GUWAHATI: With barely a month left for the annual Ambubachi Mela, preparations are underway at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati for one of the biggest spiritual congregations in Northeast India. The four-day religious festival will commence on the night of June 22 and conclude at sunrise on June 26, coinciding with the seventh day of the…
GUWAHATI: Passengers aboard a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Guwahati on Wednesday morning, May 20, were subjected to severe discomfort after being kept inside the aircraft for over two hours without proper air conditioning during a prolonged takeoff delay. According to information available on the IndiGo website, flight 6E 6304, which was originally scheduled to depart…
GUWAHATI: A 25-year-old youth from Nalbari was booked by the Guwahati Traffic Police for allegedly riding a scooty recklessly on city roads and endangering public safety, officials said on Wednesday, May 20. The accused, identified as Nikunoni Narzary, was intercepted by a traffic police team after he was reportedly seen performing dangerous manoeuvres resembling stunt riding…
GUWAHATI: A container truck skidded off the Saraighat Bridge and fell to the ground below in the early hours of Wednesday, May 20, after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to fatigue. The incident occurred around 4 am when the truck was travelling from the Amingaon side towards Jalukbari. The vehicle veered…
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metropolitan District Fisheries Department, in coordination with Pragjyotishpur Police, carried out a joint enforcement operation on Tuesday, May 19, along the Kalang River in Chandrapur, near Guwahati, seizing more than 13 illegal fishing nets. The operation was conducted to enforce the seasonal fishing ban in effect from April to July, a critical breeding…
GUWAHATI: A tragic hit-and-run incident was reported in Guwahati late Tuesday night, May 19, where a pedestrian lost his life after being run over by a speeding truck near the Zoo Road Nursery area. The victim was critically injured after the truck struck him while he was on the road. He was immediately rushed to the…
GUWAHATI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Guwahati Branch Office, has seized 6 metric tonnes of polypropylene woven sacks bearing unauthorised ISI markings during a search operation at the premises of a company unit in the Rani Industrial Area, Kamrup. In a post on X on Tuesday, May 19, BIS said the action was initiated based…
GUWAHATI: The Army Recruiting Office (ARO), Narangi, has announced the schedule for the All India Online Common Entrance Examination (CEE) for recruitment of Agniveers and Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks (JCOs/OR) in the Indian Army for the Recruitment Year 2027. According to the notification issued on Tuesday, May 19, the online examination will be held from June…
GUWAHATI: Construction work is underway at the Assam State Zoo Cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati as part of a major modernisation project aimed at upgrading the zoo into a world-class facility. The project is being implemented in two phases under separate state and central components. According to officials associated with the construction work, the centrally…
GUWAHATI: Two individuals have been arrested by the Noonmati Police on Monday, May 18, in connection with a theft case reported in Guwahati. The accused have been identified as Rina Begum of Nizarapar and Deepjyoti Das of Bapuji Nagar. Rina Begum had been working as a domestic help at the complainant’s residence. During interrogation, she confessed…
GUWAHATI: The National Career Service Centre (NCSC) for SC/ST, Guwahati, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has invited applications for free and stipendiary skill development training programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. According to the official notification, admissions have opened for several training courses aimed at enhancing employability and technical skills…
GUWAHATI: The alleged fake passport case involving the wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken a fresh political turn, with the Assam Police summoning senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala for questioning. According to sources, Surjewala has been asked to appear before the Crime Branch on May 23 in connection with the ongoing investigation….
