GUWAHATI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday, November 4, approved a two-year extension for Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme, allowing 75% of the recruits to continue serving beyond their initial four-year tenure, Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani said during the Cabinet briefing. ALSO READ: Bengal, Assam Forest Teams Safely Capture Tigress That Strayed…
GUWAHATI: Inter-state coordination between forest departments, police, district administration and local communities helps secure tigress BT1 after her journey of over 100 km. ALSO READ: Guwahati Police Arrest Man for Burglary, Recover Gold Jewellery and ₹6.4 Lakh Cash In a significant example of inter-state wildlife conservation, the coordinated efforts of forest teams from West Bengal…
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. ALSO READ: Assam to Deploy 150 Gajamitra Teams to Tackle Human-Elephant Conflict The accused, identified as Jeherul Ali of Mazar in Sijubari, Ganapath, was apprehended by…
GUWAHATI: Amid rising human-elephant conflict in Assam, the state government has decided to increase the number of Gajamitra teams from the existing 81 to at least 150, Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah announced on Wednesday, November 4. ALSO READ: Manipur’s Lanchenbi Chanu Wins Bronze, Becomes First Indian Wushu Medallist at Youth Olympics The additional teams…
GUWAHATI; Manipur’s Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu created history at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian wushu player to win a medal at the competition. Chanu clinched bronze in the women’s changquan combined event with a total score of 18.039 points. ALSO READ: CD Tenerife Striker Jesús de…
GUWAHATI: CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel Alameda died on Tuesday, November 3, aged 30, a day after suffering a serious collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a Spanish second-division match in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The incident occurred in stoppage time, forcing the referee to abandon the match as De Miguel…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet meeting, held on November 3, approved the constitution of 13 State Level Sectoral Councils to coordinate the implementation of government welfare schemes, programmes and developmental projects across the state. The councils will cover sectors ranging from rural livelihoods, health and education to housing, employment, power supply, sports and food security….
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved an additional support of ₹200 per quintal for farmers, taking the total Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ₹2,640 per quintal. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held on November 3. ALSO READ: Assam Approves 6,000 Bighas in Nellie for State’s First Defence Park The Cabinet also approved an amendment…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved the allotment of approximately 6,000 bighas of land in Nellie for setting up the state's first Defence Park. ALSO READ: Five New Ropeways Planned Across Assam to Connect Key Tourist Destinations The decisions were taken along with approvals for industrial incentives and land settlement proposals across the state. The…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday, November 3, approved the signing of a Ropeway Development Agreement between the National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and the Government of Assam to establish an institutional framework for developing five new ropeway projects across the state. ALSO READ: Paneer Samples Fail Quality Tests in State, Starch and Vegetable…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has imposed statewide restrictions on the manufacture, storage, sale, distribution and use of substandard and unauthorised dairy substitute products following the detection of adulterated paneer and other dairy products during food safety inspections. ALSO READ: GMCH Departments to Shift to New MMCH Building in Phases; Facility Has 997 Beds The Assam…
GUWAHATI: The Assam Government has imposed statewide restrictions on the manufacture, storage, sale, distribution and use of substandard and unauthorised dairy substitute products following the detection of adulterated paneer and other dairy products during food safety inspections. ALSO READ: GMCH Departments to Shift to New MMCH Building in Phases; Facility Has 997 Beds The Assam…
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. ALSO READ: The Life of Rahul Chanda: A Journalist, a Mentor, a Friend The announcement was made by Assam…
GUWAHATI: Ghanakanta Gogoi, accused in the deadly Guwahati Hotel Bilas Inn shooting case, died in a police encounter in Sivasagar in the early hours of Wednesday, November 4. ALSO READ: Guwahati: Parking at Bhangagarh Bus Stop Causes Daily Traffic Congestion on GS Road The encounter took place at around 3:10 AM at Phulpanichiga, near Rongmon…
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. ALSO READ: Mising Autonomous Council Elections on November 30, Counting on December 3 Commuters report heavy congestion on both the…
GUWAHATI: The Assam State Election Commission has announced November 30, as the polling date for the General Election to the 40 constituencies of the Mising Autonomous Council. ALSO READ: 3 BSF Jawans Brutally Assaulted By Local Villagers in Tripura The election notification was issued on Tuesday, November 3. According to the schedule announced by the…
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. ALSO READ: 3 BSF Jawans Brutally Assaulted By Local Villagers in Tripura Sources said that police sought further custody for interrogation, but…
GUWAHATI: Electricity bills in Assam will rise slightly in the coming months after the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) allowed the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) to recover about ₹155.59 crore in unrecovered power purchase costs between November 2026 and March 2027. ALSO READ: Indian National Killed as Two Helicopters Collide Mid-Air at Nepal…
GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam has arrested six people in connection with an alleged organised financial fraud racket that operated through mule bank accounts and is suspected to have links with Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). ALSO READ: 550 Families Evicted, 650 Bighas of Land Cleared, Says Dhubri DC According to an STF…
GUWAHATI: The Dhubri district administration on Sunday, November 1 conducted a massive eviction drive at Alamganj Ninth part Village, clearing 650 bighas of land and evicting around 550 families from encroached land ALSO READ: Man Alleges Forced Circumcision and Conversion in Guwahati The eviction operation began at around 6:30 AM amid heavy police deployment. Several…
