GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet on Thursday, September 24, approved the setting up of a state-of-the-art Spice Laboratory in Guwahati under the Spices Board to facilitate spice testing and certification, with the aim of supporting marketing and exports. The proposed facility is expected to strengthen quality testing infrastructure for spices from Assam and the wider Northeast….
GUWAHATI: Pandas in Guwahati’s Kamakhya Temple have alleged that a sudden unintimated rush of devotees accompanied by popular Koch-Rajbangshi leader and Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal Nagendra Ray (Anant Maharaj) created inconvenience in the regular management of temple activities on Wednesday, September 23. According to the Pandas, Anant Maharaj, accompanied by some 7,000 devotees…
GUWAHATI: A huge traffic jam brought parts of GS Road to a crawl on Wednesday evening as actor Ajay Devgn arrived in Guwahati for the inauguration of a Kalyan Jewellers showroom. The traffic build-up caused considerable inconvenience to commuters, with vehicles backed up along the busy stretch. Paltan Bazaar Police confirmed that there was a…
GUWAHATI: The facility will improve access to essential dialysis care for patients from Pandu and adjoining areas, enabling them to receive free dialysis treatment closer to their place of residence. A Free Dialysis Centre under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) was inaugurated at Pandu FRU in Kamrup Metro on Wednesday, September 23. The…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati, has provisionally attached gold weighing 37.064 kg, comprising 29 (twenty-nine) big-sized gold bars and 50 (fifty) small-sized gold pieces, along with ancillary silver-coloured metal flakes weighing 13 grams, having an estimated value exceeding ₹54 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a…
GUWAHATI: The Raijor Dal on Wednesday, September 23, staged a mass protest at Chachal in Guwahati, demanding adequate compensation and relief for people affected by the devastating floods in Upper Assam. Hundreds of flood-affected people from Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts joined the protest, alleging that the government has failed to provide them with the…
GUWAHATI: Assam down town University (AdtU) recognised 80 faculty members, researchers and research scholars for their contributions to research and innovation at its Eminence in Research Awards and Research Reward Ceremony 2026 in Guwahati on Tuesday, September 22. The university distributed research rewards totalling ₹67.48 lakh across categories covering research publications, citations, patents, externally funded…
GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday, September 22, dismissed the CBI’s plea challenging the discharge of Congress leader Ripun Bora in the 2000 Daniel Topno murder case. "I had repeatedly said that this was a political conspiracy case, and one day the truth would be proven. I have deep faith in the judiciary, and…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati University and Thailand are looking at student exchanges, joint research, internships and faculty collaboration as part of efforts to turn longstanding historical and cultural ties between Northeast India and Thailand into academic partnerships. The discussions took place on Tuesday, September 22 during an interaction between the university, and a Thai delegation led…
GUWAHATI: The Tax Bar Association, Guwahati, has written to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) seeking an extension of the due date for furnishing Tax Audit Reports (TAR) under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for Assessment Year 2026-27. In a representation dated 21 September 2026, the Association, which has over 450 members…
GUWHATAI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office-I, arrested Deepesh Bajoria, a resident of Zoo Road, Guwahati, on September 19 in a money-laundering investigation linked to an illegal cricket-betting syndicate that operated during Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons across Assam and the wider northeastern region. Bajoria was arrested under Section 19(1) of the Prevention…
GUWAHATI: Basistha police, under the leadership of Officer in charge Kapil Pathak, along with support from Jorabat police, conducted a major operation resulting in the seizure of drugs worth approximately ₹2 crore. The consignment was reportedly being transported from Manipur toward Guwahati, concealed inside a truck's diesel tank. The seized heroin weighed around 263 grams….
GUWAHATI: A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Bhutan on September 21 at 1:40 PM IST, according to the National Center for Seismology. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km, with its epicentre located at 27.262°N, 91.197°E. Mild tremors were also felt in Guwahati, with the quake affecting parts of the city. This is…
GUWAHATI: A Guwahati-based business owner was allegedly impersonated by a fraudster recently, who used his name and WhatsApp display picture to instruct an employee to transfer ₹10 lakh through RTGS, officials said. The incident was reported through the cyber crime helpline 1930, following which the Assam Police Cyber Crime Branch initiated action to trace the…
GUWAHATI: A Durga Puja in Guwahati’s Kahilipara area is set to mark its 51st edition this year with a ‘The Jungle Book’ theme, blending elements of the popular jungle world with the traditional presentation of Maa Durga. The organisers have estimated an overall budget of around ₹31 lakh for this year’s celebrations and expect a…
GUWAHATI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will establish an Advanced Radar Research Centre at Chandrapur in Assam as part of Project NETRA, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday, September 21. Sarma said the foundation stone for the facility would be laid at Chandrapur, near Guwahati. The centre is expected to strengthen India’s…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Central BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Gupta faced criticism on social media after making several factually incorrect remarks about late singer Zubeen Garg during a Zubeen Diwas tribute event at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati on Saturday, September 19. As Assam observed the first death anniversary of its beloved singer, Gupta’s remarks drew criticism from…
GUWAHATI: A 22-year-old man was killed in a road accident in Guwahati’s Lachit Nagar area early Saturday after a four-wheeler allegedly hit his scooter while he was entering GS Road from a bylane, police said on Sunday. The victim, identified as Abhishek Das, was declared brought dead at a hospital, police said. “The scooter was…
GUWAHATI: The first edition of ‘Hemkosh Parishishtha’, a linguistic supplement to the Assamese dictionary Hemkosh, was unveiled in Guwahati on Sunday, September 20, featuring nearly 20,000 words from Bodo, Karbi, Mising and Rabha languages. The publication was launched at the Kanaklal Barua Auditorium on the premises of the Assam State Museum in Guwahati's Ambari. The…
GUWAHATI: Tension prevailed near Zubeen Kshetra in Guwahati’s Sonapur after a group of people who had come to visit Zubeen Kshetra allegedly vandalised a local dhaba after they were denied alcohol late on Sunday night. According to the dhaba crew, the group demanded alcohol at the dhaba. Upon being told that alcohol was not served,…
