference held at the Health Minister's…
GUWAHATI: Unregulated parking of public buses near the Bhangagarh flyover has been causing severe traffic congestion on Guwahati's Guwahati-Shillong (GS) Road, disrupting daily commutes and affecting traffic movement around the stretch from Bhangagarh flyover towards Paltan Bazar. Commuters report heavy congestion on both the Bhangagarh flyover and service lanes below it, turning routine journeys into prolonged…
GUWAHATI: Ghanakanta Gogoi, the prime accused in the deadly shooting at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati that claimed five lives, was sent to judicial custody on November 3 after completing seven days of police remand. Sources said that police sought further custody for interrogation, but the CJM court sent him to judicial custody. Sources added that…
GUWAHATI: In a fresh development in the investigation into the October 26 Guwahati hotel shooting, the prime accused, Ghanakanta Gogoi, was taken to Hotel Bilas Inn in the Bora Service area on Monday morning for crime scene recreation. Gogoi, who is currently in police custody, was brought to the hotel under heavy security arrangements as part…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati is gearing up to host the highly anticipated 3rd North East Para Sports Meet 2026, scheduled to take place from November 27 to 29. Hosted by Udayachal in association with the Paralympic Association of Assam and under the aegis of the Paralympic Committee of India, the multi-day event aims to celebrate the spirit…
GUWAHATI: The Sadou Asom Karmachari Parishad (All Assam Employees' Council) observed 'Shaheed Divas' at its office in Sixmile-Panjabari, Guwahati, on Saturday, marking the 40th death anniversary of Dilip Chakraborty, a Secretariat employee who died following police action during the Assam Movement on November 1, 1980. The programme began at 9 AM with the hoisting of…
GUWAHATI: Assam is set to become home to India's first proton beam therapy centre in the public healthcare sector, with a ₹600-crore facility planned at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). The Assam government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium-based International Beams Applications (IBA) to procure advanced proton beam therapy equipment for…
